Duplicates & Missing Pictures

Posted on December 28, 2007
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Okay folks, I am finally recovered from the Christmas holiday feasting (I cooked for my entire extended family), and now I’m back to working on making Tobacco Reviews better. I have big plans for 2008, but first there are some loose ends to clear up.

I know that there are several tobaccos in the database that are duplicates of each other. I need your help though in order to identify all of them so that I can merge them into one record. If you know of a duplicate, post a comment here with a link (cut and paste it from the address bar of your browser) of both versions of the tobacco, and I will merge them.

Also, there are too many tobaccos in the database without a picture. If you have a digital camera and a tin of something that doesn’t have an image yet, please take a nice snapshot of it and email it to me. Thanks!

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Comment by J Mulky
 
Comment by pinemartyn
2007-12-28 13:42:46

Revelation by House of Windsor is duplicated…

Been a very, very long time user of this site and it just gets better and better! Kudos!

 
 
 
 
 
Comment by pinemartyn
 
 
Comment by pinemartyn
2007-12-28 14:00:11
 
Comment by pinemartyn
2007-12-28 14:02:42

Black Spice??

http://www.tobaccoreviews.com/blend_detail.cfm?ALPHA=B&TID=641

http://www.tobaccoreviews.com/blend_detail.cfm?ALPHA=B&TID=228

Surely the same tobacco, but apparently sold under a different brand name? Is this sort of thing a duplicate?

 
 
Comment by pinemartyn
 
 
 
 
 
 
Comment by pinemartyn
2007-12-28 14:25:27

Germain’s Plum Cake:

http://www.tobaccoreviews.com/blend_detail.cfm?ALPHA=G&TID=1145

http://www.tobaccoreviews.com/blend_detail.cfm?ALPHA=P&TID=1664

These are definitely the same tobacco despite differing tin descriptions!

 
 
 
Comment by pinemartyn
2007-12-29 07:01:15

Borkum Riff Whiskey/Bourbon Whiskey

http://www.tobaccoreviews.com/blend_detail.cfm?ALPHA=B&TID=2888

http://www.tobaccoreviews.com/blend_detail.cfm?ALPHA=W&TID=1082

One and the same tobacco as far as I am aware - it is only the Highland Malt Whiskey (link below) that requires a separate page:

http://www.tobaccoreviews.com/blend_detail.cfm?ALPHA=H&TID=2889

See this link…

http://www.borkumriff.com/

for further details

 
 
 
Comment by wosbald
2007-12-30 12:20:34

+JMJ+

Blakenew’s Best Latakia Flake (http://tobaccoreviews.com/blend_detail.cfm?ALPHA=B&TID=2540)

Is also listed (incorrectly) as Latakia Flake (http://tobaccoreviews.com/blend_detail.cfm?ALPHA=L&TID=2484)

also, Bayou Slice (http://tobaccoreviews.com/blend_detail.cfm?ALPHA=B&TID=2483) should probably be listed as Blakeney’s Best Bayou Slice.

also, is there any such animal as Blackwoods Extra Flake? (http://tobaccoreviews.com/blend_detail.cfm?ALPHA=B&TID=1562)

 
Comment by Christopher Brunton
2007-12-31 09:00:22

In reference to pictures of tins: I would just like to comment that a picture of the tobacco itself, along with the tin would be nice. I’m thinking along the lines of smokingpipes’ bulks pictures with the possible addition of the tin sitting in there, too. (I don’t mean go steal their pictures, but to make similar ones).
thanks,
-loose

 
Comment by Katxinba
2008-01-03 18:58:16

Two years ago it was decided in the EU that tobacco products are to carry larger warning texts. In that same law it also says that words like “Light “and “Mild” cannot be used on tobacco products anymore.( see Mac Baren site http://www.mac-baren.com/BundMenu/Products/Change-of-names.aspx )
As a result, these are the name changes for Mac Baren :

Mixture Light(Old Name) = Mixture Aromatic (New name)
http://www.tobaccoreviews.com/blend_detail.cfm?ALPHA=M&TID=705
http://www.tobaccoreviews.com/blend_detail.cfm?ALPHA=M&TID=2205

Mixture Mild (Old Name) = Mixture Modern (New name)
http://www.tobaccoreviews.com/blend_detail.cfm?ALPHA=M&TID=1582
http://www.tobaccoreviews.com/blend_detail.cfm?ALPHA=M&TID=2204

 
Comment by wosbald
2008-01-07 10:59:59

+JMJ+

Mixture 79:

http://tobaccoreviews.com/blend_detail.cfm?ALPHA=M&TID=2530

http://tobaccoreviews.com/blend_detail.cfm?ALPHA=M&TID=1183

Also, the second listing is listed under “H. Sutliff”, instead of “Sutliffe Tobacco Company”, and is the only listing under that brand.

 
Comment by Jon Tillman
2008-01-10 08:21:10

Thanks everyone, and keep it up! I have not yet removed all of the duplicates, but I am working on it.

 
Comment by Doug Pearson
2008-01-14 18:13:43

Hey, Jon!

Keep up the great work! This site has really changed my smoking life over the last three years with no end is sight! Love it.

In reference to the pictures, is there a size (in pixels) that works the best? Some of the pictures I’ve seen are quite distorted and if I sent one in, I’d like for that not to happen. If there was an ideal size, I could adjust to that as I deal with the picture.

Also, are jpegs the format that you want them in?

Perhaps the answer to both of these questions are obvious to those whose computer skills are more up to date than the 1990s!!!

Thanks,
Doug Pearson

 
Comment by Jon Tillman
2008-01-15 09:35:22

jpegs are excellent, though gifs are fine too.

As to the size, larger is better than small, so send ‘em in big.

I am working on integrating a better photo system that will automatically make thumbnails the size I want to display and allow you to click on the thumbnail for a full size picture.

The distorted ones on the site now are pics that are too small, and I hope to replace them eventually.

 
Comment by Noel Walsh
2008-01-21 13:45:32

I sent 3 jpegs yesterday,did you receive them ?

 
Comment by kenneth cooke
2008-02-07 10:26:08

Question- Is there a discussion forum linked to tobacco reviews?

Regards Kenneth- Yorkshire UK

 
Comment by pinemartyn
2008-02-20 16:12:22

Black Cordial has two listings, one Consolidated and the other Lane. I am under the impression that Altadis manufacture this blend.

http://www.tobaccoreviews.com/blend_detail.cfm?ALPHA=Z&TID=1621

http://www.tobaccoreviews.com/blend_detail.cfm?ALPHA=B&TID=639

 
 
Comment by garydobbs
2008-04-03 00:19:53

I’d like to see a section that rate tobacconists - be it on the high steet and online. I’ve had dealings with a number of online tobacco sales and have had service from excellent to so so. Also some seem to be better stocked than others.

 
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