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Deborah Archer

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Deborah Emmanuel


Edit request — Name, vocation, biographical updates

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Disclosing that I am the subject of this article, in accordance with Wikipedia's conflict of interest guidelines.

Sources:

[S1] Tan, Annie. "Jailed at 19 and now an award-winning poet, she asks for more compassion for inmates: 'We are all human'." CNA Lifestyle, 8 November 2025.

[S2] Lu, Yawen. "Singaporean artist ArunDitha Emmanuel is tapping into radical ways of artistic expression." The Peak Magazine Singapore, 11 May 2024.

[S3] Menon, Maya. "'I fully inhabit the cosmic container of my body': ArunDitha on dress, magic and self-invocation." Vogue Singapore, 20 January 2026.

[S4] Ray, Chandreyee. "'Rib/cage' weaves a powerful portrait of a Singaporean poetic lineage transcending time." Vogue Singapore, 14 March 2025.

[S5] Guha, Sanchita. "'Living Ancestor is heavily influenced by my relationship with Mahavidya goddess Matangi', says Singapore poet-performer ArunDitha." Connected to India, 1 November 2024.

[S6] "World Music Wizards, Mantravine, Want You To Dance At Their Launch Party For Nartana." Life in Arpeggio, 28 June 2023.

1. Name and page title

I now go professionally by ArunDitha. Multiple major publications — CNA Lifestyle [S1], The Peak [S2], Vogue Singapore [S3, S4], and Connected to India [S5] — all use ArunDitha as the primary identifier, with Deborah Arunditha Emmanuel noted as the birth name. I request that the article's lead sentence, infobox, and subsequent references be updated accordingly, and that a page move from Deborah Emmanuel to ArunDitha be considered.

2. Occupation

The current description ("slam poet and multi-disciplinary artist") should be updated to reflect a significantly broader practice. Vogue Singapore [S3] describes her as a "poet, sound-maker and movement artist"; The Peak [S2] as a "poet, frontwoman, and shamanic healer"; CNA Lifestyle [S1] as a "poet and multidisciplinary artist". A suggested encyclopaedic formulation: poet, performer, and multidisciplinary artist.

3. Biographical updates

The following additions are supported by the cited sources:

Publications: ArunDitha has published four books [S1], not the three currently listed. She is also a contributor to Rib/cage (2025), published by Afterimage (the publishing arm of literary non-profit Sing Lit Station), a multi-generational anthology of Singaporean poetry [S4].

Music: She serves as lead vocalist and frontwoman of the Singapore-based psychedelic band Mantravine [S2, S3], with whom she has performed internationally, including at Germany's Evolution Festival, Thailand's Wonderfruit Festival, France (2023 tour) [S1, S2], and Poland's Garbicz music festival [S3]. The band's 2023 EP Nartana — their 36th release, named after the Sanskrit word for dancing — blends gypsy music, electronica, funk and psychedelia. The lineup includes Isuru Wijesoma on Carnatic-influenced classical guitar, Farhan Remy and Eriko Murakami on brass, and Rupak George as producer and founding member [S6].

Solo sound project: She is developing a solo sound and performance project called Puremaisurii, exploring the intersection of language, sound, and spiritual practice [S3].

Major performances at the Esplanade: She has created and performed original works at Singapore's Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay, including WIP – Earth Song (March 2023) and Living Ancestor (Kalaa Utsavam, November 2024), the latter in collaboration with SISTRUM and the Beatroot Ensemble [S5].

National Gallery of Singapore residency: She undertook an artist residency at the National Gallery of Singapore, culminating in the performance An Archipelagic Aeon at the gallery's Padang Atrium in January 2026 as part of Light to Night Singapore [S1, S3].

President's Challenge Night 2025: She performed at this major national televised fundraising event on 2 November 2025 [S1].

Singapore Writers Festival 2025: She performed in Shapeshifters, a featured performance combining poetry, music, and Kuchipudi dance, on 14 November 2025 [S1].

Prison writing workshops: Since 2019, she has conducted weekly poetry writing workshops in Singapore prisons, mentoring approximately 50 male and female inmates in creative writing as a form of rehabilitation [S1].

Opens: She co-founded Opens, a para-academic forum exploring radical artistic expression, which has organised events including a Postcritical Spirituality Pecha Kucha [S2].

All additions are factual, sourced, and non-promotional in nature.

— ArunDitha (talk)

SingaporeanDreamer (talk) 04:05, 9 June 2026 (UTC)


Edit Request: Add infobox photo

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Hello, I am the subject of this article. I have uploaded a copyright-free, self-taken portrait of myself to Wikimedia Commons for use in the infobox of this page.

Could an independent editor please add

Nowhere Baths Singapore September 2025

to the infobox?

Thank you very much for your help SingaporeanDreamer (talk) 04:30, 9 June 2026 (UTC)

 Done - Thanks! Morwen (talk) 12:33, 9 June 2026 (UTC)

Dee Dee Bridgewater


Request edit: discography missing 2025 album Elemental

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I am China Moses, the daughter of Dee Dee Bridgewater. I am disclosing a family relationship per WP:COI guidelines and requesting that an independent editor implement the following factual update.

The discography section is missing Dee Dee Bridgewater's most recent studio album. Please add the following entry:

  • 2025: Elemental (DDB Records/Mack Avenue) — a collaboration with pianist Bill Charlap; debuted at the Hollywood Bowl during the Blue Note Jazz Festival; received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Jazz Vocal Album.

Sources: Mack Avenue Records official release page; Grammy Awards nominations list 2025/2026.

Thank you. — MIC Prod (talk) 02:10, 16 May 2026 (UTC)


Request edit: Grammy nomination for Elemental (2025)

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I am China Moses, the daughter of Dee Dee Bridgewater (family COI disclosed).

The awards section should be updated to reflect a Grammy nomination received for the 2025 album Elemental (with Bill Charlap, DDB Records/Mack Avenue). The nomination is for Best Jazz Vocal Album. Please add this to the Grammy nominations list in the awards section.

Source: Grammy Awards official nominations list.

Thank you. — MIC Prod (talk) 02:11, 16 May 2026 (UTC)


Request edit: outdated description of China Moses

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I am China Moses, the daughter of Dee Dee Bridgewater (family COI disclosed). The current article describes me as "an accomplished singer, songwriter, producer, radio host and MTV VJ (France)." The MTV VJ reference is outdated by over two decades and no longer reflects my primary work. I am requesting it be updated to the following:

Suggested replacement: "Bridgewater's daughter China Moses is a singer, songwriter, music producer, and international radio broadcaster. She has released seven studio albums and has hosted long-running jazz programs on TSF Jazz France and Jazz FM UK."

Thank you. — MIC Prod (talk) 02:11, 16 May 2026 (UTC)

Dell


Request to update Dell logo caption and Acquisition of EMC subsection

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I am a Dell Technologies employee, and I’m reaching out with a few edit requests for the Dell article. I fully understand and respect Wikipedia's conflict of interest guidelines, so I will not be editing the page directly. Instead, I am submitting these requests here for consideration by independent editors.

Here are the proposed updates in detail:

  • For the “circle” Dell logo in the “History” section, please revise the caption to reflect its correct usage period. Please replace “used from 2010 to 2018” with “used from 2010 to 2016”. This aligns with the timeline of Dell Technologies' formation in 2016 following Dell's completion of the EMC Corporation merger. Supporting source: Dell Technologies Financial Results.
  • Updates to “Acquisition of EMC” subsection:
    • Verb Tense Consistency: The verb tenses throughout this section are inconsistent. I recommend standardizing the text to past tense for clarity and accuracy.
    • Hyperlink Reference: In the final sentence of the fifth paragraph, I propose hyperlinking "Dell Technologies" to the corresponding Dell Technologies article.
    • Correct Business Division Names: Two business division names in the sixth paragraph are incorrect. I suggest the following adjustments:
      • Replace "Dell Client Solutions Group” with "Client Solutions Group".
      • Replace "Dell EMC” with "Infrastructure Solutions Group".

Thank you in advance for your assistance with these edits! Please let me know if you have any questions. JM with Dell Technologies (talk) 21:13, 26 March 2025 (UTC)

Tagging K1812 since they were so helpful with a previous edit on the Michael Dell page. Would you be willing to assist with this request to update the Dell logo caption and Acquisition of EMC subsection of this page? Thank you in advance! JM with Dell Technologies (talk) 18:51, 11 April 2025 (UTC)
Go ahead: I have reviewed these proposed changes and suggest that you go ahead and make the proposed changes to the page. Rusalkii (talk) 06:05, 22 April 2025 (UTC)
Thank you for your review and approval of the edits, Rusalkii! As a conflict of interest (COI) editor, I strive to uphold Wikipedia's guidelines by not making direct edits to the article. With this in mind, would you, or someone else in the community, be willing to make the approved edits directly in the article? I truly appreciate your help and commitment to ensuring accurate, well-supported content. Thank you again! JM with Dell Technologies (talk) 15:51, 5 May 2025 (UTC)
Nothing in the guidelines says you can't edit the article directly with approval from an independent editor. Just make it clear in your edit summary and link this discussion. Rusalkii (talk) 17:08, 5 May 2025 (UTC)
Thank you again for your help, Rusalkii! I have implemented the edits and linked to our discussion as you instructed. JM with Dell Technologies (talk) 15:35, 15 May 2025 (UTC)


Request to update the “Founding and start-up", “List of Dell marketing slogans” and “Dell facilities” sections

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Hello again! As a Dell Technologies employee, I’m submitting the following edit request in accordance with Wikipedia's COI guidelines. I will not edit the page directly but am providing this proposal for consideration by independent editors. Below are my suggested updates:

1. History section: “Founding and Start-up"

In the “Founding and start-up" portion of the “History” section, I propose correcting the "$80 million (equivalent to $177,850,000 in 2023)” statistic to “$85 million (equivalent to $230,976,542.69 in 2025)”. This update is based on page xii of Michael Dell’s book, Direct from Dell, which cites the “$85 million” figure.

Current sentence: In June 1988, Dell Computer's market capitalization grew by $30 million to $80 million (equivalent to $177,850,000 in 2023) from its June 22 initial public offering of 3.5 million shares at $8.50 a share on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol DELL.

Proposed update: In June 1988, Dell Computer's market capitalization grew by $30 million to $85 million (equivalent to $230,976,542.69 in 2025) from its June 22 initial public offering of 3.5 million shares at $8.50 a share on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol DELL.

 Done In the future, please supply sourcing for such changes. Looking at it as-is, the current source is Dell.com and no numbers are even mentioned so I was going to remove that and the following sentence altogether. However, I found a source to support so I implemented. Please keep this in mind for the future as many editors will not do the research on your behalf. --CNMall41 (talk) 19:15, 21 August 2025 (UTC)
CNMall41: Thank you so much for being proactive and updating the sourcing for this section. I really appreciate your effort in improving the article. The source you provided states that our capitalization grew by $30 million, valuing the company at "about $85 million". However, the article still reflects "$80 million". Could you please update the article to align with the source you identified?
Proposed update: In June 1988, Dell Computer's market capitalization grew by $30 million to about $85 million (equivalent to $230,976,542.69 in 2025) from its June 22 initial public offering of 3.5 million shares at $8.50 a share on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol DELL.
In my initial request, I included a source that I believed supported the suggested edit, as it has been referenced elsewhere in the article. See here: Direct from Dell, page xii also cites the “$85 million” figure. I understand there may be nuances in how sources are evaluated. For future reference, I'd love to learn more about how I can better align my requests with Wikipedia's standards. Your guidance would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you again for your help in improving the article! JM with Dell Technologies (talk) 18:37, 26 August 2025 (UTC)
Hi, CNMall41. I'm following up on my request above. Could you kindly advise when you have a moment? Thank you in advance. JM with Dell Technologies (talk) 20:15, 23 September 2025 (UTC)
Thank you, CNMall41, for approving the source I provided and changing $80 million to $85 million! Could you please update "(equivalent to $177,850,000 in 2023)" to say "(equivalent to $232,780,726.97 in 2025)" instead? The 2025 equivalent is based on my most up-to-date calculations using these sources:
https://www.in2013dollars.com/us/inflation/1988?amount=85000000
https://www.usinflationcalculator.com/
Thank you, again, for your help! JM with Dell Technologies (talk) 17:01, 21 October 2025 (UTC)
That was actually my fault. The source I used on your behalf actually has the correct figure ($85 million) so I changed it.
I think it should probably be removed altogether to be honest. Calculating the figure separate from what the source says would be original research I believe. I could be wrong as I have never seen a Wikipedia page with "equivalent" value on it before. May be best to do a separate COI request for someone else to review; or, seek a second opinion on a noticeboard. --CNMall41 (talk) 18:08, 21 October 2025 (UTC)
CNMall41 Thank you for the follow-up! I agree with your recommendation to remove the statistic. Would you be willing to remove the figure? Thank you in advance! JM with Dell Technologies (talk) 19:56, 21 October 2025 (UTC)
'Equivalent' (inflation adjusted) values are widely and commonly used throughout Wikipedia. There's no original research involved, it's an embedded formula that's based on current published inflation values. In fact, the formula is used at the beginning of the same paragraph. I'm going to restore it, but using the correct 1988 value, and using the available option within the formula to round the figure, as absolute precision is unnecessary. Thus, it will read "In June 1988, Dell Computer's market capitalization grew by $30 million to $85 million ($231.4 million in 2025) [...]".
For those interested, this is the embedded formula markup: ${{Inflation|US|85|1988|r=1}} million in {{Inflation/year|US}} The details of inflation adjustment formulae can be found at Template:Inflation. cheers. anastrophe, an editor he is. 20:15, 21 October 2025 (UTC)
anastrophe, thank you for clarifying and for restoring. Will keep this in mind for future requests! JM with Dell Technologies (talk) 21:03, 21 October 2025 (UTC)

2. "List of Dell marketing slogans" section

Under the “List of Dell marketing slogans” section, I propose the following updates based on this Adweek article:

Update the bullet:

Current: “The power to do more (2011–present)”

Proposed: “The power to do more (2011–2023)”

Add a new bullet:

Proposed: Welcome to Now (2023–present)

 Done

3. "Dell facilities" section

The paragraph below in the “Dell facilities" section contains outdated information. I suggest simplifying it to reflect Dell’s ongoing assessment of its facilities, as noted in this Dell 10-K filing. Additionally, the updated list of locations can be verified using the Dell Technologies Global Offices page.

Current paragraph: Dell facilities in the United States are located in Austin, Texas; Nashua, New Hampshire; Nashville, Tennessee; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Peoria, Illinois; Hillsboro, Oregon (Portland area); Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Eden Prairie, Minnesota (Dell Compellent); Bowling Green, Kentucky; Lincoln, Nebraska; and Miami, Florida. Facilities located abroad include Penang, Malaysia; Xiamen, China; Bracknell, UK; Manila, Philippines Chennai, India; Hyderabad, India; Noida, India; Hortolândia and Porto Alegre, Brazil; Bratislava, Slovakia; Łódź, Poland; Panama City, Panama; Dublin and Limerick, Ireland; Casablanca, Morocco and Montpellier, France.

Proposed update: Dell facilities in the United States are located in various states such as Washington, Texas, North Carolina, Massachusetts and New York. Facilities abroad are located in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia and the Pacific, such as Ireland, United Arab Emirates, South Africa, India, and Australia.

 Not done Paragraph is not properly sourced at the moment. Would recommend removing it altogether although I left it as-is for now. I am in agreement about shortening it as you suggested but would go further with something like "Dell has facilities in the United States and internationally...." and then include international locations. Not sure we need every state. Also, this would 100% need to be supported by a reliable secondary source. Ping me if you have suggestions and I will come back and review.--CNMall41 (talk) 19:27, 21 August 2025 (UTC)
Thank you, CNMall41, for implementing my proposed edit to the "List of Dell marketing slogans" section. I appreciate your attention to improving the article's accuracy.
Also, thank you for reviewing my "Dell facilities" section edit request. I completely agree with your recommendation to remove the paragraph altogether due to improper sourcing. Thank you for bringing this to my attention. JM with Dell Technologies (talk) 18:40, 26 August 2025 (UTC)

Thank you for reviewing this request! Please ask if clarification is needed. JM with Dell Technologies (talk) 15:05, 4 August 2025 (UTC)

Hi, Rusalkii! Thank you so much for your assistance with my previous request. Would you be willing and interested in assisting with my latest request above? JM with Dell Technologies (talk) 18:33, 19 August 2025 (UTC)
I'm not currently working on COI edit requests, sorry. Rusalkii (talk) 21:04, 19 August 2025 (UTC)
No problem, Rusalkii! Thank you for the update. I’d like to invite the broader editor community to weigh in on this edit request. Your input and consideration are greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance! JM with Dell Technologies (talk) 16:01, 20 August 2025 (UTC)
Partly done: CNMall41 (talk) 19:29, 21 August 2025 (UTC)


Request to update the Infobox logo caption and “Commercial aspects” sections: “Marketing” subsection and “Dell partner program” subsection

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I am a Dell Technologies employee, and I’m reaching out with a few edit requests for the Dell article. I fully understand and respect Wikipedia's conflict of interest guidelines, so I will not be editing the page directly. Instead, I am submitting these requests here for consideration by independent editors.

1. Update the Infobox logo caption to reflect that the logo is from before the EMC acquisition.

  • Change “Logo since 2016” to “Logo used before the acquisition of EMC, used from November 23, 2010 to September 7, 2016.” This change will match the caption written under the Dell logo located in the “History” section.
Not done: The infobox logo appears to be the current one, not the thicker 2010–2016 one. Perception312 (talk) 16:46, 9 December 2025 (UTC)
Hello there @Perception312. Thank you so much for making the changes to the Commercial aspects subsections named "Marketing" and "Dell partner program". For the request #1 to Update the Infobox logo, I found a resource to verify that the circle Dell logo stopped being used in January 2025 when the new Dell laptops were introduced with just "Dell" written on the PCs, and is not the circle Dell logo anymore. See here in this LifeHacker article which reads, "Dell says that the rebranding is going to be a slow process, and the phasing out will only happen when new models are released and older models are discontinued, which may extend through the end of 2025. How will you be able to spot the new laptops? The old machines featured a Dell logo with a circle around it, while the new laptops just read "Dell," sans the circle." (Pathak, 2025). TL with Dell Technologies (talk) 17:25, 15 December 2025 (UTC)
You're welcome, TL. I will change the caption to say "as of" instead of "since", per WP:ASOF. Perception312 (talk) 19:09, 15 December 2025 (UTC)
To clarify here @Perception312, my request is for the logo caption, not the logo itself. I want to change the Infobox logo caption from what is currently written, “Logo since September 7, 2016”, to instead say: "Logo from September 7, 2016 to January 6, 2025". This CNET article proves that Dell launched the new PCs on January 6, 2025. TL with Dell Technologies (talk) 20:57, 15 December 2025 (UTC)
The LifeHacker and CNET articles seem to be talking about the branding of product lines, not the company logo. Perception312 (talk) 21:41, 15 December 2025 (UTC)
Thank you for your feedback. I will look for other sources and clarify my request. TL with Dell Technologies (talk) 21:24, 17 December 2025 (UTC)

2. Update the “Commercial aspects” subsection titled “Marketing” to reflect that the Dell World event is still occurring and has an updated name, instead of covering year-specific meetings.

Done in this way: Perception312 (talk) 20:10, 9 December 2025 (UTC)

Current text: “Beginning in 2011, Dell began hosting a conference in Austin, Texas, at the Austin Convention Center titled "Dell World". The event featured new technology and services provided by Dell and Dell's partners. In 2011, the event was held October 12–14. In 2012, the event was held December 11–13. In 2013, the event was held December 11–13. In 2014, the event was held November 4–6.

Proposed text: Beginning in 2011, Dell began hosting a conference in Austin, Texas, at the Austin Convention Center titled "Dell World". The event features new technology and services provided by Dell and Dell's partners. In 2018, Dell renamed its "Dell World" conference to "Dell Technologies World" to reflect Dell Technologies' formation in 2016 following Dell's completion of the EMC Corporation merger. Since 2018, the conference has been hosted in Las Vegas, Nevada.

These updates align with these sources: Dell Technologies Financial Results, Forbes article, and TechTarget article.

3. Update the “Commercial aspects” subsection titled “Dell partner program” to add historical context, make grammar corrections, adjust to past tense, and remove the Dell affiliate website that no longer exists.

Done Perception312 (talk) 22:01, 9 December 2025 (UTC)

Current text: Dell India has started Online Ecommerce website with its Dell Partner www.compuindia.com GNG Electronics Pvt Ltd termed as Dell Express Ship Affiliate(DESA). The main objective was to reduce the delivery time. Customers who visit Dell India official site are given the option to buy online which then will be redirected to Dell affiliate website compuindia.com.

Proposed text: In 2013, Dell India started an Online Ecommerce website with its Dell Partner GNG Electronics Pvt Ltd termed as Dell Express Ship Affiliate (DESA). The main objective was to reduce the delivery time. Customers who visited the Dell India official site were given the option to buy online which then was redirected to a Dell affiliate website.

Thank you for reviewing this request! Please ask if clarification is needed. TL with Dell Technologies (talk) 20:45, 30 October 2025 (UTC)

Tagging CNMall41 since they kindly helped with a previous request above. Would you be willing to assist with this request to update the Infobox logo caption and “Commercial aspects” subsections of the Dell article here? Your help is greatly appreciated! TL with Dell Technologies (talk) 16:59, 21 November 2025 (UTC)


Request to update the “Commercial aspects” sections: “Global analytics” subsection and “Competition” subsection

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I am a Dell Technologies employee, and I’m reaching out with a few edit requests for the Dell article. I fully understand and respect Wikipedia's conflict of interest guidelines, so I will not edit the page directly. Instead, I am submitting these requests here for consideration by the Wikipedia community of editors.

Requested Updates

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1. Please delete the “Global analytics” subsection in the “Commercial aspects” section.

  • Section to be deleted:

Dell also operates a captive analytics division which supports pricing, web analytics, and supply chain operations. DGA operates as a single, centralized entity with a global view of Dell's business activities. The firm supports over 500 internal customers worldwide and has created a quantified impact of over $500 million.

Reason for change: The sole source for this subsection leads to an insecure, error page, and my attempts to locate a secure, valid version of the page link were unsuccessful. Additionally, I could not find any impartial, credible sources to support the claims in this subsection. Due to the lack of reliable sourcing, I recommend deleting this subsection.

2. Please update the “third-largest PC manufacturer” sentence in the “Competition” subsection in the “Commercial aspects” section.

Original:

As of 2021, Dell is the third-largest PC manufacturer after Lenovo and HP.

New:

As of 2025, Dell is the third-largest PC manufacturer after Lenovo and HP Inc., respectively.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Gartner Says Worldwide PC Shipments Grew 8.2% in Third Quarter of 2025". Gartner. October 16, 2026. Retrieved January 9, 2026.

Reason for change: New information is available on this metric which was updated in 2025. TL with Dell Technologies (talk) 20:38, 9 January 2026 (UTC)

I have removed the "source" in the global analytics section because it made my browser do weird things. I have no opinion on anything else and leave that to other people. closhund/talk/ 05:15, 22 January 2026 (UTC)

 Done DonIago (talk) 15:11, 22 January 2026 (UTC)

Thank you both for your help on updating this article. It is much appreciated. @Closhund @Doniago TL with Dell Technologies (talk) 17:26, 22 January 2026 (UTC)


Request to update the “Products” section: Update "Yours is Here" caption and move discontinued “Home Office/Consumer class” products to the "Discontinued products and brands” paragraph

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I am a Dell Technologies employee, and I’m reaching out with an edit request for the Dell article. I fully understand and respect Wikipedia's conflict of interest guidelines, so I will not edit the page directly. Instead, I am submitting this request here for consideration by the Wikipedia community of editors.

Requested Updates

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1. Please update the caption under the “Dell Yours is Here” image in the “Products” section under “Scope and brands”.

Original:

Dell's tagline "Yours is Here", as seen at their Mall of Asia branch in Pasay, Philippines.

New:

Dell's tagline "Yours is Here", as seen at their Mall of Asia branch in Pasay, Philippines between 2007 and 2011.

Reason for change: According to the “List of Dell marketing slogans” section, the “Yours is Here” slogan was used between 2007–2011. Based on the caption, readers might think that this can still be seen today. I recommend adding the timeframe, so readers can understand the historical context.

2. Please move the following discontinued “Home Office/Consumer class” products to the “Discontinued products and brands” paragraph.

A. Inspiron (medium-range desktop and notebook computers)

Reason for change: This was phased out based on the Dell Inspiron article’s Introduction section, which states that the Inspiron brand would be supplanted by the Dell laptop line.

B. G Series products (high/medium-performance gaming laptops)

Reason for change: This SiliconANGLE source states that Dell’s “simplified product lineup does away with” G Series.

C. Venue (Android/Windows tablets)

Reason for change: The Dell Venue article’s Introduction section confirms that the Venue line is discontinued. TL with Dell Technologies (talk) 20:09, 3 March 2026 (UTC)

Hello @Doniago. Thank you for your help with my request above for updates to the Dell article here. Would you be able to assist me with my request here? Your help is greatly appreciated. TL with Dell Technologies (talk) 19:44, 18 March 2026 (UTC)
I'm on vacation right now, so I have limited bandwidth for editing. If nobody else responds to this, you're welcome to ping me again next week. Sorry I can't help more quickly! DonIago (talk) 03:01, 19 March 2026 (UTC)
Hello @Doniago. I hope your vacation went well. I'm circling back to this to see if you would be able to help with this request sometime this week if your schedule allows. TL with Dell Technologies (talk) 16:23, 23 March 2026 (UTC)
#1 was done prior to my review of this. I've made the other edits. It was a little unclear to me what the intended sort sequence of that section is. It wasn't in alphabetical order, nor chronological, so I just took a shot at it, but other editors may want to review and perhaps re-sort. DonIago (talk) 17:11, 26 March 2026 (UTC)
Thank you User: DiscoursesonLivvy and User: Doniago for your help! User: Doniago, I also found the intended sort sequence of the "Discontinued products and brands" paragraph unclear. It would be great to learn other editors' thoughts on ways to sort it. TL with Dell Technologies (talk) 21:18, 26 March 2026 (UTC)
I'm actually wondering whether a table might make more sense than prose for something like this, but I don't have a lot of experience editing these kinds of articles, so I don't know whether there's a convention for it. Otherwise, I would kind of expect it to be chronological (in which case the prose may need to be updated to clearly indicate when things were discontinued), but I don't know. DonIago (talk) 02:01, 27 March 2026 (UTC)


Request to update the “Products” section: “Business/Corporate class” discontinued products and Dell EMR

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I am a Dell Technologies employee, and I’m reaching out with an edit request for the Dell article. I fully understand and respect Wikipedia's conflict of interest guidelines, so I will not edit the page directly. Instead, I am submitting this request here for consideration by the Wikipedia community of editors.

Requested Updates

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1. Please move the following discontinued “Business/Corporate class” products to the “Discontinued products and brands” paragraph. In my previous edit request for the Dell “Products” section, I spoke with @Doniago regarding the lack of clarity of the intended sort sequence of the "Discontinued products and brands” paragraph. Would it be easier for readers to digest this paragraph in an alphabetized bullet list? It would be great to learn other editors' thoughts on ways to sort this paragraph as well.

  • OptiPlex (office desktop computer systems)

Reason for change: OptiPlex is already mentioned in the “Discontinued products and brands” paragraph in the article.

  • Dimension (home desktop computer systems)

Reason for change: Dimension is already mentioned in the “Discontinued products and brands” paragraph in the article.

  • Vostro (office/small business desktop and notebook systems)

Reason for change: This SiliconANGLE article explains that Dell’s “simplified product lineup does away with” Vostro.

  • Latitude (business-focused notebooks)

Reason for change: This product was phased out based on the Dell Latitude article's Introduction section.

  • Force10 (network switches)

Reason for change: According to the Force10 article's Introduction section, “the Force10 designation was dropped from the products in favor of the data center networking line of the Dell Networking brand.”

  • PowerConnect (network switches)

Reason for change: The Dell PowerConnect article's Introduction section states that this product is discontinued.

  • Dell Compellent (storage area networks)

Reason for change: The Compellent Technologies article’s History section states that “Dell slowly phased out the Compellent brand name.”

2. Please remove the following bulleted product from the article.

  • Dell EMR (electronic medical records)

Reason for change: Dell EMR is not a product or service sold by Dell Technologies. Dell Technologies offers products and services that help health care organizations store, manage, and protect their EMR data. The source for this bullet leads to a Dell webpage that promotes Dell’s ability to provide hardware, software, and services that help health care organizations with their EMR. I recommend deleting this bullet. TL with Dell Technologies (talk) 01:23, 1 April 2026 (UTC)

Hello @MetalBreaksAndBends, thank you so much for your help on the Dell Inspiron article in March here. Would you be able to assist with this request as well if you have the time? :) TL with Dell Technologies (talk) 18:41, 14 April 2026 (UTC)
Done! Sorry for the late response, school has been a bit crazy as of late. MetalBreaksAndBends (talk) 16:16, 4 May 2026 (UTC)
Hi @MetalBreaksAndBends, thank you so much for your response and help! No worries at all and good luck with school! I see you added "PowerConnect (networks switches)" to the “Discontinued products and brands” paragraph. When you get the chance, can you kindly remove "PowerConnect (networks switches)" from the “Business/Corporate class” bullet list? TL with Dell Technologies (talk) 16:06, 7 May 2026 (UTC)
Ah, must have slipped by me when I was making the edit. I switched it your current Dell Networking product line. MetalBreaksAndBends (talk) 16:27, 7 May 2026 (UTC)
@MetalBreaksAndBendsThank you kindly for this fix. I look forward to working with you in the future! TL with Dell Technologies (talk) 19:44, 11 May 2026 (UTC)


Request to update the “Products” section: Reflect active products in the “Business/Corporate class” bullet list, the “Home Office/Consumer class” bullet list, and the “Peripherals class” paragraph.

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I am a Dell Technologies employee, and I’m reaching out with an edit request for the Dell article. I fully understand and respect Wikipedia's conflict of interest guidelines, so I will not edit the page directly. Instead, I am submitting this request here for consideration by the Wikipedia community of editors.

Requested Updates

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1. Please add the following active products to the “Business/Corporate class” bullet list.

  • Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA (enterprise AI infrastructure)

Source: NXT Magazine

  • Dell Pro computer line (business-focused computers)

Justification: This CRN article states, “Our simplification away from multiple different commercial sub brands, bringing that all under Dell Pro for commercial, has been quite successful.” This article explains that Dell now has one business-oriented computer line.

2. Please add the following active product to the “Home Office/Consumer class” bullet list.

  • Dell laptop line (mainstream and entry-level laptops)

Justification: This Reuters article states, “Instead, the company will have mainstream and entry-level laptops under the “Dell” brand, premium products under XPS and Alienware for full gameplay, Terwilliger said.”

3. Please update the “Peripherals class” paragraph to include the following active products, fix the grammatical error on “Dell monitors includes” to say “Dell monitors include”, and update the USB and plasma Wikipedia article hyperlinks to reflect the new titles.

  • Before:

Dell's Peripherals class includes USB keydrives, LCD televisions, and printers; Dell monitors includes LCD TVs, plasma TVs and projectors for HDTV and monitors. Dell UltraSharp is further a high-end brand of monitors.

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Dell's Peripherals class includes USB flash drives, LCD televisions, printers, docking stations[1], keyboards and mice[2], headsets[3], earbuds[4], and webcams[5]. Dell monitors include LCD TVs, Plasma display and projectors for HDTV and monitors. Dell UltraSharp is further a high-end brand of monitors. TL with Dell Technologies (talk) 14:26, 2 June 2026 (UTC)

Hello @Encoded: Thank you for your previous support with my colleague's Dell Technologies article edit request. I'm following up on my edit request above for the Dell article. If you have a chance to review it, then your input would be very helpful. Thank you for your time and consideration. TL with Dell Technologies (talk) 21:32, 16 June 2026 (UTC)

Dell Technologies


Simple updates to Current operations

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Hey there! I'm a Dell Technologies employee looking to improve the main company page. I know I'm not supposed to edit the page directly, so I'll put forward requests in this forum and allow independent editors review and (hopefully!) implement them. My first request, which concerns the Current operations section, is a fairly simple one:

  1. "Dell EMC Infrastructure Solutions Group" should just be "Dell Infrastructure Solutions Group." We've dropped the "EMC" from that division's name. (See these articles: Computer Weekly, TechRadar)
  2. The percentages of net revenue generated by the company's two main divisions are accurate as of 2019, but I've got FY 2024 numbers via our most recent 10-K. Net revenue figures for each division are on pp. 142. They are: CSG (55.3% of total revenues) and ISG (38.3%). (The "approximately 50%" figure for US revenue is still accurate, so no need to update that.)

If editors approve those two changes, I've got a fully coded passage in this dropdown. Feel free to copy/paste:

I'll now step aside and let the community review this request. If anybody has questions or concerns, don't hesitate to let me know. Thanks! JM with Dell Technologies (talk) 17:10, 29 October 2024 (UTC)

Done Encoded  Talk 💬 16:30, 30 October 2024 (UTC)
Thanks so much for your help and for the swift reply, Encoded! JM with Dell Technologies (talk) 14:42, 6 November 2024 (UTC)


Proposing History rewrite

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Hi! I'm back with a more complicated request for the community. I'd like to replace what's contained in the History and IPO sections with a unified History that improves the section in the following ways:

  • Firms up sourcing throughout, replacing primary sources and sources with broken links with stronger ones
  • Arranges events chronologically, so they're easier to follow
  • Makes clear that, upon culmination of Dell's acquisition of EMC, Dell Technologies was formed as a parent company with both Dell and EMC becoming divisions within the parent
  • Removes irrelevant passages about Dell in 2013 and 2014, since Dell Tech didn't come into existence until 2016
  • Removes irrelevant passages about products, since those don't belong in a History section
  • Removes details about McLaren deal, since that passage cites a primary source
  • Incorporates IPO content under History heading

My draft makes a few other small changes, but those are probably best understood by looking at this comparison. The current History and IPO sections are on the left, and my draft is on the right:

I'll also provide a picture of what my History draft looks like by itself:

I believe I've put together a strong, well-sourced section that improves significantly upon what's currently in the article, but if any non-COI editors have questions or issues with my draft, please let me know. Thank you! JM with Dell Technologies (talk) 19:53, 3 December 2024 (UTC)

I'm following User:Spintendo's instruction below and offering clarification on the passages my draft removes.
I hope this helps the community better understand why I've suggested cutting a few passages. If anybody has additional questions or objections, please let me know! JM with Dell Technologies (talk) 22:40, 9 December 2024 (UTC)

Reply 3-DEC-2024

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🔼  Clarification requested  

  1. The request seeks to remove information that is well sourced. The reasons for these removals are not entirely clear ("Removes irrelevant passages"). If passages are irrelevant, how and in what way they are irrelevant should be described in all instances where text is to be removed.[1] Reasons should be provided immediately adjacent to the text which those reasons seek to remove, so that it is more easily discerned which reasons apply to which portions of the text.
  2. When ready to proceed with the requested information, kindly change the {{Edit COI}} template's answer parameter to read from |ans=y to |ans=n.

References

  1. ↑ "Template:Edit COI". Wikipedia. 30 August 2023. Instructions for Submitters: If the rationale for a change is not obvious (particularly for proposed deletions), explain.

Thank you! Regards,  Spintendo  04:04, 4 December 2024 (UTC)

@JM with Dell Technologies: I saw a way to salvage some of the info before doing any other editing. I restructured the info and created a Business section. This doesn't address the sourcing issues you highlighted, but does affect what has to be deleted, which was Spintendo's concern. With this edit, the pre-merger Dell and EMC history provides deal context, and doesn't seem out of place. I can take a look at your other requests later this week if nobody else gets to them first. STEMinfo (talk) 01:48, 15 January 2025 (UTC)
User:STEMinfo: Thanks for taking the time to reorganize things. You make a good point that we probably don't need to lose all the pre-merger content. It's useful context. I'll wait for you to finish working through the rest of the request. If I can help your review process in any way, please let me know! JM with Dell Technologies (talk) 14:59, 16 January 2025 (UTC)
@JM with Dell Technologies: I made one of the changes, to swap out the poor sourcing about the deal. I noticed you requested to add "the" in front of EMC Corporation, but Dell's own press release, previously cited, omits the "the", so I left it out. STEMinfo (talk) 00:39, 22 January 2025 (UTC)
User:STEMinfo: Thank you so much for taking the time to address the edit requests for this article. I completely agree with your decision to omit "the" in front of EMC Corporation. Your judgment here makes perfect sense, and I value your attention to detail. Thanks again! JM with Dell Technologies (talk) 22:06, 22 January 2025 (UTC)
@JM with Dell Technologies @STEMinfo is this edit request fully complete, or is there any further action requested? Rusalkii (talk) 22:06, 17 February 2025 (UTC)
@JM with Dell Technologies: @Rusalkii: Closing the request. I'm pretty sure I got it all. If not - apologies - and please open a new request with anything I missed. STEMinfo (talk) 00:44, 18 February 2025 (UTC)


Request to update infobox and Business section

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Hi! I’m a Dell Technologies employee proposing a few updates to the infobox and “Business” section of the Dell Technologies page. Per Wikipedia’s guidelines, I won’t edit the page directly but am submitting this request for independent editors to review and consider implementing.

Thank you for your time and consideration! Please let me know if further clarification or additional sources are needed. JM with Dell Technologies (talk) 22:44, 3 March 2025 (UTC)

Tagging STEMinfo since they kindly helped with my previous request. Would you be willing to assist with this request to update the infobox and “Business” section of the Dell Technologies page? Your help is greatly appreciated! JM with Dell Technologies (talk) 13:30, 21 March 2025 (UTC)
Done STEMinfo (talk) 22:46, 21 March 2025 (UTC)
STEMinfo, thank you so much for your prompt assistance with this request! JM with Dell Technologies (talk) 17:03, 24 March 2025 (UTC)


Request to update the Introduction section

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I am a Dell Technologies employee, and I’m reaching out with a few edit requests for the Dell Technologies article. I fully understand and respect Wikipedia's conflict of interest guidelines, so I will not be editing the page directly. Instead, I am submitting these requests here for consideration by independent editors.

Update the Introduction section to reflect the 2025 Fortune 500 ranking, separate the two current sentences to increase legibility, and add artificial intelligence and edge computing products and services.

Current text: Dell Technologies ranked 48th on the 2024 Fortune 500 rankings of the largest United States corporations based on its 2023 revenue; its products include personal computers, servers, monitors, computer software, computer security and network security, as well as information security services.

Proposed text: Dell Technologies ranked 44th on the 2025 Fortune 500 rankings of the largest United States corporations based on its 2024 revenue. Its products include personal computers, servers, monitors, computer software, computer security and network security, as well as information security and edge computing services. Dell Technologies personal computers and data infrastructure products and services are built with artificial intelligence capabilities.

These updates align with these sources: Fortune 500 list, San Antonio Express-News article, VentureBeat article, CRN article, and ITPro article.

Thank you for reviewing this request! Please ask if clarification is needed. TL with Dell Technologies (talk) 21:28, 3 November 2025 (UTC)

Tagging STEMinfo since they kindly helped with a previous request on the page. Would you be willing to assist with this request to update the Introduction section of the Dell Technologies article? Your help is greatly appreciated User:STEMinfo! TL with Dell Technologies (talk) 17:02, 21 November 2025 (UTC)
TL with Dell Technologies - The lead is meant to just be a summary of what's in the article. Your request is to add standalone material to the lead, so that won't work. I recommend you put together a request to first update the business section with the new info - Fortune 500 rank, edge computing and AI integration. Please write the request with the sources inline, so it's easier to read. Right now, I didn't see anything in the sources you listed that says your PCs integrate AI. I wrote up some tips to show how to format the before and after text side by side. See User:STEMinfo/COI_edit_requests#Simple_connected_edit_request. STEMinfo (talk) 21:07, 28 November 2025 (UTC)
Thank you for your help and providing templates for organized edit requests, User:STEMinfo. I will create a new request with before and after formatting for the Business section, as well as new reputable sources for the "PCs integrating AI" mention. TL with Dell Technologies (talk) 19:57, 8 December 2025 (UTC)


Request to update the Business section

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I am a Dell Technologies employee, and I’m reaching out with a few edit requests for the Dell Technologies article. I fully understand and respect Wikipedia's conflict of interest guidelines, so I will not be editing the page directly. I’m following User:STEMinfo’s instructions in this Talk Page section, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Dell_Technologies#Request_to_update_the_Introduction_section, to improve my edit request formatting and references. I am submitting these requests here for consideration by independent editors.

Requested Updates

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  • Please update the content in the Business section.

Original:

Dell Technologies has products and services in the field of scale-out architecture, converged infrastructure and private cloud computing

New: Dell Technologies has products and services in the field of scale-out architecture, converged infrastructure, private cloud computing,[1][2] and edge computing.[3] Dell Technologies personal computers and data infrastructure products and services are built with artificial intelligence capabilities.[4][5][6][7]

References

  1. ↑ Clark, Don (October 13, 2015). "EMC Takeover Marks Return of Michael Dell". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
  2. ↑ "The merger of Dell and EMC stems from the rise of cloud computing". The Economist. October 12, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Edge data is critical to AI — here's how Dell is helping enterprises unlock its value". VentureBeat. November 12, 2024. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Dell Technologies just announced a major data platform overhaul – here's what customers can expect". ITPro. October 23, 2025. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Dell unveils eco-friendly AI PCs with durable designs". FutureFive. January 7, 2025. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
  6. ↑ "CES 2025: Dell unveils simplified AI-Powered PC lineup, new accessories". CNBCTV18. January 7, 2025. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Dell is refreshing and rebranding all of its PCs: What all the new names mean". Mashable. January 6, 2025. Retrieved December 8, 2025.

Reason for change: Existing paragraph is outdated.

  • Please include the Fortune 500 sentence as the last paragraph after the bulleted list of the Business section.
Dell Technologies ranked 44th on the 2025 Fortune 500 rankings of the largest United States corporations based on its 2024 revenue.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Fortune 500: 2025 Rankings". Fortune. June 2, 2025. Retrieved December 8, 2025.

TL with Dell Technologies (talk) 22:53, 9 December 2025 (UTC)

@TL with Dell Technologies: I was confused by this edit request, so I reformatted it to see how it would look in the article. I also removed the section on updated references because it redundantly duplicated the reflist in your proposed change. You don't need four citations for one minor claim about AI. One citation is enough, if it's independent of Dell and not churnalism of a Dell press release. Which one would you say is the most relevant? ~Anachronist (who / me) (talk) 06:11, 12 December 2025 (UTC)
Thank you for your response and feedback, User:Anachronist! There are two AI claims that I am making. The ITPro article supports the AI claim for data infrastructure products and services. The FutureFive, CNBCTV18, and Mashable articles support the AI claim for personal computers products and services. Out of the three personal computers-related articles, I would say the CNBCTV18 article is the most relevant. Please let me know if you have further questions. TL with Dell Technologies (talk) 17:07, 15 December 2025 (UTC)
 Done, and I included both ITPro and CNBCTV18 sources for the AI sentence. ~Anachronist (who / me) (talk) 17:48, 15 December 2025 (UTC)
Thank you so much @Anachronist. I appreciate your help to keep the Dell Technologies article updated and consistent. I look forward to collaborating with you in the future. TL with Dell Technologies (talk) 21:15, 15 December 2025 (UTC)


Request to update History section

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I am a Dell Technologies employee, and I’m reaching out with an edit request for the Dell Technologies article. I fully understand and respect Wikipedia's conflict of interest guidelines, so I will not be editing the page directly. Instead, I am submitting this request here for consideration by independent editors.

Update the twelfth paragraph in the History section.

In the twelfth paragraph of the "History" section, I request to include more historical context based on an additional source, remove a biased phrase, and update the article title in an existing reference tag.

Current text:

In 2026, the second Trump administration awarded a five-year, roughly $9.7 billion deal to Dell to provide software to the U.S. military.[24] The decision was made after Dell had ingratiated itself with the Trump administration, which including Dell founder Michael Dell pledging $6.25 billion to investment accounts for children, titled, "Trump accounts.”[24] The decision was also made just after Trump had bought millions dollars worth of stocks in Dell.[25]

Requested text:

In 2026, the Pentagon awarded a five-year $9.7 billion contract to Dell to consolidate Microsoft software, services, and licenses across the U.S. Department of Defense.[24][1] The contract's timing comes after Dell founder Michael Dell pledged $6.25 billion to investment accounts for children, titled, "Trump accounts."[24] The decision was also made after Trump had bought millions of dollars' worth of stocks in Dell.[25]

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In 2026, the second Trump administration awarded a five-year, roughly $9.7 billion deal to Dell to provide software to the U.S. military.[24] The decision was made after Dell had ingratiated itself with the Trump administration, which including Dell founder Michael Dell pledging $6.25 billion to investment accounts for children, titled, "Trump accounts.”[24] The decision was also made just after Trump had bought millions dollars worth of stocks in Dell.[25]
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In 2026, the Pentagon awarded a five-year $9.7 billion contract to Dell to consolidate Microsoft software, services, and licenses across the U.S. Department of Defense.[24] The contract's timing comes after Dell founder Michael Dell pledged $6.25 billion to investment accounts for children, titled, "Trump accounts."[24] The decision was also made after Trump had bought millions of dollars' worth of stocks in Dell.[25]

Justification:

  • The current text describes the contract as a deal to "provide software to the U.S. military." Additional coverage of the contract states that its purpose is to consolidate Microsoft software, services, and licenses across the U.S. Department of Defense. Updating the description would provide readers with additional context regarding the scope of the contract.
  • Wikipedia guidelines state that “Articles must be balanced to put entries, especially for current events, in a reasonable perspective, and represent a neutral point of view.” The use of the word “ingratiated” in the current text sounds biased: “The decision was made after Dell had ingratiated itself with the Trump administration.” This is further supported by the updated headline of footnote 24’s source. The previous title of the CNBC article was "Dell wins a $9.7 billion Pentagon software deal after cozying up to Trump". The updated title of the CNBC article is now neutral in tone, reading as "Dell wins a $9.7 billion Pentagon software deal after donating to Trump accounts".

Thank you for your consideration. TL with Dell Technologies (talk) 20:15, 13 July 2026 (UTC)

Devilish Presley


COI edit request

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I am a member of the band and wish to ensure the accuracy of this article and it’s overall layout per WP:COI I have revised the entry to be strictly factually based on the provided sources. I've removed descriptive language to avoid 'original research' concerns.

DevilishPresleyHimself (talk) 14:12, 17 March 2026 (UTC)

Comment: added section heading, and marked as significant. Also fixed formatting to not be indented fully. Axolitl (talk | contribs) 05:06, 28 June 2026 (UTC)
@DevilishPresleyHimself: This is too much info for someone to review, and the format makes it even harder. An independent reviewer will not be able to spend >3-4 hours reading through this to make the requested changes, while also reviewing to see what's changing in the current article. Anything added or deleted has to be checked. I recommend instead you look at this format guide that I put together. It shows the info in a nice easy before and after format, and lessens the work for reviewers by placing sources inline immediately after the text they are supposed to support, so editors can easily click on them to check each statement. Good luck. STEMinfo (talk) 01:44, 30 June 2026 (UTC)
Please look at the new formatting I have added to aid the review!! DevilishPresleyHimself (talk) 22:30, 1 July 2026 (UTC)
I was told by Escape Orbit that I could not make any changes to the page under threat of being permanently banned? How can I do this.

OK I HOPE THIS ALRIGHT FOR AN INDEPENDENT REVIEWER NOW! ***NB*** The reason the old text is considerably shorter than the new, is due to how much the page has been butchered over the last few months, by trolls and others removing huge amounts of info. Everything I want added is verifiable by outside sources.

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Digital pathology

Excessive external linkage

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I moved the external links section here, it has not been handled since 2016 and none of the links seemed relevant.

Academic digital pathology sites

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Commercial digital pathology sites

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Other relevant sites

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Adding virtual histological staining to Digital Pathology

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I have a conflict of interest: I was asked by an investor in PathScience to look at whether the Digital pathology article is missing relevant coverage of digital/virtual staining. I am not requesting that PathScience.com be added as an external link.

Proposed change:

Add the following sentence to the “Analyze” section, or create a short subsection if editors think that is more appropriate:

“Virtual histological staining uses trained neural networks to digitally generate histological stains from unstained tissue images or to transform one stain type into another; these methods have been described as an extension of digital pathology, although clinical use for primary diagnosis requires further validation.”

Suggested source:

Bai, B.; Yang, X.; Li, Y.; Zhang, Y.; Pillar, N.; Ozcan, A. “Deep learning-enabled virtual histological staining of biological samples.” Light: Science & Applications 12, 57 (2023).

Rationale:

The article currently discusses image analysis and machine learning in digital pathology, but does not appear to cover virtual/digital staining as a related technical area. I am proposing a topic-level addition rather than a company mention.

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Digital television


Proposed edits

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I'd like to add some paragraphs in the Digital television article, either in the "History" or the "Development" section, and also in the "Inaugural launches" section. Please see my User page for an explanation of a potential COI. Recap: I worked for companies in this industry during my entire career, including General Instrument, and I also wrote a book about the history of digital television, Televisionaries. I have not been promoting my book for around 10 years. I didn't cite my book in the proposed insertions, although some reviewers have considered it the definitive history through the 2010s. I believe my proposed edits below to be neutral (i.e., as much as possible from an insider's perspective) and well-sourced irrespective of not citing my book. I tried to strike a balance between the pioneering role of GI in digital TV, while explaining how the advent of technical standards led to a competitive market, and also to strike a balance with an appropriate level of detail while maintaining a concise approach. If/when these edits are incorporated online, the page could use similar additional detail for non-US markets, especially in terms of the "Inaugural launches" section.

Here are the proposed insertions:

[This first proposed new paragraph is important because it explains the specific event that changed the trajectory of HDTV, and digital TV in general.]

1. (in History -Development section, new 6th paragraph): In the United States, during the late 1980s, the FCC established an advisory committee to determine a new, advanced television standard for over-the-air broadcasting. In June 1990, at the deadline for proposals, General Instrument Corporation's VideoCipher Division, based in San Diego, California, announced the development of the first all-digital HDTV broadcast system capable of delivering signals over normal-bandwidth satellite, cable, and over-the-air channels, and submitted it to the FCC for consideration.[2][3] [4] [5][6] At the time, both Japan (NHK) and Europe (Philips, Thomson, et al) were developing analog HDTV systems, called MUSE and HD-MAC respectively.

[My second proposed insertion relates to GI developing a digital standard definition (SDTV) system first (before digital HDTV). It should also go in the History - Development section. The importance of this proposed insertion is: it was obvious that HDTV would take many years to develop due to regulatory and market issues, and the fact that consumer HDTV sets didn't exist yet. It is important for the history of digital TV to explain this distinction, as the digital SDTV market became quite large and important in the 1990s, leading to many digital satellite and digital cable TV deployments in various countries, well before digital HDTV could occur.]


2. General Instrument (GI), recognizing that digital HDTV would take many years for market development, focused its initial development plans on a digital standard definition system (digital SDTV) for satellite and cable TV distribution, receivable via digital set-top boxes for display on the installed base of pre-existing television sets. Because there were no technical standards yet for digital TV, GI's initial proprietary digital TV system comprised: (a) its advanced video compression algorithms; (b) a new digital transmission system (digital modulation and forward error correction for satellite and cable delivery); and (c) a conditional access and encryption system for content security and monetization by media companies.[7]

At the September 1990 International Broadcasting Convention (IBC) in Brighton, England, GI demonstrated its DigiCipher digital television system, incorporating a flexible degree of compression from 2:1 (HD) and up to 10:1 (SD) channels within a single satellite transponder or cable TV channel.[8] The advent of digital SDTV television meant that future satellite TV services could deliver hundreds of digital TV channels through a single communications satellite to small home dishes. It also meant cable operators could use digital television technology to expand their content offerings and improve video quality.

Meanwhile, the FCC proceeded with its advanced television standard for over-the-air terrestrial broadcasting through its Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) and the Advanced Television Test Center (ATTC). Two analog systems (from the Philips/Thomson/Sarnoff/NBC consortium and NHK's Narrow-MUSE system) and four digital HDTV prototypes were tested sequentially by the FCC's Advanced Television Test Center in summer 1991 through summer 1992. They were developed by: 1. General Instrument; 2. a competing consortium comprising Philips, Thomson, Sarnoff Labs, and NBC; 3. another alliance of Zenith Electronics and AT&T; and 4. MIT (in partnership with GI). After the competitive testing phase, the various companies were encouraged to come together in a "Grand Alliance," with a goal of combining the various technologies into a unified digital HDTV broadcast system.[9] Key technical elements of the system included MPEG-2 video (with interlaced and progressive formats), Dolby AC-3 audio, MPEG-2 transport, System Information (SI) tables, and 8-VSB transmission.[10]

Standards bodies, such as MPEG-2, ATSC, and DVB, developed digital TV-related technical standards through the 1990s, and these activities are ongoing with new technology generations. Standardization was important because it led to a more competitive market environment for technology providers and service providers. Over time, GI's early proprietary digital TV systems were superseded by competing standards-based products not only from GI (acquired by Motorola in 2000) but also from Scientific-Atlanta (acquired by Cisco in 2006), Harmonic, Tandberg (acquired by Ericsson in 2007), Philips, Thomson, and many others.

[The next proposed additions are intended for the "Inaugural launches" section. They're focused mainly on the US market (other markets can be added later?). Please note that all of this is detailed in my book (see my User page regarding potential COI). However, I did not use any references to my book, citing other sources to the best of my ability.]

3. In June 1992, General Instrument and HBO commenced a field trial of GI's DigiCipher SDTV system for transmission from HBO's Hauppauge, NY satellite uplink site to cable headends throughout the U.S. HBO executives wanted to determine whether, by offering subscribers a digital multiplex service with different genres, it could create a "stickier" and more valuable content package for its subscriber base. The GI/HBO field trial was successful from both a technical and marketing perspective, and HBO started making roll-out plans while simultaneously coordinating with the major cable operators such as TCI and Time Warner regarding how these leading US cable companies planned to proceed with digital cable TV.[11]Meanwhile, various international satellite television programmers decided early on to also make use of GI's digital satellite TV technology including Rogers in Canada, Multivision in Mexico City[12], Telefe in Argentina, BBC World Service[13], Middle East Broadcasting Centre (MBC) delivered from London, PBS[14], and Viacom. [15][16] [17]

The US cable industry, however, decided that with the MPEG-2 standard specifications approaching finalization, they would wait for GI's MPEG-2 based system for delivery of digital SDTV over cable. Various US programmers (e.g., HBO, Showtime, Disney, ESPN, PBS, Discovery) wanted to go digital right away, however, for content expansion and bandwidth efficiency reasons, deploying digital (SDTV) satellite signals to cable headends, with GI agreeing to upgrade the original DigiCipher technology to its MPEG-2 compatible system (DigiCipher II) when it became available. John Malone, the chairman/CEO of TCI, strategically saw the competitive threat of high-power DBS satellite operators (e.g., Hughes Communications' planned DirecTV service), and negotiated a large contract with GI for MPEG-2 digital cable boxes so that TCI and its cable cohorts could also take advantage of the digital TV revolution.[18] [19]

The PrimeStar satellite service became the world's first digital TV service to consumers' homes, launching with GI's DigiCipher system on March 22, 1994. (PrimeStar was later acquired by DirecTV).[20] [21] DirecTV launched next, with its digital satellite platform in the summer of 1994, using the Digital Satellite System (DSS) system and technology from Compression Labs (encoders), Thomson/RCA (set-top boxes) and NDS (conditional access and encryption).[22][23] In 1996, another high-power Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) competitor, Dish Network, was launched by Echostar utilizing the DVB digital satellite TV standard and technology from Harmonic (encoders), Nagra (conditional access and encrytion), and Echostar (set-top boxes). [24][25]

However, the launch of standards-based digital cable, digital satellite, and digital HDTV services depended upon the successful resolution of the intellectual property rights (essential patents) related to the MPEG-2 video standard. Since there were numerous patents essential to the MPEG-2 standard owned by multiple companies, it became a significant stumbling block for the global media industry to utilize the MPEG-2 standard. Led by CableLabs, a group of the leading current MPEG-2 patent holders (General Instrument, Sony, Matsushita, Philips, and Thomson) was formed. After a series of contentious meetings and negotiations, the group finally agreed on a reasonable and efficient joint licensing structure. [26] [27] This milestone culminated in July 1997 with a celebration and press conference in Tokyo at The Okura Hotel, attended by technology companies from all over the world. Since many companies were already shipping MPEG-2 compatible digital satellite and cable TV products, and also DVD discs and players, it was a major relief to see the patent issue resolved.[28]

Digital cable TV was first tested and launched in the US in 1996 by TCI in Hartford, Connecticut, using General Instrument's MPEG-2 based technology and products, leading to a TCI national rollout, followed by Comcast, Cox and many other cable operators throughout the US. By 1998, Scientific-Atlanta started shipping its MPEG-2 based digital cable headend and set-top boxes to Time Warner Cable and others. The cable operators installed GI's and Scientific-Atlanta's digital infrastructure equipment in their headends to receive the digital satellite TV signals and reprocess them for digital transmission to cable subscribers' homes equipped with digital set-top boxes. [29] [30][31][32] In the mid-2000s, telcos such as Verizon FiOS and AT&T U-verse also entered the market with digital TV service, both using technology from Motorola, which had acquired GI several years earlier.

As the turn of the century approached, the "chicken and egg" HDTV situation between lack of HD content and the small installed base of consumer HDTV sets began to make progress. The FCC had mandated that US TV stations in the top 30 markets, covering half of US television households, must start broadcasting digital signals by November 1999. There was no requirement, however, for the content to be in HDTV format, so long as it was in a digital SDTV format. CBS began some limited digital HD broadcasting of certain special events, such as the October 1998 spectacle of astronaut and US Senator John Glenn becoming the oldest person to fly in space aboard the space shuttle Discovery, with 8 CBS affiliates carrying the network broadcast in high definition. The following month, ABC delivered the movie 101 Dalmations in HD, and then on January 30, 2000 ABC broadcast Super Bowl XXXIV in HD.

In the satellite and cable HDTV markets, HBO launched HBO HD in March 1999[33], followed by Viacom's Showtime HD launch in 2001[34][35] [36]. Mark Cuban's HDNet went live via DirecTV in late 2001[37], delivering exclusive HD coverage of the US invasion of Afghanistan following the 9/11 Al Qaeda terrorist attack. Discovery HD Theater launched in June 2002[38]. By March 2003, ESPN debuted its new ESPN HD channel with the Major League Baseball season opener, and a plan to deliver 100 professional baseball, basketball, hockey, and football games live in HD.[39] Then, in July of 2003, Cablevision Systems, through its Rainbow content subsidiary, launched Voom, a high-power DBS satellite and service dedicated to HDTV. Chuck Dolan, who much earlier in his career was the founder of HBO and then Cablevision, believed there was an untapped market for a pure HDTV content service. By 2004 Voom was delivering 36 HDTV satellite channels including many unique channels programmed by Cablevision's Rainbow Media subsidiary.[40] The Voom satellite and orbital position was sold, however, to its competitor, Dish Networks, ending the Voom standalone HDTV service. [41] [42] Regardless, many new HDTV content channels continued to be created and delivered and digital HDTV, with much higher video resolution than SDTV, was finally poised to be the future of home television entertainment. DirecTV, Dish Network, and various cable operators all deliver more than 100 HD channels to subscribers. In the 2020s, with 4k HDTV resolutions (and even some 8k), and subsequent international video coding standards such as MPEG-4 AVC (Advanced Video Coding), HEVC (High Efficiency Video Coding), VVC (Versatile Video Coding), and the AV1 codec, developed by an industry consortium, the digital television technology and market continue to evolve.


Which citation, specifically says 'fundamental breakthrough'? MrOllie (talk) 03:15, 16 May 2026 (UTC)
That was my characterization but I believe I deleted it in the latest iteration (?) because I was trying to just use facts without embellishment. It was a major breakthrough, though. In fact, much stronger and more colorful language was used at the time in various media but I think just using the date and the event is sufficient for Wikipedia. ~2026-25774-73 (talk) 03:35, 16 May 2026 (UTC)
It's still in the text above. We need to stick to the sourcing very closely, particularly for value judgments. MrOllie (talk) 12:01, 16 May 2026 (UTC)
Yes, good point. I had taken out the "value judgment" ("fundamental breakthrough") when I inserted it in the article (but then it was deleted or reverted), and I did not change it correspondingly in the Talk page proposal. Now it should be there too. ~2026-25774-73 (talk) 14:57, 16 May 2026 (UTC)
Some of this wording is confusing elsewhere, as well. This calls GI's system the first, but the current article describes European projects that apparently predate their announcement. MrOllie (talk) 15:00, 16 May 2026 (UTC)
Perhaps a bit confusing. That's why I stated in the GI context "within standard-bandwidth" channels. Because the fundamental breakthrough had to do with breakthroughs in GI's video compression algorithms (to get the bitrate way way down to where the signal could fit in standard channels), and less to do with the basic idea of digital (in an impractical context due to impractical bandwidth considerations). I think the paragraphs you refer to are extraneous, but I was reluctant to delete what someone else had written. It makes it more important to include what happened wrt the actual breakthrough (digital HD within the channel-limited bandwidth constraints, which was considered impossible at the time). Brinkley's book makes this distinction clear. It's also why the media headlines were so hyperbolic at the time; it was considered a major, game-changing inflection point. I believe my current proposal on Talk page explains this without using hyperbolic language. And the "within standard channels" language distinguishes it from the (not so relevant) European experiments you refer to. It was widely known at the time that the European plan for HDTV was the HD-MAC analog HD system, to counter Japan's NHK analog MUSE system.
Also, the way the FCC response is currently written in the article is not quite right. It says "the FCC took action" as a result of digital's apparent feasibility. The FCC was already in action, and determined its testing schedule (with a combination of analog and digital systems). This activity is more accurately described in the third paragraph of my second proposed edit in the Talk page. ~2026-25774-73 (talk) 15:26, 16 May 2026 (UTC)
Also, the current wording in the article (prior to the "FCC took action" comment) isn't quite right. It says something to the effect that in 1990 digital HD was "clear" and therefore the FCC "took action." This isn't accurate, although the FCC did agree to test digital systems as part of its upcoming testing. There was still substantial skepticism of digital HD following GI's announcement. Many, including competitors, said "impossible" in response to GI's claims. Only after the FCC "slot 3" test of GI's digital HD system in late '91 (following the 2 analog systems) did many start to see the inevitability of digital HDTV (because GI's prototype system tested very well, essentially proving feasibility). The subsequent 3 digital HD systems had more problems but were not disqualified. The FCC decided to change it from a competition to a cooperation of former competitors. Then the Grand Alliance came together ("encouraged" by the FCC, which was a combined system of the 4 digital HD entrants). I think this is explained in my Talk proposals, and it is described in great detail in Brinkley's book, which surprisingly was not cited in the Article prior to my involvement. (My book wasn't cited either, nor was the relevant chapter in Tom Southwick's book, Distant Signals.) MtdigitalTV (talk) 16:12, 16 May 2026 (UTC)
Also, I think you should consider the relevance of the first two paragraphs under "History - Development." The first paragraph, about Toshiba developing digital signal processing for its TVs, is not relevant to the development of a digital TV system. It even says so in the last sentence. Years after the Grand Alliance standard was set, all the major TV manufacturers incorporated digital chips inside their TV sets in response to the digital TV signals. Again, I didn't want to delete what someone else wrote, but it's not really germane to the discussion of the origins of digital TV. The chips in the HDTV sets were a response.
The second sentence of the second paragraph is not completely accurate. MPEG in the early 90s was not focused on digital TV, but rather on stored media applications (e.g., CD-ROM). Largely in response to GI, the MPEG-2 committee decided to incorporate HDTV resolutions in July 1992 at its Angra dos Reis, Brazil meeting (I was there). The MPEG-2 standard was finalized in '94 and adopted in '96. It was really GI's motion-compensated compression algorithms in the early 90s that affected (first) the FCC process, and soon thereafter, the MPEG-2 standard body. This above cause and effect does not necessarily need to be described in Wikipedia (maybe too much detail?). But the "horse (GI) before the cart (FCC process and MPEG)" should be mentioned in accurate chronological order on Wikipedia. MtdigitalTV (talk) 17:43, 16 May 2026 (UTC)

Discrete rate simulation


Edit request: add History section

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I am Andrew Siprelle, founder of: - Simulation Dynamics, Inc. (SDI), and - ChiAha, Inc. I am the originator of the discrete rate simulation technique. I have a conflict of interest with this article and am submitting this edit request rather than editing directly per WP:COI.

The article currently does not describe the origin or history of the technique. I propose adding a "History" section between the lead and "Areas of application", with the following text. All claims are supported by published, peer-reviewed sources.


History

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The discrete rate simulation paradigm was introduced by Andrew Siprelle in 1990 to address the limitations of conventional discrete event simulation in modeling high-speed continuous-process and bulk-flow manufacturing systems, where unit-by-unit event tracking is computationally prohibitive and dynamically inaccurate.[43] The first peer-reviewed publication of the technique appeared at the 1995 Winter Simulation Conference under the title Modeling a Bulk Manufacturing System Using Extend.[43]

The methodology was developed across a series of further Winter Simulation Conference papers through the late 1990s and early 2000s — including the 2002 Non-Item Based Discrete-Event Simulation Tools[44] — and a 2016 Springer chapter comparing it head-to-head with conventional discrete event simulation.[45] In 2020, the technique's accuracy was independently assessed in a Winter Simulation Conference paper by Tom Lange (formerly Director of Modeling and Simulation, Procter & Gamble Corporate R&D) and J. Fischel, which reported validation within 1% [[Overall equipment effectiveness|overall equipment effectiveness]] on real production lines.[46]

I have not edited the article directly. Please review and apply if appropriate. Thank you.

— Andrew Siprelle (Sir Prelle (talk) 11:59, 5 June 2026 (UTC))

  1. ↑ Pomerleau, Mark (May 27, 2026). "Pentagon awards Dell $9.7 billion contract to consolidate software licenses". Breaking Defense. Retrieved July 13, 2026.
  2. ↑ Brinkley, Joel (1997). Defining Vision. Harcourt Brace. pp. 136–140. ISBN 0-15-100087-5.
  3. ↑ Rose, Craig D. (June 5, 1990). "Local Firm Proposes TV Advance". No. San Diego Union Tribune.
  4. ↑ Kim, Gary (June 11, 1990). "First All-Digital HDTV Developed by VideoCipher". No. Multichannel News.
  5. ↑ Southwick, Thomas (1998). Distant Signals-How Cable TV Changed the World of Telecommunications. Primedia Intertec. pp. 291–296. ISBN 0-87288-702-2.
  6. ↑ Andrews, Edward (January 31, 1991). "Two Competitors in Pact on HDTV Plan". No. New York Times.
  7. ↑ Southwick, Thomas (1998). Distant Signals-How Cable TV Changed the World of Telecommunications. Primedia Intertec. pp. 291–296. ISBN 0-87288-702-2.
  8. ↑ Barker, Paul. "Compressing the Future". No. October 5, 1990.
  9. ↑ Santo, Brian (January 1, 1993). "FCC Urges 'Grand Alliance' for US HDTV". No. EE Times.
  10. ↑ Andrews, Edmund (May 25, 1993). "Top Rivals Agree on Unified System for Advanced TV". No. New York Times.
  11. ↑ Kim, Gary (November 2, 1992). "PBS Picks GI-AT&T Compression System; HBO is Scheduled Next". No. Multichannel News.
  12. ↑ Kim, Gary (June 8, 1992). "Mexico, Canada to Go All-Digital". No. Multichannel News.
  13. ↑ "BBC World Service chooses DigiCipher". No. World Broadcast News, International Bulletin. May 1993.
  14. ↑ Kim, Gary (November 2, 1992). "PBS Picks GI-AT&T Compression System; HBO is Scheduled Next". No. Multichannel News.
  15. ↑ Lambert, Peter (August 30, 1993). "Viacom Buys DigiCipher Satellite Equipment". No. Multichannel News.
  16. ↑ Weinschenk, Carl (August 30, 1993). "Viacom, GI Cut Compression Deal-MTV Latino, FLIX, Showtime 2 to use DigiCipher, DigiCipher II". No. Cable World.
  17. ↑ Boeke, Cynthia (February 1993). "Entertainment Industry Choosing Compression". No. Via Satellite, page 51.
  18. ↑ Robichaux, Mark (December 4, 1992). "Need More TV? TCI May Offer 500 Channels". No. The Wall Street Journal.
  19. ↑ Andrews, Edmund (December 3, 1992). "Cable Concern Plans to Offer 500 Channels". No. The New York Times.
  20. ↑ "Justice Department Sues to BLock PrimeStar's Acquisition of News Corp/MCI's Direct Broadcast Satellite Assets". http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/1998/May/216.htm.html. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  21. ↑ Securities and Exchange Commission Report (January 29, 1996). "PrimeStar to Expand Use of General Instrument's DigiCipher I Technology". No. Form 8-K.
  22. ↑ "History of U.S. Satellite Broadcasting Company, Inc. – FundingUniverse". www.fundinguniverse.com. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  23. ↑ "Business Insider: Digital satellite TV has Indy roots". Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  24. ↑ Logan, Dan (September 7, 1996). "The Scoop on the Dish". No. LA Times.
  25. ↑ "Registration Statement Under the Securities Act of 1933 Echostar Communications Corporation". No. Amendment No. 6 to Form S-4. December 9, 1996.
  26. ↑ CBR Staff Writer (June 30, 1997). "MPEG Patent Holders Pool Their Rights Together". No. Tech Monitor (Computer Business Review).
  27. ↑ "US Department of Justice Business Review Letter". June 26, 1997.
  28. ↑ Ellis, Leslie (July 14, 1997). "MPEG Licensing Group Starts Road Show". No. Multichannel News.
  29. ↑ Maxwell, Paul (June 4, 1994). "Set-Top Boxes Galore: GI and Cox Sign $40 million Converter Deal". No. CableFAX.
  30. ↑ Lambert, Peter (February 22, 1993). "Comcast Joins TCI on GI Bandwagon". No. Multichannel News.
  31. ↑ "NextLevel signs cable deal - Dec. 17, 1997". money.cnn.com. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  32. ↑ "TCI faces big challenges - Aug. 15, 1996". money.cnn.com. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  33. ↑ McClellan, Steve (March 8, 1999). "HBO lauches high-definition service". No. Broadcasting & Cable.
  34. ↑ Paramount Corporate Press Release (June 12, 2003). "Showtime Networks Anticipates HDTV Demand with Compelling Programming". No. paramountpressexpress.com.
  35. ↑ Taub, Eric (September 12, 2002). "The Big Picture on Digital TV: It's Still Fuzzy". No. The New York Times.
  36. ↑ McClellan, Steve. "Showtime goes high-def". No. Broadcasting & Cable.
  37. ↑ Hettrick, Scott (September 6, 2001). "Mark Cuban Behind Launch of High-Definition TV Network". No. Sports Business Journal.
  38. ↑ Corporate press release (June 17, 2002). "Discovery Communications Launches Discovery HD Theater".
  39. ↑ Sandomir, Richard (March 30, 2003). "ESPN to Begin High-Definition Broadcasts". No. The New York Times.
  40. ↑ Tarr, Greg (October 16, 2003). "Rainbow DBS HD Service Launched". No. TWICE (consumer electronics trade magazine).
  41. ↑ Higgins, John (January 20, 2005). "EchoStar Buys Voom Satellite". No. Broadcasting & Cable.
  42. ↑ Baker, Leanna (September 19, 2012). "EchoStar Buys Voom". No. New York Supreme Court trial reporting. Reuters.
  43. 1 2 Siprelle, A. J.; Parsons, D. J. (1995). "Modeling a Bulk Manufacturing System Using Extend" (PDF). Proceedings of the 1995 Winter Simulation Conference. Retrieved 2026-06-05.
  44. ↑ Phelps, R. A.; Parsons, D. J.; Siprelle, A. J. (2002). "Non-Item Based Discrete-Event Simulation Tools" (PDF). Proceedings of the 2002 Winter Simulation Conference.
  45. ↑ Comparison of Discrete Rate Modeling and Discrete Event Simulation. Springer. 2016.
  46. ↑ Lange, T.; Fischel, J. (2020). "High Accuracy Discrete Rate and Reliability Modeling to Drive Improvement of Plant OEE and Throughput" (PDF). Proceedings of the 2020 Winter Simulation Conference. Retrieved 2026-06-05.

Sir Prelle (talk) 11:59, 5 June 2026 (UTC)

Reply 24-JUN-2026

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  Edit request declined  

  • As the proposed claims concern being the "originator" of this techique, we're going to require sources that are not written by the individual making the claim.

Regards,  Spintendo  06:13, 25 June 2026 (UTC)

Thank you for the review — understood, and I agree that per WP:SELFPUB a priority claim should not rest on my own publications. Below are independent, peer-reviewed sources authored by the commercial ExtendSim vendor (Imagine That Inc.), with no connection to me, that attribute the origin of the technique:
1. Damiron, C. and D. Krahl. 2014. "A Global Approach for Discrete Rate Simulation."
Proc. 2014 Winter Simulation Conference, §2.2: "The first generation DRS tool was developed in the early 1990's when it was recognized that a new simulation methodology was needed (Siprelle and Parsons 1995). Termed 'discrete rate simulation' (Siprelle et al. 1999), this new architecture utilized the discrete event clock but moved flow through the system at rates that maintained mass balance."
2. Damiron, C. and A. Nastasi. 2008. "Discrete Rate Simulation Using Linear
Programming." Proc. 2008 Winter Simulation Conference, p. 740: "The first generation DRS technology was introduced by Simulation Dynamics Inc. in 1997 (Siprelle, Phelps 1997). Taking lessons learned from this ground-breaking technology, a second generation DRS technology has now been developed and is incorporated in the Rate library of the ExtendSim AT and Suite packages."
Given these independent sources, I propose the following neutral History section, worded to track only what those sources state:
== History ==
Discrete rate simulation was developed in the early 1990s at Simulation Dynamics, Inc. by Andrew Siprelle and colleagues.[1][2] The methodology retains the discrete-event clock while moving flow through a system at rates that maintain mass balance; it was first published at the 1995 Winter Simulation Conference,[3] and the term "discrete rate simulation" was established in the authors' subsequent work.[4] The commercial ExtendSim vendor, Imagine That Inc., later described this "first generation" technology as "ground-breaking" and built a second-generation, linear-programming- based implementation upon it.[2]
[1] [2] [3] [4]
I have not edited the article directly. Please review and apply if appropriate. Thank you. — Andrew Siprelle (~~~~) Sir Prelle (talk) 19:23, 28 June 2026 (UTC)

Donald Machholz


Donald Machholz Death Location

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My husband’s page has the incorrect death location.

I am Michele Machholz, spouse of Donald Machholz, astronomer and visual comet discoverer.

He died in our home in Wikieup, Arizona where we resided together.

Please help correct.

Here is supporting documentation of death location: https://astronomy.com/news/2022/08/donald-machholz-prolific-comet-hunter-dies-at-age-69

Thank you. MicheleMachholz (talk) 13:50, 15 August 2022 (UTC)

Donald (Don) Machholz, an amateur astronomer who co-invented the Messier marathon and visually discovered 12 comets that now bear his name, died early yesterday morning (Aug. 9) at his home — called “Stargazer Ranch” — in Wikieup, Arizona. He was 69 years old. Here is supporting documentation of death location: https://astronomy.com/news/2022/08/donald-machholz-prolific-comet-hunter-dies-at-age-69 MicheleMachholz (talk) 14:16, 15 August 2022 (UTC)

I've marked this as an edit request so it will be seen by other editors. 331dot (talk) 14:30, 15 August 2022 (UTC)
MicheleMachholz, I ran across this edit request and took care of it. Please review it, and if there is anything about the style or wording you would like changed, I am happy to do it. I am sorry for your loss. Peacedance (talk) 17:11, 15 August 2022 (UTC)
331dot, I ran across this edit request and took care of it based on the source provIded, but don't know how to remove it from the backlog. Could you help? Thanks. Peacedance (talk) 17:09, 15 August 2022 (UTC)


Proposed addition to Career section (sourced)

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I am proposing the addition of the following sentence to the Career section, immediately after the opening sentence (“He spent more than 9,000 hours comet hunting…”): From 1978 to 2000, Machholz authored a monthly column titled Comet Comments for the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers (ALPO), which was distributed internationally to astronomy clubs and individual observers. Source: Jake Parks, “Donald Machholz, comet hunter and co-inventor of Messier marathon, dies at age 69,” Astronomy, August 10, 2022. I have a declared conflict of interest as Machholz’s spouse and am therefore requesting review and placement by an independent editor. MicheleMachholz (talk) 02:37, 29 December 2025 (UTC)


Edit request: clarification of comet discovery terminology

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Request:

Request: Multiple reliable independent sources describe Donald Machholz as a “visual comet discoverer,” including Sky & Telescope, Astronomy Magazine, EarthSky, and Space.com. In astronomical literature, this terminology distinguishes direct visual comet discovery from discoveries made through automated survey programs. I am requesting that this terminology be reflected in the lead and career summary for factual and technical accuracy.

Proposed wording: “Donald Machholz was an American visual comet discoverer and amateur astronomer.”

Examples of source language:

  • Sky & Telescope: “one of the world’s leading visual comet discoverers”
  • EarthSky: “visual comet discoverer”
  • Space.com: “comet observer” and discussion of visual comet hunting
  • Astronomy Magazine: “comet hunter”

Sources:

Disclosure: I have a conflict of interest as Machholz’s spouse and am therefore requesting review and implementation by an independent editor. MicheleMachholz (talk) 01:07, 21 May 2026 (UTC)

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  1. 1 2 Damiron, C.; Krahl, D. (2014). "A Global Approach for Discrete Rate Simulation" (PDF). Proceedings of the 2014 Winter Simulation Conference. doi:10.1109/WSC.2014.7020136.
  2. 1 2 3 Damiron, C.; Nastasi, A. (2008). "Discrete Rate Simulation Using Linear Programming" (PDF). Proceedings of the 2008 Winter Simulation Conference. doi:10.1109/WSC.2008.4736136.
  3. 1 2 Siprelle, A. J.; Parsons, D. J. (1995). "Modeling a Bulk Manufacturing System Using Extend" (PDF). Proceedings of the 1995 Winter Simulation Conference.
  4. 1 2 Siprelle, A. J.; Parsons, D. J.; Phelps, R. A. (1999). "SDI Industry Pro: Simulation for Enterprise-Wide Problem Solving" (PDF). Proceedings of the 1999 Winter Simulation Conference.
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