Talk:Deardorff

discrepancies with information published elsewhere[edit]

There is a number of things in the entry that are in contrast with other websites such as the Deardorff Historical website(however official that is). Especially the details given in the model history list do not match, the general feature seem not complete, etc. I don't really know who is right, but either website has wrong info on it.

146.203.21.99 (talk) 21:13, 20 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Removed most of Family History section[edit]

Here is the removed text:

Mr. John M. Jr. "Jack" Deardorff formerly of Villa Park, Illinois, who continued production of these cameras in his family generation while last residing in downtown Valparaiso, Indiana... has unfortunately passed away November 10, 2007 from an accidental fall from a ladder while picking pears from a tree at the age of 72. One could make contact with the executor of his estate, Steve Deardorff of Bensenville, Illinois.

The above reads like an obituary notice from a local newspaper, not an encyclopedia. Wikipedia articles should not use euphemisms like "passed away", nor use words like "unfortunately" which betray personal opinions. I certainly don't think that details of the executor are appropriate here, either. Of course, this leaves only a very short section remaining; I hope someone will expand that in due course. Loganberry (Talk) 17:57, 8 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

There Are Other, Good Reasons to Avoid Writing Obituaries[edit]

Some of us contributors with personal knowledge of the deceased -- personal knowledge of the deceased's failings as a human being -- might be tempted to write ill of the dead. It's a temptation worthy of mighty resistance.