Talk:Coca-Cola/Archive 2

message: The article says:
:Today, Coca-Cola is one of the world's most recognizable and widely sold commercial brands, available in over 200 countries.
Can this be made a little more precise?  I'd love to know how Coke manages over 200 countries when according to the list of countries Wikipedia only acknowledges the existence of about 199. :)  If Coke is in every country in the world by now, it would be good to say so, and if that's not the case, the numbers seem high enough that a list of countries in which it is not available and an explanation of why might be in order.   —Muke Tever 01:56, 7 Aug 2004 (UTC)
replies: text:  While the UN only lists 191 member states, , there are 202 National Delgations  participating in the Athens 2004 Olympics, although the Greeks seem to have counted themselves twice. Autiger 03:53, 18 Aug 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  200 countries? 

message: When it first talks about the cola leaf, it spells it "leave."  The next sentence then uses the "leaf" spelling -- shawbin (talk) 15:53, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Spelling mistake 

message: On the caption of the picture of Hilda Clark, it says she is dressed in "formal 17th century attire". That's clearly 1800's wear, not 1600's wear, so the century should be changed to the 19th century.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.183.176.163 (talk) 16:48, 4 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Well spotted.  That piece of vandalism has been there unspotted since 7 December! Fixed now.  (You wouldn't happen to know what decade's fashion that is?  To my untutored eye it doesn't look like the 1890s, and it was probably intended to look a little old-fashioned.) -- Zsero (talk) 13:35, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Advertising oops 

message: This article has been reviewed as part of Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles/Project quality task force in an effort to ensure all listed Good articles continue to meet the Good article criteria. In reviewing the article, I have found there are some issues that may need to be addressed. 
* Multiple "citation needed" tags and a critism tag
I will check back in no less than seven days. If progress is being made and issues are addressed, the article will remain listed as a Good article. Otherwise, it may be delisted (such a decision may be challenged through WP:GAR). If improved after it has been delisted, it may be nominated at WP:GAN. Feel free to drop a message on my talk page if you have any questions, and many thanks for all the hard work that has gone into this article thus far. Regards, OhanaUnitedTalk page 06:58, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I am now failing this article as GA because concerns are not addressed. OhanaUnitedTalk page 18:15, 15 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  GA Sweeps (on hold) 

message: The phrase "bite the wax tadpole" redirects to this article, but the phrase does not appear in the article itself. Can someone write a blurb on this? SkyDot (talk) 18:22, 21 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: It's hard to know what to do with that.  There probably was once something here about it, but it probably got deleted as trivia, which it certainly is.  I'll try to work the fact into a paragraph that will be notable enough to stay in the article.  Maybe next week some time.  -- Zsero (talk) 22:50, 21 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: An alternative would be to have "Bite the Wax Tadpole" become its own article instead of redirecting to this one. It doesn't need to be a very long article, but if it's too trivial to include in the main article on Coca Cola, then maybe that would be more appropriate. A third possibility is to write an article on notably bad translations of commercial slogans and the like. (I vaguely remember that that's what this phrase was. Recall that I was trying to look it up!) That article could include Nova and "brings your ancestors back from the grave" and such. SkyDot (talk) 01:44, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

text: Huh? Which editor? What artwork? What opinion expressed where? SkyDot (talk) 19:39, 10 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bite the Wax Tadpole 

message: My complaint is the inclusion about benzene... The fda study was right but coke contains no sodioum benzoate. Only citrusy drinks such as mt dew contain it. seems like another misinformed "health nut" anti coke bit...   —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.200.64.163 (talk) 14:20, 8 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, the article does say that the FDA found no cause for concern.  And it did find benzoates (but not Vitamin C) in Diet Coke, so the potential for some sort of problem was half there...  Still, you're right that this information belongs in the article on soft drinks, not on Coke.  -- Zsero (talk) 14:37, 8 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Benzene 

message: The statement mentioned above seems incorrect.  The citation link is dead(additionally [this]and [|this] page makes no mention of the fact. ( also a quick search of the olympic website did not yield a suitable source.  Additionally it contradicts the  Oxo page.
A quick google session has located the following possible sources for the oxo date.
[random book on books.google]
[Company web page]
--91.108.106.119 (talk) 17:02, 2 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Request to remove "1st sponsor of olympics". 

message: I was taught that the Coca Cola Red was chosen by the Bauhaus painter and master of color, Josef Albers. Apparently, it took him 5 years to finally decide on a color, which still stands today, as opposed to Pepsi who have changed their colors multiple times. 
However, I'm having trouble locating a source for this at the moment, can anyone confirm?
Mromaszewicz (talk) 04:58, 6 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  The Coca Cola Red 

message: Underneath 21st Century is the following.
In April 2007, in Canada, the name "Coca-Cola Classic" was changed back to "Coca-Cola". The word "Classic" was removed because "New Coke" was no longer in production, eliminating the need to differentiate between the two.[24] The formula remained unchanged.
This is already mentioned under bottle design and such. There's no need to repeat information, no less under an incorrect category.
70.126.219.62 (talk) 17:41, 6 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Request to remove 

message: Debresser (talk) 07:06, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: As the person above correctly notes, coke is only one of many cola drinks available and cola is only one of many pop (or even soda) drinks available - this is even true in Europe. Another aspect of this statement in the article is the real puzzler: "often referred to simply as Coke (a registered trademark of The Coca-Cola Company in the United States since March 27, 1944) or (in European and American countries) as cola or pop" One wonders what the author thinks the United States is if not an American country. Of course, this is Wiki where the U.S. is some horrible place where proper English isn't spoken, etc. Jmdeur (talk) 22:04, 15 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cola 

message: Hi.
I share with you this video: It a spot about the FIFA U-20 World Cup in 1983 and you see the FIFA- Coca Coca Cola trophy []. Bicko2008 (talk) 20:39, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  The FIFA - Coca Cola Trophy 

message: Please clean up the first paragraph, it sounds like an ad! "Its dominating position"! PLease remember NPOV(neutral point of view)!99.224.132.115 (talk) 12:22, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  NPOV!!! 

message: Please provide nutrition facts of various Coca Cola flavors. For example the Nutrition Facts for Coca-Cola classic is
Serving size 8 fl oz (240mL)
Calories 100
Total Fat 0g 0%
Sodium 35mg 1%
Total Carbohydrate 27g 9%
Sugars 27g
Protein 0g
Not a significant source of calories from fat, saturated fat, trans fat, cholesterol, dietary fiber, vitamin A, vitamin C, calcium and iron.
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Carbonated water, high fructose corn syrup, caramel color, phosphoric acid, natural flavors, caffeine
Caffeine content: 23 mg/8 fl oz
Naristov (talk) 08:52, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Nutrition Facts 

message: There is mention of both Qibla Cola and Mecca Cola in the 'Local competitors' section where it states:
"Mecca Cola and Qibla Cola, in the Middle East, is a competitor to Coca-Cola."
Neither are Middle eastern in origin as Mecca Cola originates from France and was launched there. Although the Middle Eastern and south Asian market is a strong base for the brand, its business plan is to spread internationally the same as other brands. It is also very popular in Britain.
Qibla Cola is British in origin and founding and is distributed across Europe, North America and Asia, including Canada, Netherlands, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Turkey and Malaysia.
Therefore, neither are Middle Eastern in origin and neither have sole distribution in that region. It is therefore incorrect to suggest they are Middle Eastern because of their religious philanthropic leanings. They are both in fact European in the same way Coca-Cola is American.
82.36.44.192 (talk) 12:13, 14 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: The text says that Mecca Cola and Qibla Cola are competitors in those markets, not that they are from that area, but that's just my interpretation. From their articles I understand that they mainly compete with Coca-Cola in said regions because of anti-American feeling and the American ownership of Coca-Cola.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Searle, L. (talk • contribs) 08:32, 7 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Qibla Cola and Mecca Cola 

message: Barq's, 
Canada Dry, 
Dr. Pepper, 
Enviga, 
Fresca, 
Full Throttle, 
Mellow Yellow, 
Nos, 
Rockstar, 
Tab
..
:It doesn't own Dr Pepper anymore. Plus this is not the page for the company, this is the page for the drink. Darrenhusted (talk) 11:11, 20 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: It is my belief that it never did. I believe it was independent until it was purchased by Cadbury Schweppes.--Jeremy ( Blah blah...) 08:08, 2 July 2008 (UTC)

text: My Dr Pepper bottle said "Bottled under licence from The Coca Cola Company", it is moot anyway, this page is about the drink not the company. Darrenhusted (talk) 08:19, 2 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Dr. Pepper and Canada Dry (Along with A&W and and Sunkist) are owned by the Dr. Pepper Snapple Group. While Dr. Pepper-Snapple has its own distribution network, some of their brands are too big for them to handle in numerous areas. In these areas, they just sell to Coke or Pepsi.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.188.227.101 (talk) 18:20, 28 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Other drinks owned by Coke not mentioned 

message: I've noticed from the edit logs that the page had been blanked twice - by the same person!  Is there any way to protect the page to prevent anoms from this sort of mischief? Elwin Blaine Coldiron (talk) 00:14, 6 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Protecting the page 

message: The table about different varieties notes Vanilla Coke was "re-introduced in 2007" due to popular demand but it doesn't say where. Is that in the US? The table itself notes it is still available in other markets. Can someone who knows update this?  
—Preceding unsigned comment added by Jbgreen (talk • contribs) 22:19, 9 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Vanilla Coke is available in Florida.  I just bought a pack yesterday. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.106.184.220 (talk • contribs) 02:01, 23 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Vanilla Coke re-introduced where? 

message: The Coca-Cola caffeine can is the first image I have added and I had to copy, paste and change a few things from a Coca-Cola Cherry article as a few things I didn't quite get how to set out, so if anyone notices any problems here could they let me know and either I will change it or I could view the changes and learn from it!
Hope I haven't done too bad and I can keep helping the community!
Also I wanted to upload another Coke pic (Lemon) but it was from a website selling them, so what would the situation with that be?
--WezGG (talk) 15:37, 26 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Image from a retailer 

message: Resent studieds preformed by Canadian scientists, theroize that Coca-Cola helps to prevent cancer. Debates are rising between the Coke and Pepsi companies about how marketing should countiue. With new Cancer-Cola Prevention method becoming more and more popular in Canada, Pepsi sales are drastically declining.
I have removed this article as it did not have any sources, and after reading the wiki on citing sources felt it was the best action.--WezGG (talk) 00:01, 17 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Coke: A Cure for Cancer 

message: I recently spoke somebody who is a Scientology member for about 20 years.
He told me IBM en Coca-Cola are based on the Scientology Management System from Ron Hubbard.
Does anybody know more about this part of Coca-Cola's history?
Did they already use this system during WO-II?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.133.48.71 (talk) 09:31, 22 September 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Sounds like rubbish to me.  -- Zsero (talk) 11:03, 22 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Coca Cola & Scientology 

message: In the 5th paragraph under History, there's a bit where "concerted" is not followed by advertising campaign as in the code.  Instead, that link is missing.  Does anyone else see this? - Denimadept (talk) 16:35, 7 October 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Wow, the link is missing here when I view the results!  Does someone not like the text "advertising campaign"?  Okay, it appears when it's not a link, but as a link, it disappears! - Denimadept (talk) 16:36, 7 October 2008 (UTC)
replies: text:  It shows up just fine.  I think it's an issue with your browser.  Maybe you've got it configured to block any link with "advertising" in its text, for fear that it might be spam.  -- Zsero (talk) 20:13, 7 October 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, it's worth a shot.  I'll try IE instead... nope, does the same thing there.  Maybe there's a filter somewhere between the server and me.  I'll have to try it at home. - Denimadept (talk) 20:46, 7 October 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Works fine at home on Firefox.  Weird. - Denimadept (talk) 02:37, 8 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Formatting strangeness 

message: There is really a Coca-Cola 200m Event that is held annually. Why is this not a part of annual Sporting Sponsorship? 
200m Video
(Hendrick4life (talk) 21:45, 7 October 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Please demonstrate its notability.  We're not going to list every two-bit event in the world that gets a few bucks from Coca-Cola.  -- Zsero (talk) 22:20, 7 October 2008 (UTC)

text: Show us some examples of notice it's attracted in major news sources, or something else that demonstrates its notability.   You can start with what it's actually called.  Not just "a 200m event".  -- Zsero (talk) 03:36, 8 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Coca-Cola 200m 

message: Does anybody have an authoritative figure for the acidity of Coca-Cola?  Some sources online suggest 2.5-3.5, but I can't find anywhere terribly reliable (the higher seems more plausible).  The article briefly mentions myths about coke being dangerously acidic, so this would be a useful addition to that section.  Even Snopes doesn't have a figure, despite confidently claiming (without much evidence) that Coke isn't harmful .  By comparison, the pH of saliva is around 6.3, and Wikipedia claims orange juice has a pH of around 3.5.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.41.11.134 (talk) 23:31, 14 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  pH/Acidity 

message: As far as I know, there are only 192 UN-recognized states, so I would just replace "in more than 200 countries" by "worldwide". 87.231.186.104 (talk) 00:36, 25 October 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: What's the UN got to do with it?  This page says "over 200 countries".  It only lists 194 locations, not all of them countries, but it omits some countries, e.g. England and Scotland, where Coke is certainly available. -- Zsero (talk) 23:10, 25 October 2008 (UTC)
replies: text:  Unless there's been a revolution when I wasn't looking, England and Scotland are both still part of the United Kingdom. 66.159.69.132 (talk) 17:24, 30 October 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: So?  They're still separate countries. -- Zsero (talk) 17:53, 30 October 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree Coca Cola is available in England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the United Kingdom. But it certainly doesn't mean it is available in "more than 4 countries" in this example, does it? The "over 200 countries" looks pretty much directly copy-pasted from the link you provided earlier and its main purpose is to put emphasis on the availability of the product. It's a very basic advertising process. Also, the link you provided, as you stated yourself, lists less than 200 countries, which contradicts its claim. I do believe the "more than 200 countries" claim qualifies as advertising. See WP:SOAP. 87.231.186.104 (talk) 20:02, 10 November 2008 (UTC)
replies: text:  It's a statement of fact, from a trustworthy source.  Even if we had an exact number, I don't see how it would help the reader to know that the product is available in, say, 202 countries, rather than "more than 200".  And that number would be subject to constant fiddling.  So long as we have reason to believe "more than 200" is accurate, that's what we should say.  Certainly any more precise number would need sourcing.  -- Zsero (talk) 23:46, 10 November 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Even "more than 200 countries" needs proper sourcing. The source you provided (which comes from the company itself, thus being hardly neutral) uses "more than 200" as a catchphrase rather than an informational estimate as it only cites 191 "countries" of which 1 is unrecognized, 3 are recognized as part of China, and 22 are overseas territories, let alone "Great Britain, Ireland, Northern Ireland" etc, so this is hardly "over 200 countries" in my book. I didn't mean to replace "more than 200" with a precise 200+ number as such a number can't exist unless you count some "countries" as separate entities. There are less than 200 countries in the world, and Coca Cola is not available in some of them. Let's call a spade a spade, "more than 200 countries" is false advertising. 87.231.186.104 (talk) 01:03, 11 November 2008 (UTC)
replies: text:  Coca-cola is a reputable company, and is a reliable source for its own sales.  It has no reason to lie, and this is not the sort of extraordinary claim that requires more solid sourcing.  There are more than 200 countries in the world, and it's certainly possible for Coke to be sold in that many.  If Coke were actually only sold in 195 countries, for instance, surely the company would say "nearly 200", instead of "more than 200".  In any case, if you weren't suggesting a precise  number, then what wording would you prefer? -- Zsero (talk) 01:36, 11 November 2008 (UTC)
replies: text:  "Worldwide" would be neat. As for the actual number of countries, yes it's closer to "nearly 200" but "more than 200" sounds better. The very source you provided lists less than 200 locations despite its title claiming "over 200 countries". Also, country is a weasel word and I think considering every single overseas territory a "country" is a poor excuse to make the number look bigger than it already is. 87.231.186.104 (talk) 02:41, 11 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  "more than 200 countries" 

message: has been repeatedly changing the logo shown in the article. Do we have a reliable source that says that the beverage has a new logo? If anything, the logo Zippy uploaded is just in use at mycoke.com. —C.Fred (talk) 23:34, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: It says it at mycoke.com.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by ZippyGoogle (talk • contribs) 23:41, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Where? I do not see a news release anywhere. —C.Fred (talk) 23:45, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Please, sign your posts. In my opinion, until I see it on an Coke bottle, the old logo should stay. Companies sometimes change their logos for a short period of time.SimonKSK 23:46, 7 December 2008 (UTC)

text: (ec) Further, the only place I see the "new logo" is in the context of "mycoke". When Coca-Cola appears, it is in the script text. Based on all that, the old logo should stay; I agree with SimonKSK on that point. —C.Fred (talk) 23:48, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: BTW, Zippy, you broke the 3 - revert rule. I'm gonna pretend that I didn't go to the history page and see those reverts.SimonKSK 23:49, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: If Coca-Cola had a new logo, it would be all over its press releases, tv ads, magazines, websites etc.. - Wikigi | talk to me | 08:41, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Coca cola does have a new logo, the old logo used to have a drop shaddow with a silver swirl and yellow dots the new one is all white and red. http://cache.consumerist.com/assets/resources/2007/07/oldnewcoke.gif check out this picture, i am a collector and have pictures of both as well as other old stuff in my collection.Aryattack (talk) 08:11, 2 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, I still don't see the logo on the bottles. I would know. I'm drinking one right now. §imonKSK 22:39, 7 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  New logo? 

message: i am a collector and have pictures if anyone needs new ones. message meAryattack (talk) 08:15, 2 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  new pictures 

message: The picture "U.S. containers in 2008" does not include the 1l and .5l bottles and the small 100 calorie can. It would be nice if someone could take a picture including them.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 168.122.249.252 (talk) 00:03, 19 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Current picture 

message: Whoever edits this article I believe adding the world's first outdoor coca-cola advertisement located in Cartersville Georgia would be very informative. Also, if someone has a pic of it that would be good as well. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lupe678 (talk • contribs) 20:33, 30 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Have you got a source that says it's the world's first? —C.Fred (talk) 22:18, 30 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Addition, please 

message: The current can size in Australia is 375mL, not 355mL as is stated in the paragraph regarding the new slim and tall can in the "The Coca-Cola "contour bottle" design" section.
150.101.206.3 (talk) 01:31, 18 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  No 355mL can 

message: There is no mention of the couple or so years that coke and pepsi came out with a three litre bottle in North America (including Canada), around 1988. The pop in them would go flat before the bottle could be finished. Great for parties though! I feel this is a pretty important part of the soft drinks history. Thanks,  William 68.151.228.175 (talk) 07:51, 4 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  different bottle sizes 

message: While I am certainly no fan of coke, the claim of 'DNA Damage' seems a bit... sensational - I don't feel that such a claim (based on a citation from the Daily Mail), is substantial enough. The article itself says that the chemical may 'turn off' DNA... a bit different than the language used by the Daily Mail. Anyway, I propose adding a citation needed tag, but I'll not do it unless others are in agreement. Thanks, TheFireTones 18:28, 8 May 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: If it's not cited, go for it. Put a tag in. Or even remove the statement. Any idiot can put any old crap in Wikipedia, which is why 'everything' has to be verfiable. I mean, going out in the sun can 'damage your DNA'. Possibly drinking water and breathing air too! Another route is to look for a source to verify/discredit the claim. BUT if it can't be verified(by a reliable source) it should be removed! Another possible tag to use is  --220.101.28.25 (talk) 00:26, 7 December 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  DNA Damage? 

message: The following statement: "The use of coca-cola has also been associated with increse of tumors as found by the Ramazzini Foundation [67] in 2006." is false (and contains a misspelling in "increse").
The source material conclusion states that the study indicates a statistically significant increase in tumors IN RATS that, in the authors' judgment, resulted from an increase in caloric intake which led to obesity.
There is NOTHING in this study to indicate that anything specific to Coca-Cola itself led to an increase in tumors.  They chose Coke because it is the most widely consumed soft drink in the world, and soft drinks have become a large source of calories in the human diet.
Santiago3b (talk) 16:28, 12 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Increse in tumors" 

message: In the popular culture, the Coca Cola  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.166.101.223 (talk) 10:56, 12 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Akka Mala 

message: There is a secret war going on between the scientific and corporate communities.
Research has lead the World Health Organisation to warn about the damaging efects of sugar, its excesive use in foodstuffs and its excessive percentage in the average diet: 
"Evidence suggests that excessive consumption of energy-rich foods can encourage weight gain, the report says and calls for a limit in the consumption of saturated and trans fats, sugars and salt in the diet, noting they are often found in snacks, processed foods and drinks."
Some of the research points to the drug and addictive nature of sugars. Rats that were feed a sugar high diet for a month and had it suddenly removed behaved liked if they were being weaned of heroin. 
You have a great article here in wikipedia:   —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cgonzalezdelhoyo (talk • contribs) 23:54, 17 June 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Unrelated comment. Please post at the correct talk page. -- I've Drunk Brew talk • contribs 10:08, 30 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sugar 

message: 
in the brand portfolio section in the "Coca-Cola with Lemon" row it says that it's still available in Romania.
Sadly, I haven't seen that product in Romania in the last 10 years, and if it ever was in Romania, it was for a very brief period, so what I ask is if someone can remove Romania from the country list in that row.hi
Kaly J. (talk) 03:52, 7 July 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: It seems to me that Coca-cola is still being sold in Romania.. Coca-Cola even have a romanian website. Do you have any sources to show it is no longer being stocked? Place the  template back so I or another editor knows to check back :). Cheers, — Deon555talkI'm BACK! 04:40, 7 July 2009 (UTC)

text: Done Sorry, I thought you meant the entire range wasn't available any more in Romania, which I thought was odd. I have made the edit here. Cheers, — Deon555talkI'm BACK! 04:43, 7 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Brand portfolio correction 

message: A lately updated image "Coke lemon.JPG" can be used for Coca-Cola with Lemon in the Brand portfolio section. Someone with the permission may update it as this page is locked and protected. (Dezzawong (talk) 07:25, 1 September 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Updated image 

message: I live over here and can take a pic of a stubby 1 yuan coke bottle with the name in Chinese. They are sold everywhere. Does anyone think that would be good for the article?--Anna Frodesiak (talk) 08:10, 9 September 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, it would be very good. Interesting the various sizes/ type of packaging that are sold, and come and go. Good to make the article more 'international'. --220.101.28.25 (talk) 00:56, 7 December 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Coke in China 

message: According to this Wikipedia article, the United States government sued the Coca-Cola Company for the amount of caffeine put in the drink in 1911, but the hyperlink of this case says this case took place in 1916.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dungpk55 (talk • contribs) 22:42, 3 October 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: The case was resolved on appeal in 1916.  1911 to 1916 sounds about right for a case's lifecycle.  Keep in mind that it usually takes about five to eight years in the U.S. for a case to go from complaint to final appeal to the Supreme Court (which has discretionary review and may or may not take the case).  Yes, this is ridiculously expensive (with lawyers' bills running up at an astronomical rate) which is why 98% of cases settle before trial.  Part of the problem is that the U.S. has traditionally underfunded its federal and state judicial systems, so appellate judges take forever to decide cases (because there's just not enough of them and they don't have enough law clerks to help them with everything).  It's common for a case to sit around for a year before an appellate court gets around to actually reading the briefs filed by the parties and schedules oral argument. Or, in some states, a case might be briefed and argued relatively quickly, but then the judges on the panel might start fighting about what to decide, and then all of them might end up writing separate opinions that attack each other, which can take over a year.  --Coolcaesar (talk) 16:05, 6 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  United States v. Forty Barrels and Twenty Kegs of Coca-Cola 

message: Could you read this and add a criticism section about the Coca Cola corporation?  http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Transnational_corps/RealThing_CocaCola.html
Thank you.  Stars4change (talk) 05:31, 10 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Add Criticism section 

message: Is there a reason that Coca Cola Classic is listed at the bottom of Coca-Cola#Brand_portfolio and listed as introduced in the USA in 2008? It's the same thing as regular Coke, so shouldn't this be removed from the list?--Ridge Runner (talk) 09:09, 17 November 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Or is it? -- Zsero (talk) 10:18, 17 November 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: If we're going to show Coca-Cola Classic as a separate product, the introduction date needs to be changed to 1985, to correspond with the launch and replacement of New Coke. From the US side of the coin, it's the successor product to original Coke, though with a tweaked formula (high fructose corn syrup instead of cane sugar). I don't think there's a formal name for the version made with corn syrupcane sugar around Passover; the only distinction is the cap color. —C.Fred (talk) 15:52, 17 November 2009 (UTC)
replies: text:  You mean "the version made with cane sugar around Passover" -- Zsero (talk) 00:19, 18 November 2009 (UTC)
replies: text:  Right. The version without the corn products so it's kosher for Passover. (Oops! Just noticed my error.) —C.Fred (talk) 00:59, 18 November 2009 (UTC)

text: Agreed. To me, Classic and regular Coke are the same, but at the very least the date needs to be fixed.--Ridge Runner (talk) 17:50, 17 November 2009 (UTC)

text: If no one objects, then, I'm going to remove it. I think it's unnecessary.--Ridge Runner (talk) 21:50, 2 December 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Coca Cola Classic 

message: Cherry Coke is still available in Czech Republic, there is no Cherry Coke Zero.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kubyk (talk • contribs) 14:18, 19 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cherry Coke availability 

message: This site: [Israel] tells that Coca-Cola is the most popular beverage in Israel in 2009.Agre22 (talk) 14:02, 22 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Coca-Cola is also leader in Israel 

message: Coca-Cola is the #1 top brand in the world, valued at over US$67 billion.
www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/09_39/b4148038492933.htm
bwnt.businessweek.com/interactive_reports/best_global_brands_2009/index.asp
24.60.190.107 (talk) 12:08, 8 December 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Brand 

message: I have 2 issues with the article:
*Sucrose is used by the Coca-Cola bottlers of Allentown, Pennsylvania and Cleveland, Ohio instead of High Fructose Corn Syrup.
*"Classic" has been gone from American packages of Coca-Cola since the beginning of the year.
If these issues can be resolved, and added to the article, then it will be more accurate.
70.225.72.21 (talk) 06:14, 21 December 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sucrose Coke and sans-classic in US 

message: "while Caffeine-Free Coca-Cola and Diet Coke Caffeine-Free contains 0 mg." 
"Contains" should be "contain"
Jake.k.compton (talk) 21:09, 28 February 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Thank you for your contributions. NerdyScienceDude :) (✉ click to talk • my edits • sign) 21:27, 28 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Grammar Error 

message: Coca-Cola Vanilla is available in Finland, while Coca-Cola with lemon isn't. --Squidoh (talk) 15:43, 12 March 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Coke in Finland 

message: I recently just bought a case of Coca-Cola at Wal-Mart and the cans were about the size on a credit card and had 150 ML of coke, or somthing like that.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tristan Gage (talk • contribs) 14:31, 5 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Already released? (Coke mini) 

message: Hey there. Someone told me, that "Coke" ist not the same as "Cola". For example 
"Bundaberg Rum-Cola".  Is there a difference between "Coke" and "Cola"???
This may sound stupid, but I really need to know it!
Thank you.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 116.250.101.132 (talk) 04:05, 26 March 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: This is not the best place to ask but to answer your question Coke is often used to abveriate the brand name Coca-Cola while cola is a generic term that can for this products and all other smilar prodcuts. For example, Pepsi is a cola but would not be called Coke. In short, they are basicaly the same thing but Coke is only one brand of cola.--76.66.191.208 (talk) 23:35, 1 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Differnce between "Coke" and "Cola" 

message: Categories can't be referenced, I don't think, but it is very easy to verify that Coke operates in the Israeli occupied territories. A quick search finds the following: 'WEST BANK: COCA-COLA RESUMES OPERATIONS' , 'Coca-Cola  renews its commitment to the Palestinian economy'  and many others Momma's Little Helper (talk) 02:02, 3 April 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ops in Palestine 

message: I just added the image. The bottles appear to be the same size as the little 12 fl oz bottles sold in Canada when I was a kid. I don't remember if they were called "stubby". Does anyone remember these little bottles? Anna Frodesiak (talk) 08:43, 22 April 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Image of Chinese "stubby" bottle 

message: ]]  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.137.189.66 (talk) 22:52, 22 April 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Link title 

message: The last two sentences in the "Coca — cocaine" paragraph, within the "Stimulants" section say: "Stepan Company buys about 100 metric tons of dried Peruvian coca leaves each year, according to claims by Marco Castillo, spokesman for Peru's state-owned National Coca Co.[35]  but the real amount is 8 tons."
The last sentence is gramatically incorrect, and points to a reference that merely speculates that "The Coca-Cola Company is said to import eight tons of coca leaves from South America each year, mainly from Peru.". 
I propose removing this last sentence "but the real amount is 8 tons" unless someone comes up with a good reason.
MFdeS (talk) 02:07, 23 April 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Besides being POV, the reference given for the statement "but the real amount is 8 tons" is nothing but conjecture.  121.45.219.25 (talk) 12:25, 23 April 2010 (UTC)
replies: text:  OK I've deleted it. MFdeS (talk) 06:11, 30 April 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Amount of coca leaf imported into the U.S. 

message: The article suggests that the transition to HFCS occurred at the time that Coke Classic was reintroduced alongside New Coke.  I have often read that HCFS had been in use in the "Old Coke" formulation well before New Coke had come along, but that can labels still incorrectly said sugar.  When the new label for Coke Classic was created, the correct sweetener name was placed on the label, leading some to believe that Coca-Cola had not gone back to the pre-New-Coke formula, which Coca-Cola denied in the press.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.129.169.2 (talk) 20:28, 8 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Transition to high-fructose corn syrup 

message: Didn't seem to hurt anybody back then, when Pemberton's formula was still applied. -- Alexey Topol (talk) 10:33, 16 May 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Controlled_Substances_Act#Schedule_II_drugs; you're trolling of course. --Cybercobra (talk) 11:12, 16 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Why has the cocaine been removed from Coca-Cola ? 

message: "Keith Law, a producer and writer of commercials for Belfast CityBeat, was not convinced by Coca-Cola's reintroduction of the advertisement in 2007, saying that "I don't think there's anything Christmassy about HGVs and the commercial is too generic."[74]"
I don't think this is relevant to the author. Reviews of a company should not be on the page unless they are of significant importance. 98.127.168.159 (talk) 06:28, 19 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  This guy 

message: Hi there, I was wondering if a rumour I heard in high school was right, and I could not find anything here. I found the answer at snopes.com . Is it not worth including here? It sounds like I was not the only one who heard that tale, and I know of one Italian band (Elio e le Storie Tese, the song is Supergiovane) who even references this rumour - apart from the movie Grease, as Snopes mentions. Thanks. 122.25.250.221 (talk) 07:29, 30 May 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Wikipedia is not a rumor mill, nor a place to dispel rumors. If this particular urban legend had any notability of its own, it could have an article.  Frank    talk  12:33, 30 May 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Uhm... one reliable source, one classic mainstream movie, one popular song. How can you say it's not notable? WP is not a place to dispel rumors, unless that is a side effect of adding sourced relevant and notable information to an article. There are plenty of similar examples in our articles. 122.26.59.216 (talk) 21:29, 30 May 2010 (UTC)
replies: text:  This would appear in the "Coca-cola in popular culture" section, if one existed. The reason one doesn't is apparently because some Wikipedians believe that every time an "X in popular culture" section to an article, God kills a kitten. Or maybe it's God vandalizes an article. -- llywrch (talk) 05:28, 10 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Coke + aspirin = ? 

message: Yes, this is based on my personal experience -- & thus is original research -- but I've encountered this enough times to wonder if this is a new trend. Has anyone else noticed the increasing availability of Coca-Cola bottled in Mexico in the United States? The attraction is that Mexican Coke is made with sugar cane -- not fructose from corn syrup -- which gives it a taste much closer to the "original formula". (Yes, this is my opinion.)I first noticed this item for sale here in Portland Oregon at a restaurant supply chain ("Cash & Carry") about two years ago, but after several months they stopped carrying it due to problems obtaining it on a regular basis. (And the manager informed me that the Mexican government subsidizes the use of sugar cane for domestic use, they were unhappy about their money going to benefit their rich gringo neighbors.) Time passes, & the other day I noticed one of the tell-tale bottles in the back of a pickup truck on the street. Then today I was surprised to find a pallet load of bottles of Mexican Coca-Cola at the local Costco! (Yes, I quickly bought a container of 24 bottles.) So is this simply coincidence -- there is no organized market for providing this desirable version of the real Coke to those who remember what it tasted like -- or is there an actual underground demand for Mexican Coca-Cola which is sold in parts of the United States? (And can this be verified in reliable sources, not the ramblings of Just Another Wikipedia Editor?) -- llywrch (talk) 05:28, 10 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Has the cult of Mexican Coca-Cola made it to published sources? 

message: The bottle pictures in the 1886 portion of the table is clearly a plastic bottle, with the olympic rings on it, I doubt, very much, that coca cola sponsored the olympics in 1886 during which time there were about 4 or 5 different versions of Coca Cola  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.7.252.121 (talk) 19:09, 30 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Wrong picture in the table for the 1886 bottle 

message: In the section talking about the song "Come Together" to give the line a more lyrical flow it should be changed to "He shoot Coca-Cola, he say..."  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Zeldamaster702 (talk • contribs) 06:05, 13 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Come Together" 

message: This page begins flows with and ends as an anti coke campaign.  What's the deal?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.160.144.78 (talk) 22:59, 13 August 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Coca Cola information or Anti-Coke propaganda? 

message: The picture of the "Original Coca-Cola" launched in 1886 is acctully a picture of a much newer plastic bottle from the olympics and needs to be removed. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Starscream615 (talk • contribs) 14:28, 16 June 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done for now: Agreed, but I can't find the old picture, do you know what it was? -- /DeltaQuad|Notify Me\ 14:41, 16 June 2010 (UTC)

text: Not done: The image in question illustrates Coca-Cola, the brand that began in 1886. Nothing in the article prevents using a modern image to illustrate the brand. If anything, a modern image is preferred for the sake of identification of the product and its current packaging. —C.Fred (talk) 14:42, 16 June 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Uh, we are talking about in the History chart. -- /DeltaQuad|Notify Me\ 14:57, 16 June 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: In the Brand portfolio section? That's the one I'm referring to as well. —C.Fred (talk) 17:06, 16 June 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Oh, sorry, just read the context. Ya, it doesn't really matter though it wouldn't hurt to have both would it? -- /DeltaQuad|Notify Me\ 20:27, 16 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  {{tnull|editsemiprotected}}  The picture of the "Original Coca-Cola" launched in 1886 is acctully a picture of a much newer plastic bottle from the olympics and needs to be removed. 

message: Seriously, you've got to explain who the Coca-Cola Company is before you start using it as a source of information.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.72.111.72 (talk) 05:37, 22 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  The second and third sentence are out of order. 

message: A couple of years ago, I was in Germany and saw a green tea flavoured Coca-Cola. Apperently they are also produced and distributed in Japan aswell as other countries,source 1 and source 2. I guess they come in sizes from 330mL, 500mL (pictures on google) and 1500mL (source 2)
Maybe that flavour should be added to the list? 80.167.214.3 (talk) 23:11, 23 July 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Variants 

message: The flavoring and the cocaine are separately extracted from the coca leaves. The flavoring, and hence Coca Cola, will inevitably always contain some trace amounts of cocaine. These trace amounts will be so small as to have no physiological effect however. This should be added to the article as it is fairly significant and clears up a lot of misconceptions. I'm guessing there are people who work for Coca Cola censoring this article though... Kernow (talk) 08:30, 15 July 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: John Stith Pemberton died in 1888 (http://www.cocaine.org/coca-cola/index.html)  "Pemberton called for five ounces of coca leaf per gallon of syrup, a significant dose; in 1891"  This statement cannot be true.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.0.4.14 (talk) 11:15, 2 November 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: The full sentence is "Pemberton called for five ounces of coca leaf per gallon of syrup, a significant dose; in 1891, Candler claimed his formula (altered extensively from Pemberton's original) contained only a tenth of this amount." Thus, there's nothing to stop Candler from making claims about the formula three years after Pemberton's death; the "in 1891" goes with Candler's claims. —C.Fred (talk) 13:41, 2 November 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cocaine in Coca Cola 

message: "and hiring paramilitary units to murder trade union leaders."
This is part of a sentence in the 'Criticism' section. It does not have a reference and seems very unbelievable. Can someone find a reference for this or determine whether it is false. Dylan (talk) 17:32, 28 August 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: It is not sourced in this article, but the main article referenced at the beginning of the section (Criticism of Coca-Cola) does have more info at Criticism_of_Coca-Cola#Colombia. "True" is perhaps not the point; the claim is sourced, although not especially well.  Frank    talk  17:58, 28 August 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Is this true ?! 

message: plastic bottles <design> was instead of "plastic bottles was"
Benji (talk) 00:31, 11 October 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: I can't find the text you're referring to, and what's intended by the <design> tag? —C.Fred (talk) 01:47, 11 October 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edit request from Bluedudeguy, 11 October 2010 

message: The ref 81 "Liquid Candy: How Soft Drinks are Harming Americans' Health" leads to a page for taxing soft drinks. This is not a proof of what is asserted in the article. Macaldo (talk) 12:44, 13 October 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I've updated the link to point to the PDF of the report; the old link had gone dead sometime in the past five years when they rearranged the website. I've also pointed to the specific pages in the report, 5 and 6, that discuss nutrient intake by soda drinkers. —C.Fred (talk) 13:59, 13 October 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Not a reference 

message: This source is no longer valid, if it ever was in the first place. A click of the link takes you to an Italian-language page. I'm going to delete the sentence, as it is unsourced at this point. Hanxu9 (talk) 15:12, 14 November 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Source for "The use of Coca-Cola has also been associated with an increase of tumors in laboratory rats, based on research by the Ramazzini Foundation[84]  in 2006." 

message: "Coca-Cola is a carbonated soft drink sold in the stores, restaurants, and vending machines of more than 200 countries."
Although the above is correctly cited I don't belive there are 200 countries and the state department only recognises 194, should the statment be updated?
:Using the most expansive definition of country to mean "independent entity," there are 203, listed at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states -- places like Palestine, Kosovo and Taiwan. However, I'm sure you could change 200 to 190 without controversy. Hanxu9 (talk) 20:46, 16 November 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  200 Countries 

message: Is Diet Coke consumed by hobo's within Coca-Cola industries, missing or vandalized? No mention of where it's sold for free to hobos. And in media, no mention of the huge advertizing sign destroyed in Metropolis in Superman II. Product placement is subliminal, I guess. :D 75.204.30.101 (talk) 23:15, 15 December 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Brand portfolio 

message: Could someone with a registered account pls remove the first pic in the table under "Brand portfolio". It's clearly incorrect. Thanks. 203.59.139.230 (talk) 03:34, 6 January 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Incorrect photo 

message: Need to update this page to reflect corporate changes within Coca-Cola, specificaly the purchase of Coca-Cola Enterprises and the immediate spin-off of Coca-Cola Enterprises' European group into a new company. The North American group of Coca-Cola Enterprises is now Coca-Cola Refreshments and is owned by The Coca-Cola Company.
161.162.4.23 (talk) 19:05, 20 January 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Coca-Cola Enterprises / Coca-Cola Refreshments