Talk:Howard Johnson's

message: Pardon me, but you removed my citing of "Blazing Saddles" as not notable, yet you include a reference to "The Poker House?" How is that notable and "Blazing Saddles" not?
Sincerely,
Michael Schlesinger
aka Cadavra8  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cadavra8 (talk • contribs) 01:49, 17 May 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for noticing that! That shouldn't be there, either. Ibadibam (talk) 18:34, 18 May 2015 (UTC)
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message: The Infobox on this article mostly pertains (aside from a historic fact or two) to the current status of the Wyndham hotel brand. For the category of "Areas Served" it lists the number of hotels operated by Wyndham, but it also states the number of restaurants--just one. I have to ask, considering that the one restaurant in New York is not owned, operated or supported by Wyndham in any way shape or form, does it belong in the box? Wyndham has no corporate connection to this restaurant, they have not even authorized the use of their copyrighted brand, they are just tolerating its use. Most people do not even consider this restaurant an authentic Howard Johnson's for many, many reasons I won't bother to recite and repeat here. Though the question is, does it belong under the corporate umbrella of Wyndham for this page?
It is a part of Howard Johnson's restaurants history, and claims to be the last remaining one in existence, so it has that. Though it is no longer connected to Wyndham, it's almost more like an independent diner operating out of a museum of sorts. Strictly speaking, saying Wyndham serves New York state with a restaurant is false statement, they do not. John LaRock does, so I'm tempted to remove it. On the other hand, in terms of listing number of businesses still using the Howard Johnson's name, it makes sense. I'm conflicted and on the fence whether it should stay or go from the infobox. How do other feel on the issue? 
--Apple2gs (talk) 18:28, 13 August 2020 (UTC)
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message: I wish I had the time to do some editing on this section, but I'm afraid I don't.  I just added 'citation needed' where the article states that Howard Johnson, Jr. " attempted to streamline company operations and cut costs, such as serving cheaper food and having fewer employees" and how this contributed to the decline of the company.   Looking at that whole section, it seems well written and coherent, but doesn't seem to have a source.  
I've had a little time to do some quick searches about this era, and found at least one publication of interest:
This paper talks about many of the contributing causes to the decline of HOJO's but only briefly mentions cost-cutting, and it's not clear whether the authors are talking about H.J. Senior or Junior.
Mark Asread (talk) 18:28, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
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