Talk:Tanning bed
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[edit] History?
Does anyone know who invented the sunbed, what country it was used in, how it came to popularity, etc? Thanks. Deco 23:15, 13 December 2005 (UTC)
Perhaps add something comparing use of sunbeds to outdoor tanning (e.g. for a given level of tanning, a sunbed seems to be typically debated as equally or less dangerous than outdoor tanning).
[edit] Helping Hand?
I have done a great deal more work on this piece, but for some reason the text always cuts off after the opening paragraph and the first citation. I've gone through the notes I received when I first became a member of Wikipedia, but I'm stymied. Any help would be appreciated -- either here or on my personal Talk page. Thanks in advance. FuturePresent 09:27, 15 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Working on it
For full disclosure, I have worked in the industry for over a decade, but promise to keep my contributions balanced. I have added to article, and will get some more history with exact dates, as well as citations soon.Pharmboy 12:52, 6 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Plagiarism
The first paragraph of the history section is plagiarized from one of the reference links at the bottom.
[edit] Replaced content
I replaced the first paragraph, and corrected the spelling of Friedrich. I had to remove the link on his name, as the article it points to is NOT him. Might need that name to point to a different page that lets the user choose which Friedrich Wolff they want to read about. Added other neutral content as to history, including about Jorg Wolff, Friedrich's brother and owner of Cosmedico, one of the largest tanning bed lamp makers in the world. Added internal link to 21CRF1040.20 which is the federal law that covers tanning beds most directly.
The lack of cites are due to the fact that the information is "common knowledge" for those of us who work in the industry. I don't work for any of the companies named, and will get more details and cites later. I want to add a list of state regulatory agencies, but don't think it appropriate to link to the site of the company I work for, even if the page has no ads or products. Not sure if this should be a seperate page here or what. I made the list and am authorized to put it in the Public Domain, but the list would actually be useful since every state has different laws on commercial tanning. Input on how to do this appropriately is welcomed. Pharmboy 18:44, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
Update: I cleaned up the first paragraph of the entire article, which was a little confusing and not entirely correct, and added some information. Pharmboy 19:26, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Request to change article title to "Tanning Bed"
I would request this article be changed to "tanning bed" rather than "sunbed" for the english version. From my experience, the vast majority of people in the US use the term tanning bed, and the term sunbed is almost never used (less than 3% based on search terms, relative to "tanning bed"). This is based on being in the business 13 years. I am confident Wikipedia gets more hits/redirects from "tanning bed" to here than people who search "sunbed". Pharmboy 23:50, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Survey
- Support. I'd really expect a "sunbed" to be accompanied with an umbrella :-). I'll trust your judgment and research about the "tanning bed" being the most common term. Duja 09:47, 22 September 2006 (UTC)
- Support. Peter O. (Talk) 08:45, 23 September 2006 (UTC)
- Oppose. Sunbed is certainly the most common name in Britain. Pharmboy's concerns could be taken care of with a simple redirect from Tanning bed. --Asteriontalk 17:37, 23 September 2006 (UTC)
- Do you have some data on usage on Britain vs. the US? -- nae'blis 00:05, 24 September 2006 (UTC)
- Sunbed is preferred by the BBC, for example [1]. A search discrimating by UK results only at google.co.uk shows almost as twice number of results for sunbeds than tanning beds. When the latter is used, it is generally in conjuction with the word sunbed. I also photographed the instructions of the sunbed in my local gym, which I could upload as evidence if needed. Regards, Asteriontalk 05:24, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
This article has been renamed as the result of a move request. Vegaswikian 07:32, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Moved
I have moved the main article over to Tanning bed since there was no opposition and regular members supported the move. Any new discussion should be directed to the discussion page of Tanning bed. Not moving any of the discussion memos to the new name. Pharmboy 10:23, 23 September 2006 (UTC)
- NO! NO! NO! See Wikipedia:Moving pages — never do a copy/paste move. An administrator will close the poll when the time comes and move the article properly. You've killed the history of the article entirely and talk pages are not moved. I'll revert the move. Why the hurry? Duja 12:42, 23 September 2006 (UTC)
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- Pardon, my misreading of the article I added back the request for move at the top of this page as well. Wasn't in a particular hurry, but had read that the moves were backlogged, which suggested 'be bold and just move it' to deal with the backlog. Will wait. Pharmboy 18:17, 23 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Inappropriate images
I removed nude image that was recently added, as it adds no context to the topic. Nudes just for the sake of nudes are not appropriate, as is any image that doesn't add meaning to the actual article. Pharmboy 19:25, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
