Talk:Maytag

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[edit] Problems with this article

There are many spelling and grammatical errors.
The history section is a company timeline pulled from the company's website. (at least we know it's accurate)
The section on Maytag's mascot, "Ol' Lonely", is copied from the company's website. (at least we know it's accurate)
The article is very biased towards the company.
The article does not mention the Maytag Neptune or the widely-publicised problems with it which lead to a class-action lawsuit. Andrew pmk 00:23, 24 August 2005 (UTC)
Actor Hardy Rawls who played the second "Ol' Lonley" did not die on 9/22/2003 as stated in the article. As of 12/02/06 he is alive, and living in the State of Florida.
Description of GFCI, given to customers to resolve safety issues with a leaky system, is technically inaccurate, and should probably give a link to RCD. (the general name for a GFCI, and the name of the wiki page for that device.) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 199.57.3.195 (talk) 20:39, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

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Retail partners, seetlements and recalls

The recalls section needs to be removed, it's too "point in time" oriented and makes little sense in an encyclopedic context. Eli lilly 20:38, 13 May 2007 (UTC)

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