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Judging from GeeJo's recent contributions, it appears someone had a bad run-in with Isomalt :) We could probably use some better sections for the content, as it's starting to get a bit long... Blueandwhiteg3 06:20, 3 February 2006 (UTC)
I'm not disputing any particular claims, but the edit by 212.184.194.12 on 6 March '06 makes the page look like a commercial broadcast, what with the benifits being extolled and the health risk claims removed. The IP address 212.184.194.12 is registered to:
inetnum: 212.184.194.0 - 212.184.194.31
netname: SUEDZUCKER
descr: T-Systems fuer Suedzucker
country: DE
admin-c: MH5763-RIPE
tech-c: SR2084-RIPE
status: ASSIGNED PA
mnt-by: DTAG-NIC
source: RIPE # Filtered
Suedzucker happens to be parent compant of Palatinit, the company that makes Isomalt. This gives suspicion of bias, on the other hand I see no need to remove their chemical details, since for this they're a good source. Accordingly I'm going to put a POV-check tag on it, and reinstate some of the deleted material. Looks like the same's happened (but more so) on the German language wikipedia: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benutzer_Diskussion:212.184.194.12 --Pseudomonas 15:22, 9 March 2006 (UTC)
You are very correct, the page has been tweaked to optimize the position of isomalt. I also believe that the glycemic response claims are a bit on the "too good to be true" side - I am removing the exact value. I agree that the value is low... but the numbers I have seen in passing are higher than those presented by the corporate editor.
I do appreciate the level of detail added about the chemical reactions, but stuff like the simple 100% accurate fact that isomalt is an artificial substance has been removed. The accurate fact that it may cause gastric distress has also been removed. I feel corporate contributions should be welcome on wikipedia, so long as they do not remove information! I have left the Palatint link, because it was there before our corporate editor came along and I believe it would be a disservice to our readers to remove such a link. All of "uncomfortable information" has been re-instated and the POV flag has been removed. Blueandwhiteg3 06:52, 10 March 2006 (UTC)
Actually, I think the link was added by the corporate editor in a previous edit. But it's not an unreasonable link to have on this article. -- Pseudomonas 00:43, 11 March 2006 (UTC)
You're probably correct... and I agree, it is reasonable to have on this page. -- Blueandwhiteg3 02:32, 12 March 2006 (UTC)
