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This is the talkpage of XLinkBot (formerly SquelchBot), a bot designed to revert spamming, or other edits that introduce external links which do not comply with our external links guideline, or with the policy 'What wikipedia is not' (not a repository of links section). Please leave new comments here by clicking this link If your additions were reverted by XLinkBot, please take time to review our external links & spam guidelines, and take note that Wikipedia is not a repository of links, a directory, nor a place to promote your own work. If you feel your addition was within those policies and guidelines and are Reliable and Verifiable, and do not violate Copyright, you may undo the changes made by XLinkBot. Questions are welcome, however this talk page is for civil discussion and is not a complaints department.

FAQs: Why is my external link addition reverted? Why did the bot revert all my edits, and not only the one where I added an external link?

Association of Personal Historians

I spent a fair amount of time trying to add useful links for this site. The Association of Personal Historians (for which the link still exists) is no longer a reliable Wikipedia site. When APH folded, someone bought the site, and they have NOTHING to do with personal historians but are using the old APH copy, including things like dues $150. However, there are several local chapters of APH that did not fold, and if people are looking for a personal historian that is the only place online that they can find them. I am not new to writing/editing for Wikipedia. I've written a couple of pages and helped others write them too. If bots are going to delete what I add, I may stop writing entries altogether. — Preceding unsigned comment added by PatMcNees (talk • contribs)

@PatMcNees: first, you have a clear and obvious conflict of interest. Second, I don't agree with the linkfarm you put there and the prose you put there. I suggest you post to the talkpage explaining what is wrong and let other editors perform the edits. --Dirk Beetstra ^{T C} 16:04, 18 June 2021 (UTC)

Issue with a takedown

I added a known youtube channel/alias to the Alpharad page and it got taken down, even tho it is technically info that should be on his wikipedia Quinnafred14 (talk) 06:36, 18 June 2021 (UTC)

Quinnafred14, I have reverted the bot, but am in dubio. Normally we list only one official website, not a whole linkfarm of them. The other edit the bot reverted I have also removed. That was only primary sourced, so does not show encyclopedic relevance. Dirk Beetstra ^{T C} 15:41, 18 June 2021 (UTC)

Protected edit request on 18 June 2021

I am the artist Sarah Fimm and this is my page. Why are my edits not being accepted by the bot? All citations and data are verifiable. Please help me get control of editing this page. Sarahfimm (talk) 19:33, 18 June 2021 (UTC)

@Sarahfimm: can you please review our conflictof interest guideline, as well as thoroughly read the warning left on your talkpage. Wikipedia is not the place to promote yourself. Thanks. --Dirk Beetstra ^{T C} 20:17, 18 June 2021 (UTC)

Automated manipulation

I am not a native english speaker so i am irritated with the text on the talk page of my IP. Can the person please take a look what the bot has done?! --84.155.147.9 (talk) 20:14, 19 June 2021 (UTC)

The bot removed the YouTube you added since these links very often fail inclusion standards. Since the prose does not talk about the old route 231, also I do not see why this video is so needed here. Dirk Beetstra ^{T C} 20:35, 19 June 2021 (UTC)

Watch the complete video and compare the places with google maps air views. --84.155.147.9 (talk) 05:09, 20 June 2021 (UTC)

I did, did you read the article that we currently have. I mean, I see where you are coming from, but the article at the moment does not give any reason for that link to be there. --Dirk Beetstra ^{T C} 05:58, 20 June 2021 (UTC)

Help review an Article

Good day I hope you're doing ok Please help review this article Delta State University Of Science And Technology Ozoro Idoghor Melody (talk) 04:45, 20 June 2021 (UTC)

@Idoghor Melody: you are asking that to an automated account. I will have a look, but I think you have more chance of a good review from a member from a suitable WikiProject (see Wikipedia:WikiProjects). Dirk Beetstra ^{T C} 06:00, 20 June 2021 (UTC)

Thanks Idoghor Melody (talk) 19:45, 20 June 2021 (UTC)

removed edit

why are my edit is removed from the description 2401:4900:3142:DCCB:B9E3:7171:6637:9894 (talk) 22:12, 2 July 2021 (UTC)

Sorry, but this edit to the bot’s talkpage is your first ever edit, I don’t know what you are referring to. Dirk Beetstra ^{T C} 09:01, 3 July 2021 (UTC)

Re: Fallout 4 DLC

Dear XLinkBot, Thank you for the help. Honestly, I was trying to add in transcripts from a more official source. However, I don't think the right one was inserted. I will try to find the original. I thought citing the game wouldn't work because not every admin would have played the game it might be inverted. Though I have been having an issue with my edits. I know that they have to be cited and I am doing them in good faith. --PricklyCactus2 (talk) 16:18, 5 July 2021 (UTC)