MaxSchumacher

Please do not add inappropriate external links to Wikipedia. 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, 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. Mean as custard (talk) 10:49, 26 September 2013 (UTC)

September 2013

Please stop adding inappropriate external links to Wikipedia. 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. --Glaisher [talk] 10:55, 26 September 2013 (UTC)

Response in regard to MOOC - link postings.

Dear Mean as custard,

this message is a response to the reversal of a MOOC posting I made. MOOCs are freely available/accessible. The content is highly relevant. Structurally, how does a link to a MOOC (or other online course) differ from a link to a scientific paper? or a newspaper article, a book?

This new format should be supported as it gets more and more important and is a valueable resource for further learning / reference. The MOOCs are produced by acclaimed professor of accredited universites. Please elaborate.

Greetings, Max Schumacher