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Managing a conflict of interest
Hello, BIGGER PICTURE. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places, or things you have written about in the article Grand Tour (2006 television series), you may have a conflict of interest (COI). Editors with a COI may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic, and it is important when editing Wikipedia articles that such connections be completely transparent. See the conflict of interest guideline and FAQ for organizations for more information. In particular, we ask that you please:


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Please take a few moments to read and review Wikipedia's policies regarding conflicts of interest, especially those pertaining to neutral point of view, sourcing and autobiographies. Thank you. McGeddon (talk) 10:36, 25 November 2016 (UTC)


 * Please read WP:COI and stop creating and editing articles related to your company and its employees. Thanks. --McGeddon (talk) 14:13, 25 November 2016 (UTC)

November 2016
Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia, your addition of one or more external links to the page Grand Tour (2006 documentary) has been reverted. Your edit here to Grand Tour (2006 documentary) was reverted by an automated bot that attempts to remove links which are discouraged per our external links guideline. The external link(s) you added or changed (https://twitter.com/jimw1/status/796714871966597121) is/are on my list of links to remove and probably shouldn't be included in Wikipedia. If the external link you inserted or changed was to a blog, forum, free web hosting service, fansite, or similar site (see 'Links to avoid', #11), then please check the information on the external site thoroughly. Note that such sites should probably not be linked to if they contain information that is in violation of the creator's copyright (see Linking to copyrighted works), or they are not written by a recognised, reliable source. Linking to sites that you are involved with is also strongly discouraged (see conflict of interest). If you were trying to insert an external link that does comply with our policies and guidelines, then please accept my creator's apologies and feel free to undo the bot's revert. However, if the link does not comply with our policies and guidelines, but your edit included other, constructive, changes to the article, feel free to make those changes again without re-adding the link. Please read Wikipedia's external links guideline for more information, and consult my list of frequently-reverted sites. For more information about me, see my FAQ page. Thanks! --XLinkBot (talk) 13:54, 25 November 2016 (UTC) the information provided is neutral and matter of fact - there is no embeleshment please do not delete as another article asked us to add this information on wikipedia

Speedy deletion nomination of John L Matthews


A tag has been placed on John L Matthews, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, product, group, service or person and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic. Please read the guidelines on spam and FAQ/Organizations for more information.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator. Domdeparis (talk) 13:57, 25 November 2016 (UTC)

November 2016
Welcome to Wikipedia. It might not have been your intention, but you removed a speedy deletion tag from John L Matthews, a page you have created yourself. If you believe the page should not be deleted, you may contest the deletion by clicking on the button that says: Contest this speedy deletion which appears inside the speedy deletion notice. This will allow you to make your case on the talk page. Administrators will consider your reasoning before deciding what to do with the page. Thank you. McGeddon (talk) 14:12, 25 November 2016 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of John L Matthews


The article John L Matthews has been proposed for deletion because it appears to have no references. Under Wikipedia policy, this biography of a living person will be deleted after seven days unless it has at least one reference to a reliable source that directly supports material in the article.

If you created the article, please don't be offended. Instead, consider improving the article. For help on inserting references, see Referencing for beginners, or ask at the help desk. Once you have provided at least one reliable source, you may remove the prod blp/dated tag. Please do not remove the tag unless the article is sourced. If you cannot provide such a source within seven days, the article may be deleted, but you can when you are ready to add one. Domdeparis (talk) 14:39, 25 November 2016 (UTC)

BIGGER PICTURE, you are invited to the Teahouse!
there is a new programme of the same name on wikipedia and that has not been deleted - we made our film 10 years before the new one - please do not delete - we do not want the other programme to take precendce over our copyright

there is a new programme of the same name on wikipedia and that has not been deleted - we made our film 10 years before the new one - please do not delete

we have added citations and credible links to the article since the first notifications

there is a new programme of the same name on wikipedia and that has not been deleted - we made our film 10 years before the new one - please do not delete - we do not want the other programme to take precendce over our copyright

there is a new programme of the same name on wikipedia and that has not been deleted - we made our film 10 years before the new one - please do not delete

Proposed deletion of Grand Tour (2006 documentary)


The article Grand Tour (2006 documentary) has been proposed for deletion&#32;because of the following concern:
 * Fails WP:GNG with no in-depth secondary sources about the programme itself.

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Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Removing will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. McGeddon (talk) 17:10, 25 November 2016 (UTC)

Nomination of Grand Tour (2006 documentary) for deletion
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Grand Tour (2006 documentary) 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 Articles for deletion/Grand Tour (2006 documentary) 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. McGeddon (talk) 17:19, 25 November 2016 (UTC)


 * there is a new programme of the same name on wikipedia and that has not been deleted - we made our film 10 years before the new one - please do not delete


 * Wikipedia keeps and deletes articles based on simple notability criteria, not which was first to use a particular name within a particular genre. If you can show that your DVD meets these criteria (from press reviews, mentions in books, etc), you should do so at the discussion linked above. You should, again, refrain from editing the article directly because you have a conflict of interest. --McGeddon (talk) 17:24, 25 November 2016 (UTC)

{{unblock|the entries are not for promotional purposes - they are purely to ensure that readers understand that another film entitled Grand Tour has been in existance since 2005 - there is no commercial benefit for posting this information but it does make clear that the copyright in Grand Tour was asserted in 2005 - this copyright appears to have been breached by a new film/series that carries the same name and this concerns us}

i understand the concerns and will not do it again - i was concerened that annother show of the same genre was on wikipedia and something with the same name in the same genre had been made over ten years ago and i thoight it was important that readers knew this otherwise there is a risk of confusion - we are not in any way trying to promote a product just put down the fact that Grand Tour, a factual enternainment show was made in 2005 by Bigger Picture that was all as that is correct. the director has gone on to make many famous films in the genre - this was the only reason for the articles

November 2016
McGeddon (talk) 17:20, 25 November 2016 (UTC)

There have been two problems identified with this account: the account has been used for advertising or promotion, which is contrary to the purpose of Wikipedia, and your username indicates that the account represents a business or other organisation or group, which is also against policy, as an account must be for just one person. Because of those problems, the account has been blocked indefinitely from editing.

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please unblock me so that i can then re-write the page as requested -curently am blocked


 * Please take a moment to read and understand the above notice, which explains why you are blocked and how to properly go about getting unblocked. Beeblebrox (talk) 04:52, 27 November 2016 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Draft:GRAND TOUR ENTERTAINMENT SHOW


A tag has been placed on Draft:GRAND TOUR ENTERTAINMENT SHOW, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, product, group, service or person and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic. Please read the guidelines on spam and FAQ/Organizations for more information.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator. Melcous (talk) 05:40, 26 November 2016 (UTC) thank you for the reply - are you saying that the fact that a car format called GRAND TOUR produced in 2005 is not notable yet one produced in 2016 with the same name is notable? I am a well known motorsport film maker in the UK - my work is famous both here and abroad. Are you saying that this is not notable that another show featuring fast cars and travel existed for more than 10 years and it also has exactly the same name? Is that what you are saying for clarity? BIGGER PICTURE (talk) 10:42, 22 December 2016 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of John L Matthews


The article John L Matthews has been proposed for deletion&#32;because of the following concern:
 * Fails WP:BASIC with no secondary sources, just a WP:NEWSPRIMARY local newspaper interview and some listings.

While all constructive 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 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 will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. McGeddon (talk) 09:39, 5 December 2016 (UTC)

thank you - how do we get on here the fact that Grand Tour exists from 2005 - before a page remained that said it was a documentary - but the show was not a documentary it was a factual format BIGGER PICTURE (talk) 05:47, 22 December 2016 (UTC)

saddind.co.uk/dobcross-film-maker-celebrates-tenth-anniversary-of-grand-tour-road-trip BIGGER PICTURE (talk) 05:52, 22 December 2016 (UTC)


 * Consensus is the primary method of decision making at Wikipedia, and per this discussion consensus is that the series is not sufficiently notable enough for a Wikipedia article. Beeblebrox (talk) 06:03, 22 December 2016 (UTC)

Hidden comments
Note that putting " <!-- " at the start of a line on Wikipedia means "hidden comment, do not display" rather than some sort of emphasis - your comments here are invisible to anyone reading this page. If you want to request an unblock, you should do so as described below with an unblock template. --McGeddon (talk) 09:07, 21 December 2016 (UTC)

Thank for your the reply McGeddon - this is not a trademark issue - it is not possible to trademark the words Grand Tour as they are common parlance - I own the copyright of Grand Tour a motoring show format - so far I have not been allowed to make this known on wikipedia and I am concerned that if I do not then the 'new' one will take precedence

wikipedia in my own experience recently does not just report on things as my information has been deleted - information that is over 10 years old and yet new information is on there which is clearly a promotion

can you suggest a way of getting these facts clear please ands on wikipedia as the are correct and true and I think people should know - for the record I am a journalist - i cannot put these things anywhere on wiki as am currently barred:

In 2005 'Grand Tour', the motoring format, was premiered at the Aviemore Mountain Film Festival. The show went onto be critically acclaimed for it's innovative ideas, Max Power calling it ‘Corrie meets Gumball Rally’. The original 'Grand Tour' was sponsored by Goodyear Dunlop and TVR cars, and directed by racing and motoring expert John L Matthews and his former rally co-driver Mike Nuttall. The original show was produced by motoring specialists Bigger Picture Films. The film used innovative animations created by Shrewd Ape who went onto edit 'Deadliest Crash - the 1955 Le Mans Disaster' also produced by Bigger Picture. The designs for the original 'Grand Tour' were created by artist Paul 'Loudhead' Burnett who shares the copyright with Bigger Picture. Travel writer Peter Moore who wrote ‘Vroom with a View’ on which the format is loosely based was an advisor on the show as was pilot Mark Jefferies who advised on weather issues. The Telegraph’s Jim White said on Twitter in 2016 ‘The original Grand Tour long before Clarkson pinched the title’.BIGGER PICTURE (talk) 20:04, 21 December 2016 (UTC)


 * The only way Wikipedia would report a copyright dispute about a TV series would be if reliable secondary sources mentioned it: Wikipedia is simply a collection of things that have already been reported by secondary sources. If you think people should know something about your series, you should be talking to the press about it, rather than trying to add or delete information directly into Wikipedia. --McGeddon (talk) 21:30, 21 December 2016 (UTC)

Request for deletion
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Grand_Tour_(TV_series) I request for this page to be deleted please as it breaches my personal copyright. In 2005 I premiered my motoring show format 'Grand Tour' at the AMFF Film Festival in Aviemore. It is not sufficient to differentiate another motoring format by placing the word 'The' in front of our title. For example i would be challenged if I came up with The Top Gear. Also if I came up with the name 'Grand Tour' now I would be accused of breaching copyright so please delete the page.

I have tried to post the fact that I made 'Grand Tour' but that page has been deleted even though it was factualy correct and also my own page has been deleted too and am currently barred so am not able to correct this error. John Matthews Also my request to use the new user name John L Matthews seems not to have happened as when I last checked that name did no exist. BIGGER PICTURE (talk) 16:29, 21 December 2016 (UTC)


 * See Copyright_violations if you believe that Wikipedia is infringing your copyright. This sounds more like you believe that Amazon is infringing your trademark, though, which should be taken up with them directly. Wikipedia simply writes about TV shows that exist and have been reported on, whether or not they are subject to any trademark lawsuit. --McGeddon (talk) 19:12, 21 December 2016 (UTC)