Talk:Matchbox (toy)

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[edit] External Links

I have removed external links to discussion forums as they are a violation of WP:EL. -- MakeChooChooGoNow 19:57, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

I have removed this link twice as a violation of WP:EL and it's back.


My arguments for removing.

  • This is a forum.
  • The forum is not a unique resource to the topic.
  • Is being promoted by a member or moderator of the forum in violation of WP:SPAM. -- MakeChooChooGoNow 04:42, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Page moves

Please discuss any problems with the naming of this article on the talk page before we start a page move war. Matchbox Toys is not the common name for the product and should not be used (WP:NAME). Xiner (talk, email) 20:49, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

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In keeping with Xiner's suggestion, here my reasoning for/opinions on name changes thus far:

The article was originally called "Matchbox (toy company)". There is and never was a toy company called "Matchbox". Matchbox is a brand owned over the years by Lesney Products, then by Universal and Tyco (under the name "Matchbox Internat'l Ltd."), and now by Mattel. I felt that if Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, then the entries should have a correct name if possible.

Thus, I changed it to "Matchbox (toys)".

Recently, it was changed to "Matchbox Toys". This, again, I feel was incorrect. As opposed to, say, Dinky Toys, where the name actually consists of two words, there is not an official trademark for the name Matchbox Toys. The old Lesney buildings did have a neon sign on them, "Lesney's 'Matchbox' toys," but the actual trademark refers only to the name Matchbox.

My feeling is that the current (4th) name, "Matchbox (toy)", is sufficient to disambiguate the product from other articles with the Matchbox name.

Jtnet 21:14, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Ideas for other Matchbox series/items to be added

- Steer 'n Go

- Zing-o-matic

- Big MX

- German regional issues in the '60s (#25 Bedford, #32 Leyland - ARAL)

- "Golden Era" under "growth and development" - dominance of the British die-cast brands in the late-'60s

- dolls, '70s and '80s

- Thunderbirds

- Tyco-era playsets and plastic vehicles

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No mention of the Matchbox Carousel line from the late 80s/early 90s? There is a dearth of information about these online. I thought they were beautiful and still have a collection, but I know barely anything about them! Gemfyre 13:13, 25 March 2007 (UTC)


[edit] Too long?

I personally don't feel that this article is too long. It does cover a lot of ground, but it is structured sufficiently. Some "long" topics (Powertrack, Lesney Products) have already been moved to dedicated articles. Also, though perhaps a weaker argument, other similar articles are as long or longer. Jtnet 08:46, 9 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] picture

One of the picture says that it shows a modern era miniature car. Nowadays Matchbox makes much more interesting models, like the DS, Guilia, Mini CLubman. This picture is outdated. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.100.137.138 (talk) 01:03, 3 January 2008 (UTC)