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This entire article reads like an advertisement--Everett3 08:31, 23 July 2006 (UTC)

I agree. This page sounds more like an Ad more than an article. I don't know too many details about the subject so I can't change it but somebody should look into changing it a little bit.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Renacakes (talk • contribs).

Seems Ok to me. Citations would be nice though. Naysie 05:28, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

Contents 1 reasonably good article 2 Fair use rationale for Image:Avon logo.png 3 Network Marketing Companies 4 Separate from 3Day 5 Proposed merger with Avon Sales Leadership (UK) 6 Merges completed

[edit] reasonably good article

you guys don't know what real commercial spam would look like: it would be an article here listing all of their major products--not just mentioning a few major product lines-- with links to individual product websites, with WP articles about every major line, with a 4 paragraph bio of the founder, with a paragraph on each executive, linked to their personal websites, if possible to articles about some of them, and with links to every worldwide associated company, and to every individual division in the company.

This is a remarkably sober article for a major company--too sober if anything--and I have tagged it for expansion. There are major topics not discussed in enough depth, including their sales methods which have been widely imitated, its method of franchising, etc. , though they are mentioned in the first paragraph. Astoundingly, there is not even a WP article on the founder!

Most articles for companies this size have --appropriately--much more information on the financial and corporate history. This part really needs expansion.

If you are wondering, I have no connection with the company, never use their products, and ignore their ads. DGG 04:21, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Avon logo.png

Image:Avon logo.png is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in Wikipedia articles constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.

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[edit] Network Marketing Companies

[1] I have worked with many MLM companies and this one is the only one that I have been able to make any money with. Sure the other ones have people making money and I don;t think they are doing anything wrong.Gpw123 19:51, 30 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Separate from 3Day

I think they are separate entities. A few products were indeed distributed during the walks, and there was AVON name recognition, and AVON teams, but the 3Day is not a company product sold to consumers. rkmlai (talk) 19:45, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Proposed merger with Avon Sales Leadership (UK)

Please refer to the discussion on Talk:Avon Sales Leadership (UK). WikiDan61^ChatMe!_ReadMe!! 18:48, 3 November 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Merges completed

I merged Avon Walk for Breast Cancer and Avon Sales Leadership (UK), although removed most content from the latter as it was unencyclopedic. - Pontificalibus (talk) 21:13, 6 April 2009 (UTC)

I'm still going to tag this as a bit unencyclopedic and that it needs way more cleanup. It's on it's way, but it's lacking free use images (There's no proof the logo and product are for fair use)XxReikoxX - The Visual Asia Geek (talk) 23:26, 9 April 2009 (UTC)