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Summary of request: Remove unsourced birth-name and stage-name claim from opening sentence
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The opening currently reads:
“Douglas Cullen Baumbach (born November 6, 1967), better known by his stage name Cullen Douglas, is an American actor, playwright, and screenwriter.”
Please replace it with:
“Cullen Douglas (born November 6, 1967) is an American actor, playwright, and screenwriter.”
Reason: I am the subject of the article and have disclosed that conflict of interest. “Cullen Douglas” is my legal name, not a stage name. The birth-name and stage-name assertion has no citation or reliable published source. Because this is a biography of a living person, I am requesting removal of this unsourced and inaccurate personal information.
I have a conflict of interest: I am Jordan Roseman, known professionally as DJ Earworm, the subject of this article. I am not editing the article directly and would appreciate review by uninvolved editors.
I would like to suggest a short addition about Decade of Pop. TIME covered the project in 2019, describing it as a 100-song compilation looking back at the 2010s pop landscape. The official YouTube upload is titled “DECADE OF POP • 100 Song Mashup | DJ Earworm,” also known as “Celebrate the Good Times.” A later TikTok post by mason.conner/conner.boi for “Celebrate the Good Times” includes on-screen text saying “Dj Earworm released a Decade Mashup” and “Go check it out on youtube.” An archived Tokboard page for “Celebrate the Good Times by conner.boi” reported more than 8,376,468,981 plays for that TikTok sound, last updated August 1, 2022.
Suggested wording:
In 2019, Roseman released Decade of Pop, a 100-song mashup of popular music from the 2010s. The mashup was later credited in a TikTok post by mason.conner/conner.boi associated with the “Celebrate the Good Times” sound and containing the Decade of Pop audio; archived Tokboard data reported more than 8.3 billion plays for that TikTok sound by August 2022. TikTok’s sound page also listed more than 1.2 million videos using the sound as of July 2026.
I understand that TikTok and Tokboard are platform/primary sources, so I am requesting review rather than making the edit myself.
Zanzex (talk) 20:18, 8 July 2026 (UTC)
Hello — I am Dana Leong, the subject of this article. Per WP:COI I am posting proposed updates here rather than editing the article directly. I have declared my conflict of interest.
A new freely-licensed (CC BY-SA 4.0) photo of me is now on Commons: File:Dana Leong with two Grammy Award trophies.jpg. Please add to the infobox:
| image = Dana Leong with two Grammy Award trophies.jpg | caption = Dana Leong with his two Grammy Award trophies
2. Correction in Early life: my mother's name and career
My mother's name in Japanese kanji is 長澤澄子 (Sumiko Nagasawa (長澤澄子)). She was a regular performer on the NHK music TV program Stage 101 in the 1970s. A YouTube clip of her on the show is available at the linked source. If the article currently uses different kanji or omits her TV career, please update accordingly.
The Career section currently mentions the U.S. State Department's American Music Abroad program selection for the 2007-2008 season but lacks an inline citation. Requesting addition of a citation. The program is documented at state.gov and americanmusicabroad.org. If a patrolling editor cannot locate the specific 2007-2008 cohort listing, a {{citation needed}} flag is appropriate as an interim measure.
Proposed addition (Career section, after the existing American Music Abroad line):
"In the 2007–2008 season, the Dana Leong Band was selected for the U.S. State Department's American Music Abroad cultural-diplomacy program.[1]"
COI disclosed (filed via request-edit). Dana Leong (talk) 08:00, 9 June 2026 (UTC)
Request edit: Add Harvard Kennedy School education
The article currently does not mention the subject's studies at Harvard Kennedy School of Government. Requesting addition to the Early life section, sourced to the World Economic Forum profile (which is published by the WEF, the awarding body that named the subject a Young Global Leader, and which is therefore a reasonable secondary source for biographical claims in their YGL community).
Proposed addition (Early life section, end of paragraph that ends with Manhattan School of Music):
The article currently mentions the 2015 Young Global Leader designation with a citation to the generic WEF homepage. Requesting replacement with the dedicated WEF profile page for the subject (same '<ref name="wef-profile"/>' proposed in the Harvard request above), which is a stronger source.
Existing line (TEKTONIKmusic / WEF YGL paragraph):
"The following winter of 2015 Leong was nominated and included into the World Economic Forum's Young Global Leader Community..."
Proposed citation update: replace the inline citation linking to the WEF site root with '<ref name="wef-profile"/>' (or the full {{cite web}} if not yet defined): 'https://www.weforum.org/people/dana-leong/.'
COI disclosed (filed via request-edit). Dana Leong (talk) 08:00, 9 June 2026 (UTC)
Request edit: Add UBS Global Visionary 2017 citation
The article currently mentions the UBS Global Visionary 2017 designation but with no inline citation. Requesting addition of a citation. Note: the best citation I currently have available is a Facebook post by the subject (self-published / primary). I am flagging this for the patrolling editor to decide whether to accept as best-available or leave with a {{citation needed}} tag pending a stronger source (UBS press release or independent news coverage of the 2017 designation, which the subject is actively seeking).
Proposed citation at the end of the existing sentence:
"... was honored by UBS as 2017 Global Visionary for social entrepreneurship while invited to meet with Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte.[3]"
COI disclosed (filed via request-edit). Dana Leong (talk) 08:00, 9 June 2026 (UTC)
I am the subject of this article. Filing via WP:COIEDIT request-edit process.
Current lede:
"Dana Leong is a 2011 Latin Grammy Award Winning multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer, US Ambassador of Music, adventurer, philanthropist & entrepreneur from the San Francisco Bay Area, who is known for mixing elements of traditional instruments such as his electric cello and trombone with electronic music and visuals."
Proposed lede:
"Dana Leong is an American multi-instrumentalist, composer, and producer from the San Francisco Bay Area, known for combining the electric cello and trombone with electronic music and visual production. He is a 2011 Latin Grammy Award winner as a performer on Paquito D'Rivera's Panamericana Suite. Leong has performed aerial trombone and cello concerts suspended on the sides of skyscrapers, including the "Isobel" performance at Shanghai's SOHO Tower commissioned by the United Nations Global Compact.[4]"
Rationale: Replaces WP:PEACOCK-flagged subjective labels ("adventurer, philanthropist & entrepreneur") with sourced activity description (aerial-performance line with Isobel/UN Global Compact citation). Preserves the Latin Grammy framing. Fixes capitalization.
Note: a previous version of this request used a youtu.be short URL which triggered the spam blacklist; resubmitting with the full youtube.com URL.
The YouTube citation is primary (uploaded by the subject) and acceptable for establishing existence of the performance and venue; a stronger source from a UN Global Compact program archive or major outlet would supersede it later if located.
COI disclosed (filed via request-edit). Dana Leong (talk) 08:01, 9 June 2026 (UTC)
Paid-contribution and conflict-of-interest disclosure: I am an employee of Armada Investment AG, the family office of Daniel Aegerter, and I am submitting this proposed rewrite in the course of my employment. The subject has not personally reviewed the text. Disclosure also posted on my user page using {{paid}} per the Wikimedia Terms of Use and WP:COI. I am not editing the article directly; I am submitting the text below for review by an uninvolved editor.
Extended content
Why I am requesting a rewrite: The current article has several issues that a rewrite addresses more cleanly than line-by-line edits:
Two {{citation needed}} tags (on "Megabyte" as a first company, and on the move to Florida).
A misspelling of the subject's surname ("Aegarter") in one sentence.
A factually incoherent sentence about Armada "supporting the Swiss regulator" in October 2020 — the underlying source is about a different company (Lykke) seeking FINMA approval, and Armada's involvement is mis-summarised.
Missing well-sourced material from 2014–2026, including the co-founding of Energy for Humanity (2014), the Swiss federal popular initiative Jederzeit Strom für alle (Blackout stoppen) (committee role, submitted February 2024), the Studsvik AB stake (June 2025), the Nutmeg exit to J.P. Morgan (2021), the Bexio exit to Mobiliar (2018), the Amazon acquisition of RIVR (March 2026), and others.
I have attempted to draft the rewrite in a neutral tone, with every claim cited to an independent reliable source where possible. Where claims rely on a primary source (e.g., Energy for Humanity's own page for an uncontroversial founding fact), I have noted this. I welcome any rewordings, or rejections by the reviewing editor.
Proposed replacement text follows below. I am happy to discuss any portion of it.
Daniel S. Aegerter (born 20 July 1969) is a Swiss entrepreneur and investor. He founded the business-to-business e-commerce software company Tradex Technologies, which was acquired by Ariba in March 2000 in a stock deal valued at approximately US$5.6billion at closing — one of the largest software acquisitions of the dot-com bubble.[5][6] He subsequently founded Armada Investment AG in Zurich, the family office through which he invests his own capital.[6][7]
Aegerter has been an early-stage investor in the British robo-adviser Nutmeg, the German neobank N26, the Swiss accounting-software firm Bexio, the Zurich-based delivery-robotics company RIVR, the Zurich-based construction-robotics company Gravis Robotics, the data-storage start-up Cerabyte, and several advanced-nuclear companies including Oklo and Commonwealth Fusion Systems. He also holds a major stake in the Swedish nuclear-services company Studsvik AB. He has held a position in SpaceX since around 2016.[6][8][9] He is a co-founder of the nuclear-energy advocacy non-profit Energy for Humanity (2014) and a member of the committee of the Swiss federal popular initiative Jederzeit Strom für alle (Blackout stoppen), submitted to the Federal Chancellery in February 2024.[10][11][12]
↑"Dana Leong". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 2026-05-30.
↑"Repost: TEKTONIK Music". Facebook (Dana Leong). Retrieved 2026-05-30. {{cite web}}: Text "pivotal moment being honored as UBS Global Visionary" ignored (help)
Portions of your proposed text appear to be insufficiently paraphrased from their source material, in particular, this article from Swissinfo. Please make sure that all text submitted for review is placed using your own words.
Also note: Please remember to sign your posts using four tildes (~~~~).
Thank you Spintendo. You were right — in particular the nuclear-portfolio sentence closely tracked the Swissinfo/Bloomberg article, and I have reworded the affected passages in my own words. Please treat the two replacements below as substitutions into the proposal in the section above; the rest of that proposal is unchanged.
Replace the first paragraph of "Investments in nuclear energy" with:
Aegerter has described his backing of advanced-nuclear ventures as driven by climate concerns rather than returns alone. His firm's nuclear-related holdings span several parts of the sector and have included the reactor developer Oklo, the fusion companies Commonwealth Fusion Systems and Proxima Fusion, the small-reactor firm Last Energy, and the Swedish company Blykalla; an earlier investment was the now-defunct Transatomic Power.[1][2]
Replace the second paragraph of "Investments in nuclear energy" (the Studsvik paragraph) with:
Over the course of 2025 Aegerter built up a holding in Studsvik AB, a Swedish supplier of technical services to the nuclear industry, reaching 29.9 percent by June and becoming its largest single owner. Armada has said it intends to support the company's growth, both internally and through acquisitions. An Armada investment director joined the Studsvik board in April 2025.[2][3][4]
I have also re-read the other passages against their sources and believe they are now in my own words; please let me know if any remain too close. Zurich80 (talk) 08:43, 18 June 2026 (UTC)
COI disclosure: I am Daniel Shemtob, the subject of this article and a co-founder of Snibbs. I am submitting this as an edit request per WP:COI rather than editing the article directly.
Proposed change: Expand the existing "Snibbs" section with additional sourced details about the company's founding circumstances, product timeline, the Nancy Silverton collaboration, and wildfire-relief activities. Proposed replacement text for the Snibbs section:
Shemtob co-founded Snibbs, a footwear company that makes slip-resistant shoes intended for hospitality, healthcare, and other service-industry workers. The idea originated after Shemtob suffered a back injury from a fall in a restaurant kitchen, and he partnered with orthopedic surgeon Jason Snibbe and Haik Zadoyan to develop the product.[5][6] The brand publicly launched its first shoe, the SpaceCloud, in April 2022.[7] In April 2025, Snibbs released its first boot, the Pro,[8] and in October 2025 it released "The Nancy," a clog co-designed with chef Nancy Silverton.[9][10] Following the January 2025 Los Angeles wildfires, Snibbs partnered with apron-maker Hedley & Bennett on a relief collaboration,[11] and, according to Entrepreneur, by late 2025 had donated more than 1,000 pairs of shoes to hospitality workers through a community giveback program.[6]
Sources used: Footwear News (April 2022 and March 2025), Entrepreneur (November 2025), Sports Illustrated (April 2025), Eater (October 2025), Beverly Press (October 2025), and the Jewish Journal source already cited in the article. All independent, reliable secondary sources.
A note for the reviewing editor: where ref names in this request do not match the article's existing ref names, please feel free to rename to match the article's conventions. Happy to provide any additional clarification.
Thank you for considering this request. Delicata (talk) 04:17, 19 May 2026 (UTC)
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Hi editors, Danna Azrieli is no longer chair and is now the permanent CEO of Azrieli Group per this source.[12]
References
↑Cite error: The named reference mit-tech-review was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
12Cite error: The named reference bloomberg-studsvik was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
↑Cite error: The named reference handelsblatt-studsvik was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
↑Cite error: The named reference studsvik-nomcom was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
↑Cite error: The named reference jewishjournal-2024 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
↑Verry, Peter (March 7, 2025). "Snibbs' Collaboration With Hedley & Bennett Benefits Food and Beverage Workers Impacted by Los Angeles Wildfires". Footwear News.
The second sentence of the introduction should also be updated with the new title. It is also missing a word ("traded"), so I propose changing it to "Azrieli has been CEO of Azrieli Group, a publicly traded real estate company in Israel, since 2025."
Lastly, I suggest updating the Career section to indicate that she was named interim CEO in 2025 and later permanent CEO in 2026. Maybe something like this at the end of the first paragraph: "Azrieli became acting CEO in 2025, and was permanently appointed to the position in February 2026."
Please let me know what you think. ~~~~RM Azrieli (talk) 05:40, 10 May 2026 (UTC)
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Hi editors, I have a slight error to correct. Danna Azrieli has three siblings: Naomi, Sharon, and Rafi. Could this be updated in the infobox with this source? Thanks! ~~~~RM Azrieli (talk) 20:14, 16 May 2026 (UTC)
Not done for now: @RM Azrieli, generally we only add family to the infobox if they have their own wikipedia pages, it isn't meant to be a comprehensive list. It is possible Rafi should be added to the biography section, though there are some WP:BLPNAME concerns. I'm not sure how to gracefully add a mention of a brother to the existing text, but you're welcome to suggest a phrasing. Rusalkii (talk) 20:44, 18 June 2026 (UTC)
@Rusalkii: thanks for taking a look. I understand about not wanting to name siblings that don't have their own article. As for adding to the Biography section, what would you think of modifying the second sentence, so it goes from:
::*Azrieli and her sisters, Naomi and Sharon, own 46 percent of the Azrieli Group, a company founded by their father.
to instead something like:
Azrieli has three siblings;[1] with her sisters, Naomi and Sharon, she owns 46 percent of Azrieli Group, a company founded by their father.[2]
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I'd like to add the following content to the People and culture section.
Specific text to be added or removed: 3DS has won a number of awards/been named to industry lists. Examples from recent years include Forbes’ World’s Most Innovative Companies, Corporate Knights’ World's Most Sustainable Corporations, Forbes World's Best Employers and Fortune’s Future 50 companies with the strongest long-term growth potential.
I'd like to propose an update for this article based on news coverage from a recent announcement. Within the last 48 hours, Nvidia and Dassault Systèmes announced they are working together for development in the artificial intelligence sector. News coverage has since come out about this, so I have a draft below for editors to consider adding to the article:
Nvidia and Dassault Systèmes announced an expansion of their partnership in February 2026. Up to that point, Dassault Systèmes used Nvidia hardware and Nvidia used its planning and design products. The expansion focuses on artificial intelligence systems and simulations, and using Nvidia's services with Dassault Systèmes' virtual twins. Nvidia will specifically use tools from the Simulia, Delmia, Biovia and Outscale brands.[1][2]
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While the above request is being considered, I'd like to propose an update for some news that was just released.
The Wall Street Journal reported[1] that the current Chief Executive Officer Pascal Daloz is replacing Bernard Charles as executive chairman. Daloz is now Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
This change would need to be updated in the Infobox and Corporate information section for accuracy. Please let me know if you have any questions, ~~~~Alyssa at 3DS (talk) 21:53, 24 February 2026 (UTC)
Y Done - again, with adjusted wording but both infobox and body of article are updated. S1mply.dogmom (talk) 18:00, 3 March 2026 (UTC)
Thanks; I appreciate what you did! I also have an open request proposing an update for this article based on the newly announced expanded partnership between Dassault Systèmes and Nvidia. If you are willing to review the request, I'd be grateful. ~~~~
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Hello! I would make a request for the Infobox. First, it seems that for "Key people", Pascal Daloz is listed twice under different positions. I suggest this be consolidated.
Second, I would like to suggest adding Bernard Charlès as a cofounder to the infobox, as this is currently missing.[1]
Please let me know if you have any questions, ~~~~Alyssa at 3DS (talk) 20:00, 3 April 2026 (UTC)
I consolidated the "Key People" listing, but I did not add Bernard Charlès as a co-founder, because the 2026 WSJ article is the only one I found that described him as a co-founder. The International Business Times said in their 2017 profile:
Charles' own career history and that of DS are intertwined. The man, who became its CEO in 1995, arrived on the scene in 1983, barely two years after the company's incorporation.
3DS's own "About Us" page (archived version from 2023) says he joined the company in 1983 and became CEO in 1995 etc., but there's nothing about him being a co-founder. Since the company was founded in 1981, I don't see how he could be a co-founder. ―Tosca-the-engineer (talk) 08:41, 15 April 2026 (UTC)
@Tosca-the-engineer:, sometimes executives who join in the infancy of a company are given co-founder status. Elon Musk would be an example in regards to Tesla. However, I could not find a source to support Charles. --CNMall41 (talk) 19:55, 20 April 2026 (UTC)
Hello editors, I noticed that on April 30, this article was reverted to a previous version. In doing this, some outdated information got re-added so now the article is inaccurate. This includes the leadership changes from Bernard Charlès to Pascal Daloz. Would editors consider going through this reversion with a closer eye so that the proper things can be re-added? Thanks! Alyssa at 3DS (talk) 20:39, 26 May 2026 (UTC)
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Hello editors, I have reworded this request to be more specific.
On April 30, this article was reverted to a previous version. In doing this, some outdated information got re-added so now the article is inaccurate. This includes the leadership changes from Bernard Charlès to Pascal Daloz.
I would like to propose the following for accuracy:
In the infobox remove "Bernard Charlès (executive chairman)"
In the infobox, add "chairman" to "Pascal Daloz (CEO)"
In Company management under Corporate information, remove: "Charlès, who had held the position since 1995, remains the chairman of the board."
In Company management under Corporate information, add to the end of the subsection: Charlès, who had held the position since 1995,[1] remained as executive chairman of the board until February 2026, when he stepped down citing personal reasons. Pascal Daloz took the position of board chairman upon Charlès's departure.[2]
Additionally, market share information is updated in the document as well, so the Market data subsection should be updated:
Groupe Industriel Marcel Dassault owned 39.91 percent of shares in 2025, making it the company's main shareholder; public shares were at 49.38 percent. Other major shareholders included Charles Edelstenne, Bernard Charlès and Pascal Daloz.
The number of employees remained the same (25,000) so that does not need to be updated, however the number of global offices increased to 188. The article currently lists 184 global offices in the Introduction and the People and culture subsection. The updated office location breakdown for that subsection is 42% Europe, 32% Asia, and 26% Americas.
Hi, I'm BeegeeCheese! I work for Practical Venture Capital as an Executive Assistant since December 2025, and Dave McClure is a founder/general partner. My COI disclosure is on my user page, and I have placed a connected contributor notice on this page. As per WP:PAID and WP:COI, I ask for a proper review by uninvolved editors with my proposal.
This article needs revisions, especially since it's a Stub-class. It needs to be expanded. The career content is minimal relative to ~30+ years of documented activity (just a few sentences on the career). The allegations section is well-sourced; however it currently makes up a disproportionate share of the article. I'm not requesting a removal of content, but the career content should be expanded to bring the article into a proper balance per WP:NPOV and WP:UNDUE. I've listed sources under each proposal below.
Extended content
Proposal 1 — Add early career section (pre-2007)
The article currently jumps straight to "Technology Startups" with no mention of McClure's career before 500 Startups. I'm proposing a brief section covering his pre-2007 background:
McClure graduated from Johns Hopkins University with a BS in engineering and applied mathematics in 1988 and moved to Silicon Valley in 1989. During the 1990s, he worked as a technology consultant for clients including Microsoft and Intel, and founded Aslan Computing, a web development firm, in the mid-1990s. In 2001, he joined PayPal as Director of Marketing, where he started the PayPal Developer Network, which opened PayPal's APIs to outside developers. He left PayPal in 2004. From 2005 to 2006, he was Director of Marketing at Simply Hired, a job search startup. From 2006 to 2008, he worked as an advisor and consultant to startups and spoke at technology conferences including Web 2.0 Expo and Pubcon.
Sources:
Johns Hopkins University. (2010, January). "Master of 500 hats." Johns Hopkins Engineering Magazine. https://engineering.jhu.edu/magazine/2010/01/master-500-hats/ — University press profile covering JHU enrollment at age 16, PayPal and Simply Hired roles (2001–2005), and early investing including Mint.com.
MeetInnovators. (2009, June 11). "Dave McClure from Founders Fund." https://meetinnovators.com/2009/06/11/dave-mcclure-from-founders-fund/ — Interview covering arrival in Silicon Valley in 1989, consulting firm with Intel and Microsoft clients, PayPal Developer Network, Simply Hired, and early angel investments.
Proposal 2 — Expand the lead paragraph and add AARRR framework mention
The lead currently describes McClure as "an entrepreneur and angel investor" but does not mention the AARRR framework, which is frequently attributed to him in published sources. I'm proposing a brief addition to the lead and a short subsection in the career section:
For the lead, add after the current description: McClure is also known for introducing the "Startup Metrics for Pirates" (AARRR) framework in a 2007 presentation at Ignite Seattle. The framework outlines five stages of startup growth: Acquisition, Activation, Retention, Referral, and Revenue.
For a career subsection: In 2007, McClure gave a five-minute presentation at Ignite Seattle titled "Startup Metrics for Pirates," which laid out a framework for measuring startup growth using five metrics abbreviated as AARRR: Acquisition, Activation, Retention, Referral, and Revenue. The original slides were published on SlideShare.
Built In. (n.d.). "What is the AARRR framework?" https://builtin.com/articles/aarrr — States AARRR "can be traced back to 2007, when Dave McClure...spoke at the Ignite Seattle event."
Before founding 500 Startups, McClure managed FF Angel, a seed investment program at Founders Fund. This is not currently mentioned in the article.
From 2008 to 2010, McClure managed FF Angel, a seed-stage investment program at Founders Fund. Through the program, he made approximately 42 seed investments. One of these was the seed round for Credit Karma in 2009; Credit Karma was later acquired by Intuit in 2020 for approximately $7.1 billion.
The article mentions the founding of 500 Startups but does not describe the scale of the fund or its investment approach. I'm proposing adding factual details about the fund's size and portfolio:
Under McClure, 500 Startups made over 1,500 investments across more than 60 countries by 2016, with roughly a third of its staff based outside the United States. McClure described the fund's investment approach as similar to the statistical strategy used by the Oakland Athletics baseball team, focusing on high-volume, diversified bets rather than concentrated positions. He emphasized three areas he called the "Three Ds": design, data, and distribution. Portfolio companies that later went public include Twilio, SendGrid, The RealReal, Grab, GitLab, and Udemy.
Chapman, L. (2019, March 6). "After sex scandal, former 500 Startups leader starts new fund." Bloomberg (via Yahoo Finance). https://finance.yahoo.com/news/sex-scandal-500-startups-former-113024435.html — States McClure "helped fund 1,800 early-stage companies in 60 countries," with portfolio including "Twilio, Credit Karma, Grab, and seven other $1 billion-plus companies."
Note: IPO dates and listings are publicly verifiable via SEC EDGAR filings and exchange records.
Proposal 5 — Add Geeks on a Plane mention
McClure founded Geeks on a Plane in 2008, an invite-only startup tour that brought founders and investors to technology markets in other countries. Tours visited destinations in Brazil, India, China, Japan, Southeast Asia, and parts of Africa between 2009 and 2017 through 500 Startups. The program was relaunched in 2022 as 42Geeks, co-founded with Chok Ooi, and has organized tours to Jakarta, Singapore, and other markets.
Note: The Jakarta Post source is published under their "Quick Dispatch" (advertorial) section. I'm citing it for the factual detail that 42Geeks was relaunched in 2022 by Chok Ooi. If editors prefer a non-advertorial source for this claim, I can look for one.
Proposal 6 — Add Practical Venture Capital section
In 2019, McClure founded Practical Venture Capital, a venture capital firm focused on secondary markets. According to Bloomberg, the firm was designed to "purchase stakes in smaller funds, sometimes called micro-venture capital firms" and to "buy stakes from those funds' investors when they're seeking liquidity." Bloomberg reported the firm had an initial fundraising target of $100 million.
Sources:
Chapman, L. (2019, March 6). "After sex scandal, former 500 Startups leader starts new fund." Bloomberg (via Yahoo Finance). https://finance.yahoo.com/news/sex-scandal-500-startups-former-113024435.html — Names Practical Venture Capital, describes secondary-market strategy, and reports $100M initial target.
I'm not asking to remove or change anything already in the article. All proposals are additions of sourced career content. Happy to discuss any of them.
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The Sun's diameter is 864,337.3 miles,<ref>{{cite book|no-tracking=true|last1=Sjöblad|first1=Tristan|title=The Sun|url=http://www.booksource.com|publisher=Academic Press|date=2020|page=1}}</ref> while the Moon's diameter is 2,159 miles.<ref>{{cite journal|no-tracking=true|last1=Harinath|first1=Prisha|title=Size of the Moon|journal=Science|issue=78|volume=51|url=http://www.journalsource.com|date=2020|page=46}}</ref> The Sun's temperature is 5,778 Kelvin.<ref>{{cite book|no-tracking=true|last1=Uemura|first1=Shu|title=The Sun's Heat|url=http://www.websource.com|publisher=Academic Press|date=2020|page=2}}</ref>
Which displays as:
The Sun's diameter is 864,337.3 miles,[1] while the Moon's diameter is 2,159 miles.[2] The Sun's temperature is 5,778 Kelvin.[3]
References
^ Sjöblad, Tristan. The Sun. Academic Press, 2020, p. 1.
^ Harinath, Prisha. "Size of the Moon", Science, 51(78):46. 2020.
^ Uemura, Shū. The Sun's Heat. Academic Press, 2020, p. 2.
In the second example above, the links between the provided references and their claim statement ref tags are perfectly clear. Kindly reformulate your edit request so that it aligns more with the second example above, and feel free to re-submit that edit request at your earliest convenience. Regards, Spintendo 08:39, 11 June 2026 (UTC)
Edit request (resubmission): Expand career sections (paid COI disclosed)
Hi, I'm BeegeeCheese! I work for Practical Venture Capital as an Executive Assistant since December 2025, and Dave McClure is a founder/general partner. My COI disclosure is on my user page, and I have placed a connected contributor notice on this page. As per WP:PAID and WP:COI, I ask for a proper review by uninvolved editors with my proposal.
This article needs revisions, especially since it's a Stub-class. It needs to be expanded. The career content is minimal relative to ~30+ years of documented activity (just a few sentences on the career). The allegations section is well-sourced; however it currently makes up a disproportionate share of the article. I'm not requesting a removal of content, but the career content should be expanded to bring the article into a proper balance per WP:NPOV and WP:UNDUE. Per Spintendo's 11-JUN-2026 reply, I've moved the source citations inline rather than listing them separately.
Proposal 1 — Add early career section (pre-2007)
The article currently jumps straight to "Technology Startups" with no mention of McClure's career before 500 Startups. I'm proposing a brief section covering his pre-2007 background:
McClure graduated from Johns Hopkins University with a BS in engineering and applied mathematics in 1988[1] and moved to Silicon Valley in 1989.[2] During the 1990s, he worked as a technology consultant for clients including Microsoft and Intel,[2] and founded Aslan Computing, a web development firm, in the mid-1990s.[3] In 2001, he joined PayPal as Director of Marketing,[1][3] where he started the PayPal Developer Network, which opened PayPal's APIs to outside developers.[2] He left PayPal in 2004.[3] From 2005 to 2006, he was Director of Marketing at Simply Hired, a job search startup.[1][3] From 2006 to 2008, he worked as an advisor and consultant to startups and spoke at technology conferences including Web 2.0 Expo and Pubcon.[3]
Proposal 2 — Expand the lead paragraph and add AARRR framework mention
The lead currently describes McClure as "an entrepreneur and angel investor" but does not mention the AARRR framework, which is frequently attributed to him in published sources. I'm proposing a brief addition to the lead and a short subsection in the career section:
For the lead, add after the current description: McClure is also known for introducing the "Startup Metrics for Pirates" (AARRR) framework in a 2007 presentation at Ignite Seattle.[4][5] The framework outlines five stages of startup growth: Acquisition, Activation, Retention, Referral, and Revenue.[6]
For a career subsection: In 2007, McClure gave a five-minute presentation at Ignite Seattle titled "Startup Metrics for Pirates,"[4] which laid out a framework for measuring startup growth using five metrics abbreviated as AARRR: Acquisition, Activation, Retention, Referral, and Revenue.[6][7] The original slides were published on SlideShare.[6]
Before founding 500 Startups, McClure managed FF Angel, a seed investment program at Founders Fund. This is not currently mentioned in the article.
From 2008 to 2010, McClure managed FF Angel, a seed-stage investment program at Founders Fund.[3][8] Through the program, he made approximately 42 seed investments.[3] One of these was the seed round for Credit Karma in 2009;[3] Credit Karma was later acquired by Intuit in 2020 for approximately $7.1 billion.[9]
Proposal 4 — Expand 500 Startups section
The article mentions the founding of 500 Startups but does not describe the scale of the fund or its investment approach. I'm proposing adding factual details about the fund's size and portfolio:
Under McClure, 500 Startups made over 1,500 investments across more than 60 countries by 2016,[10] with roughly a third of its staff based outside the United States.[10] McClure described the fund's investment approach as similar to the statistical strategy used by the Oakland Athletics baseball team, focusing on high-volume, diversified bets rather than concentrated positions.[11][12] He emphasized three areas he called the "Three Ds": design, data, and distribution.[11] Portfolio companies that later went public include Twilio, SendGrid, The RealReal, Grab, GitLab, and Udemy.[13]
Note: IPO dates and listings are publicly verifiable via SEC EDGAR filings and exchange records.
Proposal 5 — Add Geeks on a Plane mention
McClure founded Geeks on a Plane in 2008, an invite-only startup tour that brought founders and investors to technology markets in other countries.[14] Tours visited destinations in Brazil,[15] India, China, Japan,[15] Southeast Asia,[16] and parts of Africa[17] between 2009 and 2017 through 500 Startups. The program was relaunched in 2022 as 42Geeks, co-founded with Chok Ooi, and has organized tours to Jakarta, Singapore, and other markets.[14]
Note: The Jakarta Post source is published under their "Quick Dispatch" (advertorial) section. I'm citing it for the factual detail that 42Geeks was relaunched in 2022 by Chok Ooi. If editors prefer a non-advertorial source for this claim, I can look for one.
Proposal 6 — Add Practical Venture Capital section
In 2019, McClure founded Practical Venture Capital, a venture capital firm focused on secondary markets.[13] According to Bloomberg, the firm was designed to "purchase stakes in smaller funds, sometimes called micro-venture capital firms" and to "buy stakes from those funds' investors when they're seeking liquidity."[13] Bloomberg reported the firm had an initial fundraising target of $100 million.[13]
I'm not asking to remove or change anything already in the article. All proposals are additions of sourced career content. Happy to discuss any of them.
Also, why are there issues being displayed? All the information on the page has citations. If there are any issues that need to be addressed, please let me know. I'd rather have this page removed than have incomplete/wrong information DaveZeltserman (talk) 03:15, 2 May 2026 (UTC)
This does not require the use of the admin toolset, so I am making it a standard help request; any editor may help you with these concerns. Administrators have no more authority than any other editor, just extra tools that would be irresponsible for the entire community to possess.
Article content is only as good as those who provide it and how timely they do so. Please see WP:ABOUTYOU. 331dot (talk) 08:26, 3 May 2026 (UTC)
And I have changed it to {{edit coi}}, which is what seems to be being requested.
Note that there is a backlog of requests for such edits, and it may take a while for a volunteer to get around to it. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 11:39, 3 May 2026 (UTC)
Done: Thank you for the request. I have added the missing novels. I think that covers everything here, so I'm marking this as answered. Cheers, MediaKyle (talk) 19:28, 3 May 2026 (UTC)
This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest has now been answered.
I am the subject of this article. The current 'official site' under external links points to a gambling website that has parked under a domain using my name. Could an editor please remove this?
DaveZeltserman (talk) 12:30, 11 May 2026 (UTC)
I'd also like to add the Writing Style and Hardluck Stories sections below, and replace the introductory paragraph with the following:
Dave Zeltserman (born May 23, 1959 in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American novelist and short story writer known for his works in noir, crime, mystery, thriller, and horror genres. A former software engineer, Zeltserman has published more than 20 novels, and has gained widespread critical acclaim for his gritty, uncompromising spin on contemporary noir. His Small Crimes (2008) was selected by NPR as one of the five best crime and mystery novels of 2008[1], by the Washington Post as one of the best novels of the year[2], and was later adapted into a 2017 Netflix original film of the same title starring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau[3]. His extensive short fiction includes the celebrated Julius Katz mystery series, which won the Edgar Award for Julius Katz Draws a Straight Flush[4], Shamus and Derringer awards for Julius Katz[5], and Ellery Queen Readers Awards for Archie’s Been Framed and Archie Solves the Case [6]. His horror writing, such as The Caretaker of Lorne Field (2010) and Monster: A Novel of Frankenstein (2012), has also earned year-end accolades from the ALA[7], Booklist[8], and WBUR[9].
=== Proposed changes === The article currently omits the appointment of Dan Finley as Group CEO and has an outdated reference to Carol Kane as Chief Executive in the "Business operations" section. I am requesting the following two factual updates:
1. History section Please add the following sentence after the paragraph beginning "In December 2024, Boohoo shareholders blocked Mike Ashley and an associate from joining its board..." : Proposed text: On 1 November 2024, Dan Finley was appointed Group CEO, succeeding John Lyttle. : Rationale: This fills a chronological gap. The article already includes other recent corporate developments such as board changes and the March 2025 rebrand.
2. Business operations section Please update the opening sentence of the section to reflect Carol Kane's current role. : Current text: "According to Chief executive Carol Kane, Boohoo can differentiate itself from its closest rivals..." : Proposed text: "According to Group Executive Director Carol Kane, Boohoo can differentiate itself from its closest rivals..." : Rationale: This aligns the prose with information already present elsewhere in the article.
No changes are requested to the infobox, which is already up to date.
I now go professionally by ArunDitha. Multiple major publications — CNA Lifestyle [S1], The Peak [S2], Vogue Singapore [S3, S4], and Connected to India [S5] — all use ArunDitha as the primary identifier, with Deborah Arunditha Emmanuel noted as the birth name. I request that the article's lead sentence, infobox, and subsequent references be updated accordingly, and that a page move from Deborah Emmanuel to ArunDitha be considered.
2. Occupation
The current description ("slam poet and multi-disciplinary artist") should be updated to reflect a significantly broader practice. Vogue Singapore [S3] describes her as a "poet, sound-maker and movement artist"; The Peak [S2] as a "poet, frontwoman, and shamanic healer"; CNA Lifestyle [S1] as a "poet and multidisciplinary artist". A suggested encyclopaedic formulation: poet, performer, and multidisciplinary artist.
3. Biographical updates
The following additions are supported by the cited sources:
Publications: ArunDitha has published four books [S1], not the three currently listed. She is also a contributor to Rib/cage (2025), published by Afterimage (the publishing arm of literary non-profit Sing Lit Station), a multi-generational anthology of Singaporean poetry [S4].
Music: She serves as lead vocalist and frontwoman of the Singapore-based psychedelic band Mantravine [S2, S3], with whom she has performed internationally, including at Germany's Evolution Festival, Thailand's Wonderfruit Festival, France (2023 tour) [S1, S2], and Poland's Garbicz music festival [S3]. The band's 2023 EP Nartana — their 36th release, named after the Sanskrit word for dancing — blends gypsy music, electronica, funk and psychedelia. The lineup includes Isuru Wijesoma on Carnatic-influenced classical guitar, Farhan Remy and Eriko Murakami on brass, and Rupak George as producer and founding member [S6].
Solo sound project: She is developing a solo sound and performance project called Puremaisurii, exploring the intersection of language, sound, and spiritual practice [S3].
Major performances at the Esplanade: She has created and performed original works at Singapore's Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay, including WIP – Earth Song (March 2023) and Living Ancestor (Kalaa Utsavam, November 2024), the latter in collaboration with SISTRUM and the Beatroot Ensemble [S5].
National Gallery of Singapore residency: She undertook an artist residency at the National Gallery of Singapore, culminating in the performance An Archipelagic Aeon at the gallery's Padang Atrium in January 2026 as part of Light to Night Singapore [S1, S3].
President's Challenge Night 2025: She performed at this major national televised fundraising event on 2 November 2025 [S1].
Singapore Writers Festival 2025: She performed in Shapeshifters, a featured performance combining poetry, music, and Kuchipudi dance, on 14 November 2025 [S1].
Prison writing workshops: Since 2019, she has conducted weekly poetry writing workshops in Singapore prisons, mentoring approximately 50 male and female inmates in creative writing as a form of rehabilitation [S1].
Opens: She co-founded Opens, a para-academic forum exploring radical artistic expression, which has organised events including a Postcritical Spirituality Pecha Kucha [S2].
All additions are factual, sourced, and non-promotional in nature.
This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest has now been answered.
Hello, I am the subject of this article. I have uploaded a copyright-free, self-taken portrait of myself to Wikimedia Commons for use in the infobox of this page.
Could an independent editor please add Nowhere Baths Singapore September 2025 to the infobox?
I am China Moses, the daughter of Dee Dee Bridgewater. I am disclosing a family relationship per WP:COI guidelines and requesting that an independent editor implement the following factual update.
The discography section is missing Dee Dee Bridgewater's most recent studio album. Please add the following entry:
2025: Elemental (DDB Records/Mack Avenue) — a collaboration with pianist Bill Charlap; debuted at the Hollywood Bowl during the Blue Note Jazz Festival; received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Jazz Vocal Album.
Sources: Mack Avenue Records official release page; Grammy Awards nominations list 2025/2026.
Thank you. — MIC Prod (talk) 02:10, 16 May 2026 (UTC)
Request edit: Grammy nomination for Elemental (2025)
I am China Moses, the daughter of Dee Dee Bridgewater (family COI disclosed).
The awards section should be updated to reflect a Grammy nomination received for the 2025 album Elemental (with Bill Charlap, DDB Records/Mack Avenue). The nomination is for Best Jazz Vocal Album. Please add this to the Grammy nominations list in the awards section.
Source: Grammy Awards official nominations list.
Thank you. — MIC Prod (talk) 02:11, 16 May 2026 (UTC)
I am China Moses, the daughter of Dee Dee Bridgewater (family COI disclosed). The current article describes me as "an accomplished singer, songwriter, producer, radio host and MTV VJ (France)." The MTV VJ reference is outdated by over two decades and no longer reflects my primary work. I am requesting it be updated to the following:
Suggested replacement: "Bridgewater's daughter China Moses is a singer, songwriter, music producer, and international radio broadcaster. She has released seven studio albums and has hosted long-running jazz programs on TSF Jazz France and Jazz FM UK."
Thank you. — MIC Prod (talk) 02:11, 16 May 2026 (UTC)
An impartial editor has reviewed the proposed edit(s) and asked the editor with a conflict of interest to go ahead and make the suggested changes.
I am a Dell Technologies employee, and I’m reaching out with a few edit requests for the Dell article. I fully understand and respect Wikipedia's conflict of interest guidelines, so I will not be editing the page directly. Instead, I am
submitting these requests here for consideration by independent editors.
Here are the proposed updates in detail:
For the “circle” Dell logo in the “History” section, please revise the caption to reflect its correct usage period. Please replace “used from 2010 to 2018” with “used from 2010 to 2016”. This aligns with the timeline of Dell Technologies' formation in 2016 following Dell's completion of the EMC Corporation merger. Supporting source: Dell Technologies Financial Results.
Updates to “Acquisition of EMC” subsection:
Verb Tense Consistency: The verb tenses throughout this section are inconsistent. I recommend standardizing the text to past tense for clarity and accuracy.
Hyperlink Reference: In the final sentence of the fifth paragraph, I propose hyperlinking "Dell Technologies" to the corresponding Dell Technologies article.
Correct Business Division Names: Two business division names in the sixth paragraph are incorrect. I suggest the following adjustments:
Replace "Dell Client Solutions Group” with "Client Solutions Group".
Replace "Dell EMC” with "Infrastructure Solutions Group".
Thank you in advance for your assistance with these edits! Please let me know if you have any questions. JM with Dell Technologies (talk) 21:13, 26 March 2025 (UTC)
Tagging K1812 since they were so helpful with a previous edit on the Michael Dell page. Would you be willing to assist with this request to update the Dell logo caption and Acquisition of EMC subsection of this page? Thank you in advance! JM with Dell Technologies (talk) 18:51, 11 April 2025 (UTC)
Go ahead: I have reviewed these proposed changes and suggest that you go ahead and make the proposed changes to the page. Rusalkii (talk) 06:05, 22 April 2025 (UTC)
Thank you for your review and approval of the edits, Rusalkii! As a conflict of interest (COI) editor, I strive to uphold Wikipedia's guidelines by not making direct edits to the article. With this in mind, would you, or someone else in the community, be willing to make the approved edits directly in the article? I truly appreciate your help and commitment to ensuring accurate, well-supported content. Thank you again! JM with Dell Technologies (talk) 15:51, 5 May 2025 (UTC)
Nothing in the guidelines says you can't edit the article directly with approval from an independent editor. Just make it clear in your edit summary and link this discussion. Rusalkii (talk) 17:08, 5 May 2025 (UTC)
Thank you again for your help, Rusalkii! I have implemented the edits and linked to our discussion as you instructed. JM with Dell Technologies (talk) 15:35, 15 May 2025 (UTC)
Request to update the “Founding and start-up", “List of Dell marketing slogans” and “Dell facilities” sections
Part of an edit requested by an editor with a conflict of interest has been implemented.
Hello again! As a Dell Technologies employee, I’m submitting the following edit request in accordance with Wikipedia's COI guidelines. I will not edit the page directly but am providing this proposal for consideration by independent editors. Below are my suggested updates:
1. History section: “Founding and Start-up"
In the “Founding and start-up" portion of the “History” section, I propose correcting the "$80 million (equivalent to $177,850,000 in 2023)” statistic to “$85 million (equivalent to $230,976,542.69 in 2025)”. This update is based on page xii of Michael Dell’s book, Direct from Dell, which cites the “$85 million” figure.
Current sentence: In June 1988, Dell Computer's market capitalization grew by $30 million to $80 million (equivalent to $177,850,000 in 2023) from its June 22 initial public offering of 3.5 million shares at $8.50 a share on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol DELL.
Proposed update: In June 1988, Dell Computer's market capitalization grew by $30 million to $85 million (equivalent to $230,976,542.69 in 2025) from its June 22 initial public offering of 3.5 million shares at $8.50 a share on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol DELL.
Done In the future, please supply sourcing for such changes. Looking at it as-is, the current source is Dell.com and no numbers are even mentioned so I was going to remove that and the following sentence altogether. However, I found a source to support so I implemented. Please keep this in mind for the future as many editors will not do the research on your behalf. --CNMall41 (talk) 19:15, 21 August 2025 (UTC)
CNMall41: Thank you so much for being proactive and updating the sourcing for this section. I really appreciate your effort in improving the article. The source you provided states that our capitalization grew by $30 million, valuing the company at "about $85 million". However, the article still reflects "$80 million". Could you please update the article to align with the source you identified?
Proposed update: In June 1988, Dell Computer's market capitalization grew by $30 million to about $85 million (equivalent to $230,976,542.69 in 2025) from its June 22 initial public offering of 3.5 million shares at $8.50 a share on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol DELL.
In my initial request, I included a source that I believed supported the suggested edit, as it has been referenced elsewhere in the article. See here: Direct from Dell, page xii also cites the “$85 million” figure. I understand there may be nuances in how sources are evaluated. For future reference, I'd love to learn more about how I can better align my requests with Wikipedia's standards. Your guidance would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you again for your help in improving the article! JM with Dell Technologies (talk) 18:37, 26 August 2025 (UTC)
Hi, CNMall41. I'm following up on my request above. Could you kindly advise when you have a moment? Thank you in advance. JM with Dell Technologies (talk) 20:15, 23 September 2025 (UTC)
Thank you, CNMall41, for approving the source I provided and changing $80 million to $85 million! Could you please update "(equivalent to $177,850,000 in 2023)" to say "(equivalent to $232,780,726.97 in 2025)" instead? The 2025 equivalent is based on my most up-to-date calculations using these sources:
That was actually my fault. The source I used on your behalf actually has the correct figure ($85 million) so I changed it.
I think it should probably be removed altogether to be honest. Calculating the figure separate from what the source says would be original research I believe. I could be wrong as I have never seen a Wikipedia page with "equivalent" value on it before. May be best to do a separate COI request for someone else to review; or, seek a second opinion on a noticeboard. --CNMall41 (talk) 18:08, 21 October 2025 (UTC)
CNMall41 Thank you for the follow-up! I agree with your recommendation to remove the statistic. Would you be willing to remove the figure? Thank you in advance! JM with Dell Technologies (talk) 19:56, 21 October 2025 (UTC)
'Equivalent' (inflation adjusted) values are widely and commonly used throughout Wikipedia. There's no original research involved, it's an embedded formula that's based on current published inflation values. In fact, the formula is used at the beginning of the same paragraph. I'm going to restore it, but using the correct 1988 value, and using the available option within the formula to round the figure, as absolute precision is unnecessary. Thus, it will read "In June 1988, Dell Computer's market capitalization grew by $30 million to $85 million ($231.4million in 2025) [...]".
For those interested, this is the embedded formula markup: ${{Inflation|US|85|1988|r=1}} million in {{Inflation/year|US}} The details of inflation adjustment formulae can be found at Template:Inflation. cheers. anastrophe, an editor he is. 20:15, 21 October 2025 (UTC)
anastrophe, thank you for clarifying and for restoring. Will keep this in mind for future requests! JM with Dell Technologies (talk) 21:03, 21 October 2025 (UTC)
2. "List of Dell marketing slogans" section
Under the “List of Dell marketing slogans” section, I propose the following updates based on this Adweek article:
Update the bullet:
Current: “The power to do more (2011–present)”
Proposed: “The power to do more (2011–2023)”
Add a new bullet:
Proposed: Welcome to Now (2023–present)
Done
3. "Dell facilities" section
The paragraph below in the “Dell facilities" section contains outdated information. I suggest simplifying it to reflect Dell’s ongoing assessment of its facilities, as noted in this Dell 10-K filing. Additionally, the updated list of locations can be verified using the Dell Technologies Global Offices page.
Current paragraph:
Dell facilities in the United States are located in Austin, Texas; Nashua, New Hampshire; Nashville, Tennessee; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Peoria, Illinois; Hillsboro, Oregon (Portland area); Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Eden Prairie, Minnesota (Dell Compellent); Bowling Green, Kentucky; Lincoln, Nebraska; and Miami, Florida. Facilities located abroad include Penang, Malaysia; Xiamen, China; Bracknell, UK; Manila, Philippines Chennai, India; Hyderabad, India; Noida, India; Hortolândia and Porto Alegre, Brazil; Bratislava, Slovakia; Łódź, Poland; Panama City, Panama; Dublin and Limerick, Ireland; Casablanca, Morocco and Montpellier, France.
Proposed update:
Dell facilities in the United States are located in various states such as Washington, Texas, North Carolina, Massachusetts and New York. Facilities abroad are located in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia and the Pacific, such as Ireland, United Arab Emirates, South Africa, India, and Australia.
Not done Paragraph is not properly sourced at the moment. Would recommend removing it altogether although I left it as-is for now. I am in agreement about shortening it as you suggested but would go further with something like "Dell has facilities in the United States and internationally...." and then include international locations. Not sure we need every state. Also, this would 100% need to be supported by a reliable secondary source. Ping me if you have suggestions and I will come back and review.--CNMall41 (talk) 19:27, 21 August 2025 (UTC)
Thank you, CNMall41, for implementing my proposed edit to the "List of Dell marketing slogans" section. I appreciate your attention to improving the article's accuracy.
Also, thank you for reviewing my "Dell facilities" section edit request. I completely agree with your recommendation to remove the paragraph altogether due to improper sourcing. Thank you for bringing this to my attention. JM with Dell Technologies (talk) 18:40, 26 August 2025 (UTC)
Thank you for reviewing this request! Please ask if clarification is needed. JM with Dell Technologies (talk) 15:05, 4 August 2025 (UTC)
Hi, Rusalkii! Thank you so much for your assistance with my previous request. Would you be willing and interested in assisting with my latest request above? JM with Dell Technologies (talk) 18:33, 19 August 2025 (UTC)
I'm not currently working on COI edit requests, sorry. Rusalkii (talk) 21:04, 19 August 2025 (UTC)
No problem, Rusalkii! Thank you for the update. I’d like to invite the broader editor community to weigh in on this edit request. Your input and consideration are greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance! JM with Dell Technologies (talk) 16:01, 20 August 2025 (UTC)
Partly done:CNMall41 (talk) 19:29, 21 August 2025 (UTC)
Request to update the Infobox logo caption and “Commercial aspects” sections: “Marketing” subsection and “Dell partner program” subsection
Part of an edit requested by an editor with a conflict of interest has been implemented.
I am a Dell Technologies employee, and I’m reaching out with a few edit requests for the Dell article. I fully understand and respect Wikipedia's conflict of interest guidelines, so I will not be editing the page directly. Instead, I am submitting these requests here for consideration by independent editors.
1. Update the Infobox logo caption to reflect that the logo is from before the EMC acquisition.
Change “Logo since 2016” to “Logo used before the acquisition of EMC, used from November 23, 2010 to September 7, 2016.” This change will match the caption written under the Dell logo located in the “History” section.
Not done: The infobox logo appears to be the current one, not the thicker 2010–2016 one. Perception312 (talk) 16:46, 9 December 2025 (UTC)
Hello there @Perception312. Thank you so much for making the changes to the Commercial aspects subsections named "Marketing" and "Dell partner program". For the request #1 to Update the Infobox logo, I found a resource to verify that the circle Dell logo stopped being used in January 2025 when the new Dell laptops were introduced with just "Dell" written on the PCs, and is not the circle Dell logo anymore. See here in this LifeHacker article which reads, "Dell says that the rebranding is going to be a slow process, and the phasing out will only happen when new models are released and older models are discontinued, which may extend through the end of 2025. How will you be able to spot the new laptops? The old machines featured a Dell logo with a circle around it, while the new laptops just read "Dell," sans the circle." (Pathak, 2025). TL with Dell Technologies (talk) 17:25, 15 December 2025 (UTC)
You're welcome, TL. I will change the caption to say "as of" instead of "since", per WP:ASOF. Perception312 (talk) 19:09, 15 December 2025 (UTC)
To clarify here @Perception312, my request is for the logo caption, not the logo itself. I want to change the Infobox logo caption from what is currently written, “Logo since September 7, 2016”, to instead say: "Logo from September 7, 2016 to January 6, 2025". This CNET article proves that Dell launched the new PCs on January 6, 2025. TL with Dell Technologies (talk) 20:57, 15 December 2025 (UTC)
The LifeHacker and CNET articles seem to be talking about the branding of product lines, not the company logo. Perception312 (talk) 21:41, 15 December 2025 (UTC)
Thank you for your feedback. I will look for other sources and clarify my request. TL with Dell Technologies (talk) 21:24, 17 December 2025 (UTC)
2. Update the “Commercial aspects” subsection titled “Marketing” to reflect that the Dell World event is still occurring and has an updated name, instead of covering year-specific meetings.
Current text: “Beginning in 2011, Dell began hosting a conference in Austin, Texas, at the Austin Convention Center titled "Dell World". The event featured new technology and services provided by Dell and Dell's partners. In 2011, the event was held October 12–14. In 2012, the event was held December 11–13. In 2013, the event was held December 11–13. In 2014, the event was held November 4–6.
Proposed text: Beginning in 2011, Dell began hosting a conference in Austin, Texas, at the Austin Convention Center titled "Dell World". The event features new technology and services provided by Dell and Dell's partners. In 2018, Dell renamed its "Dell World" conference to "Dell Technologies World" to reflect Dell Technologies' formation in 2016 following Dell's completion of the EMC Corporation merger. Since 2018, the conference has been hosted in Las Vegas, Nevada.
3. Update the “Commercial aspects” subsection titled “Dell partner program” to add historical context, make grammar corrections, adjust to past tense, and remove the Dell affiliate website that no longer exists.
Current text: Dell India has started Online Ecommerce website with its Dell Partner www.compuindia.com GNG Electronics Pvt Ltd termed as Dell Express Ship Affiliate(DESA). The main objective was to reduce the delivery time. Customers who visit Dell India official site are given the option to buy online which then will be redirected to Dell affiliate website compuindia.com.
Proposed text: In 2013, Dell India started an Online Ecommerce website with its Dell Partner GNG Electronics Pvt Ltd termed as Dell Express Ship Affiliate (DESA). The main objective was to reduce the delivery time. Customers who visited the Dell India official site were given the option to buy online which then was redirected to a Dell affiliate website.
Thank you for reviewing this request! Please ask if clarification is needed. TL with Dell Technologies (talk) 20:45, 30 October 2025 (UTC)
Tagging CNMall41 since they kindly helped with a previous request above. Would you be willing to assist with this request to update the Infobox logo caption and “Commercial aspects” subsections of the Dell article here? Your help is greatly appreciated! TL with Dell Technologies (talk) 16:59, 21 November 2025 (UTC)
Request to update the “Commercial aspects” sections: “Global analytics” subsection and “Competition” subsection
This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest has now been answered.
I am a Dell Technologies employee, and I’m reaching out with a few edit requests for the Dell article. I fully understand and respect Wikipedia's conflict of interest guidelines, so I will not edit the page directly. Instead, I am submitting these requests here for consideration by the Wikipedia community of editors.
1. Please delete the “Global analytics” subsection in the “Commercial aspects” section.
Section to be deleted:
Dell also operates a captive analytics division which supports pricing, web analytics, and supply chain operations. DGA operates as a single, centralized entity with a global view of Dell's business activities. The firm supports over 500 internal customers worldwide and has created a quantified impact of over $500 million.
Reason for change: The sole source for this subsection leads to an insecure, error page, and my attempts to locate a secure, valid version of the page link were unsuccessful. Additionally, I could not find any impartial, credible sources to support the claims in this subsection. Due to the lack of reliable sourcing, I recommend deleting this subsection.
2. Please update the “third-largest PC manufacturer” sentence in the “Competition” subsection in the “Commercial aspects” section.
Original:
As of 2021, Dell is the third-largest PC manufacturer after Lenovo and HP.
New:
As of 2025, Dell is the third-largest PC manufacturer after Lenovo and HP Inc., respectively.[10]
References
↑NPR Books Top Five Crime and Mystery Novels of 2008
Reason for change: New information is available on this metric which was updated in 2025. TL with Dell Technologies (talk) 20:38, 9 January 2026 (UTC)
I have removed the "source" in the global analytics section because it made my browser do weird things. I have no opinion on anything else and leave that to other people. closhund/talk/ 05:15, 22 January 2026 (UTC)
Request to update the “Products” section: Update "Yours is Here" caption and move discontinued “Home Office/Consumer class” products to the "Discontinued products and brands” paragraph
This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest has now been answered.
I am a Dell Technologies employee, and I’m reaching out with an edit request for the Dell article. I fully understand and respect Wikipedia's conflict of interest guidelines, so I will not edit the page directly. Instead, I am submitting this request here for consideration by the Wikipedia community of editors.
1. Please update the caption under the “Dell Yours is Here” image in the “Products” section under “Scope and brands”.
Original:
Dell's tagline "Yours is Here", as seen at their Mall of Asia branch in Pasay, Philippines.
New:
Dell's tagline "Yours is Here", as seen at their Mall of Asia branch in Pasay, Philippines between 2007 and 2011.
Reason for change:
According to the “List of Dell marketing slogans” section, the “Yours is Here” slogan was used between 2007–2011. Based on the caption, readers might think that this can still be seen today. I recommend adding the timeframe, so readers can understand the historical context.
2. Please move the following discontinued “Home Office/Consumer class” products to the “Discontinued products and brands” paragraph.
A. Inspiron (medium-range desktop and notebook computers)
Reason for change: This was phased out based on the Dell Inspiron article’s Introduction section, which states that the Inspiron brand would be supplanted by the Dell laptop line.
B. G Series products (high/medium-performance gaming laptops)
Reason for change: This SiliconANGLE source states that Dell’s “simplified product lineup does away with” G Series.
C. Venue (Android/Windows tablets)
Reason for change: The Dell Venue article’s Introduction section confirms that the Venue line is discontinued. TL with Dell Technologies (talk) 20:09, 3 March 2026 (UTC)
Hello @Doniago. Thank you for your help with my request above for updates to the Dell article here. Would you be able to assist me with my request here? Your help is greatly appreciated. TL with Dell Technologies (talk) 19:44, 18 March 2026 (UTC)
I'm on vacation right now, so I have limited bandwidth for editing. If nobody else responds to this, you're welcome to ping me again next week. Sorry I can't help more quickly! DonIago (talk) 03:01, 19 March 2026 (UTC)
Hello @Doniago. I hope your vacation went well. I'm circling back to this to see if you would be able to help with this request sometime this week if your schedule allows. TL with Dell Technologies (talk) 16:23, 23 March 2026 (UTC)
#1 was done prior to my review of this. I've made the other edits. It was a little unclear to me what the intended sort sequence of that section is. It wasn't in alphabetical order, nor chronological, so I just took a shot at it, but other editors may want to review and perhaps re-sort. DonIago (talk) 17:11, 26 March 2026 (UTC)
Thank you User: DiscoursesonLivvy and User: Doniago for your help! User: Doniago, I also found the intended sort sequence of the "Discontinued products and brands" paragraph unclear. It would be great to learn other editors' thoughts on ways to sort it. TL with Dell Technologies (talk) 21:18, 26 March 2026 (UTC)
I'm actually wondering whether a table might make more sense than prose for something like this, but I don't have a lot of experience editing these kinds of articles, so I don't know whether there's a convention for it. Otherwise, I would kind of expect it to be chronological (in which case the prose may need to be updated to clearly indicate when things were discontinued), but I don't know. DonIago (talk) 02:01, 27 March 2026 (UTC)
Request to update the “Products” section: “Business/Corporate class” discontinued products and Dell EMR
This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest has now been answered.
I am a Dell Technologies employee, and I’m reaching out with an edit request for the Dell article. I fully understand and respect Wikipedia's conflict of interest guidelines, so I will not edit the page directly. Instead, I am submitting this request here for consideration by the Wikipedia community of editors.
1. Please move the following discontinued “Business/Corporate class” products to the “Discontinued products and brands” paragraph. In my previous edit request for the Dell “Products” section, I spoke with @Doniago regarding the lack of clarity of the intended sort sequence of the "Discontinued products and brands” paragraph. Would it be easier for readers to digest this paragraph in an alphabetized bullet list? It would be great to learn other editors' thoughts on ways to sort this paragraph as well.
OptiPlex (office desktop computer systems)
Reason for change: OptiPlex is already mentioned in the “Discontinued products and brands” paragraph in the article.
Dimension (home desktop computer systems)
Reason for change: Dimension is already mentioned in the “Discontinued products and brands” paragraph in the article.
Vostro (office/small business desktop and notebook systems)
Reason for change: This SiliconANGLE article explains that Dell’s “simplified product lineup does away with” Vostro.
Latitude (business-focused notebooks)
Reason for change: This product was phased out based on the Dell Latitude article's Introduction section.
Force10 (network switches)
Reason for change: According to the Force10 article's Introduction section, “the Force10 designation was dropped from the products in favor of the data center networking line of the Dell Networking brand.”
PowerConnect (network switches)
Reason for change: The Dell PowerConnect article's Introduction section states that this product is discontinued.
Dell Compellent (storage area networks)
Reason for change: The Compellent Technologies article’s History section states that “Dell slowly phased out the Compellent brand name.”
2. Please remove the following bulleted product from the article.
Dell EMR (electronic medical records)
Reason for change: Dell EMR is not a product or service sold by Dell Technologies. Dell Technologies offers products and services that help health care organizations store, manage, and protect their EMR data. The source for this bullet leads to a Dell webpage that promotes Dell’s ability to provide hardware, software, and services that help health care organizations with their EMR. I recommend deleting this bullet. TL with Dell Technologies (talk) 01:23, 1 April 2026 (UTC)
Hello @MetalBreaksAndBends, thank you so much for your help on the Dell Inspiron article in March here. Would you be able to assist with this request as well if you have the time? :) TL with Dell Technologies (talk) 18:41, 14 April 2026 (UTC)
Done! Sorry for the late response, school has been a bit crazy as of late. MetalBreaksAndBends (talk) 16:16, 4 May 2026 (UTC)
Hi @MetalBreaksAndBends, thank you so much for your response and help! No worries at all and good luck with school! I see you added "PowerConnect (networks switches)" to the “Discontinued products and brands” paragraph. When you get the chance, can you kindly remove "PowerConnect (networks switches)" from the “Business/Corporate class” bullet list? TL with Dell Technologies (talk) 16:06, 7 May 2026 (UTC)
Ah, must have slipped by me when I was making the edit. I switched it your current Dell Networking product line. MetalBreaksAndBends (talk) 16:27, 7 May 2026 (UTC)
Request to update the “Products” section: Reflect active products in the “Business/Corporate class” bullet list, the “Home Office/Consumer class” bullet list, and the “Peripherals class” paragraph.
I am a Dell Technologies employee, and I’m reaching out with an edit request for the Dell article. I fully understand and respect Wikipedia's conflict of interest guidelines, so I will not edit the page directly. Instead, I am submitting this request here for consideration by the Wikipedia community of editors.
Dell Pro computer line (business-focused computers)
Justification: This CRN article states, “Our simplification away from multiple different commercial sub brands, bringing that all under Dell Pro for commercial, has been quite successful.” This article explains that Dell now has one business-oriented computer line.
2. Please add the following active product to the “Home Office/Consumer class” bullet list.
Dell laptop line (mainstream and entry-level laptops)
Justification: This Reuters article states, “Instead, the company will have mainstream and entry-level laptops under the “Dell” brand, premium products under XPS and Alienware for full gameplay, Terwilliger said.”
3. Please update the “Peripherals class” paragraph to include the following active products, fix the grammatical error on “Dell monitors includes” to say “Dell monitors include”, and update the USB and plasma Wikipedia article hyperlinks to reflect the new titles.
Hello @Encoded: Thank you for your previous support with my colleague's Dell Technologies article edit request. I'm following up on my edit request above for the Dell article. If you have a chance to review it, then your input would be very helpful. Thank you for your time and consideration. TL with Dell Technologies (talk) 21:32, 16 June 2026 (UTC)
This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest has now been answered.
Hey there! I'm a Dell Technologies employee looking to improve the main company page. I know I'm not supposed to edit the page directly, so I'll put forward requests in this forum and allow independent editors review and (hopefully!) implement them. My first request, which concerns the Current operations section, is a fairly simple one:
"Dell EMC Infrastructure Solutions Group" should just be "Dell Infrastructure Solutions Group." We've dropped the "EMC" from that division's name. (See these articles: Computer Weekly, TechRadar)
The percentages of net revenue generated by the company's two main divisions are accurate as of 2019, but I've got FY 2024 numbers via our most recent 10-K. Net revenue figures for each division are on pp. 142. They are: CSG (55.3% of total revenues) and ISG (38.3%). (The "approximately 50%" figure for US revenue is still accurate, so no need to update that.)
If editors approve those two changes, I've got a fully coded passage in this dropdown. Feel free to copy/paste:
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Approximately 50% of the company's revenue is derived in the United States.[6]
Dell Client Solutions Group (55.3% of fiscal 2024 revenues) – produces desktop PCs, notebooks, tablets, and peripherals, such as monitors, printers, and projectors under the Dell brand name
Dell Infrastructure Solutions Group (38.3% of fiscal 2024 revenues) – servers, storage, and networking
I'll now step aside and let the community review this request. If anybody has questions or concerns, don't hesitate to let me know. Thanks! JM with Dell Technologies (talk) 17:10, 29 October 2024 (UTC)
The next section will be included without templates expanded due to post expand include size limit. Pleaes view original talk page at Talk:Dell Technologies to see templates:
Proposing History rewrite
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Hi! I'm back with a more complicated request for the community. I'd like to replace what's contained in the History and IPO sections with a unified History that improves the section in the following ways:
Firms up sourcing throughout, replacing primary sources and sources with broken links with stronger ones
Arranges events chronologically, so they're easier to follow
Makes clear that, upon culmination of Dell's acquisition of EMC, Dell Technologies was formed as a parent company with both Dell and EMC becoming divisions within the parent
Removes irrelevant passages about Dell in 2013 and 2014, since Dell Tech didn't come into existence until 2016
Removes irrelevant passages about products, since those don't belong in a History section
Removes details about McLaren deal, since that passage cites a primary source
Incorporates IPO content under History heading
My draft makes a few other small changes, but those are probably best understood by looking at this comparison. The current History and IPO sections are on the left, and my draft is on the right:
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{{textdiff|On October 12, 2015, Dell announced its intent to acquire EMC Corporation, an enterprise software and storage company, in a $67billion transaction.[1] It was labeled the "highest-valued tech acquisition in history".[2] In addition to Michael Dell, Singapore's Temasek Holdings and Silver Lake Partners were major Dell shareholders that supported the transaction.[3]
On September 7, 2016, Dell Inc. completed the merger with EMC Corp., which involved the issuance of $45.9billion in debt and $4.4billion common stock.[4][5]
The Dell Services, Dell Software Group, and the Dell EMC Enterprise Content Divisions were sold shortly thereafter for proceeds of $7.0billion, which was used to repay debt.[4] In October 2017, It was reported that Dell would invest $1billion in IoT research and development.[6][7][8]
Dell Inc. had returned to private ownership in 2013, claiming that it faced bleak prospects and would need several years out of the public eye to rebuild its business.[9]
EMC was being pressured by Elliott Management Corporation, a hedge fund holding 2.2% of EMC's stock, to reorganize the unusual "Federation" structure, in which EMC's divisions were effectively being run as independent companies. Elliott argued[10] this structure deeply undervalued EMC's core "EMC II" data storage business, and that increasing competition between EMC II and VMware products was confusing the market and hindering both companies.
The Wall Street Journal estimated that in 2014 Dell had revenue of $27.3billion from personal computers and $8.9billion from servers, while EMC had $16.5billion from EMC II, $1bn from RSA Security, $6bn from VMware, and $230million from Pivotal Software.[11]
EMC owned around 80% of the stock of VMware.[12] The acquisition maintained VMware as a separate company, held via a new tracking stock, while the rest of EMC were rolled into Dell.[13]
The acquisition required Dell to publish quarterly financial results, having ceased these on going private in 2013.[14]
In February 2018, McLaren announced a multi-year partnership deal with Dell Technologies.[16] The partnership deal was extended in October 2021.[17]
On April 15, 2021, it was reported that Dell Technologies will spin out the remainder of its VMware shares to shareholders. The two companies will continue to operate without major changes for at least five years.[18]
As of FY 2024, approximately 50% of the company's revenue is derived in the United States.[19]
On January 29, 2018, it was reported that Dell Technologies was considering a reverse merger with its VMware subsidiary to take the company public.[20]
On December 28, 2018, Dell Technologies became a public company, bypassing the traditional IPO process by buying back shares that tracked the financial performance of VMware.[21][22]|On October 12, 2015, Dell announced its intent to acquire the EMC Corporation, an enterprise software and storage company, in a $67billion transaction.[23] It was then the largest acquisition in technology sector history.[24] In addition to Michael Dell, Singapore's Temasek Holdings and Silver Lake Partners were major Dell shareholders that supported the transaction.[25] The deal to buy EMC was closed on September 7, 2016. It generated about $40 billion in debt for Dell.[26]
Upon the deal's completion, Dell and EMC became divisions under a parent company called Dell Technologies.[27][28] The scale of the transaction required the company to publish quarterly financial results, which Dell had not done since becoming privately owned in 2013.[29]
At the time of the acquisition, EMC owned around 80% of the stock of VMware.[12] The deal maintained VMware as a separate company, held via a new tracking stock, while the rest of EMC was rolled into Dell.[13]
The Dell Services, Dell Software Group, and the Dell EMC Enterprise Content Divisions were sold in late 2016 and early 2017 for proceeds of approximately $7 billion, which was used to repay debt.[30] In October 2017, Dell Technologies announced that it would invest $1 billion over the next three years in Internet of things research and development.[31]
On January 29, 2018, it was reported that Dell Technologies was considering a reverse merger with its VMware subsidiary in order to take the company public.[32] On December 28, 2018, Dell Technologies became a public company, bypassing the traditional IPO process by buying back shares that tracked the financial performance of VMware.[33][34] On April 15, 2021, it was reported that Dell Technologies would spin out the remainder of its VMware shares to shareholders, with the two companies continuing to operate without major changes to their relationship for at least five years.[35]}}
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I'll also provide a picture of what my History draft looks like by itself:
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On October 12, 2015, Dell announced its intent to acquire the EMC Corporation, an enterprise software and storage company, in a $67billion transaction.[23] It was then the largest acquisition in technology sector history.[36] In addition to Michael Dell, Singapore's Temasek Holdings and Silver Lake Partners were major Dell shareholders that supported the transaction.[25] The deal to buy EMC was closed on September 7, 2016. It generated about $40 billion in debt for Dell.[26]
Upon the deal's completion, Dell and EMC became divisions under a parent company called Dell Technologies.[27][28] The scale of the transaction required the company to publish quarterly financial results, which Dell had not done since becoming privately owned in 2013.[37]
At the time of the acquisition, EMC owned around 80% of the stock of VMware.[12] The deal maintained VMware as a separate company, held via a new tracking stock, while the rest of EMC was rolled into Dell.[13]
The Dell Services, Dell Software Group, and the Dell EMC Enterprise Content Divisions were sold in late 2016 and early 2017 for proceeds of approximately $7 billion, which was used to repay debt.[30] In October 2017, Dell Technologies announced that it would invest $1 billion over the next three years in Internet of things research and development.[31]
On January 29, 2018, it was reported that Dell Technologies was considering a reverse merger with its VMware subsidiary in order to take the company public.[38] On December 28, 2018, Dell Technologies became a public company, bypassing the traditional IPO process by buying back shares that tracked the financial performance of VMware.[39][40] On April 15, 2021, it was reported that Dell Technologies would spin out the remainder of its VMware shares to shareholders, with the two companies continuing to operate without major changes to their relationship for at least five years.[41]
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I believe I've put together a strong, well-sourced section that improves significantly upon what's currently in the article, but if any non-COI editors have questions or issues with my draft, please let me know. Thank you! JM with Dell Technologies (talk) 19:53, 3 December 2024 (UTC)
I'm following User:Spintendo's instruction below and offering clarification on the passages my draft removes.
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Proposed deletion: Dell Inc. had returned to private ownership in 2013, claiming that it faced bleak prospects and would need several years out of the public eye to rebuild its business.[42]
Reason: This describes events that happened three years before Dell Technologies—an entity created when Dell bought EMC in 2016—came into existence. And it doesn't have anything to do with the EMC acquisition. Also, the 2013 buyout section of the Dell article covers the company going private at considerable length.
Proposed deletion: EMC was being pressured by Elliott Management Corporation, a hedge fund holding 2.2% of EMC's stock, to reorganize the unusual "Federation" structure, in which EMC's divisions were effectively being run as independent companies. Elliott argued[43] this structure deeply undervalued EMC's core "EMC II" data storage business, and that increasing competition between EMC II and VMware products was confusing the market and hindering both companies.
Reason: This is discussing the situation at EMC well before the acquisition. It's also not well-sourced. The only citation links to a press release.
Proposed deletion:The Wall Street Journal estimated that in 2014 Dell had revenue of $27.3billion from personal computers and $8.9billion from servers, while EMC had $16.5billion from EMC II, $1bn from RSA Security, $6bn from VMware, and $230million from Pivotal Software.[11]
Reason: Similar to the other two passages above, this isn't really germane to Dell Technologies. It describes Dell and EMC's revenues two years before the merger. You could argue to include this as context, but I think cutting it makes my version of the section a little bit easier to follow. Your mileage may vary.
Reason: This isn't an inaccurate passage, and the sourcing is fine, but it doesn't really belong in a History section. Maybe if there were a brief section covering Dell Tech's products and services? I could work to create one after this request is resolved.
Proposed deletion: In February 2018, McLaren announced a multi-year partnership deal with Dell Technologies.[44] The partnership deal was extended in October 2021.[45]
Reason: The sourcing for this passage is a pair of McLaren press releases. I looked around for some better sourcing and couldn't find any.
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I hope this helps the community better understand why I've suggested cutting a few passages. If anybody has additional questions or objections, please let me know! JM with Dell Technologies (talk) 22:40, 9 December 2024 (UTC)
The request seeks to remove information that is well sourced. The reasons for these removals are not entirely clear ({{tq|"Removes irrelevant passages"}}). If passages are irrelevant, how and in what way they are irrelevant should be described in all instances where text is to be removed.[46] Reasons should be provided immediately adjacent to the text which those reasons seek to remove, so that it is more easily discerned which reasons apply to which portions of the text.
When ready to proceed with the requested information, kindly change the {{tlx|Edit COI}} template's answer parameter to read from {{para|ans|y}} to {{para|ans|n}}.
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Thank you! Regards, Spintendo 04:04, 4 December 2024 (UTC)
{{ping|JM with Dell Technologies}} I saw a way to salvage some of the info before doing any other editing. I restructured the info and created a Business section. This doesn't address the sourcing issues you highlighted, but does affect what has to be deleted, which was Spintendo's concern. With this edit, the pre-merger Dell and EMC history provides deal context, and doesn't seem out of place. I can take a look at your other requests later this week if nobody else gets to them first. STEMinfo (talk) 01:48, 15 January 2025 (UTC)
User:STEMinfo: Thanks for taking the time to reorganize things. You make a good point that we probably don't need to lose all the pre-merger content. It's useful context. I'll wait for you to finish working through the rest of the request. If I can help your review process in any way, please let me know! JM with Dell Technologies (talk) 14:59, 16 January 2025 (UTC)
{{ping|JM with Dell Technologies}} I made one of the changes, to swap out the poor sourcing about the deal. I noticed you requested to add "the" in front of EMC Corporation, but Dell's own press release, previously cited, omits the "the", so I left it out. STEMinfo (talk) 00:39, 22 January 2025 (UTC)
User:STEMinfo: Thank you so much for taking the time to address the edit requests for this article. I completely agree with your decision to omit "the" in front of EMC Corporation. Your judgment here makes perfect sense, and I value your attention to detail. Thanks again! JM with Dell Technologies (talk) 22:06, 22 January 2025 (UTC)
{{ping|JM with Dell Technologies}} {{ping|Rusalkii}} Closing the request. I'm pretty sure I got it all. If not - apologies - and please open a new request with anything I missed. STEMinfo (talk) 00:44, 18 February 2025 (UTC)
This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest has now been answered.
Hi! I’m a Dell Technologies employee proposing a few updates to the infobox and “Business” section of the Dell Technologies page. Per Wikipedia’s guidelines, I won’t edit the page directly but am submitting this request for independent editors to review and consider implementing.
Divisions: Update "Dell EMC Infrastructure Solutions Group" to "Infrastructure Solutions Group" and update "Dell Client Solutions Group" to "Client Solutions Group". See this source: Dell Technologies Financial Results.
Subsidiaries: Remove "SecureWorks (82.6%)", as it is no longer a subsidiary of Dell Technologies. See this article: Sophos Acquisition of Secureworks.
“Business” section of the article: Update "Dell Infrastructure Solutions Group" to "Infrastructure Solutions Group" and update "Dell Client Solutions Group" to "Client Solutions Group." See this source: Dell Technologies Financial Results.
Thank you for your time and consideration! Please let me know if further clarification or additional sources are needed. JM with Dell Technologies (talk) 22:44, 3 March 2025 (UTC)
Tagging STEMinfo since they kindly helped with my previous request. Would you be willing to assist with this request to update the infobox and “Business” section of the Dell Technologies page? Your help is greatly appreciated! JM with Dell Technologies (talk) 13:30, 21 March 2025 (UTC)
This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest has now been answered.
I am a Dell Technologies employee, and I’m reaching out with a few edit requests for the Dell Technologies article. I fully understand and respect Wikipedia's conflict of interest guidelines, so I will not be editing the page directly. Instead, I am submitting these requests here for consideration by independent editors.
Update the Introduction section to reflect the 2025 Fortune 500 ranking, separate the two current sentences to increase legibility, and add artificial intelligence and edge computing products and services.
Current text: Dell Technologies ranked 48th on the 2024 Fortune 500 rankings of the largest United States corporations based on its 2023 revenue; its products include personal computers, servers, monitors, computer software, computer security and network security, as well as information security services.
Proposed text: Dell Technologies ranked 44th on the 2025 Fortune 500 rankings of the largest United States corporations based on its 2024 revenue. Its products include personal computers, servers, monitors, computer software, computer security and network security, as well as information security and edge computing services. Dell Technologies personal computers and data infrastructure products and services are built with artificial intelligence capabilities.
Thank you for reviewing this request! Please ask if clarification is needed. TL with Dell Technologies (talk) 21:28, 3 November 2025 (UTC)
Tagging STEMinfo since they kindly helped with a previous request on the page. Would you be willing to assist with this request to update the Introduction section of the Dell Technologies article? Your help is greatly appreciated User:STEMinfo! TL with Dell Technologies (talk) 17:02, 21 November 2025 (UTC)
TL with Dell Technologies - The lead is meant to just be a summary of what's in the article. Your request is to add standalone material to the lead, so that won't work. I recommend you put together a request to first update the business section with the new info - Fortune 500 rank, edge computing and AI integration. Please write the request with the sources inline, so it's easier to read. Right now, I didn't see anything in the sources you listed that says your PCs integrate AI. I wrote up some tips to show how to format the before and after text side by side. See User:STEMinfo/COI_edit_requests#Simple_connected_edit_request. STEMinfo (talk) 21:07, 28 November 2025 (UTC)
Thank you for your help and providing templates for organized edit requests, User:STEMinfo. I will create a new request with before and after formatting for the Business section, as well as new reputable sources for the "PCs integrating AI" mention. TL with Dell Technologies (talk) 19:57, 8 December 2025 (UTC)
This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest has now been answered.
I am a Dell Technologies employee, and I’m reaching out with a few edit requests for the Dell Technologies article. I fully understand and respect Wikipedia's conflict of interest guidelines, so I will not be editing the page directly. I’m following User:STEMinfo’s instructions in this Talk Page section, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Dell_Technologies#Request_to_update_the_Introduction_section, to improve my edit request formatting and references. I am submitting these requests here for consideration by independent editors.
↑"Template:Edit COI". Wikipedia. 30 August 2023. Instructions for Submitters: If the rationale for a change is not obvious (particularly for proposed deletions), explain.
@TL with Dell Technologies: I was confused by this edit request, so I reformatted it to see how it would look in the article. I also removed the section on updated references because it redundantly duplicated the reflist in your proposed change. You don't need four citations for one minor claim about AI. One citation is enough, if it's independent of Dell and not churnalism of a Dell press release. Which one would you say is the most relevant? ~Anachronist (who / me) (talk) 06:11, 12 December 2025 (UTC)
Thank you for your response and feedback, User:Anachronist! There are two AI claims that I am making. The ITPro article supports the AI claim for data infrastructure products and services. The FutureFive, CNBCTV18, and Mashable articles support the AI claim for personal computers products and services. Out of the three personal computers-related articles, I would say the CNBCTV18 article is the most relevant. Please let me know if you have further questions. TL with Dell Technologies (talk) 17:07, 15 December 2025 (UTC)
Done, and I included both ITPro and CNBCTV18 sources for the AI sentence. ~Anachronist (who / me) (talk) 17:48, 15 December 2025 (UTC)
Thank you so much @Anachronist. I appreciate your help to keep the Dell Technologies article updated and consistent. I look forward to collaborating with you in the future. TL with Dell Technologies (talk) 21:15, 15 December 2025 (UTC)
I am a Dell Technologies employee, and I’m reaching out with an edit request for the Dell Technologies article. I fully understand and respect Wikipedia's conflict of interest guidelines, so I will not be editing the page directly. Instead, I am submitting this request here for consideration by independent editors.
Update the twelfth paragraph in the History section.
In the twelfth paragraph of the "History" section, I request to include more historical context based on an additional source, remove a biased phrase, and update the article title in an existing reference tag.
Current text:
In 2026, the second Trump administration awarded a five-year, roughly $9.7 billion deal to Dell to provide software to the U.S. military.[24] The decision was made after Dell had ingratiated itself with the Trump administration, which including Dell founder Michael Dell pledging $6.25 billion to investment accounts for children, titled, "Trump accounts.”[24] The decision was also made just after Trump had bought millions dollars worth of stocks in Dell.[25]
Requested text:
In 2026, the Pentagon awarded a five-year $9.7 billion contract to Dell to consolidate Microsoft software, services, and licenses across the U.S. Department of Defense.[24][1] The contract's timing comes after Dell founder Michael Dell pledged $6.25 billion to investment accounts for children, titled, "Trump accounts."[24] The decision was also made after Trump had bought millions of dollars' worth of stocks in Dell.[25]
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In 2026, the secondTrumpadministrationawardedafive-year,roughly$9.7billiondealtoDelltoprovidesoftwaretotheU.S. military.[24]ThedecisionwasmadeafterDellhadingratiateditselfwiththeTrumpadministration,whichincludingDellfounderMichaelDellpledging$6.25billiontoinvestmentaccountsforchildren,titled,"Trumpaccounts.”[24]ThedecisionwasalsomadejustafterTrumphadboughtmillionsdollarsworth of stocks in Dell.[25]
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In 2026, the Pentagonawardedafive-year$9.7billioncontracttoDelltoconsolidateMicrosoftsoftware,services,andlicensesacrosstheU.S. DepartmentofDefense.[24]Thecontract'stimingcomesafterDellfounderMichaelDellpledged$6.25billiontoinvestmentaccountsforchildren,titled,"Trumpaccounts."[24]ThedecisionwasalsomadeafterTrumphadboughtmillionsofdollars'worth of stocks in Dell.[25]
Justification:
The current text describes the contract as a deal to "provide software to the U.S. military." Additional coverage of the contract states that its purpose is to consolidate Microsoft software, services, and licenses across the U.S. Department of Defense. Updating the description would provide readers with additional context regarding the scope of the contract.
Wikipedia guidelines state that “Articles must be balanced to put entries, especially for current events, in a reasonable perspective, and represent a neutral point of view.” The use of the word “ingratiated” in the current text sounds biased: “The decision was made after Dell had ingratiated itself with the Trump administration.” This is further supported by the updated headline of footnote 24’s source. The previous title of the CNBC article was "Dell wins a $9.7 billion Pentagon software deal after cozying up to Trump". The updated title of the CNBC article is now neutral in tone, reading as "Dell wins a $9.7 billion Pentagon software deal after donating to Trump accounts".
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I am a member of the band and wish to ensure the accuracy of this article and it’s overall layout per WP:COI I have revised the entry to be strictly factually based on the provided sources. I've removed descriptive language to avoid 'original research' concerns.
Comment: added section heading, and marked as significant. Also fixed formatting to not be indented fully. Axolitl (talk|contribs) 05:06, 28 June 2026 (UTC)
@DevilishPresleyHimself: This is too much info for someone to review, and the format makes it even harder. An independent reviewer will not be able to spend >3-4 hours reading through this to make the requested changes, while also reviewing to see what's changing in the current article. Anything added or deleted has to be checked. I recommend instead you look at this format guide that I put together. It shows the info in a nice easy before and after format, and lessens the work for reviewers by placing sources inline immediately after the text they are supposed to support, so editors can easily click on them to check each statement. Good luck. STEMinfo (talk) 01:44, 30 June 2026 (UTC)
Please look at the new formatting I have added to aid the review!! DevilishPresleyHimself (talk) 22:30, 1 July 2026 (UTC)
I was told by Escape Orbit that I could not make any changes to the page under threat of being permanently banned? How can I do this.
OK I HOPE THIS ALRIGHT FOR AN INDEPENDENT REVIEWER NOW! ***NB*** The reason the old text is considerably shorter than the new, is due to how much the page has been butchered over the last few months, by trolls and others removing huge amounts of info. Everything I want added is verifiable by outside sources.
I have a conflict of interest: I was asked by an investor in PathScience to look at whether the Digital pathology article is missing relevant coverage of digital/virtual staining. I am not requesting that PathScience.com be added as an external link.
Proposed change:
Add the following sentence to the “Analyze” section, or create a short subsection if editors think that is more appropriate:
“Virtual histological staining uses trained neural networks to digitally generate histological stains from unstained tissue images or to transform one stain type into another; these methods have been described as an extension of digital pathology, although clinical use for primary diagnosis requires further validation.”
The article currently discusses image analysis and machine learning in digital pathology, but does not appear to cover virtual/digital staining as a related technical area. I am proposing a topic-level addition rather than a company mention.
I'd like to add some paragraphs in the Digital television article, either in the "History" or the "Development" section, and also in the "Inaugural launches" section. Please see my User page for an explanation of a potential COI. Recap: I worked for companies in this industry during my entire career, including General Instrument, and I also wrote a book about the history of digital television, Televisionaries. I have not been promoting my book for around 10 years. I didn't cite my book in the proposed insertions, although some reviewers have considered it the definitive history through the 2010s. I believe my proposed edits below to be neutral (i.e., as much as possible from an insider's perspective) and well-sourced irrespective of not citing my book. I tried to strike a balance between the pioneering role of GI in digital TV, while explaining how the advent of technical standards led to a competitive market, and also to strike a balance with an appropriate level of detail while maintaining a concise approach. If/when these edits are incorporated online, the page could use similar additional detail for non-US markets, especially in terms of the "Inaugural launches" section.
Here are the proposed insertions:
[This first proposed new paragraph is important because it explains the specific event that changed the trajectory of HDTV, and digital TV in general.]
1. (in History -Development section, new 6th paragraph): In the United States, during the late 1980s, the FCC established an advisory committee to determine a new, advanced television standard for over-the-air broadcasting. In June 1990, at the deadline for proposals, General Instrument Corporation's VideoCipher Division, based in San Diego, California, announced the development of the first all-digital HDTV broadcast system capable of delivering signals over normal-bandwidth satellite, cable, and over-the-air channels, and submitted it to the FCC for consideration.[2][3][4][5][6] At the time, both Japan (NHK) and Europe (Philips, Thomson, et al) were developing analog HDTV systems, called MUSE and HD-MAC respectively.
[My second proposed insertion relates to GI developing a digital standard definition (SDTV) system first (before digital HDTV). It should also go in the History - Development section. The importance of this proposed insertion is: it was obvious that HDTV would take many years to develop due to regulatory and market issues, and the fact that consumer HDTV sets didn't exist yet. It is important for the history of digital TV to explain this distinction, as the digital SDTV market became quite large and important in the 1990s, leading to many digital satellite and digital cable TV deployments in various countries, well before digital HDTV could occur.]
2. General Instrument (GI), recognizing that digital HDTV would take many years for market development, focused its initial development plans on a digital standard definition system (digital SDTV) for satellite and cable TV distribution, receivable via digital set-top boxes for display on the installed base of pre-existing television sets. Because there were no technical standards yet for digital TV, GI's initial proprietary digital TV system comprised: (a) its advanced video compression algorithms; (b) a new digital transmission system (digital modulation and forward error correction for satellite and cable delivery); and (c) a conditional access and encryption system for content security and monetization by media companies.[7]
At the September 1990 International Broadcasting Convention (IBC) in Brighton, England, GI demonstrated its DigiCipher digital television system, incorporating a flexible degree of compression from 2:1 (HD) and up to 10:1 (SD) channels within a single satellite transponder or cable TV channel.[8] The advent of digital SDTV television meant that future satellite TV services could deliver hundreds of digital TV channels through a single communications satellite to small home dishes. It also meant cable operators could use digital television technology to expand their content offerings and improve video quality.
Meanwhile, the FCC proceeded with its advanced television standard for over-the-air terrestrial broadcasting through its Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) and the Advanced Television Test Center (ATTC). Two analog systems (from the Philips/Thomson/Sarnoff/NBC consortium and NHK's Narrow-MUSE system) and four digital HDTV prototypes were tested sequentially by the FCC's Advanced Television Test Center in summer 1991 through summer 1992. They were developed by: 1. General Instrument; 2. a competing consortium comprising Philips, Thomson, Sarnoff Labs, and NBC; 3. another alliance of Zenith Electronics and AT&T; and 4. MIT (in partnership with GI). After the competitive testing phase, the various companies were encouraged to come together in a "Grand Alliance," with a goal of combining the various technologies into a unified digital HDTV broadcast system.[9] Key technical elements of the system included MPEG-2 video (with interlaced and progressive formats), Dolby AC-3 audio, MPEG-2 transport, System Information (SI) tables, and 8-VSB transmission.[10]
Standards bodies, such as MPEG-2, ATSC, and DVB, developed digital TV-related technical standards through the 1990s, and these activities are ongoing with new technology generations. Standardization was important because it led to a more competitive market environment for technology providers and service providers. Over time, GI's early proprietary digital TV systems were superseded by competing standards-based products not only from GI (acquired by Motorola in 2000) but also from Scientific-Atlanta (acquired by Cisco in 2006), Harmonic, Tandberg (acquired by Ericsson in 2007), Philips, Thomson, and many others.
[The next proposed additions are intended for the "Inaugural launches" section. They're focused mainly on the US market (other markets can be added later?). Please note that all of this is detailed in my book (see my User page regarding potential COI). However, I did not use any references to my book, citing other sources to the best of my ability.]
3. In June 1992, General Instrument and HBO commenced a field trial of GI's DigiCipher SDTV system for transmission from HBO's Hauppauge, NY satellite uplink site to cable headends throughout the U.S. HBO executives wanted to determine whether, by offering subscribers a digital multiplex service with different genres, it could create a "stickier" and more valuable content package for its subscriber base. The GI/HBO field trial was successful from both a technical and marketing perspective, and HBO started making roll-out plans while simultaneously coordinating with the major cable operators such as TCI and Time Warner regarding how these leading US cable companies planned to proceed with digital cable TV.[11]Meanwhile, various international satellite television programmers decided early on to also make use of GI's digital satellite TV technology including Rogers in Canada, Multivision in Mexico City[12], Telefe in Argentina, BBC World Service[13], Middle East Broadcasting Centre (MBC) delivered from London, PBS[14], and Viacom. [15][16][17]
The US cable industry, however, decided that with the MPEG-2 standard specifications approaching finalization, they would wait for GI's MPEG-2 based system for delivery of digital SDTV over cable. Various US programmers (e.g., HBO, Showtime, Disney, ESPN, PBS, Discovery) wanted to go digital right away, however, for content expansion and bandwidth efficiency reasons, deploying digital (SDTV) satellite signals to cable headends, with GI agreeing to upgrade the original DigiCipher technology to its MPEG-2 compatible system (DigiCipher II) when it became available. John Malone, the chairman/CEO of TCI, strategically saw the competitive threat of high-power DBS satellite operators (e.g., Hughes Communications' planned DirecTV service), and negotiated a large contract with GI for MPEG-2 digital cable boxes so that TCI and its cable cohorts could also take advantage of the digital TV revolution.[18][19]
The PrimeStar satellite service became the world's first digital TV service to consumers' homes, launching with GI's DigiCipher system on March 22, 1994. (PrimeStar was later acquired by DirecTV).[20][21]DirecTV launched next, with its digital satellite platform in the summer of 1994, using the Digital Satellite System (DSS) system and technology from Compression Labs (encoders), Thomson/RCA (set-top boxes) and NDS (conditional access and encryption).[22][23] In 1996, another high-power Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) competitor, Dish Network, was launched by Echostar utilizing the DVB digital satellite TV standard and technology from Harmonic (encoders), Nagra (conditional access and encrytion), and Echostar (set-top boxes). [24][25]
However, the launch of standards-based digital cable, digital satellite, and digital HDTV services depended upon the successful resolution of the intellectual property rights (essential patents) related to the MPEG-2 video standard. Since there were numerous patents essential to the MPEG-2 standard owned by multiple companies, it became a significant stumbling block for the global media industry to utilize the MPEG-2 standard. Led by CableLabs, a group of the leading current MPEG-2 patent holders (General Instrument, Sony, Matsushita, Philips, and Thomson) was formed. After a series of contentious meetings and negotiations, the group finally agreed on a reasonable and efficient joint licensing structure. [26][27] This milestone culminated in July 1997 with a celebration and press conference in Tokyo at The Okura Hotel, attended by technology companies from all over the world. Since many companies were already shipping MPEG-2 compatible digital satellite and cable TV products, and also DVD discs and players, it was a major relief to see the patent issue resolved.[28]
Digital cable TV was first tested and launched in the US in 1996 by TCI in Hartford, Connecticut, using General Instrument's MPEG-2 based technology and products, leading to a TCI national rollout, followed by Comcast, Cox and many other cable operators throughout the US. By 1998, Scientific-Atlanta started shipping its MPEG-2 based digital cable headend and set-top boxes to Time Warner Cable and others. The cable operators installed GI's and Scientific-Atlanta's digital infrastructure equipment in their headends to receive the digital satellite TV signals and reprocess them for digital transmission to cable subscribers' homes equipped with digital set-top boxes. [29][30][31][32] In the mid-2000s, telcos such as Verizon FiOS and AT&T U-verse also entered the market with digital TV service, both using technology from Motorola, which had acquired GI several years earlier.
As the turn of the century approached, the "chicken and egg" HDTV situation between lack of HD content and the small installed base of consumer HDTV sets began to make progress. The FCC had mandated that US TV stations in the top 30 markets, covering half of US television households, must start broadcasting digital signals by November 1999. There was no requirement, however, for the content to be in HDTV format, so long as it was in a digital SDTV format. CBS began some limited digital HD broadcasting of certain special events, such as the October 1998 spectacle of astronaut and US Senator John Glenn becoming the oldest person to fly in space aboard the space shuttle Discovery, with 8 CBS affiliates carrying the network broadcast in high definition. The following month, ABC delivered the movie 101 Dalmations in HD, and then on January 30, 2000 ABC broadcast Super Bowl XXXIV in HD.
In the satellite and cable HDTV markets, HBO launched HBO HD in March 1999[33], followed by Viacom's Showtime HD launch in 2001[34][35][36]. Mark Cuban's HDNet went live via DirecTV in late 2001[37], delivering exclusive HD coverage of the US invasion of Afghanistan following the 9/11 Al Qaeda terrorist attack. Discovery HD Theater launched in June 2002[38]. By March 2003, ESPN debuted its new ESPN HD channel with the Major League Baseball season opener, and a plan to deliver 100 professional baseball, basketball, hockey, and football games live in HD.[39] Then, in July of 2003, Cablevision Systems, through its Rainbow content subsidiary, launched Voom, a high-power DBS satellite and service dedicated to HDTV. Chuck Dolan, who much earlier in his career was the founder of HBO and then Cablevision, believed there was an untapped market for a pure HDTV content service. By 2004 Voom was delivering 36 HDTV satellite channels including many unique channels programmed by Cablevision's Rainbow Media subsidiary.[40] The Voom satellite and orbital position was sold, however, to its competitor, Dish Networks, ending the Voom standalone HDTV service. [41][42] Regardless, many new HDTV content channels continued to be created and delivered and digital HDTV, with much higher video resolution than SDTV, was finally poised to be the future of home television entertainment. DirecTV, Dish Network, and various cable operators all deliver more than 100 HD channels to subscribers. In the 2020s, with 4k HDTV resolutions (and even some 8k), and subsequent international video coding standards such as MPEG-4 AVC (Advanced Video Coding), HEVC (High Efficiency Video Coding), VVC (Versatile Video Coding), and the AV1 codec, developed by an industry consortium, the digital television technology and market continue to evolve.
Which citation, specifically says 'fundamental breakthrough'? MrOllie (talk) 03:15, 16 May 2026 (UTC)
That was my characterization but I believe I deleted it in the latest iteration (?) because I was trying to just use facts without embellishment. It was a major breakthrough, though. In fact, much stronger and more colorful language was used at the time in various media but I think just using the date and the event is sufficient for Wikipedia. ~2026-25774-73 (talk) 03:35, 16 May 2026 (UTC)
It's still in the text above. We need to stick to the sourcing very closely, particularly for value judgments. MrOllie (talk) 12:01, 16 May 2026 (UTC)
Yes, good point. I had taken out the "value judgment" ("fundamental breakthrough") when I inserted it in the article (but then it was deleted or reverted), and I did not change it correspondingly in the Talk page proposal. Now it should be there too. ~2026-25774-73 (talk) 14:57, 16 May 2026 (UTC)
Some of this wording is confusing elsewhere, as well. This calls GI's system the first, but the current article describes European projects that apparently predate their announcement. MrOllie (talk) 15:00, 16 May 2026 (UTC)
Perhaps a bit confusing. That's why I stated in the GI context "within standard-bandwidth" channels. Because the fundamental breakthrough had to do with breakthroughs in GI's video compression algorithms (to get the bitrate way way down to where the signal could fit in standard channels), and less to do with the basic idea of digital (in an impractical context due to impractical bandwidth considerations). I think the paragraphs you refer to are extraneous, but I was reluctant to delete what someone else had written. It makes it more important to include what happened wrt the actual breakthrough (digital HD within the channel-limited bandwidth constraints, which was considered impossible at the time). Brinkley's book makes this distinction clear. It's also why the media headlines were so hyperbolic at the time; it was considered a major, game-changing inflection point. I believe my current proposal on Talk page explains this without using hyperbolic language. And the "within standard channels" language distinguishes it from the (not so relevant) European experiments you refer to. It was widely known at the time that the European plan for HDTV was the HD-MAC analog HD system, to counter Japan's NHK analog MUSE system.
Also, the way the FCC response is currently written in the article is not quite right. It says "the FCC took action" as a result of digital's apparent feasibility. The FCC was already in action, and determined its testing schedule (with a combination of analog and digital systems). This activity is more accurately described in the third paragraph of my second proposed edit in the Talk page. ~2026-25774-73 (talk) 15:26, 16 May 2026 (UTC)
Also, the current wording in the article (prior to the "FCC took action" comment) isn't quite right. It says something to the effect that in 1990 digital HD was "clear" and therefore the FCC "took action." This isn't accurate, although the FCC did agree to test digital systems as part of its upcoming testing. There was still substantial skepticism of digital HD following GI's announcement. Many, including competitors, said "impossible" in response to GI's claims. Only after the FCC "slot 3" test of GI's digital HD system in late '91 (following the 2 analog systems) did many start to see the inevitability of digital HDTV (because GI's prototype system tested very well, essentially proving feasibility). The subsequent 3 digital HD systems had more problems but were not disqualified. The FCC decided to change it from a competition to a cooperation of former competitors. Then the Grand Alliance came together ("encouraged" by the FCC, which was a combined system of the 4 digital HD entrants). I think this is explained in my Talk proposals, and it is described in great detail in Brinkley's book, which surprisingly was not cited in the Article prior to my involvement. (My book wasn't cited either, nor was the relevant chapter in Tom Southwick's book, Distant Signals.) MtdigitalTV (talk) 16:12, 16 May 2026 (UTC)
Also, I think you should consider the relevance of the first two paragraphs under "History - Development." The first paragraph, about Toshiba developing digital signal processing for its TVs, is not relevant to the development of a digital TV system. It even says so in the last sentence. Years after the Grand Alliance standard was set, all the major TV manufacturers incorporated digital chips inside their TV sets in response to the digital TV signals. Again, I didn't want to delete what someone else wrote, but it's not really germane to the discussion of the origins of digital TV. The chips in the HDTV sets were a response.
The second sentence of the second paragraph is not completely accurate. MPEG in the early 90s was not focused on digital TV, but rather on stored media applications (e.g., CD-ROM). Largely in response to GI, the MPEG-2 committee decided to incorporate HDTV resolutions in July 1992 at its Angra dos Reis, Brazil meeting (I was there). The MPEG-2 standard was finalized in '94 and adopted in '96. It was really GI's motion-compensated compression algorithms in the early 90s that affected (first) the FCC process, and soon thereafter, the MPEG-2 standard body. This above cause and effect does not necessarily need to be described in Wikipedia (maybe too much detail?). But the "horse (GI) before the cart (FCC process and MPEG)" should be mentioned in accurate chronological order on Wikipedia. MtdigitalTV (talk) 17:43, 16 May 2026 (UTC)
This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest was declined. Some or all of the changes weren't supported by neutral, independent, reliable sources. Consider re-submitting with content based on media, books and scholarly works.
I am Andrew Siprelle, founder of:
- Simulation Dynamics, Inc. (SDI), and
- ChiAha, Inc.
I am the originator of the discrete rate simulation technique.
I have a conflict of interest with this article and am submitting this
edit request rather than editing directly per WP:COI.
The article currently does not describe the origin or history of the
technique. I propose adding a "History" section between the lead and
"Areas of application", with the following text. All claims are
supported by published, peer-reviewed sources.
The discrete rate simulation paradigm was introduced by Andrew
Siprelle in 1990 to address the limitations of conventional discrete
event simulation in modeling high-speed continuous-process and
bulk-flow manufacturing systems, where unit-by-unit event tracking is
computationally prohibitive and dynamically inaccurate.[43]
The first peer-reviewed publication of the technique appeared at the
1995 Winter Simulation Conference under the title Modeling a Bulk
Manufacturing System Using Extend.[43]
The methodology was developed across a series of further Winter
Simulation Conference papers through the late 1990s and early 2000s —
including the 2002 Non-Item Based Discrete-Event Simulation
Tools[44] — and a 2016 Springer
chapter comparing it head-to-head with conventional discrete event
simulation.[45] In 2020, the technique's accuracy was independently assessed
in a Winter Simulation Conference paper by Tom Lange (formerly Director
of Modeling and Simulation, Procter & Gamble Corporate R&D) and J.
Fischel, which reported validation within 1% [[Overall equipment
effectiveness|overall equipment effectiveness]] on real production
lines.[46]
I have not edited the article directly. Please review and apply if
appropriate. Thank you.
— Andrew Siprelle (Sir Prelle (talk) 11:59, 5 June 2026 (UTC))
As the proposed claims concern being the "originator" of this techique, we're going to require sources that are not written by the individual making the claim.
Thank you for the review — understood, and I agree that per WP:SELFPUB a priority claim should not rest on my own publications. Below are independent, peer-reviewed sources authored by the commercial ExtendSim vendor (Imagine That Inc.), with no connection to me, that attribute the origin of the technique:
1. Damiron, C. and D. Krahl. 2014. "A Global Approach for Discrete Rate Simulation."
Proc. 2014 Winter Simulation Conference, §2.2: "The first generation DRS tool was developed in the early 1990's when it was recognized that a new simulation methodology was needed (Siprelle and Parsons 1995). Termed 'discrete rate simulation' (Siprelle et al. 1999), this new architecture utilized the discrete event clock but moved flow through the system at rates that maintained mass balance."
2. Damiron, C. and A. Nastasi. 2008. "Discrete Rate Simulation Using Linear
Programming." Proc. 2008 Winter Simulation Conference, p. 740: "The first generation DRS technology was introduced by Simulation Dynamics Inc. in 1997 (Siprelle, Phelps 1997). Taking lessons learned from this ground-breaking technology, a second generation DRS technology has now been developed and is incorporated in the Rate library of the ExtendSim AT and Suite packages."
Given these independent sources, I propose the following neutral History section, worded to track only what those sources state:
== History ==
Discrete rate simulation was developed in the early 1990s at Simulation Dynamics, Inc. by Andrew Siprelle and colleagues.[1][2] The methodology retains the discrete-event clock while moving flow through a system at rates that maintain mass balance; it was first published at the 1995 Winter Simulation Conference,[3] and the term "discrete rate simulation" was established in the authors' subsequent work.[4] The commercial ExtendSim vendor, Imagine That Inc., later described this "first generation" technology as "ground-breaking" and built a second-generation, linear-programming- based implementation upon it.[2]
I have not edited the article directly. Please review and apply if appropriate. Thank you. — Andrew Siprelle (~~~~)Sir Prelle (talk) 19:23, 28 June 2026 (UTC)
Donald (Don) Machholz, an amateur astronomer who co-invented the Messier marathon and visually discovered 12 comets that now bear his name, died early yesterday morning (Aug. 9) at his home — called “Stargazer Ranch” — in Wikieup, Arizona. He was 69 years old. Here is supporting documentation of death location: https://astronomy.com/news/2022/08/donald-machholz-prolific-comet-hunter-dies-at-age-69MicheleMachholz (talk) 14:16, 15 August 2022 (UTC)
I've marked this as an edit request so it will be seen by other editors. 331dot (talk) 14:30, 15 August 2022 (UTC)
MicheleMachholz, I ran across this edit request and took care of it. Please review it, and if there is anything about the style or wording you would like changed, I am happy to do it. I am sorry for your loss. Peacedance (talk) 17:11, 15 August 2022 (UTC)
331dot, I ran across this edit request and took care of it based on the source provIded, but don't know how to remove it from the backlog. Could you help? Thanks. Peacedance (talk) 17:09, 15 August 2022 (UTC)
I am proposing the addition of the following sentence to the Career section, immediately after the opening sentence (“He spent more than 9,000 hours comet hunting…”):
From 1978 to 2000, Machholz authored a monthly column titled Comet Comments for the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers (ALPO), which was distributed internationally to astronomy clubs and individual observers.
Source: Jake Parks, “Donald Machholz, comet hunter and co-inventor of Messier marathon, dies at age 69,” Astronomy, August 10, 2022.
I have a declared conflict of interest as Machholz’s spouse and am therefore requesting review and placement by an independent editor. MicheleMachholz (talk) 02:37, 29 December 2025 (UTC)
Request: Multiple reliable independent sources describe Donald Machholz as a “visual comet discoverer,” including Sky & Telescope, Astronomy Magazine, EarthSky, and Space.com. In astronomical literature, this terminology distinguishes direct visual comet discovery from discoveries made through automated survey programs. I am requesting that this terminology be reflected in the lead and career summary for factual and technical accuracy.
Proposed wording:
“Donald Machholz was an American visual comet discoverer and amateur astronomer.”
Examples of source language:
Sky & Telescope: “one of the world’s leading visual comet discoverers”
EarthSky: “visual comet discoverer”
Space.com: “comet observer” and discussion of visual comet hunting
Disclosure: I have a conflict of interest as Machholz’s spouse and am therefore requesting review and implementation by an independent editor.
MicheleMachholz (talk) 01:07, 21 May 2026 (UTC)
Edit request declined
Also note: Please remember to sign your posts using four tildes (~~~~).
Not done for now: @RM Azrieli, generally we only add family to the infobox if they have their own wikipedia pages, it isn't meant to be a comprehensive list. It is possible Rafi should be added to the biography section, though there are some WP:BLPNAME concerns. I'm not sure how to gracefully add a mention of a brother to the existing text, but you're welcome to suggest a phrasing. Rusalkii (talk) 20:44, 18 June 2026 (UTC)
Done. I replaced the dead link for the Corporate Knights accolade with this one. Heartmusic678 (talk) 12:35, 30 December 2021 (UTC)
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Go ahead: I have reviewed these proposed changes and suggest that you go ahead and make the proposed changes to the page. Rusalkii (talk) 06:05, 22 April 2025 (UTC)
Partly done: CNMall41 (talk) 19:29, 21 August 2025 (UTC)
Not done: The infobox logo appears to be the current one, not the thicker 2010–2016 one. Perception312 (talk) 16:46, 9 December 2025 (UTC)
