Talk:Toto Ltd.

Movement of article
As I have added another article whose abbreviation is TOTO, I will be moving this page to "TOTO (company)", and having "TOTO" redirect to the "Toto" disambiguation page. If there are any objections, please voice them. Runningonbrains 13:42, 19 May 2006 (UTC)
 * This TOTO is probably much better known. I think we can remove the parenthetical qualifier.  A-giau 18:47, 24 July 2006 (UTC)

Recurring graffiti
The last few edits appear to have come from a disgruntled employee and should be reversed. 65.102.51.4 (talk) 01:37, 28 September 2008 (UTC)

Largest manufacturer
I had deleted the claim that Toto is the largest manufacturer, but this has been reverted. This is incorrect as Roca are the largest, and this is shown in a recent trade journal, Ceramic World Review (No.69/2006), that gives -
 * Roca. 29.5 million pieces per annum.
 * American Standard. 28 million pieces per annum.
 * Sanitec. 13 million pieces per annum.
 * Toto. 12 million pieces per annum.
 * Kohler. 10 million pieces per annum.
 * Villeroy & Boch. 7.6 million pieces per annum.
 * CISA. 7 million pieces per annum.

For web references see -
 * http://www.icmr.icfai.org/casestudies/catalogue/Business%20Strategy/BSTR240.htm
 * http://www.houseandgardenfair.co.uk/exhibitor.asp?exhibitor_id=244
 * http://www.100percentdesign.co.uk/page.cfm/action=Exhib/ExhibID=00083
 * http://www.ctcac.org/roca_tile_group.php

The claim in the current article listed should be removed. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 194.126.226.253 (talk • contribs).


 * The claim in the article ("largest toilet manufacturer in the world") is different than the claims made in the links you provided ("largest sanitaryware manufacturer...in the world"). "Sanitaryware" can mean anything from sinks, bathtubs, showers, saunas, and so forth (all things claimed to be manufactured by Roca). If you can find something somewhere that says that Roca manufactures more toilets than Toto, then please provide it. ··· 日本穣 ? · Talk to Nihonjoe 00:31, 17 July 2007 (UTC)


 * Hi. I am sorry that you have again disputed this. Toto is a very well respected company within the sanitaryware industry, but it is wrong to claim it is the biggest manufacturer of toilets - the citations you list could not be considered as reliable or respected. Your understanding od what is sanitaryware is not shared by the industry, for example it does not include saunas. Also please consider that the citations I gave, the journal is respected in the industry, is for ceramics, and bathtubs are not made from ceramic. I have again put tags on the current claim. Not just to highlight that it should be removed but to note the ”easily largest” & ”7 million” are not supported by your citations. I ask that you do not continue to insist on having this invalid claim left. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 194.126.226.253 (talk • contribs).


 * There's no way to verify your claim as I have no way to even find a copy of the journal which you allege has this information in it. None of the links provided say anything like that. I've changed one of the citations to provide one for the 7 million annually, and changed the wording slightly. ··· 日本穣 ? · Talk to Nihonjoe 04:23, 17 July 2007 (UTC)


 * The change you have made is an improvment. But the claim of "the largest toilet manufacturer in the world" remains incorrect. This highlights a fundamental flaw of Wikipedia, that incorrect information can be listed providing citations can be provided. (although it must be said the citations you give are hardly credible) Also that "There's no way to verify your claim as I have no way to even find a copy of the journal which you allege has this information in it." is irrelelvant. That is your fault (with respect) and not that of a credible journal which is publically available. I very strongly feel that the current entry needs modifying to remove inaccurate information. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 194.126.226.253 (talk • contribs).


 * Where is it publicly available? I've never seen it in any library, not even really large ones that usually have pretty much any publication in existence. Whether or not a claim can be verified is entirely relevant. ··· 日本穣 ? · Talk to Nihonjoe 00:16, 23 July 2007 (UTC)


 * Hi. You misunderstand.You commentented that ”There's no way to verify your claim as I have no way to even” Note the use of ”I”. I understand that references should be verifiable, and not verifiable by you alone. That you have never seen it is not the failing of the journal. It is publically available. Within this week I will leave fuller details, such as publisher, but can not now as my copy is on loan. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 194.126.226.253 (talk • contribs).

The anon has listed a bunch of web references which clearly do not support the claim. Also, the anon seems to be guessing on what the numbers mean from the alleged source "Ceramic World Review" (per the comment on bathtubs not being made from ceramic). If he or she could cite the exact passage that states Roca produces 29.5 million toilets per annum and is largest toilet manufacturer, that would be convincing. Since the promised details have never appeared, I am removing the purported fact. I will instead substitute a Telegraph article which states Toto is the world's largest toilet manufacturer (and among the top three "plumbing manufacturers"). --C S (talk) 18:09, 1 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Why remove an authoritative reference? Especially one that is in agreement with industry knowledge? Let's not forget the magazine is read by, and includes contributions by, people who make toilets; and this includes people from Toto. I would like to know where in Wikipedia's policies it is stated that it is acceptable to remove long standing properly cited references from authoritative sources? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.160.114.205 (talk) 22:00, 1 November 2008 (UTC)


 * As I've already explained but perhaps not well apparently, the reference info does not "authoritatively" say Roca is the largest toilet manufacturer. If you say it does, please provide the excerpt for the above data that states Roca produces 29.5 million toilets per annum, instead of "pieces" of something.  Since you said on Talk: Toilets in Japan that you are not the same person as above, it seems clear you just cut and pasted the above and put it into Talk: Toilets in Japan.  You do not apparently have access to Ceramic World Review, nor did you notice that none of the above online links say toilet anywhere, let alone support the statement that Roca is the largest toilet manufacturer.  --C S (talk) 22:39, 1 November 2008 (UTC)

External links modified
Hello fellow Wikipedians,

I have just added archive links to 1 one external link on Toto Ltd.. Please take a moment to review my edit. If necessary, add after the link to keep me from modifying it. Alternatively, you can add to keep me off the page altogether. I made the following changes:
 * Added archive https://web.archive.org/20081002173412/http://www.telegraph.co.uk:80/connected/main.jhtml?xml=/connected/2008/08/31/sv_hitechtoilets.xml&page=2 to http://www.telegraph.co.uk/connected/main.jhtml?xml=/connected/2008/08/31/sv_hitechtoilets.xml&page=2

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