User talk:Whetstone71

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Proposed deletion of Montreal pastrami


The article Montreal pastrami has been proposed for deletion&#32; because of the following concern:
 * No sources, no backup on internet, like a redirect.

Yes there is a source www.jacobharrison.co.uk Montrealpastrami (talk) 19:03, 14 June 2013 (UTC) Montreal pastrami

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

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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. Surfer43 (talk) 17:47, 1 June 2013 (UTC)

June 2013
Hello, Montrealpastrami. We welcome your contributions to Wikipedia, but if you are affiliated with some of the people, places or things you have written about in the article Montreal-style smoked meat, you may have a conflict of interest or close connection to the subject.

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For information on how to contribute to Wikipedia when you have a conflict of interest, please see our frequently asked questions for organizations. Thank you. Based upon your admitted conflict of interest here  ConcernedVancouverite (talk) 19:51, 14 June 2013 (UTC)

Please stop adding inappropriate external links to Wikipedia, as you did to Montreal-style smoked meat. It is considered spamming and Wikipedia is not a vehicle for advertising or promotion. Because Wikipedia uses nofollow tags, additions of links to Wikipedia will not alter search engine rankings. If you continue spamming, you may be blocked from editing Wikipedia. ConcernedVancouverite (talk) 19:53, 14 June 2013 (UTC)

You have been blocked indefinitely from editing for advertising or promotion. From your contributions, this seems to be your only purpose. If you think there are good reasons why you should be unblocked, you may appeal this block by adding the following text below this notice:. However, you should read the guide to appealing blocks first. -- Mufka (u) (t) (c) 20:21, 14 June 2013 (UTC) Montrealpastrami (talk) 05:36, 15 June 2013 (UTC)


 * Sorry, that username is already taken, please choose another. You can check by filling it in at Special:ListUsers and clicking "Go". Post your suggestion below here, you don't need to fill in another unblock form. JohnCD (talk) 20:59, 17 June 2013 (UTC)

Whetstone71Montrealpastrami (talk) 21:24, 17 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Good. I'm afraid I can't do the name-change for you: please click on WP:Changing username, read to the bottom of that page, click on "Simple" and follow the instructions. JohnCD (talk) 22:09, 17 June 2013 (UTC)
 * It's done! Welcome to Wikipedia. JohnCD (talk) 15:14, 18 June 2013 (UTC)

Don't take it personally
RE: this comment. We have processes here that work to ensure the integrity of the project. The volunteers here, some who have many years of experience, call it like they see it. If something looks funny, we have processes that get followed. If you're going to stick around, one piece of advice I can give is that you must have a thick skin. Don't take things personally. -- Mufka (u) (t) (c) 14:41, 21 June 2013 (UTC)

Words of wisdom no doubt and the commitment of the volunteers. That being said one should not dismiss the power of "I'm sorry".Whetstone71 (talk) 14:45, 21 June 2013 (UTC)