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File copyright problem with File:Foodimentary.jpg

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Also File:Twittercounterlogo.jpg & File:Wefollowlogo.jpg. The way you're using these logos is highly unlikely to fit within Wikipedia's non-free content criteria; you should simply refer to the various sites by name. --dave pape (talk) 19:16, 22 October 2009 (UTC)

File permission problem with File:Shorteh.jpg

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Similarly for File:Foodgrowth.jpg. dave pape (talk) 19:18, 22 October 2009 (UTC)

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File copyright problem with File:Foodimentary101.jpg

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Proposed deletion of Foodimentary

The article Foodimentary has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Doesn't appear to meet WP:WEB

While all contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, content or articles may be deleted for any of several reasons.

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{dated prod}} notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.

Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Removing {{dated prod}} will stop the Proposed Deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. The Speedy Deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and Articles for Deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. Stifle (talk) 20:58, 13 November 2009 (UTC)

Your recent edits

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Please add comments after mine and not in the middle of them.

Eikou. I removed your answer here. Please feel free to add it back, after my comments and not inside of them. When you chop up another persons comments it becomes difficult to follow the flow. I would suggest, if you are answering them point by point, that you use numbers to refer to my points. Cheers.Griswaldo (talk) 22:00, 18 January 2011 (UTC)

Some tips

The following is largely an expansion of what I've previously said, but with a few additional nuggets (or lumps of coal — you choose) thrown in, especially towards the end.

A commercial encyclopedia like Encyclopedia Britannica has a staff of paid editors to decide whether or not an article or some particular material will or will not be included in their encyclopedia. We obviously don't have that, but to maintain our mission as an encyclopedia, and not just a random conglomerate of articles about anything anyone cares to write about, we have to have some kind of screening mechanism. That mechanism comes through the policies and guidelines concerning verifiability, notability, and reliable sources. In short, before a person, place, thing, organization, or idea can be included in Wikipedia it must have:

• already been recognized
• as important or significant
• by objective, independent, and provable third party sources
• with a established reputation for fact-checking
• which are independent of both the subject of the article and of Wikipedia itself.

(All of those are an hugely-abbreviated summary of the "real" rules set out the the policies I linked to above and of dozens, if not hundreds, of additional pages and discussions refining them, so please don't try to use them to judge whether or not a particular article or edit can be included here, refer instead to the actual, detailed policies and guidelines. But don't worry about the hundreds of additional pages and discussions; you can dig into them when and if you need to do so.)

This is all best summed up by the first sentence in the verifiability policy:

The threshold for inclusion in Wikipedia is verifiability, not truth; that is, whether readers can check that material in Wikipedia has already been published by a reliable source, not whether editors think it is true.

(That policy goes on, later, to define what it means by "reliable source", which is quite a bit more restricted than what someone might consider to be a reliable source just off the top of their head.)

One consequence of that policy is that there are subjects and information which are of considerable interest or importance to people or to segments of our society which simply cannot be included in Wikipedia because the facts about them cannot be established through sources which meet Wikipedia's high standards for reliable sources.

Wikipedia bills itself as "the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit" and it's often said that you can "contribute to Wikipedia without needing to know what the rules are", but the true fact of the matter is that if someone is going to spend much time here that it's awfully difficult for them to do so without conflict and frustration unless they obtain a good working knowledge of the rules. You now have enough edits here to indicate a genuine commitment and desire to work here, for which you are to be commended:

	You've been given a cookie, because you've jumped right in and tried hard to help build Wikipedia. Bon appétit, TRANSPORTERMAN (TALK) 15:37, 20 January 2011 (UTC)
	Cookies promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by giving someone else a cookie, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Happy munching! Spread the goodness of cookies by adding {{subst:Cookie}} to someone's talk page with a friendly message, or eat this cookie on the giver's talk page with {{subst:munch}}!

The problems and difficulties which you have been having, along with the number and sincerity of your edits, suggest that you would benefit from taking some time at this point to study and consider the rules which serve as the framework and foundation of how Wikipedia works. In that light, let me make a few suggestions (not all of which are directly related to what I've said here):

• Before taking the time and going to the effort to study the rules, you might want to read what I said to another user about Wikipedia, Bicycles, and Wagons. I don't think that it applies to you, but just in case...
• You ought to read, if you've not already, the Notability, Verifiability, Reliable sources, and No original research policies from beginning to end.
• One of the best ways to get a grip on what Wikipedia is and is not is to read the What Wikipedia is Not policy.
• Finally, you might want to read the Arguments to avoid in deletion discussions essay. While the title to that essay refers to deletion discussions, the arguments it discusses will not generally be given much weight in most contexts here at Wikipedia. While it is only an essay, not a policy or guideline, it's widely quoted and influential.

Good luck with your editing and best regards, TRANSPORTERMAN (TALK) 15:37, 20 January 2011 (UTC)

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Foodimentary deletion

I have nominated Foodimentary for deletion. Please see the discussion here - [Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Foodimentary]]. Cheers.Griswaldo (talk) 12:09, 23 March 2011 (UTC)

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Nomination for deletion of Template:Books-A-Million graphical timeline

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Nomination of Yogurt Mountain for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Yogurt Mountain is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Yogurt Mountain until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. Philafrenzy (talk) 21:45, 11 February 2014 (UTC)