Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Brands/Archive 2

EA Sports logo
The EA Sports article currently uses an unofficial, own-made logo of the brand. I think it should be changed to the official one. Although the advantage with the current image is the SVG format, the image resolution and quality, I think it would be a lot better if we used an image of the official logo. The current image is missing a lot of the details that the official logo has. What does everyone else think? Hey mid  (contribs) 18:30, 24 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Only speaking from non-free considerations, the "real" EA Sports logo is non-free, the SVG version currently used is free. That likely won't affect much on EA Sports - it's only used once here, but definitely don't delete the image if you go with the non-free logo. --M ASEM (t) 18:39, 24 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Given that the "free" image is misrepresenting the logo I would say use the official one—this is why I'm so leery of people replacing raster images with their own vector versions. The typography is a mess and the gradients are missing in the SVG—better to use the actual one and avoid any misrepresentation. Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs ( talk ) 18:40, 24 June 2014 (UTC)
 * Wouldn't this official EA Sports logo fall under the licensing of PD-textlogo instead of fair use, after all it is just basic text and a circle? Salavat (talk) 13:39, 25 June 2014 (UTC)
 * I'm afraid that's too debatable since everything except the blue text is made of gradients. The simplified SVG image was designed to eliminate this problem, I believe. Hey  mid  (contribs) 14:39, 25 June 2014 (UTC)
 * The gradients to give it a 3D look are more than just simple applications of filters and thus are creative enough to be copyrightable. --M ASEM (t) 00:57, 26 June 2014 (UTC)

Porsche
For your information, I am fielding a RfC with Porsche (to which this project has indicated interest) as one example at Wikipedia talk:Article titles Yiba  (talk &#124; contribs) 09:23, 27 June 2014 (UTC)

Request for Proposed Article Changes Review
The article AAMCO has a pending update on its talk page from a PR company (hi there). Would love to get feedback and hear about any more information that we can make available or how we can better write the article to be more wiki appropriate. Stefannagey (talk) 12:34, 2 July 2014 (UTC)

edits to Hardy Amies Ltd page
Hi, Would it be possible to get help with editing this page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardy_Amies ? I am a member of the company and therefore not deemed a reliable source. I need to add a section regarding the new store opening at no.8 Savile Row. There are numerous articles online (secondary sources); http://www.telegraph.co.uk/luxury/mens-style/45158/hardy-amies-new-flagship-store.html http://www.drapersonline.com/news/hardy-amies-opens-new-savile-row-store/5064069.article#.VBhFGfldWAU http://therakeonline.com/uncategorized/hardy-amies-opens-at-no-8/

Would the factual information from these articles be deemed reliable enough to be used underneath a new heading named 'No.8 Savile Row' on the Hardy Amies Ltd page? Also, is it possible to remove information? As there is a lot of Sir Edwin Hardy Amies' history which seems to be directly copied from this page; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_Hardy_Amies which isn't really relevant to the brand.

Thank you in advance for any help anyone can offer 195.171.80.170 (talk) 14:28, 16 September 2014 (UTC)

Comment on the WikiProject X proposal
Hello there! As you may already know, most WikiProjects here on Wikipedia 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 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 review the proposal here and leave feedback. If you have any questions, you can ask on the proposal page or leave a message on my talk page. Thank you for your time! (Also, sorry about the posting mistake earlier. If someone already moved my message to the talk page, feel free to remove this posting.) Harej (talk) 22:47, 1 October 2014 (UTC)

ne mjenjajte provjerene kvalitete
ruževi za usne lip finiti zašto ste povukli stare nijanse koje traju za mene godinama — Preceding unsigned comment added by 31.176.195.56 (talk) 12:08, 17 December 2014 (UTC)

ne mjenjajte provjerene kvalitete
ruževi za usne lip finiti zašto ste povukli stare nijanse koje traju za mene godinama — Preceding unsigned comment added by 31.176.195.56 (talk) 12:22, 17 December 2014 (UTC)

Guinness RM
You are invited to comment on a requested move at Talk:Guinness. -- Calidum 06:38, 24 December 2014 (UTC)

WikiProject X is live!


Hello everyone!

You may have received a message from me earlier asking you to comment on my WikiProject X proposal. The good news is that WikiProject X 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 easier and projects easier to maintain. If you or your WikiProject are interested, check us out! Note that this is an opt-in program; no WikiProject will be required to change anything against its wishes. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you!

Note: To receive additional notifications about WikiProject X on this talk page, please add this page to WikiProject X/Newsletter. Otherwise, this will be the last notification sent about WikiProject X.

Harej (talk) 16:56, 14 January 2015 (UTC)

Bottle water
Why do people pay, and pay big, for water that is no better, and no better for you, than water you can get from the tap? Bottled water is energy-inefficient, uses fossil fuels to make, and costs more than gasoline! And it swells landfills with petroleum byproducts.

And the airport corridor was lined with water fountains, where you could swill very good Chicago tap water for free—as much as you want! I remember some years ago when Consumer Reports had people do blind tastings of bottled still water, and included New York City tap water (which comes from the Catskills, I believe) as a control. Guess which one won for flavor? Most people, I suspect, drink bottled waters for the taste, not the health effects.

Now I can understand buying water if there are no fountains available (that’s rare in the U.S.), or if the local tap water is foul-tasting (as it was in Davis, California), or you’re overseas where the water may be injurious (in India, though, I simply add iodine tablets to tap water). But otherwise it makes no sense to me. If you need a supply to keep yourself hydrated, there are plenty of aluminum (or plastic) water bottles around that can be refilled. And, in French restaurants, I always request “une carafe d’eau, s’il vous plaît” (free) to accompany my food and wine. There is no need to be embarrassed for requesting tap water.

Bottled water seems to me, in general, a waste of money and resources, and it’s ecologically unsound. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.112.0.70 (talk) 00:50, 25 January 2015 (UTC)

Question
Could somebody clarify which articles belongs into brand categories. There is current attempts to add brand category to all company articles which seems to be incorrect. Beagel (talk) 17:28, 21 March 2015 (UTC)

Ketel One Vodka - page edit
Hi, I wondered if anyone could help.

I'm a communications professional working with Ketel One Vodka and I'd like to suggest some changes to our Wikipedia page to add more insight and information.

The following changes I wish to be made are:

Timeline

• 1794: Under the control of Jacobus Nolet (5th generation), family members build the Nolet Distillery windmill, known as 'The Whale.' http://drinksenthusiast.com/2013/04/21/ketel-one-tasting-notes/

• 1867: The Nolet family acquires an interest in shipping and begins exporting spirits. http://www.just-drinks.com/news/just-the-facts-ketel-one-vodka_id98896.aspx

• 1979: Carolus Nolet Sr. (10th generation) assumes control of the Nolet Distillery. http://www.diffordsguides.com/beer-wine-spirits/spirits/vodka-and-korn-and-poteen/BWS001121/ketel-one-oranje

• 1991: Nolet Spirits USA is founded, whilst Carl Nolet Jr. (11th generation) moves to the United States to dedicate himself to the growth of the company. http://www.bloomberg.com/bw/stories/2008-04-24/ketel-one-finally-hits-the-bottlebusinessweek-business-news-stock-market-and-financial-advice

• 2000: The Nolet Distillery produces a super-premium, flavoured vodka, Ketel One Citroen, which is launched in the USA. http://www.just-drinks.com/news/just-the-facts-ketel-one-vodka_id98896.aspx

• 2003: The first national Ketel One print advertising campaign, “Dear Ketel One Drinker”, launches in the USA. http://www.just-drinks.com/news/just-the-facts-ketel-one-vodka_id98896.aspx

• 2009: The first television campaign for Ketel One Vodka launched in the USA. http://www.slate.com/articles/business/ad_report_card/2009/11/who_drinks_ketel_one_in_a_recession.html

• A new orange-flavoured vodka, Ketel One Oranje, is launched in the USA. http://www.barbizmag.com/features/item/704-new-launch-ketel-one-oranje

Would anyone be able to help with this? It really would be appreciated. Please do let me know if you require anything else.

Thanks Adam AdamF Grayling (talk) 14:41, 13 April 2015 (UTC)

MacBook listed at Requested moves
A requested move discussion has been initiated for MacBook to be moved to MacBook (2011 and earlier). This page is of interest to this WikiProject and interested members may want to participate in the discussion here. —RMCD bot 22:44, 28 May 2015 (UTC)

Optimus UI listed at Requested moves
A requested move discussion has been initiated for Optimus UI to be moved to LG UX. This page is of interest to this WikiProject and interested members may want to participate in the discussion here. —RMCD bot 23:20, 28 May 2015 (UTC)

Pageview stats
After a recent request, I added WikiProject Brands to the list of projects to compile monthly pageview stats for. The data is the same used by http://stats.grok.se/en/ but the program is different, and includes the aggregate views from all redirects to each page. The stats are at WikiProject Brands/Popular pages.

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 Tool Labs tool. If you have any comments or suggestions, please let me know. Thanks! Mr.Z-man 03:48, 14 August 2015 (UTC)

Help with updates for BP
I am posting to ask for assistance with some suggestions I recently made on the Talk page of the BP article after the company published its 2014 report. Several of the changes have already been made, but there are a few more I'm hoping editors here can review. I am BP's representative on Wikipedia and, as such, I avoid editing the article myself.

My Talk page message provides greater detail, but here is a summary of the changes:


 * Updating the board of directors
 * Updating production numbers, such as proved reserves and cubic feet per day of natural gas produced
 * Updating the number of service stations and wells the company has

I understand that there's a general backlog of requests currently, so I appreciate any help. Thanks. Arturo at BP (talk) 19:24, 12 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Following up here to let others know that this request is still open. Also, the BP logo was recently removed and I've uploaded a new one, which can be added to the article. I'd appreciate help from any interested editors. Thanks. Arturo at BP (talk) 20:20, 19 August 2015 (UTC)

Why are there so many outdated logos and articles that don't even have infoboxes of major companies like P&G and SC Johnson?
Title says it all. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lucasstar1 (talk • contribs) 22:14, 31 August 2015 (UTC)

Requested article for SIMPLE.BE
Wondering if any editors would be interested in writing an article about SIMPLE.BE, a brand based in Oregon.. We make The Answer smartphone holster, and a line of metal-free webbing belts. I'm the founder of the company and would prefer to avoid any conflict of interest that might happen if I were to write the article myself.. My Request is in Wikipedia:Requested_articles/Business_and_economics/Companies  Thanks!

Brettmade (talk) 03:42, 11 September 2015 (UTC)

Lauren Conrad//Celebs in the Fashion Industry
Hello fellow Wikipedians,

I am working on Lauren Conrad's wiki page for a project, primarily with a focus on her recent charity work and clothing line (Paper Crown). Please check the talk page for Conrad's wiki, as I have proposed changes there.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Lauren_Conrad

If you feel I should add/delete any information or have other suggestions, please let me know. Advice is always welcome!

Sdowd14 (talk) 16:45, 6 November 2015 (UTC)sdowd14

Requested article for C&T Publishing
Hoping someone might be interested in writing an article about C&T Publishing, a quilting sewing and crafting publisher. My request is here: Wikipedia:Requested_articles/Arts_and_entertainment/Literature/Books#People. If this is not the right project for this request, please let me know! (and if you can, direct me to a better project?) I work for the company and am trying to avoid the conflict of interest that would happen if I wrote it myself. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.164.242.181 (talk) 19:11, 3 December 2015 (UTC)

Yahoo! month-long logo change
Just wondering if the Yahoo! logo change is of interest to this project? See:
 * Talk:Yahoo!
 * Timeline_of_Yahoo! (August, 2013)

XOttawahitech (talk)

1965 1/2 Dodge Dart: I used to have a 1965-and-a-half special edition 25th anniversary Dodge Dart. Do you know anything about the car? I'll look for a photo of it. It was a slant-6 of course, three forward gears on the steering column and a very flashy 25th anniversary emblem on the steering wheel. I miss that car. Wish I had taken a photo of the anniversary emblem. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Betsyrobertson (talk • contribs) 15:35, 12 March 2016 (UTC)

Reputation management
Just an FYI that this article was used for a school assignment last semester, needs cleanup. valereee (talk) 16:16, 17 March 2016 (UTC)

RfC: Safety section lede at Ford Pinto
You are invited to join the discussion at Talk:Ford_Pinto. The inclusion of content drawn from three commentators, including a long direct quote, in the lede of section Fuel system fires, recalls, and litigation of article Ford Pinto, is disputed. Please comment. Thank you. Hugh (talk) 14:51, 18 March 2016 (UTC)

Discussion at Talk:Chrysler
You are invited to join the discussion at Talk:Chrysler. Should the following content be added to the article? "Since at least the late 1990s, Chrysler has performed poorly in independent rankings of reliability, quality, and customer satisfaction. In 2011, James B. Stewart said in The New York Times that Chrysler's quality in 2009 was 'abysmal,' and cited that all Chrysler brands were in the bottom quarter of J. D. Power and Associates' customer satisfaction survey. In 2015, Fiat Chrysler brands ranked at the bottom of J. D. Power and Associates' Initial Quality Study, and the five Fiat Chrysler brands were the five lowest ranked of 20 brands in their Customer Service Index, which surveyed customer satisfaction with dealer service. Chrysler has performed poorly in Consumer Reports annual reliability ratings. In 2009 and 2010, Chrysler brands were ranked lowest in the Consumer Reports Annual Auto Reliability Survey; in 2014 and 2015, Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram, and Fiat were ranked at or near the bottom; in 2015 five of the seven lowest rated brands were the five Fiat Chrysler brands. In 2016, all Fiat Chrysler brands (Dodge, Chrysler, Jeep, and Fiat; Ram was not included) finished in the bottom third of 30 brands evaluated in Consumer Reports' 2016 annual Automotive Brand Report Card; Consumer Reports cited 'poor reliability and sub-par performance in our testing.'  Chrysler has consistently ranked near the bottom in the American Customer Satisfaction Index survey."Please comment. Thank you. Hugh (talk) 14:47, 30 March 2016 (UTC)

RfC update: Ford Pinto section lede of the Fuel system fires, recalls, and litigation section
You are invited to join the discussion at Talk:Ford_Pinto. RfC update: Should an epigraph, a long direct quote from Lee and Erdmann (1999), and content sourced to Schwartz (1990) and Danley (2005), be included in the section lede? To date, this request for comment has broadened the discussion by bringing one (1) new editorial voice to the discussion. Please join the discussion at Talk:Ford_Pinto. Thank you. Hugh (talk) 19:22, 10 April 2016 (UTC)

What is a Brand?
I'd love to help, but I'm afraid that all I can do is add banners. What should fall into the scope of this project and is thus worthy of a banner? Thanks! Gnilhtrae (talk) 00:25, 16 May 2016 (UTC)Gnilhtrae

Propose merger with WikiProject Companies
WPCOMPANY is semi-active, and I don't think this project is doing much better. Centralizing discussions and activities might help revitalize the tiny community of editors interested in those related projects a bit. Thoughts? --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus&#124; reply here 13:38, 1 June 2016 (UTC)

Auto-assessment of article classes
Following a recent discussion at WP:VPR, there is consensus for an opt-in bot task that automatically assesses the class of articles based on classes listed for other project templates on the same page. In other words, if WikiProject A has evaluated an article to be C-class and WikiProject B hasn't evaluated the article at all, such a bot task would automatically evaluate the article as C-class for WikiProject B.

If you think auto-assessment might benefit this project, consider discussing it with other members here. For more information or to request an auto-assessment run, please visit User:BU RoBOT/autoassess. This is a one-time message to alert projects with over 1,000 unassessed articles to this possibility. ~ RobTalk 22:21, 3 June 2016 (UTC)

Need to know timeline and guidelines to increase project brand page Quality Grade and Importance scale from bottom to top
I am new to this Wikipedia I want to know the process and timeline that how to achieve article quality grading NA to *FA and importance scale NA to Top This is the reference link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Brands/Assessment#Importance_scale Can you please give me the clarification that how to reach the above Queries  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Digitalavdhesh (talk • contribs) 09:29, 15 June 2016 (UTC)

How Wikipedia calculate the brand article page quality to define the particular label that is., unknown, Top, NA, Mid, Low, High lables
I want to know, how Wikipedia categorised the different brand page articles in different labels. I request you to explain all guidelines and process with time duration.

Kindly explain me brand page article based on the below labels. (How can I achieve unknown to high label)


 * 1) High-importance Brands articles‎
 * 2) Low-importance Brands articles‎
 * 3) Mid-importance Brands articles‎
 * 4) NA-importance Brands articles‎
 * 5) Top-importance Brands articles‎
 * 6) Unknown-importance Brands articles‎

— Preceding unsigned comment added by Digitalavdhesh (talk • contribs) 09:56, 15 June 2016 (UTC)

Re: Huawei Honor
On behalf of Huawei, via agency Burson-Marsteller Hong Kong as part of my work with Beutler Ink, I've submitted a request to move the Huawei Honor article to Honor (brand) since this is the brand's official name and how it appears in many reliable sources. I invite WikiProject Brand members to participate in the request/discussion at Talk:Huawei Honor. Thanks for your consideration. Inkian Jason (talk) 18:40, 7 July 2016 (UTC)

Updating Ligado Networks following name change
Hi, all! Satellite-communications company LightSquared changed its name and its Wikipedia article was recently moved to the new name Ligado Networks, but the text of the article still needs updating to reflect this change. I'm looking for editors to help clean up the existing article with a few minor tweaks to correct tense and use of correct name. The full details are in my edit request on the Talk page.

I've also uploaded the Ligado Networks logo to be added to the article's infobox: File:Ligado_Networks_logo.png. As I uploaded this file last week, it will soon be deleted if it is not added to the article, so I'm especially hoping an editor can assist with this.

As noted on the Ligado Networks Talk page, I have a financial conflict of interest (I am working on behalf of Ligado Networks via The Glover Park Group as part of my work at Beutler Ink) and prefer not to edit directly, so I hope other editors are able to add the logo and my proposed tweaks. Thanks in advance, 16912 Rhiannon (Talk · COI) 21:07, 5 August 2016 (UTC)

Notice to participants at this page about adminship
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RFC: Inclusion of vehicle use in crimes as part of vehicle articles
This RFC covers two automotive articles with similar disputed material. See Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Automobiles. Felsic2 (talk) 00:45, 19 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Should the Ford Ford F-650 medium duty truck article include a mention in the body of the text or via a see also link the Oklahoma City bombing?
 * Should the Chevrolet Caprice article mention in the body or via a see also link the Beltway Sniper's use of a Chevrolet Caprice?

2016 Community Wishlist Survey Proposal to Revive Popular Pages
Greetings Members!

This is a one-time-only message to inform you about a technical proposal to revive your Popular Pages list in the 2016 Community Wishlist Survey that I think you may be interested in reviewing and perhaps even voting for:


 * Fix and improve Mr.Z-bot's popular pages report

If the above proposal gets in the Top 10 based on the votes, there is a high likelihood of this bot being restored so your project will again see monthly updates of popular pages.

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‎Wikipedia:Files for discussion/2016 September 1
I invite you to the ongoing FFD discussion about cover arts of Tales of Eternia. --George Ho (talk) 05:42, 27 December 2016 (UTC)

Huawei Honor article
On behalf of Huawei, I've submitted an edit request to expand and improve the Huawei Honor article, which you can view on the article's talk page. I am trying to find a neutral editor to copy over the proposed draft appropriately. Is there a WikiProject Brands member who is able to help? Inkian Jason (talk) 19:26, 30 November 2016 (UTC)
 * This edit request has been answered. Inkian Jason (talk) 16:05, 3 January 2017 (UTC)

Pearson's Candy Company
Pearson's Candy Company, an article that you or your project may be interested in, has been nominated for a community good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Shearonink (talk) 07:38, 31 January 2017 (UTC)

The gift that keeps on giving
'Does this really mean the benefits increase over time -- or simply continue?' — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2604:2000:F8D0:5800:7441:813D:EEB0:8BE6 (talk) 21:04, 14 January 2017 (UTC)
 * The gift that keeps on giving is a catchphrase, first known as a marketing slogan for the phonograph since 1924, trademarked in the United States in 1927.[citation needed] It means that the benefits of this gift keep on increasing with time.
 * [Formatted comment]. This article is an unsourced stub. The entire content is above. I asked it author,, about it. If it can't be improved it should probably just be deleted. Felsic2 (talk) 17:52, 31 January 2017 (UTC)

Community GA reassessment of Nissan Leaf
Nissan Leaf, an article that you or your project may be interested in, has been nominated for a community good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. BlueMoonset (talk) 03:05, 30 March 2017 (UTC)

WikiObjects project collaboration
Hi, I have started a wikiproject about Open Product Data, "codenamed" WikiObject. I have discovered WikiProject Brands few days ago.

It could be good to contribute togheter, for example, I could complete [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiObject#Use_cases_for_DIY_Community_and_Open_Source_Hardware_Organizations. these product examples] with brand info following you advisorement, greetings. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Qupro (talk • contribs) 11:43, 3 April 2017 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Mueslix


The article Mueslix has been proposed for deletion&#32;because of the following concern:
 * No indication of notability. No improvement to references since unreferenced tag in September 2007

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Popular pages report
We – Community Tech – are happy to announce that the Popular pages bot is back up-and-running (after a one year hiatus)! You're receiving this message because your WikiProject or task force is signed up to receive the popular pages report. Every month, will post at /Popular pages with a list of the most-viewed pages over the previous month that are within the scope of. We've made some enhancements to the original report. Here's what's new:
 * The pageview data includes both desktop and mobile data.
 * The report will include a link to the pageviews tool for each article, to dig deeper into any surprises or anomalies.
 * The report will include the total pageviews for the entire project (including redirects).

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Notability for foood brands?
A large number of AfDs are active at present. They would be clearer if there was some obvious standard for notability in food brands, separate from applying NCORP to their makers.
 * Articles for deletion/Holland's Pies
 * Articles for deletion/Vichy Pastilles
 * Articles for deletion/Cheese Nips
 * Articles for deletion/Handi-Snacks
 * Articles for deletion/In a Biskit
 * Articles for deletion/TUC (cracker)
 * Articles for deletion/Handi-Snacks

Andy Dingley (talk) 15:41, 17 October 2017 (UTC)


 * Chef brown sauce is another one of tenuous notability. Andy Dingley (talk) 16:21, 19 October 2017 (UTC)

Disambiguation links on pages tagged by this wikiproject
Wikipedia has many thousands of wikilinks which point to disambiguation pages. It would be useful to readers if these links directed them to the specific pages of interest, rather than making them search through a list. Members of WikiProject Disambiguation have been working on this and the total number is now below 20,000 for the first time. Some of these links require specialist knowledge of the topics concerned and therefore it would be great if you could help in your area of expertise.

A list of the relevant links on pages which fall within the remit of this wikiproject can be found at http://69.142.160.183/~dispenser/cgi-bin/topic_points.py?banner=WikiProject_Brands

Please take a few minutes to help make these more useful to our readers.&mdash; Rod talk 13:51, 3 December 2017 (UTC)

Draft:Yuni Beauty
Hi All, the subject of the draft can be suitable for WikiProject Brands, any feedback on how I can improve it to be eligible for inclusion or is there any possibility we can merge it with existing relevant topic.

Skdwived (talk) 03:10, 15 December 2017 (UTC)

Move discussion in progress
A move discussion which may be of interest to participants of this WikiProject is currently taking place at Talk:Corvette (disambiguation). Dohn joe (talk) 18:15, 13 February 2018 (UTC)

Rab (company) > clothing?
Hi guys,

I've been doing some work on the Rab (company) page recently. They're a clothing brand but I've noticed that whereas their page is (company), similar brands such as Patagonia and Regatta have the (clothing) suffix, which seems more appropriate.

Should Rab's page be changed to (clothing) too?

Kind regards, Drawley (talk) 15:42, 18 May 2018 (UTC)

WikiProject collaboration notice from the Portals WikiProject
The reason I am contacting you is because there are one or more portals that fall under this subject, and the Portals WikiProject is currently undertaking a major drive to automate portals that may affect them.

Portals are being redesigned.

The new design features are being applied to existing portals.

At present, we are gearing up for a maintenance pass of portals in which the introduction section will be upgraded to no longer need a subpage. In place of static copied and pasted excerpts will be self-updating excerpts displayed through selective transclusion, using the template Transclude lead excerpt.

The discussion about this can be found here.

Maintainers of specific portals are encouraged to sign up as project members here, noting the portals they maintain, so that those portals are skipped by the maintenance pass. Currently, we are interested in upgrading neglected and abandoned portals. There will be opportunity for maintained portals to opt-in later, or the portal maintainers can handle upgrading (the portals they maintain) personally at any time.

Background
On April 8th, 2018, an RfC ("Request for comment") proposal was made to eliminate all portals and the portal namespace. On April 17th, the Portals WikiProject was rebooted to handle the revitalization of the portal system. On May 12th, the RfC was closed with the result to keep portals, by a margin of about 2 to 1 in favor of keeping portals.

There's an article in the current edition of the Signpost interviewing project members about the RfC and the Portals WikiProject.

Since the reboot, the Portals WikiProject has been busy building tools and components to upgrade portals.

So far, 84 editors have joined.

If you would like to keep abreast of what is happening with portals, see the newsletter archive.

If you have any questions about what is happening with portals or the Portals WikiProject, please post them on the WikiProject's talk page.

Thank you. &mdash; The Transhumanist  10:54, 31 May 2018 (UTC)

Google Pixel Merger Discussion
The articles Pixel (smartphone) and Pixel 2 could potentially be merged onto the Google Pixel article. Any feedback is welcome and encouraged. The area for discussion can be found here. Plantduets (talk) 16:31, 8 August 2018 (UTC)

Own label
The redirect has been nominated at Redirects for discussion/Log/2018 November 16. You are invited to share your opinions on the best target. Thryduulf (talk) 18:36, 17 November 2018 (UTC)

Bemis Manufacturing Company
This large multinational and privately held company has acquired a lot of brands, and we need better citations to show mergers and acquisition history. And product lines. 7&amp;6=thirteen (☎) 15:00, 11 January 2019 (UTC)

"Mobil" (and Mobiloil) origin?
In the page Vacuum Oil Company it's said that the Mobil trademark born in 1899, created by Vacuum as Mobilgas. In Mobil I read that "In 1920, the company registered the name "Mobiloil" as a trademark". In an Italian 1925 magazine I read that Vacuum sells the "Gargoyle Mobiloil". Vacuum and Socony merged in 1931. There is something wrong. --Moxmarco (talk) 15:45, 14 February 2019 (UTC)

WP 1.0 Bot Beta
Hello! Your WikiProject has been selected to participate in the WP 1.0 Bot rewrite beta. This means that, starting in the next few days or weeks, your assessment tables will be updated using code in the new bot, codenamed Lucky. You can read more about this change on the Wikipedia 1.0 Editorial team page. Thanks! audiodude (talk) 06:47, 27 February 2019 (UTC)

Brand Page
Hi, The Away page title is Away (Luggage) which we would like updated to Away as this is more representative of the brand and also signifiies a corporation instead of a product.

Thank you.

Hala Ali — Preceding unsigned comment added by Halaaliaway (talk • contribs) 13:07, 23 July 2019 (UTC)

Request for information on WP1.0 web tool
Hello and greetings from the maintainers of the WP 1.0 Bot! As you may or may not know, we are currently involved in an overhaul of the bot, in order to make it more modern and maintainable. As part of this process, we will be rewriting the web tool that is part of the project. You might have noticed this tool if you click through the links on the project assessment summary tables.

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? We have collected all of these questions at this Google form where you can leave your response. Walkerma (talk) 04:24, 27 October 2019 (UTC)

IWG plc
I am employed by IWG plc, and I have been working since the beginning of October 2019 to improve a draft of the IWG plc article for accuracy and completeness. In response to feedback from Wikipedia editors on Talk:IWG, I corrected inaccuracies and, with the help of editors, removed all promotional language. However, as a paid editor, it is not my place to add more information to the article about IWG and its brands Regus, Spaces, HQ, Signature and No18, as it could naturally be perceived as "marketing."

This is why I am seeking help from the community. I would like to flag that the IWG plc article is incomplete and lacking a lot of information about the company's 30-year presence in 120 countries. Moreover, it has a low quality grade (C-Class) and has not as yet received a rating on the project's importance scale. It would be great to have the support of some committed researchers as part of the Wikipedia community to see if we can make the page more complete. Thanks. --KatherineBusby2019 (talk) 12:50, 29 October 2019 (UTC)

Holden Commodore (VE) FAR
I have nominated Holden Commodore (VE) for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. buidhe 00:59, 22 March 2020 (UTC)

Benno Bikes up for deletion


There seems to be enough evidence to show the notability of this bicycle company. Debte over WP:Notability and WP:GNG. 7&amp;6=thirteen (☎) 19:40, 3 April 2020 (UTC)

Axe/Lynx (brand)
Should we be renaming this as just Axe (brand), on a similar basis as why the Sega Genesis is named as such instead of Mega Drive? Blake Gripling (talk) 01:39, 16 June 2020 (UTC)

Wonderbra FAR
I have nominated Wonderbra for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. GamerPro64 20:53, 16 November 2020 (UTC)

Sherwin-Williams brands
Hi, my name is Mira and I am the employee representative for Sherwin-Williams here on Wikipedia. I posted a request on the Sherwin-Williams talk page to hopefully work with editors to make improvements to the article while following the site's guidelines for editors like me with a conflict of interest. As an employee, I will refrain from editing the article and related articles directly. This WikiProject may be interested in my latest request, which deals with brands listed in the "subsidiaries" parameter. I welcome your questions and feedback if they arise. Thanks in advance! MiraSherwin-Williams (talk) 22:11, 20 November 2020 (UTC)

The Philadelphia Inquirer featured article review
I have nominated The Philadelphia Inquirer for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. Sandy Georgia (Talk)  02:00, 3 January 2021 (UTC)

Help with trademark issue
There are trademark issues that might be of interest to members of this project. I work for Supreme (brands), an international clothing brand. There is a significant problem with the description of the legal status of our trademarks. The language makes it seems as though counterfeit goods using the brand are legal. I have created a proposed correction on the Talk page to the article: Talk:Supreme (brand) Thanks for your consideration.Oa4251 (talk) 18:42, 11 January 2021 (UTC)

Help with article about pet food brand
Hi there. I’m hoping a member of this group can help out with a few changes I’ve proposed to improve the Freshpet article. Talk:Freshpet. I have a COI, so am unable to edit the article directly. Thanks! NJ0220 (talk) 17:55, 12 February 2021 (UTC)

Proposed page move
It has been proposed Franco-American (disambiguation) be renamed and moved to Franco-American. Members of this WikiProject may have opinions relevant to the discussion. Please see Talk:Franco-American (disambiguation). Cnilep (talk) 04:02, 25 February 2021 (UTC)

Discussion at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Celliant
You are invited to join the discussion at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Celliant. -- Marchjuly (talk) 05:37, 25 February 2021 (UTC)

Caterpillar D2
The article states that D2 is a former model of Caterpillar's. This is not the case (any longer?). The D2 is the second smallest dozer of the current Caterpillar line-up: https://www.cat.com/content/catdotcom/en_US/products/new/equipment/dozers/small-dozers.html W.alter (talk) 17:19, 4 March 2021 (UTC)

Talbot Tagora Featured article review
I have nominated Talbot Tagora for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. Sandy Georgia (Talk)  21:14, 27 March 2021 (UTC)

Proposal to implement bottom importance category and general thoughts on assessment
Brands is a very very large subject so I strongly suggest you guys implement the bottom importance level in your assessment model (this is done in the Wikiproject Brands). See Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Release Version Criteria

There are tons and tons of brands out there, so a slightly more precise assessment with one more category level is needed in my opinion. This should make it easier to asses the huge pool of unassessed articles and possibly also to reasses the low importance ones.

This would also make it possible/easier to also mention something about brand recognition on top of plain spread in the importance criteria. For example Zyxel and VIA Technologies have multicontinental spread, but are perceived as very/more or less obscure brands. According to the current criteria scale they should be labelled as high, but considering their market penetration and brand recognition they are more like low. Staedtler is a tricky one. It has a global presence, at least close to, and is well known within handwriting and office equipment. According to current standards it should be labelled high or even top, but I find that a bit hard. Or are such considerations too subjective?

Here is one proposal for a revised importance criteria if we stick to just geographic spread:
 * Top= global omnipresence with large cultural impact.
 * High= multiple countries in at least 3 continents
 * Mid=multiple countries in up to 2 continents.
 * Low=National distribution in large country or a few small countries
 * Bottom= region of large country or entire small country.

A simpler alternative is to just break out parts from the current low category and just have nationwide coverage in the low category and then local and regional in bottom.

You don't need to worry about the technicalities or even decide yet how to exactly use the bottom importance category, you just need to form a consensus that you want to have it and then we can forward that as a request to template editors.

As a related sidenote am I wonder if you guys check the assessments. Dell a global omnipresent brand? Chevrolet? Chrysler? General Electric? Heinz ketchup? Nike? Nissan? Amazon and Alibaba? As companies, sure, but this is about brands. And in contrast there's not HP, Mercedes, Toyota, ABB, Adidas or Ebay. It's very inconsistent. I consider these brands as high importance according to the criteria on this WP, but either way most if not all of them should be on the same tier. Trident gum have I never heard of, suggesting it probably isn't a top brand.

And finally I think that the talk page of the assessment page should redirect here since nobody obviously reads there. --Mango från yttre rymden (talk) 21:58, 31 March 2021 (UTC)

Request for Assessment
I think the page Mazda2 needs to be assessed as it was split from Mazda Demio. Blaze The Wolf &#124; Proud Furry and Wikipedia Editor (talk) 18:54, 4 May 2021 (UTC)


 * ✅ Rated as . Gazamp (talk) 09:38, 5 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you. Blaze The Wolf &#124; Proud Furry and Wikipedia Editor (talk) 12:51, 5 May 2021 (UTC)

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