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NPOV

Dramatic edits to this article over the past few months have knocked it pretty far outside the bounds of NPOV. On one hand, statements about Rodale Publishing "aiming to provide readers with ways to enhance their lives", etc, really don't belong there unless they are being cited against some kind of written editorial policy somewhere. Cheerleading qualifiers such as "Unlike other men's magazines" really don't belong there at all.

At the same time, the lopsided bias toward coverage of that one negative academic paper seems like someone having an axe to grind... for which Misplaced Pages is not the appropriate forum. For balance, I left in a sentence objectively highlighting the criticisms raised, and put the link to that academic paper in the "External Links" section. Anything beyond that really needs to be discussed here to avoid an NPOV-dispute.

SteveAtlanta 04:28, 3 March 2006 (UTC)

I've changed the word "discourse" to "content" in the final paragraph, because the latter sounds a little more natural. I've also tweaked the final sentence to be more neutral. "Follow-up studies are necessary to determine ..." gives the impression that this article takes a position on the validity of what the previous study determined, rather than stating the findings and scope from an objective standpoint.

SteveAtlanta 16:02, 3 March 2006 (UTC)

I have had a subscription to the magazine for years, and I have never, ever, read anything that promotes "unsafe," "aggressive" sex. The magazine also has never promoted convenience food, unless it is healthy. They actually provide credible information backed by professionals in multiple fields of study and promote treating women in a respectable way. If you want a magazine to criticize, try Cosmopolitan.

For three years this article - and other related articles, such as the magazine editor's bio and the page for Best Life magazine - have been updated by someone who seems to only work on those specific articles. It may be time to try and uncover whether the company itself is doing the work. HelpnWP (talk) 20:18, 8 June 2009 (UTC)

Cover model

I don't know if the cover model competition exists in other countries, but I thought it would be something worthy to the expansion of the article. What do you think? Istabo 22:48, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

Request rename

The magazine is called Men's Health – not, as the current title implies, Men's Health Magazine. I think the article should be moved and renamed to Men's Health (magazine) or Men's Health. --Muchness 21:40, 4 May 2006 (UTC)

Thanks to Rd232 for moving the page. --Muchness 05:04, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

A Question

Is this Men-Magazine the most populerst and Nr.1 ?

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Conflict of interest

I've added a COI tag to the article due to the edits from User:65.115.34.244 (which is identified as an IP belonging to Rodale Inc, the publisher of Men's Health). Some cleanup may be required. Note also the single purpose account User:Healthy2010 recently adding links in the body of the article, as well as the older account User:Sefit07. I have not bothered to open a sockpuppetry case, but I will if this continues. Delicious carbuncle (talk) 19:16, 23 September 2010 (UTC)

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