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External Link[edit]

I have reverted back to the non-commercial link. If you wish to replace with the commercial link can you please explain why? --NeilN 21:46, 27 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Both Links are pages from commercial websites. Adam King's sells his lovespoon's online, and Cadwyn Ltd sell Paul Curtis' range of Lovespoons on his behalf online. The Cadwyn Link (www.welsh-lovespoons.co.uk) was there originally and was deleted and replaced with the Adam King Link. I am very worried about this trend of craftspeople living OUTSIDE WALES in America, England, Australia etc claiming to be producing WELSH Lovespoons. How can they be 'Welsh' Lovespoons if they are not made in Wales? I will therefore change link back to original link from a bilingual (Welsh + English) website, based in Wales, with lovespoons crafted by Welsh Craftsmen. --Hedd gwynfor 17:54, 01 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Added King's below Cadwyn's so both are on there now --NeilN 18:00, 1 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I've removed two dead external links from this page and added two new links. A link to welsh-lovespoons.co.uk has been deleted from this page in the past as it is a 'commercial website'. Please note that the pages linked to are information pages containing the most comphrehensive further reading online regarding Welsh lovespoons, and although the site does also sell Welsh lovespoons, these are information pages, and I hope you will all agree that the aim of these pages is information. There is no reference to purchasing lovespoons in the text body. There are links in the reference section of this page to other websites who are both commercial and information based so this shouldn't be an issue. --Hedd gwynfor (talk) 11:15, 15 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

If it links to a specific reference then commercial websites can be used if referenced in the text. But external links should never use commercial websites as it appears to be endorsement. See WP:EL. Thanks. FruitMonkey (talk) 21:12, 15 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, I have followed your instructiuons above and included a link to a page with a lot more info regarding symbols as a reference. The info on this page has been taken from 3 different sources with full reference to these sources also included on the page. --Hedd gwynfor (talk) 11:19, 29 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

When does a Welsh lovespoon stop being Welsh. Can it be made by a Welshman living in England?. Surely it is the tradition and symbolism that makes it a Welsh lovespoon rather than the exact geographical location in which the spoon is carved. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.184.128.108 (talk) 22:14, 17 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Is it really a wheel?[edit]

The caption for the image says the lovespoon includes a wheel, but it looks more like a Celtic cross. Is this really a wheel symbol? --81.98.100.51 (talk) 02:46, 18 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

citations needed?[edit]

The claims that love spoons are not used as functional spoons and that couples ate from linked spoons should include citations. Beegeeyee (talk) 11:26, 5 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]