Pgmorales76

August 2022

Hello, I'm RL0919. I wanted to let you know that one or more external links you added to Yaron Brook have been removed because they seemed to be inappropriate for an encyclopedia. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page, or take a look at our guidelines about links. Specifically, links to pages that exist just for selling an author's books are not appropriate. RL0919 (talk) 06:00, 16 August 2022 (UTC)

What links? Pgmorales76 (talk) 06:27, 16 August 2022 (UTC)

The Amazon links. --RL0919 (talk) 07:13, 16 August 2022 (UTC)

So, you can’t link to a book page on Amazon? Pgmorales76 (talk) 07:18, 16 August 2022 (UTC)

You can, in the sense that they aren't automatically blocked, but you are not supposed to. Please read Wikipedia:LINKSTOAVOID, especially item number 5. --RL0919 (talk) 07:25, 16 August 2022 (UTC)

Thanks for the information.

So, I’m new to editing on Wikipedia, I’m new to wikitext.

Do you have any advice on the best way to go about learning how to edit on Wikipedia, learning wikitext, or something similar?

Any help would be appreciated.

P.S.- Are you a fan of Ayn Rand? Do you consider yourself to be an “Objectivist”? I consider myself to be one.

I noticed on your profile page a mention of Rand, so, I thought I’d ask. Pgmorales76 (talk) 21:29, 16 August 2022 (UTC)

Hello, I'm TornadoLGS. I wanted to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions to Yaron Brook have been undone because they appeared to be promotional. Advertising and using Wikipedia as a "soapbox" are against Wikipedia policy and not permitted; Wikipedia articles should be written objectively, using independent sources, and from a neutral perspective. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about Wikipedia. Thank you. TornadoLGS (talk) 21:28, 28 August 2022 (UTC)

I'll also point out that external links should not be placed within the body of an article. TornadoLGS (talk) 21:34, 28 August 2022 (UTC)

Thank you for the information. Pgmorales76 (talk) 21:40, 28 August 2022 (UTC)

Please stop your disruptive editing. If you continue to add promotional or advertising material to Wikipedia, as you did at Yaron Brook, you may be blocked from editing. HaeB (talk) 23:46, 31 August 2022 (UTC)

Forgive me. I'm just trying to figure out how you can write something about someone without it being "promotional or advertising material". How can you write about what someone is doing without "promoting" or "advertising"? What gets removed seems random. That's why I can't figure this out. Pgmorales76 (talk) 00:07, 1 September 2022 (UTC)

I'll also note that self-published sources such as Twitter and YouTube generally don't meet Wikipedia's standard of reliable sources. TornadoLGS (talk) 02:45, 2 September 2022 (UTC)

Ok. Sorry! Pgmorales76 (talk) 02:56, 2 September 2022 (UTC)

Which part of the page are you referring to? I want to know so I can improve the page. Thanks! Pgmorales76 (talk) 02:59, 2 September 2022 (UTC)

You have added quite a few links to Brook's YouTube channel and videos, from what I could glean. This is also at least part of the reason editors have warned about your edits being promotional. Your most recent edit to the article cited Twitter as a source. WP:SECONDARY sources that are independent of the article's subject are much preferred to primary sources. TornadoLGS (talk) 03:05, 2 September 2022 (UTC)

Another bit, which jumped out at me is the comment about "woke-triggered" college campuses is inappropriate as inappropriate since it is an WP:OPINION and does not adhere to a neutral point of view. TornadoLGS (talk) 03:14, 2 September 2022 (UTC)

Ok. The line about "woke-triggered" has been removed.

I linked to Hendershott's Twitter account, but I can't seem to find where I cited Twitter as a source. Pgmorales76 (talk) 03:22, 2 September 2022 (UTC)

It's in the Progress at the Speed of Thought section. At least it's formatted as a reference. Either way, it's not an appropriate use of an external link. If you want to link to more information about another topic, a wikilink the only preferred option. Though I checked, and in this case, the Robert Hendershott mentioned in this article does not have a Wikipedia article (there is an article, but for a different man of the same name). As it were, since you have encountered problems while editing this article, you may want to seek advice at the teahouse or help desk. I think a lot of what has happened is due to not being familiar with policies and guidelines. I myself don't have much experience in this subject area. TornadoLGS (talk) 03:43, 2 September 2022 (UTC)

Ok. That link has been removed. Thanks for your help! Pgmorales76 (talk) 03:49, 2 September 2022 (UTC)

I will be leaving for now, but one other bit I will say is content does have to have reliable sources (emphasis on reliable) especially since it is about a living person. Though I wouldn't quite be sure where those would be in this case, since I am not familiar with this person or his area of work. A lot of the messages you've gotten link to explanations of Wikipedia policies and guidelines that can help. TornadoLGS (talk) 04:03, 2 September 2022 (UTC)

Ok. Again, thanks for all your help. Pgmorales76 (talk) 04:06, 2 September 2022 (UTC)

Managing a conflict of interest

Hello, Pgmorales76. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about on the page Yaron Brook, you may have a conflict of interest (COI). Editors with a conflict of interest may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic. See the conflict of interest guideline and FAQ for organizations for more information. We ask that you:

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Also, editing for the purpose of advertising, publicising, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you. HaeB (talk) 07:50, 27 August 2022 (UTC)

Please do not add promotional material to Wikipedia, as you did with this edit to Yaron Brook. While objective prose about beliefs, organisations, people, products or services is acceptable, Wikipedia is not intended to be a vehicle for soapboxing, advertising or promotion. Thank you. Adakiko (talk) 05:55, 30 August 2022 (UTC)