User talk:Dlau

Hello RomanceWiki!

I have no idea if this is how I should respond to your communication, so I hope you read this. I'll look around later to see if there's a better way.

First of all, thanks for your warm welcome!

I apologize for not following protocol and thank you for pointing it out in such a warm way. I have put in all the links for the reviews of my books this morning. The reason I didn't originally, was because some of them are older and the links are no longer live; however, I have put in all the links as they originally were, and hopefully most are still good.

The reason I quote the review extensively is also because review sites do not retain their posts forever and I hate to lose the review content. I agree with you that some of these review excerpts are on the lengthy side, but they are all taken from my website, and when I post them I always let the review site know I have done so. I've never been asked by any site to remove or reduce them, so I think they are acceptible.

That said, you are correct though that I'm sure all these review sites would appreciate the links, and it has always been my policy to include them on my website. I just got lazy! There you have it! :-) But you are right, I should have taken the time. All is corrected now and I hope will be acceptible also to RomanceWiki. Please let me know if not.

This site is fabulous and I think will be a huge benefit to romance readers. Keep up the great work!

Diana

Diana --

Hello and welcome. I'm glad you found the RomanceWiki. We are not in any way opposed to self-promotion here, though we do appreciate it when authors do so with an eye toward the larger romance community. It's really important to me that th wiki reflects the romance genre, and I do get concerned when publishers who are also authors add content that seems to be more about them than anything else. I am concerned that your additions are close to the line because you're not linking back to source material (ie, the actual reviews) and I am worried that you're pulling in too much copyrighted material without those links. While most reviewers are thrilled to have their words quoted, it is courtesy to link back to the review (or site) in question.

I know this seems overly picky, but I think that, especially in the case of self-published work, credibility comes from merging with the community, and that includes linking back to source material, especially since we're trying so hard to complement their hard work.

Also, congratulations for such nice word from Mrs. Giggles. I have known her (in the Internet sense of the term) for years and, while she's hard to please, she's always someone I trust (and love corresponding with).--Romancewiki 21:34, 10 April 2008 (PDT)