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This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 25 January 2021 and 30 April 2021. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Brybrydawg (article contribs).

Orphaned references in Cola wars

I check pages listed in Category:Pages with incorrect ref formatting to try to fix reference errors. One of the things I do is look for content for orphaned references in wikilinked articles. I have found content for some of Cola wars's orphans, the problem is that I found more than one version. I can't determine which (if any) is correct for this article, so I am asking for a sentient editor to look it over and copy the correct ref content into this article.

Reference named "Snopes":

From New Coke: Mikkelson, Barbara (March 13, 2007). "Knew Coke / New Coke Origin". Snopes.com. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
From Dr Pepper: Mikkelson, Barbara (March 20, 2015). "Is Dr Pepper Made from Prune Juice?". Snopes. Retrieved August 12, 2017.

I apologize if any of the above are effectively identical; I am just a simple computer program, so I can't determine whether minor differences are significant or not. AnomieBOT ⚡ 08:11, 9 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Introducing New Edits

I am a student editor at Texas A&M University, and I will be working on this article for the next few weeks. I will be working on various bold edits, including adding more relevant information and completely restructuring the presentation of this article. This article hardly addresses what the "Wars" are. I will continue to update my future plans and edits here on the talk page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Brybrydawg (talk • contribs) 03:52, 2 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Edit Summary

So far, I have created several additional headings that should be expanded upon to strengthen this article, including a "history" segment at the beginning and two others that focus on Coke and Pepsi advertising strategies. My next bold edit was to completely remove the section detailing the lawsuit against Pepsi, as I do not believe it is relevant to the Cola Wars. If the lawsuit directly affected Pepsi's standing in the Cola Wars, it could be worth reversing the edit, but only if these ties are made present. Following these edits, I plan to add more (strong) sources and expand upon the new "history" section to provide a solid base to continue this article in the future. Brybrydawg (talk) 04:01, 21 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I added the History section and wrote a paragraph on the origin of the Cola Wars. After doing research, I've discovered many facts that should be added within this article if anyone is willing to do so, especially from a historical standpoint. Many of the sections already within the article need to be expanded upon with an emphasis on how the information played a role in the Wars.