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Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts


Request: Correct name of property

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Hi editors, on behalf of Hilton via Coyne through my work at Beutler Ink, I am submitting this request for editor review. Currently, the "Africa and the Middle East" table under Waldorf_Astoria_Hotels_&_Resorts#Current_properties has a row for Waldorf Astoria Lusail Doha. I'd like to propose correcting this entry by changing the name of the property to Waldorf Astoria Doha Lusail, per Condé Nast Traveler, Vogue Arabia, and Hilton's official website.

My goal for this request is to make the article more accurate and up to date. I avoid direct editing, if someone's able to update the table on my behalf. Thanks! Danilo Two (talk) 15:28, 7 July 2026 (UTC)

Done WhinyTheYounger ※ Talk 16:50, 7 July 2026 (UTC)
@WhinyTheYounger: Thanks for the review! I'll be back with some other requests here soon, in addition to requests I've posted to the Hilton Worldwide and Hampton by Hilton articles, if you're interested. Danilo Two (talk) 17:46, 7 July 2026 (UTC)


Request: Correct name of Waldorf Astoria Monarch Beach Resort & Club

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Hi editors, I'm back with another request on behalf of Hilton. Similar to above, the "North America" table of Waldorf_Astoria_Hotels_&_Resorts#Current_properties has an entry for Waldorf Astoria Monarch Beach. However, the full name of the property is Waldorf Astoria Monarch Beach Resort & Club, per Hotel Management, Sunset magazine, and the official website.

I am seeking help from an editor to update the table on my behalf, as I avoid direct editing. Thank you again! Danilo Two (talk) 18:34, 7 July 2026 (UTC)

Done Aloneinthewild (talk) 15:06, 11 July 2026 (UTC)
Thank you! Danilo Two (talk) 13:44, 13 July 2026 (UTC)


Request: Update Future properties table

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On behalf of Hilton I'd like to submit another edit request, this time for the Future properties section, which is outdated.

Here is a list of additional rows to consider, along with sources:

  • Waldorf Astoria Bahrain Bay (2028), Manama, Bahrain[1]
  • Waldorf Astoria Goa (2030), Goa, India[2]
  • Waldorf Astoria Marbella (2029), Marbella, Spain[3]
  • Waldorf Astoria New Delhi (2029), New Delhi, India[4]
  • Waldorf Astoria Nile River Experience (2026), Nile[5]
  • Waldorf Astoria Riyadh Diriyah (2028), Diriyah, Saudi Arabia[6]
  • Waldorf Astoria Sanya Haitang Bay, Sanya, China[7]
  • Waldorf Astoria Xi'an, Xi'an, China[8]

References

  1. ↑ Godfrey, Paul (January 17, 2025). "Hilton set to bring Waldorf Astoria brand to Bahrain". ME Construction News.
  2. ↑ "Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts Fact Sheet". Hilton.
  3. ↑ "Marbella se posiciona como destino de ultralujo: Higuerón Developments invertirá 220 millones de euros en el Waldorf Astoria Marbella". Forbes (in Spanish). December 16, 2025.
  4. ↑ Damani, Yashita (June 6, 2025). "Hilton to bring Waldorf Astoria to Delhi's Aerocity". Business Traveller.
  5. ↑ Leasca, Stacey (June 27, 2025). "The First-ever Waldorf Astoria Cruise Ship Will Offer Luxe Nile Sailings in 2026—What to Know". Travel + Leisure.
  6. ↑ Nandi, Kathakali (August 14, 2023). "Hilton to more than quadruple Saudi Arabia portfolio". Hotels. ISSN 1047-2975. Waldorf Astoria Riyadh Diriyah- Located in Diriyah, the 200-room hotel will open in 2028.
  7. ↑ Yiling Pan (August 22, 2018). "Hospitality Giant Hilton Ramps up Luxury Portfolio in China and Beyond". Jing Daily.
  8. ↑ "Hilton Signs Six New Luxury Hotels in Asia Pacific". Hilton. August 31, 2022.

I should note that the Nile River Experience is a cruise, not one specific site, if there's a different way of noting this in the article. Again, my goal here is to make the article more accurate and up to date and I invite editors to make appropriate changes. Thanks again! Danilo Two (talk) 16:02, 13 July 2026 (UTC)

Walnut Creek CDROM


COI edit request: add Bethany Bible CD-ROM as a Walnut Creek CDROM publication

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I would like to propose a brief sourced addition to the Walnut Creek CDROM article. The current article mentions several examples of Walnut Creek CDROM's freeware/shareware and archive-based CD-ROM publishing. I believe a short mention of the 1996 Bethany Bible CD-ROM may help document the company's topical shareware collections beyond its better-known Unix, DOS, Windows, and game archives.

Disclosure: I am Robert Woeger and have a historical connection to the Bethany Bible CD-ROM. Because of that connection, I am not adding this directly to the article and am requesting review by uninvolved editors for neutrality, sourcing, and due weight.

Suggested placement: In the "History" section, near the paragraph that discusses early products such as Simtel, CICA, Aminet, and Project Gutenberg.

Proposed text:

Walnut Creek CDROM also published topical shareware collections outside its better-known Unix, DOS, Windows, and game archives. One example was the 1996 Bethany Bible CD-ROM, which appeared in Walnut Creek CDROM's Winter 1996–1997 catalog as an educational title priced at $39.95 with ISBN 1-57176-166-7."Walnut Creek CDROM Winter 1996–1997 Catalog" (PDF). Walnut Creek CDROM. Winter 1996–1997. Retrieved June 10, 2026. The catalog described the disc as containing more than 1,200 Bible-related shareware programs and files covering Christianity and Judaism, including Bible search programs, Bible translations, Bible games, educational programs, and Bible study utilities."Walnut Creek CDROM Winter 1996–1997 Catalog" (PDF). Walnut Creek CDROM. Winter 1996–1997. Retrieved June 10, 2026. A preserved mirror of the Walnut Creek CDROM FTP archive includes an index page for the Bethany Bible CDROM under ftp.cdrom.com/pub/cdrom/cdroms/bible/."Bethany Bible CDROM index". The UK Mirror Service mirror of ftp.cdrom.com. Retrieved June 10, 2026.

Thank you for reviewing this request. I welcome any trimming, rewording, or source evaluation by uninvolved editors.

RobertWoeger (talk) 12:44, 10 June 2026 (UTC)

Reply 26-JUN-2026

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  Edit request declined  

Regards,  Spintendo  15:59, 26 June 2026 (UTC)


Narrower COI edit request about catalog range

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I would like to request reconsideration of a much narrower version of my previous COI edit request. The earlier request was declined under WP:NOTCATALOG, and I understand why: it included catalog-style details such as price, ISBN, product contents, and FTP mirror information. I am no longer requesting inclusion of those details.

Disclosure: I am Robert Woeger and have a historical connection to the Bethany Bible CD-ROM. Because of that connection, I am not editing the article directly and am asking uninvolved editors to evaluate whether this narrower wording is appropriate.

Suggested placement: In the History section, after the sentence that currently mentions Simtel, CICA, Aminet, and Project Gutenberg.

Proposed text:

In addition to operating-system and software-archive releases, Walnut Creek CDROM also sold educational and topical reference collections; its Winter 1996–1997 catalog listed titles such as Project Gutenberg, Internet Info, and Bethany Bible under its educational/reference offerings.Walnut Creek CDROM Winter/1996–1997 Catalog (PDF). Walnut Creek CDROM. Winter 1996–1997. pp. 18–19. Retrieved 27 June 2026 – via KRFOSS mirror.

Reason for change: The current article already gives examples of Walnut Creek CDROM’s better-known software, operating-system, and archive publications. This single sentence is intended only to summarize the broader range of the company’s catalog, not to create a product listing or add promotional product details. I have intentionally omitted price, ISBN, contents, and mirror-directory information to address the WP:NOTCATALOG concern.

If editors still consider this undue or too catalog-like, I am fully open to leaving it out or to any more neutral wording. RobertWoeger (talk) 16:18, 27 June 2026 (UTC)

Wendy Everson


Editing last paragraph of wendy everson biography

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I wish to remove the last paragraph on the biography section. Equinar378 (talk) 14:30, 6 June 2026 (UTC)

Hi Wendy - I've added a {{edit COI}} tag to this request so that it'll get seen more widely. I've also just removed some of the detail in that paragraph (like the bit about UK Sport) because it wasn't necessary and was using a broken link as a citation. (To anyone else reviewing this request: please also see Equinar378's talk page where they say they indicate they are Wendy Everson, and they'd like to remove this content, which is currently sourced to archived Guardian sport blog column from 2007.) BugGhost 🦗👻 15:03, 6 June 2026 (UTC)

Wilh. Wilhelmsen


Request from Wilhelmsen to update the infobox

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My name is Marius William Steen and I'm the Group Communications Manager at Wilhelmsen Group. I have created this Wikipedia user account to pursue updates to the Wilhelmsen article.

I am hoping that editors watching this page will update the Key people category in the infobox to note that Carl E Steen has replaced Diderik Schnitler as the board chair. The Wilhelmsen website and the CNBC Wilhelmsen profile both confirm this.

Thank you for reviewing this request. Marius at Wilhelmsen (talk) 17:10, 8 December 2025 (UTC)

Done Aston305 (complain/compliment) 16:36, 9 December 2025 (UTC)
Thank you for your help with this request, Aston305. Marius at Wilhelmsen (talk) 19:45, 10 January 2026 (UTC)


Request from Wilhelmsen to update the History section

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Hi, I'm Marius William Steen, the Group Communications Manager at Wilhelmsen Group, and I'm back with another request. I'm hoping that Wikipedia editors will be amenable to updating the article's History section. Wilhelmsen is a very old company (founded 165 years ago) and yet the History section is quite short at only four paragraphs and around 250 words. These four paragraphs are supported by a single citation.

I have put together an updated draft that covers the company's history from 1861 to the 1989 Partnair Crash. This draft is intended to replace the current four History paragraphs.

As you can see, I split my History draft into several subsections:

  • Early history subsection
    • This section covers developments from 1861 to WWI. I cited a 1961 News of Norway article ("Norway's Largest Shipping Company Marks Centennial") repeatedly, as said article provides a useful overview of Wilhelmsen's early history.
  • World War I and interwar period subsection
    • This section covers everything from WWI through 1940. I cited a TradeWinds article ("The birth of a shipping giant") several times here, along with the Wilh. Wilhelmsen 150 years book.
  • World War II and postwar reconstruction subsection
    • This section covers 1941 to the late 1960s. Different sources provided different numbers about how many ships Wilhelmsen lost during the war. I went with 29, as that number is used in the Store norske leksikon entry about Wilhelmsen, and aligns with the list that appears on page 245 of the Wilh. Wilhelmsen 150 years book.
  • Transition to modern liner services subsection
    • This section covers the 1970s and 1980s, stopping just before the Partnair crash. This section includes a number of developments that feel especially important in contextualizing current operations, e.g. the investments in offshore drilling platforms.

I used American English throughout, including in the citation date formatting, since that appears to be the standard on Wikipedia.

I suggest moving the Wilhelmsen family subsection out of the History section, as the content doesn't meaningfully relate to the company's history and would make more sense elsewhere in the article. Doing so would also allow the subsections above to flow into the 1989 Partnair Crash subsection.

Please let me know if this update is possible. I am happy to answer any questions regarding my draft and research. It looks like Egil created this article in 2006 and they might be interested in my proposed revisions. Marius at Wilhelmsen (talk) 19:50, 10 January 2026 (UTC)

  • Not a review but the article has a {{Use dmy dates}} template, so when this is incorporated the dates should be parsed as day-month. Standards tend to be by-article for items that don't have MOS:TIES to a particular country. Sammi Brie (she/her · t · c) 06:12, 24 January 2026 (UTC)
    • Thank you for the feedback, Sammi Brie. I went ahead and updated the draft citations to Day Month Year format. Any other suggestions you have would be much appreciated. I'm worried that finding a reviewing editor is going to be difficult because we are a Norwegian company. Marius at Wilhelmsen (talk) 05:29, 30 January 2026 (UTC)
  • not a review but: The history section claims the first vessel Mathilde by 1885. And largest shipowner in Tønsberg by 1886. Checking your source (out of paywall) "However, the company was forged out of just one triple masted sailing vessel, Mathilde, back in 1865."Andrez1 (talk) 14:49, 17 February 2026 (UTC)
    The article itself states: "The company's first vessel was the barque Mathilde in 1886". The Norwegian (bokmål) wikipedia-page states:"Kjøpet av en andel i skipet «Mathilde» i 1864 markerte starten for rederidriften til selskapet".
    It is then 1864, 1865, 1885 and 1886 given as dates for the start of the shipping part by buying a share in the vessel? The whole ship? The mentioned 1885 and 1886 does not give any real meaning. (Exept for 1886 as the larges shipowner in Tønsberg, I have not seen on that detail) Andrez1 (talk) 13:18, 18 February 2026 (UTC)
    Thank you for catching that, Andrez1. I corrected the date. Please let me know if you see anything else that needs updating. Marius at Wilhelmsen (talk) 22:25, 18 February 2026 (UTC)
    Thanks for updating. As the article itself states: "The company's first vessel was the barque Mathilde in 1886"; that to does also need to be changed, and a reliable source shown. The "Tradewinds" of 03.06.1999 leads to a paywall "You need a subscription to read this story". The "Tradewinds" was then issued as printed copies each Friday. The 04.06.1999 may or may not have this article. Here it can be accessed in Norway, at least from norwegian public libraries.To give access to sources will make it possible both for a reviwer and future readers to check the information given. To quote what in the article that make it sensible to set 1865 (and not 1864, 1885 and 1886) as the start of the shipping activity could also help. Andrez1 (talk) 23:51, 18 February 2026 (UTC)
    Your first given source - "News of Norway. Washington D.C.: Royal Norwegian Governments Press. 19 October 1961. p. 139." - is accessibel and it gives support to your claim of "Mathilde" delivered in 1865.
    (your snl-source does however points it out to "Barken Mathilde ble innkjøpt i mai 1865, finansiert gjennom et partrederi," that may be a relevant detail. When was the ship commisioned (1864?), delivered (1865?), to whom (partsrederi). Was Mr. Wilhelmsen "bestyrende reder" (partrederi SNL.no) in that venture?)
    Your source "News of Norway", 1961, does give another interesting detail, "when Mr. Wilhelmsen came of age, the partnership was dissolved, and he started a shipping company of his own." As the Norwegian Myndighetsalder, Age of majority, until 1869 was 25 years, Mr Wilhelmsen born 1839, would reach that age in 1864. Is 1864 or 1865 then the year to claim the start of Company?
    And so on. Some of the sources praise the founding fathers for their alledged "foresightedness", the history section reduce this to a more edible "instrumental in the company's move". The article itself is not free from such praise and claim as a fact what is more likely someones evaluation in retrospect. - "Halfdan Wilhelmsen was forward thinking and realised that steamboats were the future, therefore in 1887 he bought the vessel Talabot." Andrez1 (talk) 16:44, 23 February 2026 (UTC)
    Appreciate the feedback Andrez1. I updated the citations throughout the draft to include the relevant quoted passages, especially for paywalled sources. You can see that two different sources confirm the 1865 date. I know you may have further questions and might make updates to the text based on your own research, but do you think what I've put together is ready to move to the article? Marius at Wilhelmsen (talk) 10:25, 24 February 2026 (UTC)
    Much better. I belive @Egil may act or not on your proposal. I have absolutely no influence on that.
    Under what flag and homeports have the ships sailed since the "Mathilde" of Tønsberg under Sildesalaten? What in the history is not told?
    I belive you have sailed into "urent farvann". Eventual "rough sea" can be explained by a "perfekt storm" where the "Tradewinds" have turned and "Providia" and "Fortuna" goes against you. To be less cryptic: attempted Reputation management may have given a rised attention to that.
    I do not imply you do, i have seen trusted people performing well-intentioned beauty pageantry and the management of listed companies begging for mercy.
    (Aker commissioned Solstad to write a 150th anniversary "novel" to mark the day in 1991. The kind of outside perspective it offers can be a good thing. I haven't read the book.)
    May be a way in would be to give access to credible sources and argue why and how the article should be changed. If the sources does not give a god reason for change, or the image they give are perceived as biased; it will be seen as an attempt to introduce a point of view.
    To detail: the sources given to the early days of Wihl. Wilhelmsen does however, in my view, gives a more complex image of what happend back in the days around 1865. (That Mr W.W. had been cooperating as an underage junior partner with Mr. Balchen from 1861, it would give a lot of experience, but at that time W.W. was not fully his own man.)
    The claim: - "In 1864 the partnership was dissolved and Wilhelmsen continued the business under his own name. The company's first vessel was the barque Mathilde in 1865." - can be seen as isolated supported by the given sources, but the same sources also brings more to the table that have to be clarified.
    (the cited (from News of Norway 1961) - "Three days later, when Mr. Wilhelmsen came of age, the partnership was dissolved and he started a shipping company of his own." - is both wrong, tre years later maybe? =1864 - and does not bring forward what kind of entity that "company" was. As i read the sources on 1864-65 there are 3 entities (maybe only 2), in play.
    1. Mr Wihl. Wihlhelmsen, coming of age in 1864, is from then able to doing business as his own man, abel to sign agreements and acting as a broker in Tønsberg. (this is not a company, more of a "enkeltmannsforetak" as of today, responsibel with all of his personal assets.)
    2. There could be established a Wihl. Wilhelmsen A/S where the shareholders have a responsibility limited to their share. Was such a company established in 1864-65?
    3. There was a joint venture, a "andelsrederi" established (1864-65?) where Wihl Wihlhelmsen (The personal Mr .1, or the possibel company A/S .2 ?) had an 2/7 part of the vessel "Mathilde. Here all part probably have full responsibility, also for losses (limited by share?).
    (The "Wilhelmsen continued the business under his own name." ponts to .1. "The company's first vessel was the barque Mathilde in 1865." points to 3.)
    From witch of these 3 units did the contemporary Wihl Wilhelmsen grow out of? Andrez1 (talk) 16:30, 24 February 2026 (UTC)
    Once again, I appreciate the feedback Andrez1. Unfortunately, I'm unable to answer all your questions, as the details you seek about the company's earliest days are not covered by published sources. I went ahead and tagged Egil on their user Talk page to let them know that the draft is ready for review. Thank you again for your help. Marius at Wilhelmsen (talk) 17:01, 25 February 2026 (UTC)
    And by "andelsrederi" (3. above), partrederi more correct; EN:WP does not seem to have an article on that, NO:WP and DA:WP and SNL.no does. here, here and here. The SNL-article is by far the best. Andrez1 (talk) 13:05, 26 February 2026 (UTC)
    Another source, with economic support from Wilh. Wihlhelmsen, claims "En bark, bygd i 1840, ble derfor kjøpt inn i 1865 og gitt navnet «Mathilde”." This may or may not be true. Here. Andrez1 (talk) 16:23, 26 February 2026 (UTC)
    With 125 year sailing this also goes into the father Abrahams who bought the old naval-ship Balder. Morten W.W ; " I mai 1865 hadde han overtatt part i barken «Mathilde» - som ble disponert av Wilh.Wilhelmsen!"
    This claims M.W.W (with a 2/7 part(from other source)) as "bestyrende reder" (see snl.no partsrederi) and that as the proper start of the shipping part of his/the business. Andrez1 (talk) 17:01, 26 February 2026 (UTC)
    I thought I'd ask about the current status of this request. Have the concerns mentioned in this discussion been resolved? Fiske (talk) 10:53, 7 May 2026 (UTC)
    Thank you for checking in, Fiske. This request is about replacing the existing History section, which is almost entirely original research, with a more detailed treatment that supports each and every factual claim with a cited source. Those sources include industry news publications (TradeWinds, Seatrade Maritime News, Automotive Logistics), Norwegian news sources (News of Norway, Store norske leksikon), academic textbooks and reference works (Shipping and Globalization in the Post-War Era, Norwegian Shipping in the 20th Century, International Directory of Company Histories), and Wilhelmsen's published book of company history (which I cite sparingly and mostly for clarification about specific figures).
    The questions posed by Andrez1 concern matters that are outside the scope of this request. In some cases, of course, there are slight discrepancies in accounts of the company's earliest days. The truth is that the "correct answer" is ultimately unknowable, since we weren't there. We can only report what the sources say. And, again, I'm trying to improve this article by adding citations for each claim rather than relying on original research.
    I have pinged the creator of this article, Egil, for assistance multiple times (including on their Norwegian Wikipedia user page), but received no response. It appears they have retired from active Wikipedia editing. Any assistance you could provide here would be welcome! Marius at Wilhelmsen (talk) 19:12, 11 May 2026 (UTC)
    I can recommend the shipping company's 150th anniversary book, it answers the questions I have asked about the accuracy of the early history, including the arrangement with Balchen (who was a few years older) to be able to operate from 1861 despite being under the age of majority. 1861 makes sense as a shipbroker / maritime equipment supplier. 1865, as a managing director, with 2/7 of the shipping company (partsrederiet), as a shipowner. The story of Mathilde as a purchased "old" (built 1840) as well. It was not a new ship. The book also has a picture of the ship, considering photographing the book or finding the original to upload this to Commons (possibly locally on EN:WP) can also be done. This is information that is not in an inaccessible past, the library lists the book as: Kolltveit, Bård : Wilh. Wilhelmsen 150 ( 711589.998) Andrez1 (talk) 19:29, 18 May 2026 (UTC)
    Errata: 1861 makes sense as a freight broker / maritime equipment supplier. Andrez1 (talk) 20:22, 18 May 2026 (UTC)
    I won't be able to access the 150th book (let alone read Norwegian), but if these points can be edited into the draft, I could help implement the request. I don't want edit while it appears that the facts are in dispute.
    Also, I see that a different editor has closed some of the related edits requests. Since those are contingent on this one, they could be reopened after this is done. Fiske (talk) 12:39, 21 May 2026 (UTC)
    I have had the book through library loans, and have returned it. I can try to get it again. It was written on behalf of Wihl. Wilhelmsen, but by a maritime historian. It is difficult to know what is not included, what is included appears to be factual. I see it as unlikely that Wihl. Wilhelmsen's information department does not have or can easily obtain the book. As long as this is their request for an amended text on Wikipedia, I see it as reasonable that they are the ones who must contribute with a more factual presentation. If the early history is more complex than presented, then they must use a few more words to describe it. If they have access to a better source of historical information, then they must present it.
    I considered changing the text on EN:WP myself, and have no COI, neither positive nor negative on the subject. At the same time, help has been given on NO:WP, the article's discussion page there, with similar issues. NO:WP has a historically higher tolerance for COI edits. The advice given to Wilh. Wilhelmsen and the possibility that it will lead to some mobilization from NO:WP; is present. Andrez1 (talk) 16:37, 21 May 2026 (UTC)


Another history request from Wilhelmsen

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Hello again, Wikipedia editors. I'm Marius William Steen, the Group Communications Manager at Wilhelmsen Group, and I'm back with another request about updating the History section. My previous request covered the company's history from 1861 to just before the 1989 Partnair Crash. This new request includes the Partnair Crash subsection (which I've kept intact from the current article) and continues through the Tampa affair in 2002.

This draft is intended to expand the History section with new passages.

Again, the Partnair Crash subsection already exists in the article, but I included it above so you can see how everything looks together. Following feedback on my last draft, I added quotes to many of the citations so that editors can easily confirm the cited claims.

Please let me know if this update is possible. Once again, I am happy to answer any questions regarding my draft and research. In the meantime, I am working on one final History request, covering everything from 2010 to the present. Marius at Wilhelmsen (talk) 05:48, 9 March 2026 (UTC)

A response has not yet been received for this question.

Reply 19-MAY-2026

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  Request closed for inactivity  

  • The above edit request has not received any responses over the past 3 weeks (22 days in total).
  • Discussion is often a key component to implementing edits, and requests may be adversely affected when they fail to garner input from either reviewing or requesting editors. In light of this — and as a safeguard — this request has been declined as needing discussion.
  • The COI editor is urged to revive stalled communications by making contact with local editors on those editor's own talk pages, and then by moving those discussions back to this talk page.
  • The COI editor may also wish to broadcast requests for edits at the talk pages of the WikiProjects which govern this article. Those projects are usually listed at the top of an article's talk page.

Regards,  Spintendo  07:15, 20 May 2026 (UTC)



Final history request from Wilhelmsen

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This is Marius William Steen again, the Group Communications Manager at Wilhelmsen Group. I have one last request about updating the History section, this time for the period from the 2010s to the present. This period is currently not covered in the article at all, so the draft below could easily be slotted in at the bottom of the section.

As you review the draft, you'll see that I am once again citing prominent industry publications (TradeWinds, Maritime Executive, ShippingWatch, etc) along with Norwegian news outlets. I would be very happy to answer any questions you might have regarding my research. Marius at Wilhelmsen (talk) 00:26, 21 April 2026 (UTC)

A response has not yet been received for this question.

Reply 19-MAY-2026

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  Request closed for inactivity  

  • The above edit request has not received any responses over the past 3 weeks (22 days in total).
  • Discussion is often a key component to implementing edits, and requests may be adversely affected when they fail to garner input from either reviewing or requesting editors. In light of this — and as a safeguard — this request has been declined as needing discussion.
  • The COI editor is urged to revive stalled communications by making contact with local editors on those editor's own talk pages, and then by moving those discussions back to this talk page.
  • The COI editor may also wish to broadcast requests for edits at the talk pages of the WikiProjects which govern this article. Those projects are usually listed at the top of an article's talk page.

Regards,  Spintendo  07:15, 20 May 2026 (UTC)



Operations request from Wilhelmsen

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This is Marius William Steen again, the Group Communications Manager at Wilhelmsen Group. I have another request, this time about the Current operations section, which is completely out of date. Very few of these claims reflect how Wilhelmsen currently operates, and much of the information is unsourced and appears to be original research. This section actually has a flag on top warning readers that "This section needs additional citations for verification." That flag was placed there in February 2009.

I put together a new Operations section for your review that represents a stripped-back and restructured version of the Current operations section. This draft, then, is intended to entirely replace the Shipping, Logistics services, Maritime services, and Supply services subsections. I didn't try to integrate the Accidents and casualties material, as it felt inappropriate for me to revise a section about "controversies" as a representative of Wilhelmsen. If editors want to keep this subsection in place as is, that's fine—although, honestly, I think these two paragraphs could easily be incorporated into the History section.


Request to remove List of current Wilhelmsen Lines ships

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This is once again Marius William Steen, the Group Communications Manager at Wilhelmsen Group.

I am requesting that editors remove the List of current Wilhelmsen Lines ships section. This list was added to the article back in January 2011. There was no cited source for the information; it was presumably just original research. In April 2013, a different editor added a tag noting that the entire section "does not cite any sources."

That was fourteen years ago.

I am hoping that an editor watching this page will take action and remove the original research from this section and elsewhere in the article (see my previous requests). I am very happy to answer any questions and collaborate to help ensure that the content here is accurate and timely. Marius at Wilhelmsen (talk) 11:38, 5 May 2026 (UTC)

This request makes sense. The lack of source and lack of maintenance is typical of long lists that appear on many Wikipedia pages.
One question: A few of the listed ships are the subject of separate articles, but only MV Tønsberg is mentioned separately on this page. Should any of the ships in that list which have articles be mentioned in the Wilhelmsen article? Fiske (talk) 10:50, 7 May 2026 (UTC)
Thanks for the response, Fiske. I would certainly be fine with keeping a reference to the MV Tønsberg or any of the other ships. I'm not sure where the best place for that would be, though. If the individual ships were truly notable in some way—especially regarding company history—it might be possible to weave a mention of them into the History section. For instance, one of my History drafts above summarizes how the Wilhelmsen-operated MV Tampa freighter rescued 438 asylum seekers in 2001. That was a story that generated international media coverage. Not every ship is going to be that notable, so the See also section might be another option. Marius at Wilhelmsen (talk) 19:14, 11 May 2026 (UTC)
I have deleted the entire section. I moved to the See Also those ships that have their own page but are not already mentioned in the article. Removed several See Also entries that are already linked in the article. Fiske (talk) 22:20, 11 May 2026 (UTC)

Willem Johan Kolff


Edit Request: Add Bronze Memorial Bust to Legacy Section

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World Obstacle


Formal COI edit request: Disputed terms OCR / World OCR, invalid AIMS.SPORT reference, and active references to a dissolved entity

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We are posting from the official World OCR account and disclose that our organization is directly affected by this article. For that reason, World OCR is not directly editing the article. We request review and correction by independent editors.

This is a formal conflict-of-interest edit request concerning materially disputed statements in the article about World Obstacle/FISO, specifically where the article addresses OCR, World OCR, AIMS member status, and the current references to the European Obstacle Sports Federation.

World OCR is not requesting promotional treatment and is not asking editors to remove information about World Obstacle/FISO generally. The request is narrower: the article should not present disputed or unsupported OCR-related governance claims, AIMS affiliation claims, or European governance references as settled facts in Wikipedia’s voice.

We request review of the following points:

1. Active AIMS affiliation / membership

Current wording to review:

“World Obstacle is a member of the Alliance of Independent Recognized Members of Sports”

Requested correction:

Remove the statement, or qualify it as an attributed claim only if supported by the AIMS itself. The article should not state in Wikipedia’s voice that World Obstacle/FISO is a member of AIMS unless current authoritative evidence confirms this.

Reason:

World OCR has documentary correspondence from AIMS dated 10 September 2024 stating that there are no obstacle-sport international federations within AIMS members and that the relevant federation is not a recognized member of AIMS. If editors require verification, World OCR can provide the official correspondence between one of our law firms with the President of AIMS at that time, Mr. Stephan Fox.

2. European Obstacle Sports Federation / European governance

Current wording to review:

“World Obstacle members are composed of national member federations administering obstacle course racing in each country. Each national federation belongs to one of the four continental confederations. Each of the continental confederation offers a continental championship. As of 2022, the continental confederations are:
  • The Obstacle Sports Federation of Africa (OSFA) – 12 national federations
  • The Pan American Obstacle Sports Federation (PAOSF) – 22 national federations
  • The Obstacle Sports Federation Asia Pacific (OSFAP) – 30 national federations with sub-continental regions including Obstacle Sports Federation South East Asia, Obstacle Sports Federation Central and Western Asia, and Obstacle Sports Federation East & South Asia and Pacific.
  • The European Obstacle Sports Federation (EOSF) – 30 national federations**. Sub continental associations for Nordic Countries (Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden) and Central Europe (Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Romania) were initiated in 2022. * Sub-continental regions for Asia-Pacific were formalized the 2021 OSFAP Congress. ** Originally formed an association of European organisations prior to the 1st OCR European Championships June 10–11, 2016, EOSF was incorporated as the European Obstacle Sports Federation on 8 April 2017 at Olbia, Sardegna, Italy.”

Requested correction:

Remove or qualify any wording that presents the European Obstacle Sports Federation as an active European confederation, governance body, or sanctioning authority unless current official registry evidence confirms that it is active and legally capable of operating in that role.


Reason:

Official Irish registry records indicate that the European Obstacle Sports Federation entity is dissolved. World OCR has also contacted the Irish Corporate Enforcement Authority (CEA) authorities concerning this issue, and they are about to be audited within the next two months. The article should not present the entity as operational or as a current sanctioning/governance body if that status is contradicted or materially disputed by official records.

3. OCR / World OCR wording references

Current wording to review, and requested for correction:

Replace broad wording that presents World Obstacle/FISO as the international governing body/authority for sporting activities defined as OCR, and eliminate World OCR-related wording. Examples:
“World Obstacle/FISO describes itself as ["...the international governing body for obstacle sports and related events. Disciplines include Ninja (similar to Sasuke and American Ninja Warrior) and obstacle course racing (OCR)."], while OCR-related governance and rights are disputed by World OCR, a separate Swiss-registered international federation, that governs the OCR as a standalone sport.” "To provide more autonomous governance of obstacle sports worldwide, World OCR changed its name to World Obstacle in October 2020. This provided a more inclusive name for the core sports of Ninja, OCR and adventure racing.[11]" For clarity, the organization identifying as World Obstacle, should provide document-based proof that is was previously registered as "World OCR". For further clarity, we are not requesting a general explanation or informal statement. We are requesting document-based evidence for the claims made publicly on Wikipedia.


We would like to point out that World OCR is a separate Swiss-registered international federation, and holds documented exclusive EU-level wordmark enforcement rights in relation to OCR, WORLD OCR, as well as OCRATHLON, through an exclusive agreement with the EUIPO registrant of the OCR and OCRATHLON marks. The article should therefore avoid stating or implying, in Wikipedia’s own voice, that World Obstacle/FISO is the uncontested global authority for OCR or World OCR-related activity, because it is highly misleading and damaging to our organization. EUIPO certificates can be provided upon request.

4. UIPM/FISO dissolution and transition

Current wording to review:

“[World Obstacle has worked with the Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM) on its replacement of show jumping with obstacle racing in the modern pentathlon.]”

Requested correction:

Update the article to reflect, with attribution, that the organization presenting itself as the international governing body for all obstacle sports (FISO/World Obstacle) has voted to dissolve and integrate into UIPM, with the effective date stated by UIPM/FISO as 10 August 2026. This should be presented as a UIPM/FISO organizational transition, not as proof that all obstacle-sports-related organizations, trademarks, events, or independent OCR development pathways worldwide are absorbed into or controlled by the UIPM/FISO integration group. This is an attempt to create an overreach in international sports governance, and should not be permitted.

Reason:

While the UIPM/FISO integration may be relevant from the Obstacle Discipline perspective, which is one of the 5 disciplines of Modern Pentathlon, that should not suggest or imply - IN ANY WAY - that World OCR as an organization, or that OCR and OCRATHLON as independently developing sports, will cease to exist ,and be governed on a separate pathway.


World OCR kindly requests that independent editors to:

  • remove or qualify any AIMS membership/recognition claim unless current authoritative sourcing confirms it;
  • remove or qualify references presenting the European Obstacle Sports Federation as an active European governance or sanctioning body unless current official registry evidence confirms that status;
  • avoid wording that presents World Obstacle/FISO as the uncontested authority for OCR, OCRATHLON, or World OCR-related matters;
  • attribute broad UIPM/FISO governance claims rather than stating them as uncontested facts in Wikipedia’s voice;
  • add a neutral note, if editors consider appropriate, that OCR-specific governance and rights are disputed by World OCR.

World OCR is willing to provide public links, official registry records, and documentary evidence to assist independent editors. We ask that the article be reviewed urgently because the disputed statements affect athletes, event organizers, public authorities, sponsors, insurers, and sport-governance stakeholders.

~~~~ World OCR (talk) 09:19, 7 June 2026 (UTC)

Worthington Enterprises


Edit Request

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I am requesting some significant updates to this Worthington Enterprises Wikipedia page, as the company has undergone many changes in the past 12 months and the information currently in place is not accurate. In full transparency, I am an employee of Worthington Enterprises (see my user page for COI designation) and will do my best, with the use of a variety of reputable sources, to present the information in an unbiased manner as my intent here is to simply to make edit requests that reflect the company more accurately.

To provide more detail (and as is included in my request below), on December 1, 2023, the company, formerly Worthington Industries, completed the planned spin-off of its Steel Processing business and officially split into two independent companies: Worthington Enterprises and Worthington Steel. Therefore, the references to metals processing and steel-related information is outdated. I have also included these reasonings in the updates to the History section. The sidebar will also need updated accordingly but I will begin with the main content.

My requested edit to the page is as follows:

Worthington Enterprises, Inc. (formerly Worthington Industries) is an industrial manufacturing company headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. The company is comprised of two business segments, Consumer Products and Building Products. Within these segments, the company designs and manufactures pressure vessels such as propane, oxygen and helium tanks, refrigerant and industrial cylinders, camping and residential use cylinders, water system tanks for storage, treatment, heating, expansion and flow control, as well as a variety of retail products under several brand names.

Worthington Enterprises has 39 facilities, including Joint Venture locations, worldwide and employs nearly 6,000 people.

Consumer Products

Worthington Enterprises is the parent company of consumer brands including Balloon Time helium tanks, Bernzomatic, Garden Weasel, General, HALO, Hawkeye, Level5 Tools, Mag-Torch,  Pactool International and more. Worthington Enterprises is the only manufacturer of disposable 1lb propane cylinders in North America, which are sold under the Bernzomatic and Coleman brand. These gas cylinders are commonly used by consumers for soldering, brazing and welding, and to fuel cooking appliances like camp stoves and grills in a variety of recreational settings like campgrounds, parks, stadium parking lots and other outdoor areas.

Building Products

Worthington Enterprises manufactures building products used in a variety of markets including heating, cooling, construction, power generation, water and other specialty areas. The company also operates two Joint Ventures within this business segment: WAVE (Worthington-Armstrong Venture), a joint venture with Armstrong World Industries, that produces all of the suspended metal ceiling grids supplied by Armstrong, and ClarkDietrich, a joint venture with ClarkWestern Building Systems and Dietrich Metal Framing that manufactures light-gauge metal framing and finishing products, systems and services for commercial and residential construction

History

Worthington Industries was founded in 1955 by John H. McConnell, a steel salesman. McConnell saw an opportunity for custom-processed steel and purchased his first load of steel by borrowing $600 against his 1952 Oldsmobile. He founded the company in Columbus, Ohio, where it is still headquartered.

In his first year of business, McConnell grossed $342,000; his profit was $11,000. Throughout the late 1950s and 1960s, he continued to add processing facilities. In 1966, he started sharing his profits with the people he worked with. In 1968, Worthington Industries made its first public stock offering of 150,000 shares at $7.50 per share. Throughout the 1980s, the company continued to expand rapidly.

In 1996, John H. McConnell's son, John P. McConnell, took over as chairman and CEO. He had worked for the company for more than 20 years, having started as a general laborer and later advancing to sales, operations and personnel.

In 2000, Worthington Industries moved to the New York Stock Exchange.

In June 2017, the company acquired Amtrol for $283 million. Amtrol produces pressure cylinders and water system components, and is the largest provider of expansion tanks to the plumbing and HVAC markets in the United States,

In September 2020, former company President Andy Rose was named Worthington Industries' President & CEO, succeeding long-time Chairman and CEO John P. McConnell.

In January 2021, the company made two acquisitions. The first was the acquisition of German valve and component company PTEC Pressure Technology GmbH. The second was the acquisition of General Tools & Instruments Company LLC (General Tools), a provider of over 1,200 feature-rich, specialized tools, primarily for measuring and marking, found in supply houses, home centers, and hardware stores worldwide.

In 2022, the company announced its intent to spin off its Steel Processing business and split into two separate, publicly traded companies. On November 9, 2023, the separation was approved by the Board of Directors[5].

On December 1, 2023, Worthington Industries completed its planned separation into two companies: Worthington Enterprises and Worthington Steel[6]. Andy Rose remained president and CEO of Worthington Enterprises and Geoff Gilmore, former VP and COO of Worthington Industries, was named president and CEO of Worthington Steel.

In 2024, Worthington Enterprises made two significant acquisitions. First was the acquisition of HALO, an outdoor cooking company that makes pizza ovens, griddles and pellet grills. In June, the company announced two transactions with Hexagon Composites in Norway: the partial sale of its Sustainable Energy Solutions (SES) business to create a Joint Venture, and the complete purchase of of Hexagon Ragasco, the composite cylinder division of Hexagon Composites[7].

In October 2024, president and CEO Andy Rose announced his retirement. Joseph Hayek, who served as the company’s executive vice president and CFO, was selected to replace Rose and officially became president and CEO of Worthington Enterprises on November 1, 2024.

References

  1. "Worthington Industries, Inc. Form 10-K Annual Report for the Fiscal Year Ended May 31, 2019". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
  2. ^ Jump up to:a b c "Our Story". Worthington Industries.
  3. ^ McConnell, Kitty (November 1, 2015). "Q&A: John P. McConnell, Chairman and CEO of Worthington Industries". The Columbus Dispatch.
  4. ^ Knox, Tom (June 2, 2017). "Worthington Industries makes biggest acquisition in company history". American City Business Journals.
  5. Cornell, Joe (November 16, 2023). “Worthington Industries to Spin-Off Worthington Steel On December 1”. Forbes.
  6. Richesson, Brian (December 8, 2023). “Worthington Enterprises completes separation of Worthington Seel”. LPGas Magazine.
  7. Pentasuglio, Julia (June 4, 2024). “Worthington Enterprises acquires Hexagon Ragasco, enters joint venture with Hexagon Composites”. LPGas Magazine.
  8. Williams, Mark (October 9, 2024). “Andy Rose stepping down as president, CEO of Worthington Enterprises”. The Columbus Dispatch.


Analyzer-614 (talk) 21:06, 5 November 2024 (UTC)


Edit Request

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I have noticed some outdated information on this page and recommending some updates in accordance with some recent acquisitions by Worthington Enterprises. Updates are listed below, followed by references to support these changes.

In the Building products section, update the first sentence to include updated market categories and more detail around Joint Ventures:

Worthington Enterprises manufactures building products used in a variety of markets including heating and cooling, cooking, construction and water solutions, and building systems including HVAC and metal roofing components, architectural and acoustical grid ceilings and metal framing and accessories. The company also operates three joint ventures within this business segment: WAVE (Worthington-Armstrong Venture), a joint venture with Armstrong World Industries, that produces all of the suspended metal ceiling grids supplied by Armstrong; ClarkDietrich, a joint venture with ClarkWestern Building Systems and Dietrich Metal Framing that manufactures light-gauge metal framing and finishing products, systems and services for commercial and residential construction; and heiserTEC, formerly Worthington Enterprises' Sustainability Energy Solutions (SES) business, formed between Worthington Enterprises and Hexagon Composites.

In addition, I propose an update to the end of the article to bring it up to date:

In June 2025, Worthington Enterprises acquired Elgen Manufacturing, a market-leading designer and manufacturer of HVAC parts and components, ductwork and structural framing, to expand its building systems and components portfolio. Later that year, the company announced its intent to acquire LSI Group, Inc, a leading metal roof components manufacturer, a transaction that finalized in early 2026 and added the metal roof market to its portfolio.

Finally, I recommend changes to the grey sidebar in accordance with these updates:

Products: Cylinders for heating, cooling, cooking, construction, water; HVAC components; metal roof components, outdoor living and celebrations products; tools

Brands: Amtrol, Amtrol-Alfa, Balloon Time, Bernzomatic, bpd, Coleman (propane cylinders), Elgen, Garden Weasel, General, HALO, LEVEL5 Tools, Logan Stampings, Mag Torch, Pactool International, Ragasco, Roof Hugger

REFERENCES:

https://tmcapital.com/transactions/elgen-manufacturing-has-been-acquired-by-worthington-enterprises/

https://www.roofingcontractor.com/articles/101705-worthington-to-buy-metal-roofing-firm-lsi-for-205m Analyzer-614 (talk) 12:54, 25 March 2026 (UTC)

Wyss Foundation


Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering

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On behalf of the Wyss Foundation, I propose adding mention of the organization's funding of the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering. There are several recently published sources confirming the project, including Harvard. I propose adding:

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This seems like a straightforward update, but I don't edit the main space directly so I'm seeking assistance from another editor to review and update the article on my behalf. Thanks for your consideration. Inkian Jason (talk) 20:16, 7 June 2019 (UTC)

Thanks for updating the article. Inkian Jason (talk) 15:23, 13 June 2019 (UTC)


Proposed edits to Conservation subsection

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Hello! I'm here on behalf of the Wyss Foundation with an edit request. On August 28, an IP address editor added new text to the Conservation subsection. The new text claims that the Campaign for Nature is "highly criticized by indigenous rights groups, human rights organizations and the environmental movement" and is supported by two citations—a June post on a website called Open Democracy[1] and a March article from the New York Times[2]. Neither of these sources make any reference to the Wyss Foundation or Campaign for Nature. Both do, though, detail criticisms of the 30x30 initiative more generally.

It seems like a separate article about 30x30 would be a better place to detail endorsements and criticisms of the plan. That said, I can understand why some mention of criticisms would seem relevant here, so I've attempted to revise this paragraph so that more context is present about the Wyss Foundation's support for Indigenous-led conservation efforts. I have also replaced citations that linked to the Wyss Foundation website with third-party, reliable sources. Can someone please review this revised paragraph and, if they feel it meets Wikipedia requirements and improves the Wyss Foundation article, make the update?

Thank you. ZH for Wyss Foundation (talk) 18:18, 9 September 2021 (UTC)

ZH, I answered you on the Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Protected areas talk page why I am unable to help despite my commitment to Indigenous conservation efforts. I also want to mention here that to remove criticism from this article to a new one may run the risk of violating WP:NPOV and WP:WEIGHT. Netherzone (talk) 18:18, 8 October 2021 (UTC)
Thank you for following up here, too, Netherzone. I've replied in full at the WikiProject but did want to underscore here that my request above is definitely not to remove criticism. I am okay with including criticism so long as it is clear what the criticism was about. The language on the page now says that the Foundation's Campaign for Nature was "highly criticized by indigenous rights groups, human rights organizations and the environmental movement." But neither of the sources cited make any reference to the Wyss Foundation or Campaign for Nature, though both do detail criticisms of the 30x30 initiative more generally. If the other details in my draft are considered promotional, then I understand not including them, but could the wording about the criticism still be addressed? ZH for Wyss Foundation (talk) 20:34, 11 October 2021 (UTC)
I did some work on this in the article. Novellasyes (talk) 22:45, 19 October 2021 (UTC)
Thank you, Novellasyes. The edits resolve my concerns about the text, so I have marked this request as being answered. Many thanks. ZH for Wyss Foundation (talk) 17:55, 21 October 2021 (UTC)


Proposed edits to infobox

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Hello! I'm here on behalf of the Wyss Foundation with another edit request. Looking at other foundation pages on Wikipedia, I noticed that there is more information about the Wyss Foundation that can be included in the infobox table to give readers a quick reference for key facts.

The items I'd like to ask editors to add are:

  1. The organization's logo: I've uploaded it to Wikipedia here File:Wyss Foundation logo.png
  2. Type: Private foundation, non-profit[1]
  3. Legal status: 501(c)(3)[1]
  4. Purpose: Conservation, education, advocacy
  5. Area served: Worldwide

References

  1. 1 2 "Wyss Foundation". CauseIQ. Retrieved March 21, 2022.

Aside from the type and legal status, the other details are covered in the overall Wikipedia article, so I have not provided specific references for them. Can someone please review and make these additions if they are appropriate?

Thank you. ZH for Wyss Foundation (talk) 15:48, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

Partly done: (please ping on reply) Happy Editing--IAmChaos
 Not done for now: Pending a rationale for use. See the image page which states: Please add a detailed non-free use rationale for each article the image is used in, which must also declare compliance with the other parts of the non-free content criteria, as well as the source of the work and copyright information. See the image page for more links and information. Happy Editing--IAmChaos 05:00, 26 March 2022 (UTC)
@ZH for Wyss Foundation: The proposed image above has been deleted, so I am closing this request as answered. If you would like to propose another image, or upload this image with the appropriate rationale, please open a new request below and a reviewer will determine if it should be included in the article. Z1720 (talk) 13:08, 5 April 2022 (UTC)


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Hello! I am here on behalf of the Wyss Foundation with a follow-up to my last edit request. Thanks so much to IAmChaos for making the infobox changes, and thanks to Z1720 for the nudge about the logo.

The logo is re-uploaded and I've taken care to fill in the fair use rationale: File:Wyss Foundation logo.png

The note about the rationale on the image page seems to be pro-forma and it looks like someone needs to review the image and confirm that the rationale is complete. I noticed last time that if it hasn't been added to an article then it gets deleted very quickly. Could someone please review the image and add it to the article so that it doesn't get deleted again?

Also, can the Purpose parameter be added to the infobox, with the following listed: Conservation, education, advocacy

Can someone please review and make these additions if they are appropriate?

Thank you. ZH for Wyss Foundation (talk) 20:23, 8 April 2022 (UTC)

Notes for this edit request:
  • Added the logo to the page after checking the rationale.
  •  Not done the Purpose parameter, as a source was not provided, and purpose is not explicitly stated in the article.
Closing edit request as answered. Z1720 (talk) 21:30, 8 April 2022 (UTC)


Question about second paragraph

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Hi there. I work at the Wyss Foundation and I have a question about the second paragraph in the introduction section.

My understanding is that the introduction of a Wikipedia article is intended to summarize key points from the body of the article. I asked Mathglot, Tarlby, and other editors at the Wikipedia Teahouse, and they confirmed that this is correct.

The second paragraph in this article's introduction currently concerns a separate organization, the Berger Action Fund.

Although the Berger Action Fund and the Wyss Foundation are affiliated, they are in fact different organizations. It thus doesn't make sense to have half of the introduction to the Wyss Foundation Wikipedia entry be about a different entity, especially as the information about Berger is never referenced again in the body of the article.

Could editors move this material to the Political advocacy section, maybe as the fourth paragraph? The information about Berger's relationship with Wyss could then be briefly summarized in the introduction. (Maybe: "The Wyss Foundation has an associated 501(c)(4) advocacy group called the Berger Action Fund that shares facilities and staff and has faced scrutiny.")

Thank you for reviewing this request. Please let me know if you have any questions. I'll try to answer as soon as I can. ZH for Wyss Foundation (talk) 21:51, 5 May 2025 (UTC)

This makes total sense to me, and I've implemented your request. Any other editor may contest it, if they wish. If so, please ping me so I can read the rationale. Thanks, MediaKyle (talk) 23:57, 5 May 2025 (UTC)
Thank you for looking into this, MediaKyle. ZH for Wyss Foundation (talk) 17:55, 6 May 2025 (UTC)
Why is the Wyss Foundation having any say in this article? ~2026-53805-7 (talk) 12:15, 16 February 2026 (UTC)


Edit Requests for March 2026

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I have suggestions for correcting inaccuracies on this page. I have a WP:COI as an employee of the Wyss Foundation and am submitting these suggestions for review by independent editors.

1. What I think should be changed:

In the Political Advocacy section, beneath “The Hub Project” subsection, please replace the first sentence of the first paragraph:

Change from:

In 2015, the Wyss Foundation funded the establishment of The Hub Project, which seeks to help the Democratic Party be more effective at conveying their arguments through the news media and directly to voters, and to shift "...the public debate and policy positions of core decision makers".[1]

Change to:

In 2015, the Wyss Foundation funded the establishment of The Hub Project. According to a 2021 article in The New York Times, the group was created partly to shape media coverage to help Democratic causes, and its 2015 business plan said it would work behind the scenes to “dramatically shift the public debate and policy positions of core decision makers.”[1]

Why: The cited NYT source does not support this wording. The article doesn’t state that The Hub Project seeks to help the Democratic Party, which is a formal organization. Instead, it states that the group formed “partly to shape media coverage to help Democratic causes.” Converting “Democratic causes” to the “Democratic Party” with no supporting source constitutes WP:OR. The suggested replacement accurately reflects the scope of The Hub Project’s work as described in the source. This is a very serious error. There are major legal limitations around directly supporting political parties and Wikipedia, unlike the NYT, is not properly making this distinction.

2. What I think should be changed:

In the Political Advocacy section, beneath “The Hub Project” subsection, please replace the second sentence of the first paragraph:

Change from:

The Hub Project is part of Arabella Advisors, a leading vehicle for funneling "dark money" on the political left.

Change to:

The Hub Project is part of a network of funds managed by Arabella Advisors that the New York Times characterized as a major channel for “dark money” spending on the political left.

Why: Subjective language like “funneling” has been rewritten in a neutral manner and I’ve attributed “dark money” directly to the source.

3. In the Political advocacy section, please delete the first paragraph:

The organisation funds Democratic Party political causes through Arabella Advisors and its related entities.[2]

Why: The cited NYT source does not support this wording. The NYT article doesn’t state that the Wyss Foundation funds any organization that is part of the Democratic Party, which is a formal organization. Instead, it states that the groups it funds help “Democratic causes” and help “advance progressive policy initiatives and the Democrats who support them.” Converting “Democratic causes” to the “Democratic Party” with no supporting source constitutes WP:OR. This is a very serious error. There are major legal limitations around directly supporting political parties and Wikipedia, unlike the NYT, is not properly making this distinction.


4. What I think should be changed:

In the Lead section, please replace the second sentence of the first paragraph:

Change from:

The Wyss Foundation funds conservation efforts as well as Democratic Party political causes through Arabella Advisors and its related entities.

Change to:

The Wyss Foundation funds conservation efforts as well as progressive causes through Arabella Advisors and its related entities.

Why: As discussed in items 1 and 3, the Democratic Party is not named in the New York Times article. Wikipedia is conflating causes with support for a formal political party. This should be corrected in the Lead, just as in the body of the article.

Thank you for reviewing. JQDC (talk) 17:59, 23 March 2026 (UTC)

References

  1. 1 2 Vogel, Kenneth P.; Robertson, Katie (13 April 2021). "Top Bidder for Tribune Newspapers Is an Influential Liberal Donor". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  2. ↑ Vogel, Kenneth (3 May 2021). "Swiss Billionaire Quietly Becomes Influential Force Among Democrats (Published 2021)". The New York Times. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
Not being American, I have no skin in the game, but the articles do talk quite a lot about supporting Democrats, so does this not favour the Democrat Party? (I will leave US editors to apply their judgement to these requests.) Laterthanyouthink (talk) 05:25, 27 March 2026 (UTC)
I had the same thought when I first saw this. Marquardtika, could I trouble you for your opinion? This has been open for awhile now. MediaKyle (talk) 19:35, 4 May 2026 (UTC)
I don't think we should implement this COI request. The NYT says "The organization, called The Hub Project, was started in 2015 by one of Mr. Wyss’s charitable organizations, the Wyss Foundation, partly to shape media coverage to help Democratic causes." Also "Hansjörg Wyss, who recently dropped his bid to buy Tribune Publishing, has been a leading source of difficult-to-trace money to groups associated with Democrats" and "Newly obtained tax filings show that two of Mr. Wyss’s organizations, a foundation and a nonprofit fund, donated $208 million from 2016 through early last year to three other nonprofit funds that doled out money to a wide array of groups that backed progressive causes and helped Democrats in their efforts to win the White House and control of Congress last year." The NYT is clearly saying he is giving money to groups supporting the Democratic Party, not just "democratic causes". Marquardtika (talk) 13:10, 5 May 2026 (UTC)

XMPP Standards Foundation


Suggested refactoring of XMPP Standards Foundation article

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  • What I think should be changed (include citations):
  • Why it should be changed:
  1. Updates frequency and scope: The previous section contains specific outdated dates and locations (e.g., FOSDEM, RealtimeConf, 2006), which may not longer reflect all current practices. The new section uses neutral language describing annual or biannual summits.
  2. Improves neutrality: Removing promotional or overly detailed logistical information (e.g., "no costs attached," "open to donations") aligns with Wikipedia’s neutral tone guidelines.
  3. Adds publications and outreach: Including XSF newsletters broadens the activities section, providing a more complete picture of XSF's engagement with the community.

Guusdk (talk) 13:49, 11 February 2026 (UTC)

  • @Guusdk: First, thank you for following the process for COI edits! The challenge I have with your requests is that they are all supported by only primary sources from the XSF's website. The goal is for articles to primarily have secondary or tertiary sources that talk about the organization, rather than being from the organization. Can you find some reliable sources from, for instance, tech media sites, that talk about the XSF and it's work? For example, was there an article on some site talking about the latest XMPP Summit back in November? Ideally an article that talked about how this latest XMPP Summit was one in a long series of XMPP Summits, etc.
The key is that the article about the XSF is not a place to promote the XSF but rather a place to talk about the XSF - and so the sources need to be from places other than xmpp.org . If you can identify such sources, it would make it possible to do these kind of updates that you are suggesting here. - Dyork (talk) 16:13, 11 February 2026 (UTC)
Hi @Dyork, thank you for the (fair) feedback. It is correct that the edit relies on primary sources, which is not ideal. However, the article currently relies on the same type of sourcing, and this edit does not introduce a new issue in that regard. While it does not resolve the preexisting sourcing limitations, I do not believe it decreases the article's quality. In other respects, the edit improves the article, and on balance I believe it is an improvement over the prior version.
To address the usage of sources more specifically, would these sources be adequate?
IONOS article: https://www.ionos.com/digitalguide/server/know-how/xmpp/
This article describes XMPP as an open communication protocol that was standardized through the IETF and maintained/standardized with ongoing updates. It mentions that XMPP was developed by the Jabber community and became an IETF standard, and while it mentions the XSF's role in implementation and standardization indirectly, it is not focused on the organization.
Use cases in Wikipedia article (supported claims):
  • Support introductory descriptive claim that XMPP is an open, extensible communication protocol standardized through IETF and used for real‑time messaging outside xmpp.org primary sources.
  • Help frame a context paragraph on XMPP's history as a protocol independent of the XSF's own website (e.g., "XMPP, originally developed in 1998 and standardized by the IETF, forms the technical basis for the XSF's work.")
IETF XMPP working group page: https://datatracker.ietf.org/wg/xmpp/about/
This page is an independent confirmation that XMPP is standardized through the IETF working group process. It lists RFCs and working group activity separate from the XSF.
Use cases in Wikipedia article:
  • Citation for the claim that XMPP core is standardized via the IETF and not solely internally maintained by the XSF (relevant in the 'Standards and Specifications' section).
  • Supports the introductory notion of XMPP as a recognized global open standard with international community consensus beyond the XSF.
GetStream blog post: https://getstream.io/blog/xmpp-extensible-messaging-presence-protocol/
The GetStream blog post, while it is not focused on the XSF as an organization, does independently describe XMPP as an open, decentralized standard and identifies the XMPP Standards Foundation as the body responsible for maintaining and evolving the protocol.
Concretely, this source can support these sections of my proposed edit:
  • The introduction paragraph describing XMPP as an open, standardized, decentralized real-time communication protocol and the XSF's role as its steward.
  • The statement that XMPP is standardized via the IETF RFC process, providing independent confirmation of that relationship.
  • Support high‑level statements about protocol extensibility and standards‑based design in 'Standards and Specifications' section.
FOSDEM 2025 technical program: https://fosdem.org/2025/schedule/event/fosdem-2025-5721-a-universal-and-stable-api-to-everything-xmpp/
A major open-source conference listing a talk that explicitly explains how XSF is organized and how XMPP specifications are created, including mentioning XEPs. This is an independent program description from the conference website.
Use cases in Wikipedia article:
  • Independent verification that the XSF organizational and standards process is discussed at a major open‑source conference, supporting notability and factual claims about the XSF's role in standards.
  • Can be cited in 'Activities' or 'Standards and Specifications' to show recognition of the XSF's work outside its own site.
FOSDEM 2026 session description: https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/7XJL9E-engineering_xmpp_federation_building_messaging_voice_social_features_across_inde/
This source shows that XMPP and the ecosystem around the XSF appear in independent technical contexts, and the session describes how the XSF interacts with implementations. It directly talks about the XSF's work on specifications and ecosystem collaboration.
Use cases in Wikipedia article:
  • Supports for claims that the XSF's work is recognized and discussed in major forums beyond xmpp.org, lending weight to the Foundation's real‑world relevance.
  • Use in 'Activities' or 'Standards' to note real‑world implementation/ecosystem involvement beyond internal documents.
IgniteRealtime blog post: https://discourse.igniterealtime.org/t/igniterealtime-heads-to-brussels-xsf-summit-fosdem-2026/96325
Although this comes from a community site rather than xmpp.org, it is not published by the XSF itself and therefore functions as a secondary mention of XSF activity outside of the organization's own website.
  • In the 'Summits and Events' section, the blog post confirms that the XSF Summit is a recurring gathering where developers, maintainers and contributors across the XMPP ecosystem come together, and that the event is organized by the XMPP Standards Foundation. This provides confirmation of the existence and continuity of these summits.
I should note that I am also the author of the Ignite Realtime blog post. Because of that, I agree it shouldn't be treated as a fully independent secondary source on its own. I'm proposing it only as supplementary confirmation of factual details.
ProcessOne blog post: https://www.process-one.net/blog/supporting-xmpp-standard-foundations-open-letter-to-meta-for-true-interop/
This blog post covers an open letter issued by the XSF calling on Meta to adopt XMPP for interoperability. It is independent reporting of an XSF action and thus counts as third‑party coverage of an organizational initiative.
Use cases in Wikipedia article:
  • Independent confirmation that the XSF publishes actions of public interest (e.g., advocacy on interoperability).
  • Supports a sentence in 'Activities' about the XSF engaging with broader technical community and public dialogue.
  • Helps show that XSF isn't only internally documented but that third‑party blogs report on its initiatives.
Guusdk (talk) 11:22, 13 February 2026 (UTC)
@Guusdk: Thanks for all of that. It's a good start. I'll see if I have some time to work on it in the weeks ahead. (Obviously other editors may do so as well!) - Dyork (talk) 20:30, 13 February 2026 (UTC)
Hi @Dyork! Thanks for your help a few months ago on this! Sadly, @Spintendo closed this due to inactivity recently. As I'm somewhat inexperienced with Wiki-processes, can you help me get this effort to improve things restarted? Thanks! Guusdk (talk) 07:44, 28 May 2026 (UTC)
  • @Guusdk: I actually don't know the process to re-open something like this. It actually doesn't matter whether it is open or not if an editor actually just does the work. What's happened by closing it is that it will no longer appear on one of the pages that lists articles with COI edit requests. So editors who look at that page wouldn't see this one as needing help.
On my end, I've been swamped with deadlines in my work life and so haven't been doing as much editing on Wikipedia. I was hoping perhaps another editor would come along and pick away at some of this. I'll see what I can do... but it's going to be a week or two until I can do anything. - Dyork (talk) 23:30, 28 May 2026 (UTC)
@Dyork thanks for the fast reply! It is absolutely fine that real life responsibilities gets in the way of volunteering activities on Wikipedia. I don't feel that there's any responsibility to you to work on this change at all. I would very much welcome your help, if you're able to give it, but I understand that things simply do not always work out.
That said, even while this change was up on the COI edit requests page, it received no perceivable help other than your feedback. It having been _removed_ from that page makes it even less likely that others will pitch in to help. With the listing removed, I doubt that people even notice that there's pending work. That's why I think that the closure of the request _does_ matter (and why I'd like to see it re-opened). Guusdk (talk) 14:03, 29 May 2026 (UTC)
A response has not yet been received for this question.

Reply 21-MAY-2026

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  Request closed for inactivity  

  • The above edit request has not received any responses over the past 3 weeks (22 days in total).
  • Discussion is often a key component to implementing edits, and requests may be adversely affected when they fail to garner input from either reviewing or requesting editors. In light of this — and as a safeguard — this request has been declined as needing more discussion.[1]
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Regards,  Spintendo  01:42, 22 May 2026 (UTC)

I would like to reopen this request if appropriate. I understood the discussion to be awaiting further reviewer/editor input, rather than requiring additional action from me. If such action is required, I am more than happy to provide this. I was in the 'be extremely patient' mode as suggested by the COI overview page. Guusdk (talk) 19:28, 27 May 2026 (UTC)
Following up on my COI edit request above. This request has now been open and then closed for inactivity, over a period of several months, without an independent editor being available to action it. I'm grateful to @Dyork: for the engagement and feedback earlier, and I understand entirely that real-life commitments have made it hard for anyone to pick this up.
Given that the request has not been able to attract a reviewer, I intend to begin implementing the proposed changes myself. I want to be fully transparent about this: I have a conflict of interest, which I have declared throughout, and I will flag it clearly in each edit summary. I'll make the changes as discrete, individually-summarised edits rather than as a single sweep, so that any of them can be easily reviewed, discussed, or reverted by other editors.
My aim is the same as it has been from the start: to improve the article. I remain very happy to discuss any of these edits, adjust them, or self-revert if another editor raises a concern. If anyone would prefer to action the request themselves instead, I'd genuinely welcome that. Guusdk (talk) 08:30, 18 June 2026 (UTC)
I have now made the three most straightforward changes myself as discrete, COI-flagged edits. The two remaining proposals (intro replacement and a Mission section) are more about framing, so rather than make them myself I've opened them as two fresh COI edit requests below, where an independent editor can act on either. Happy to adjust wording. Guusdk (talk) 14:18, 26 June 2026 (UTC)

References

  1. ↑ "Wikipedia:COI edit requests - Declined requests". Wikipedia. 22 April 2026. If your request is denied, analyze the discussion or the reason why it was declined and make the relevant changes to the request or follow the advice in the thread if any and if appropriate. You may be directed to seek consensus, which means that your request is probably unclear or needs more discussion.


COI edit request: introduction (June 2026)

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Requested by a COI editor (XSF-affiliated). This is a fresh, self-contained request superseding the introduction part of the earlier (closed) request above.

Proposed change: replace the current lead paragraph (everything before the "History" heading):

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'''XMPP Standards Foundation''' ('''XSF''') is the foundation in charge of the standardization of the protocol extensions of [[Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol|XMPP]], the open standard of [[instant messaging]] and presence of the [[Internet Engineering Task Force|IETF]].
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'''XMPP Standards Foundation''' ('''XSF''') is a non-profit organization that develops and maintains open standards for the [[Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol|XMPP]], a decentralized real-time communication protocol standardized through the [[Internet Engineering Task Force|IETF]]. The foundation manages the XMPP Extension Protocol (XEP) process, which defines optional extensions to the protocol. It was founded in 2001 as the ''Jabber Software Foundation'' and renamed the XMPP Standards Foundation in 2007.

Reason: The current lead is a single unsourced sentence. The replacement cites the IETF (a source independent of the XSF) for the standardization claim, and states founding/renaming facts already supported in the History section. It is intentionally brief and avoids promotional language.

Independent sources that may help here are listed in the earlier (closed) request above.

Guusdk (talk) 14:11, 26 June 2026 (UTC)


COI edit request: add Mission section (June 2026)

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Requested by a COI editor (XSF-affiliated). Self-contained request; independent of the introduction request above.

Proposed change: add a short section immediately after the lead, before "History":

== Mission ==
The XSF focuses on developing protocol specifications rather than software implementations, and its standards are intended to be implementable without licensing fees.<ref>{{cite web |no-tracking=true|title=XSF Mission |url=https://xmpp.org/about/xsf/mission/ |website=xmpp.org |access-date=2026-06-26}}</ref>

Reason: Gives the article a brief, factual statement of the organization's scope, consistent with how organization articles are usually structured.

Independent sources that may help here are listed in the earlier (closed) request above.

Guusdk (talk) 14:11, 26 June 2026 (UTC)

Yahya Kemal College


Request for a neutral and factual rewrite

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I work for Yahya Kemal College and therefore have a professional connection to the subject of this article.

The current article contains outdated information, obsolete school-unit details, promotional wording and old external links. I am not requesting the removal of criticism or the addition of advertising language.

I would like to propose a complete factual and neutral rewrite based on reliable sources. The proposed version would:

  • remove promotional sections such as aims, mission and goals;
  • update the institution’s current educational units and official website;
  • retain only verifiable information about its history, locations and educational structure;
  • include independent sources wherever available;
  • clearly distinguish official institutional information from independent reporting.

Because of my connection to the institution, I am requesting review and implementation by an uninvolved Wikipedia editor rather than editing the article directly.

I can provide the proposed replacement text and the supporting sources here for review. Thank you. ~2026-39018-94 (talk) 00:52, 10 July 2026 (UTC)

  • Specific text to be added or removed:

I propose replacing the current article body, including the sections titled “Education system” and “Enrollment policy”, with the following concise version. The existing promotional claims, outdated branch list and obsolete external link would be removed.

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  1. ↑ "History of Our Schools". Yahya Kemal College. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
  2. ↑ "Yahya Kemal College Skopje". Yahya Kemal College. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
  3. ↑ "Yahya Kemal College Tetovo". Yahya Kemal College. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
  4. ↑ "Yahya Kemal College Struga". Yahya Kemal College. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
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