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This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest has now been answered.

I have been doing paid consultancy for the Voltaire Foundation, and while the focus of that has been articles about Voltaire's works, the articles about the Voltaire Foundation and its publications Complete Works of Voltaire and Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment are presently a bit of an embarrassment. The problems include peacock terms such as "leading research" or "the prestigious prize", external links in body text, and text that is too similar to the cited source. I have spoken to staff at the Foundation about Wikipedia's policies on neutrality and conflict of interest.

Because of WP:COI considerations, I have not edited the articles directly. I have created these user-space drafts:

If you agree that these drafts are improvements on what's already there, please copy the text into the mainspace article (remembering to preserve the categories). Thanks in advance for any help, MartinPoulter (talk) 16:00, 22 June 2016 (UTC)Reply

Done Hello MartinPoulter - I have accepted all of your changes and have implemented them on the article. --st170e^talk 16:19, 22 June 2016 (UTC)Reply

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I'm the Departmental Administrator of the Voltaire Foundation, and I would like to suggest three factual updates to the page. Some of the information is out of date and I would like to provide updates for general information.

What I think should be changed: Photo of the department building
Why it should be changed: The Voltaire Foundation has moved premises in April 2026 and does no longer reside in the currently shown building. A photo of the new premises, the Clarendon Institute on Walton Street, Oxford, is included here.

Exterior shot of the Clarendon Institute on Walton Street, Oxford: the home of the Voltaire Foundation, a department of the University of Oxford. — Clarendon Institute on Walton Street, Oxford: home to the Voltaire Foundation

References supporting the possible change (format using the "cite" button): Notice to public on Voltaire Foundation website: https://www.voltaire.ox.ac.uk/news-item/we-have-moved/

What I think should be changed: To add the following sentence to the first, general section: On 26 May 2026, the Voltaire Foundation announced the appointment of the next Director, Professor Thomas Wynn, who takes on the role from 1 October 2026.
Why it should be changed: To keep the information about the Directorship up to date.
References supporting the possible change (format using the "cite" button): Notice to public on Voltaire Foundation website: https://www.voltaire.ox.ac.uk/news-item/professor-thomas-wynn-appointed-as-new-director-of-the-voltaire-foundation/

What I think should be changed: To add the following sentence at the end of the section 'Complete Works of Voltaire': The edition was completed in April 2022 and comprises 205 volumes.
Why it should be changed: The project is concluded, which should be noted; and to provide consistency with the edition's own Wikipedia page, where the final date and volume count is stated: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complete_Works_of_Voltaire
References supporting the possible change (format using the "cite" button): Wikipedia page of the edition: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complete_Works_of_Voltaire; Notice and celebratory video on Voltaire Foundation website: https://www.voltaire.ox.ac.uk/editing-voltaire/

BMikus (talk) 13:35, 6 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

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