Talk:Floss pick

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Thanks for a start on a useful article.

Firstly, WP:NPOV. I'm guessing that the article creator, user:Bradrussell has some connection to DenTek? Now that's great, because it's good to see industry expertise contributing to articles. However it does mean that this article needs to be "whiter than white" (anyone got a shade card?) to avoid accusations of WP:COI or WP:NPOV. As an example of the sort of trivial issue that needs addressing, the use of a possessive "we" in the product list just has to go. Unless Wikimedia Foundation have moved into dentistry, there's no room for a "we" in that para! Easily fixed though.

It's also going to need care to avoid undue prominence being given to any one maker's products, over another's. Now this doesn't mean that a maker can't have their products listed, as generic examples of the type, or as a specific example if they're the only comparable product.

This article could also use some photos. Andy Dingley (talk) 23:44, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

I edited the bottom two sections to take our proprietary references and alphabetized the list of floss picks on the market. I am obtaining references for the claims requested and will remove them if I can't get them today. I will also upload a picture or two. I'll reread and reword with a careful eye for WP:NPOV. Thanks! Bradrussell (talk) 13:36, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Refs needed

This article needs some background citations. Shouldn't be hard to supply them. For starters:

• Some background to the history.
• Some support for the clinical claim, "as effective as tape floss"
• The claim that DenTek were first to bundle with movie popcorn
• Some example makers. Linking to the sites of established manufacturers is OK, so long as they have some useful content to offer and there's a WP:NPOV sense of balance to it. If a manufacturer offers valuable and supportable information, there's no reason why Wikipedia should ignore it.

Andy Dingley (talk) 00:00, 13 May 2008 (UTC)