Talk:Dragan Šolak (businessman)

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Update the United Group section
Hello, my name is Alex. I am employed by United Group and Dragan Šolak. Due to my conflict of interest, I am going to post some content suggestions I think will improve the page for others to consider and implement instead of making the edits directly. This update I am suggesting is for the United Group section, which currently has two sentences. The first sentence does not need editing but I think the second sentence could be replaced with the following information: "Solak served as chief executive for United Group for eight years. He became chairman in 2008, and he remains an advisor to the board as of 2022. He retains a 33% share in United Group. "

This helps make it a little bit more robust and informative. Thank you AlexforUnited (talk) 11:27, 11 April 2024 (UTC)
 * ARandomName123 (talk)Ping me! 13:01, 23 April 2024 (UTC)


 * Thank you for this update. If you have time and interest, I posted several other requests below for editors to consider. AlexforUnited (talk) 06:40, 24 April 2024 (UTC)

Request to remove Money laundering investigations section
Hello, I am Alex from United Group with another request. In this request I am suggesting removing the entire Money laundering investigations section. The name of the section is misleading, as it could imply Šolak was involved in money laundering investigations, which he was not. This section is not about Dragan Šolak directly but rather a media company owned by him and its reporting into Slovenian government misconduct. Per Wikipedia's rules, this article should focus on Šolak, not the misconduct investigation. Perhaps information on N1's investigation belongs elsewhere on Wikipedia. I just don't think it belongs here. Additionally, while the last paragraph mentions Šolak's bank account, the sentence is poorly written and I do not believe it is an accurate summation of the sourced article. Even if well written, it does not belong here. For those reasons, I think removal is appropriate here. Thank you. AlexforUnited (talk) 09:18, 17 April 2024 (UTC)


 * Comment. I do not want to answer or opine on this edit request, but will give some reliable sources in Slovene: Slovenian national TV  (naming Šolak prominently) and Delo, the Ljubljana-based paper of record  (naming Šolak glancingly).  Both cover mainly as potential political prosecution.  Google Translate generally does a reasonable job Slovene-to-English. Russ Woodroofe (talk) 12:29, 25 April 2024 (UTC)
 * The proposed changes are removing content that is well-cited or where sources exist. Lightoil (talk) 03:37, 12 June 2024 (UTC)


 * Thank you for the review of these requests! Yes I agree that content itself is well sourced. I do not dispute that. Despite this, I think the problem is that it does not belong on this page, as this is an issue about N1. Perhaps consider moving it to the N1 (TV channel) article? This section is about Dragan Šolak only tangentially, since it is about his media company (that has its own page) and its reporting into Slovenian government misconduct (which also has its own page). Because of that, this information does not seem appropriate for this biography. AlexforUnited (talk) 13:20, 13 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Reopening as on second thought, I am unsure whether the section should be removed. Lightoil (talk) 16:15, 19 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Thanks for reopening this. Curious if you have any additional thoughts on it, or have an idea for how to get some more voices? AlexforUnited (talk) 07:35, 21 June 2024 (UTC)
 * My thinking is that it may not be relevant but Wikipedia does not remove negative sourced info on people. Lightoil (talk) 03:56, 22 June 2024 (UTC)


 * I understand your concern. I do not think this is a case of removing negative content, the "negative" content itself isn't even about Šolak; none of this reported misconduct was done by Šolak, or anything under his control. He was one of many targeted by the government in irregular investigations conducted by the Slovenian Office for Money Laundering Prevention, which was uncovered in a report by N1. To put it simply, the misconduct is not about Šolak, so the content belongs elsewhere on Wikipedia, such as the article about N1 (TV channel), which initially broke the story. It seems strange to me to have the information on the article about the person targeted by such misconduct. A mixture of WP:UNDUE, WP:OFFTOPIC, and WP:RELEVANCE suggest to me that this doesn't belong on this Wikipedia article. There's also WP:VNOT, which says, "While information must be verifiable for inclusion in an article, not all verifiable information must be included. Consensus may determine that certain information does not improve an article. Such information should be omitted or presented instead in a different article." AlexforUnited (talk) 06:50, 25 June 2024 (UTC)

"Early life and education" section missing
Hello, Alex from United Group here. This biography is missing a section on Šolak's early life and education, which is common on Wikipedia from what I've seen, so I prepared a draft citing The Guardian and BBC for others to review and add to the article if it meets Wikipedia's standards.
 * Early life and education
 * Šolak was born in 1964 in Kragujevac. He later moved to Belgrade for university but left to focus on business opportunities. In 1990, Šolak started a production business, one of the first in Yugoslavia. Following the 1992 Bosnian war, Šolak spent a decade abroad working in intellectual property and copyright. In 2000, he started a local cable television network in his home town that later grew with international funding. In 2014, that network became United Group.

Thank you. AlexforUnited (talk) 06:43, 24 April 2024 (UTC)
 * ARandomName123 (talk)Ping me! 00:02, 27 May 2024 (UTC)


 * Thank you very much for implementing these requests. If you are interested, I have two final requests up on the talk page about the money laundering section and  the sports republic section. Please let me know your thoughts! AlexforUnited (talk) 09:21, 29 May 2024 (UTC)

"Sport Republic" section addition
Hello, Alex from United Group with a final request for now. I suggest the following addition to the Sports Republic section since there have been new developments since this section was last updated. Please consider the following:
 * In September 2022, Šolak invested £48 million into the firm and in 2023, he contributed an additional £15 million. The money was intended for general operations and also to highlight Šolak's commitment to the club.

Thank you. AlexforUnited (talk) 06:44, 24 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Lightoil (talk) 03:36, 12 June 2024 (UTC)