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Article contributed April 25th 2005 by Edward G. Nilges who smoked Gauloises when he was a philosophy major: uid spinoza1111, email spinoza1111yahoo.com. Cough sputum mort de ma vie sacre bleu. — Preceding
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I have sought to make the entry more neutral in that, no matter how ingrained the brand may be in the world's psyche, it is still a death stick. I used to smoke the brand fifty years ago and, whenever I visited France, I would bring back as many as the customs authorities permitted. I think I will always remember the taste with affection.
David91 — Preceding unsigned comment added by David91 ( talk • contribs) 08:42, 14 May 2005 (UTC)
The irony!
Mentioning "NPOV" and "death stick" in the same paragraph ...
Bellthorpe ( talk) 11:51, 13 September 2009 (UTC)
I agree. The content overlaps and should be merged. Gauloises is the less comprehensive page as they stand. David91 09:00, 24 October 2005 (UTC)
Shouldn't this article be moved to Gauloises? This is the first time that I have seen the name Gauloise. J-C V 18:35, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
Shouldn't this article be re-titled Gauloises? It's erroneous to have it titled Gauloise as the brand is Gauloises. The singular does not exist. That would be like trying to write a page about The Beatles and having to call it The Beatle. There is an erroneous link through from the Altadis page where all their brands are listed and the brand is also spelled wrongly as Gauloise there. I don't know how to edit that heading. CliftonDown 14:15, 5 October 2007 (UTC)
Is there a citation for this, or any indeed cite at all for the discontinuation of the brand from the U.S. market? I can personally attest to finding Gauloises readily available at Austin, Texas stores until March 2006. Since then I've been unable to find any primary sources with details on the exit from the U.S. market. - cobra libre 20:57, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
A similar smoking ban in France, however, failed in parliament in November 2005.
I think I saw in the news recently that a smoking ban has since passed 71.41.125.210 21:05, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
I am going to remove the image of the race car sponsored by this company. I feel it is misleading and inappropriate. If anything, it can be put towards the bottom of the page. For now, it is removed. -- 24.15.165.14 00:16, 5 March 2007 (UTC)
How do you say the name? Goo-loo-a? I don't speak french, so i'm a bit lost here...
Goh-lwaz Bendž| Ť 23:17, 15 July 2007 (UTC)
"...a French health insurance fund filed a 51.33 million franc lawsuit...to cover the estimated and continuing costs of treating the illnesses linked to cigarette smoking." Surely there's a mistake here; 50 million francs is only about US$10 million. Should it be 'billion'? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Quelcrime ( talk • contribs) 19:12, 23 November 2007 (UTC)
I am not sure why the section on "Brand history" contains mostly examples of paid corporate product placement of this product. The list of film and print appearances of the brand are nothing more than advertising. Companies pay authors and producers for such embedded product endorsement. In this case, the manufacturer attempts to promote the so-called "the romantic associations of France" with the use of this product. Examples of marketing then also continue in this article in the "trivia" section. Did the brand's sponsorship of the Prost Formula One team help improve their romantic life, or in the number of race wins? Whether the brand name appears on the side of a race car or is mentioned in a book — it is all advertising. In summary, all of these product placement examples should not be part of "brand history". At most they belong in a section called "marketing" — similar to the Camel article. — CZmarlin ( talk) 12:51, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
Surely a list a varieties (which is even itself surprising in its length), is a perfectly valid addition? While I fully agree that a commercial source should not be used, I'd suggest at least looking for a better source, and re-instating the list, without the existing ref, and adding a citation needed tag while this is done? Martinevans123 ( talk) 11:56, 28 July 2013 (UTC)
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The brand (and specifically "gauloises bleues") is mentioned in France Gall's 1976 Serge Gainsbourg penned song "Les Petits Ballons" - if anyone thinks this has a place in the article. 31.168.200.116 ( talk) 09:32, 8 May 2016 (UTC)
Should Disque Bleu have a separate article? Some vintage poster images here:
Martinevans123 ( talk) 15:33, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
hello! I am not a skilled enough wikipedian to link the cigarette photo to the French Wikipedia page for Marcel Jacno, but the page exists and it seems appropriate given his connection to the brand. 2603:800C:3D00:1ED2:85FB:E77B:3F8:EBBA ( talk) 05:42, 25 May 2023 (UTC)
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Article contributed April 25th 2005 by Edward G. Nilges who smoked Gauloises when he was a philosophy major: uid spinoza1111, email spinoza1111yahoo.com. Cough sputum mort de ma vie sacre bleu. — Preceding
unsigned comment added by
Spinoza1111 (
talk •
contribs)
05:41, 25 April 2005 (UTC)
I have sought to make the entry more neutral in that, no matter how ingrained the brand may be in the world's psyche, it is still a death stick. I used to smoke the brand fifty years ago and, whenever I visited France, I would bring back as many as the customs authorities permitted. I think I will always remember the taste with affection.
David91 — Preceding unsigned comment added by David91 ( talk • contribs) 08:42, 14 May 2005 (UTC)
The irony!
Mentioning "NPOV" and "death stick" in the same paragraph ...
Bellthorpe ( talk) 11:51, 13 September 2009 (UTC)
I agree. The content overlaps and should be merged. Gauloises is the less comprehensive page as they stand. David91 09:00, 24 October 2005 (UTC)
Shouldn't this article be moved to Gauloises? This is the first time that I have seen the name Gauloise. J-C V 18:35, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
Shouldn't this article be re-titled Gauloises? It's erroneous to have it titled Gauloise as the brand is Gauloises. The singular does not exist. That would be like trying to write a page about The Beatles and having to call it The Beatle. There is an erroneous link through from the Altadis page where all their brands are listed and the brand is also spelled wrongly as Gauloise there. I don't know how to edit that heading. CliftonDown 14:15, 5 October 2007 (UTC)
Is there a citation for this, or any indeed cite at all for the discontinuation of the brand from the U.S. market? I can personally attest to finding Gauloises readily available at Austin, Texas stores until March 2006. Since then I've been unable to find any primary sources with details on the exit from the U.S. market. - cobra libre 20:57, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
A similar smoking ban in France, however, failed in parliament in November 2005.
I think I saw in the news recently that a smoking ban has since passed 71.41.125.210 21:05, 16 January 2007 (UTC)
I am going to remove the image of the race car sponsored by this company. I feel it is misleading and inappropriate. If anything, it can be put towards the bottom of the page. For now, it is removed. -- 24.15.165.14 00:16, 5 March 2007 (UTC)
How do you say the name? Goo-loo-a? I don't speak french, so i'm a bit lost here...
Goh-lwaz Bendž| Ť 23:17, 15 July 2007 (UTC)
"...a French health insurance fund filed a 51.33 million franc lawsuit...to cover the estimated and continuing costs of treating the illnesses linked to cigarette smoking." Surely there's a mistake here; 50 million francs is only about US$10 million. Should it be 'billion'? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Quelcrime ( talk • contribs) 19:12, 23 November 2007 (UTC)
I am not sure why the section on "Brand history" contains mostly examples of paid corporate product placement of this product. The list of film and print appearances of the brand are nothing more than advertising. Companies pay authors and producers for such embedded product endorsement. In this case, the manufacturer attempts to promote the so-called "the romantic associations of France" with the use of this product. Examples of marketing then also continue in this article in the "trivia" section. Did the brand's sponsorship of the Prost Formula One team help improve their romantic life, or in the number of race wins? Whether the brand name appears on the side of a race car or is mentioned in a book — it is all advertising. In summary, all of these product placement examples should not be part of "brand history". At most they belong in a section called "marketing" — similar to the Camel article. — CZmarlin ( talk) 12:51, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
Surely a list a varieties (which is even itself surprising in its length), is a perfectly valid addition? While I fully agree that a commercial source should not be used, I'd suggest at least looking for a better source, and re-instating the list, without the existing ref, and adding a citation needed tag while this is done? Martinevans123 ( talk) 11:56, 28 July 2013 (UTC)
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The brand (and specifically "gauloises bleues") is mentioned in France Gall's 1976 Serge Gainsbourg penned song "Les Petits Ballons" - if anyone thinks this has a place in the article. 31.168.200.116 ( talk) 09:32, 8 May 2016 (UTC)
Should Disque Bleu have a separate article? Some vintage poster images here:
Martinevans123 ( talk) 15:33, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
hello! I am not a skilled enough wikipedian to link the cigarette photo to the French Wikipedia page for Marcel Jacno, but the page exists and it seems appropriate given his connection to the brand. 2603:800C:3D00:1ED2:85FB:E77B:3F8:EBBA ( talk) 05:42, 25 May 2023 (UTC)