Articles that you don't expect NOT to be in Wikipedia Options

[Gruntled]

Strange, with all the dorky Yes-heads editing Wikipedia that there's no article about Esquire (band), fronted by Yes bassist Chris Squire's (ex-) wife, Nikki Squire.

Ah, yes, Nikki Squire. A very fine batswoman - and Irish, to keep Alison happy.

[thekohser]

Strange, with all the dorky Yes-heads editing Wikipedia that there's no article about Esquire (band), fronted by Yes bassist Chris Squire's (ex-) wife, Nikki Squire.

Clearly, the band is notable because their Geffen album was reviewed by Jim Zebora in the notable Connecticut Record-Journal. He said of the album:

Delete the "E" and you've got Nikki Squire, wife of Yes-man Chris. She should find other toys to play with, not her husband's recording studio.

For pure abomination, just listen to "Knock Twice for Heaven," as shrill a tune as has ever seen vinyl. I'm willing to forgive a lot of vocal faults when they're used for good effect, but Mrs. Squire's piercing, unpleasant pipes made me long for my earplugs.

This one is a must to avoid. The less said about Esquire, the better. D-minus.

It should be noted that Zebora also only gave U2's The Joshua Tree a "B" grade, despite that fifth album of theirs being widely considered their best to that point.

On the other hand, Malaysia's New Straits Times described Esquire as "derivative... but damn good", giving the album a more charitable 3-star rating, one star more than they bestowed on Level 42's Running in the Family.

I'll play us out with that "Knock Twice for Heaven" song... grab your earplugs.



This post has been edited by thekohser: Wed 30th March 2011, 3:27pm

[thekohser]

Today, I learned from an interesting e-mail about the Mikasa tableware company...

In the early 1930s, Mikasa was established as an international trading company based in Secaucus, New Jersey. The company, while wholly American, looked to Japan for inspiration. Named in honor of Prince Mikasa, the youngest brother of Emperor Hirohito, Mikasa soon established itself as one of the most recognized Japanese brand names in the West. Importing merchandise produced by a network of over 150 manufacturers worldwide, the company itself never attempted to make any of the dinnerware it sold. Rather, the Mikasa branded items were imported from Japan, Ireland, England, France, and Germany. Business exploded in the 1950s, and tableware became the staple business for Mikasa. Customer requests were pouring in from all parts of the country, and department stores including Bloomingdale's and Macy's could not keep enough stock to meet demand. Consumers found Mikasa ceramics to be very strong, versatile, and stylish. By the beginning of the 1960s, Mikasa had established a reputation as "the pioneer of American casual."

If you check Wikipedia to see if they corroborate any of this interesting info, you'll probably start at a Mikasa disambiguation page, which will lead you to the Mikasa & Company page, which itself is only a redirect to Arc International, the conglomerate that acquired Mikasa in the year 2000. That article only says this about Mikasa:

...Mikasa[4] (acquired from US in 2000)...

The "reference" source is a spam link, of course, added by an IP editor who works at market research firm, Ipsos MORI. It's been there for months.

Of course, Mikasa is no longer owned by Arc International, as it was acquired by Lifetime Brands, in 2008. Wikipedia hasn't caught up with that yet. (There isn't even a Wikipedia stub about Lifetime Brands, even though it's a publicly-traded powerhouse that owns the Mikasa, KitchenAid, Farberware, Cuisinart, Wallace, and Pfaltzgraff brands.

So, for interesting information about Mikasa tableware, commercial e-mail is a far more informative source than Wikipedia.

Wikipedia is always improving, and quickly.

This post has been edited by thekohser: Sat 9th April 2011, 6:53pm

[EricBarbour]

The "reference" source is a spam link, of course, added by an IP editor who works at market research firm, Ipsos MORI. It's been there for months.

Of course, Mikasa is no longer owned by Arc International, as it was acquired by Lifetime Brands, in 2008. Wikipedia hasn't caught up with that yet. (There isn't even a Wikipedia stub about Lifetime Brands, even though it's a publicly-traded powerhouse that owns the Mikasa, KitchenAid, Farberware, Cuisinart, Wallace, and Pfaltzgraff brands.

So, for interesting information about Mikasa tableware, commercial e-mail is a far more informative source than Wikipedia.

Wikipedia is always improving, and quickly.

Don't forget the article about the Kirby vacuum cleaner company.
It just gets more hostile and defamatory as time goes on.....
love the excellent product photo, too!

I have to wonder if this is an attempt by the left-leaning wikinerds to
mount an assault on Berkshire Hathaway. The main article looks
as if it is being manicured by paid editors. And the Warren Buffett
bio reads like a love letter. Hmm.

This post has been edited by EricBarbour: Sat 9th April 2011, 8:54pm

[thekohser]

I'll bet Horsey and a few others will flashback with me on this one.

Why is there no Wikipedia article paying tribute to Ferdinand J. Smith, composer of two of the best TV movie presentation theme songs in history?

To this day, that HBO theme makes me want to jump around, Rocky boxing style.

[thekohser]

ArtCarved brand jewelry? Seems notable enough for WP standards, but where is the article?

[thekohser]

Pearl Drops tooth polish. An iconic brand of the 1980's, but nowhere to be found on Wikipedia.

[thekohser]

Cell bank. The very raw materials of bioengineering are stored in these things, but Wikipedia doesn't know what they are.

[thekohser]

Zacks Investment Research. Seriously, Cirt and Carrite, is your collective head so far up your butt that "delete" is the best solution, rather than "create obviously needed article"?

This post has been edited by thekohser: Thu 11th August 2011, 7:37pm

[A Horse With No Name]

The unreleased indie film "Missing Pieces" . I am surprised this lasted as long as it did.

[Silver seren]

Cell bank. The very raw materials of bioengineering are stored in these things, but Wikipedia doesn't know what they are.

Haven't gotten to cell banks yet in class, but I assume we will at some point, considering my major.

Kohser, I assume that an Amniotic stem cell bank is some sort of subdivision of that or is that what you were looking for?

[thekohser]

Kohser, I assume that an Amniotic stem cell bank is some sort of subdivision of that or is that what you were looking for?

I'm no expert, but this sounds to me like Wikipedia having an article about the Polaris 600 IQ LXT, but no article about snowmobiles. For example, there are lymphoma cell banks.

[Silver seren]

True, and that does seem to be correct, considering there are also cord blood stem cell banks, and cord blood (the umbilical cord) is very different from amniotic fluid (the fluid inside the placental sac).

I'll get right on it then. Something basic to start with.

[Silver seren]

I got confused for a moment over the difference between a cell bank and a master cell bank.

A cell bank is an actual facility that stores genetic lines of cells of various types.

A master cell bank is actually one of those specific genetic lines, contained in a number of vials.

Weird naming system.

And then there's also a working cell bank, which is a master cell bank line that is put into active use for production of various tissues and whatever else is needed.

...couldn't they have come up with more original names for the things?

[thekohser]

...couldn't they have come up with more original names for the things?

Maybe Wikipedia can establish a new name for the various phenomena. They do that all the time. For example, "Casey Anthony" is now called "Death of Caylee Anthony". And "Steven Slater" is now going by the name "JetBlue flight attendant incident". The "trunk lid" or "trunk door" of an automobile is now referred to only as a "decklid" or a "boot lid", though "decklid" is the only acceptable Wikipedia term for the item, as zero other words for it redirect to "decklid".

Good luck! Happy editing!

[Silver seren]

Cell bank

Still rather rough, obviously, but there it is. I'm probably going to add a Types section to discuss the different types of organizations (stem cells and all of their variations, lymphoma, etcetera).

[thekohser]

Cell bank

Still rather rough, obviously, but there it is. I'm probably going to add a Types section to discuss the different types of organizations (stem cells and all of their variations, lymphoma, etcetera).

What? No credit in the edit summaries to "Thekohser" or to "Gregory Kohs" for inspiring the genesis of this article? I might have to stop giving out these great ideas here.

This post has been edited by thekohser: Wed 17th August 2011, 1:49pm

[thekohser]

Of course, Mikasa is no longer owned by Arc International, as it was acquired by Lifetime Brands, in 2008. Wikipedia hasn't caught up with that yet.

Over four months and 10,000+ page views later, Wikipedia's still goin' wrong.

[Silver seren]

Of course, Mikasa is no longer owned by Arc International, as it was acquired by Lifetime Brands, in 2008. Wikipedia hasn't caught up with that yet.

Over four months and 10,000+ page views later, Wikipedia's still goin' wrong.

Fixed, I think.

[Milton Roe]

Cell bank

Still rather rough, obviously, but there it is. I'm probably going to add a Types section to discuss the different types of organizations (stem cells and all of their variations, lymphoma, etcetera).

Don't forget to link with tissue bank and biomedical tissue.