User talk:MeriwetherLewis

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June 2010

Welcome to Wikipedia. Everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia. However, please do not add promotional material to articles or other Wikipedia pages, as you did to Thomas Jefferson. Advertising and using Wikipedia as a "soapbox" is against Wikipedia policy and not permitted. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about Wikipedia. Thank you. Favonian (talk) 11:57, 26 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Specht book

You seem intent on adding a reference to this book to a number of different articles. Could you please explain why this is relevant? Are you by any chance affiliated with the author or the publishers? Favonian (talk) 12:03, 26 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did at Alexander Hamilton. Your edits appear to constitute vandalism and have been reverted or removed. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Thank you. Please respond on you talk page instead of just continuing to add those references! Favonian (talk) 12:07, 26 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

This is the final warning you will receive regarding your disruptive edits. If you vandalize Wikipedia again, as you did at Monticello, you may be blocked from editing without further notice. For the last time: explain the purpose of this campaign! Favonian (talk) 12:17, 26 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You have been temporarily blocked from editing for abuse of editing privileges. Once the block has expired, you are welcome to make constructive contributions. If you would like to be unblocked, you may appeal the block by adding the text {{unblock|Your reason here}} below, but you should read our guide to appealing blocks first.

Materialscientist (talk) 12:25, 26 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I would be willing to unblock your account under condition of avoiding self-promotion and conflict of interest (the linked WP:COI policy basically means that it is very difficult to stay objective in topics directly related to yourself). Please reply here if you agree on that. Regards. Materialscientist (talk) 03:14, 28 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Material Scientist - thank you for lifting the block. I went back and did see that all of my references to the book have been removed. Given that I note other books and works under the heading, "Further Reading" or "References" that are self serving, isn't there any opportunity for me to follow suit in a very limited fashion? Lewis & Clark & Meriwether Lewis and Thomas Jefferson are all good examples of where the book contributes to the written record and other works exist as well. Thanks.--MeriwetherLewis (talk) 02:10, 9 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

A general answer is wikipedia aims at factual content supported by reliable references. Loose links do not help that, not to mention loose links with no on-line access. Many WP articles do contain self-serving, vanity links, and even references which do not support the text. This is to be fixed, and talk pages of individual articles are a good starting point. Materialscientist (talk) 03:36, 9 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]