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Successories


Proposed edits — COI disclosure

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I work for Successories (Vincent Nero, Vice President and General Manager) and have a conflict of interest, so I am not publishing these changes directly. I am posting them here for review by an independent editor. All proposed additions are sourced to third-party, independent references. I believe these changes also address the concerns raised in the current AfD nomination by demonstrating significant independent coverage of the subject.

Summary of independent sources supporting notability

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The following independent, reliable sources provide significant coverage of Successories and are used as citations in the proposed text below:

Proposed infobox changes

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Fix deprecated parameters (per template warnings) and update factual fields:

  • foundation → founded
  • location_city → hq_location_city
  • location_country → hq_location_country
  • location → hq_location
  • homepage → website
  • subsid → subsidiaries
  • Add founder = Mac Anderson
  • Add key_people = Vincent Nero (Vice President and General Manager)
  • Update num_employees from 100 to 35 (current)
  • Update owner to: Privately held
  • Update industry to: Employee Recognition, Corporate Gifting
  • Update products to: Motivational posters, employee recognition awards, corporate gifts, promotional products
  • Update subsidiaries to include Awards.com and Kusak Crystal

Proposed replacement of the History section

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Replace the existing History section with the following, which expands coverage using the International Directory of Company Histories, NBC News/Entrepreneur.com, and Yahoo Finance sources:

ESTsoft


Request for removal of {{Refimprove}} and {{Advert}} maintenance tags

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Hi all,

Following the consensus reached on 2026-04-27 and the editing process documented in the threads above, I would like to request that uninvolved editors review the article and consider removal of the two maintenance tags currently in place: {{Refimprove}} (since June 2019) and {{Advert}} (added April 2026).

Summary of completed work

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Per the 2026-04-27 proposal (Proposed changes #1–#4), the following has been completed:

  • Change #1 (NPOV neutralization) — eight phrases flagged under WP:PROMO were rephrased across the History (Day 4, 2026-05-06), K-EXAONE (Day 5, 2026-05-07), and Perso AI subsections (Day 6, 2026-05-08). Sources retained, phrasing only.
  • Change #2 (External links reduction) — reduced to the official homepage and the archived link, per WP:ELMINOFFICIAL.
  • Change #3 (Primary/affiliated sources) — flagged refs were either replaced with independent coverage (via Change #4) or retained where no better source exists.
  • Change #4 (Independent secondary sources added) — three independent sources added during Phase 3:
    • EMNLP 2025 System Demonstrations paper (Won et al., pp. 515–521) — peer-reviewed academic (Day 7, 2026-05-11).
    • CNA Becoming Human documentary (2024-03-18) — international broadcast (Day 8, 2026-05-12).
    • ITU AI for Good Impact Report 2025, p. 89 — UN specialized agency (Day 9, 2026-05-13).

Stabilization period

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The article has been stable for 7 days since the last edit on 2026-05-13. No reverts, objections, or further comments have been raised on this Talk page during that period.

Request

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Per my 2026-04-27 proposal (Process I will follow, item 3), I am not removing the tags myself. I am asking uninvolved editors to:

  1. Review the current state of the article against the {{Refimprove}} and {{Advert}} criteria.
  2. If satisfied that the underlying issues have been addressed, remove either or both tags at their discretion.
  3. If concerns remain, please indicate which specific phrasing or sourcing needs further work, and I will address it.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

Untae (talk) 01:30, 20 May 2026 (UTC)

Following up: this request has been open for 8 days with no objections or comments. The article has been stable for 15 days since the last content edit (2026-05-13). I am formalizing this as a COI edit request per WP:COIE to enter the volunteer-monitored queue. As before, I am not removing the tags myself — I am asking an uninvolved editor to review the article against the {{Refimprove}} and {{Advert}} criteria and remove either or both at their discretion. Untae (talk) 01:00, 28 May 2026 (UTC)

Marc Egnal


Proposed update (COI disclosure)

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Hello, and thank you for taking a look. I am assisting historian Marc Egnal with factual updates to this article. I want to be transparent that I have a conflict of interest, so I am not editing the article directly. Instead, I am providing a full replacement draft for review and implementation by uninvolved editors.

Please replace the current article text with the following proposed version, which incorporates updated sources, neutral phrasing, and verified citations.

A full copy of the proposed text is available here: User:HistEditorChris/sandbox

Alternatively, the complete replacement text is pasted below:

'''Marc Egnal''' Marc Egnal (born December 11, 1943) is an American historian whose work addresses topics including the American Revolution, the Civil War, economic history, novels and art, and the Canadian economy. '''Life''' Egnal grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and attended Central High School. After undergraduate and graduate studies, he moved to Toronto, Canada, in 1970 to take a position at York University. He married Judith Humphrey, founder of an executive communications firm.<ref>{{cite news |no-tracking=true|title=Cheng-Fang Yu, Benjamin Egnal |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/09/fashion/weddings/cheng-fang-yu-benjamin-egnal.html |work=The New York Times |date=June 9, 2019}}</ref> '''Career''' Egnal attended Swarthmore College, receiving a B.A. in 1965. He then went to the University of Wisconsin on a Woodrow Wilson Fellowship to study the Revolutionary era with Merrill Jensen. As part of this program, he spent a year (1968–1969) at the University of London on a Fulbright Fellowship. He received his M.A. from Wisconsin in 1967 and his Ph.D. in 1974.<ref>{{cite web |no-tracking=true|title=Marc Egnal |url=https://profiles.laps.yorku.ca/profiles/megnal/ |website=York University |access-date=2025-10-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |no-tracking=true|title=Marc Egnal Papers |url=https://search.library.wisc.edu/catalog/999523882002121 |publisher=University of Wisconsin |access-date=2025-10-03}}</ref> He began teaching at York University in 1970 and retired in 2015. He is the author of several books. His first was ''A Mighty Empire: The Origins of the American Revolution'' (Cornell University Press, 1988).<ref>{{cite web |no-tracking=true|title=A Mighty Empire: The Origins of the American Revolution |url=https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book-listing/?q=Marc+Egnal |publisher=Cornell University Press |access-date=2025-10-03}}</ref> This was followed by ''Divergent Paths: How Culture and Institutions Have Shaped North American Growth'' (Oxford University Press, 1996)<ref>{{cite web |no-tracking=true|title=Divergent Paths: How Culture and Institutions Have Shaped North American Growth |url=https://global.oup.com/academic/product/divergent-paths-9780195098662 |publisher=Oxford University Press |access-date=2025-10-03}}</ref> and ''New World Economies: The Growth of the Thirteen Colonies and Early Canada'' (Oxford University Press, 1998).<ref>{{cite web |no-tracking=true|title=New World Economies: The Growth of the Thirteen Colonies and Early Canada |url=https://global.oup.com/academic/product/new-world-economies-9780195114829 |publisher=Oxford University Press |access-date=2025-10-03}}</ref> His next major work was ''The Clash of Extremes: The Economic Origins of the Civil War'' (Hill and Wang, 2009). The book argues that “economic change, more than any other factor, explains the origins of the Civil War.”<ref>{{cite web |no-tracking=true|title=Clash of Extremes: The Economic Origins of the Civil War |url=https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780809095360/clashofextremes |publisher=Hill and Wang |access-date=2025-10-03}}</ref> Egnal has also written related essays for ''The New York Times''.<ref>{{cite news |no-tracking=true|last=Egnal |first=Marc |title=Becoming the Party of Freedom |url=https://archive.nytimes.com/opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/07/31/becoming-the-party-of-freedom/ |work=The New York Times |date=July 31, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |no-tracking=true|last=Egnal |first=Marc |title=The Greenback is Born |url=https://archive.nytimes.com/opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/27/the-greenback-is-born/ |work=The New York Times |date=February 27, 2012}}</ref> In 2024 he published ''A Mirror for History: How Novels and Art Reflect the Evolution of Middle-Class America'' (University of Tennessee Press), which examines American society from 1750 to 2020. Central to this work is the contention that “the arc of middle-class culture reflects the evolution of the American economy from the near-subsistence agriculture of the 1750s to the extraordinarily unequal society of the twenty-first century.” It combines analysis of novels, art, and social data to explore shifts in values, social norms, and economic structures over time. <ref>{{cite web |no-tracking=true|title=A Mirror for History |url=https://utpress.org/title/a-mirror-for-history/ |publisher=University of Tennessee Press |access-date=2025-10-03}}</ref> In 2025 Egnal published ''Challenging the Myths of US History: Seven Short Essays on the Past & Present'' (University of California Press), covering topics including the American Revolution, Civil War, Vietnam, violence, the women’s movement, and Donald Trump. Tying together the essays is the argument that “at the heart of the American story are the demands of affluent citizens for economic growth and territorial expansion.”<ref>{{cite web |no-tracking=true|title=Challenging the Myths of US History |url=https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520399721/challenging-the-myths-of-us-history |publisher=University of California Press |access-date=2025-10-03}}</ref> In retirement, Egnal has also published fiction. His short stories include ''Murder on the Playground'' (2025),<ref>{{cite web |no-tracking=true|title=Murder on the Playground |url=https://www.freedomfiction.com/2025/02/murder-playground-by-marc-egnal/ |website=Freedom Fiction Journal |date=February 19, 2025 |access-date=2025-10-03}}</ref> ''Death in the Oranges'' (2024),<ref>{{cite web |no-tracking=true|title=Death in the Oranges |url=https://www.freedomfiction.com/2024/05/death-in-the-oranges/ |website=Freedom Fiction Journal |date=May 13, 2024 |access-date=2025-10-03}}</ref> and ''Golden Gate'' (2024).<ref>{{cite web |no-tracking=true|title=Golden Gate |url=https://www.freedomfiction.com/2024/03/golden-gate-by-marc-egnal/ |website=Freedom Fiction Journal |date=March 31, 2024 |access-date=2025-10-03}}</ref> '''Works''' ''A Mighty Empire: The Origins of the American Revolution.'' Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press, 1988. Reissued with a new preface, 2010. Cornell University Press ''Divergent Paths: How Culture and Institutions Have Shaped North American Growth.'' New York: Oxford University Press, 1996. Oxford University Press ''New World Economies: The Growth of the Thirteen Colonies and Early Canada.'' New York: Oxford University Press, 1998. Oxford University Press ''Clash of Extremes: The Economic Origins of the Civil War.'' New York: Hill and Wang, 2009. Macmillan/Hill and Wang ''A Mirror for History: How Novels and Art Reflect the Evolution of Middle-Class America.'' Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 2024. University of Tennessee Press ''Challenging the Myths of US History: Seven Short Essays on the Past & Present.'' Oakland: University of California Press, 2025. University of California Press

I’m happy to answer any questions or provide additional sources if needed.

HistEditorChris (talk) 17:29, 6 October 2025 (UTC)

Not done for now: Please format sources correctly. Likeanechointheforest (talk) 17:21, 12 October 2025 (UTC)
Thank you for the feedback! I’ve reformatted all citations and the Works section for consistency. The cleaned version is available here: User:HistEditorChris/sandbox. Would appreciate a re-review when convenient. HistEditorChris (talk) 11:39, 13 October 2025 (UTC)
Hello @Likeanechointheforest I’ve reformatted all citations and the Works section for consistency. The cleaned version is available here: User:HistEditorChris/sandbox. Would appreciate a re-review when convenient. HistEditorChris (talk) 23:34, 10 November 2025 (UTC)
I prefer not to go to a secondary area for that, sorry Likeanechointheforest (talk) 19:20, 14 November 2025 (UTC)
Hello @Likeanechointheforest what is the correct process for re-submitting my changes? I appreciate your help with this HistEditorChris (talk) 19:24, 14 November 2025 (UTC)
Please resubmit through COI requests, ideally breaking the edits down into one chunk at a time Likeanechointheforest (talk) 01:22, 16 November 2025 (UTC)


Edit request (COI): Revised Lead with citations

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Following feedback that the previous request lacked inline citations, I have added references from York University and the University of Wisconsin that verify the subject’s academic background and career.

Please replace the current lead with the updated version below.

Proposed replacement:

'''Marc Egnal''' Marc Egnal (born December 11, 1943) is an American historian whose work addresses topics including the American Revolution, the Civil War, economic history, novels and art, and the Canadian economy.<ref>{{cite web |no-tracking=true|title=Marc Egnal |url=https://profiles.laps.yorku.ca/profiles/megnal/ |website=York University |access-date=2025-10-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |no-tracking=true|title=Marc Egnal Papers |url=https://search.library.wisc.edu/catalog/999523882002121 |publisher=University of Wisconsin |access-date=2025-10-03}}</ref>

HistEditorChris (talk) 19:19, 1 December 2025 (UTC)

Hello, just following up on this COI edit request, as it’s been about a month with no response.
All citations have been reformatted per earlier feedback, and I’m happy to make any additional adjustments if needed.
Thank you for your time.
HistEditorChris (talk) 20:39, 7 January 2026 (UTC)
Done -- Reconrabbit 17:41, 23 January 2026 (UTC)


Edit request (COI): Life section

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This request replaces the **Life** section in full. I have a conflict of interest (assisting the subject) and therefore am not editing the article directly.

Please replace the current Life section with the text below, which is neutral and supported by a reliable source.

Proposed replacement:

'''Life''' Egnal grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and attended Central High School. After undergraduate and graduate studies, he moved to Toronto, Canada, in 1970 to take a position at York University. He married Judith Humphrey, founder of an executive communications firm.<ref>{{cite news |no-tracking=true|title=Cheng-Fang Yu, Benjamin Egnal |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/09/fashion/weddings/cheng-fang-yu-benjamin-egnal.html |work=The New York Times |date=June 9, 2019 |access-date=2025-10-03}}</ref>

HistEditorChris (talk) 19:19, 23 January 2026 (UTC)

I dont see any mention of Central High School, the year of 1970, or Philadelphia in the source you linked. Maybe omit that or add another source? - Otherwise (Talk?) 01:45, 2 February 2026 (UTC)
A response has not yet been received for this question.

Reply 20-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  09:00, 20 May 2026 (UTC)


Edit request (COI): Career section (education and appointments)

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I have a conflict of interest (assisting the subject) and am not editing the article directly.

This request replaces the **Career** section (education and academic appointments portion) in full with a neutral, fully sourced version.

Proposed replacement:

'''Career''' Egnal attended Swarthmore College, receiving a B.A. in 1965. He then went to the University of Wisconsin on a Woodrow Wilson Fellowship to study the Revolutionary era with Merrill Jensen. As part of this program, he spent a year (1968–1969) at the University of London on a Fulbright Fellowship. He received his M.A. from Wisconsin in 1967 and his Ph.D. in 1974.<ref>{{cite web |no-tracking=true|title=Marc Egnal |url=https://profiles.laps.yorku.ca/profiles/megnal/ |website=York University |access-date=2025-10-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |no-tracking=true|title=Marc Egnal Papers |url=https://search.library.wisc.edu/catalog/999523882002121 |publisher=University of Wisconsin |access-date=2025-10-03}}</ref> He taught at York University and is now Professor Emeritus.<ref>{{cite web |no-tracking=true|title=Marc Egnal |url=https://profiles.laps.yorku.ca/profiles/megnal/ |website=York University |access-date=2025-10-03}}</ref>

HistEditorChris (talk) 14:31, 4 May 2026 (UTC)

Reply 20-MAY-2026

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🔼  Clarification requested  

  • The request is to replace the entire Career section with the above text. Performing this action will gut the article. Please advise.
  • When ready to proceed with the requested information, kindly change the {{Edit COI}} template's answer parameter to read from |ans=y to |ans=n.

Thank you! Regards,  Spintendo  09:00, 20 May 2026 (UTC)

Hello,
Just following up on this request, as it has been a few weeks since I responded to the clarification request and provided the complete revised Career section.
Please let me know if any additional information, sources, or revisions would be helpful. Thank you for your time and consideration. HistEditorChris (talk) 18:02, 15 June 2026 (UTC)


Thank you for the clarification.

Yes, the intention is to propose a full revised replacement of the current Career section, rather than a partial edit. The revised version is intended to update the section with more recent information, improve sourcing, and align the language more closely with Wikipedia’s neutrality and citation standards.

Below is the complete proposed revised Career section:

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Career

Egnal attended Swarthmore College, receiving a B.A. in 1965. He then went to the University of Wisconsin on a Woodrow Wilson Fellowship to study the Revolutionary era with Merrill Jensen. As part of this program, he spent a year (1968–1969) at the University of London on a Fulbright Fellowship. He received his M.A. from Wisconsin in 1967 and his Ph.D. in 1974.[1][2] He taught at York University and is now Professor Emeritus.[3]

He is the author of several books. His first was A Mighty Empire: The Origins of the American Revolution (Cornell University Press, 1988).[4] This was followed by Divergent Paths: How Culture and Institutions Have Shaped North American Growth (Oxford University Press, 1996),[5] and New World Economies: The Growth of the Thirteen Colonies and Early Canada (Oxford University Press, 1998).[6]

His next major work was The Clash of Extremes: The Economic Origins of the Civil War (Hill and Wang, 2009). According to the publisher, the book argues that "economic change, more than any other factor, explains the origins of the Civil War."[7] Egnal has also written related essays for The New York Times.[8][9]

In 2024 he published A Mirror for History: How Novels and Art Reflect the Evolution of Middle-Class America (University of Tennessee Press), which examines American society from 1750 to 2020. According to the publisher, the book argues that "the arc of middle-class culture reflects the evolution of the American economy from the near-subsistence agriculture of the 1750s to the extraordinarily unequal society of the twenty-first century." It combines analysis of novels, art, and social data to explore shifts in values, social norms, and economic structures over time.[10]

In 2025 Egnal published Challenging the Myths of US History: Seven Short Essays on the Past & Present (University of California Press), covering topics including the American Revolution, Civil War, Vietnam, violence, the women’s movement, and Donald Trump. According to the publisher, the book argues that "at the heart of the American story are the demands of affluent citizens for economic growth and territorial expansion."[11]

In retirement, Egnal has also published fiction. His short stories include Murder on the Playground (2025),[12] Death in the Oranges (2024),[13] and Golden Gate (2024).[14]

``` ``` “Responding to clarification request with full revised Career section”

Empress of Uruguay


COI edit request: sourcing and additions

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I have a conflict of interest (disclosed on my user page) and am requesting the following sourced changes rather than editing directly.

1. Source the existing vandalism sentence (currently tagged "citation needed"). Proposed replacement text:

In August 2011, while on display at the Crystal Caves, the geode was damaged when a visitor broke off a section of crystals about the size of a tennis ball; the museum reported the incident to police and said it was the first such damage since the geode went on display.[15]

2. Add acquisition and transport detail. Proposed addition:

According to the museum's founders René and Nelleke Boissevain, the geode arrived at the Crystal Caves in November 2007. It was crated at the mine, shipped in a steel container from Brazil to Brisbane, and transported about 1,600 km by road to the Atherton Tablelands, where cranes were used to position it and a dedicated room was built around it.[16] The museum has said it paid US$75,000 for the geode and about US$25,000 to ship it.[16]

3. Add image. I have uploaded a freely licensed image to Commons. Requested placement: infobox, or top-right of the lead.

The Empress of Uruguay on display at The Crystal Caves, Atherton, Queensland.

Thank you for reviewing. Curiousparrot532 (talk) 01:19, 27 May 2026 (UTC)

Mukundara Hills National Park


Sourced correction: national park, tiger reserve area and 2023 Bhainsrodgarh addition

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I have a connection to an independent public-interest information project about Mukundara Hills Tiger Reserve, so I am requesting review here instead of directly replacing the article. This request is not about adding any external website link.

The current article appears to conflate Mukundara Hills National Park with Mukundara Hills Tiger Reserve. The Rajasthan Forest Department separately lists Mukundra Hills National Park as 199.55 km2 and Mukundara Hills Tiger Reserve as 1135.787 km2. The department also lists two Mukundara Hills Tiger Reserve notifications: F3(8)FOREST/2012 dated 09.04.2013 and F3(22)FOREST/2023 dated 05.10.2023.

Please consider replacing the current lead with the following sourced text:

Mukundara Hills National Park is a national park in south-eastern Rajasthan, India. It forms part of the larger Mukundara Hills Tiger Reserve, also spelled Mukundra or Mukandra in some official sources. The Rajasthan Forest Department lists Mukundra Hills National Park as covering 199.55 km2 (77.05 sq mi), while Mukundara Hills Tiger Reserve is listed separately as covering 1,135.787 km2 (438.530 sq mi) across Kota, Bundi, Jhalawar and Chittorgarh districts.[17]

The tiger reserve was originally notified in 2013. According to the Wildlife Institute of India's Management Effectiveness Evaluation portal, Mukundara Hills Tiger Reserve includes Mukandara National Park, Darrah Sanctuary, Jawahar Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary and part of the Chambal Gharial Sanctuary, and is spread over Kota, Bundi, Chittorgarh and Jhalawar districts.[18] The reserve is located in the Khathiar-Gir dry deciduous forests.[19]

Please also consider adding the following short section after the lead or under “History”:

Proposed new section: Tiger reserve status and area

Mukundara Hills Tiger Reserve was notified in 2013 as Rajasthan's third tiger reserve. The original tiger reserve area was 759.99 km2 (293.43 sq mi), comprising a core area of 417.17 km2 (161.07 sq mi) and a buffer area of 342.82 km2 (132.36 sq mi).[18] The Rajasthan Forest Department currently lists two notifications for the tiger reserve: F3(8)FOREST/2012 dated 9 April 2013 and F3(22)FOREST/2023 dated 5 October 2023.[20]

The 2023 notification revised the scheduled area of the tiger reserve to 113,578.70 hectares, or 1,135.787 km2 (438.530 sq mi), replacing the earlier area of 75,999.462 hectares. The revised notification gives 69,071.178 hectares under Schedule I(A) and 44,507.522 hectares under Schedule I(B).[21]

The updated Tiger Conservation Plan states that Bhainsrodgarh Sanctuary was added to Mukandra Hills Tiger Reserve by order 4854336 dated 5 October 2023 and made part of the core tiger reserve.[22] The Rajasthan Forest Department protected-area list still separately lists Bhensrodgarh Sanctuary as a sanctuary of 201.40 km2 (77.76 sq mi), so the article should avoid implying that the sanctuary has ceased to exist as a listed protected area.[17]

Please also update the infobox area field from:

| area = 759.99 km2 (293.43 sq mi)

to something like:

| area =

  • National park: 199.55 km2 (77.05 sq mi)
  • Tiger reserve: 1,135.787 km2 (438.530 sq mi)

Vinay.chittora (talk) 11:18, 27 May 2026 (UTC)

  1. ↑ "Marc Egnal". York University. Retrieved 2025-10-03.
  2. ↑ "Marc Egnal Papers". University of Wisconsin. Retrieved 2025-10-03.
  3. ↑ "Marc Egnal". York University. Retrieved 2025-10-03.
  4. ↑ "A Mighty Empire: The Origins of the American Revolution". Cornell University Press. Retrieved 2025-10-03.
  5. ↑ "Divergent Paths: How Culture and Institutions Have Shaped North American Growth". Oxford University Press. Retrieved 2025-10-03.
  6. ↑ "New World Economies: The Growth of the Thirteen Colonies and Early Canada". Oxford University Press. Retrieved 2025-10-03.
  7. ↑ "Clash of Extremes: The Economic Origins of the Civil War". Hill and Wang. Retrieved 2025-10-03.
  8. ↑ Egnal, Marc (July 31, 2011). "Becoming the Party of Freedom". The New York Times. Retrieved 2025-10-03.
  9. ↑ Egnal, Marc (February 27, 2012). "The Greenback is Born". The New York Times. Retrieved 2025-10-03.
  10. ↑ "A Mirror for History". University of Tennessee Press. Retrieved 2025-10-03.
  11. ↑ "Challenging the Myths of US History". University of California Press. Retrieved 2025-10-03.
  12. ↑ "Murder on the Playground". Freedom Fiction Journal. February 19, 2025. Retrieved 2025-10-03.
  13. ↑ "Death in the Oranges". Freedom Fiction Journal. May 13, 2024. Retrieved 2025-10-03.
  14. ↑ "Golden Gate". Freedom Fiction Journal. March 31, 2024. Retrieved 2025-10-03.
  15. ↑ ""Empress of Uruguay", world's largest amethyst geode vandalized". MercoPress. 2 August 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2026. {{cite news}}: line feed character in |title= at position 47 (help)
  16. 1 2 ""Empress of Uruguay", world's largest amethyst geode vandalized". MercoPress. 2 August 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2026. {{cite news}}: line feed character in |title= at position 22 (help)
  17. 1 2 "Details of Protected Area". Rajasthan Forest Department. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  18. 1 2 "Mukundara Hills Tiger Reserve". Management Effectiveness Evaluation of Tiger Reserves, Wildlife Institute of India. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  19. ↑ "Khathiar-Gir Dry Deciduous Forests". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  20. ↑ "Mukundara Hills Tiger Reserve". Rajasthan Forest Department. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  21. ↑ "Notification F3(22)FOREST/2023 dated 05.10.2023" (PDF). Rajasthan Forest Department (in Hindi). 5 October 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  22. ↑ "Tiger Conservation Plan: Mukandra Hills Tiger Reserve" (PDF). Rajasthan Forest Department. Retrieved 27 May 2026.

Vinay.chittora (talk) 11:18, 27 May 2026 (UTC)

Patrick Lamb (musician)


Edit request: replace 2013 infobox photograph with 2024 self-portrait

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Hello. I am Patrick Lamb, the subject of this article, editing under my declared COI account. The current infobox photograph is from 2013 and no longer reflects my current appearance. I have uploaded a new portrait to Wikimedia Commons that I shot myself with a self-timer in 2024, released as own work under CC BY-SA 4.0.

I tried to make this change directly earlier today and UtherSRG correctly reverted it as a COI edit. I am now bringing it here as a proper edit request.

Requested change in the {{Infobox musical artist}}:

From:

| image = Saxophonist Patrick Lamb in Portland, 2013.jpg
| caption = Lamb in 2013

To:

| image = Patrick Lamb saxophonist 2024 portrait 01.jpg
| caption = Lamb in 2024

The new file is at File:Patrick Lamb saxophonist 2024 portrait 01.jpg. Three additional self-portraits from the same set are also on Commons as portraits 02, 03, and 04 if a reviewing editor would prefer a different image. The existing 2013 file remains on Commons and is not being requested for deletion.

Thank you for considering this. Updatepatrickfacts (talk) 01:49, 13 May 2026 (UTC)



Edit request: sources for two citation-needed tags in Billboard section

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The two citation-needed tags in the "Billboard charting and SiriusXM Watercolors" section can be addressed from the following published sources.

For the claim that "Tailgate!" was added to SiriusXM Watercolors and was "Most Added" at smooth-jazz radio, the supporting source is the subject's official biography page at patricklamb.com/bio, which describes the track as added to SiriusXM Watercolors and "most-added to Billboard Radio." A contemporary post from the SiriusXM Watercolors and Patrick Lamb social-media channels also confirms the addition (https://www.facebook.com/patricklambmusic/videos/567402826299111/).

For the 2026 single "Horizon Line", the song is currently tracked on the RadioWave Monitor Groove Jazz 100 chart, where it is listed at No. 17 for the week of 26 May 2026 (https://www.radiowavemonitor.com/pub_charts/r100_7.aspx). The current article wording (No. 20 on RadioWave / No. 26 on SmoothJazz.com) is no longer accurate; the present radio position documented in published sources is the No. 17 figure on the Groove Jazz 100.

Suggested replacement wording for the two sentences currently tagged:

"Patrick Lamb's single 'Tailgate!' was added to SiriusXM Watercolors and was reported as 'Most Added' at smooth-jazz radio.[1] His 2026 single 'Horizon Line' reached No. 17 on the RadioWave Groove Jazz 100 chart in the week of 26 May 2026.[2]"

Updatepatrickfacts (talk) 04:34, 27 May 2026 (UTC)


Edit request: year of birth — published source identified

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The article currently triggers the hidden category "Year of birth missing (living people)". The subject's date of birth is published on his Apple Music artist page (https://music.apple.com/us/artist/patrick-lamb/30772273) as "May 4, 1970".

Proposed addition to {{Infobox musical artist}}:

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|5|4}}

(No change to birth_place.)

If a reviewer prefers to add only the year rather than the full date, the alternative is:

| birth_date = 1970

Either change will clear the "Year of birth missing (living people)" hidden category.

Updatepatrickfacts (talk) 04:34, 27 May 2026 (UTC)



Edit request: biographical additions to Early life and Touring sideman work

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Three small biographical additions, all sourced primarily to self-published material per WP:ABOUTSELF (non-controversial facts about the subject, not unduly self-serving):

1. First saxophone teacher (Early life and education). The subject's existing Apple Music for Artists Q&A bio names his first saxophone teacher. Proposed addition to the Early life section, after the sentence about Stan Getz and Wayne Shorter influences:

"Lamb was first introduced to the saxophone by Robert Ernst, the band teacher at Cedar Park Middle School in Portland.[3]"

2. Specific tenures with Vannelli and Caldwell (Touring sideman work). The current paragraph lists Gino Vannelli and Bobby Caldwell as flat generic credits. The subject's own Facebook artist page (@patricklambmusic) specifies two tenures that more accurately reflect the relationships: eighteen years with Vannelli and eight years in Caldwell's band. Proposed revision (insert one sentence after the Diane Schuur sentence, then tighten the flat list):

"Lamb spent eighteen years touring with Gino Vannelli and eight years as part of Bobby Caldwell's band.[4] He has also toured or recorded with Smokey Robinson, Esperanza Spalding, the Jeff Lorber Fusion, and Jason Scheff, the lead vocalist of Chicago from 1985 to 2016, and shared concert stages with Bobby Kimball of Toto, Tommy Thayer of Kiss, Robby Krieger of The Doors, Sebastian Bach, Danny Seraphine of Chicago, and Alice Cooper, among others."

This combines (a) the new Vannelli/Caldwell tenure language and (b) the Jason Scheff addition into one tightened sentence; existing citations to the GigRoster and All About Jazz sources still apply to the shared-stage list.

If a reviewer prefers a more conservative formulation, the minimal change is to insert "Jason Scheff (lead vocalist of Chicago, 1985–2016)" into the existing sideman list and leave the rest unchanged.

Updatepatrickfacts (talk) 04:55, 27 May 2026 (UTC)



Follow-up — better sources identified, plus the Chris Botti connection. Since posting the section above I have located two stronger published sources for the Robert Ernst paragraph: a Portland Tribune Q&A (2013) and an International Musician (AFM magazine) cover profile (Feb 2014). Both quote the subject directly on his start on the saxophone, and both include a notable detail that I should have included in the original request — the same teacher had previously taught Chris Botti.
Quote from Cullivan (Portland Tribune, 2013): "I didn't start playing until 1983 when I moved to Portland and enrolled late at Cedar Park Middle School and enrolled in beginning band with Mr. Robert Ernst. Mr. Ernst also taught (recent Grammy winner) Chris Botti before me."
Quote from International Musician (Feb 2014): "After Lamb's father completed his doctorate at the University of Texas, he took a job in Portland, Oregon, and that's where Patrick Lamb began his formal music education at Cedar Park Middle School. 'The beginning band teacher [Robert Ernst] was the same beginning teacher that [Local 802 (New York City) member] Chris Botti had,' says Lamb."
Revised proposal for the Early life section (replaces the Apple-Music-cited version above):
"Lamb began playing saxophone in 1983 after his family settled in the Portland area, enrolling in beginning band at Cedar Park Middle School in Beaverton, Oregon, under Robert Ernst, who had previously taught Chris Botti.[5][6]"
Three changes vs. the original request: (1) the Apple Music citation is replaced with two independent secondary sources (Portland Tribune and the AFM's International Musician), (2) the previously-omitted Chris Botti detail is now included with sourcing, and (3) the school's municipality is given as Beaverton (Cedar Park is in the Beaverton School District) rather than the colloquial "Portland" used in the sources.
Updatepatrickfacts (talk) 05:24, 27 May 2026 (UTC)


Edit request: add Bobby Caldwell quote to Critical reception

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The Critical reception section currently cites Todd Barkan and Dave Koz, both sourced to the subject's official press page (patricklamb.com, existing reference #14). A third blurb on the same press page is attributed to Bobby Caldwell. Proposed addition to the Critical reception section:

"Bobby Caldwell, with whose band Lamb toured for eight years, called him 'one of the best instrumentalists I've ever worked with.'[7]"

This uses the same patricklamb.com/press source as the existing Barkan and Koz quotes. If a reviewer prefers a stronger origin, the quote also appears in EPK materials issued under Patrick Lamb Productions; happy to provide the alternate citation on request.

Updatepatrickfacts (talk) 04:55, 27 May 2026 (UTC)


Edit request: add detail to White House section

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The White House (1996 and 1997) section is well-sourced. One small factual detail the subject recalls from those performances — that he was introduced to President Clinton during the holiday Congressional VIP Tours — is not yet in the article. As with the existing Lauderdale companion detail (currently noted in footnote a as "Lamb's recollection ... not independently corroborated in published sources"), this would be a recollection-only detail.

Proposed sentence, with the same note-style caveat as the Lauderdale footnote, appended to the White House paragraph:

"During the 1996 and 1997 performances, Lamb was introduced to President Clinton.[a]"

If a reviewer would prefer not to add recollection-only material, please disregard this section.

Updatepatrickfacts (talk) 04:55, 27 May 2026 (UTC)


Edit request: residence, external link, and Portland venue history

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Three small surface additions:

1. Palm Beach, Florida residence — lead or origin. The article is already in Category:Musicians from Palm Beach County, Florida but the prose still reads "Origin: Portland, Oregon" with no mention of the subject's current Florida residence. Proposed minimal addition to the lead, after the OMHF / Muddy Award sentence:

"Lamb is based in Palm Beach, Florida.[8]"

(The Apple Music artist page lists his current location. If a reviewer prefers the WP:ABOUTSELF standard be met by a different source, patricklamb.com also lists Palm Beach as his current base.)

2. Spotify external link. The External links section currently includes Billboard, All About Jazz, Apple Music, Bandsintown, and Wikimedia Commons, but no Spotify link, which is the largest streaming source for the subject's catalog. Proposed addition:

* {{official|1=https://open.spotify.com/artist/3qR6sqXnnwZm3tLed2CO35 |2=Patrick Lamb at Spotify}}

(Or as a plain link if the {{official}} template is not preferred for streaming services.)

3. Jimmy Mak's anchor relationship — Solo career. The subject was historically a regular saxophonist at Jimmy Mak's, the long-running Portland jazz club, and a personal friend of the owner Jimmy Makarounis until Makarounis's death in 2016. Proposed addition to the Solo recording and performance career section, if a reviewer can identify a sourceable mention (suggestions: Oregonian obituary for Jim Makarounis, Willamette Week coverage of Jimmy Mak's closing). I do not yet have a published secondary source to cite; flagging here for any reviewer who may have better access to Portland-area press archives. If no source can be found, please disregard this third item.

Updatepatrickfacts (talk) 04:55, 27 May 2026 (UTC)


Follow-up: a published source has now been found for the Jimmy Mak's item (item 3 above). When I posted this section I did not have a secondary source for the Jimmy Mak's connection. I now do. The Portland Radio Project article "Jimmy Mak and the Language of Music" (January 4, 2017) is an interview-based piece in which the club's owner, Jimmy Makarounis, recalls that the first act to play Jimmy Mak's when it opened was Patrick Lamb. A possible sentence for the Solo recording and performance career section is: "Lamb was the first act to perform at the Portland jazz club Jimmy Mak's after it opened in 1996," with a citation to "Jimmy Mak and the Language of Music". Portland Radio Project. January 4, 2017.. It could also be linked to the existing Jimmy Mak's article. I still do not have an independent secondary source for the separate point that the ticketing company handled the club's ticketing, so please leave that part out for now. Updatepatrickfacts (talk) 04:33, 16 June 2026 (UTC)


Edit request: remove two leftover drafting notes from the article body

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Two small cleanup items. Both are leftover drafting notes that should not be in the finished article.

The first is in the Discography section. It currently ends with the sentence "A complete discography may be reconstructed from Lamb's MusicBrainz and Apple Music profiles once entered by the editor." That sentence is a note to editors, not article content, so please remove it. The list of selected singles above it is fine to keep.

The second is footnote a in the Notes section. It currently says the Lauderdale detail "is not independently corroborated in published sources reviewed during research for this draft (April 2026); editors are encouraged to seek additional sourcing." The wording about research for the draft is left over from when this was a draft. Please change that footnote to read: "The 1996 accompanist Ed Bisquera is corroborated by The Rocket. Lamb's recollection of Thomas Lauderdale as his 1997 accompanist is not independently corroborated in published sources."

Thanks for considering these. Updatepatrickfacts (talk) 04:20, 16 June 2026 (UTC)

Cisco


Proposing an update to the lead

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I am a connected contributor with a declared COI. I would like to suggest the following updates to the first paragraph of the lead section.

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'''Cisco Systems, Inc.''' (using the [[trademark]] '''Cisco''') is an American [[multinational corporation|multinational]] [[digital communications]] technology [[conglomerate (company)|conglomerate]] corporation headquartered in [[San Jose, California]]. Cisco develops, manufactures, and sells [[backdoor (computing)|backdoored]] [[networking hardware]], [[software]], [[telecommunications equipment]] and other [[high-technology]] services and products. Cisco specializes in specific tech markets, such as the [[Internet of things]] (IoT), [[internet domain|domain security]], [[videoconferencing]], and [[energy management]] with [[List of Cisco products|products]] including [[Webex]], [[OpenDNS]], [[XMPP|Jabber]], Duo Security, Silicon One, and [[Cisco Jasper|Jasper]].
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''Cisco Systems, Inc.''' (using the [[trademark]] '''Cisco''') is a [[United States|U.S.]][[Multinational corporation|multinational]] technology [[Conglomerate (company)|conglomerate]] that develops, manufactures, and sells hardware, [[software]], [[telecommunications equipment]] and other [[high-technology]] services and products focused on [[Networking hardware|networking]], [[cyber security]] and [[Artificial intelligence]]. Cisco specializes in specific tech markets, such as the [[Internet of things]] (IoT), [[Internet domain|domain security]], [[videoconferencing]], and [[energy management]] with [[List of Cisco products|products]] including [[Webex]], [[OpenDNS]], [[XMPP|Jabber]], Duo Security, Silicon One, Hypershield, Unified Edge, and [[Cisco Jasper|Jasper]]. The company is headquartered in [[San Jose, California]].

I would also like to propose adding the following sentence to the end of the last paragraph in the lead section.

As of December 2025, Cisco had a market capitalization of $317 billion.[9]

Thank you, and all feedback is welcome. SBCornelius (talk) 18:03, 29 January 2026 (UTC)


Suggested edit to the History section

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I am a connected contributor with a declared COI, and I want to suggest edits to the History section. I have only included TextDiff templates for the paragraphs where I have suggested changes. Each template is labeled with the subsection name and paragraph number. Thank you, and all input is appreciated.


2006-2012: The Human Network - paragraph 4

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Throughout the mid-2000s, Cisco also built a significant presence in India, establishing its Globalization Centre East in [[Bangalore]] for $1 billion. Cisco also expanded into new markets by acquisition—one example being a 2009 purchase of mobile specialist [[Starent Networks]].
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Throughout the mid-2000s, Cisco also built a significant presence in India, establishing its Globalization Centre East in [[Bangalore]] for $1 billion. Cisco also expanded into new markets by acquisition—one example being a 2009 purchase of mobile specialist [[Starent Networks]] for $2.9 billion, which strengthened the company's position in mobile service-provider networks by adding Starent’s packet core technology, which was widely used by carriers as the industry transitioned from 3G to LTE and 4G networks..

2013-present - paragraph 2

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In April 2014, Cisco announced funding for early-stage firms to focus on the Internet of Things. The investment fund was allocated to investments in IoT accelerators and startups such as The Alchemist Accelerator, Ayla Networks and [[EVRYTHNG]]. Later that year, the company announced it was laying off another 6,000 workers or 8% of its global workforce, as part of a second restructuring. On November 4, 2014, Cisco announced an investment in [[Stratoscale]].
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In April 2014, Cisco announced funding for early-stage firms to focus on the Internet of Things. The investment fund was allocated to investments in IoT accelerators and startups such as The Alchemist Accelerator, Ayla Networks and [[EVRYTHNG]]. The company later funded a 2017 track with an additional $1 million in funding to Alchemist. Later in 2014, the company announced it was laying off another 6,000 workers or 8% of its global workforce, as part of a second restructuring. On November 4, 2014, Cisco announced an investment in the Israeli [[Hyper-converged infrastructure]] (HCI) company, [[Stratoscale]].

2013-present - paragraph 3

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On May 4, 2015, Cisco announced [[Chief executive officer|CEO]] and Chairman [[John Chambers (CEO)|John Chambers]] would step down as CEO on July 26, 2015, but remain chairman. [[Chuck Robbins]], senior vice president of worldwide sales & operations and 17-year Cisco veteran, was announced as the next CEO. On July 23, 2015, Cisco announced the divestiture of its television set-top-box and [[cable modem]] business to [[Technicolor SA]] for $600 million, a division originally formed by Cisco's $6.9 billion purchase of [[Scientific Atlanta]]. The deal came as part of Cisco's gradual exit from the consumer market, and as part of an effort by Cisco's new leadership to focus on cloud-based products in enterprise segments. Cisco indicated that it would still collaborate with Technicolor on video products. On November 19, 2015, Cisco, alongside [[ARM Holdings]], [[Dell]], [[Intel]], [[Microsoft]] and [[Princeton University]], founded the [[OpenFog Consortium]], to promote interests and development in [[fog computing]].
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On May 4, 2015, Cisco announced [[Chief executive officer|CEO]] and Chairman [[John Chambers (CEO)|John Chambers]] would step down as CEO on July 26, 2015, but remain chairman. [[Chuck Robbins]], senior vice president of worldwide sales & operations and 17-year Cisco veteran, was announced as the next CEO. On July 23, 2015, Cisco announced the divestiture of its television set-top-box and [[cable modem]] business to [[Technicolor SA]] for $600 million, a division originally formed by Cisco's $6.9 billion purchase of [[Scientific Atlanta]]. The deal came as part of Cisco's gradual exit from the consumer market, and as part of an effort by Cisco's new leadership to focus on cloud-based products in enterprise segments. Cisco indicated that it would still collaborate with Technicolor on video products. On November 19, 2015, Cisco, alongside [[ARM Holdings]], [[Dell]], [[Intel]], [[Microsoft]] and [[Princeton University]], founded the [[OpenFog Consortium]], to promote interests and development in [[fog computing]] through defining a horizontal architecture that spans from cloud to edge, working alongside standards bodies like IEEE and ETSI to support emerging technologies.


2013-present - paragraph 9

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In 2019, Cisco also introduced the "Silicon One" [[Application-specific integrated circuit|ASIC chip]] with the G100 model reaching a speed of 25.6 Tbit/s. The Silicon One competes against the Tomahawk series by [[Broadcom Corporation|Broadcom]] the [[Nvidia|Nvidia Spectrum]], the [[Marvell Technology|Marvell Teralynx]] and the [[Intel]] Tofino. In 2023, the Silicon One G200 will offer a speed of 51.2 Tbit/sec.
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In 2019, Cisco also introduced the "Silicon One" [[Application-specific integrated circuit|ASIC chip]] with the G100 model reaching a speed of 25.6 Tbit/s. The Silicon One competes against the Tomahawk series by [[Broadcom Corporation|Broadcom]] the [[Nvidia|Nvidia Spectrum]], the [[Marvell Technology|Marvell Teralynx]], [[Intel]] Tofino, and the [[Juniper Networks]] Experss 5. In 2023, the Silicon One G200 will offer a speed of 51.2 Tbit/sec.


2013-present - paragraph 12

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Cisco completely curtailed sales of its equipment in Russia after the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]], and completely discontinued service for already-sold devices. In April 2023, it became known that the company had destroyed equipment, spare parts, and even vehicles and office furniture worth 1.86 billion rubles (about $23 million) due to the impossibility of re-exporting. In February 2023, Cisco also wrote off the debt of the Russian mobile operator [[MTS (network provider)|MTS]] in the amount of 1.234 billion rubles. As expected, these are unpaid amounts for previous equipment deliveries.
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In 2022, Cisco completely curtailed sales of its equipment in Russia due to [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]], and completely discontinued service for already-sold devices. In April 2023, it became known that the company had destroyed equipment, spare parts, and even vehicles and office furniture worth 1.86 billion rubles (about $23 million) due to the impossibility of re-exporting. In February 2023, Cisco also wrote off the debt of the Russian mobile operator [[MTS (network provider)|MTS]] in the amount of 1.234 billion rubles. As expected, these are unpaid amounts for previous equipment deliveries.

2013-present - paragraph 13

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In 2023, Cisco announced plans to begin manufacturing equipment in India.
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In 2023, Cisco announced plans to begin manufacturing equipment in India. The company opened a plant in [[Sriperumbudur]] in late 2024 where it manufactures Network Convergence System (NCS) 540 Series routers. The Indian facility is Cisco's sole manufacturing plant for 540 Series routers.

2013-present - paragraph 15

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On March 5, 2024, Cisco Systems announced to secure unconditional EU antitrust approval for its $28 billion bid for cybersecurity firm [[Splunk]].
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In March 2024, Cisco Systems received unconditional EU antitrust approval for its $28 billion bid for cybersecurity firm [[Splunk]]. The Splunk acquisition was completed later that month.

2013-present - paragraph 19

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On August 13, 2025, Cisco against announced it would eliminate 221 positions across its Milpitas and San Francisco offices. At the same time, the company once again announced an 8% increase in revenue for the fiscal year.
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On August 13, 2025, Cisco announced it would eliminate 221 positions across its Milpitas and San Francisco offices. At the same time, the company announced an 8% increase in revenue for the fiscal year.

SBCornelius (talk) 19:01, 11 March 2026 (UTC)

Partly done Thanks for the suggestions. I implemented the copyedits and grammar fixes, but did not add wording or detail that seemed interpretive, or overly specific.
  •  Not done 2006–2012 paragraph 4 (Starent): I did not add the proposed wording about the acquisition having "strengthened" Cisco's position, since that reads as interpretive.
  •  Not done 2013–present paragraph 2 (IoT funding / Alchemist / Stratoscale): I did not add the additional Alchemist and Stratoscale detail. The San Jose link seems to be a dead link.
  •  Not done 2013–present paragraph 3 (OpenFog): I did not add the expanded description of the consortium's technical role, as that seemed too detailed and promotional for this section.
  •  Not done 2013–present paragraph 9 (Silicon One): I did not add the extra competitor detail not in the linked source WP:V
  •  Not done 2013–present paragraph 12 (Russia): I did not make the requested wording changes, due-to isn't in the source WP:V.
  •  Not done 2013–present paragraph 13 (India manufacturing): I did not add the new plant and router-model detail, as it seemed too specific for this section.
  •  Done 2013–present paragraph 15 (Splunk): I fixed the awkward wording in the sentence about EU antitrust approval.
  •  Done 2013–present paragraph 19 (2025 layoffs): I fixed the typo/wording issue in that sentence.
◦ Sibshops (talk) 15:20, 14 March 2026 (UTC)
Hi @Sibshops! Thanks for taking the time to review these. I have updated the source in 2013 - present paragraph 2. I also corrected a typo that read 2024 and not 2014. I'm taking the rest as valid points. Thanks again for taking a look. SBCornelius (talk) 16:34, 24 March 2026 (UTC)


Proposing changes to the Products & Services section

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I am a connected contributor with a declared COI. I have some significant changes to propose for the Products & Services section. It is somewhat out-of-date and not representative of where the company is in 2026. My proposed changes are for the opening paragraphs of the section and then creating a more detailed and inclusive breakdown by adding additional subsections. Thank you for taking the time to review. I appreciate your feedback.

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Cisco provides IT products and services across five major technology areas: networking, security, collaboration, data center and IoT.Cisco is the dominant vendor in the Australian market across all market segments. It uses its Australian office as one of the main headquarters for the [[Asia-Pacific]] region.=== Hosted Collaboration Solution (HCS) === Cisco partners offer cloud-based services based on Cisco's virtualized [[Cisco Unified Computing System|Unified Computing System]] (UCS). The Cisco Unified Services Delivery Solution includes hosted versions of Cisco Unified Communications Manager (UCM), Cisco Unified Contact Center, Cisco Unified Mobility, Cisco Unified Presence, Cisco Unity Connection (unified messaging) and Cisco Webex Meeting Center.
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Cisco provides networking hardware, software, and services for enterprise, service-provider, and public-sector customers. Its offerings span networking infrastructure, cybersecurity, collaboration software, data center and cloud systems, observability platforms, and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies.=== Networking ===Cisco’s core business is the development of networking infrastructure used to connect and manage data networks. The company produces routers, switches, and network operating systems for enterprise and service-provider environments, including its '''Catalyst''' and '''Nexus''' switching platforms, which are widely used in corporate and data center networks.=== Security ===Cisco offers cybersecurity products designed to protect networks, users, and applications across on-premises and cloud environments. Its security portfolio includes network and identity security tools such as '''Cisco Secure''' platforms and '''Duo''', which provides multi-factor authentication and access control services.=== Collaboration === Cisco provides collaboration and communications software for businesses, including tools for video conferencing, messaging, and enterprise calling. Its '''Webex''' platform supports virtual meetings, cloud calling, and contact center services, and is used by organizations for internal communication and customer engagement.=== Data center and cloud infrastructure ===Cisco develops data center and cloud infrastructure products that support compute, storage networking, and application delivery. The company’s '''Unified Computing System (UCS)''' integrates compute, networking, and management software and is used in on-premises, hybrid, and multi-cloud environments.=== Observability and analytics ===Cisco offers software platforms for monitoring, observability, and data analytics that help organizations analyze application performance and system reliability. This includes '''Splunk''', an analytics and observability platform acquired by Cisco in 2024, which is used to analyze machine data and support IT and security operations.=== Internet of Things (IoT) ===Cisco provides networking and connectivity technologies for Internet of Things (IoT) applications, focusing on connecting and managing devices at the network edge. Its IoT offerings include industrial networking solutions used in sectors such as manufacturing, transportation, and critical infrastructure.

SBCornelius (talk) 19:13, 3 April 2026 (UTC)

 Not done Thanks for the contribution. This adds too much detail for a products and services and reads more like promotional material instead of an encyclopedic summary. Wikipedia shouldn't provide a breakdown of Cisco's current product lines. ◦ Sibshops (talk) 17:57, 21 April 2026 (UTC)


Suggested edit to the Certifications and Corporate Affairs sections

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Hello once again and thanks to @Sibshops for contributing to the discussion above. I've declared my COI and have a few more suggestions for the Certifications and Corporate Affairs sections. I am tagging this for COI review in case additional editors would like to weigh in. Thanks again, and all feedback is appreciated.

Certifications - first paragraph update

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Cisco Systems also sponsors a line of [[Professional certification (computer technology)|IT professional certifications]] for Cisco products. There are five (path to [[network planning and design|network designers]]) levels of certification: Entry (CCT), Associate ([[Cisco CCNA|CCNA]]/CCDA), Specialist (Cisco Certified Specialist), Professional (CCNP/CCDP), Expert (CCIE/CCDE), and recently Architect (CCAr: CCDE previous), as well as eight different paths, Collaboration, CyberOps, Data Center, DevNet, Enterprise, Security, and Service Provider.
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Cisco Systems also sponsors a line of [[Professional certification (computer technology)|IT professional certifications]] for Cisco products. There are four (path to [[Network planning and design|network designers]]) levels of certification: Entry (CCST), Associate ([[Cisco CCNA|CCNA]]), Professional (CCNP), Expert (CCIE/CCDE), as well as eight different paths, Collaboration, CyberOps, Data Center, DevNet, Enterprise, Security, and Service Provider.In 2022, the company launched Cisco U, a digital learning platform that provides training, skills development, and certification preparation for network and IT professionals. The platform offers online and in-person learning tools, including skills assessments, role- and goal-based learning paths, project-based training, and access to lab environments, and forms part of Cisco’s broader education and certification programs.


Corporate affairs
New section - Leadership

Chuck Robbins has served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Cisco Systems since 2015, guiding the company through strategic transitions and growth in networking, security, and software-driven markets.[10][11]

Mark Patterson is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, assuming the CFO role in July 2025 after a long tenure at Cisco that spans finance, strategy, and operations.[12]

Jeetu Patel became President and Chief Product Officer in 2025.[13]


Edit to Facilities subsection

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Cisco is headquartered in [[San Jose, California|San Jose]], [[California]] at 170 West Tasman Dr. with dozens of buildings comprising its corporate campus. Over 15,000 full-time employees are based at the San Jose campus and the surrounding [[Bay Area]]. Cisco's second largest campus in the United States is located at [[Research Triangle Park]] in [[North Carolina]] with 7,000 employees spanning across 12 buildings.
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Cisco is headquartered in [[San Jose, California|San Jose]], [[California]] at 170 West Tasman Dr. with dozens of buildings comprising its corporate campus. Cisco's second largest campus in the United States is located at [[Research Triangle Park]] in [[North Carolina]].


Edit to Awards and accolades subsection

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Cisco products, including IP phones and Telepresence, have been seen in movies and TV series. The company was featured in the documentary film ''[[Something Ventured]]'' which premiered in 2011. Cisco was a 2002–03 recipient of the [[Ron Brown Award]], a U.S. presidential honor to recognize companies "for the exemplary quality of their relationships with employees and communities". Cisco ranked number one in Great Place to Work's World's Best Workplaces 2019. In 2020, ''[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]]'' magazine ranked Cisco Systems at number four on their Fortune List of the Top 100 Companies to Work For in 2020 based on an employee survey of satisfaction. According to a report by technology consulting firm [[LexInnova Technologies|LexInnova]], Cisco was one of the leading recipients of network security-related patents with the largest portfolio within other companies (6,442 security-related patents) in 2015. In 2024, Cisco was awarded Best Office Phone for its CP-8861 model by PhonePrices.co.uk.
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Cisco products, including IP phones and Telepresence, have been seen in movies and TV series. The company was featured in the documentary film ''[[Something Ventured]]'' which premiered in 2011. Cisco was a 2002–03 recipient of the [[Ron Brown Award]], a U.S. presidential honor to recognize companies "for the exemplary quality of their relationships with employees and communities". Cisco ranked number one in Great Place to Work's World's Best Workplaces 2019. In 2025, ''[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]]'' magazine ranked Cisco Systems at number three on their Fortune List of the Top 100 Companies to Work For in 2025 based on an employee survey of satisfaction. According to a report by technology consulting firm [[LexInnova Technologies|LexInnova]], Cisco was one of the leading recipients of network security-related patents with the largest portfolio within other companies (6,442 security-related patents) in 2015. In 2024, Cisco was awarded Best Office Phone for its CP-8861 model by PhonePrices.co.uk.

SBCornelius (talk) 22:07, 26 May 2026 (UTC)

Hi @Sibshops! I hope all is well. I have a few suggestions for the Certifications and Corporate Affairs sections. Could you provide feedback since you've been previously involved with this article? Any feedback would be appreciated. Thank you! SBCornelius (talk) 16:17, 15 June 2026 (UTC)

Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine


sources for "banned from glastonbury" claim

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Morwen (talk) 17:01, 26 May 2026 (UTC)

Kewsong Lee

Suggested revisions

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Hello, I work for Rubenstein and on behalf of Kewsong Lee. As a conflicted party, I’ll be sharing suggestions on discussion pages instead of editing directly.

The current headshot is low-quality. I propose substituting a more recent high-quality photo. See a more recent image in the linked Business Insider article.

Additionally, Lee and his wife’s philanthropic giving are not mentioned on the page, despite receiving media coverage. I suggest adding a philanthropy section to the page, potential inclusions and sources includes below.

Lee and his wife, Zita Ezpeleta, established a challenge fund to support ungraduated experience and the renewal of the Lowell House at Harvard, where the couple met. Lee is the chair of New York’s Lincoln Center Theater. He is also vicechair of the board of directors at Partnership for New York City. City & State Bloomberg: Harvard Alumni: Nbaderrubenstein (talk) 21:06, 25 March 2024 (UTC)

Note: Nbaderrubenstein, we can't use images taken off the internet unless we have evidence showing it has been released under one of the compatible copyright licenses. Please see this link if you would like to donate an image for use. ARandomName123 (talk)Ping me! 01:30, 31 March 2024 (UTC)
Thank you @ARandomName123, understood. Will see if I can donate and image / find an image with a compatible copyright license. In the meantime, appreciate if you can review my other suggested edit about Mr. Lee's philanthropy. Nbaderrubenstein (talk) 13:36, 1 April 2024 (UTC)
 Not done for now: No photo has been provided, two months since last comment. Closing request template, feel free to reopen or start a new request when you have a photo. Happy Editing--IAmChaos 22:03, 4 June 2024 (UTC)


Suggested edits to The Carlyle Group section

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Hello again, I work for Rubenstein and on behalf of Kewsong Lee. There is limited information on the page related to Mr. Lee’s tenure at Carlyle. Two suggested additions below.

For the section on the global credit unit, suggested change: “Carlyle’s credit assets under management doubled to $56 billion after Lee assumed control of the business.”

Wall Street Journal: [19] Covista is the parent company of American University of the Caribbean, Chamberlain University, Ross University School of Medicine, Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, and Walden University. Previously, the company owned Becker Professional Education, Carrington College and DeVry University. {{Reflist-talk}} }}

You'll notice I've kept (and properly formatted) the already used Chicago Tribune citation, since the source confirms a Chicago headquarters and also says the company's recent name change reflects a "pivot toward health care education". The proposed replacement text also removes use of the company's official website.

If editors consider this an improvement, I'm hoping someone can update the article on my behalf. Thanks for your consideration, Inkian Jason (talk) 14:28, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

The next section will be included without templates expanded due to post expand include size limit. Pleaes view original talk page at Talk:Covista to see templates:


Infobox updates

{{Edit COI}} I'd like to submit another request for updating this article, specifically the Infobox:

  • Please add "{{font color|green|Adtalem Global Education Inc.}}" to the "Formerly" field
  • Please add "{{font color|green|Health care}}" to the "Industry" field
    • Related to the above COI edit request, recently published sources verify a focus on this industry.
  • Please remove "{{font color|red|1973; 53 years ago}}" from the "Founded" field
    • Reason: This is the founding date of Keller Graduate School of Management.
  • Please change "{{Font color|red|Stephen W. Beard (President and CEO)}}" to "{{Font color|green|Stephen Beard (Chair, CEO)}}" in the "Key people" field

If editors prefer to include a list of notable subsidiaries in the Infobox, then the following could be added:

I'll let editors decide what's most important to include in the Infobox, but I'd like to think all of these proposed changes are not contentious and consistent with the article body. Given my COI, I'm seeking help from others to review and implement this request appropriately. Thanks again! Inkian Jason (talk) 16:15, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

Based on User:Spintendo's feedback below, I'd like to clarify that Adtalem Global Education Inc. should be added to the "|former_name=" parameter. Inkian Jason (talk) 13:26, 26 May 2026 (UTC)
I would also like to clarify that the founding date in the infobox is for Keller Graduate School of Management, not Adtalem/Covista. The article's prose says, "DeVry Inc. was created in 1987 with the merger of DeVry Institute of Technology (DIT) and the Keller Graduate School of Management." I am trying to make the infobox consistent with the article body. Thanks, Inkian Jason (talk) 13:29, 26 May 2026 (UTC)


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