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Help with Infillion Engagement advertising section[edit]

Hello, I'm looking for an independent editor to review an edit request I've made on the Infillion Talk page. (Link here.) I'm an employee at the company, so I can't edit the article myself. My request concerns the Engagement advertising section, which is in need of a few changes to bring it more closely in line with Wikipedia's content guidelines. If that interests anyone at this WikiProject, please take a look at what I'm proposing and let me know if it's up to code. Thanks, CM with Infillion (talk) 19:18, 17 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

2023 Starbucks strike at AfD[edit]

---Another Believer (Talk) 16:19, 30 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Full company names and lead references[edit]

Hi WikiProject Companies, I'd like to raise a run of edits by an editor on British company pages that could do with some discussion. Strugglehouse is interpreting guidance at MOS:TM#Multiple,_changed,_and_former_names to mean that all company articles must start with their full legal name including "plc" "or ltd.", "limited" etc., exactly as per the documentation from companies house, and with two references added to each lead to support this name. (Some examples, [1], [2] or see Talk:Butlin's#Title) This, even when the trading name and article common name are different, which contradicts MOS:FIRST which says: If possible, the page title should be the subject of the first sentence. It also runs agains MOS:LEADCITE and WP:OVERCITE in that we are gaining 2 lead citations in every lead simply for the first bolded word. This appears to me to be unnecessary lead clutter.

To my mind, the Multiple changed and former names guidance is making the point that we should always use the company's current legal identity before any previous one. The guidance does suggest that plc/ltd. etc. should be included in that description, but many (most?) company articles across Wikipedia don't include those in the first sentence. Is there additional guidance on this? Has the matter been discussed before? What are the thoughts of project members here? Thanks. Sirfurboy🏄 (talk) 09:10, 31 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Part of this dispute can be viewed in the edit history at Whitbread, where--outside of this policy discussion--the company seems satisfied with the name "Whitbread"...that name appearing eight times on the front page of the company website, while "Whitbread PLC" appears just once. Magnolia677 (talk) 11:28, 31 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Any thoughts from the members of this project, please? What is the equivalent to "plc" that we should be adding to American public traded companies? Is it "inc."? Thanks. Sirfurboy🏄 (talk) 10:39, 2 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Per WP:SILENCE I'll be reverting out the excessive lead citations being added and will have to defer to local consensus on the plc issue. Sirfurboy🏄 (talk) 14:37, 9 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello everyone! I would like your input on a discussion at Talk:Criticism of the Walt Disney Company#Splitting off content to Criticism of Walt Disney Animation Studios about whether to split off content from five sub-sections about Walt Disney Animation Studios to the Criticism of Walt Disney Animation Studios, in order to ensure that the page complies with WP:SIZESPLIT. Consensus in this discussion is important to determine whether such a this split is warranted or not. Thanks and I hope to see your comments. Historyday01 (talk) 00:10, 1 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Stellantis Italy#Requested move 18 January 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Warm Regards, ZI Jony (Talk) 15:23, 3 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Category hierarchy[edit]

I recently requested a number of categories

  • Category:Industrial companies
  • Category:Companies involved with consumer staples
  • Category:Companies involved with consumer discretionary goods

All three requests were declined.

The intention was to recreate the actual hierarchy used by real-world schemes such as Industry Classification Benchmark and Global Industry Classification Standard, where 8 of the 11 top-level categories already exist. See

Category:Companies by industry

An example branch would be

Companies by industry ≫ Consumer Discretionary ≫ Consumer Products and Services ≫ Household Goods and Home Construction ≫ Household Furnishings ≫ {all the companies}

Any thoughts on how we can move forward?

Nobody?!
Other branches would be
  • Consumer Staples ≫ Food, Beverage & Tobacco ≫ Beverages ≫ Brewers ≫ {all the companies}
  • Industrials ≫ Transportation ≫ Marine Transportation ≫ {all the companies}
We only need these three at the top level and then we have all eleven. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.15.218.61 (talk) 13:48, 5 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Replacement of content on a page about a business[edit]

Hello - I'm a bit of a wiki virgin, however, my attention was drawn to the Antony Gibbs and Sons page which I found full of mis-information, extraneous information, poor citations, and badly written. In my sandbox - User:Ruthhenrietta/sandbox#cite ref-:0 1-3 - I have written an alternative, which I have been advised to upload paragraph by paragaraph. I was also advised by someone in the tearoom to alert this group to it, and welcome any comments you have. I will leave it a couple of weeks before I make the changes. @Ruthhenrietta Ruthhenrietta (talk) 14:43, 28 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Ruthhenrietta It's always useful to check your links: the above was a redirect to Tyntesfield#History, but I've now retargetted it to Antony Gibbs & Sons as you intended. PamD 15:05, 28 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
And it needed a hatnote at Antony Gibbs, which it now has. PamD 15:13, 28 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks PamD - what's a 'hatnote'? Ruthhenrietta (talk) 12:49, 5 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Page reads a bit like a catalogue for their products than a proper encyclopedic article so it needs a lot of work. CBC and other national sources have been pretty consistent in covering them, and I'm sure local Kitchener-Waterloo news have covered them so there's plenty of sources. I added as many sources as I could easily find online. Harizotoh9 (talk) 11:11, 29 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Looks good. I moved the "notable users" into the products section. Could use history expansion but not sure what all you found online so will leave it up to you. --CNMall41 (talk) 18:54, 4 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Help with new Infillion services section[edit]

Hello, I'm reaching out to this WikiProject on behalf of my employer, the media and advertising company Infillion. A few weeks ago, I put forward an edit request asking editors to review a new section draft for the Infillion article. It's titled Location services and out-of-home advertising, and it covers the company's (relatively recent) expansion into those two sectors. This link will take you to my request, which contains the full text of the draft and all its references. If that sounds interesting to anybody at this WikiProject, please use the link above. I'm available to field any and all feedback you may have on the draft. Thanks, CM with Infillion (talk) 21:04, 5 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Reliance Group[edit]

Source: https://www.reuters.com/world/india/indias-adani-mulls-bidding-anil-ambanis-bankrupt-coal-plants-bloomberg-news-2023-07-11

I am quite concerned about the lack of coverage of the financial troubles at Reliance Group. I am not an expert at this field, so I wonder if anyone can help make up for the coverage deficit? Best, --Minoa (talk) 15:41, 15 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Edelman Notable campaigns section draft[edit]

Hello, I'm visiting this WikiProject to see if anyone here would be interested in reviewing a new section draft for the Edelman article. As currently constructed, the article doesn't have much information about PR and advertising campaigns that the firm has participated in. This new section seeks to rectify that. You can view the draft as well as my full edit request by following this link to the Edelman Talk page.

In the interest of full transparency: I'm an Edelman employee, which is why I'm using the edit request system and asking independent editors to review my suggested content. Thanks! MichaelBush48 (talk) 15:08, 20 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Global Strategy Group Advocacy campaigns section[edit]

Hello, I'm an employee at the political consulting firm Global Strategy Group. This WikiProject is listed at the top of the GSG Talk page, so I thought it might be a good place to find editors interested in reviewing an edit request that I placed in early March. The request contains a draft for a brand new Advocacy campaigns section for the GSG article. As currently constructed, the article has plenty of information about the firm's electoral and corporate work, but not much about the work it has done on social and political issues like gun safety, abortion access, and criminal justice reform. These efforts have been extensively covered by reputable press outlets, so it seems to me like an information gap worth filling.

If any of this sounds compelling, feel free to use this link, which will take your straight to my request. Obviously, my idea is to have the draft pass through independent editor review and get added to the article, but constructive criticism would also be deeply appreciated. Thanks! ES at Global Strategy Group (talk) 14:30, 29 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Florida Power & Light infobox updates[edit]

Hello editors, I was wondering if anyone here might be willing to review a basic request I had to update the infobox of the Florida Power & Light article. I have a conflict of interest with FPL so I can't make the change myself. I'd really appreciate it! FPL Daniel (talk) 17:32, 1 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination of Leadership of the Walt Disney Company for deletion[edit]

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Leadership of the Walt Disney Company is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Leadership of the Walt Disney Company until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article until the discussion has finished.

Trailblazer101 (talk) 15:20, 2 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

New discussion over WP:UNDUE at Primerica[edit]

There’s a discussion about the unflattering categorization of a company according to a minority opinion that falls under the umbrella of this WikiProject.Talk:Primerica#Discussion_about_undue_weight_of_minority_viewpoint ]] I have a conflict as an employee of Primerica. Would any editors be willing to join in the discussion? The issue requires the informed viewpoints of neutral participants. Thanks.TermLifeOG (talk) 16:37, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]