User talk:SineadDubarry

Please do not add promotional material to Wikipedia, as you did to Dubarry. While objective prose about beliefs, products or services is acceptable, Wikipedia is not intended to be a vehicle for soapboxing, advertising or promotion. Thank you. Phil Bridger (talk) 15:26, 22 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Your message[edit]

Hi Sinead, you wrote:

"Phil Bridger, in response to your message to me, I did not use Wikipedia to promote my company. Somebody posted a profile of my company on Wikipedia and the information on it was incorrect. It was flagged to me and I was asked to change the information on it. I was merely changing incorrect information and not using it as a marketing tool."

On what planet are statements such as:

"For over 70 years Dubarry has been associated with producing high quality products…. and it’s the craftsmanship, quality and style that lies at the heart of their success. Of course, the principal reason Dubarry footwear lasts so well is the exceptional level of quality that they achieve. Dubarry put such a huge amount of time and skill into developing their Footwear and Clothing. Dubarry boots and shoes are recognised the world over and worn by those that appreciate the best."

and:

"The Tweed Range from Dubarry of Ireland is as beautiful and unique as the country that inspired it. Colour, texture, rich character. The Dubarry tweed collection ranges from elegant tailored coats to classic pencil skirts available in distinctive Dubarry signature colours Galway River, Connemara Smoke and Connacht meadow."

not promotional?

This is an encyclopedia, not a vehicle for promoting your products. Your adding such rubbish to Wikipedia can only possibly reflect badly on Dubarry, so please desist. If anything in the current article is factually incorrect then please place a comment at Talk:Dubarry explaining the position and, if appropriate, I'll correct the article, but please realise that, as an encyclopedia, Wikipedia deals in verifiable fact, not gushing marketing copy. Phil Bridger (talk) 21:16, 22 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Phil, The information in the Dubarry profile is not factual. I've indicated by comments in brackets where information is incorrect. Can you please change it? See below In November 2004, Dubarry ceased its manufacturing facility in Ballinasloe,[1] transferring operations to Portugal where it already had contract manufacturing partners. (Dubarry does not own any factories in Portugal – we have contract manufacturing partners). Dubarry justified its decision to relocate its entire production line to Portugal as they were the only remaining footwear manufacturer on the fringe of Western Europe with no indigenous component or raw material supply chain. The company headquarters, however, as well as its product development, marketing and distribution departments, remain in Ballinasloe. As such, designations of Dubarry as Irish footwear or as being "Made in Ireland" may be misleading; the shoes are produced entirely abroad (Dubarry of Ireland is a wholly owned Irish company – we do not claim to manufacture in Ireland nor do we use the phrase Made in Ireland) .[2]

SD SineadDubarry (talk) 09:41, 14 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]