Talk:Waterford Crystal

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Countries of origin of Waterford Crystal today

I am surprised that there is very little mention of Waterford Crystal manufacturing leaving Ireland for other countries and the reason(s) why. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.154.14.11 (talk) 13:28, 26 October 2012 (UTC)

don't be surprised, this page is part of the Waterford Crystal Marketing Machine. 68.174.97.122 (talk) 15:48, 8 July 2013 (UTC)

your criticisms of my edits are Orwellian: "traditional" Waterford Crystal is a modern marketing invention

Marketing people from Waterford Crystal, named after a town called Waterford, spend money creating an image for the product that it has a long tradition in the town dating back 200 years. That's their marketing POV. It is my NPOV that we should cite all facts as we find them, and cite what is the truth, and especially when they conflict, juxtapose the two. The company and the crystal do not date back even beyond WWII. But I'm getting reverted. It is the POV of the reverters that the wiki page should not help educate the reader to separate the mix of fact and hyperbole they will encounter. All over wikipedia we see marketing drones sneak in to clean up any truth that they find inconvenient. And who else would monitor the Waterford Crystal page to preserve the integrity of the Waterford Co. marketing hype. 68.174.97.122 (talk) 15:46, 8 July 2013 (UTC)

Here is perfect evidence of user 155blue working to support marketing hype over the truth: I did not make this edit that 155blue corrected, somebody else did. There is no justification for 155blue's edit. A crystal business was originally founded, but 155blue finds that accurate "word choice" to be too close to the truth, that Waterford Crystal does not trace its roots back to auld Eire. 68.174.97.122 (talk) 15:53, 8 July 2013 (UTC)

I removed this sentence because it is a falsehood: "Waterford City has been the home of Waterford Crystal since 1783." The article is about a company, "a manufacturer" called "Waterford Crystal". It was founded after WWII, and was not based on any tradition of a crystal making workforce in the town. It even says this already farther down it the article, the lede should not invent facts that conveniently support a marketing POV 68.174.97.122 (talk) 16:00, 8 July 2013 (UTC)