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The official page was listed as http://magicwandoriginal.com. However, I investigated shortly and found this to be lacking credibility.
That page whois is behind a privacy wall, which makes zero sense for a public facing company acting in good faith.
Registrant Contact
Name: Contact Privacy Inc. Customer 0133162911
Organization: Contact Privacy Inc. Customer 0133162911
Mailing Address: 96 Mowat Ave, Toronto ON M6K 3M1 CA
Phone: +1.4165385457
Ext:
Fax:
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Email:magicwandoriginal.com@contactprivacy.com
The page mentions Hitachi, even though the company wants to be disassociated. It links to many retailers using ref links and bit.ly links, which seems highly suspicious to me.
I removed the link to that page. I do not know which site is official, but this one I would rule out instantly.
OK, having read the intro, I am totally unclear as to whether Hitachi still owns and markets the device, or divested themselves of it. Seems to say both a couple times. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:346:1180:4320:7CFC:3BD8:535C:26FD (talk) 16:56, 16 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
This assertion is entirely incorrect. Privacy on WHOIS records is common, as it's a common source of spam, fake billing, and phishing requests. As a quick example, Wikipedia and Google both have shielded records. Further, Hitachi's hitachi.com is also "behind a privacy wall", I don't think that means hitachi.com isn't credible. tedder (talk) 18:27, 2 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]
"Bright wrote about her experience using the Magic Wand to relieve discomfort during childbirth.[96][97][failed verification]"
Of the two citations given, 96 is for a book written by someone else completely (not Bright) and doesn't support the assertion. Citation 97 is for a poem in an amateur-looking magazine from 1992. This poem has literally nothing to do with the assertion that the Hitachi magic wand could be used to ease the pain of childbirth. It's just some rubbish about a sperm and an egg. The only thing it has to do with this article is that it was written by the person mentioned (Bright).
So basically the statement that someone used the Hitachi Magic Wand in childbirth is total conjecture until someone produces some evidence to support it, but the way the references were added has obfuscated this because no one linked to the actual verifiable references (one has no link and one has a link to another Wikipedia page which isn't what was supposedly being referenced) and I had to search high and low online to get the original texts. Does anyone have any actual evidence for this?
The article fails to recognize or address the existence of the Rechargeable Magic Wand and makes several statements that are not true due to the existence of the rechargeable version. For example, in "Design and features", the article only mentions "the device" and includes items such as its size (which is different for the rechargeable) and makes statements including "a 1.8 m (6 ft) cord is attached to the device to provide power from mains electricity with alternating current, and requires 120 volts. It does not take batteries." In the "Reception" section, the article states that the Magic Wand "praised its environmentally friendly qualities including its lack of batteries" and "speed it takes her to a state of increased arousal, its lack of need for batteries". I feel that the article should recognize the existence of the rechargeable version or, at a minimum, specify the version when it discusses specs and the use of wires. I would be WP:BOLD and do it myself, but I am hesitant to make major changes to GA. Wikipedialuva (talk) 05:00, 24 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
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