Talk:WW International

Proposed Edit
My proposal for an edit of this Wikipedia article in requirement of my Technical Communication course at NJIT

Topic:

Weight Watchers

APA Citation:

Weight Watchers. (2012, March 19). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 17:04, March 31, 2012, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Weight_Watchers&oldid=482672186

The Changes:

The following article I have chosen requires cleanup on the Wikipedia website. Weight Watchers. (2012, March 19). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 17:04, March 31, 2012. The Weight Watchers article discusses who the company is, its approach to weight loss, effectiveness, where they have gone globally and provides an in depth discussion of how the program is used. However, the article does not provide readers with the reason for the company's main business strategy- the importance of its group meetings.

Article Selection:

Citation: MOISIO R, BERUCHASHVILI M. Questing for Well-Being at Weight Watchers: The Role of the Spiritual-Therapeutic Model in a Support Group. Journal Of Consumer Research [serial online]. February 2010;36(5):857-875. Available from: Business Source Premier, Ipswich, MA. Accessed April 7, 2012. This article discusses the reason why group support is crucial in a weight loss program. Moreover, it examines how Weight Watchers helps its members manage their overweight conditions through the group talks. The support group acts as a venue for angst-alleviating therapeutic confession, promotes the support group as a benevolent system of therapeutic error, among many other things. This source is reliable and of good quality for the project. The University of Chicago Press is responsible for the contents of this page. For more information, they have written their address: Journals Division 1427 E. 60th Street, Chicago IL 60637, United States of America. It seems as though they are qualified to write the information, since it has been peer reviewed and this is an academic journal document on consumer behavior and theory. This source gives relevant information on how important and useful talk therapy sessions are. Weight Watchers differentiates itself from its competitors through the use of group meetings, in which members engage in therapy sessions and stories about their weight loss journey. The dates are of specific datasets as well as an evident written date. Also, the factual information and data are clearly listen in both sources and can be verified in other sources.

Sample Source:

MOISIO R, BERUCHASHVILI M. Questing for Well-Being at Weight Watchers: The Role of the Spiritual-Therapeutic Model in a Support Group. Journal Of Consumer Research [serial online]. February 2010;36(5):857-875.
 * Ir6-NJITWILL (talk)

Kurbo proportional coverage and citations
I have trimmed out some passages that make the article overly focused on the Kurbo app. I have also removed a number of statements that were not supported by their citation, or where the citation was not relevant to the Kurbo controversy, as well as some WP:ADVERT material. Several relevant citations in favour of the app were mentioned in the last edit, and I have cited them and tried to improve the match between the publications and how they are used (although the one experimental study was not of high quality).

BrightVamp (talk) 04:27, 1 July 2020 (UTC)

Company history stops at 2018
But there's a lot to be said about the rebrand. See e.g. the BBC's 2019 article What's gone wrong at Weight Watchers? Equinox ◑ 17:23, 26 June 2023 (UTC)

Removed
I have removed the reference to the Zoe Harcombe website, as an unreliable fringe source. Apologies, as I may have forgotten to tag why it was removed whilst making the edit. Luther Blissetts (talk) 05:03, 23 April 2024 (UTC)