User talk:80.35.154.17

February 2011
Welcome to Wikipedia. Everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia. However, please do not add promotional material to articles or other Wikipedia pages, as you did to Pop Rocks. Advertising and using Wikipedia as a "soapbox" are against Wikipedia policy and not permitted. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about Wikipedia. Thank you. SmartSE (talk) 11:00, 9 February 2011 (UTC)
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Please do not add promotional material to Wikipedia. While objective prose about beliefs, products or services is acceptable, Wikipedia is not intended to be a vehicle for soapboxing, advertising or promotion. Thank you. SmartSE (talk) 12:36, 10 February 2011 (UTC)
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Hi. Thanks for your note and sorry for not explaining my reverts in more detail before. There were several problems with the edits made: you removed this link for some reason, added ® throughout the article (we never use them), added language that was not neutral e.g. "offering kids the unique quality candy that became the “hottest selling candy… in history”" removed information about a similar product and added many links as references to your website and poprocks.com without actually specifying the pages where it came from. Considering all these problems I couldn't leave it as you had and could only revert. If you would like to improve the article, I'd suggest you use the book as a reference (I assume you either have it or could buy a copy) and then use this as a reference, bearing mind that a neutral point of view is essential in articles here. You should only use your own website for information that is nowhere else. This in Wired looks like it might also be useful to reference a section on its use as an ingredient. Does this explain things a bit? Drop me a note if you have any other questions. SmartSE (talk) 14:27, 10 February 2011 (UTC)
 * There are also a lot of references in google books that you could use. SmartSE (talk) 14:36, 10 February 2011 (UTC)