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• Mark Edwin Robinson
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• Mark Scott (businessman)
• Mary Perkins
• Massimiliano Versace
• McGraw Hill Education
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• Melissa Di Donato
• Merck Group
• Meredith Perry

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Mark Edwin Robinson

COI edit request: update career section and biographical details

I have a conflict of interest as the subject of this article and would appreciate review by an uninvolved editor.

Recent independent coverage exists regarding the film Hal, written by Mark Edwin Robinson, and I believe the article would benefit from expansion to reflect more recent professional work.

Sources include:

Deadline (February 5, 2026): https://deadline.com/2026/02/alexander-ludwig-emma-roberts-to-star-hal-1236710425/

Deadline (February 19, 2026): https://deadline.com/2026/02/leslie-bibb-jeffrey-donovan-aidan-quinn-join-hal-1236729993/

Deadline (April 29, 2026): https://deadline.com/2026/04/hal-movie-casts-matthew-goode-kate-walsh-garret-dillahunt-more-1236876096/

Thank you for your time and consideration.

Elionfire001 (talk) 04:50, 30 May 2026 (UTC)

Reply 21-JUN-2026

  Clarification requested  

• To expedite your request, it would help if you could provide the following information:

1. Please state each specific desired change and accompanying reference in the form of verbatim statements which can then be added to the article (if approved) by the reviewer.
2. The exact location where the desired claims are to be placed should be given.
3. Exact, verbatim descriptions of any text and/or references to be removed should also be given.
4. Reasons should be provided for each change.

• In the section of text below titled Sample edit request, the four required items are shown as an example:

Sample edit request

1. Please remove the third sentence from the second paragraph of the Sun section:

"The Sun's diameter is estimated to be approximately 25 miles in length."

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2. Please add the following claim as the third sentence of the second paragraph of the Sun section:

"The Sun's diameter is estimated to be approximately 864,337 miles in length."

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3. Using as the reference:

Prisha Harinath (2023). The Sun. Academic Press. p. 1.

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4. Reason for change being made:

"The previously given diameter was incorrect."

• Kindly open a new edit request at your earliest convenience when ready to proceed with all four items from your request.

References

Thank you! Regards,  Spintendo  10:20, 21 June 2026 (UTC)

COI edit request: Add Hal writing credit

I have a conflict of interest as the subject of this article and am requesting review by an uninvolved editor.

Please add the following sentence to the end of the Career section, immediately after the paragraph ending with: "He graduated from Linfield Christian School and began writing scripts when he was 16."

Proposed addition: "Robinson wrote the upcoming biographical drama film Hal, directed by Mark Williams and starring Alexander Ludwig, Emma Roberts, Matthew Goode, Leslie Bibb, Aidan Quinn, and Kate Walsh."

References supporting the proposed addition: Deadline (February 5, 2026): https://deadline.com/2026/02/alexander-ludwig-emma-roberts-to-star-hal-1236710425/ Deadline (February 19, 2026): https://deadline.com/2026/02/leslie-bibb-jeffrey-donovan-aidan-quinn-join-hal-1236729993/ Deadline (April 29, 2026): https://deadline.com/2026/04/hal-movie-casts-matthew-goode-kate-walsh-garret-dillahunt-more-1236876096/

Text to be removed: None.

Reason for change: The Career section currently concludes with information regarding Robinson's early career. The proposed addition reflects more recent independently sourced professional work and is supported by multiple reliable secondary sources.

Thank you for your time and consideration. Elionfire001 (talk) 17:42, 23 June 2026 (UTC)

Mark Martin (judge)

COI edit request: add official HPU source for founding dean sentence

I have a professional connection to the subject of this article, so I am requesting this change here rather than editing the article directly.

Please consider adding the following official High Point University citation to the existing sentence about Martin becoming founding dean of the new law school at High Point University. This is a narrow sourcing request for an existing factual statement already in the article.

Existing sentence:

In 2022, it was announced that he would be leaving Regent University to become the founding Dean of a new law school at High Point University.

Suggested citation to add after the existing source for that sentence:

<ref>{{cite web |no-tracking=true|title=HPU Welcomes Former N.C. Chief Justice as Founding Dean of Law School |url=https://www.highpoint.edu/blog/2022/06/hpu-welcomes-former-n-c-chief-justice-as-founding-dean-of-law-school/ |publisher=High Point University |date=June 7, 2022 |access-date=April 29, 2026}}</ref>

Reason: the High Point University announcement directly supports the existing statement that Martin became founding dean of the law school.

~2026-26153-46 (talk) 19:00, 29 April 2026 (UTC)

Done DiscoursesonLivvy (talk · contribs) 22:04, 16 May 2026 (UTC)

COI edit request: add citation for Brussels birth sentence in Education section

Paid-contribution disclosure per WP:PAID and WP:COI: I am a paid consultant, and my client is the subject of this article, Mark Martin, who has retained me for online-presence work. I am making this disclosure with the request itself, and I am not editing the article directly. For transparency, the earlier sourcing request above (29 April 2026, answered 16 May 2026, submitted under temporary account ~2026-26153-46) was made as part of this same engagement.

This is a narrow sourcing request. The first sentence of the Education section has carried a citation-needed tag since August 2023. I am proposing a citation that directly supports it. No article text is added, removed, or changed. The only edit is replacing the maintenance tag with a reference.

Existing sentence (Education section, with the tag):

Martin was born in Brussels, where his father, who served in the [[United States Air Force]], was assigned to the U.S. Embassy.{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}

Proposed replacement (same sentence, tag replaced with a citation):

Martin was born in Brussels, where his father, who served in the [[United States Air Force]], was assigned to the U.S. Embassy.<ref>{{cite web |no-tracking=true|title=An Exclusive Interview With North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Martin |url=https://attorneyatlawmagazine.com/chief-justice-mark-martin |website=Attorney at Law Magazine |date=May 10, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221004091111/https://attorneyatlawmagazine.com/chief-justice-mark-martin |archive-date=October 4, 2022 |url-status=live |access-date=June 10, 2026}}</ref>

About the source: Attorney at Law Magazine is a legal trade publication, and the piece is a 2017 profile/interview of Martin. The supporting sentence appears in the magazine's own editorial introduction rather than in the subject's quoted answers: "Martin was born in Brussels, Belgium (his father served in the U.S. Air Force and was assigned to the U.S. Embassy)." This covers all three elements of the tagged sentence (Brussels birth, Air Force father, embassy assignment), and the birthplace matches the existing infobox. The detail is uncontroversial. If additional corroboration is wanted, the archived official North Carolina Supreme Court biography (archive link) independently confirms the Air Force detail, though not the Brussels birth, so it is not proposed as the citation.

HunterWilsonLWG (talk) 19:14, 10 June 2026 (UTC)

Reply 26-JUN-2026

   Go ahead approved  

• An impartial editor has reviewed the proposed edit(s) and asks the COI editor to go ahead and make the suggested changes.
• Please ensure all added references are formatted according to whichever system is already in use with the article. (See WP:CITEVAR.)

Regards,  Spintendo  17:03, 26 June 2026 (UTC)

Implemented as approved on 2 July 2026 — the citation needed tag on the Brussels sentence has been replaced with the Attorney at Law Magazine citation exactly as proposed, matching the article's existing cite-web reference style per WP:CITEVAR. Thank you for the review. HunterWilsonLWG (talk) 20:57, 2 July 2026 (UTC)

COI edit request: add Honors and awards section

Paid-contribution disclosure per WP:PAID: I am a paid consultant, and my client is the subject of this article (see the connected-contributor banner above; prior requests on this page, most recently implemented on 2 July 2026). As before, I am not editing the article directly and am requesting review here.

Extended content

Requested change: add a new section, Honors and awards, after the Professional involvement section, containing:

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COI edit request: Superior Court appointment detail (Career section)

Paid-contribution disclosure per WP:PAID: I am a paid consultant, and my client is the subject of this article (see the connected-contributor banner above). Requesting review of one sentence for the Career section.

Requested change: in the Career section, immediately after the sentence ending "...until his appointment in 1992 as Resident Superior Court Judge in Pitt County, North Carolina.", add:

Appointed at age 29, Martin was the youngest Superior Court judge in North Carolina since the colonial era.<ref>{{cite press release |no-tracking=true|title=Chief Justice Mark Martin to Become Dean of Regent University School of Law |publisher=North Carolina Judicial Branch |date=January 25, 2019 |url=https://www.nccourts.gov/news/tag/press-release/chief-justice-mark-martin-to-become-dean-of-regent-university-school-of-law |access-date=July 2, 2026 |quote=In 1992, at age 29, Martin became the youngest superior court judge since colonial days.}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |no-tracking=true|title=Regent University Names Distinguished North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark Martin as Dean of Law School Effective March 1, 2019 |publisher=Regent University |date=January 2019 |url=https://www.regent.edu/news/regent-university-names-distinguished-north-carolina-supreme-court-chief-justice-mark-martin-as-dean-of-law-school-effective-march-1-2019/ |access-date=July 2, 2026}}</ref>

Reason: the lead already notes the youngest-in-history distinctions for the state Supreme Court and Court of Appeals; the equivalent, well-documented distinction for his 1992 Superior Court appointment is absent. The primary citation is an official North Carolina Judicial Branch press release stating the fact verbatim; a Regent University release corroborates it ("the youngest superior court judge in the modern era"). If reviewers prefer this in the lead alongside the existing sentences, I defer on placement. HunterWilsonLWG (talk) 21:00, 2 July 2026 (UTC)

Reply 5-JUL-2026

  Edit request declined  

• The cited sources are two press releases, one from the courts and one from the school. While the courts are good sources on themselves, the courts main job is to administer law, not to act as historians. Same with the school, they are experts on themselves and their institution, but they are not experts on the courts nor are they historians (historians, if there were any, would all be working in teaching roles at the university, not in the press office of the university, where no doubt this press release was drafted).
• Thus, this claim—which is, at its core, mere trivia—should ideally come from historians published in a peer reviewed journal.

Regards,  Spintendo  09:46, 5 July 2026 (UTC)

COI edit request: law school ABA provisional approval (Career section)

Paid-contribution disclosure per WP:PAID: I am a paid consultant, and my client is the subject of this article (see the connected-contributor banner above). Requesting review of a short factual update in the Career section.

Requested change: after the existing sentence "In 2022, it was announced that he would be leaving Regent University to become the founding Dean of a new law school at High Point University." (and its citations), add:

The school, the Kenneth F. Kahn School of Law, received provisional approval from the [[American Bar Association]] in February 2026.<ref>{{cite news |no-tracking=true|last=Hill |first=Julianne |title=2 law schools get nod from ABA Legal Ed council |work=ABA Journal |date=March 17, 2026 |url=https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/high-point-northern-illinois-law-schools-get-nod-from-legal-ed-council |access-date=July 2, 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |no-tracking=true|title=High Point Law earns ABA provisional approval |work=National Jurist |date=March 19, 2026 |url=https://nationaljurist.com/high-point-law-earns-aba-provisional-approval/ |access-date=July 2, 2026}}</ref>

Reason: a notable, dated milestone for the subject's current role, reported by independent legal press — ABA Journal confirms the accrediting council's February 27, 2026 approval, and National Jurist corroborates it. HunterWilsonLWG (talk) 21:00, 2 July 2026 (UTC)

Reply 5-JUL-2026

  Edit request declined  

• If that law school were independently notable, then perhaps this could be mentioned. If not, then this is essentially additional information on the subject's most recent work experience. (See WP:NOTCV.)

Regards,  Spintendo  09:56, 5 July 2026 (UTC)

Mark Scott (businessman)

Requested edits – Mark Scott article (titles, dates, updates)

I have a conflict of interest as I work for Mark Scott. I am not editing the article directly and am requesting these changes in line with Wikipedia’s COI guidelines.

Extended content

• What I think should be changed (include citations):

1. Lead sentence – title update from Principal → President

Replace: "Mark Walter Scott AO (born 9 October 1962) is an Australian and American public servant and academic administrator who serves as the Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Sydney."

With: "Mark Walter Scott AO (born 9 October 1962) is an is an Australian and American public servant and academic administrator who serves as the Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of Sydney."

Source: https://www.sydney.edu.au/about-us/governance-and-structure/governance/vice-chancellor.html

2. NSW Department of Education role

Replace: "In June 2016, Scott was appointed Secretary of the New South Wales Department of Education."

With: "From 2016 to 2021, Scott served as Secretary of the New South Wales Department of Education."

Source: https://education.nsw.gov.au/about-us/history-of-nsw-government-schools/facts-and-figures/administration-of-public-education/heads-of-department

3. ABC tenure

Replace: "In 2010, he was appointed to a second five-year term as the ABC's managing director."

With: "From 2006 to 2016, he served as the ABC's managing director."

Source: https://theconversation.com/in-conversation-mark-scott-on-his-decade-in-charge-of-the-abc-58288

4. Personal life – spouse update

Replace: "Scott is married to Briony Scott, the principal of Wenona School, a private day and boarding school for girls."

With: "Scott is married to Briony Scott, who was the principal of Wenona School before being appointed Chief Executive Officer of Royal Far West."

Sources: https://www.royalfarwest.org.au/royal-far-west-appoints-new-chief-executive-officer/ https://thesector.com.au/article/royal-far-west-appoints-dr-briony-scott-ceo-rural-child-health

5. Teacher Education Expert Panel

Add to career section: "From 2022 to 2023, Scott chaired the Australian Government’s Teacher Education Expert Panel, which delivered its final report in July 2023."

Source: https://www.education.gov.au/quality-initial-teacher-education-review/resources/strong-beginnings-report-teacher-education-expert-panel

• Why it should be changed:

These edits correct or update factual information (titles, timelines, and roles) using reliable, verifiable sources.

SandstoneNotes (talk) 16:07, 18 May 2026 (UTC)

Reply 16-JUN-2026

  Unable to review  

• Your edit request could not be reviewed because the provided references are not formatted correctly. The citation style predominantly used by the Mark Scott article is Citation Style 1 (CS1). The citation style used in the edit request consists of bare URL's. Any requested edit of yours which may be implemented will need to resemble the current style already in use in the article – in this case, CS1. (See WP:CITEVAR.) In the extended section below titled Citation style, I have illustrated two examples: one showing how the edit request was submitted, and another showing how requests should be submitted in the future:

Citation style

Bare URL reference formatting:

The Sun's diameter is 864,337 miles, while the Moon's diameter is 2,159 miles. The Sun's temperature is 5,778 Kelvin.

References

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1. https://www.booksource.com
2. http://www.journalsource.com
3. http://www.websource.com

In the example above there are three URL's provided with the claim statements, but these URL's have not been placed using Citation Style 1, which is the style predominantly used by the Mark Scott article. Using that style, the WikiFormatted text should resemble the following:

Citation Style 1 formatting:

The Sun's diameter is 864,337 miles,<ref>{{cite book|no-tracking=true|last1=Sjöblad|first1=Tristan|title=The Sun|url=http://www.booksource.com|publisher=Academic Press|date=2020|page=1}}</ref> while the Moon's diameter is 2,159 miles.<ref>{{cite journal|no-tracking=true|last1=Harinath|first1=Prisha|title=Size of the Moon|journal=Science|issue=78|volume=51|url=http://www.journalsource.com|date=2020|page=46}}</ref> The Sun's temperature is 5,778 Kelvin.<ref>{{cite web|no-tracking=true|last1=Uemura|first1=Shu|title=The Sun's Heat|url=http://www.websource.com|publisher=Academic Press|date=2020|page=2}}</ref>

Which displays as:

The Sun's diameter is 864,337 miles, while the Moon's diameter is 2,159 miles. The Sun's temperature is 5,778 Kelvin.

References

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In the example above the references have been formatted according to Citation Style 1, which shows the author, the source's name, date, etc., all information which is lost when only the links are provided. As Wikipedia is a volunteer project, edit requests such as yours are generally expected to have this formatting done before the request is submitted for review.

• Kindly resubmit the edit request below at your earliest convenience, taking care to ensure that it makes use of CS1. If you have any questions about this formatting please don't hesitate to ask myself or another editor.

Regards,  Spintendo  07:23, 17 June 2026 (UTC)

References

Resubmitted edit request with CS1 citations

What I think should be changed (with CS1 citations):

1. Lead sentence – title update from Principal → President

Replace: "Mark Walter Scott AO (born 9 October 1962) is an Australian and American public servant and academic administrator who serves as the Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Sydney."

With: "Mark Walter Scott AO (born 9 October 1962) is an Australian and American public servant and academic administrator who serves as the Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of Sydney."

Citation: "Vice-Chancellor and President". University of Sydney. University of Sydney. Retrieved 21 June 2026.

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2. NSW Department of Education role

Replace: "In June 2016, Scott was appointed Secretary of the New South Wales Department of Education."

With: "From 2016 to 2021, Scott served as Secretary of the New South Wales Department of Education."

Citation: "Heads of Department". NSW Department of Education. NSW Government. Retrieved 21 June 2026.

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3. ABC tenure

Replace: "In 2010, he was appointed to a second five-year term as the ABC's managing director."

With: "From 2006 to 2016, he served as the ABC's managing director."

Citation: Simons, Margaret (3 May 2016). "In Conversation: Mark Scott on his decade in charge of the ABC". The Conversation. Retrieved 21 June 2026.

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4. Personal life – spouse update

Replace: "Scott is married to Briony Scott, the principal of Wenona School, a private day and boarding school for girls."

With: "Scott is married to Briony Scott, who was the principal of Wenona School before being appointed Chief Executive Officer of Royal Far West."

Citations: "Royal Far West appoints new Chief Executive Officer". Royal Far West. Royal Far West. 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2026.

"Royal Far West appoints Dr Briony Scott CEO of rural child health". The Sector. The Sector. 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2026.

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5. Teacher Education Expert Panel

Add to career section: "From 2022 to 2023, Scott chaired the Australian Government’s Teacher Education Expert Panel, which delivered its final report in July 2023."

Citation: "Strong Beginnings: Report of the Teacher Education Expert Panel". Australian Government Department of Education. Department of Education. July 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2026.

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Why it should be changed: These edits correct or update factual information (titles, timelines, and roles) using reliable, verifiable sources. All citations now follow Citation Style 1 (CS1), consistent with the existing article, in accordance with WP:CITEVAR. SandstoneNotes (talk) 03:36, 22 June 2026 (UTC)

Mary Perkins

COI request - bio updates

1. Addition of audiology

• What I think should be changed: In the first sentence of the lead, replace “the British retail optometry chain” with “the British retail optometry and audiology chain”.
• Why it should be changed: Audiology has been a significant part of Specsavers’ business since 2002.
• References supporting the possible change:

2. Children in business description

• What I think should be changed: In the second paragraph of the intro, replace the existing sentence with: “Together with her husband, co-founder and chairman Doug Perkins, Dame Mary has three children, two of whom work for Specsavers; their son John has been chief executive of the company since 2015.”
• Why it should be changed: The Times article identifies John Perkins as Specsavers’ chief executive since 2015 and confirms he is the son of Dame Mary and Doug Perkins.
• References supporting the possible change:

3. Sunday Times Rich List update

• What I think should be changed: In the third para of the intro, replace “In spring 2015, her net worth was estimated to be £1.45 billion.” with “In The Sunday Times Rich List 2026, Mary and Doug Perkins and family were ranked 117th in the list of Britain's Wealthiest People, with their personal worth estimated at £1.409 billion. Dame Mary was previously reported to be Britain's first self-made female billionaire.”
• Why it should be changed: The 2026 edition of the same Sunday Times list is the most recent and supersedes the 2015 figure. Preserves the existing self-made-female-billionaire descriptor.
• References supporting the possible change:

4. Sunday Times Tax List 2026 addition

• What I think should be changed: In the fourth paragraph of the lead, replace “In February 2026, Mary was listed on the Sunday Times Tax list with an estimated £121.7 million.” with “In The Sunday Times Tax List 2026, Mary and her husband Doug Perkins were ranked tenth, having paid £121.7 million in taxes.”
• Why it should be changed: The £121.7m figure is the joint Doug + Dame Mary entry, not an individual estimate; the source explicitly attributes it to them as a couple. Wording is also clearer that this is the Tax List (tax paid), not a Rich List estimate.
• References supporting the possible change:

5. Removal of unverifiable “continue to receive income” clause

• What I think should be changed: In the Early life section, replace “This became a chain of optometrists around Bristol, which they sold for £2 million in 1980, and from which they continue to receive income.” with “This became a chain of optometrists around Bristol, which they sold for £2 million in 1980.”
• Why it should be changed: The "continue to receive income" phrasing loosely paraphrases the 2005 Davidson interview, which describes the couple living off interest on investments funded by the Bristol-sale proceeds – not ongoing income from the chain itself. The clause is 21 years old and unverifiable for the present day.
• References supporting the possible change: No new source required (existing citation already supports the £2m/1980 facts).

6. Co-founder correction

• What I think should be changed: In the Specsavers section, replace “Her current title at Specsavers is ‘founder’.” with “Her current title at Specsavers is ‘co-founder’.”
• Why it should be changed: Internal inconsistency – the lead of this same article already describes her as “co-founder of Specsavers”, as does the Specsavers article. Dame Mary is universally described as co-founder alongside her husband Doug.
• References supporting the possible change: No new source required (consistent with this article’s existing lead and the Specsavers article).

7. 2023 family trust ownership note

• What I think should be changed: At the end of the Specsavers section, after the existing paragraph about her current role and store visits, insert a new sentence: “In 2023, Dame Mary and Doug Perkins placed Specsavers into a family trust, stating that they did not want their children to sell the business to private equity.”
• Why it should be changed: Materially affects future ownership of the business she co-founded; independently reported by The Times in two separate pieces.
• References supporting the possible change:

8. Addition of 2018 honorary doctorates

• What I think should be changed: In the Awards and honours section, after the 2017 EY Lifetime Achievement Award paragraph, insert a new paragraph: “In 2018, Dame Mary was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws by the University of Bristol and an honorary Doctor of Science by De Montfort University in Leicester.”
• Why it should be changed: Fills a chronological gap (2017-2023) in the existing Awards and honours section and parallels the existing entries on her Cardiff and Plymouth honorary degrees.
• References supporting the possible change:

9. Addition of 2023 Great British Entrepreneur Awards Hall of Fame

• What I think should be changed: At the end of the Awards and honours section, insert a new paragraph: “In 2023, Dame Mary was inducted into the Great British Entrepreneur Awards Hall of Fame in recognition of her continued support for new business leaders.”
• Why it should be changed: Most recent award in her honours record.
• References supporting the possible change:

Crzyhorse3000 (talk) 11:27, 29 May 2026 (UTC)

References

Massimiliano Versace

Requested update to lead and sourcing

I am the subject of this article and am requesting changes through the talk page in line with Wikipedia's conflict-of-interest guidance.

I request these changes:

1. Update the lead to reflect my current role at Analog Devices.

2. Replace weak/self-published references where stronger independent sources exist.

3. Restructure the article into a more standard biography format:

* Early life and education

* Academic and research career

* Neurala

* Analog Devices

* Selected honors

Suggested replacement lead:

'''Massimiliano Versace''' (born 21 December 1972) is an Italian-American artificial intelligence researcher and entrepreneur. He co-founded Neurala, a Boston-based artificial intelligence software company, and later became Vice President of Emergent AI at Analog Devices. He previously directed Boston University's Neuromorphics Laboratory.

Reason for request:

The current article appears to rely in part on weak or self-published sourcing and does not reflect my current role.

~~~~ Maxversace72 (talk) 11:55, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

Here are sources supporting the requested update:

• Analog Devices identifies me as "Max Versace, Vice President of Emergent AI": https://www.analog.com/en/careers/ai-careers.html
• Boston University Bostonia identifies me as director of BU's Neuromorphics Laboratory: https://www.bu.edu/bostonia/summer13/versace/
• NASA describes Neurala's manufacturing/inspection work as derived from Mars-rover-related AI research: https://www.nasa.gov/technology/tech-transfer-spinoffs/from-mars-rovers-to-factory-assembly-lines/

If helpful, I can propose a more fully sourced revised lead and body outline based on these references.

~~~~ Maxversace72 (talk) 11:57, 17 April 2026 (UTC)

Thank you for your contributions. The lead looks good at a glance. If you'd be willing to propose a fully sourced and revised lead, as well as specific changes to the body, that would be very helpful. Cheers, DiscoursesonLivvy (talk · contribs) 01:46, 18 April 2026 (UTC)

Thanks you! Below is a fully sourced proposal focused on the lead and a few concrete body changes.

Proposed revised lead:

Massimiliano Versace is an Italian-American artificial intelligence researcher and entrepreneur. He co-founded Neurala and is Vice President of Emergent AI at Analog Devices. He previously directed Boston University's Neuromorphics Lab.

Proposed body changes:

• In the Career section, replace the opening paragraph with:

Versace co-founded Neurala in 2006. A 2017 TechCrunch article about the company's $14 million Series A described Neurala's focus on edge machine learning, and a 2024 NASA Spinoff article described the company's visual-inspection software as having evolved from earlier NASA-funded rover work.

• Also in Career (or in a short new subsection), add:

Analog Devices identifies Versace as Vice President of Emergent AI.

• For the Boston University material, I suggest keeping only the most directly sourced claim:

A 2013 Bostonia profile identified Versace as director of Boston University's Neuromorphics Lab and described the lab's NASA-linked autonomous robotics work.

Source cleanup request:

• Replace current ref 8 (Google News mirror) with the TechCrunch citation above.
• Remove or replace refs 9-12 (YouTube/personal-site sourcing) where they are being used for biographical claims, since stronger sources now exist.
• I have intentionally not proposed changes to the unsourced awards/early-life material in this request, to keep the request narrow and easier to review.

Thank you again.

~~~~ Maxversace72 (talk) 19:29, 28 April 2026 (UTC)

McGraw Hill Education

Requested edit

The following changes are requested to update the informational accuracy of the Controversies section.

In October 2015, McGraw-Hill Education was accused of whitewashing history after it had published a geography textbook with a caption referring to American slaves as "workers."[48] The company quickly apologized, promised to update the digital version of the materials, and offered schools replacement texts at no charge.

192.243.80.180 (talk) 17:09, 10 November 2015 (UTC)

 Done Someone has impelmented this edit. ---- Patar knight - ^chat/_{contributions} 05:35, 18 December 2015 (UTC)

References

COI edit request

• Specific text to be added or removed:

- Add to overview: "McGraw Hill completed its initial public offering on July 24, 2025, and began trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol MH." - Update infobox fields to: company type -- Public; Traded as - NYSE: MH. - Update or remove the "Owner: Platinum Equity" field to reflect the company's current public ownership structure.

• Reason for the change: The article does not reflect McGraw Hill's transition to a publicly traded company in July 2025.
• References supporting change: https://marketbrief.edweek.org/financing-investment/inside-mcgraw-hills-415-million-ipo-and-the-case-the-company-is-making-to-investors/2025/07

Ben.roselieb (talk) 19:23, 3 June 2026 (UTC)

Medes Islands

COI disclosure and external-link request (DiveCodex)

Disclosure: I have a conflict of interest. I added the sourced "Diving" section to this article, and I operate DiveCodex (divecodex.com), a dive-site reference website. Per WP:COI I am not adding my own site to the article myself.

Request: please add the following to the External links section, if editors judge it a useful resource

• (in English) Medes Islands dive area (DiveCodex)

If it is judged unsuitable, that is fine. Thank you. JouniKuisma (talk) 17:28, 24 June 2026 (UTC)

Melissa Di Donato

Article is underdeveloped and contains inaccuracies

This article is significantly underdeveloped for a biography of a living person at this level of notability. It has no section structure, no detailed infobox, omits the subject’s entire early life, education, major board positions, charitable work, published books, and awards. Abundant reliable, independent sources exist - including a major profile in The Times, Reuters reports carried by CNBC and the Financial Post, Computer Weekly, Information Age profiles, Bloomberg appearances, and official UK Government (GOV.UK) and Porsche AG corporate records - but the article reflects almost none of this.

Below I provide specific proposed text for each section of the article, ready for review and implementation. The proposed text cites Wikipedia’s policies on Biographies of Living Persons (WP:BLP), Verifiability (WP:V), Neutral Point of View (WP:NPOV).

Extended content

1. Proposed new section: early life and education

The article contains no biographical background whatsoever. Wikipedia’s Manual of Style for biographies (WP:MOSBIO) states that articles typically open with an “Early life and education” section. The following is verifiable through independent sources. Proposed article text:

Early Life and Education

Melissa Di Donato was born in New York City in 1972 and grew up in the Bronx. She studied Russian Language and Literature and Political Science at Manhattanville College, graduating with a BA in 1994, and in 1996 graduated from American University in Washington, D.C. with two master’s degrees in Russian Language and Literature and International Business. She speaks seven languages including English, Italian, and Russian.

Sources:

• Porsche AG Investor Relations — official supervisory board member CV (investorrelations.porsche.com)
• Porsche AG Investor Relations — supervisory board page (investorrelations.porsche.com/en/corporate-governance/supervisory-board)
• Computer Weekly, “Melissa Di Donato: Having a daughter changed everything” (https://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240234941/Melissa-Di-Donato-Having-a-daughter-changed-everything)
• Boardwave long-form interview, “Melissa Di Donato: Chair & CEO of Kyriba” (https://www.boardwave.org/post/melissa-di-donato-chair-ceo-of-kyriba)

Note: The Porsche IR sources are official filings of a publicly listed company, these are among the strongest possible sources under Wikipedia’s Reliable Sources policy.

2. Proposed correction and expansion: career section

The current article text inaccurately states she became “the chief revenue officer of SAP’s cloud division.” Multiple independent sources confirm she held both the Chief Revenue Officer and Chief Operating Officer titles at SAP, across its Digital Core / ERP division, not just cloud. Information Age reported on her SUSE appointment: “Prior to SUSE, she was chief operating officer and chief revenue officer at SAP.” This is corroborated by the GOV.UK biography and Computer Weekly. The article also omits PwC entirely. Under Wikipedia’s Verifiability policy (WP:V), the article should accurately reflect what the sources say. Proposed article text (to replace existing pre-SUSE career text):

Career

Early Career

Di Donato began her career as a technologist and SAP R/3 developer, becoming one of the few female software developers working on the platform at that time. She worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and IBM for approximately ten years, and subsequently joined Oracle, where she ran its services in the western United States. She relocated from the US to London to lead a global technology business for IBM.

In 2010, she joined Salesforce to build and lead its independent software vendor (ISV) team across Europe and Asia-Pacific, becoming Area Vice President. She subsequently became Chief Revenue Officer and Chief Operating Officer of SAP for its ERP and cloud division (Digital Core), responsible for worldwide revenue, profit and customer satisfaction of the company’s digital core solutions.

Sources:

• Information Age, “Former SAP COO, Melissa Di Donato, appointed CEO of SUSE,” 22 July 2019 (https://www.information-age.com/former-sap-coo-melissa-di-donato-appointed-ceo-of-suse-14303/)
• GOV.UK — official DSIT non-executive director biography (https://www.gov.uk/government/people/melissa-di-donato)
• Computer Weekly, “Executive interview: Melissa Di Donato, CEO, SUSE” (https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252477785/Executive-interview-Melissa-Di-Donato-CEO-SuSE)
• Computer Weekly, “Melissa Di Donato: Having a daughter changed everything” (https://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240234941/Melissa-Di-Donato-Having-a-daughter-changed-everything)
• ERP Today, “Melissa Di Donato — how far have we really come?” (https://erp.today/melissa-di-donato-daring-to-be-different/)
• Porsche AG Investor Relations — supervisory board page (investorrelations.porsche.com/en/corporate-governance/supervisory-board)

3. Proposed New Content: Board and Advisory Positions

Several significant board seats at major publicly traded companies and UK government bodies are entirely omitted from the article. These are sourced to official corporate records and independent publications. Proposed article text:

Board and Advisory Positions

Di Donato is a member of the Supervisory Board of Porsche AG, appointed in 2022 in connection with Porsche’s IPO. She has served as an independent Non-Executive Director at J.P. Morgan Europe since 2021.

In April 2023, she was appointed as a Non-Executive Director to the newly created Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) within the UK government. She also serves on the SME Digital Adoption Taskforce at the Department for Business and Trade. She was the inaugural chair of the 30% Club’s Technology Working Group, a global campaign to boost female representation at board and C-Suite level.

In September 2023, Di Donato was appointed Chair and CEO of Kyriba.

Sources:

• Porsche Newsroom press release, “Porsche AG reorganises its supervisory board,” 2022 (https://newsroom.porsche.com/fr_CH/2022/company/porsche-ag-supervisory-board-reorganisation-29782.html)
• GOV.UK - official biography (https://www.gov.uk/government/people/melissa-di-donato)
• Porsche AG Investor Relations - official CV (investorrelations.porsche.com/en/corporate-governance/supervisory-board)
• Management Today - Women Leadership List profile (https://www.managementtodaywomenleadershiplist.com/melissa-di-donato)
• Crunchbase - person profile (https://www.crunchbase.com/person/melissa-di-donato)
• SAP News, “Interview with SAP’s Melissa Di Donato,” December 2017 (https://sapinsider.org/map/looking-ahead-with-kyriba-chair-and-ceo-melissa-di-donato/)
• GOV.UK, “The stars align for science and tech,” April 2023 (https://www.gov.uk/government/news/the-stars-align-for-science-and-tech-as-non-execs-are-appointed-to-the-dsit-start-up-board)

4. Proposed New Section: Philanthropy and Published Works

The GOV.UK biography confirms: “Melissa is also the founder of the Inner Wings Charitable Foundation, and the author of 3 children’s books.” The charity’s operational data is sourced to its own website, which Wikipedia permits for non-contentious factual information about an organisation itself.

Proposed article text:

Philanthropy

Di Donato co-founded Inner Wings, a UK-registered charitable foundation (Charity No. 1192877), with her husband Darren Roos in 2020. The foundation delivers free confidence-building programmes to primary school children aged 6 - 12, with a focus on girls, and works with over 150 partner schools across the UK. The Inner Wings Advisory Council was launched at the House of Lords, hosted by Baroness Mary Goudie.

Di Donato has authored three children’s books published by Austin Macauley Publishers - How Do Mermaids Poo?, The Magic Box, and Kick Like a Girl with all proceeds reinvested into Inner Wings.

Sources:

• GOV.UK - official biography
• Inner Wings - About Us page (innerwings.org/about)
• Relocate Magazine, “Inner Wings is flying,” Autumn 2024 (https://www.relocatemagazine.com/inner-wings-is-flying-high-webinar-1124)
• Publisher page -(various links available online https://www.amazon.co.uk/Kick-Like-Girl-Melissa-Donato/dp/1398423351)

5. Infobox

In addition to the content above, the article needs an enhanced infobox: A standard biography infobox should be added with birth year (1972), nationality (American), residence (UK), alma mater (Manhattanville College; American University), and occupation. All sourced to the Porsche IR CV.

MichaelPWhite (talk) 17:44, 30 March 2026 (UTC)

Hello, and thanks to the reviewer who picks this up. I have a conflict of interest (declared on my user page) and am requesting the changes below rather than editing directly. Each citation is formatted in Citation Style 1 to match the article, and each <ref>...</ref> is placed inline at the exact point in the text it supports, per WP:CITEVAR and WP:INTEGRITY. ~~~~

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=== 1. ADD new section: Early life and education ===

Rationale: the article currently contains no biographical background. Per WP:MOSBIO, a BLP of this type would normally open with an "Early life and education" section.

Proposed wikitext:

== Early life and education ==

Melissa Di Donato was born in New York City in 1972 and grew up in the Bronx. She studied Russian Language and Literature and Political Science at Manhattanville College, graduating with a BA in 1994, and in 1996 graduated from American University in Washington, D.C., with two master's degrees in Russian Language and Literature and International Business. She speaks several languages, including English, Italian, and Russian.

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=== 2. REPLACE existing pre-SUSE career text ===

Rationale: the article currently states she was "the chief revenue officer of SAP's cloud division." Independent sources confirm she held both the Chief Revenue Officer and Chief Operating Officer titles at SAP. Information Age reported that prior to SUSE she was chief operating officer and chief revenue officer at SAP. The article also omits her time at PwC. Per WP:V, the text should reflect what the sources say.

Proposed wikitext (to replace the existing pre-SUSE career text):

== Career ==

=== Early career ===

Di Donato began her career as a technologist and SAP R/3 developer, becoming one of the few female software developers working on the platform at that time. Between 1998 and 2008 she held roles at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), Oracle and IBM.

In 2010, she joined Salesforce, becoming Area Vice President and its most senior female executive outside the United States. She subsequently became Chief Revenue Officer and Chief Operating Officer of SAP for its digital core (ERP) division.

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=== 3. ADD new section: Board and advisory positions ===

Rationale: several board seats at publicly traded companies and UK government bodies are currently omitted.

Proposed wikitext:

== Board and advisory positions ==

Di Donato is a member of the supervisory board of Porsche AG, appointed in 2022 in connection with Porsche's initial public offering. She is also a non-executive director at J.P. Morgan Europe.

In April 2023, she was appointed a non-executive director of the newly created Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT). She also serves on the SME Digital Adoption Taskforce at the Department for Business and Trade.

In September 2023, Di Donato was appointed chair and CEO of Kyriba.

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=== 4. ADD new section: Philanthropy and published works ===

Rationale: the GOV.UK biography confirms she founded the Inner Wings Charitable Foundation and is the author of three children's books. Operational details about the foundation are cited to the foundation's own website, acceptable for non-contentious factual information about the organisation itself per WP:ABOUTSELF.

Proposed wikitext:

== Philanthropy and published works ==

Di Donato co-founded the Inner Wings Charitable Foundation, a UK-registered charity (number 1192877). The foundation delivers free confidence-building programmes to primary school children, with a focus on girls, working with partner schools across the UK.

Di Donato is the author of three children's books, with proceeds reinvested into Inner Wings.

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=== 5. ADD infobox ===

Rationale: the article has no infobox. A standard {{Infobox person}} is proposed below; all values are supported by the sources used in the body above.

Proposed wikitext (to add at the top of the article):

Melissa Di Donato
Born	1972 (age 53–54) New York City, U.S.
Alma mater	Manhattanville College American University
Occupation	Business executive
Title	Chair and CEO of Kyriba

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MichaelPWhite (talk) 16:13, 12 June 2026 (UTC)

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Merck Group

Suggestion to update management and financials

Dear all,

I would like to suggest to update the key people section as well as the financials in the infobox. Please note that I have a financial conflict of interest as I am an employee of Merck Group.

Suggested changes to the Infobox

CEO

1. Please remove the current CEO in the key people section:

Belén Garijo (CEO and chairman of the executive board)

2. Please add the Kai Beckmann as CEO to the key people section:

Kai Beckmann (CEO and chairman of the executive board)

3. Using as the reference:

Smolak, Helena (2025-09-25). "Kai Beckmann wird Nachfolger von Belén Garijo bei Merck". Handelsblatt (in German). Retrieved 2026-05-06.

4. Reason for change being made:

Change of CEO effective 1 May 2026.

Revenue

1. Please remove the current revenue in the infobox:

€21.16 billion (2024)

2. Please add the following as revenue to the infobox:

€21.10 billion (2025)

3. Using as the reference:

"Annual Report 2025" (PDF). Merck KGaA. p. 2. Retrieved 2026-05-06.

4. Reason for change being made:

Revenue for fiscal year 2025.

Operating Income

1. Please remove the current operating income in the infobox:

€3.645 billion (2024)

2. Please add the following as operating income to the infobox:

€3.601 billion (2025)

3. Using as the reference:

"Annual Report 2025" (PDF). Merck KGaA. p. 2. Retrieved 2026-05-06.

4. Reason for change being made:

Operating income for fiscal year 2025.

Net Income

1. Please remove the current net income in the infobox:

€2.777 billion (2024)

2. Please add the following as net income to the infobox:

€2.615 billion (2025)

3. Using as the reference:

"Annual Report 2025" (PDF). Merck KGaA. p. 2. Retrieved 2026-05-06.

4. Reason for change being made:

Net income for fiscal year 2025.

Assets

1. Please remove the current assets in the infobox:

€51.57 billion (2024)

2. Please add the following as assets to the infobox:

€51.53 billion (2025)

3. Using as the reference:

"Annual Report 2025" (PDF). Merck KGaA. p. 64. Retrieved 2026-05-06.

4. Reason for change being made:

Assets for fiscal year 2025.

Equity

1. Please remove the current equity in the infobox:

€29.99 billion (2024)

2. Please add the following as equity to the infobox:

€28.66 billion (2025)

3. Using as the reference:

"Annual Report 2025" (PDF). Merck KGaA. p. 64. Retrieved 2026-05-06.

4. Reason for change being made:

Equity for fiscal year 2025.

Employees

1. Please remove the current number of employees in the infobox:

62,557 (2024)

2. Please add the following as number of employees to the infobox:

62,461 (2025)

3. Using as the reference:

"Annual Report 2025" (PDF). Merck KGaA. p. 3. Retrieved 2026-05-06.

4. Reason for change being made:

Number of employees as of 31 december 2025.

I am looking forward to feedback from independent editors. Greatly appreciate everybody’s time for this! Best, Heinrich-Emanuel (talk) 08:20, 6 May 2026 (UTC)

 Done. Infobox updates are not critical. Grimes2 17:39, 6 May 2026 (UTC)

@Grimes2: I've closed the request. Feel free to reopen it if you want, but please remember to close requests (see the template's docs) when you're done, it is especially important when the queue is so long. Seercat3160 (talk) 07:49, 10 May 2026 (UTC)

Suggestion for update

Dear all,

I would like to suggest to update one information in the article related to the brand use of Merck inside and outside the U.S. and Canada. Please note that I have a financial conflict of interest as I am an employee of Merck Group.

Introduction

1. Please remove the last two sentences of the fourth paragraph of the article:

The original Merck of Darmstadt holds the rights to the name Merck in all countries except the U.S. and Canada, where it is known as EMD (Emanuel Merck, Darmstadt), and the life science business specifically is known as MilliporeSigma. In 2015 Merck adopted a uniform brand identity for all its subsidiaries, and the company has stressed its intention to protect the brand of "the real Merck" globally and initiated litigation against its former subsidiary over use of the name.

2. Please add the following as the last two sentences of the fourth paragraph to the article:

Merck KGaA of Darmstadt holds the rights to the name Merck in all countries except the U.S. and Canada, where its businesses operate under "EMD Serono" in Healthcare, "MilliporeSigma" in Life Science and "EMD Electronics" in Electronics. Merck & Co., Inc. holds the rights in the trademark MERCK in the United States and Canada.

3. Using as the reference:

Burger, Ludwig (2016-01-15). "Fight over Merck name sees German firm win in British court". Reuters. Retrieved 2026-05-22.

4. Reason for change being made: Suggestion to update the two sentences after court rule in 2016.

I am looking forward to feedback from independent editors. Please also let me know if you have any questions. Greatly appreciate everybody’s time for this! Best, Heinrich-Emanuel (talk) 07:22, 22 May 2026 (UTC)

Meredith Perry

Proposed edits — BLP concerns, NPOV violations, and missing peer-reviewed research

I am disclosing a conflict of interest per WP:COI and requesting that uninvolved editors review and, if appropriate, implement the following proposed changes to this biography of a living person.

Proposed Edit 1: Opening line Current text: "best known as the founder of uBeam, a company that claimed to develop wireless charging technology using ultrasound but did not succeed in producing a commercial product."

Proposed text: "best known as the inventor of ultrasonic wireless power transmission."

Rationale:

The current opening has multiple problems under WP:BLP, WP:NPOV, and WP:LABEL: (a) "Claimed to develop" is factually inaccurate and pejorative. The subject is the named inventor on 25 granted U.S. patents for ultrasonic wireless power transmission (source: Google Patents, J. Craig Venter Institute board biography). The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office does not grant patents for technology that was merely "claimed." This phrasing implies the technology was fictitious, which no reliable source supports. Per WP:PEACOCK and WP:LABEL, Wikipedia should not use loaded characterizations where neutral language exists.

(b) Defining a living person primarily by a defunct company is inappropriate under WP:BLP. The company in question changed its name to SonicEnergy and is reported to have ceased operations in 2024. The subject left the company in 2018 — nearly eight years ago — and has since co-founded Elemind Technologies, which has published peer-reviewed clinical research in Nature Portfolio journals and shipped a commercial product. Anchoring the biography's opening sentence to a company that no longer exists under its original name, rather than to the subject's actual body of work as an inventor, does not serve the reader and raises BLP concerns about defining a living person by a negative characterization of a former employer.

(c) "Did not succeed in producing a commercial product" in the opening line is editorializing. The article body already covers the company's history, criticism, and commercial outcome in appropriate detail. Frontloading the very first sentence with a failure characterization, before any mention of the subject's patents, current work, or recognition, violates WP:NPOV and WP:DUE for a biography of a living person. By comparison, the opening lines of biographies of other founders whose companies did not reach commercial success (e.g., many deep-tech and biotech founders) typically describe the subject's field of work, not the commercial outcome of a single venture.

The proposed language — "best known as the inventor of ultrasonic wireless power transmission" — is verifiable (25 granted patents, PennVention competition win sourced in the article itself, coverage in Fortune, NPR, USA Today, and the New York Times describing the subject as the inventor of the technology). The full history of uBeam, including criticism and commercial outcome, remains in the article body where it can be presented with appropriate context and sourcing.

Sources: US9094111B2 — Receiver transducer for wireless power transfer (granted patent, inventor: Meredith Perry) US20120299540A1 — Sender communications for wireless power transfer (inventor: Meredith Perry) J. Craig Venter Institute biography: "She has been awarded 25 patents with an additional five pending." Fortune (2014): "Meet the 25-year-old inventor working on wireless charging technology" SonicEnergy Wikipedia article: documents the company's name change and reported closure in 2024

Proposed Edit 2: Elemind section — update with peer-reviewed clinical trial and correct terminology

Current text: On February 6, 2024, Elemind emerged from stealth mode, with Perry saying that its wearable device could "stop tremor for people with essential tremors" and "induce sleep, faster than leading sleep drugs", as well as assist in memory formation and pain management, although no device image was released at that time.

Proposed text: On February 6, 2024, Elemind emerged from stealth mode, with Perry saying that its wearable device could "suppress tremor for people with essential tremors" and "induce sleep, faster than leading sleep drugs", as well as assist in memory formation and pain management. In June 2024, the company published a randomized controlled clinical trial in Scientific Reports (Nature Portfolio), reporting that acoustic stimulation delivered by its wearable headband significantly reduced sleep onset latency in adults with insomnia (p=0.0019), with 76% of participants experiencing improvement relative to a sham control. Third-party coverage of the study appeared in MIT News. Elemind's headband is now commercially available.

Rationale: (a) "Stop tremor" → "suppress tremor" corrects the quoted language to match published scientific literature. The subject's published research and public statements use "suppress," not "stop." (b) The clinical trial is a WP:MEDRS-compliant source. It is a randomized controlled trial published in a peer-reviewed journal (Scientific Reports, Nature Portfolio), indexed in PubMed (PMID: 38844793), and registered on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05743114). Third-party coverage from MIT News satisfies WP:SECONDARY. (c) "Although no device image was released at that time" is outdated trivial detail. The device has since shipped commercially and images are widely available. This clause adds no encyclopedic value and should be removed per WP:TRIVIA.

Sources: Bressler S, Neely R, Yost RM, Wang D. "A randomized controlled trial of alpha phase-locked auditory stimulation to treat symptoms of sleep onset insomnia." Scientific Reports 14 (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-63385-1 MIT News / MedicalXpress: "Headband helps people fall asleep by aligning audio signals with brainwaves" ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05743114

I welcome feedback from uninvolved editors on both proposals. Berlinwhalel1989 (talk) 02:51, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

• What I think should be changed:This article has been subject to ongoing edit wars and I am requesting page protection to preserve the current version against further disruptive, non-neutral edits. The prior version of this article contains multiple WP:BLP and WP:NPOV violations that I want to flag for administrators:

1. Non-neutral lead sentence: The opening reads: "best known as the founder of uBeam, a company that claimed to develop wireless charging technology using ultrasound but did not succeed in producing a commercial product." The word "claimed" implies dishonesty or deception rather than neutrally describing the company's work. Placing an editorial negative conclusion ("did not succeed") in the very first sentence of a biography of a living person violates WP:BLP, which requires that BLPs be "written conservatively" and "in a dispassionate tone, avoiding both understatement and overstatement." Leading with a negative conclusion in the opening sentence is inconsistent with this standard and gives WP:UNDUE weight to one aspect of the subject's career. 2. Editorializing the TEDx talk: The article states Perry "argued that engineers are inherently linear thinkers," followed immediately by "Commentators later contrasted these claims with the doubts raised by experts." The word "argued" is editorial rather than neutral (compare: "discussed," "described," or "said"). Characterizing her talk as making "claims" that are then debunked in the next sentence creates a non-neutral framing that is inconsistent with WP:NPOV. 3. Outdated and misleading editorial aside on Elemind: The Elemind section ends with "although no device image was released at that time." This editorial aside was clearly written to cast doubt on whether the product exists. As of 2024–2025, Elemind is a commercially shipping consumer product available for purchase, which makes this aside not only non-neutral but factually misleading to current readers. 4. Structural imbalance: The "Recognition and reception" section re-states criticism of uBeam that was already covered in the uBeam section, effectively doubling the negative framing. Meanwhile, the article contains no mention of Perry's peer-reviewed publications in Nature portfolio journals, her 8 granted patents (4 jointly with MIT), Elemind's £6.3M MRC research grant with Imperial College London for Alzheimer's and sleep research, her co-founding of Elemind with MIT and Imperial College neuroscientists including Ed Boyden, or her board membership at the J. Craig Venter Institute. This structural imbalance — heavy on criticism, light on verifiable accomplishments — violates WP:NPOV and WP:BLP. 5. Pattern of edit warring: This article has been subject to recurring edit wars over an extended period. I am requesting semi-protection or full protection to prevent further disruptive editing on this BLP article.

Why it should be changed: WP:BLP requires that biographies of living persons be "written conservatively and with regard for the subject's privacy" and that "contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced should be removed immediately." The prior version of this article violates these principles through editorialized language ("claimed," "argued," "did not succeed" in the lead), outdated information presented to cast doubt (the "no device image" aside), and structural imbalance that weights criticism far above verifiable accomplishments. The ongoing edit warring on this article further warrants page protection under WP:EDITWAR and WP:PP. References supporting the possible change (format using the "cite" button):

• • Perry, M. et al. — Peer-reviewed publications in Nature portfolio journals (verifiable via PubMed and Google Scholar under "Elemind" and "closed-loop acoustic neuromodulation")
  • USPTO records — 8 granted patents, 4 jointly with MIT (searchable by inventor name "Meredith Perry")
  • UKRI Gateway to Research — 6.3M MRC grant with Imperial College London, "Closed-loop auditory stimulation for sleep and dementia"
  • Elemind Technologies commercial product — available at elemindtech.com, commercially shipping consumer product as of 2024
  • J. Craig Venter Institute Board of Trustees — https://www.jcvi.org/about/meredith-perry
  • Elemind co-founders include Ed Boyden (MIT), Nir Grossman (Imperial College London), David Wang (MIT PhD), Heather Read (UConn) — verifiable via https://elemindtech.com/pages/about-us
  • Forbes "30 Under 30," Fortune "Most Powerful Women," Vanity Fair "The New Establishment," Fast Company "Most Creative People," Elle "Genius Award" — all previously cited in the article itself

Berlinwhalel1989 (talk) 17:05, 26 April 2026 (UTC)

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