Talk:Tapioca pearl

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On 20 August 2022, it was proposed that this article be moved from Tapioca balls to Tapioca pearls. The result of the discussion was moved.

Straight from the Marketing Department?[edit]

This "article" may have been inspired by a package insert from the product...Why does it exist, and is it Wiki quality?--75.164.155.194 (talk) 04:55, 23 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, this seems to be the case, and the tone seems to be that of a cookbook, or a story (and does not go with the Manual of Style). The article should probably be rewritten to a more neutral tone.--learnergenius (talk) 01:11, 29 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Appropriate tag(s)[edit]

This page definitely needs a lot of work, but I don't know what tags are appropriate. I'm putting a general cleanup one, but feel free to delete it and replace with a more appropriate one.--learnergenius (talk) 03:37, 14 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Broken links[edit]

The reference citation #15, "The Nature of Tapioca Pearls" is a broken link. The linked page may have moved or removed altogether. The citation should be updated or removed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Digorydoo (talk • contribs) 11:14, 2 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

History section is not about history[edit]

To me, the history section seems unorganized (a lot of random facts) and unscientific, and it relies on a lot of mediocre sources. In my opinion it deserves a rewrite. Nonoesimposible (talk) 19:42, 16 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move 20 August 2022[edit]

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: moved. (closed by non-admin page mover) – robertsky (talk) 17:02, 27 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Tapioca balls → Tapioca pearls – The primary topic and most common name is tapioca pearls. Google Books results show 4710 results for "tapioca pearls" vs 1720 results for "tapioca balls". Google News results show 5,140 results for "tapioca pearls" vs 1730 for "tapioca balls". Full search results show 1,580,000 results for "tapioca pearls" vs 215,000 for "tapioca balls". Google Ngram results show "tapioca pearls" appears 3-4 times more often than "tapioca balls". OjdvQ9fNJWl (talk) 16:20, 20 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Rather than raw Google results (which are pretty indiscriminate), it would help if you gave examples of recent, reliable English-language sources (such as newspapers, media sites, published books, etc.) preferring "tapioca pearls" over "tapioca balls". Fredlesaltique (talk) 12:50, 21 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support: Per NGRAMs Mike Cline (talk) 15:46, 21 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Support ngrams are pretty dang persuasive Red Slash 19:27, 24 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Wiki Education assignment: Writing 1 TR[edit]

This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 24 August 2022 and 16 December 2022. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Eve1617 (article contribs).

— Assignment last updated by Eve1617 (talk) 03:23, 9 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]