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September 2

Wieboldt's Christmas ornament

01:25, 2 September 2010 (UTC)Woodguy 44 (talk)I read your article about Wieboldt's Department stores in Chicago. I grew up in Chicago near their store on 63rd. st. just east of Halstead. Like the article said Wieboldt's sponsered a radio show between Thangsgiving and Christmas called " The Cinamon Bear" and was about his quest to get back the star that belonged on top of his Christmas tree. I remember going to Wieboldt's to see Santa Claus and they gave us a silver star ornament that could be hung on your Christmas tree. It was made from shinny metal foil and was folded so that when opened it had like 6 fins with a string at the top that you could hang it on your Christmas Tree. Does anybody know what I'm referring to and possibly where I could find one of these stars? Thanks, Woodguy 44

Have you tried eBay? I did a google search, and couldn't find anything about the star for sale anywhere (though LOTS of sites recount the story of the Cinnamon Bear). However, eBay is usually pretty good for people shopping for collectables. --Jayron32 02:56, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

What are strange dry circles on the eye called?

I know the reference desk has a policy against medical questions, but this is just curiosity, not medical advice. I was wondering if someone could tell me what dried circles of skin on the eyelid are called, like this: http://i.imgur.com/oQInP.jpg . The Goggles Do Nothing (talk) 03:13, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

Looks like a small area of Keratoderma, or hardened skin. Some of these conditions are horrifyingly disfiguring, and other times rather innocuous. --Jayron32 03:44, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

Is self-advertisement appropriate in article?

Hello, I cannot find online documentation in Wiki to answer my question.

Is self-advertisement appropriate in an article? Specifically, I found an article on a game which is hundreds of years old, and at the bottom of the article a manufacturer has noted that the game is available for purchase through them.

Is that kind of self-advertisement, in an article about a centuries-old game, allowed? Or is it against Wiki policy to include such self-advertisement?

What is the Wiki policy on this?

I can give more specific details re the above case, but I think the general description of this problem, my question, is probably good enough. Please respond.

Thank you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.26.209.145 (talk) 14:44, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

It is against policy and should be removed. Marnanel (talk) 14:45, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

Thank you. I am not a Wiki author or contributor. Is there a procedure to follow to properly report the policy violation so the self-advertisement is reviewed for removal? Thank you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.26.209.145 (talk) 15:03, 2 September 2010 (UTC) You can remove it by clicking "edit" in the header. If you prefer, tell us the name of the page and one of us will remove it. Marnanel (talk) 15:11, 2 September 2010 (UTC) Yes, please remove it for me, thank you. page - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanorona External links - NestorGames sells a portable version of Fanorona. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ihardlythinkso (talk • contribs) 15:38, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

Done. Ghmyrtle (talk) 20:38, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

Thank you. The same user made another link in another game article, saying the manufacturing company "re-edited" (republished) the partcular game this year. http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Epaminondas_(game)&diff=363790337&oldid=320648958 Doesn't this also amount to self-promotion/advertising? (If so could you also remove. Thank you.) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ihardlythinkso (talk • contribs) 22:05, 2 September 2010 (UTC) Here is the specific text - "It has been re-edited in 2010 by NestorGames." NestorGames is a commercial website selling the game for profit - http://www.nestorgames.com/ and http://www.nestorgames.com/epaminondas_detail.html —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ihardlythinkso (talk • contribs) 05:44, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

It looks like this has been resolved. In the future, the correct place to report problems of this nature is at Wikipedia:Conflict of interest/Noticeboard. Thanks for your vigilance in this regard. --Jayron32 05:50, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

Jayron, please explain what resolution? Also please read above where I inquired what is proper procedure, and the answer I received. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ihardlythinkso (talk • contribs) 23:26, 3 September 2010 (UTC) Please read this entire entry. There are two reported items. The second item is unresolved. Here it is repeated below.

The same user made another link in another game article, saying the manufacturing company "re-edited" (republished) the partcular game this year. http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Epaminondas Here is the specific text - "It has been re-edited in 2010 by NestorGames." NestorGames is a commercial website selling the game for profit - http://www.nestorgames.com/ and http://www.nestorgames.com/epaminondas_detail.html Doesn't this also amount to self-promotion/advertising? (If so could you also remove. Thank you.)

This is the wrong forum for this. I cannot say that any plainer. People who patrol this message board do not, as a matter of course, usually deal with these issues. Wikipedia has a forum which is expressly for dealing with this problem. It is called Wikipedia:Conflict of interest/Noticeboard. If you are uncomfortable with fixing the problem yourself, you need to start a thread at Wikipedia:Conflict of interest/Noticeboard, not here. This board is for answering questions using information from Wikipedia articles. If you are having problems with somebody spamming articles, go to Wikipedia:Conflict of interest/Noticeboard. --Jayron32 02:58, 4 September 2010 (UTC)

You can fix it yourself by editing the article and removing the advertisement. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 21:37, 4 September 2010 (UTC)