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"Brace Yourselves" meme

Hi Sandstein, I am wondering how to properly cite the change I made to the "Game of Thrones (TV Series)", found at <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_of_Thrones_(TV_series)>. I added mention of the "Brace Yourselves" internet meme to the Cultural Influence section. I had trouble inserting the template photo of the meme, found here: <http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/c0.0.403.403/p403x403/537572_10152087113579979_1032374442_n.jpg> . I came back a couple hours later and saw that you had deleted my edit, based on the (understandable) argument that I didn't cite it. How does one go about properly citing such an edit/adding that photo? The meme has become quite popular, and I definitely believe it deserves mention.

Lordskeletor (talk) 00:59, 5 January 2013 (UTC)

Hi, and thanks for asking. Basically, all Wikipedia content must (if contested or likely to be) be supported with a citation to a reliable source. The policy page WP:V describes this requirement in general. The page WP:RS describes in more detail what we mean by "reliable source". And the page WP:CITE describes how to cite a reliable source once you've found one. Please feel free to ask further if these pages don't clarify the matter for you. As to the photo, that's a separate and rather complicated matter, but the gist is that because it's copyrighted, we can't use it unless it meets the very restrictive criteria at WP:NFCC, which it's unlikely to.  Sandstein  01:08, 5 January 2013 (UTC)

That cleared it up. Thanks!

Lordskeletor (talk) 01:20, 8 January 2013 (UTC)

Da-Wen Sun

Dear Sir, I am very very sorry to offend you, I edit the page hoping to improve it by removing quotes that may be promotional. I had no intention to affend you, I do apology if I offend you. Please teach me how to creat a proper page, thank you very much.Mayonglan (talk) 14:02, 7 January 2013 (UTC)

Hi. I am not offended and if I were that wouldn't matter. The problem with the now-deleted and salted article Da-Wen Sun (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) was that it read like a promotional brochure or a CV. Per our rules WP:NPOV and WP:NOTADVERTISING, our articles must be written neutrally and may not be used to promote anybody. Excessively promotional articles may be deleted per WP:CSD#G11. Please tell me whether you are acting on behalf of Mr. Da-Wen Sun, and whether you have used other Wikipedia user accounts in the past.  Sandstein  14:58, 7 January 2013 (UTC)

Hello Sandstein, I am letting you know that I have reverted your salt and delete of the article, as it did not meet the speedy delete criterion G11. Although the purpose is promotional, it can be edited to remove promotion. Many editors over years have not considered that this needed deletion. AFD is the place for this sort of deletion proposal, where deletion is controversial, rather than unilateral action. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 20:39, 7 January 2013 (UTC)

I consider this action ill-advised and have replied on your talk page.  Sandstein  21:50, 7 January 2013 (UTC)

Environmental impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill

Hi, Sandstein. You participated at the Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of endangered species threatened by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill discussion. The result of that discussion was to merge the List of endangered species threatened by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill into Environmental impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The list was merged. However, there is a related discussion if the Environmental impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill was split correctly from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and if it should be merged back there. Relevant sections for this discussion are this and this. Your comments are appreciated. Thank you. Beagel (talk) 21:41, 7 January 2013 (UTC)

Thanks, but I'm not really interested in the topic and therefore have little to contribute in the way of advice.  Sandstein  21:51, 7 January 2013 (UTC)

Working out the details at Wikipedia:Today's article for improvement

The RFC for TAFI is nearing it's conclusion, and it's time to hammer out the details over at the project's talk page. There are several details of the project that would do well with wider input and participation, such as the article nomination and selection process, the amount and type of articles displayed, the implementation on the main page and other things. I would like to invite you to comment there if you continue to be interested in TAFI's development. --NickPenguin_(contribs) 02:43, 8 January 2013 (UTC)

Norden1990

Hello, I read your intervention here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard/Incidents#AE.3F where you raised the possibility of a WP:AE investigation against User:Norden1990. I will not respond on his absurd false personal attacks there according to WP:NOTBATTLEGROUND, because I respect WP policies. You also affirmed "All editors commenting above have already been warned about this case, except for Fakirbakir", but I can't find User:Norden1990 on the list of warned users Wikipedia:ARBEE#List_of_editors_placed_on_notice. --Omen1229 (talk) 22:33, 8 January 2013 (UTC)

An invitation for you!

	Hello, Sandstein. You're invited to join WikiProject Today's article for improvement. If you're interested in participating, please add your name to the list of members. Happy editing! Northamerica1000(talk) 23:59, 9 January 2013 (UTC)