User talk:Papatheocharis

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September 2014
When adding links to material on external sites, as you did to Cretan diet, please ensure that the external site is not violating the creator's copyright. Linking to websites that display copyrighted works is acceptable as long as the website's operator has created or licensed the work. Knowingly directing others to a site that violates copyright may be considered contributory infringement. This is particularly relevant when linking to sites such as YouTube, where due care should be taken to avoid linking to material that violates its creator's copyright. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously, and persistent violators will be blocked from editing. If you believe the linked site is not violating copyright with respect to the material, then you should do one of the following:
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If the material is available on a different site that satisfies one of the above conditions, link to that site instead. Dougweller (talk) 16:12, 20 September 2014 (UTC)

Hello, I'm Dougweller. I wanted to let you know that I undid one or more of your recent contributions to Cretan diet because it appeared to be promotional. 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. Dougweller (talk) 16:13, 20 September 2014 (UTC)

papatheocharis: Hello! Thanks for the advice. To be honest, i just registered and i was trying to reallize how wikipedia works. I have not read the rules yet, i am reading them right now. I saw that "Cretan diet" was redirecting to "Cretan cuizine". This is wrong, because is a different subject. Cretan diet is a way of life, is not only about the food. The website which i copy pasted the content is owned by the region of crete, it is a government's website, so i was sure that it's ok to copy the content. I will read the rules carefully and i will be back with some unique content. Thanks again for the advice!


 * Actually "Cretan diet" can and does refer to the diet of Cretans, just as you can write about the "American diet", what Americans eat although we'd normally say "American cuisine". That website did say "Copyright © 2013 Region of Crete". But that wasn't the main problem. The main problem is that it was promotional. Sentences such as "The lucky ones that will visit the modern restaurants in the cities or the small taverns and cafes in the country will have wonderful experiences, participating in the life of the local people." are very appropriate in travel guides and websites, but not here. See WP:NPOV. Take a look at Talk:Cretan cuisine and some of the comments there, including mine. See  - in every source I've seen, "Cretan diet" is about "Cretan cuisine" - I can't see how there can be a difference. The other type of diet is a prescribed regimen. Lifestyle is a separate issue. And it's hard to see how any of this differs from what is referred to as the Mediterranean diet sometimes. That article discusses the Cretan diet. Dougweller (talk) 12:44, 23 September 2014 (UTC)