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Versant


Factual corrections: Infobox and asset list

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COI Disclosure: I work with Versant and am not editing directly per WP:COI guidelines.

I wanted to flag several potential factual issues for editor review:

1. Infobox "Owner" field: The infobox lists Brian L. Roberts as "Owner" with a note about 1% equity and 33% voting power. Given that Versant is a publicly traded company with distributed ownership, would "Owner" be the appropriate field label? The voting power detail is accurate, but "Owner" may be misleading for readers. Perhaps this should be reflected differently, or the field removed in favor of noting his role in the "Key people" or body text.

2. IAC Inc. in "See also": IAC Inc. appears in the "See also" section, but I'm not clear on the connection to Versant beyond its role as a distant predecessor company to USA Networks, which was reconstituted into an unrelated holding company in 2002-2003. Is there a current relationship I'm missing, or might this have been added in error?

(Removed items 3 & 4 from my original post, someone already updated these. Thank you!)

Happy to provide additional sourcing if helpful for any of these items. WeekdayUpdate (talk) 19:14, 29 January 2026 (UTC)

Partly done: I kept the owner field, as it is used in a similar fashion in other articles (ex: Meta Platforms, Berkshire Hathaway)   MetalBreaksAndBends   (talk) (contribs) 02:46, 5 February 2026 (UTC)


Introduction: Current status and brand overview

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COI Disclosure: I work with Versant and am not editing directly per WP:COI guidelines.

Two observations about the lead section for editor consideration:

1. Corporate status: The company completed its spin-off and began trading independently on January 5, 2026. Some of the introduction's framing may still reflect the pre-spin-off period when Versant was being established. Would editors consider reviewing whether the language accurately reflects Versant's current status as an independent public company?

2. Brand/property overview: The lead mentions several key properties (USA Network, MS NOW, CNBC, etc.) but doesn't include the digital properties that are part of the portfolio—Rotten Tomatoes, Fandango, GolfNow, SportsEngine, etc. Per MOS:LEAD, the introduction should summarize the article's most important points. Given that Versant has emphasized its digital assets as part of its strategy, would editors consider whether a brief mention of key digital properties belongs in the lead?

I'm not proposing specific wording given my COI, just flagging these for community consideration. WeekdayUpdate (talk) 19:24, 29 January 2026 (UTC)

I took a look at the lead, in response to the COI request. The final paragraph mixed past and future tense even though the spin-off has already occurred. I adjusted the verbs so that completed actions are in past tense and ongoing are in present tense. No substantive content changes. WhaleFarm (talk) 00:25, 13 March 2026 (UTC)


MS NOW news partnership with Sky News

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COI Disclosure: I work with Versant and am not editing directly per WP:COI guidelines. The article's MS NOW section covers the rebrand and programming changes but doesn't mention the multi-year news partnership with Sky News, which began October 1, 2025 — before the spin-off was completed. Under the deal, Sky News provides international reporting to MS NOW through its 11 global bureaus and 500+ journalist team. This was widely covered in trade press:

Variety: "MSNBC, Sky News Strike Deal to Bring Global Reporting to U.S. Audiences" Deadline: "MSNBC Taps Sky News For International Reports As Comcast Spinoff Nears"

The article already notes a similar operational arrangement — the AccuWeather content deal — so this seems consistent with the existing scope. Would an editor consider whether this is appropriate to include? WeekdayUpdate (talk) 03:10, 15 April 2026 (UTC)

 Done CornerLitTweak (talk) 22:38, 28 April 2026 (UTC)


USA Sports rights portfolio: WNBA and LOVB deals

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COI Disclosure: I work with Versant and am not editing directly per WP:COI guidelines. The article's sports coverage currently notes the USGA championship renewal and Pac-12 five-year partnership. Two additional independently reported rights deals may warrant inclusion:

1. WNBA: In September 2025, Versant announced an 11-year agreement for USA Network to carry WNBA games — including regular season, portions of the Playoffs, and WNBA Finals in select years — beginning with the 2026 season. USA Network will present at least 50 WNBA games annually through 2036.

Deadline: "WNBA, Versant's USA Network Set Expanded Rights Deal Through 2036" CNBC: "Versant adds WNBA media deal to its growing sports portfolio"

2. League One Volleyball: Versant struck a multiyear deal with LOVB for primetime Wednesday broadcasts on USA Network.

CNBC: "Versant strikes multiyear media deal with League One Volleyball"

Both deals were signed independently by Versant (not inherited from NBCUniversal), which distinguishes them as part of the company's post-spin-off sports strategy. Given that the article already covers comparable rights agreements in this section, would editors consider whether these are appropriate to include? WeekdayUpdate (talk) 03:13, 15 April 2026 (UTC)

Reply 9-JUN-2026

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  Edit request declined  

  • These deals concern USA Network and not Versant per se.
  • There are three different articles: Versant, USA Networks, and USA Sports. If the argument is that Versant is so thoroughly involved in the day to day operations of USA Network and USA Sports, and that their involvement in signing and announcing these deals was inextricable, then why are there three different articles?
  • Either the USA Network is so-linked to its parent and its own programming division that they cannot enter into deals without the others present—so much so that these companies and divisions are virtually indistinguishable from each other requiring the articles to be merged—or else they are three different entities requiring three different articles.
  • This is currently a grey area requiring greater delineation. The minimalist approach would be to choose one article to have this deal remarked upon, rather than two out of three—which might come off as promotional to some editors.

Regards,  Spintendo  10:46, 9 June 2026 (UTC)

Thanks, Spintendo! I appreciate you weighing in. It does seem the USA Sports page would be the right place for that information. WeekdayUpdate (talk) 20:58, 16 June 2026 (UTC)


Follow-up: IAC Inc. in "See also"

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COI Disclosure: I work with Versant and am not editing directly per WP:COI guidelines.

Back in January I raised a few factual items in the "Factual corrections: Infobox and asset list" thread above. Most were resolved (thank you), but one sub-item doesn't appear to have been addressed and I wanted to flag it separately for clarity:

IAC Inc. is listed in the article's "See also" section, but the connection to Versant isn't clear. IAC's only relationship to this corporate lineage appears to run through USA Networks, a distant predecessor that was reconstituted into an unrelated holding company in 2002–2003. There is no current corporate, ownership, or operational relationship between IAC and Versant that I'm aware of.

Per MOS:SEEALSO, "See also" links should have a reasonably close relationship to the topic of the article. Unless an editor sees a connection I'm missing, would it be appropriate to remove the IAC Inc. entry from "See also"? Happy to provide additional detail if useful. WeekdayUpdate (talk) 20:52, 16 June 2026 (UTC)


Financial performance: First-year public-company results

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COI Disclosure: I work with Versant and am not editing directly per WP:COI guidelines.

The article currently includes no detail on Versant's financial performance since the spin-off, even though the company has now issued two publicly reported earnings releases as an independent company. Independent trade and financial press coverage offers several concrete facts that may warrant a brief addition:

1. Initial standalone earnings (Q4 2025, reported March 2026): In its first earnings release as an independent public company, Versant announced a $1 billion share repurchase authorization alongside an inaugural dividend.

Realscreen: "Versant issues first standalone earnings report, unveils $1 bn share buyback" (March 3, 2026)

Variety: "Versant Says 2025 Profit Fell, Citing Revenue Dips in Advertising, Distribution" (March 5, 2026)

2. Q1 2026 results (reported May 14, 2026): Versant reported Q1 2026 revenue of approximately $1.69 billion (down ~1% year over year) and net income of $286 million (down 22%). Pay-TV distribution revenue declined 7.3% to $1.01 billion, while platforms revenue grew 9% to $192 million.

Wall Street Journal: "Versant Revenue Slides on Lower Subscriber Numbers and Ad Sales" (May 14, 2026)

CNBC: "Versant reports first-quarter revenue decline, with bright spots in platforms and licensing" (May 14, 2026)

Variety: "Versant Q1 Sees Profit Slip On Revenue Dip, Corporate Costs; Non-TV Operations Show Strength" (May 14, 2026)

Given that the article currently has no section or paragraph covering Versant's reported financial results, would editors consider whether a brief Financial Performance section — or a short summary paragraph within an existing section — covering these publicly reported figures is appropriate? I'm raising this as a question rather than proposing specific wording, since placement and level of detail are editor judgment calls. WeekdayUpdate (talk) 20:55, 16 June 2026 (UTC)

Vivian Glozman


Infobox Request

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Requesting that the following infobox be added at the very top of the article, before the lead sentence:

{{Infobox tennis biography
| name          = Vivian Glozman
| image         = Vivian Glozman 260623 1.jpg
| caption       = Glozman in June 2026
| country       = United States
| residence     =
| birth_date    =
| birth_place   = Bellevue, Washington, U.S.
| height        = {{height|ft=5|in=11}}<ref name="airforcevg" />
| turnedpro     = 2023
| plays         = Right-handed
| college       = United States Air Force Academy
| website       = {{URL|https://vivianglozman.com/}}
}}

Note: birth_date is left blank — I could not find a published source (checked her Air Force Academy roster, TennisRecruiting.net, PickleWave, pickleball.com, and her own site) that states an exact date, so I'm not requesting one be added. The lead sentence's existing "(born c. 2000)" is unaffected by this request.

Vivian.mgmt (talk) 23:39, 8 July 2026 (UTC)


Add MedalBox and CareerFinals-Request

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Requesting that the current "Career finals" section (table only, no medal box currently exists) be replaced with the following. This adds a medal-tally box under the "Professional pickleball career" heading, adds a "Discipline" column to the results table, color-codes results by medal tier (gold/silver/bronze colors match the 2024 Summer Olympics medal table legend), and splits the single table into three subsections — APP Tour, PPA Tour, and D-Joy International — cross-linked from the medal box above. All citations are already present in the article; none are new.

{{MedalBox
|sport = Women's [[pickleball]]
|country = {{USA}}
|medals = {{MedalCount
|total=yes
|[[#APP Tour finals|APP Tour]]|2|3|3
|[[#PPA Tour finals|PPA Tour]]|1|1|2
|[[#D-Joy International finals|D-Joy International]]|1|1|0
}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[#APP Tour finals|APP Tour]]}}
{{MedalGold|2023 Chicago Open|Women's doubles}}
{{MedalGold|2026 AARP Open (Seattle)|Mixed doubles}}
{{MedalSilver|2023 Sunmed New Jersey Open|Women's doubles}}
{{MedalSilver|2023 Philadelphia Open|Mixed doubles}}
{{MedalSilver|2026 Sacramento Open|Women's doubles}}
{{MedalBronze|2023 Sunmed Atlanta Metro Open|Women's doubles}}
{{MedalBronze|2023 Sunmed Atlanta Metro Open|Mixed doubles}}
{{MedalBronze|2023 Philadelphia Open|Women's doubles}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[#PPA Tour finals|PPA Tour]]}}
{{MedalGold|2025 Australia Pickleball Open|Women's doubles}}
{{MedalSilver|2024 Veolia Los Angeles Open|Women's doubles}}
{{MedalBronze|2024 Bristol Open|Women's doubles}}
{{MedalBronze|2025 Mesa Cup|Women's doubles}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[#D-Joy International finals|D-Joy International]]}}
{{MedalGold|2026 Tour, Leg 2 (BIDV Cup)|Women's doubles}}
{{MedalSilver|2026 Petrolimex Cup, Leg 1|Mixed doubles}}
}}

=== Career finals ===
Through the 2026 season, Glozman has reached 15 documented professional finals or podium matches, with the results below drawn from independent tournament coverage.

==== {{subst:Anchor|APP Tour finals}} APP Tour finals: 9 (2 gold, 3 silver, 3 bronze, 1 fourth-place) ====

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Result !! Year !! Tournament !! Discipline !! Partner !! Opponent !! Score
|-
| style="background:#FFD700;" | Gold
| 2023
| APP Chicago Open
| Women's doubles
| Alix Truong
| Megan Fudge<br>Susannah Barr
| 11–6, 11–9, 15–12<ref name="forbes-chicago"/>
|-
| style="background:#C0C0C0;" | Silver
| 2023
| APP Sunmed New Jersey Open
| Women's doubles
| Alix Truong
| Simone Jardim<br>Allison Harris
| 11–2, 11–3<ref name="forbes-nj"/>
|-
| style="background:#CC9966;" | Bronze
| 2023
| APP Sunmed Atlanta Metro Open
| Women's doubles
| Alix Truong
| Susannah Barr<br>Megan Fudge
| 7–11, 4–11<ref name="forbes-atlanta"/><ref name="picklewave-atlanta-wd"/>
|-
| style="background:#CC9966;" | Bronze
| 2023
| APP Sunmed Atlanta Metro Open
| Mixed doubles
| Rob Nunnery
| Andrei Daescu<br>Susannah Barr
| <ref name="forbes-atlanta"/>
|-
| style="background:#CC9966;" | Bronze
| 2023
| APP Philadelphia Open
| Women's doubles
| Alix Truong
| Mari Humberg<br>Allison Harris
| 10–12, 8–11<ref name="pbt-philly-standings"/><ref name="picklewave-philly"/>
|-
| style="background:#C0C0C0;" | Silver
| 2023
| APP Philadelphia Open
| Mixed doubles
| Rob Nunnery
| Andrei Daescu<br>Susannah Barr
| <ref name="howarth-philly"/>
|-
| style="background:#FFA07A;" | 4th place
| 2023
| APP U.S. Indoor Championships
| Women's doubles
| Alix Truong
| Susannah Barr<br>Megan Fudge
| 9–15<ref name="pbcom2023"/><ref name="picklewave-indoors"/>
|-
| style="background:#FFD700;" | Gold
| 2026
| AARP Open (Seattle)
| Mixed doubles
| Casey Diamond
| Max Manthou<br>Christine Maddox
| 11–7, 11–2<ref name="forbes-aarp"/>
|-
| style="background:#C0C0C0;" | Silver
| 2026
| APP Sacramento Open
| Women's doubles
| Roos van Reek
| Sofia Sewing<br>Megan Fudge
| <ref name="forbes-sacramento"/>
|}

==== {{subst:Anchor|PPA Tour finals}} PPA Tour finals: 4 (1 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze) ====

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Result !! Year !! Tournament !! Discipline !! Partner !! Opponent !! Score
|-
| style="background:#C0C0C0;" | Silver
| 2024
| PPA Veolia Los Angeles Open
| Women's doubles
| Lacy Schneemann
| Anna Bright<br>Rachel Rohrabacher
| 11–5, 11–5, 11–5<ref name="willdfirst"/><ref name="forbes-laopen"/>
|-
| style="background:#CC9966;" | Bronze
| 2024
| PPA Bristol Open
| Women's doubles
| Jorja Johnson
| Judit Castillo<br>Ewa Radzikowska
| 11–8, 7–11, 11–9<ref name="forbes-bristol"/>
|-
| style="background:#FFD700;" | Gold
| 2025
| PPA Australia Pickleball Open
| Women's doubles
| Lacy Schneemann
| Allyce Jones<br>Tyra Black
| 11–7, 11–3, 7–11, 11–9<ref name="willdfirst"/>
|-
| style="background:#CC9966;" | Bronze
| 2025
| PPA Mesa Cup
| Women's doubles
| Jorja Johnson
| Lacy Schneemann<br>Meghan Dizon
| 11–1, 11–5<ref name="forbes-mesa"/>
|}

==== {{subst:Anchor|D-Joy International finals}} D-Joy International finals: 2 (1 gold, 1 silver) ====

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Result !! Year !! Tournament !! Discipline !! Partner !! Opponent !! Score
|-
| style="background:#C0C0C0;" | Silver
| 2026
| D-Joy Petrolimex Cup (Leg 1)
| Mixed doubles
| Quang Duong
| Jack Munro<br>Sofia Sewing
| <ref name="forbes-djoy"/>
|-
| style="background:#FFD700;" | Gold
| 2026
| D-Joy Tour, Leg 2 (BIDV Cup)
| Women's doubles
| Roos van Reek
| Megan Fudge<br>Domenika Turkovic
| <ref name="forbes-djoy2"/>
|}

'''Key:''' {{color box|#FFD700|border=darkgray}} Gold   {{color box|#C0C0C0|border=darkgray}} Silver   {{color box|#CC9966|border=darkgray}} Bronze   {{color box|#FFA07A|border=darkgray}} Non-podium

Vivian.mgmt (talk) 23:42, 8 July 2026 (UTC)


Add Asia Open 2026 gold medal

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Requesting the addition of a June 2026 gold medal (women's doubles, with partner Roos van Reek) at the Michelob ULTRA Asia Open in Ho Chi Minh City, defeating Kaitlynn Hart and Nicola Schoeman 21–7, 21–19 on June 7, 2026. Source: official tournament bracket at Sporttora (https://www.sporttora.com/muao2026/brackets?tier=open&cat=womens____doubles&bracket=open_womens_doubles____open), independently corroborated on dates/venue/participants by a June 4, 2026 Vietnamese news preview of the tournament. I could not find secondary recap coverage of the final result specifically — the Forbes/Todd Boss article already cited elsewhere in the article covers a different, later event (the D-Joy BIDV Cup), not this one. Happy to hold this addition if reviewers would rather wait for secondary coverage.

Note: this request assumes the medal box and per-tour Career finals tables from my prior request ("Requested updates: medal box and Career finals tables") have already been added. If those haven't been added yet, this should be applied after that one.

1) Insert this sentence into "Continued APP Tour play and international events (2026)", immediately before the existing sentence about the D-Joy Tour, Leg 2 (BIDV Cup):

In early June 2026, Glozman and van Reek won the women's doubles title at the Michelob ULTRA Asia Open in Ho Chi Minh City, defeating Kaitlynn Hart and Nicola Schoeman in the final, 21–7, 21–19.<ref name="sporttora-asiaopen">{{cite web |no-tracking=true|title=Michelob ULTRA Asia Open 2026 – Women's Doubles Bracket |work=Sporttora |url=https://www.sporttora.com/muao2026/brackets?tier=open&cat=womens____doubles&bracket=open_womens_doubles____open |access-date=July 8, 2026}}</ref>

(And change "In June 2026, Glozman and van Reek won..." to "Later that month, the pair also won..." for the existing BIDV Cup sentence, so the two don't read as duplicates.)

2) In the medal box, add this line inside {{MedalCount}}, after the D-Joy International line:
|[[#Asia Open finals|Asia Open]]|1|0|0

3) In the medal box, add these two lines after the D-Joy International medal entries:
{{MedalCompetition|[[#Asia Open finals|Asia Open]]}}
{{MedalGold|2026 Michelob ULTRA Asia Open|Women's doubles}}

4) In "Career finals," change "15 documented professional finals" to "16 documented professional finals", and add this new subsection after the D-Joy International finals table:

==== {{subst:Anchor|Asia Open finals}} Asia Open finals: 1 (1 gold) ====

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Result !! Year !! Tournament !! Discipline !! Partner !! Opponent !! Score
|-
| style="background:#FFD700;" | Gold
| 2026
| Michelob ULTRA Asia Open
| Women's doubles
| Roos van Reek
| Kaitlynn Hart<br>Nicola Schoeman
| 21–7, 21–19<ref name="sporttora-asiaopen"/>
|}

Also flagging: "Asia Open" doesn't belong to the APP Tour, PPA Tour, or D-Joy International brand — it's run by a separate organizer — so I gave it its own subsection above. If reviewers would rather fold it into D-Joy International instead, I'm fine with that.

Vivian.mgmt (talk) 23:44, 8 July 2026 (UTC)

Voltaire Foundation


Requested edit

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

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

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

 Done Hello MartinPoulter - I have accepted all of your changes and have implemented them on the article. --st170etalk 16:19, 22 June 2016 (UTC)

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

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

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

References

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.
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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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{{edit COI|R}}

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)


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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)

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