Talk:Tom's of Maine/Archives/2012

Free of artificial sweeteners
This probably qualifies as original research, so I'm adding it to the discussion page. I had a hard time with standard toothpastes, because I would get a sour stomach for a while after brushing, despite how well I rinsed. I mentioned it to my dental hygienist and she suggested this company's toothpaste. I tried it and have not experienced the sour stomach since. I extended this discovery to the tooth polish used during my cleanings at the dentist, and now ask for straight pumice tooth polish, with no sweetener and have seen the same improvement. --Sean 16:55, 14 April 2007 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:Tom's of Maine logo.png
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BetacommandBot 23:23, 13 September 2007 (UTC)

in Psychology
Hey,

I have reinstated my section on critical psych after it was removed yesterday as I can see no reason for its removal given that it is relevant, referenced and well linked. If someone can come up with a wiki code guideline or similar demonstrating why it should be removed please add it here and I will happily leave it off, if not...

I don't particularly see how it's relevant. You can do a lot of critical analyses of lots of commercial products, but when it comes down to it this is an article about a small toothpaste company and its products. My biggest problem with it is that it assumes too high of a level of knowledge on the part of the reader - it's speaking as though we all know what on Earth it's talking about, and while such high-level language is appropriate for pages on complex scientific, philosophical, or mathematical concepts, this is just about a personal hygiene company. As far as I'm concerned this is just an interesting piece of trivia if you're into this kind of thing already - most people are going to read this and not know what it's talking about and not see any relevance. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.179.65.133 (talk) 21:53, 24 October 2008 (UTC)

Hey, I can see your point in that it is a bit of a departure, but it is relevant within its field which is as relevant as any other reason to examine this page. Surely we are not to judge why people may be interested in this article? Further, I would disagree that it is trivia (not that there is anything wrong with that imo). You are right that most people looking at this page will not be interested in the topic but some will, and I do believe that it is well enough referenced that people who are interested will be able to learn more quite easily. Finally, while I appreciate that it is not relevant to whether the section should stay or not, I am removing the 'unverified claims' tag as the section includes a reference to the original article and hence is demonstrably not original or unverified. Kiwifruitrulz (talk) 20:03, 11 November 2008 (UTC)

delusional section removed
Author of this tangential rubbish must get out of the ivory and intercourse with the real world.

What relevance do your personal philosophical musings have to do with a personal hygiene products company????

This gives wikipedia a bad name. The encyclopedia needs to have professional articles, not experimential tangential commentary.

Lastly, where are the citations of independent references that give legitimacy to this silly section. Dogru144 (talk) 00:43, 16 December 2008 (UTC)