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Xango WAS shut down for being a Pyramid Scheme in Italy
Hmm... that was three years ago, and it looks like they've managed to reorganize in some way. Maybe?
This link suggests that they are claiming that at least some of their problems in Europe were do to management problems they have since corrected.
This link, which is probably not usable as a source, suggests that they paid a €250,000 fine in order to keep going in Italy. They have also recently issued press released saying they're provisionally members of Italy's direct selling association, but who knows if that's reliable. It's worth keeping an eye on.
Grayfell (
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06:51, 19 January 2014 (UTC)
I believe we should add it to the article, regardless. It's part of the company's history, and if something similar is added on Herbalife's article, I fail to see why we shouldn't do that here. — Preceding
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189.165.27.246 (
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01:31, 20 January 2014 (UTC)
That's actually the one I used. Since the Business For Home source was basically reprinting the Corriere article with very little additional commentary, I don't think the BFH article really qualifies as a separate source. I'm also on the fence about how reliable BFH is as a news org (it seems like it's mostly just one guy, and by their own admission their objective is to show MLMs in a positive light
[1]). I've look around for other sources, but I haven't found anything yet.
Grayfell (
talk)
22:16, 20 January 2014 (UTC)
This is an archive of past discussions. Do not edit the contents of this page. If you wish to start a new discussion or revive an old one, please do so on the
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Xango WAS shut down for being a Pyramid Scheme in Italy
Hmm... that was three years ago, and it looks like they've managed to reorganize in some way. Maybe?
This link suggests that they are claiming that at least some of their problems in Europe were do to management problems they have since corrected.
This link, which is probably not usable as a source, suggests that they paid a €250,000 fine in order to keep going in Italy. They have also recently issued press released saying they're provisionally members of Italy's direct selling association, but who knows if that's reliable. It's worth keeping an eye on.
Grayfell (
talk)
06:51, 19 January 2014 (UTC)
I believe we should add it to the article, regardless. It's part of the company's history, and if something similar is added on Herbalife's article, I fail to see why we shouldn't do that here. — Preceding
unsigned comment added by
189.165.27.246 (
talk)
01:31, 20 January 2014 (UTC)
That's actually the one I used. Since the Business For Home source was basically reprinting the Corriere article with very little additional commentary, I don't think the BFH article really qualifies as a separate source. I'm also on the fence about how reliable BFH is as a news org (it seems like it's mostly just one guy, and by their own admission their objective is to show MLMs in a positive light
[1]). I've look around for other sources, but I haven't found anything yet.
Grayfell (
talk)
22:16, 20 January 2014 (UTC)