Talk:Williams-Sonoma
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[edit] Photo
I thought the photo added something. Some of the people who voted on the VfD listing thought the photo should stay, plus Geogre said that someone who did some damned research and wrote an article could include a picture. Well, I did a little research, anyway. The photo isn't hugely informative and I'd be willing to see it replaced by something better, but at this point I think it's worth keeping. JamesMLane 05:37, 23 Oct 2004 (UTC)
This page was listed on Wikipedia:Votes for deletion. The result of the debate was to keep. See Wikipedia:Votes for deletion/Williams-Sonoma for a record of the votes and discussion.
[edit] Removal
I removed the below primarily because of the first sentence -- surely somebody thought of presenting merchandising in the "best possible presentation" before Williams. That was probably not an innovative idea two thousand years ago, much less fifty. The second sentence is odd, and I'm not sure what it means (probably assumes the reader has been to a Williams-Sonoma store and knows what the merchandise arrangement is), but I wouldn't have removed it except that it becomes completely nonsensical in the absence of the first sentence (as opposed to only somewhat nonsensical). Tuf-Kat 03:36, Feb 16, 2005 (UTC)
- One of Williams innovative ideas was to arrange merchandise to ensure their best possible presentation for incoming customers. This arrangement also required customers to ask Williams to bring items they wanted to purchase, thus creating conversation and interaction with them.
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- I put it in originally (actually you may ask, why the hell do I care about Williams Sonoma? I didn't, until I was lead into it from Pottery Barn Rule). These sentences paraphrase William's own description (gleaned from the interview referenced below) of what he thought was innovative in the store. That doesn't cause the sentences to become "sensical" of course but some explanation of the store's initial success seemed worth putting down. Maybe it should have said Williams believed that one of the ideas that lead to the store's initial success was .... CSTAR 04:11, 16 Feb 2005 (UTC)
- If Williams said it, I'll put it back with an attribution. Tuf-Kat 23:20, Feb 16, 2005 (UTC)
- I put it in originally (actually you may ask, why the hell do I care about Williams Sonoma? I didn't, until I was lead into it from Pottery Barn Rule). These sentences paraphrase William's own description (gleaned from the interview referenced below) of what he thought was innovative in the store. That doesn't cause the sentences to become "sensical" of course but some explanation of the store's initial success seemed worth putting down. Maybe it should have said Williams believed that one of the ideas that lead to the store's initial success was .... CSTAR 04:11, 16 Feb 2005 (UTC)
Removed external link for www.designpackaginginc.com, as this is a commercial website link that is in violation of Wikipedia's policy. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 4.20.98.115 (talk) 19:19, 9 January 2008 (UTC)
