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Furthermore, if you are the operator of http://www.zdnet.co.za, I would suggest removing the Wikipedia logos from the site; they are trademarks of the Wikimedia Foundation, and you would most likely be infringing on that. dewet|™ 11:36, 23 March 2006 (UTC)
- I think my message is pretty clear; having loads of external links to sites doesn't help Wikipedia, especially as the drive for print/DVD publication is gaining speed. If you aren't operating zadnet.co.za, you can ignore the second paragraph. Also, I have no idea what you are referring to regarding popups. Thanks, dewet|™ 11:49, 23 March 2006 (UTC)
- I guess my response could be construed as rude; it wasn't intended that way: I'd rather say it was curt and to the point. Please understand that I clean up on a daily basis a huge number of external links being added to Wikipedia, which adds nothing to the content of articles. I can guarantee you that I have no anti-Mandela sentiment at all — I haven't listened to the audio myself, but I invite you to add quotes from it to the Nelson Mandela article itself — that way, other readers can benefit from the content even though they haven't listened to the recording itself. Also, please let me extend the following welcome to you — usually I do this for all newcomers I encounter, but today has just been too hectic:
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