User talk:Dozen

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E (PC DOS)

There is no personal offense intended regarding ProD/AfD tags. The infobox (with nice screenshot) and references helps... my major concern is the importance of the subject. Is E really notable (especally since it came along fairly late in the game, as far as DOS utilities go)? I would say probably not, however be it noted that I'm an ex-IBM'r and an avid supporter of IBM nostalgia, and I have a special place in my heart for those who contribute to IBM-related articles. That being said, I added an importance tag to the top of the article, but I won't re-ProD it. Good job on your first article! /Blaxthos 02:23, 13 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Whole Life Insurance

Whole life insurance: sorry, no references other than personal experience, education, and dialogue with industry veterans. Aaronchall 06:00, 17 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe you are living in Newark

I haven't heard of Prudential before coming to USA, because the company does not have the anvergure of a Meryll-Lynch or Goldman Sachs. When the company is rather unknown, its logo cannot be better. It's not like we are talking about the MacDonald's M, or the two circles for Mastercard, or the hammer and the sickle. It is a national company, it could be your personal experience, but this doesn't make it worthy of a worldwide encyclopedia. Your propaganda is what will, in the end, make it a world-class logo.

"propaganda"? – 2*6 21:06, 27 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

OK, call it advertisement if you feel more confortable. (Esp. when one comes from a communist background) the difference between advertisement and propaganda is that the former offers more mundane rewards than the latter. In propaganda at last the transmitter might believe the message... which is what I believe you are doing. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.32.229.23 (talk) 06:38, 29 January 2007 (UTC).[reply]

... and well, it's not like "your propaganda" will be enough, but a few tens of people like you, self confident, with access to the new media, and constantly repeating the mantra, can make it... —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.32.229.23 (talk) 06:40, 29 January 2007 (UTC).[reply]

For the record, I have no affiliation with Prudential. It doesn't really matter to me if their logo is well known or not. It just happens to be so. – 2*6 06:49, 29 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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