Talk:Duplicating machines

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Here are a couple of images of what the print looked like on a mimeo (right) and a ditto (left) machine. If you want to use them in the article, please do. -- isis 02:23 Oct 28, 2002 (UTC)

Image:Ditto machine.JPG Image:Mimeo machine.JPG

[edit] Royal

—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.227.181.225 (talk • contribs) 20:03, August 3, 2005.

[edit] Cleanup

This article could use some cleanup. In particular, it takes a conversational tone (saying "you" in several places) fairly often, and it describes the pitfalls of duplicating machines from a rather personal viewpoint. The text is understandable, but not really encyclopedic. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Elkman (talk • contribs) 21:25, September 14, 2005.

I disagree completely. The entire point of this encyclopedia is to be understandable and NPOV. Please don't make it less understandable even if that makes it "sound" encyclopedic. See WP:AXS. --DavidCary 02:49, 18 October 2005 (UTC)

While you can claim that the only point of wikipedia is to be understandable and NPOV, there are also levels of quality. Removing comments like "knock you out" or comparing something to "cheap copier paper" is not very appropriate level discourse. Not only are these unsubstantiated claims, but they also give the image of someone writing in stream of consciousness. High quality wikipedia articles are not written as if they were stream of consciousness.

Moreover, elevating the level of discourse from this conversational tone does not obfuscate the article. In fact, it would create greater clarity if done correctly. Instead of "knock you out," a more accurate description of the effects of the used chemicals (and what exactly they were) would be better for understanding ditto machiens. --Simulcra 22:07, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

I decided the informal tone of the article regarding ditto machines was too difficult to save, so I copy/pasted part of the Spirit duplicator [1] article in its place. --Transfinite 03:57, 15 October 2006 (UTC)

As a copier/duplicator repairman I do have a lot of knowlage of them. I will be taking a look at the article and adding a digital duplicator section. Kilz 02:05, 6 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Mimeo.jpg

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