Rob Parkinson

Hi, thanks for editing Wikipedia, however, Wikipedia is not a place for collections of links and or howto articles, if you have any questions feel free to leave a message on my talk page. -- Tawker 22:34, 17 March 2006 (UTC)

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In short, I think your content would fit a bit better on Wikibooks over Wikipedia as they're not exactly encyclopedic in nature. In order for content to be placed on any Wikimedia project the content will need to be licensed under the GFDL or released into Public Domain - essentially we cannot accept any copyrighted content. With respect to the numerous links to your site, Wikipedia policy is not to place multiple links inside articles, one link in the "external links" section of the article is fine but not numerous links. If you have any questions, feel free to leave me a message -- Tawker 00:15, 18 March 2006 (UTC)

Hi! Thanks for your efforts to contribute to Wikipedia. However, the article you wrote is not encyclopedic, but instructive (it might be helpful to read WP:NOT. I see you removed some of the links to your website. However, it is still a 'how to' guide. Please change that (that will probably mean you'll have to do a complete rewrite) or consider moving it to Wikibooks. The article as it is now will probably be nominated for deletion soon. --JoanneB 11:36, 18 March 2006 (UTC)

Now tagged for speedy deletion as a repost of deleted material (Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Business writing). Don't post that stuff here again. Find a publisher or use your own website. Sandstein 15:16, 18 March 2006 (UTC)

Copyright Note

The content of this entry is drawn from http://WritingForResults.net. The original author of this entry is also the author of WritingForResults.net and has given permission for it to be used here under the GNU Free Documentation License.

Rob Parkinson 12:31, 25 March 2006 (UTC)Rob Parkinson

Briefing note

Briefing note has been proposed for deletion. Please see the article for details. NickelShoe (Talk) 16:26, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

Reply

I have edited the article to respond to the concerns raised. I hope this meets your standards. I also strongly believe that an article such as this is useful, based on my 11 years of experience as a writer and editor of briefing notes. It is not unusual for people to be confused about briefing notes and unduly intimidated by the prospect of writing one.

Rob Parkinson 13:25, 27 March 2006 (UTC)Rob Parkinson

AfD nomination of Briefing note

I have nominated Briefing note, an article you created, for deletion. I do not feel that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Briefing note. Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time. Do you want to opt out of receiving this notice? Clarityfiend (talk) 17:29, 13 July 2008 (UTC)

March 2012

Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to contribute to the encyclopedia, one or more of the external links you added to the page Memorandum do not comply with our guidelines for external links and have been removed. Wikipedia is not a collection of links; nor should it be used as a platform for advertising or promotion, and doing so is contrary to the goals of this project. Because Wikipedia uses nofollow tags, external links do not alter search engine rankings. If you feel the link should be added to the article, please discuss it on the article's talk page before reinserting it. Please take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing constructively to this encyclopedia. Thank you.--ShelfSkewed Talk 23:21, 3 March 2012 (UTC)

Please do not add inappropriate external links to Wikipedia, as you did to Memorandum. 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 web sites, links to web sites with which you are affiliated, and links that attract visitors to a web site 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 article, please discuss it on the article's talk page rather than re-adding it. Thank you.--ShelfSkewed Talk 23:50, 3 March 2012 (UTC)

Please stop adding inappropriate external links to Wikipedia, as you did to Memorandum. 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. --ShelfSkewed Talk 00:04, 4 March 2012 (UTC)