User talk:Jacknstock/Archive2019/February

BB&T
Thanks. I didn't know of another way to say it or that a wlink would be required. The source just said "deals" and I felt it was best to stay with that, not knowing what it really meant.— Vchimpanzee  •  talk  •  contributions  •  19:13, 10 February 2019 (UTC)
 * I'm not impressed with the reporting style at the Winston-Salem Journal from what I've seen so far. For example, you recently cited an article that states that BB&T is paying $66 billion for SunTrust. This is wildly inaccurate, as the combined equity of the merged entity will be around $66 billion, the offer only values SunTrust at slightly over $28 billion. Secondly, the terminology is misleading as it is an all-stock deal — BB&T isn't paying a single dollar, let along billions. I'd be careful of using that source on its own. Read two or three sources, and you'll get a much better idea of what is going on. Jack N. Stock (talk) 22:52, 10 February 2019 (UTC)
 * I've used articles by the reporter for the Journal many times on Wikipedia. I didn't notice this, but I'm glad I mentioned your contribution so that you got a chance to respond. I'll try to look more carefully.— Vchimpanzee  •  talk  •  contributions  •  18:27, 11 February 2019 (UTC)
 * The first thing I should have done when I read what you said was contact the paper and ask for a correction. I've done that.— Vchimpanzee  •  talk  •  contributions  •  21:14, 11 February 2019 (UTC)
 * No response, and I'm not optimistic. I saw an actual newspaper yesterday which said the bank was paying $66 billion. Anyway, I've used this man's articles as a source a lot. The correct information, I assume, is in the article. I say we just trust him for everything else.— Vchimpanzee  •  talk  •  contributions  •  15:11, 14 February 2019 (UTC)