Talk:Spin Master

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Isn't it weird that spin master released a beach line right after mattel released the Monster High Gloom Beach dolls? I think Mattel should sue Spin Master for that. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.30.31.171 (talk) 11:18, 1 May 2011 (UTC)Reply

No, doll companies usually release beach lines for the summer season.

Is there a reason the product list was removed? rouenpucelle (talk) 23:43, 30 May 2011 (UTC)Reply

But it wasn't the summer season, was it? It was December 2010 when Mattel released the Gloom Beach dolls, and January when the Liv dolls beach line was out. 188.66.76.196 (talk) 09:17, 31 July 2011 (UTC)Reply

Kinetic Sand fails WP:GNG. Only substantive coverage is a couple short articles about a dog getting sick after accidentally eating it. Add two sentences to Spin Master and redirect there. Dennis Bratland (talk) 05:26, 2 September 2015 (UTC)Reply

• I don't think it should be merged at all, I found it on this ASMR video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mu2KMgisxcA and wanted to know more about it. It was nice to have an article from wiki with the name of the sand in it and not have to wade through a convoluted company page to find it. 72.48.199.1 (talk) 16:27, 2 October 2015 (UTC)Reply

Still fails WP:GNG. The alternative to merging is to delete the article altogether so I'm trying to keep some of the content. That YouTube video isn't a reliable source so it doesn't help us here. Note that a redirect would take your browser window directly to the article section about Kinetic Sand; it's incorrect that you'd have to wade through anything to find it. --Dennis Bratland (talk) 19:12, 2 October 2015 (UTC)Reply

• Oppose: Kinetic Sand is seen on quite a few non-news websites. Just because there aren't many news articles doesn't mean it's not notable, because a lot of information about it is displayed on websites such as ToysRUs.com. Derbundeskanzler (talk) 19:20, 4 November 2015 (UTC)Reply

Coverage on retail sites selling the product doesn't really seem to meet the standard for "reliable sources". 2601:644:101:9616:8884:88C0:2D75:97C1 (talk) 20:47, 29 November 2015 (UTC)Reply

• Support merge per Dennis - there don't seem to be enough WP:RSs to justify a standalone article. A Google News search found the aforementioned coverage about the dog eating it, some "gift guide" lists, and a couple of press releases from the company. 2601:644:101:9616:8884:88C0:2D75:97C1 (talk) 20:58, 29 November 2015 (UTC)Reply

• Merge into Magic sand instead (changed from Keep (Oppose merge), but rename to a generic name). this page serves a purpose, because the very reason I'm here is because I wanted to find out what was "in" Kinetic Sand. It turns out it's sometimes called "Moon sand". It also *might* be the same or similar to a 1960s toy called "Silly Sand", which you can google. Adpete (talk) 00:16, 5 December 2015 (UTC)Reply

p.s. Once you use generic names and/or the chemical involved, you get more hits. e,g, here's what I'd call a RS, an online article at the American Chemical Society: http://cen.acs.org/articles/93/i12/Magic-Sand-kinetic-Sand.html Adpete (talk) 00:23, 5 December 2015 (UTC)Reply

Update: I've found there is already a generic article - Magic sand - so I'm changing my recommendation to merge to that. Adpete (talk) 01:12, 5 December 2015 (UTC)Reply

Also it looks like the company that owns the rights to Kinetic Sand is Waba Fun. I think Spin Master is just the USA distributor, or has the USA rights. Adpete (talk) 02:27, 7 December 2015 (UTC)Reply

Merging with Magic sand seems like a good solution to me. --Dennis Bratland (talk) 02:48, 7 December 2015 (UTC)Reply

I've never made a comment here and am not sure quite how to do it, but felt strongly enough that the stub "Kinetic sand" has value that I created an account. The stub "kinetic sand" had exactly the information I was looking for, while when I followed the link to "magic sand" I couldn't tell that it was talking about the same thing. I recently purchased a toy that contained some form of this sand, but it seemed dryer than what I have seen previously in store displays, so I was trying to find out more about it and/or find out if there was a way to moisten it. If the two pages are merged, I think it would be important to keep all the information that was on the kinetic sand stub. To lots of people this type of sand is a strange and cool new thing but not something that is easy to look up. Wikipedia is where I go first for that kind of information. MichelePika (talk) 16:10, 29 December 2015 (UTC)MichelePikaReply

• I think a merge with Spin Master is preferable over merging with Magic sand since Kinetic sand does seem to be a brand name trademarked by Spin Master (at least in Australia and the US), whilst Magic Sand is a generic name for any hydrophobic sand. Having the see also section on Magic sand and a redirect from Kinetic sand to the appropriate Spin Master section should solve most of the concerns people have over not being able to easily find out about Kinetic sand. Should Kinetic sand be merged with Magic sand I think a section should still be written on Spin Master due to the range of Kinetic sand products they offer and their trade-marking of Kinetic sand. — Preceding unsigned comment added by The Skeptical Ham (talk • contribs) time, 21:21, 3 January 2016 (UTC)Reply

Closing, given no consensus for any particular action, over more than 2 years; now stale. Klbrain (talk) 17:16, 24 November 2017 (UTC)Reply

Can’t someone add something to the history section about the company name and/or logo? It’s an unusual name for a toy company, and it’s surprising there’s no mention of a product called “Spin Master” that they took their corporate name from (if that’s the case). To me their logo looks like it should be on a dishwasher. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2607:FEA8:A760:959:B8FA:F543:449:2A3E (talk) 15:18, 28 December 2019 (UTC)Reply