Talk:Food Fair

Article issues
Wiki is an encyclopedia. The folks writing this article need to focus on that. Wiki articles need to read like encyclopedia articles, and not like advertisements, school essays, or marketing literature.

In Wiki, the more open to question a statement is, the more it is need of citation. Language which "talks up" the subject with claims that can't be proved isn't appropriate. Here are examples "best known as one of America's true 'original' supermarket chains", "grocery powerhouses", "coast to coast", "enjoyed great success", "eventually became so popular", "began to rise to new heights". On examination, none of this language means very much. By which is meant this: If another Wiki editor chose to say exactly the opposite, how would you prove they were wrong?

Statements such as "widespread corruption among members of the controlling Friedland family including questionable financial dealings" aren't just contrary to Wiki policies, they leave the writers open to legal suits for lible, if it is the case that they are not based on published sources. Ask yourself, writers, are you comfortable with confronting the Friedland family with a public accusation? This statement also seems on the surface libelous: "kept its losses on the books to offset profits".

Mixing a combination of marketing hype with very real accusations could possibly lead the writers of this article into, if nothing else, an uncomfortable position as Wiki contributors.

24.130.18.100 (talk) 13:12, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

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