Help:Commercial links and advertising

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May I create an article which is just an advert?

There is a Spotting World Guideline concerning Commercial Links and Advertising which describes the commercial activity that community members have agreed is appropriate to include within Spotting World.

In essence, Commercial Links (links to websites primarilly designed to sell goods or services) may be added to the External Links section of an article, provided that they are are related to the subject of the article, and provided that they are placed at the end, after the sub-heading created by the {{Commercial links}} template.

Those wishing to add commercial links should note that rel="nofollow" is used throughout the SpottingWorld family of sites and no advantage except casual visitors can be gained though such a link. SpottingWorld is not a link farm.

Articles which are purely advertisements may be allowed if the consensus of community members is that the article is of benefit to users of Spotting World, and, of course, provided that it covers a subject which is within the topical scope of the wiki.

This is only a summary, and users are encouraged to read the Guideline for further information and guidance.