Talk:Maytag

Owned Brands Section
Every bullet in this section is linked to articles that are related in name-only. It's really annoying. If it's going to be a link, then link to a page about the brand. An article that's subject-related rather than just name-related. If there's going to be a link at all, then make it to a dedicated wiki page about that business brand. But until those pages exist (or even if they don't get large enough to justify not getting merged into this article 5 years down the line), then don't link anything. tldr remove the links, and just leave a simple straitforward text-only list. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.127.213.188 (talk) 20:58, 23 March 2012 (UTC)

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)

RESPONSE: As far as I can tell, these problems have ALL been fully resolved in the rewrites done since the author's unsigned comment in October 2007. Dellant (talk) 21:26, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

Recently Added
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)

Got rid of the recalls section
Though Maytag had product recalls which affected many, and were publicized, it does not seem to be encyclopedic. Take as an example, Ford Motor Company recalls millions of vehicles a year, but their Wiki article does not mention this. It's a slippery slope; if we're going to start devoting sections to every product recall a company carries out, we're going to end up with a lot of very bloated articles. If there is a product recall which is significant enough, it may warrant its own article, i.e. Ford/Firestone, Hydroxycut. But for now, these are gone. I figure it's been a long time coming. CharCoal (talk) 21:26, 26 June 2009 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:Maytag logo.png
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Neptune issues are complex
Various quality issues, poor PR, recalls, internal financial problems and external competition, etc, all added up to giving up on their own assembly line and having the Neptune name put on Samsung machines. In a sense, this was Maytag throwing in the towel on Neptune, while still profiting from whatever remaining value the brand had. The Neptune brand was retired when Whirlpool purchased the company. Maytag machines made by Whirlpool use the brand name Epic. Nospamtodd (talk) 04:47, 3 October 2009 (UTC)

Chronology Addition
2014: The Maytag Repairman is replaced by the new Maytag Man, who is the human embodiment of a machine and portrays various Maytag appliances. Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/09/business/media/maytag-repairmans-new-job-keeps-him-busy.html

Ol' Lonely
Propose title be renamed "Maytag Repairman" with the following copy at the bottom.
 * In January 2014, the character was changed to have a new attitude, function, and name as the human embodiment of Maytag appliances.

New Logo
Here is an official link to the new corporate logo that replaces the one currently on the page http://access.whirlpool.com/wdl/image/09001a50801849b2/view.do?format=preview — Preceding unsigned comment added by 199.181.111.102 (talk) 15:54, 18 February 2014 (UTC)

Repairman
In 2014 Maytag replaced the "old, bored" repairman with a younger, "can-do, more macho repairman, according to the article. But the "new" repairman was actually much older - the actor is older than the man who had had the role for seven years.119.224.13.116 (talk) 03:32, 27 July 2015 (UTC)

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