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Links to commercial sites

Yesterday a link to my non-commercial, non-profit educational site was deleted

www.stevenlewis.info/crosby/

and I was sent this 'explanation':

Welcome to Misplaced Pages. Everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia. However, please do not add promotional material to articles or other Misplaced Pages pages, as you did to Bing Crosby. Advertising and using Misplaced Pages as a "soapbox" are against Misplaced Pages policy and not permitted. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about Misplaced Pages. Thank you. Binksternet (talk) 15:30, 30 November 2011 (UTC)

Meanwhile, a blatantly commercial site run for-profit by Crosby Enterprises was linked in the same section.

www.bingcrosby.com

Do we have a double standard here? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bioprofessor (talk • contribs) 19:42, 30 November 2011 (UTC)

I can't speak for why the other editor deleted your inclusion and I know I am not operating in the spirit of a "double standard", but I would have deleted the link in accordance with the policy explained at WP:ADV. Further, I'm going to assume good faith and hope that you didn't return to the article in an agenda editing fashion, but...reading what you wrote above, it kind of seems like you did. For more information on adding external links, you might want to read the following article: WP:EXTERNAL. Lhb1239 (talk) 19:49, 30 November 2011 (UTC)

There's also the issue of WP:Conflict of interest. From the pattern of editing it appears that Bioprofessor has a personal interest in putting particular links into Misplaced Pages, ones that are based at www.stevenlewis.info, formerly at mcckc.edu/~lewis:

As you say, there's an element of agenda editing here. Binksternet (talk) 20:13, 30 November 2011 (UTC)

After looking at his other external link addition, it was clear to me what was happening. Thanks for stopping by and keeping an eye on things! Lhb1239 (talk) 20:16, 30 November 2011 (UTC)

November 2011

Please be particularly aware, Misplaced Pages's policy on edit warring states:

1. Edit warring is disruptive regardless of how many reverts you have made; that is to say, editors are not automatically "entitled" to three reverts.
2. Do not edit war even if you believe you are right.

If you find yourself in an editing dispute, use the article's talk page to discuss controversial changes; work towards a version that represents consensus among editors. You can post a request for help at an appropriate noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases it may be appropriate to request temporary page protection. If you engage in an edit war, you may be blocked from editing. Lhb1239 (talk) 20:15, 30 November 2011 (UTC)