Talk:Energy Star

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Has anyone ever heard of EnergyGuide, it is kind of like Energy Star. In fact Energy Star may own EnergyGuide. Im not for sure. Can anyone give any info, maybey right an article about it.--Alex Arnold 02:00, 27 April 2006 (UTC)

Yes, it is 'owned' by energystar.org.

See: http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=appliances.pr_energy_guide OR http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EnergyGuide

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[edit] Specifications

I just gave this page some new life but it still needs a lot of work. I encourage somebody to use the information at this page or others to document some of the specifications electronic equipment must meet to gain this seal (now, in the past, and in the future). — GT 00:21, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Icon and BIOSes

Logo from old BIOSes

I remember old BIOSes where a logo was always shown. The logo is to the right. I like this logo. Could we use it perhaps? --Ysangkok 21:42, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

This is not a valid ENERGY STAR logo. It is similar to an older version of the logo that is no longer used.Kschneid 15:21, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Editing the ENERGY STAR article

Hi. My name is Karen Schneider. I work for the EPA in the ENERGY STAR program. I'd like to make some additions to the ENERGY STAR article. I'd also like to make some minor edits to what is already there (like always typing ENERGY STAR in all caps). Kschneid 15:18, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

I understand your concern, considering the recent news about "inappropriate edits". IMO, as long as you're not censoring information or inserting propaganda, you shouldn't be worried and should jump right in. Do be careful to consider whether something is a fact or a point of view, but I doubt that should be too much of a concern on this article. Ben Hocking (talk|contribs) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Benhocking (talk • contribs) 15:26, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
I've changed the all caps ENERGY STAR into Energy Star, per WP:MOS. Rien (talk\stalk)  00:23, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

Since ENERGY STAR is a trademarked brand name, it should not be modified under the WP:MOS rules. Writing style guidance for capitalization covers proper nouns, acronyms and so forth - but it does not cover brand names. This is why we don't change Coca-Cola to Coca-cola or iPhone to Iphone. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jamesmelzer (talk • contribs) 15:32, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Specifications Addition

I added information on various ENERGY STAR product specifications. Pretty much all of the info was from energystar.gov. In fact, all of my updates were directly from ENERGY STAR. Is that bad? Should there be more diverse references? Muffinon (talk) 18:42, 1 March 2008 (UTC)