Talk:Marley floor
Latest comment: 3 years ago by Donnanz in topic RFD discussion: January 2021
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@Equinox As this is a commercial product, which we shouldn't be advertising, perhaps you would like to defend this entry. It's a bit like an entry for Tesco tea bag. DonnanZ (talk) 13:03, 13 January 2021 (UTC)
- Keep. Originally a brand name, the term has become generic: “Many years back, the original manufacturer of this type of flooring was Marley FLoors ltd. This led to the use of the generic term Marley or Marley floor. Even though Marley FLoors is long out of business, the term stuck and ...”[1] Even if the company was still in business, WT:BRAND applies, and the use independent of any interested parties is easily attested, often in lower case: [2], [3], [4]. --Lambiam 16:00, 13 January 2021 (UTC)
- "A brand name for a product or service should be included if it has entered the lexicon". Equinox ◑ 17:20, 14 January 2021 (UTC)
- Keep, it has become somewhat generic so I don't think it goes against WT:BRAND. --Robbie SWE (talk) 20:19, 14 January 2021 (UTC)
- If it had been labelled "generic brand" in the first place this RFD could have been avoided. I have attempted to address that. RFD withdrawn, entry kept. DonnanZ (talk) 11:41, 15 January 2021 (UTC)