User talk:Foodie Historian
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Happy editing! DanielRigal (talk) 20:51, 7 October 2024 (UTC)
Please let me explain about the food days
[edit]Hi Foodie Historian.
Please don't get discouraged but I removed your addition of Chocolate Cake Day. I saw your comment in the edit summary so I thought I should explain why.
The key point is that everything needs to be referenced to Reliable Sources. "Reliable Sources" (with capital letters) means something quite specific on Wikipedia, and it is probably a bit different from what a new user might expect, so please check out that link. So, what's the problem with Chocolate Cake Day? The problem is that anybody can make a website saying that it is National Something Day, Official Something Day or even International Something Else Day. We don't want all of those things to be listed in the article. That website just says "Copyright © 1999-2024 Chocolate Cake Day" so that could be absolutely anybody.
So is there any way to save Chocolate Cake Day? Maybe. Let's see if we can find out. I start by Googling for "Chocolate Cake Day". There are plenty of hits but lots of them are shops and blogs, not Reliable Sources. It would take a long time to go through them all so let's try Google News instead. Not everything there is Reliable either but it is often easier to find something that is. What I find is very mixed. Maybe some of it is usable. I see some local newspapers mentioning it. Not all of them agree what day it is. Some say that German Chocolate Cake Day is on June 11th which only makes it more confusing. What we are looking for is a good News source or a published book talking about Chocolate Cake Day in a way that is not just adverting and, ideally, not just a passing mention. Looking at the results it is definitely not enough to justify making a whole article about Chocolate Cake Day but is it enough to justify putting it back on that list? Maybe?
Here is what I suggest. Do a Google News search and a Google Books search (or whatever News and Books search engine you like) and try to find a good Reliable news source or book talking about Chocolate Cake Day. Pick the best one you can find and then try adding it back on List of food days using that as the reference instead of the website. I'm not sure that it will stick but it's not hopeless and it is good practice anyway. Try not to get discouraged if it doesn't work. Getting started on Wikipedia can be a steep learning curve. Sometimes the first thing you try don't pan out. If that happens you can move on to something else that might be a better prospect than Chocolate Cake Day. There's plenty of scope in food history. Good luck. DanielRigal (talk) 21:29, 7 October 2024 (UTC)