Talk:Marlboro (cigarette)
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- Removed link to abc.com* - saw no need for the link on the discussion page.
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[edit] Lacking in Information
Marlboro has been an american cultural icon for better than 60 years, albeit a hazardous one. I find this article incredibly lacking in information. I will try to add things, as I find them.
[edit] Vini Vidi Vici
Anyone know why they removed that slogan from the banner on the Coat of Arms emblem??? I didn't see any reference to that on the page, but it was removed, and it has been removed sometime within the last 3-5 years. Atleast on the USA packs.
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[edit] Cigarettes for racists?
C'mon. That doesn't belong here. It's not even attributed.
[edit] Removed Blend No.72
There is no Blend No.72. 72 is the length of the cigarette.
Please note their is a blend no.27.
[edit] photo
Someone should add an image.
Get rid of the marlboro pic please
Why would we do that? ~ Butros (Talk) 11:44, 25 February 2006 (UTC)
The photographs of ALL tobacco products should be removed from Wikipedia because it is letting a deadly product to be advertised for free, which is morally and ethically wrong. Tobacco kills millions of people each year. It is not necessary at all to have pictures of these products on Wikipedia, and if people are searching for pictures of tobacco products, then they can use a search engine, not Wikipedia. Please do not let photos/pictures of tobacco products be placed on Wikipedia. I am removing the photographs from this page. Thanks, Gillies corner 12:17, 2 August 2006 (UTC)
- Wikipedia is an encyclopedia. Not some politically correct tool to push a POV on others. This includes avoiding adding pictures because of a "moral" purpose. 68.146.118.145 23:04, 27 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Marlboro Light- Marlboro Gold
Why the name change? --Richy 20:23, 11 June 2006 (UTC)
- Because calling it light was causing misunderstandings. "Light" looks like a less dangereous product but it isn't. So Marlboro changed the name.
[edit] Inapproprate?
The discussion of PM, cigarettes, cancer, etc. should be moved to the PM entry frankly. I fail to see what this has to do specificaly with the brand.
[edit] Not Neutral
There are a number of phrases in this article that are geared towards Philip Morris. Looks more like a comercial than an encyclopedia article.
I specified the "criticisms" section as the one that is not neutral; the rest seems fine to me. I don't know quite enough to fix this; I believe that the "allegations" were all discussed in court cases against Philip Morris, and hence the reason why they post that smoking is bad for health. Companies like Camel had to take down advertising targeted toward children; while I do not know if PM did that, it wouldn't surprise me since children are one of the easiest groups to target and will probably stick to a brand name for life. I also don't see how it's "popular belief" that PM never says that smoking is bad; they are required to put a Surgeon General's warning on all boxes of cigarettes. Citations are needed to substantiate the claims like "activists liken the sale of addictive cigarettes to illegal addictive substances like cocaine or heroin" and "activists also allege that the tobacco industry, including Philip Morris, actively markets cigarettes to children, and has in the past has conspired to hide the dangers of smoking from the public". Iamthebob 02:26, 21 July 2006 (UTC)
- Wouldn't it make more sense to move the criticism section to an article about Philip Morris than rather have it on a page discussing one of their products? Having criticisms of perhaps how Marlboro had one of the most prolific ad campaigns in history would be more appropriate.--Dragnilar 16:34, 27 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] KKK
I think the thing about KKK is true, cause there are 3 things on the package that gives proof to it: one is that the 3 red symbols form 3 K's; another is that withinside the package is a year number which has to do with KKK. Third, the picture/coat of arms, whatever it is with the little child, forms a hood between his legs. Shandristhe azylean 14:06, 13 July 2006 (UTC)
