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Please don’t...

Basically don’t reverted anything on stuffed toys without me knowing as I won’t like it one bit. I don’t mean to be mean and horrible but Just get rid of the daily mail Stuff and Leave the rest of the section alone!! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.18.105.207 (talk) 15:00, 1 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The stuffed toys bit is nice, but it's also completely unsourced or primary sourced without the DM ... are there other good sources? - David Gerard (talk) 19:59, 1 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, @82.18.105.207:, that's not how this works. You are welcome to add text to an article, but anything you write must be backed up with a reference to a reliable source. Here is information on how to add references. If you don't do this, another editor will remove your text. Please note that editors are under no obligation to inform you. If you want to keep track of edits to your favourite articles, you should set up a Wikipedia login and password, and then add the article to your Watchlist. Cnbrb (talk) 16:04, 4 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Withdrawal of adverts

Adverts may have been withdrawn from televison, but they do still appear online, eg when watching Youtube videos. I don't have a reference for this, other than one appearing most recently just a few minutes ago during my viewing.188.28.58.162 (talk) 14:59, 2 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

No surprise, given the situation in Ukraine. You must admit there is quite a strong resemblance to Vladimir Putin. Martinevans123 (talk) 15:27, 2 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Only pulled from News breaks. Also, not Russian: https://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2022-03-01/not-so-simples-russian-meerkats-aleksandr-and-sergei-pulled-from-news-ads 2.28.151.167 (talk) 23:36, 29 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

No association with Russia

Why are they being called "Russian"? Compare the Market, which is own by BGL Group based in Peterborough, has taken the decision to make sure the adverts do not appear close to news programmes to be "sensitive to the current situation". A spokesperson for the site said: “The Compare the Market meerkats are fictional characters. They have no association with Russia": https://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2022-03-01/not-so-simples-russian-meerkats-aleksandr-and-sergei-pulled-from-news-ads 2.28.151.167 (talk) 23:56, 29 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I think it's generally agreed that all the characters have Russian names and speak with "Russian" accents. That's the whole basis of the pun that has been used to creates the brand name. Martinevans123 (talk) 11:08, 30 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Black meerkat

Every other advert has got a black actor why not ? 147.147.61.102 (talk) 17:25, 24 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Videos as Sources and Names in Bold

First thing, is it ok to use videos as a source in the context of the adverts being on YouTube? Second, is bolding the name necessary, I'm not sure and I'm tempted to keeping seeing as the article is a little wordy.62.255.165.34 (talk) 10:25, 17 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]