Taken from http://wiki.apache.org/httpd/Contributing
External links are acceptable if they add substantial value, but do not link to your own site or otherwise seek private benefits from external links. So I guess thats the policy On 8/9/07, Todd Conley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > AFAIK the wiki, as I've seen and used it, is a collection of articles, > contributed by various folks, and generally contains everything you'd need > to find on the subject, right there in the wiki article. Does anyone link to > other sites with articles/advertisements? What's the policy on this? > obivously the official links are going to apache websites, and i'm sure that > there are revenue generating features on some of those links, or portions of > those sites. Can we create a user-contributed link section where it's clear > that pages linked (and SUMMARIZED) on the wiki are just that.... links that > you can choose to use however you want? There is some helpful stuff at > askapache, and I've never visited it before, so I'm not partial to it by any > means. it would be nice to have a repository of all "resources" out there > for apache, from enthusiasts, experts, and even beginners that are just > making their first tutorials based on their experiences with apache. > > -Todd > > > On 8/9/07, Tony Stevenson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Ok, > > > > First of all I am not on your case, but I was concerned that this would > > lead to a flame war on the wiki again through the edit comments. The > > reason I removed the links is because your last account was banned and > > deleted. > > > > However, let me apologise for jumping the gun this morning, I was rather > > hoping to prevent either others doing what I had done, but in a rather > > more inflammatory way, or to prevent a flame war. It would seem that > > the inverse has happened. > > > > So if you want to re-add your links, I will happily revert my change, so > > other people within the docs community, and/or the HTTPD community as a > > whole can decide whether to allow or not allow those links. Because if > > I recall correctly the consensus was that parts of the material on > > AskApache.com was misleading or confusing at best. I am unsure if time > > may have changed those opinions, but I am happy to see what happens. > > > > I have CC'd this mail to the docs@ mailing list so that a decision can > > be reached, hopefully with everyones best interests intact. > > > > We would be very happy for you ton contribute to the wiki, but you have > > to accept that these will be reviewed by your peers, and may well be > > edited. Your htaccess material in the past has not conformed to what is > > considered to be best practice methods and if they are published on the > > wiki they may well be altered. > > > > > > Regards, > > Tony > > > > > > > > > > Webmaster wrote: > > > Its a new user page for my new user. I believe I am following the > > policies > > > and guidelines to the letter. And the meta tag stuff was just me > > reading > > > about the wiki software and testing stuff out. Obviously you are > > aware that > > > userpages are NOT indexed by search engines.. view the source code. > > > > > > I just realized this morning that my AskApache username was deleted > > and my > > > old userpage deleted. So I viewed the history and copied the code, > > created > > > a new user (I plan on contributing to the wiki minus external links), > > and > > > got myself up and running. > > > > > > Seriously man why are you on my case? Its a user page and search > > engines > > > don't even look at it. I added a link to my blog and my forum on my > > user > > > page, just like everyone else. Edit my page and I'm taking it to the > > head > > > honchos to put a stop to this childishness before you cause another > > > flamewar. > > > > > > I'm just trying to contribute to the wiki and its my userpage with > > links to > > > my homepages for crying out loud. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > > >> From: Tony Stevenson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >> Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2007 5:11 AM > > >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >> Subject: Your HTTPD wiki page > > >> > > >> Hi, > > >> > > >> I am just sending you an email to tell you that I plan to > > >> edit your home page. > > >> > > >> You have created a new page, and added links to your site, > > >> and the htaccesslite site again. We expressly asked you not > > >> to add those again last time. > > >> > > >> I will also remove the meta type tags you have added that > > >> would appear to be aimed at being getting your name higher > > >> rankings in search crawls. > > >> > > >> If you have any issues then please either email me, or email > > >> the [email protected] mailing list. We are the people > > >> who maintain the wiki, and last time asked you not to use these > > links. > > >> > > >> Your last homepage was deleted after your account was banned. > > >> It would appear that you are either trying to get around > > >> that ban, or did not see our last emails to you, where we > > >> asked you to not use them. > > >> > > >> > > >> --Tony > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > -- ~Jorge
