Talk:Web Summit/Archives/2023/September

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 * Added archive http://web.archive.org/web/20130518131257/http://www.microsoft.com/BizSpark/NewsAndEvents/DWS2012.aspx to http://www.microsoft.com/BizSpark/NewsAndEvents/DWS2012.aspx

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Exciting
Isn't the word "exciting" in the 2nd sentence a bit subjective? (see: Neutral point of view) --Benimation (talk) 23:24, 30 August 2016 (UTC)
 * ✅ yep, got taken aback by it an toned it a bit down. 85.218.32.50 (talk) 12:45, 3 October 2016 (UTC)

Recent edit
Preserving here by providing this link. The content remove was non-encyclopedic intricate detail and WP:PROMO. Please let me know if there are any concerns. K.e.coffman (talk) 00:50, 18 October 2017 (UTC)

Removal of most of article without discussion
The historical information of previous and the current editions of the event have been removed without discussion, barring a one-liner entry on this page here above with the non-descriptive heading of "recent edit", with a link to the diff. I do believe that such a removal merited more discussion, especially a little bit more visibility. The edit summary cites "Excessive intricate detail & wp:promo". I am not certain as to exactly is "intricate", and as for "promo", this is standard fare for a large event of this nature. Having said that, perhaps the information can be rendered into an abbreviated table format, such as here, here and here. I have reinstated the information until more people have had the opportinity to express their views. Regards, Rui &#39;&#39;Gabriel&#39;&#39; Correia (talk) 15:32, 7 November 2017 (UTC)


 * Most of this is promotional 'cruft that's excluded under WP:PROMO; that's why I removed it. Sample:
 * Other notable speakers include former world heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko, actress and activist Sophia Bush, former Portuguese professional football player and Ballon D'Or winner Luis Figo, Vogue international editor Suzy Menkes, former chess world champion Garry Kasparov, musician Wyclef Jean, and Game of Thrones actor Liam Cunningham.


 * Much of it is uncited or cited to the org itself, as above. Do you feel strongly about this content? K.e.coffman (talk) 02:28, 10 November 2017 (UTC)
 * , Hi. Thanks for your input. You are right, there is a lot of cruft, I agree with you on that level. At the same time, I feel that the year-by-year evolution/ history of the event is important, naturally within the project parameters. The sentence you pointed out above certainly needs to be removed, for two reasons; firstly, there is no need in a section on 2017 to mention past speakers, as each name should be mentioned (if justified/ noteworthy) within the year of appearance, secondly because that whole sentence lists only so-called celebs. I will weed out such bits once this discussion has run its course and the consensus it to retain the separate annual sections. I wrote most of the section on 2016 and — personally guilty of adding one celeb — I included Figo, within context. I certainly am not fond of trivia or gossip/ coverage of celebs. I also added 'activists' to balance out the tech moguls, and added Portuguese PM and president to highlight the seriousnes with with the event is treated in Portugal. Regards, Rui &#39;&#39;Gabriel&#39;&#39; Correia (talk) 13:46, 10 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Instead of individual sections per year, I'd suggest an overall section "History", with a para, or less -- depending on sources, per year. How does this sound? K.e.coffman (talk) 02:35, 11 November 2017 (UTC)

External links modified (January 2018)
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 * Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20131203012220/http://www.agriland.ie/news/food-summit-a-unique-opportunity-to-promote-irish-food/ to http://www.agriland.ie/news/food-summit-a-unique-opportunity-to-promote-irish-food/

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