Ray2513

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December 2023

Hello, I'm Arjayay. I wanted to let you know that one or more external links you added to Adyar, Chennai 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. Thank you. - Arjayay (talk) 13:09, 29 December 2023 (UTC)

Hello Arjayay,

Greetings! I appreciate your diligence in maintaining the quality of the content on Adyar, Chennai. I added the external link with the intention of providing valuable information and suggestions. If there are specific guidelines or criteria that I might have overlooked, I would be grateful for your guidance. I'm open to any feedback or modifications necessary to align with the encyclopedia's standards. Feel free to share your insights or let me know how I can improve the link's appropriateness.

Thank you for your attention, and I look forward to your response.

Best regards,

Ray Ray2513 (talk) 16:54, 29 December 2023 (UTC)

Please do not add inappropriate external links to Wikipedia, as you did to Chikmagalur. 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. - Arjayay (talk) 13:09, 29 December 2023 (UTC)

Hello Arjayay,

Greetings! I appreciate your diligence in maintaining the quality of the content on Chikmagalur. I added the external link with the intention of providing valuable information and suggestions. If there are specific guidelines or criteria that I might have overlooked, I would be grateful for your guidance. I'm open to any feedback or modifications necessary to align with the encyclopedia's standards. Feel free to share your insights or let me know how I can improve the link's appropriateness.

Thank you for your attention, and I look forward to your response.

Best Regards,

Ray Ray2513 (talk) 17:00, 29 December 2023 (UTC)

Please stop spamming postlo.com - Arjayay (talk) 16:48, 4 January 2024 (UTC)

January 2024

Please stop. If you continue to add inappropriate external links to Wikipedia, as you did at Nagpur‎, you may be blocked from editing. 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. - Arjayay (talk) 16:46, 4 January 2024 (UTC)