September 2018 edit

 

When adding links to material on external sites, as you did to The Dark Tower: The Wind Through the Keyhole, please ensure that the external site is not violating the creator's copyright. Linking to websites that display copyrighted works is acceptable as long as the website's operator has created or licensed the work. Knowingly directing others to a site that violates copyright may be considered contributory infringement. This is particularly relevant when linking to sites such as YouTube or Sci-Hub, where due care should be taken to avoid linking to material that violates its creator's copyright. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously, and persistent violators will be blocked from editing. See Wikipedia:Copying text from other sources for more information.

If you believe the linked site is not violating copyright with respect to the material, then you should do one of the following:

  • If the linked site is the copyright holder, leave a message explaining the details on the article Talk page;
  • If a note on the linked site credibly claims permission to host the material, or a note on the copyright holder's site grants such permission, leave a note on the article Talk page with a link to where we can find that note;
  • If you are the copyright holder or the external site administrator, adjust the linked site to indicate permission as above and leave a note on the article Talk page;

If the material is available on a different site that satisfies one of the above conditions, link to that site instead. Doug Weller talk 08:11, 14 September 2018 (UTC)Reply

In addition, please make sure the sites to which you provide a link are not malicious - as were those you provided at Paulo Coelho.

  Hello, I'm Doug Weller. I wanted to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions have been undone because they did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you have any questions, you can ask for assistance at the Help Desk. Thanks. Doug Weller talk 11:52, 14 September 2018 (UTC)Reply

October 2018 edit

  Please stop your disruptive editing.

If you continue to disrupt Wikipedia, as you did at The Dark Tower: The Wind Through the Keyhole, you may be blocked from editing. This is exactly what Doug Weller warned you about last month - the link you included is a site that violates the author's copyright. Also note that even if this was a permissible site, external links should not be inserted into the body of the text, as this was, but included in a separate 'External Links' section, or in the References. GirthSummit (blether) 06:47, 9 October 2018 (UTC)Reply

August 2019 edit

  You may be blocked from editing without further warning the next time you insert a spam link. 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. [1][2] GermanJoe (talk) 16:43, 20 August 2019 (UTC)Reply

 
You have been blocked from editing for a period of 3 days for adding spam links. Persistent spammers will have their websites blacklisted from Wikipedia and potentially penalized by search engines. Once the block has expired, you are welcome to make useful contributions.
If you think there are good reasons for being unblocked, please read the guide to appealing blocks, then add the following text below the block notice on your talk page: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}.  Alexf(talk) 15:56, 1 September 2019 (UTC)Reply

October 2019 edit

 
You have been blocked indefinitely from editing for adding spam links. Persistent spammers will have their websites blacklisted from Wikipedia and potentially penalized by search engines.
If you think there are good reasons for being unblocked, please read the guide to appealing blocks, then add the following text below the block notice on your talk page: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}.  GermanJoe (talk) 12:17, 10 October 2019 (UTC)Reply