Delirium wrote:

That seems kind of silly. I'd actually looked up this article before myself, because the "fleshlight" is notable enough that it's entered slang use, at least in some subcultures, and I had no idea what the word was referring to. It's also gotten quite a bit of press, and a quick google news search turns up a claim in the _Village Voice_ (a mainstream news magazine) that it's "one of the best-known boy-centric toys".

I would have to say Danny erred in this case with his ignorant statement that it is a "non-notable product".

Danny comments:

Before proclaiming my ignorance to the world, I would invite Delirium to look a bit more closely at Google News, supposedly the font of knowledge here. Typing in Fleshlight resulted in exactly one hit on Google News, the Village Voice article he mentioned.

A percursory glance at the article itself shows that it is titled: "Boys' Toys Cock rings, butt plugs, finger massagers and other guy goodies" Before the brief paragraph on the Fleshlight it says, "Neil's not the only hetero male seeking out women-friendly sex toys. According to Carolyn Riccardi, Education Coordinator for Babeland New York (_babeland.com_ (http://www.babeland.com/) ), 35 percent of their customers are men, and their most popular boys' toys are the Sonic Ring, a vibrating cock ring, the Blossom Sleeve, and the Aneros prostate stimulator." I suppose our next step would be to ensure we have articles on each of these products, as well as Babeland and their educational coordinator. After all, they are each mentioned in the "Voice." This week's edition also has a fascinating review of a stirring new film, "Black Monster Dicks Fucking White Chicks," complete with a comparison to [[Das Boot]]. I would have watched the film and written the article myself, but alas, Netflix didn't have it (yet). (_http://www.villagevoice.com/blogs/dirtypornos/_ (http://www.villagevoice.com/blogs/dirtypornos/) ). Instead I will write about another Voice topic, Xiao La Jiao, NYC's "foremost Sichuan restaurant," and in Flushing, no less.

I read the Voice regularly when I lived in New York. I even took circuitous routes home from work just so I could get a copy. But not everything in the Voice (or even in the NY Times for that matter) deserves an article. Editing isn't only about knowing what to add, but about knowing what not to add as well.

Danny