Talk:ECRUSH

Clean-up

Things like:

• the site has an irreverent vibe
• eCRUSH’s 3MM+ members would say there’s a place for entry-level ice-breaking in the teen set.
• a photo-rating site with a few new twists
• An inherent problem may be that the "Someone has an eCRUSH on you" emails do not list the name of anyone the friend knows'
• So, when your crush gets the initial e-mail, he or she probably will discard it like a chain letter or an invitation to a porn site

These are examples, there are many more issues in the text. Tone causes neutrality issues and makes it sound like a marketing pitch. Please read WP:V, WP:RS, WP:OR and WP:NPOV. If its not rewritten in a reasonable time frame I'll remove the problem text.--Crossmr 16:00, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

Problem text has been deleted, thank you. One of your examples ("So, when your crush gets the initial e-mail..." is actually a newspaper quote, so it's been left in.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 74.93.78.185 (talk • contribs) 15:10, March 1, 2007.

All the problem text hasn't been deleted. In the future do not remove maintenance tags until confirmation that the full cleanup has been completed.--Crossmr 02:15, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

For example I cannot tell if this sentence eSPINtheBottle, or eSPIN for short, is the original PG-13 social site -- a hybrid between social networking and a "flirtatious/crushing"-focused community for the teen set is a marketing sentence or if its claiming that this is the first the site that was created in the network.--Crossmr 02:32, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

Sorry for deleting the maintenance tags prematurely, I wasn't aware of the proper wikipedia etiquette.

I've deleted the biased statements and added citations where necessary, for example: "According to Nielsen//NetRatings, the eCRUSH network is the 10th largest dating site in the US, both hitwise and by member logins [3]"; "The New York Times cites that eSPIN has registered more than 3.8 million users as of January 2007 [4]." I've also clarified the Style Board section so its relevance is clearer: "It was launched by the eCRUSH Network in 2006 and is a permanent fixture in eCRUSH's navigation bar" (I've also added a reference article). —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 74.93.78.185 (talk) 19:34, 2 March 2007 (UTC).

Just a clarification on the access date tag in the cite template. This is used to indicate the date which you retrieved this. So if you add a source today and the page is up, you include a date tag for when the article was written if available, and then you include an access date tag for the day you viewed the content stating that at that time the content was available. If you see citations with old access dates its a good idea to check to make sure the citation is still available and update the access tag. This helps us make sure we don't have a bunch of dead links sitting in the references section.--Crossmr 21:27, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

Thank you for the explanation; I've added access dates where appropriate. As for this fact: "According to Nielsen//NetRatings, the eCRUSH network is the 10th largest dating site in the US, both hitwise and by member logins" the verification can be found in the left-hand column of the link provided [1]. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 74.93.78.185 (talk) 22:11, 2 March 2007 (UTC).

Right, the problem is that is a blog. We'd need links to where they retrieved that data from. I'm also looking on the left and I see the rank of 10th by Member login, but I don't see them listed as 10th on hitwise.--Crossmr 04:38, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

This fact: "The New York Times cites that eSPIN has registered more than 3.8 million users as of January 2007 [4]. ComScore Media Metrix has measured their monthly unique visitors at 717,000 and montly pageviews at 67MM (October 2006)" came from a Media Metrix trend report, which is not available online - I'm not sure how to reference it. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 74.93.78.185 (talk) 22:15, 2 March 2007 (UTC).

Have a look at WP:CITE for citing off-line sources. Is this report available to the general public? i.e. could you send them a letter and request a copy?--Crossmr 04:38, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

Surveys 4 teens

This section makes it sound like its completely independent of the ecrush network and shouldn't be in the article. Is this the case?--Crossmr 02:41, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

The additional information here is helpful, but I'm still confused on how it can be a stand alone entity yet seemingly integrated with the network. Is there a different way this can be described to make it clearer?--Crossmr 21:31, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

I've pulled all of the Surveys4Teens references out of the article.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 74.93.78.185 (talk • contribs) 15:19, March 2, 2007.

I've no issue with it being in the article, it just has to be properly written about.--Crossmr 04:34, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

eCRUSH Is Now Defunct

The site was completely deactivated by Hearst on August 1, 2011. All old eCRUSH/eSPIN links now redirect to Seventeen.com. Someone might therefore want to update this page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.120.204.241 (talk) 06:48, 5 August 2011 (UTC)

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