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Happy editing! --Iceglass (talk) 22:58, 4 February 2008 (UTC)Reply
Welcome to Wikipedia. Your contributions are welcomed, however, one or more of the external links you added in this edit to Oddworld 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 for advertising or promotion. Since Wikipedia uses nofollow tags, external links do not alter search engine rankings. Please take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. Thanks. Compwhiz II(Talk)(Contribs) 23:02, 4 February 2008 (UTC)Reply
We realise nofollow is used, this is not to boost site rankings. The listed sites are already high enough. Perhaps if you'd care to actually view the links, you'd see that there is a plethora of further information related to Oddworld.
Please read WP:EL Compwhiz II(Talk)(Contribs) 23:11, 4 February 2008 (UTC)Reply
For crying out loud, we HAVE. And each time we've been referred to it, we have cited that we are well within the WP rules to link to fansites. There is NO blanket ban. And the links, bar OddChat, provide a plethora of MORE information. MORE than the Oddworld WP page could possibly dream to encompass. By removing the links, you deny the right for visitors to the Oddworld WP page access to further information. You are limiting knowledge, and therefore going against the very reason behind Wikipedia - building upon knowledge. The actions of the users who are removing the external links can be described as limiting and self-serving. Is it your ultimate goal to make the Oddworld WP page the final say on Oddworld? Because your actions appear that way. Furthermore, as I've already highlighted, I will be delighted to continue this volleying - we either reach an agreement on an acceptable method of displaying the rightfully valid links, or we go the way of so many other 'edit wars'.