The issue really isn't who is adding what, but that there were inappropriate links on the page. And having been linked on WIkipedia for a long time isn't really a reason to stay linked on Wikipedia. If I find an error in an article, should I leave it in just because it's been their for two years? I think not. Also, this post on my talk page is the only contribution you've made, so I wonder what you mean by "check my edits". Natalie 01:30, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
- No problem, everyone starts out as a newbie. I'd tend to agree with you that their should be very few links, and the ISF link certainly makes sense. But I'm interested in your logic that Ed's Stratego Page should stay up - what particularly recommends that site? Natalie 01:35, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
- OK, that makes sense. If the site it being used as a reference than it should be linked no matter what. Natalie 01:43, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
- Well, it depends on what you mean by suspect changes. If you're talking about external links, the very first thing you should do is read Wikipedia's policy on external links, which has some good lists of criteria that can be used to judge the acceptable-ness of links. If an editor adds a link that is clearly inappropriate, you can simply remove it as spam and warn the editor with the spam user warning templates. If the link is somewhat of a gray area, take it to the talk page and ask people what they think there. If a user continues to add an obviously inappropriate link even after they've been given the full series of warnings, they may be blocked for a short while. Natalie 01:52, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
- Well, I haven't been active in editing the article, and I did just cut a bunch of info out of it, so I'm inclined to leave it be for a day or to. If you'd like, you can propose cutting the other links out on the article talk page yourself, to see what other people think about it. Natalie 02:03, 12 March 2007 (UTC)