Template talk:Big five tobacco companies

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What is the classification of "Major"

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Please specify what constitutes a Major tobacco company please. VERTott 17:43, 18 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2010-11-18T17:43:00.000Z","author":"Vertott","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Vertott-2010-11-18T17:43:00.000Z-What_is_the_classification_of_\"Major\"","replies":["c-Rangoon11-2010-11-18T18:08:00.000Z-Vertott-2010-11-18T17:43:00.000Z"]}}-->

Hi, the five companies in the template together control around four-fifths of the global cigarette market ex. China (which is controlled by a state monopoly), and in the industry are generally regarded as the 'majors': [1] Rangoon11 (talk) 18:08, 18 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2010-11-18T18:08:00.000Z","author":"Rangoon11","type":"comment","level":3,"id":"c-Rangoon11-2010-11-18T18:08:00.000Z-Vertott-2010-11-18T17:43:00.000Z","replies":["c-Vertott-2010-11-18T18:15:00.000Z-Rangoon11-2010-11-18T18:08:00.000Z"]}}-->
Thank you for your quick reply, I think it would be helpful, in the interests of clarity that a definition of major is given, to avoid the addition of minor companies. As an alternative perhaps the template could be re-named to "Big Five tobacco companies" VERTott 18:15, 18 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2010-11-18T18:15:00.000Z","author":"Vertott","type":"comment","level":4,"id":"c-Vertott-2010-11-18T18:15:00.000Z-Rangoon11-2010-11-18T18:08:00.000Z","replies":["c-Rangoon11-2010-11-18T18:24:00.000Z-Vertott-2010-11-18T18:15:00.000Z"]}}-->
Yes that's fine with me, I will make the change now.Rangoon11 (talk) 18:24, 18 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2010-11-18T18:24:00.000Z","author":"Rangoon11","type":"comment","level":5,"id":"c-Rangoon11-2010-11-18T18:24:00.000Z-Vertott-2010-11-18T18:15:00.000Z","replies":["c-Vertott-2010-11-18T19:39:00.000Z-Rangoon11-2010-11-18T18:24:00.000Z"]}}-->
I do think that is better. VERTott 19:39, 18 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2010-11-18T19:39:00.000Z","author":"Vertott","type":"comment","level":6,"id":"c-Vertott-2010-11-18T19:39:00.000Z-Rangoon11-2010-11-18T18:24:00.000Z","replies":[]}}-->