[wp-docs] User query about linking to training content

[Marc Beneteau]

Lorelle,
 
Ok that makes sense I think I got it.
 
 So you are saying that if I wrote my WordPress Quick Start Guide as a
single article (it would be quite long) that might be acceptable conditional
on quality standards and integrity?  
 
thanks
 
Marc  

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We've had this come up many times. I've put a reply to him on the discussion
page. I think it represents our feelings. Please edit or add to the
discussion. 

In general, we link to individual articles on sites that might be considered
commercial by the strictest sense as they host advertising or sponsored
content. Individual articles may be acceptable if they meet our case by case
requirements for "quality," integrity and durability, as well as appropriate
helpfulness. But we don't link to entire sites, not allow one site to have a
majority of links in the Codex. It's a pain to keep checking for dead links
so we choose carefully. 

If my reply meets with approval, I'd like to consider it closed. In the
future, let's direct them to Code Poet and the profiles on WordPress.org so
they can reach out to the right audience through those venues. 

Thanks!

Lorelle



On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 4:14 AM, esmi at quirm dot net <esmi at quirm.net>
wrote:


on 04/08/2011 12:08 Mika A Epstein said the following: 


I'd vote for no, just on the basis of the pay for affiliate links.
Not something good for the codex. If they want to rewrite it for the
codex, that would rock!



+1

Otherwise, WPORG might be perceived as endorsing some of the commercial
stuff.

Mel 




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