Talk:OK Soda
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OK Soda was a good article nominee, but did not meet the good article criteria at the time. There are suggestions below for improving the article. Once these are addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake. Reviewed version: May 25, 2007 |
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not sure it makes sense that there was a national add campaign and that it wasn't advertised across the whole country.
- To clarify, the television and print ads ran across the country, but the soda was only sold in test markets. --DropDeadGorgias (talk) 16:56, Aug 30, 2004 (UTC)
I also believe that this product was tested in atlantic Canada. I can't confirm this because I don't live in atlantic Canada. It is usually used as a test market because of its conservative demographic and unusual lifestyle. --metta, The Sunborn ☸ 16:31, 31 Aug 2004 (UTC)
- That's possible, I gleaned whatever information I could from the old articles on it, but they definitely had a US bias. If you can find canadian sources for that info, add it to the article. --DropDeadGorgias (talk) 16:35, Aug 31, 2004 (UTC)
- It is true. I live in Atlantic Canada and remember seeing it on store shelves. Kirjtc2 01:01, 2 Sep 2004 (UTC)
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[edit] WP:FAC
Hmm, this article has just failed its second FAC nomination (Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Archived nominations#OK Soda), primarily for a lack of hard data. Does anyone out there know where we can find real or projected numbers on the sales and marketing budget of OK Soda? I've looked through Amazon and online, but I really can't find concrete numbers. The books and articles tend to focus on OK Soda's impact on future marketing. If anyone has any idea where to find this data, I'm more than willing to put in some legwork. --DropDeadGorgias (talk) 17:55, Nov 26, 2004 (UTC)
[edit] OK Soda
The soda that's just OK, nothing special.
[edit] GA comment
The logo needs a fair use rationale or the article will be quick-failed. Look to other passed GA/FAs with similar subject matter for examples. --Nehrams2020 17:43, 4 May 2007 (UTC)
- Thanks, I've added the template to the logo image and filled it out to the best of my knowledge. --DDG 18:58, 4 May 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Tree Sap
The ingredient list on the original cans listed "tree sap" as an ingredient. Was it a joke? Not sure they could slip that past the labeling requirements. Probably actually had tree sap. Could a maple extract be considered tree sap? Possibly. Jprovost 21:26, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
[edit] GA Review
This article is informative and well-written, but I don't feel that it meets the good article criteria at the moment. Specifically, I don't believe it has enough references. Though there is very little in it that is at all controversial, too much information is uncited. Try looking for more sources and also doubling up on sources for inline links. In addition, the [Soda - can|last picture] does not have the required fair use rationale. This article meets every other requirement for good article and I would like to see it become one; please look into these issues. Atropos 06:35, 25 May 2007 (UTC) --Atropos 06:44, 25 May 2007 (UTC)
