user295: Is there a policy SE again citation or posting related external link one's own blog or research as opposed to a link written by someone else?

user254: Assuming that you're asking about links in answers (rather than asking about questions), I think that the policy is the same for links to your blog as it is for any other link, i.e.:

It should be in reply to someone else's question

It should be directly relevant to your answer, which must be relevant to the question

It should be a specific link to a specific article on your blog. You mustn't just link to the whole blog.
Linking to the whole blog (i.e. to the top-level page of the blog) would be like linking to http://youtube.com or http://wikipedia.com or http://google.com -- your answer is supposed to tell the OP exactly where to find something (not tell them where to go and search for something).

It should include a summary of or perhaps a quote from whatever you linking to. This guideline (quote or summarize as well as link) is as true for audio/video links as it is for links to text articles.
Anything else is called a "link-only answer" and is discouraged. People should find your answer interesting and readable even if they don't follow the link you posted. The quote or summary should demonstrate why and how the link is relevant to the answer to the OP's question.

It should include the title of the linked article in the hyperlink. For example, Sabba Sutta: The All (SN 35.23) is a better-formatted hyperlink than http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/sn/sn35/sn35.023.than.html

Answers must not end with a generic signature or advertising (for example a 'signature' which says something like "Thank you, and be sure to READ MY BLOG for further information!").


In general if what you post is not specific to the OP's question, if it's something you could post in answer to every or any question, then it's not an answer to this question and you shouldn't post it.

295: <p>Is there a policy SE again citation or posting related external link one's own blog or research as opposed to a link written by someone else?</p>
 254: <p>Assuming that you're asking about links in answers (rather than asking about questions), I think that the policy is the same for links to <em>your</em> blog as it is for any other link, i.e.:</p>
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<li><p>It should be in reply to someone else's question</p>
</li>
<li><p>It should be directly relevant to your answer, which must be relevant to the question</p>
</li>
<li><p>It should be a specific link to a specific article on your blog. You mustn't just link to the whole blog.</p>
<p>Linking to the whole blog (i.e. to the top-level page of the blog) would be like linking to <a href="http://youtube.com" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://youtube.com</a> or <a href="http://wikipedia.com" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://wikipedia.com</a> or <a href="http://google.com" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://google.com</a> -- your answer is supposed to tell the OP exactly where to find something (not tell them where to go and search for something).</p>
</li>
<li><p>It should include a summary of or perhaps a quote from whatever you linking to. This guideline (quote or summarize as well as link) is as true for audio/video links as it is for links to text articles.</p>
<p>Anything else is called a &quot;link-only answer&quot; and is discouraged. People should find your answer interesting and readable even if they don't follow the link you posted. The quote or summary should demonstrate why and how the link is relevant to the answer to the OP's question.</p>
</li>
<li><p>It should include the title of the linked article in the hyperlink. For example, <a href="http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/sn/sn35/sn35.023.than.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Sabba Sutta: The All (SN 35.23)</a> is a better-formatted hyperlink than <a href="http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/sn/sn35/sn35.023.than.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/sn/sn35/sn35.023.than.html</a></p>
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<li><p>Answers <a href="https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/5038/139866">must not end with a generic signature</a> or advertising (for example a 'signature' which says something like &quot;Thank you, and be sure to <strong><a href="http://example.com" rel="nofollow noreferrer">READ MY BLOG</a></strong> for further information!&quot;).</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p>In general if what you post is not specific to the OP's question, if it's something you could post in answer to every or any question, then it's not an answer to <em>this</em> question and you shouldn't post it.</p>
