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This is an old revision of this page, as edited by 71.236.242.147 (talk) at 03:42, 26 April 2012 (→‎Olives?: new section). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

List of Acquired tastes or examples section

Why was the article list of acquired tastes removed? and the examples section removed? We need/want that information somewhere besides the history page —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.74.117.193 (talk) 15:31, 18 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

This is the exact same question I am asking myself right now, since I returned to this article BECAUSE I wanted to see this list I very well remember. The article is much improved, but sadly, the list is GONE! Is there any place except the history where I can still find it? --95.210.101.46 (talk) 19:25, 2 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Split article

The early history for this article can be found on list of acquired tastes which used to be named Acquired taste and which I moved before splitting the two articles. —mako๛ 19:06, 26 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Merge

There's very little here - should we just redirect it to taste? I've already added the entire content there, which was omitted up until now. The evolutionary biology aspects behind it interest me - I imagine this occurs in most animals, allowing them to avoid eating foods they are unfamiliar with. This is well documented in rats. Even so, as is the article doesn't warrant a separate page. Richard001 05:35, 2 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, though the article didn't previously mention it, there are of course non-gustatory forms of 'acquired taste', such as appreciating music for example. Sadly I don't seem to be able to dig up any material on the subject at all - gustatory or otherwise. Richard001 07:23, 3 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Fox example... ridiculous!

Oh, for Pete's sake... the classic story of the fox and the "sour grapes" is in NO way an example of "acquired taste". First of all, sour grapes would likely be distasteful to ANYONE, which is why the fox chooses to believe that they are sour. Being unable to reach them, he obviously has NO WAY of knowing whether they are "too sour for his tastes"... he simply consoles himself with this imagined notion that they are sour. If anything, one could assume that given their appearance, the fox actually knew differently... it's unlikely he would have put forth so much effort to reach them if they did not appear and/or smell ripe, and therefore, sweet.

The citation doesn't belong in this article, because it is NOT an example of the subject. I'm just too lazy, er, respectful to remove it myself. Um... there's probably nobody reading the article, anyway. ;) —Preceding unsigned comment added by MaxVolume (talk • contribs) 20:08, 3 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It would probably have been easier to remove the item than to type all this. Regards, Looie496 (talk) 22:02, 9 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, but unlike most people who edit Wikipedia, I don't consider myself to be a dictator of what should and shouldn't be here. I simply wanted to get my point across, and leave it open for debate. As a matter of fact, the biggest reason is that I personally don't care what gets posted in most articles. I just happen across articles from time to time that I feel compelled to express my opinion on, and unless I'm completely bored (like now), I may never revisit the discussion unless someone posts directly on my talk page. It would be nice if someone (preferably the person who posted it to begin with) would remove that example, but as for me, there are a lot more articles that I find both more interesting and more important. MaxVolume (talk) 22:17, 3 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
It looks like somebody actually did remove it last month, so the problem is solved now, isn't it? Looie496 (talk) 22:33, 3 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Most of the page gone

What has happened here? I usually advice people to read this article when talking about olives and wine, and now when I go in just a small part of the beautiful article is here.. Sad.. The edit nazis should improve by re-writing and writing More, not just remove things. /Luke

Well, when a significant portion of an article is complete crap written by someone who doesn't fully understand the subject of said article, no rewriting in the world will save it. Like a surgeon, sometimes we have to cut in order to cure. MaxVolume (talk) 17:47, 14 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
This article was far more entertaining when there were a lot of examples of food usually described as "acquired tastes", it was delightful to follow the links to learn of strange food around the world. Now it's just plain boring. Don't get too serious now, let there be room for a little smile. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.49.126.142 (talk) 15:16, 30 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Awkward and amateurishly written

"The risk in this acting is that it can lead to all sorts of excesses such as self-deception and pretentiousness." Or poorly composed articles that sound like they were written by an eighth grader, with bogus citations. Why not say that it is important to remain objective and honest while adjusting one's tastes, and not to claim to enjoy something simply to impress others? 174.99.62.107 (talk) 02:18, 11 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Olives?

Seriously? and root beer? But no oysters? This page needs adult help. 71.236.242.147 (talk) 03:42, 26 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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