Talk:Fine Fare

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Trowbridge

In Trowbridge, UK, i think there was a Fine Fare in the Castle Place Shopping Centre (or whatever it was then!) where Wilksons is.

Is this true? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.83.125.225 (talk) 12:57, 23 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

There was a store in trowbridge - link to a flickr pic here - https://www.flickr.com/photos/93838966@N02/9574224252/94.101.168.68 (talk) 12:48, 20 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Branches section not encyclopedic

I suspect that the list of branches is not encyclopedic content.

A quick scan of articles about other shops, past and present, found no other similar lists of branches like this. I admire the effort that has gone to create this list, but I think only notable stores should be mentioned. Eg the first store, the biggest, etc. Possibly policy Wikipedia is not a directory might apply here too.

Batternut (talk) 09:42, 14 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, this is impressively well-sourced, but it's an overwhelming amount of information, per WP:NOTDIR. It'd be more useful to the reader to summarise it and mention only significant stores, as is the case over at Tesco#Operations. --McGeddon (talk) 10:00, 14 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I disagree - Tesco are a currently live organisation that operate in the UK, and a list of branches could be stated as an advertisement and break directory rules. Fine Fare however is a defunct company, whom at one time in the 1960s were larger than both Tesco and Sainsburys whom were very regional in their operations. The list is a resource for social historians, and with the references provided show the extent of what was the UK's 3rd largest supermarket chain when it was purchased by the Dee Corporation. Because other defunct retailers do not have this, does not make it wrongDavidstewartharvey (talk) 09:24, 20 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I removed said list of branches per the same concerns as User:Batternut and User:McGeddon - that information is not encyclopedic per WP:NOT (WP:NOTDIR just being one of them). This has nothing to do with spam, User:Davidstewartharvey, this has to do with encyclopedic content. A list of branches is just as unencyclopedic for Tesco, as it is for McDonalds, Mercedes and Fine Fare. The argument that such a list is resource for social historians is also true for Tesco, Sainsburys and McDonalds.

Additional note, it appears referenced, but many of the references are quite unreliable (flickr images, facebook posts, etc. etc.). --Dirk Beetstra ^{T C} 03:28, 2 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]