Talk:LivingSocial/Archives/2014

Edit LivingSocial Page
I am new to the Wikipedia editing world but am interested in editing the LivingSocial page. I am an employee for the company and recently noticed that it is out of date and doesn't really have a lot of information. I've read the guidelines and have ensured that only factual information would be posted. Am I able to do this, or are there addition steps I need to take?

Thanks! A Julian Smith (talk) 19:49, 23 September 2010 (UTC)


 * I appreciate you being so forthcoming. I see no good reason why this page shouldn't have information and formatting similar to, say, the article about Groupon. However, an employee editing the page could be interpreted as a violation of the Conflict_of_Interest policy. Using citations extensively and taking care to abide by the guidelines outlined in NPOV and NOTADVERTISING may help allay such concerns. Josephgrossberg (talk) 18:34, 24 September 2010 (UTC)


 * Not too shabby looking. I've cleaned it up a bit to make it more presentable and such.  Of course, it has a ways to go before it can be featured content, but it's a good start.  SchuminWeb (Talk) 16:54, 19 November 2010 (UTC)


 * I too was interested in editing a Wikipedia page for my organization. Yes, an employee editing the company's own page is considered a conflict of interest but there are ways around this. Wikipedia suggests first and foremost that you disclose your conflict of interest and be truthful up front. They also suggest that you upload content to the discussion page (here) and then third parties can upload it to the main site. This will bypass the conflict of interest rule. Also, you can tag your content on discussion pages as request edit and try and bring editors to the site. Those are my suggestions!

HI, I have edited the WIKI page and now believe that the old issues have been resolved and the page includes enough 3rd party sources and presents a neutral argument. How do I get the warnings disappear? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.200.161.1 (talk) 17:43, 6 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Hi. I have used LivingSocial for a couple of deals that worked out OK, but I am now very disappointed with them. ITo explain, in preparation fr a family wedding i thought the purchase of 4x teeth whitening programmes would be beneficial for various family members. These were bought in May 2012 for use with a company called WhiteShade. Wedding being September we decided to use these £59 each ("value £400")in August. My eldest daughter was the first to go across London to visit the premises for her appointment. She is a sensible 31 yr old teacher. She rang me from there saying she was uncomfortable with what she found. There was noone at this non descript office building and no WhiteShade logo anywhere. She had to ring a mobile# and a young lad appeared from the local McDs with coffee in his hand saying he was the man in charge of the process. He led her into the building, down a corridor and into a windowless room that contained 2 chairs. This was not the hygiene saloon we would have expected! She had seen noone else. She asked him for his qualifications, a diploma or anything. There were none. "at other clinic" was the answer!

OK it's rubbish obviously. WhiteShade must be a franchise that anyone can set up for the cost of a rented room andd 2 second hand chairs. Providing what you can get as a DIY tooth whitening for £20 at Boots chemists. Where does the £400 value come in? She declined the operation and phoned me. I declined mine and advised other 2 daughters to do likewise. So I am £236 dowwn plus wasted travel etc. My sense of injustice is not actually with the useless Whiteshade company. They can go hang and probably will if this is how they run it. My sense of agrievemnet is with LivingSocial whio have not even answered my email to them. Their phone operative just stated that no refund available as more than 7 days passed from purchase to declined usage. She wouldn't put me through to anyone in management. So I emailed and have had no answer. LivingSocial has a duty of care that the things they promote really are as described otherwise they are guilty of misrepresentation. If they do not screen their deals then all customers are as expeoised to shoddy work or loss of funds as we were. LivingSocial I hope you read this and contact me. This sort of thing needs sorting out. Remember how Tripadvisor fell off the customer confidence shelf when it was discovered that they TA allowed some "self reviews" all glowing of course. This will happen to LivingSocial if they don't look after their customers better. LIVINGSOCIAL CHECK OUT THIS REFERENCE AND GET IN TOUCH WITH ME. http://www.livingsocial.com/deals/331104?ref=email-xm4f&rpi=60018426 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.24.218.100 (talk) 15:19, 17 September 2012 (UTC)

Nothing informative
I came to the page to find out what LivingSocial is. I have found nothing of value on this page. There's literally nothing in the way of real information on this page. Even as an advertisement it falls flat. There's not even a pitch about what they do. Someone please fix this mess. Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie &#124; Say Shalom! 6 Tevet 5775 03:35, 28 December 2014 (UTC)