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Dan Clore

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Nov 21, 2008, 12:45:52 PM11/21/08
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I've just recently discovered that some editors at Wikipedia consider
the addition of links to my Necronomicon Page
(http://www.geocities.com/clorebeast/necpage.htm ) inappropriate.

I don't think that there is any reasonable ground for dispute that my
page is an appropriate resource to link to in articles on the
Necronomicon, Lovecraft, Cthulhu, etc.

Anyway, I'm not going to engage in reversion wars with ignorant and
idiotic editors on Wikipedia, but if anyone else agrees with me that
links to my Necronomicon Page are appropriate by Wikipedia's guidelines
and just plain usefulness, you should feel free to edit articles to
include the link (e.g., in the "external links" section).

Code for the link to my page should look like this:

* [http://www.geocities.com/clorebeast/necpage.htm The Dan Clore
Necronomicon Page] Everything You Never Wanted To Know About The
Necronomicon (Al Azif) Of The Mad Arab Abdul Alhazred But Weren't Afraid
Enough To Know Better Than To Ask!

--
Dan Clore

My collected fiction, _The Unspeakable and Others_:
http://tinyurl.com/2gcoqt
Lord We�rdgliffe & Necronomicon Page:
http://tinyurl.com/292yz9
News & Views for Anarchists & Activists:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/smygo

Strange pleasures are known to him who flaunts the
immarcescible purple of poetry before the color-blind.
-- Clark Ashton Smith, "Epigrams and Apothegms"

Al Smith

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Nov 21, 2008, 1:42:22 PM11/21/08
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> I've just recently discovered that some editors at Wikipedia consider the addition of links to my Necronomicon Page (http://www.geocities.com/clorebeast/necpage.htm ) inappropriate.
>
> I don't think that there is any reasonable ground for dispute that my page is an appropriate resource to link to in articles on the Necronomicon, Lovecraft, Cthulhu, etc.
>
> Anyway, I'm not going to engage in reversion wars with ignorant and idiotic editors on Wikipedia, but if anyone else agrees with me that links to my Necronomicon Page are appropriate by Wikipedia's guidelines and just plain usefulness, you should feel free to edit articles to include the link (e.g., in the "external links" section).
>
> Code for the link to my page should look like this:
>
> * [http://www.geocities.com/clorebeast/necpage.htm The Dan Clore Necronomicon Page] Everything You Never Wanted To Know About The Necronomicon (Al Azif) Of The Mad Arab Abdul Alhazred But Weren't Afraid Enough To Know Better Than To Ask!
>
> --
> Dan Clore


If your pages aren't appropriate, I don't know what pages would be.

-Al-

Cody

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Dec 3, 2008, 8:25:02 AM12/3/08
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On 21 Lis, 18:45, Dan Clore <cl...@columbia-center.org> wrote:
> I've just recently discovered that some editors at Wikipedia consider
> the addition of links to my Necronomicon Page
> (http://www.geocities.com/clorebeast/necpage.htm) inappropriate.

>
> I don't think that there is any reasonable ground for dispute that my
> page is an appropriate resource to link to in articles on the
> Necronomicon, Lovecraft, Cthulhu, etc.
>
> Anyway, I'm not going to engage in reversion wars with ignorant and
> idiotic editors on Wikipedia, but if anyone else agrees with me that
> links to my Necronomicon Page are appropriate by Wikipedia's guidelines
> and just plain usefulness, you should feel free to edit articles to
> include the link (e.g., in the "external links" section).
>
> Code for the link to my page should look like this:
>
> * [http://www.geocities.com/clorebeast/necpage.htmThe Dan Clore

> Necronomicon Page] Everything You Never Wanted To Know About The
> Necronomicon (Al Azif) Of The Mad Arab Abdul Alhazred But Weren't Afraid
> Enough To Know Better Than To Ask!
>
> --
> Dan Clore
>
> My collected fiction, _The Unspeakable and Others_:http://tinyurl.com/2gcoqt
> Lord We rdgliffe & Necronomicon Page:http://tinyurl.com/292yz9
> News & Views for Anarchists & Activists:http://groups.yahoo.com/group/smygo
>
> Strange pleasures are known to him who flaunts the
> immarcescible purple of poetry before the color-blind.
> -- Clark Ashton Smith, "Epigrams and Apothegms"

I think that your pages are absolutely great for this and may be the
problem is in way of thinking in Wikipedia. Necronomicon is quite
strange theme.

Dan Clore

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Dec 4, 2008, 3:17:03 AM12/4/08
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They've given self-promotion as the supposed violation of their policy,
but given my status in the field I can't see how my adding links
violates that policy. In any because of this it might help of other
people made the links instead of me.

--
Dan Clore

My collected fiction, _The Unspeakable and Others_:
http://tinyurl.com/2gcoqt

Lord Weÿrdgliffe & Necronomicon Page:

tj...@post.com

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Dec 5, 2008, 9:11:15 AM12/5/08
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It is often people that disagree, who can also edit, that do that
editing. That makes Wiki a pain in the butt.

On Nov 21, 12:45 pm, Dan Clore <cl...@columbia-center.org> wrote:
> I've just recently discovered that some editors at Wikipedia consider
> the addition of links to my Necronomicon Page

> (http://www.geocities.com/clorebeast/necpage.htm) inappropriate.


>
> I don't think that there is any reasonable ground for dispute that my
> page is an appropriate resource to link to in articles on the
> Necronomicon, Lovecraft, Cthulhu, etc.
>
> Anyway, I'm not going to engage in reversion wars with ignorant and
> idiotic editors on Wikipedia, but if anyone else agrees with me that
> links to my Necronomicon Page are appropriate by Wikipedia's guidelines
> and just plain usefulness, you should feel free to edit articles to
> include the link (e.g., in the "external links" section).
>
> Code for the link to my page should look like this:
>

> * [http://www.geocities.com/clorebeast/necpage.htmThe Dan Clore

Johnny Tindalos

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Dec 28, 2008, 5:42:51 PM12/28/08
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Dan Clore <cl...@columbia-center.org> wrote in news:6ooa5eF4ls7bU1
@mid.individual.net:

> * [http://www.geocities.com/clorebeast/necpage.htm The Dan Clore
> Necronomicon Page] Everything You Never Wanted To Know About The
> Necronomicon (Al Azif) Of The Mad Arab Abdul Alhazred But Weren't Afraid
> Enough To Know Better Than To Ask!
>

Hello, it looks like the link to your page is back up on Wikipedia!

Am glad, as have always enjoyed your posts (which I saw on rassef-w) about
Lovecraftian words; I also liked your story which ended with the old
skeleton and his more recent companion sitting in defeat with their backs
to the endless wall.

Sincerely,

Johnny T.

Johnny Tindalos

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Dec 28, 2008, 5:44:56 PM12/28/08
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Johnny Tindalos <Jama...@UnrealEmail.arg> wrote in
news:Xns9B82E7103BC71Ja...@216.196.109.145:

Ah yes, they were on either side of the gate! Just read it again; will
send the link to a couple of friends who like that sort of thing.

Cheers,

JT

Dan Clore

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Dec 30, 2008, 6:15:18 AM12/30/08
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Johnny Tindalos wrote:
> Dan Clore <cl...@columbia-center.org> wrote in news:6ooa5eF4ls7bU1
> @mid.individual.net:
>
>> * [http://www.geocities.com/clorebeast/necpage.htm The Dan Clore
>> Necronomicon Page] Everything You Never Wanted To Know About The
>> Necronomicon (Al Azif) Of The Mad Arab Abdul Alhazred But Weren't
>> Afraid Enough To Know Better Than To Ask!
>>
> Hello, it looks like the link to your page is back up on Wikipedia!

I reverted the change that removed it. Amazingly, no one has reverted my
reversion--

> Am glad, as have always enjoyed your posts (which I saw on rassef-w)
> about Lovecraftian words;

A massive collection of these things, Weird Words: A Lovecraftian
Lexicon, is scheduled for publication in March.

> I also liked your story which ended with
> the old skeleton and his more recent companion sitting in defeat with
> their backs to the endless wall.

My story collection is technically out of print, but Amazon still has
some (link in sigfile). A new edition will be illustrated by Allen
Koszowski!

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