Trail Guide

Please stop adding advertising links to Wikipedia. Wikipedia is not the appropriate forum for this activity. If you continue the spamming that you began under IP 24.88.58.171 you will be blocked from editing. - Tεxτurε 15:35, 12 September 2005 (UTC)

I am a contributing editor of Wikipedia

Hello,

I am a contributing editor of the Wikipedia Open Source Project. I am attempting to add one valuable resource under one topic. I am adding a "gambling directory" in a category that does not have one. Wikipedia Rules: (OK to add: Web directories: When deemed appropriate by those contributing to an article on Wikipedia, a link to one web directory listing can be added, with preference to open directories (if two are comparable and only one is open).

If it is deemed that the nuetral information that I add is "spam" or "commercial" in nature. Then I will contribute in another way. I will remove blatant commercial links from other categories. Wikipedia Rules: 1. BE BOLD in updating pages. Go ahead, it's a wiki! 2. Ignore all rules, including this one.

For example, the category online casino has a section for Blacklisted Casinos. Having this section that only points to commercial sites, without offering an area for white listed casinos, does not convey a NPOV (rule #3). Another example is the category Bet Exchanges. This category is loaded with mostly commercial links to various Bet Exchanges.

If the one relevent nuetral link that I am trying to add in the category "gambling" is considered spam or commercial in nature. I feel it is my duty to remove other spam or commercial links as a contributing wikipedia editor.

Sincerely,

Trial Guide

Thank you for your note. I have seen your recitation of Wikipedia rules embedded in one of your edits. Being bold does not allow you to violate the WP:3RR rule in an attmept to impose the will of one individual (you) over all the others who believe your link (only one website) is an advertisement and does not add to the numerous articles you have added it to. You must gain some kind of consensus instead of trying to overrule the community with your opinion. In addition, do not blank sections without discussion. This is considered vandalism and will get you blocked from editing. Please try to obey all the rules of Wikipeda and not the ones that agree with your action. - Tεxτurε 16:03, 12 September 2005 (UTC)

Hello,

The discussion board, for the article "gambling", has not had a post in it since June of 2004 (over one year). Exactly how does this consensus discussion take place?

What do you mean "numerous articles you have added it to"? I am trying to add one relevant nuetral link to one article. It was removed within hours of it's original posting.

Please describe for me why you think my link "Gambling Directory," which leads to an open directory that anyone can post their gambling related site in, is SPAM or commercial in nature, while you allow the various links I mentioned in my last message.

Have you even visited the link I posted? What consensus was taken to remove the link I added? There have been exactly two visitors from wikipedia.org this entire month, one of which was me testing the link. So, what consensus was taken to determine that the link I added should be removed?

Here is what I suggest to you. Please try to obey all the rules of Wikipedia and not the ones that agree with your action.

Sincerely,

Trial Guide

If your edits are reverted more than a dozen times by many people then it is a sign you should make your case on the talk page. When I say "numerous articles" I am including the articles you edited as an anonymous IP. Please discuss specifics on the talk page of the articles you are interested in. - Tεxτurε 17:20, 12 September 2005 (UTC)

Do not alter other users' comments

Do not alter other users comments. This is vandalism and if you continue to change others comments to insert your spam website link you will be blocked for vandalism. - Tεxτurε 20:49, 14 September 2005 (UTC)

That is exactly my point. I am not altering other users comments. Other users are altering my comments, and it is intolerable. I will continue to revert my comments to their original form.