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On various pages such as Twix and Whoppers, there is an extra-long, extremely pointless ingredient listing on the pages. These really hamper the quality of wikipedia and come across as filler to the masses. I propose that for various food items (name brand), that it is strongly discouraged to have a full ingredient list on the page. I feel that eliminating the ingredient listings will make the pages more concise and of a premium quality. Mcfly85 23:19, 26 Apr 2005 (UTC)
Deletionists - Just because you can not see the value of content (including lists) does not mean that it has no value. In this case the mentioning of an obscure ingredient may reveal that it does not have a page describing what it is. That may lead someone to research and add the article. I for one think a list of ingredients is a great thing to have on food pages. If you don't think it works in the article perhaps it would be better served elsewhere with a link. Perhaps http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook . Never delete valid and true content, just find a better place for it. Rottweiler 04:08, 27 Apr 2005 (UTC)
At first I was skeptical, but after looking at those articles I think having ingredient lists with links is a good idea. I prefer the more compact format used on the Twix page, though. -- Coolcaesar 05:15, 27 Apr 2005 (UTC)
For generic food items, like pizza, a list of ingredients is silly. In the case of specific, commercially-produced food items, however, I have to agree that the list of ingredients is helpful, beneficial, and interesting. Roodog2k 12:22, 27 Apr 2005 (UTC)
I fixed the whoopers page - keep. Lotsofissues 12:38, 27 Apr 2005 (UTC) ››› Leave Me a Message‹‹‹
Again, wouldn't a link that has the official snack website (which usually has info for the few that need the listing) suffice? I doubt a vast majority would find an ingredient listing useful or interesting. Even with the smaller format for the ingredients, it still looks like needless filler on the page. If this doesn't stop, time will be wasted and the quality of the pages will suffer. I do find Rottweiler's suggestion of putting a link or using the cookbook to be a perfect solution. Mcfly85 02:10, 28 Apr 2005 (UTC)
1. Please save your time and do not add similar ingredients listings for the time being. And please keep the few that remain for now.
2. Consider making the ingredient listings part of the cookbook project, or leave a link to the company website which likely has the listing.
3. Consider the pandora's box effect that may result, and consider what adding an ingredients listing would be to the masses. Also keep in mind that Wikipedia isn't a knowledge base. Mcfly85 04:30, 28 Apr 2005 (UTC)
Also, ingredients would be a useful resource for Muslim/Jewish/any other dietary-restricted group of readers wishing to find out if a food is permissible - for example, Twixes are halaal, but Skittles are haraam due to the ingredients including carmine. Islam considers confectionaries containing calf rennet permissible but feel it is praiseworthy to refrain from them. More useful arguments for the inclusion of ingredients! Proto 09:58, 29 Apr 2005 (UTC)
King Size Twixes no longer exist in the UK. They became Twix 'Xtra a number of years ago. Does anybody know when the change occurred and is it worth noting in the article?
Some Twix packages are labeled Right Twix ("100% Left Twix free") and Left Twix ("contains absolutely no Right Twix"). So far as my eyes and tongue can tell, there is no difference between Right and Left. What's up with this? Solo Owl 21:03, 24 June 2017 (UTC)
There's definitely a difference. The Left Twix tastes more 'lefty' while the Right Twix has a more 'right-like' taste. Bigsam0914 ( talk) 20:19, 10 August 2022 (UTC)
While both bars are made of a cookie, a thin layer of chocolate, a layer of caramel, and an outer layer of chocolate, there is a distinct difference in taste between the Left & Right Twix bars. The Left bar tastes more 'left-ee' while the right bar tastes more 'right-like'. People who prefer the Left bar say that the Right bars has a slight, rightish after taste. People who prefer the Right bar have been known to criticize the Left bar for it's overly left-like flavor. Bigsam0914 ( talk) 20:17, 10 August 2022 (UTC)
Should we mention the snack's sponsorship of the Chart Show? Visokor ( talk) 20:42, 30 August 2023 (UTC)
You guys should call it takis honey twix. 72.24.118.7 ( talk) 18:39, 6 April 2024 (UTC)
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On various pages such as Twix and Whoppers, there is an extra-long, extremely pointless ingredient listing on the pages. These really hamper the quality of wikipedia and come across as filler to the masses. I propose that for various food items (name brand), that it is strongly discouraged to have a full ingredient list on the page. I feel that eliminating the ingredient listings will make the pages more concise and of a premium quality. Mcfly85 23:19, 26 Apr 2005 (UTC)
Deletionists - Just because you can not see the value of content (including lists) does not mean that it has no value. In this case the mentioning of an obscure ingredient may reveal that it does not have a page describing what it is. That may lead someone to research and add the article. I for one think a list of ingredients is a great thing to have on food pages. If you don't think it works in the article perhaps it would be better served elsewhere with a link. Perhaps http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook . Never delete valid and true content, just find a better place for it. Rottweiler 04:08, 27 Apr 2005 (UTC)
At first I was skeptical, but after looking at those articles I think having ingredient lists with links is a good idea. I prefer the more compact format used on the Twix page, though. -- Coolcaesar 05:15, 27 Apr 2005 (UTC)
For generic food items, like pizza, a list of ingredients is silly. In the case of specific, commercially-produced food items, however, I have to agree that the list of ingredients is helpful, beneficial, and interesting. Roodog2k 12:22, 27 Apr 2005 (UTC)
I fixed the whoopers page - keep. Lotsofissues 12:38, 27 Apr 2005 (UTC) ››› Leave Me a Message‹‹‹
Again, wouldn't a link that has the official snack website (which usually has info for the few that need the listing) suffice? I doubt a vast majority would find an ingredient listing useful or interesting. Even with the smaller format for the ingredients, it still looks like needless filler on the page. If this doesn't stop, time will be wasted and the quality of the pages will suffer. I do find Rottweiler's suggestion of putting a link or using the cookbook to be a perfect solution. Mcfly85 02:10, 28 Apr 2005 (UTC)
1. Please save your time and do not add similar ingredients listings for the time being. And please keep the few that remain for now.
2. Consider making the ingredient listings part of the cookbook project, or leave a link to the company website which likely has the listing.
3. Consider the pandora's box effect that may result, and consider what adding an ingredients listing would be to the masses. Also keep in mind that Wikipedia isn't a knowledge base. Mcfly85 04:30, 28 Apr 2005 (UTC)
Also, ingredients would be a useful resource for Muslim/Jewish/any other dietary-restricted group of readers wishing to find out if a food is permissible - for example, Twixes are halaal, but Skittles are haraam due to the ingredients including carmine. Islam considers confectionaries containing calf rennet permissible but feel it is praiseworthy to refrain from them. More useful arguments for the inclusion of ingredients! Proto 09:58, 29 Apr 2005 (UTC)
King Size Twixes no longer exist in the UK. They became Twix 'Xtra a number of years ago. Does anybody know when the change occurred and is it worth noting in the article?
Some Twix packages are labeled Right Twix ("100% Left Twix free") and Left Twix ("contains absolutely no Right Twix"). So far as my eyes and tongue can tell, there is no difference between Right and Left. What's up with this? Solo Owl 21:03, 24 June 2017 (UTC)
There's definitely a difference. The Left Twix tastes more 'lefty' while the Right Twix has a more 'right-like' taste. Bigsam0914 ( talk) 20:19, 10 August 2022 (UTC)
While both bars are made of a cookie, a thin layer of chocolate, a layer of caramel, and an outer layer of chocolate, there is a distinct difference in taste between the Left & Right Twix bars. The Left bar tastes more 'left-ee' while the right bar tastes more 'right-like'. People who prefer the Left bar say that the Right bars has a slight, rightish after taste. People who prefer the Right bar have been known to criticize the Left bar for it's overly left-like flavor. Bigsam0914 ( talk) 20:17, 10 August 2022 (UTC)
Should we mention the snack's sponsorship of the Chart Show? Visokor ( talk) 20:42, 30 August 2023 (UTC)
You guys should call it takis honey twix. 72.24.118.7 ( talk) 18:39, 6 April 2024 (UTC)