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its own right. Furthermore, to assist development of articles, it's important that an article structure is clearly defined and not just the WP class (the latter which, on the most part for the casual reader, is overlooked or of little significance). There are some guidelines, of which one I authored a few years back, although would perhaps benefit from some collaboration to ensure they're effective and appropriate. As for the proposed importance criteria, less the "bottom", I feel is accurate.

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who have made significant, valuable contributions to the encyclopedia would be recognized and honored. I believe that, with some effort, this could still be done. My proposal is to, with luck, try to organize the various WikiProjects and other entities of wikipedia to take part in a larger celebrartion of its contributors to take place in January, probably beginning January 15, 2007. I have created yet another new subpage for myself (a weakness of mine, I'm afraid) at

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is about "Apple Store," and since we used to call it something else, let's just forget about that history - then that's disingenuous at best, fraudulent at worst and has no place in a community dedicated to truth and transparency. If I missed it, my bad, but it should be at the very start of the page, front and center, e.g. - Apple's first entrance into the retail space was in 1981 (substitute the actual year) and its stores....

1958:. Additionally, listing a similar method as in the Target article in regard to store closings, that also would be notable for the company as a whole, saying XYZ company closed X number of units in X number of states as part of whatever store-closing event. Listing out individual closed locations and what happened to the building is still not notable in the context of the company as a whole. Regarding tagging with the 267: 1850:

toward. Blanking stops that work in its tracks, tagging lists as needing references, and then as needing conversion to text, would be much more productive. I don't think anything I've said suggests I think we should be listing 3,000 Wal-Mart locations, but covering notable locations (largest stores, stores where the company introduced a new business model, etc.) is a part of a theoretical good article on a chain. --

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consider whether your project would benefit from having departments which deal in these matters. It is my hope that all the changes to the directory can be finished by the first of next month. Please feel free to make any changes you see fit to the entries for your project before then. If you should have any questions regarding this matter, please do not hesitate to contact me. Thank you.

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special. Thus it is not notable, for instance, that a Hecht's store closed, the building briefly became an IFL Furniture location following Hecht's closure, and now sits vacant. Additionally, to say so without reliable sources to back up the claim makes the statement original research, which is prohibited under Knowledge (XXG) policies.

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for "golfgalaxy.com," the Golfsmith Knowledge (XXG) page is featured in the Google Knowledge Graph in the search results -- I believe this is because DICK'S recently bought Golfsmith out of bankruptcy and converted 36 Golfsmith locations to Golf Galaxy stores, but there is not a Golf Galaxy Knowledge (XXG) page for Google to feature.

823:. This new directory includes a variety of categories and subcategories which will, with luck, potentially draw new members to the projects who are interested in those specific subjects. Please review the directory and make any changes to the entries for your project that you see fit. There is also a directory of portals, at 4916:, I have largely filled in the chart. However, some states are incomplete and lack information for when the laws were made gender-neutral or repealed. It can be difficult to search law codes, particularly if looking for repealed laws. Assistance from editors knowledgeable about US law codes would be appreciated. Thank you! 1771:(as opposed to just listing) locations in the main article, and I think going on sprees blanking any content that looks like a location list is counterproductive. Knowledge (XXG) is a work in progress... I think sloppy coverage of locations could evolve into good coverage, especially if it was tagged rather than blanked. -- 1716:

blanking any list you come across is counterproductive toward that goal. If a referenced list builds up over time, and becomes overlong or trivial, then we can weed out the excess information. But if we just blank lists on site, they'll never get anywhere. Knowledge (XXG) is a work in progress, after all. --

2503: 2289:'s previous argument that store lists can almost never be complete should have very little to do with List compiling, as the purpose to Knowledge (XXG) is that we all add information to make a complete article, and through revision we will arrive at the best information at any one time. In the case of 4864:

This project has multiple undisclosed limitations. As an old customer, I was told to bring in my old electronic equipment for Staples Rewards. My receipt dated 07/30/2023 verifies that I brought in a tablet, a cellphone, and 8 other pieces (mostly cords). I received ZERO rewards. My receipt reads

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Dear Tuxide, Thank you for your article on John F. Geisse. I updated it a bit. Rowley's book is fairly good on Target but she failed to get the inside true story on Dad. I've sent her the corrections but no update as yet. Discount Store News Markowitz (the late) was very accurate in his history of

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for your feedback! I would respectfully disagree on the "bottom" because it's not necessarily importance for Knowledge (XXG) or the article as a whole, but the relative importance towards our project. A politician who also happened to own a store may be of mid importance to the Politics WikiProject,

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I don't feel it's necessary or appropriate to have a "bottom" classification, as if to suggest that it is of no importance at all. In my view, an article has to satisfy at least "low" importance to be credible as an article on wikipedia, and anything less than this should surely not be an article in

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Reading this Wiki I have the distinct impression that Apple jumped into the retail scene in 2001 and exploded. There's no mention of the previous 20 years of attempts at the retail market and the direct-to-consumer stores that Apple struggled with for many years. Why? If the answer is, well, this

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in particular, I listed the locations at the closure of the company from the bankruptcy notice posted in the Washington Post. That did not seem to matter either. After countless lunch hours and spare time spent on building what I thought would be useful information for historians of defunct retail

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Very few people go through the history, the idea of adding tags in general rather than just blanking any problems is that people will see the tags and make edits to address them. If it's buried in the history even experienced Wikipedians usually forget about it, so casual editors would never realize

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article where I added references to show the list was verifiable, but it kept getting blanked anyway. I think it's a bad idea to just blank them entirely... Knowledge (XXG) is a work in progress and it's best to tag sections and let editors improve them over time than just remove anything that isn't

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template, I don't see where unreferenced lists will convert to prose in the form described. They should still be removed outright, as they don't serve any purpose, and the prose created from scratch. Tagging is just a copout in this case, akin to the user on my talk page who suggested I warn users

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The title "Crutchfield" should be reserved for an article on the English surname, which many notable persons have borne, including Cuba Island Crutchfield, the cowboy rope spinner and associate of Will Rodgers; James P. Crutchfield, the physicist; Jimmie Crutchfield, the Negro League baseball great;

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Stanley Marcus is a major figure in the history of retail, and it would be appropriate for the article on him to reach Good Article status — on the way to Featured, of course. Please note that to date I have been unable to find a noncopyrighted photo of Marcus to use, though in the section about one

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We'd like to collect information on how the current tool is used by....you! How do you yourself and the other maintainers of your project use the web tool? Which of its features do you need? How frequently do you use these features? And what features is the tool missing that would be useful to you?

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Hi all. I work for DICK'S Sporting Goods, which has owned the Golf Galaxy retail chain since 2006. If you search "golf galaxy" on Knowledge (XXG), you are currently redirected to the DICK'S Sporting Goods page, where there is a brief mention of the Golf Galaxy brand. Also, if you do a Google search

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proposal for an appreciation week to end on Knowledge (XXG) Day, January 15. However, several people have once again proposed the entirety of Esperanza for deletion, so that might not work. It was the intention of the Appreciation Week proposal to set aside a given time when the various individuals

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Well, this is my view so take it as you desire. I simply feel that a bottom category is redundant and I would deprecate its inclusion moving forward. If the suggestion is that a wikiproject article could be deemed as being of almost no importance, then how could it sustain a wikipedia existence if

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To avoid a conflict of interest, I requested that a separate page be created for Golf Galaxy, rather than try to write it on my own. I believe a separate page is warranted, as Golf Galaxy is now one of the largest specialty golf retailers in the world. Do you have any advice on steps I can take to

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One of our initiatives is to create leaflets to increase the discoverability of various wikimedia projects, and showcase the breadth of activity within wikimedia. Any kind of project can have a physical paper leaflet designed - for free - as a tool to help recruit new contributors. These leaflets

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Just curious...if Knowledge (XXG) is to be a useful tool for shoppers, I think that articles should checked for authenticity. The Buy.com page seems to be critical of the business' practices, yet the final paragraph seems to be something that the company itself may have added to to article, in an

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One of the store chain GAs has only 3 locations and spends the bulk of the article covering those 3 locations. With small chains, listing (and eventually covering in prose) individual locations just makes sense. Like I said, prose coverage of locations is preferable, but that's what we're working

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In the article on Steinbach's Department Stores, it states that only the Asbury Park Store had a restaurant in 1978. Stores in Manalapan Mall, Shoreview Mall, and Seaview Square Mall, all had restaurants well after the Asbury Park store closed. I was the Manager of the Manalapan restaurant from

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Tuxide asked me to explain here what this project could do to help ours. Well, right now, just look at any article that's tagged for both projects (clothing retailers and major US department store chains, mainly, at the moment) and make sure that it's good from a retailing perspective (i.e., good

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Now that I think about it, opt-out might be better since anonymous users don't have watchlists. You can't take advantage of something that you don't know about, but then again that is the justification that all other spam uses. Oh well, for whoever it bothers (if any), you have my permission to

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was created last month and I was asked by them to introduce it here. Many articles within our scope about retailers and private label brands also fit within their scope: I view the difference between the two projects being that our approach is to illustrate the impact of these retailers from a

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are included in the directory for both the use of the projects themselves and for that of others. Having such departments will allow a project to more quickly and easily identify its most important articles and its articles in greatest need of improvement. If you have not already done so, please

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Hello! I'm a COI editor here on behalf of John Antioco, who has a rather slim Knowledge (XXG) page that I'm trying to improve. Mr. Antioco has had a robust career that includes c-suite and CEO roles at major retailers such as 7-Eleven, Circle K, and Blockbuster. I put together a draft for a new

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is now live! In our first phase, we are focusing on research. At this time, we are looking for people to share their experiences with WikiProjects: good, bad, or neutral. We are also looking for WikiProjects that may be interested in trying out new tools and layouts that will make participating

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to which I am a member. It was itself collated (and can be re-collated) from published annual business newsletters, and newspapers which listed exact date information as it occurred. It is also been double checked as correct by dozens of former management including myself. As far a calling that

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But I'm not arguing for a standalone article. I'm sure there are sections in nearly any article that would be deleted as standalone articles. His proposal for listing notable locations is probably a good one, especially when there are more than a handful of locations to list. But running around

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Individual branch stores are not individually notable, and the information provided is often original research and unverifiable. Unless one can find a reliable source for each individual location, it can be challenged and removed, as TenPoundHammer and I have done. Flagship locations may have

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for October, although something needs to be put into it! Hrm... Now is your opportunity to put something in here and make your voice heard to the rest of the WikiProject. Feel free to edit it as you see fit, for real life is keeping me busy (university studies). When it's done, a link to it

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In the case of defunct businesses, what became of former store locations is not relevant in the context of the company. In the normal course of business, when a company ceases operations, all assets are disposed of, and that includes the buildings that housed the stores. It doesn't make them

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The draft has been declined twice with the comments that it reads like an advertisement and does not show significant coverage in independent, 3rd party sources. However, the draft includes dozens of links to articles in Russian and Western media, including Reuters and Seeking Alpha, with the

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The article "Crutchfield" should be renamed, "Crutchfield Corporation" which is the correct name of the company described in the article. Virginian corporations are required by law to include in their names an identifier such as "Corporation", "Corp.", "Inc.", or "Ltd.", to show that they are

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Hello there! As you may already know, most WikiProjects here on Knowledge (XXG) struggle to stay active after they've been founded. I believe there is a lot of potential for WikiProjects to facilitate collaboration across subject areas, so I have submitted a grant proposal with the Wikimedia

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For defunct chains, one of the more notable topics is former locations. It's by definition not spam or advertising since the store is long out of business. And it's notable because, if you search news archives, half the time the chain name comes up is to talk about former locations. It seems

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articles focused exclusively on the company and its business developments. The tone of the draft is neutral, in my view, and the content outlines the company's activities, some of its history and current structure. There is no promotional language and no citation of company sources.

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We have greatly streamlined the process since the Version 0.7 release, so we aim to have the collection ready for distribution by the end of October, 2010. As a result, we are planning to distribute the collection much more widely, while continuing to work with groups such as

3732:, and we wish his bot a happy robot retirement. Just as before, we hope the popular pages reports will aid you in understanding the reach of WikiProject Retailing, and what articles may be deserving of more attention. If you have any questions or concerns please contact us at 1462:

Currently, 427 articles are assigned to this project, of which 209, or 48.9%, are flagged for cleanup of some sort. (Data as of 14 July 2008.) Are you interested in finding out more? I am offering to generate cleanup to-do lists on a project or work group level. See

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I think that the newsletter to the user talk pages is just a tad over the top. Here's why: most people who are involved in the project will have the page watchlisted, and therefore will be able to follow a newsletter posted to the project's talk page. Thoughts?

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I have designed a new boilerplate for WikiProject Retailing based on what is usually found on talk pages. This one is the same size as the other boilerplates. New features include a warning when not placed on talk pages or the Knowledge (XXG) namespace, and a

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Big Bear Stores list was because it was not verifiable -- I have an orignal document from the company listing the stores. I noted this information in 2006 when I added the list to the page. Let's end this argument and put back the list the way it was.

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The page will be updated monthly with new data. The edits aren't marked as bot edits, so they will show up in watchlists. You can view more results, request a new project be added to the list, or request a configuration change for this project using the

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Foundation for the "WikiProject X" project. WikiProject X will study what makes WikiProjects succeed in retaining editors and then design a prototype WikiProject system that will recruit contributors to WikiProjects and help them run effectively. Please

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I hope this is appropriate to post here because I think it's of interest to many of you. I just found out about this group, however, for several years I've been creating articles about retailers based in Los Angeles. Some interesting creations are:

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If we were to do another newsletter, should we make the user talk page thing opt-in, I suppose? I had no intention of doing another one unless we really want it or it was absolutely necessary, since bored people leave quickly. I got the idea from

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That's what we've been trying to get at - flagship stores, prototype stores, and the like are possibly notable and worthy of inclusion. Most individual stores, however, are not notable, and are not suitable for inclusion, even in list format.

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Information that is included in the list should be relevant. Store #, Address, Opening date, Closing Date, Notable info (firsts, and lasts, etc...) need to be included. I would agree, however, that information like Phone numbers (certainly a

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Of course, there is nothing wrong with having lists if their entries are famous because they are associated with or significantly contribute to the list topic. Knowledge (XXG) also includes reference tables and tabular information for quick

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You also still have not addressed a key point: If lists of locations of operating stores are not notable and established by precedent as not notable (no one, for instance, would even consider listing all 3,000-some Wal-Mart locations in the

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article), what makes the individual locations notable when the company is out of business? We contend it's not. Additionally, for those articles about retail establishments that have made it to GA status, they have no store listings.

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for December, like the other two. If somebody could, please fill the newsletter with content for the time being. It is dead week in my university, so I probably won't be able to write one until after my finals next week. Regards,

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where I would greatly appreciate any indications from the members of this project as to whether and how they might be willing and/or able to assist in recognizing the contributions of our editors. Thank you for your attention.

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is a good example; instead of listing them all, it prosifies the history of important unit openings in terms of what states the chain expanded to. I suggest if there are any directory sections left they should be marked with

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The references still exist in the history - no content is lost even if the list is removed from the current revision, and so the references are still locatable and usable even if the list is not in the most recent revision.

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Sorry I've been terribly busy in college this semester. Spring break is next week; I'll try to write a newsletter to catch up from the beginning of the year. Much has happened in this WikiProject since this year started.

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There's quite a few articles that required assessment for importance, but we have not yet formalized a criteria like other WikiProjects. Based off a review of the already assessed, it seems like this has been the general

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Now that's what I'm talking about. Showing expansion of the chain is notable in the context of the company as a whole. However, individual branch stores are still not notable, as listing individual locations falls into

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Given that more than a week has passed since the last comment and there seems to be general consensus in favor of this approach. I have implemented the bottom category and I will add this blurb to our Assessment info.

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even the WP doesn't feel it has any importance? A WP would generally be accepted to consider it's own articles to be of greater importance than when compared against the wider encyclopedia. Low is surely "low" enough.

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of his books, I was able to make fair use of a book jacket that has his photo on the cover. I want to make sure we don't use an image that will get pulled, as that can drag an article down. Thanks for your assistance!

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for evo. I've been working with some editors on changes and now I'm hoping to jumpstart the AfC review process. I have a conflict of interest so I won't publish the article myself. Any assistance would be wonderful!

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I wanted to create this page since I'm interested in the topic, and there are pages on Wiki for H&M, Zara, and many other fashion retailers. Can anyone suggest how to improve this draft so that it passes review?

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for November, just as before. Again, its content is open for anyone to decide upon. I am quite busy in college, and I don't know if I'll have the time I need to add to this before the start of November. Regards,

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it was there. I don't get what the big deal is... in most cases we're talking about articles that are lacking content anyway. I could understand if article length was a concern... but for short articles like

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I think that the subject matter is ill-defined and also not well reported on. Should there be an article about these sorts of scammy websites and apps? maybe. but i think the subject is covered enough under

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discussion of the chain from a business perspective) while we'll try to get something in there about the impact on fashion (A good example of a chain where there's something to write from both perspectives:

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I didn't really want to get into this, but if the location or some relation between the units is notable, then it should be in prose in the history section (or wherever appropriate), not in tabular form.

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in South Africa, which had NO article and I couldn't bear it not being remembered. (We visited South Africa as tourists and so remembered the chain) Interested in your comments and suggestions. Thanks.

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and a good dose of common sense. I'm always expanding coverage and tweaking the script's logic, so general feedback and suggestions to expand coverage to other unreliable sources are always welcomed.

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On a similar note, have you thought about making a template in the Knowledge (XXG) namespace (like as a subpage for the project) for users to place in their user space? This could be similar to what

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business perspective, while their approach is to illustrate the impact of these retailers from a social perspective. You might've seen articles about department stores become categorized under

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A company's business model is a major source of criticism (e.g. importing from China → criticism about wages in China) so the criticism section should be just below the "business model" section.

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attempt to gloss over its shortcomings. Here's the final paragraph...I'd like to know if this was a late addition to the article and who placed it there...the company/one of their lackeys?

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section that highlights the most notable details from these tenures, and I was wondering if anyone on this WikiProject would help me out by reviewing it? The draft is available in full on

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Opt-in, or just ditch it entirely for posting to user talk pages. I have no problem with the newsletter. I just think that here is a better place for it than in the user talk page.

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does with their {{signpost-subscription}} template. This would allow users who subscribe to see it right on their userpages, and would probably be a lot less cumbersome to update.

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Input duly providd. Your article was egregiously promotional, but do feel free to propose neutrally worded amendments on the talk page (don't edit directrly, obviously, due to your

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I wanted to ask for your feedback on how to improve the draft page for Melon Fashion Group -- a major Russian clothing retailer that's been called "the H&M of Russia."

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in the "Today's articles for improvement" section for one week, beginning today. Everyone is encouraged to collaborate to improve the article. Thanks, and happy editing!

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in the "Today's articles for improvement" section for one week, beginning today. Everyone is encouraged to collaborate to improve the article. Thanks, and happy editing!

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in the "Today's articles for improvement" section for one week, beginning today. Everyone is encouraged to collaborate to improve the article. Thanks, and happy editing!

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in the "Today's articles for improvement" section for one week, beginning today. Everyone is encouraged to collaborate to improve the article. Thanks, and happy editing!

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parameter is still there also. The reason I made this is to make it more standardized and to make it easily expandable in case this WikiProject gets called upon to do

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Hello, Wikipedians! I am working on improvements to various articles relating to Walmart, and I'm hoping that editors interested in the retail industry can review an

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The philanthropy section should immediately follow, and should not need to be the same size. NPOV &neq; equal time for each POV. Criticism responses should be

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in the "Articles for improvement" section for one week, beginning today. Everyone is encouraged to collaborate to improve the article. Thanks, and happy editing!

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in the "Articles for improvement" section for one week, beginning today. Everyone is encouraged to collaborate to improve the article. Thanks, and happy editing!

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in the "Articles for improvement" section for one week, beginning today. Everyone is encouraged to collaborate to improve the article. Thanks, and happy editing!

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has an option that allows users to either be notified when a newsletter becomes available, or to have the whole newsletter be sent to them. There is also a

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without actually having to go to this website or populating your watchlist. I don't know when they made that addition to MediaWiki, but it's about time.

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so other members can post their own notices as they wish (for example, links to discussions concerning major edits that need attention, etc.). As far as

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companies, it is just sad to see all that work gone. Oh well ... after all these months it is certainly a losing battle. I very much appreciate --

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as retail store articles that have achieved good article status. None of these include listings of current or former locations in their articles.

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April, 1978 until April, 1979. I came back as the General Manager of all 3 opearting restaurants for a year from August, 1980 until August, 1981.

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Over at Wikiproject Shopping Centres, there has been some discussion on tenant and anchor lists. Thoughts and comments would be most appreciated at

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After a recent request, I added WikiProject Retailing to the list of projects to compile monthly pageview stats for. The data is the same used by

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Removing the lists entirely hides any sources the list might cite, which would be useful to converting to prose. The whole reason I'm here is the

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Thanks for your response. I have made changes based off of what you have suggested. The External links vs. Further reading thing I got from

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but he's only tangentially connected to us. I don't think it hurts to have a bottom category and there's many WikiProjects that utilize it.

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it makes a smaller version of itself suitable for talk pages with a plethora of templates on them. Some also have this small feature, like

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Would anyone be willing to start a new article about Amazon.com's new live-streaming shopping show that premiered yesterday? It's called

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will change. The upgrade will make many new, optional features available to all WikiProjects. Additional information is available at the

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discount stores......look for 25th anniversay material circa 1987. His work was encyclopedic and Dad said very accurate. Thomas Geisse

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that is part of the project. You might have noticed this tool if you click through the links on the project assessment summary tables.

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Done, all I have to do is move it into another namespace and put some instructions for posting. I've also created another page called

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I have a complete list. Verified by source material compiled by the company itself for anniversary celebrations, it is located at the

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article. We just published a major revision to that article and would like to hear from people interested in this topic. Thank you.

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I have been sitting on the sidelines watching this edit/re-edit, for years, and just want to upload my data so that persons like

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but need someone to place this new section in a more appropriate spot. Please let me know if you find this useful. Thanks,

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I feel like you definitely got this right. I'd love to re-assess and help this project become a little more active again.

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You may have received a message from me earlier asking you to comment on my WikiProject X proposal. The good news is that

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although mention of major events, promotions or historically significant programme lists and schedules may be acceptable.

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article.. Broadway is known for its cinema palaces but it was also full of retail palaces. I also created an article for

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source reliable, I can only say that the data included is as accurate as humanly possible. This I believe would fit the

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It seems like a decision was made to not include store lists are not allowed in articles. Some of us, like myself,

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Hello editors, I'm Will and I work for evo. I was hoping someone here might be interested in taking a look at the

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I would want to know that they had a store down the street from XYZ, and it was open during such and such a date.

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with a list of the most-viewed pages over the previous month that are within the scope of WikiProject Retailing.

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but the program is different, and includes the aggregate views from all redirects to each page. The stats are at

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Need your thoughts on whether a separate article should be created for Complex smart cards. Please discuss at

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will be printed at Wikimania 2014, and the designs can be re-used in the future at other events and locations.

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Both of these points go directly to listing stores for quick reference, and for historically significant data.

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trait, and store manager listings, should not be included because they really don't add anything substantive.

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where TenPoundHammer describes why these are not appropriate, stating precedents in deletion discussions.

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for any Retailing articles that need expert attention. If you think a page needs attention, please add it.

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and leave feedback. If you have any questions, you can ask on the proposal page or leave a message on my

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on Knowledge (XXG). If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join

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I don't deny articles that just list locations are directory-like. But I think there is some place for

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Deeper concepts, national chains that have little to no importance outside their country (like Target)

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will be upgraded. Your project does not need to take any action, but the appearance of your project's

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notability, but your typical branch location is not notable. Additionally, store lists run afoul of

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about further categorizing articles about retailers, and suggests our involvement/comment. Regards,

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I have (with the help of others) made a small user script to detect and highlight various links to

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To receive additional notifications about WikiProject X on this talk page, please add this page to

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Hey Guys, I work for this company and requested an article to be written about the company on the

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a couple days ago. In my opinion it's more like a style problem opposed to whether it's notable;

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if we weren't seeking an ideal lazy way out. Either way the lists should be removed entirely.

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Let's see if we can find some of the discussions in question and see what the arguments are.

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Hi. Editors of this project might be interested in suggestions to update the article about

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This is particularly aimed at highlighting less discoverable but successful projects, e.g:

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It would be good if there were an infobox template for biographies of retailing CEOs. (See

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where, if someone has some knowledge from the retail side that could be added, should be.

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General, broad retailing concepts, multinational retail companies (think Walmart, Amazon)

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and try to improve any that need work; if you do, please give us the new revisionID at

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Knowledge (XXG) talk:WikiProject Business#Merge of business and companies WikiProjects

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While all constructive contributions to Knowledge (XXG) are appreciated, pages may be

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Of course, the critical comments may be bogus too. I'd like to know what to believe!

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Individuals who worked in retail, specific store locations, small shops (one or two).

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easier and projects easier to maintain. If you or your WikiProject are interested,

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As is standard on Knowledge (XXG), External links is seperate from Further Reading.

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to retail-related talk pages. Also, bots can be utilized to automate this task.

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Additionally, while it appears that no retail chain articles have made it to

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My name is Adi Khajuria and I am helping out with Wikimania 2014 in London.

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Please consider improving the page to address the issues raised. Removing

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I would be interested to hear the opposing point of view on those matters.

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Retailing articles have been selected for the Knowledge (XXG) 0.8 release

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Hello, all. It was initially my hope to try to have this done as part of

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We've made some enhancements to the original report. Here's what's new:

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to extend the reach of Knowledge (XXG) worldwide. Please help us, with

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does not apply within articles, only for article creation and deletion.

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there's no length concern, there's no harm in an in-progress section. --

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Another area of overlap is with biographical articles about people like

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Knowledge (XXG):Articles for deletion/List of Bloomingdale's locations

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I propose we formalize the following categories, in keeping with the

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For more information or to sign up for one for your project, go to:

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for offline release on USB key, DVD and mobile phone. Articles were

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I would carry this over to store lists, and argue, even considering

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We've also got some articles on influential single boutiques like

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I think so, some of the more interesting shopping malls (such as

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for each article, to dig deeper into any surprises or anomalies.

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Knowledge (XXG):Articles for deletion/List of Parisian locations

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states that a list of Wal-Marts in China could be informative.

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Under the "Summary of legislation by jurisdiction" section for

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discussion. If you can help, please place any comments there.

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or would rationale instead of a list of links be more useful?

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Please call me if you wish to verify the above. Elta Wilson

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a known U.K. e-commerce entrepreneur. The proposals are here:

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with the details. You may wish to look at your WikiProject's

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remove the one I posted yesterday from your own talk page.

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rather than remove these lists. What good will that do?

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This is a one time notice and can't be unsubscribed from.

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It will work on a variety of links, including those from

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