Talk:Ear piercing instrument

message: I've added the POV template to this article, because it seems to have a definite bias towards an attempt to discredit piercing guns and driving people towards other methods of ear piercing. All of the negative comments are directed towards the use of guns, and it does not equally point out the dangers connected with piercing by needle. Emma white20 (talk) 12:41, 15 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Neutrality of this article. 

message: Is there a reason for the long paragraph re:the controversy in the opener?  Would someone with more experience in this article perhaps do something about this? Kailey elise (talk) 16:49, 16 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Controversy in Overview Paragraph 

message: Well, I'm not going to add it to the article, but it's worth looking into. I shopped around for a while and found that disposable cartridges are absolutely ubiquitous in my area. A quick search reveals some evidence that this is the case in general, though no sources that I would cite. Disposable cartridges may still not eliminate the risk of infection, but if they are as ubiquitous as they seem, the article should at least reflect this. Currently it seems to mostly contain a lot of criticism about a variety of piercing instrument that has largely fallen out of use, and only a mention of the more sanitary (if only slightly) disposable variety. The criticisms may still be valid, but they should be balanced by actual current information.
Interestingly, the starter studs (and the cartridges they come in) used at most places I've been mostly seem to be from the same manufacturer, though I haven't been able to find out which. They are claimed to be made of gold, silver, or stainless steel, and not nickel or other problematic metals. I don't remember any that were plated, but some may have been. My stainless steel studs are ferrous enough to stick onto a small magnet, nothing spectacularly strong. That includes the butterfly back. An allergic reaction to either seems unlikely in light of this. In addition, while the stud is certainly not a precise surgical instrument, I would not describe it as dull or likely to cause blunt force trauma. This is a particularly common criticism that is missing from the wiki article (except where it is mentioned matter-of-factly in the introduction) and should be addressed, whether supported or contended, but not omitted. In addition, the article makes the following claim, which is patently false:
:Gun studs are also inadequate because they are all one length and so those with fleshier lobes are more likely to find that the jewellery will embed when the piercing swells.
The starter studs I saw came in at least two lengths, though the longer post length is only available in a small number of styles.
I'm not going to add original research to the article, but I hope someone can find the sources that I can't seem to find to check my observations. In general the article appears to have good information, but presented in a way that may overstate the prevalence of older and justly criticized varieties of piercing guns. -WurdBendur (talk) 17:30, 21 October 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Original research! 

message: I've removed an old neutrality tag from this page that appears to have no active discussion per the instructions at Template:POV:
::This template is not meant to be a permanent resident on any article. Remove this template whenever:
::#There is consensus on the talkpage or the NPOV Noticeboard that the issue has been resolved
::#It is not clear what the neutrality issue is, and no satisfactory explanation has been given
::#In the absence of any discussion, or if the discussion has become dormant.
Since there's no evidence of ongoing discussion, I'm removing the tag for now. If discussion is continuing and I've failed to see it, however, please feel free to restore the template and continue to address the issues. Thanks to everybody working on this one! -- Khazar2 (talk) 12:27, 14 June 2013 (UTC)
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