Talk:Plumping

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This article needs to use more neutral language. --Elen of the Roads (talk) 00:38, 7 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Elen- I updated the article to help it fit the encyclopedic style and with more neutral language. Please let me know what you think. Notoplumping (talk) 01:09, 12 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I’m jumping in on this chain. I added a line in the health section stating what I’ve heard about some people thinking that injecting chicken with salt or saltwater helps the taste. I think this resolves the neutrality issue. Brad152 (talk) 10:09, 20 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Brad152, thanks for trying. However, I've had to revert all your changes.

No reference for the improved flavour. "what I heard about some people" really isn't encyclopaedic
A serving contains X. Adding "per serving" is saying the same thing twice and unnecessary
"Labelling" is the correct spelling. "Labeling" isn't.

Do keep at it though.--Elen of the Roads (talk) 14:55, 21 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Elen. Could you be more specific about what exactly you would like added to the page in order to resolve the neutrality. Can it be a line that is added or do feel that the whole article needs to be rewritten? A couple other questions: - As for Labeling. Please see this dictionary link http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/labeling . It looks like you can spell labeling with one L or two. But it would appear the two LL spelling is more of a british usage. - I actually removed a "per serving" because it was redundant.

Brad152 (talk) 3:13, 22 May 2009 (UTC)

- For the international flag. Why does the posting have to have an international focus? Aren't there a lot of Wiki posts that are regionally focused? Thanks for you attention Brad152 (talk) 3:10, 22 May 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.145.202.229 (talk)

Last first - I didn't add the flag. However, if it is something that is not specific to one country (eg gridiron football) then the article ought as a general principal to reflect this.

Re labeling/labelling. If labeling is a correct US spelling, then please accept my apologies. I only have a British English dictionary.

Re neutrality - the original article was written like a campaign speech. This version does not use such POV language, but it makes no mention of why the practice might have originated, or why (other than the implication that food manufacturers are greedy bastards) it might continue to this day. HOWEVER, I am well aware that the practice has considerable history (I've been cooking chooks for thirty years), and manufacturers do give several reasons for the practice. These ought to be reflected in the article.Elen of the Roads (talk) 21:32, 17 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Elen,

We have revised the article to include reasons why manufactures inject chicken. I'm hoping that these changes will resolve the disputed neutrality of the article. We have also included language making the article specific to the the US. Please let me know if the flags can be removed or if you would like any other changes made.notoplumping (talk) 11:40, 2 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Unfortunately, I don't think anything you do is going to resolve the NPOV/COI problem, as you really don't have a neutral point of view (this is not a bad thing, just a statement of fact), and really it needs someone else to edit the article. I don't think the flags are a particular problem - you can take the US centric one down in my opinion, as you have clarified that you are talking about a US phenomenon.Elen of the Roads (talk) 23:02, 2 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]