User talk:Snowkeepsafallin

*atomic, etc: Please do not add commercial links (or links to your own private websites) to Wikipedia. Wikipedia is not a vehicle for advertising or a mere collection of external links. You are, however, encouraged to add content instead of links to the encyclopedia. See the welcome page to learn more. Thanks. -- get crunk  juice  20:14, 10 December 2005 (UTC)
 * The product's article has previously been deleted as part of Articles for deletion/Atomic calgary. Any articles relating to this drink can be speedy deleted as re-posting deleted content, and you would stand to be blocked from editing temporarily. Basically, this drink doesn't have a place on Wikipedia. Thanks. Harro5 07:03, 21 December 2005 (UTC)

I understand that putting website addresses into the article is not permitted, but how is it that products from Orange Julius are permitted on Wikipedia, and *atomic is not? *atomic is ALSO a smoothie beverage, just as Orange Julius is. It is a product that currently exists and is sold. Please advise.
 * The Orange Julius drink is very notable, according to the Wikipedia entry. The *atomic drink is just a drink, like anything else on the market. It's not about the website links, it's that the *atmoic drink is just not deserving of an entry on Wikipedia. Full stop. Harro5 07:12, 21 December 2005 (UTC)

The Orange Julius drink may be notable to some, but not to others. *atomic is a notable product in Calgary, Alberta, and if Wikipedia is a worldwide free encyclopedia for all, it should not begin to choose which products are and are not popular and notable based on the particular editors own experience.

Wikipedia lists Starbucks, Second Cup, Timothy's World Coffee and Orange Julius freely, and even goes as far as listing single almost completely UNKNOWN products like the drink "WINK", yet will not list a current product that is gaining popularity very quickly in this part of the country?

Certainly my first post was incorrect, as I simply cut and copied information on this drink shop from articles I found on them. But I have corrected that, and modified the posting to list factual information about a drink that is on the market.

I do not believe it is Wikipedia's mandate to unilaterally make decisions on which drinks are known and which are not without a little research. I've come to this conclusion from being a very loyal Wikipedia viewer, and recently, opening an account so I could share this product we here all know about with the world.
 * You may now write an article on *atomic (I've opened the page for editing), but be wary that I'll be watching what you write. Harro5 20:22, 21 December 2005 (UTC)

Thank you, Harro5, I appreciate you taking the time to do that. If you could please advise me as to what type of info will and won't be allowed, I will be sure to keep the page to Wikipedia standards.

Thanks again, S.