Talk:Cocoa Krispies/Archive 1

Merge?

• I still do not know why there should be a separate entry for Coco Pops, simply because 3 or 4 British Wikipedians agreed that this was the preferred name and that therefore there was a consensus. The cereal was created and introduced in the U.S. almost 30 years before it was introduced in the UK. If a long-established US car is suddenly introduced overseas under a different name than it has and still is known in the US, does that different name become the preferred name? I wouldn't think so. Jhw57 (talk) 17:03, 4 December 2008 (UTC)
• I should also note that there is only one entry for Frosted Flakes but none for "Frosties," which is what Frosted Flakes are called in the UK. The Talk:Frosted Flakes page indicates that because Frosted Flakes were created in the United States and are known by names other than "Frosties" in countries outside of the UK, the entry's name should remain "Frosted Flakes." The entry here for Cocoa Krispies shows that they are known as "Choco Krispis" or "Choco Krispies" in many more countries than than those in which the cereal is known as "Coco Pops." Brazil, where it is known as "Choco Krispis," has 200 million people alone. So, as with Frosted Flakes, this is not one of those "U.S. v. the rest of the world" cases. It is an American cereal known by a variety of names outside of the U.S., and so the original and current name by which it is known in the U.S. should be the sole entry, with the other names of course so indicated. Jhw57 (talk) 12:36, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
• There being no objections, done. Jhw57 (talk) 01:43, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
• Another UK issue. It says "In 1990, the mascot became Coco the monkey, who had first appeared in the United Kingdom when the UK version of Cocoa Krispies was introduced there. In 2001, Snap, Crackle and Pop returned, and they remain the mascots for Cocoa Krispies."

  Wrong? Right now its still coco the monkey? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 134.36.92.18 (talk) 07:54, 24 January 2009 (UTC)