May 2014

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  Hello, I'm Katieh5584. I wanted to let you know that I removed one or more external links you added to the page Oshun, 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. Thank you. Katieh5584 (talk) 22:15, 3 May 2014 (UTC)Reply

  Please do not add inappropriate external links to Wikipedia, as you did to Oshun. Wikipedia is not a collection of links, nor should it be used for advertising or promotion. Inappropriate links include, but are not limited to, links to personal websites, links to websites with which you are affiliated (whether as a link in article text, or a citation in an article), and links that attract visitors to a website or promote a product. See the external links guideline and spam guideline for further explanations. Because Wikipedia uses the nofollow attribute value, its external links are disregarded by most search engines. If you feel the link should be added to the page, please discuss it on the associated talk page rather than re-adding it. Thank you. Katieh5584 (talk) 22:20, 3 May 2014 (UTC)Reply

  Please stop adding inappropriate external links to Wikipedia, as you did to Osogbo. It is considered spamming and Wikipedia is not a vehicle for advertising or promotion. Because Wikipedia uses nofollow tags, additions of links to Wikipedia will not alter search engine rankings. If you continue spamming, you may be blocked from editing Wikipedia. Katieh5584 (talk) 22:22, 3 May 2014 (UTC)Reply

  You may be blocked from editing without further warning the next time you insert a spam link, as you did at Orisha. Persistent spammers may have their websites blacklisted, preventing anyone from linking to them from all Wikimedia sites as well as potentially being penalized by search engines. Katieh5584 (talk) 22:28, 3 May 2014 (UTC)Reply

 
You have been blocked temporarily from editing for advertising or self-promoting in violation of the conflict of interest and notability guidelines. Once the block has expired, you are welcome to make useful contributions. If you think there are good reasons why you should be unblocked, you may appeal this block by adding the following text below this notice: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}. However, you should read the guide to appealing blocks first.  Soap 22:44, 3 May 2014 (UTC)Reply