Talk:Beneteau

message: I've been looking at other sailboat builder articles and have found that many have weasel words which are loaded phrases that are in violation of WP:NPOV.  This article is well-done in general but seems too advertisement-biased in its wording for Wikipedia.Bradfordschultze 07:45, 20 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: NPOV

message: Bradford,
I agree that there are as you say "weasel words" with this and other articles, including recent articles about sailboat manufacturers.  HOWEVER, please look at other examples of articles about manufacturing companies and see whether such exist across the board.  I suggest auto manufacturers as an example.  In the case of both the marine and automotive media, it seems that writers lose their objectivity in the reporting process; unfortunately periodicals are one of the few sources of third party information.
I have tried to present interesting material while removing fluff and overstatement.  However since information is limited and Wikipedia has a strict policy prohibiting expressing opinions or presenting original research, we are stuck with an imperfect situation.
Also since Wikipedia is open to contributions from all commers, I've tried to strike a compromise with onther contributors in toning-down their enthusiastic comments without opening a polarized battle.
I value your observation and I've taken a another pass at weasel redcution in this article.  Ironically, I'm not a Beneteau fan.
I think that tagging this article as "Advertising" is unwarranted and will only lead to knee-jerk reactions from unsophisticated power-hungry "Editors."
Thanks!
Kevin Murray 14:27, 20 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Seeking absolute NPOV in an Imperfect World 

message: The list in the Competitors and Past designers is rather long and doesn't seem worth including here, it's also repeated on the Hunter Marine, and most other boat builders' pages.  Given that the other articles are in the Boat Builders category do we need this? Rich257 07:43, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Competitors and Designers 

message: Could someone evaluate   [http:// cruisingresources.com/resources.php?pt=1&ss=beneteau+monohull Beneteau cruising models]   as a suggested External Link? The suggsted link and its related pages contain succinct and detailed specifications and other information about all Beneteau cruising boats. The pages, which I compile, contain no commercial content. Dstookey 15:27, 22 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Link suggestion 

message: I am creator of the sailboatdata.com.
Some one has placed links from the various Idyll models (towards the end of the article) to my site.
This is absolutely fine with me. Information such as this is the primary niche/specialty of my site.
I would also like to add/create similar links for all the other OUT OF PRODUCTION models, (so as not to be in conflict with the current manufacturer) and, in fact, would very much like to do so. 
But before I did so, I wanted to clearly state that I AM the owner of the site I am linking to and wanted to be sure that I wouldn't be violating any Wikipedia policy. 
Sailboatdata (talk) 21:10, 16 June 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Links for various Beneteau models (no longer in production). 

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message: I just added the top view pic of the two Beneteau yachts I made myself in 2004. I am a bit in doubt if these are really both Oceanis 411 (though of one I am pretty sure), as I do not have other good pics of these boats at hand, and the decks seem quite different in the front parts. Any ideas? Pittigrilli (talk) 20:39, 4 March 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Just added pic by me of two Oceanis 411