Talk:Yellow Pages
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[edit] Australia
"In specific localised area of the Australian Capital Territory, it has been known to be used as toilet paper when there is none left in the house." I don't know what to say.--Jerryseinfeld 06:39, 24 Dec 2004 (UTC)
- I think I'm going to be sick. Is that a fact? Did the guy who said that nasty thing about the toilet paper confirm this? If he/she did, how? "Did you use the yellow pages for toilet paper?" A government must be pretty bored to be approving a law like that. CDNguye1 9 July 2005 03:37 (UTC)
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- No, it's not really "known" to be used as toilet paper - hardly a "fact". Probably not true at all. I removed it.
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- What does the government have to do with it anyway? Nil Einne 08:13, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
- This is not so implausible: see Sears_Roebuck#Retail_stores for a similar historical adaptation. 204.186.117.238 12:01, 26 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] External links
I removed all the national external links, being basically a link directory stroke spam magnet. As this article discusses 'Yellow Pages' in the context of a generic term applied to various telephone directories, links to various books that describe themselves as such do not fall under "articles about any organization, person, or other entity should link to their official site" (any more than Vacuum cleaner links to the websites of Hoover, Dyson, Henry etc). The global links are sufficient. --Sam Blanning(talk) 09:49, 14 July 2006 (UTC)
- Another cleanup seemed due to remove gross link spamming in see also and external link sections as per Wikipedia:External links --AGoon 20:55, 5 November 2006 (UTC)
They're back... Can we reach a consensus about which external links (if any) actually belong on this page, so people will feel free to remove any others that appear? Certes (talk) 18:40, 9 February 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Directory of directories
This article has basically become a list directories which doesn't seem to be all the encyclopaedic. At the very least there is no reason to have large US & UK yellow pages sections and an alphabetic list of everyone else. --AGoon 21:06, 5 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Revisioning of the Yellow Page Keyword / Term.
Some of your comments are true, the key term has become an advertisement spot for YP's. So if one of you guys wants to do the job of revisioning the term I would gladly join your effort. As an actual Directory publisher I do have access to most data concerning the industry which, most probably, would extend this term and background information to a higher level! So contact me if you are interested in getting into this task! --Dr.A.M 08:12, 8 April 2007 (UTC)
In the UK the term "Yellow Pages" is a trademark belonging to Yell. As a result this is a formidable barrier to entry for anyone considering launching a local classified product / directory!!!
Helen
[edit] Spam in business directories
I was curious - are there any general descriptions of what online business directories try to reduce spam hits? I've reached the point where I feel like it's worthless to consult any online directory. You could look up somebody who sells flying willow trees in Yomamma, New Jersey and get a dozen listings that lead to generalized search pages for companies selling hardware in New York and Delaware. 204.186.117.238 11:56, 26 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Title
Should we move this article to a more generic title like "Business directory" (which is already redirected here)? Reasons:
- The essential feature of the item we're describing is that it lists businesses in a directory. Being yellow is merely a convention and not even a universal one. Two of the three paper business directories I own have white pages, as do several online directories I've consulted from around the world. Pages aren't essential either, although the metaphor carries over neatly to the internet. A business directory implemented as a local voice search is neither yellow nor paged.
- Yellow Pages is a trade mark in the UK and elsewhere. IANAL but in those countries, that description can be applied only to the company which registered it. Rival business directories may deserve similar prominence in this article without the legal implications of associating them incorrectly with the name Yellow Pages.
Of course, Yellow Pages and its variants can redirect to here or to a disambiguation page incorporating the computing term. Certes (talk) 16:18, 5 February 2008 (UTC)
[edit] In general
This section isn't "general". It's US-specific with its references to Bell and CLECs. I don't want to make the section look silly by adding "In the USA " to the front of each paragraph, but it's something to bear in mind if anyone can add citations or generally clean it up. Certes (talk) 16:36, 5 February 2008 (UTC)
I'm not sure "Business owners ... should make certain that their information has been sent to the publisher" is best advice, especially if "many contracts have automatic renewal clauses". Certes (talk) 16:36, 5 February 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Individual directories
How much information, if any, should Yellow Pages include on individual business directories, especially internet ones? Should this appear in the introduction or in the Internet Yellow Pages section? Is there a consensus on whether to include repeated mentions of founders or purchasers of such domains? Several IP edits, since reverted, have added a career summary of Bobby Kalili. All I can find in internet searches are identical press releases from 352 US companies or brands owned by a Bobby Khalili (with h) announcing the launch of a plethora of internet and telephone business directories. (I am ignoring the personal blogs loving and hating Mr Khalili.) If this series of companies is more notable than the thousands of competing directories around the world, let's discuss the reasons here. If not then let's leave them out of the article and not keep reinserting them. Certes (talk) 11:38, 3 March 2008 (UTC)
