Talk:Dover Corporation

Merge discussion

Propose to merge Norris Production Solutions with Dover Corporation.
Norris Production Solutions is arguably a WP:A7 candidate, but there is material there that might be usefully merged into this article, and therefore page history that it might be good to preserve. And a redirect seems useful too.

A similar situation was discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Waukesha Bearings Corporation and the result was merge and redirect (to this article). A similar action seems appropriate here.

It's worth noting that many (perhaps all) of the major contributors to the Norris Production Solutions article so far are single purpose accounts, raising obvious COI concerns. At least one major contributor has disclosed being an employee of the organisation. These accounts have already removed several maintenance tags, including notability at least once without adequately addressing that concern IMO (obviously). Andrewa (talk) 17:13, 4 June 2014 (UTC)

Oppose merge; 1700 employees and references showing a stronger notability make Norris Production Solutions quite a difference beast to the merged Waukesha Bearings Corporation. Given the complexity of the history of Norris, I suggest keeping the page separate and changing its name to the current formal name of Dover Artificial Lift (rather than that name being a redirect); that would need a technical move request. Klbrain (talk) 20:52, 17 May 2017 (UTC)

Suggested Rewrite of Dover Corporation Page

Jkrzysik (talk) 20:19, 29 January 2016 (UTC)

I reviewed, modified and moved content to article in these edits: original draft by user Jkrzysik, modifications by me, incorporated into article (et seq.). Comments are welcome. – Finnusertop (talk ⋅ contribs) 19:35, 3 March 2016 (UTC)

Dover Corporation Chairman of the Board Update: Michael F. Johnston, 2016 - present

Wikipedia Editing Team,

I have started this Talk page on behalf of Dover Corporation in reference to the listed Chairman of the Board. Currently, Robert W. Cremin is listed under “key people” for this position. While previously correct, Michael F. Johnston was appointed as Chairman of the Board for Dover Corporation in 2016.

References for your consideration are as follows.

Please feel free to let me know if you have any questions. We look forward to working with you to ensure the accuracy of the Wikipedia page for Dover Corporation.

Kindest regards,

Gabby Murrow, Communications Coordinator Dover Corporation

Gmurrow (talk) 15:04, 26 March 2018 (UTC)

Hi! The box has been updated to add Johnston as the Chairman of the Board. Thank you for letting us know! – numbermaniac 09:43, 26 April 2018 (UTC)

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Suggested Edits to Dover Corporation

Dear Wikipedia Editing Team,

I have started this Talk page on behalf of Dover Corporation to suggest edits that will make the Dover Corporation page more factually accurate and timeless (not needing as many frequent edits due to the evolving nature of the company).

First paragraph: 1. Current sentence: Dover Corporation is an American conglomerate manufacturer of industrial products.[6] a. Suggested sentence: Dover Corporation is a global diversified manufacturer.[6] b. Suggested reference (update to current source): 2. Current sentence: Founded in 1955 in New York City,[1] Dover is now based in Downers Grove, Illinois,[6] and employs more than 26,000 people worldwide.[1] a. Suggested sentence: Founded in 1955 in New York City,[1] Dover is now based in Downers Grove, Illinois,[6] and employs approximately 24,000 people worldwide.[1] b. Current references have information to support this update. 3. Current sentence: Dover is ranked 360th on the Fortune 500.[8] The company relocated its headquarters to Illinois from New York in mid-2010. a. Suggested sentence: Dover is ranked 392nd on the Fortune 500.[8] The company relocated its headquarters to Illinois from New York in mid-2010. b. Current reference has the information to support this update

Acquisitions: 1. Current sentence: In 1962, Dover made two notable acquisitions: Detroit Stamping Company, now DE-STA-CO, specializing in the design and manufacture of clamping, gripping, transferring, and robotic tooling solutions;[20] and Alberta Oil Tool, now part of Dover Artificial Lift..[21] Today, Alberta Oil Tool produces specialty drive rods, Norris tubular fittings, Norriseal control valves, and other products.[22] a. Suggested sentence: In 1962, Dover made two notable acquisitions: Detroit Stamping Company, now DE-STA-CO, specializing in the design and manufacture of clamping, gripping, transferring, and robotic tooling solutions;[20] and Alberta Oil Tool.[21] Today, Alberta Oil Tool produces specialty drive rods, Norris tubular fittings, Norriseal control valves, and other products.[22] b. Dover Artificial Lift Doesn’t exist anymore because it was spun-off with Apergy (addressed in a later edit)

2000s: 1. Add at the end of the section: In May 2018, Richard J. Tobin took over as President and Chief Executive Officer of Dover. Mr. Tobin has served as a Director for Dover since August 2016 and joined Dover after serving as the CEO for agricultural-equipment maker, CNH Industrial. In May 2018, Dover spun off most of its Energy segment, including all of the upstream energy businesses, into a standalone publicly traded company, Apergy. a. Reference: b. Reference:

Segments and operating companies: 1. Current sentence: Since 2014, Dover Corporation has operated with four segments: Energy, Engineered Systems, Fluids, and Refrigeration & Food Equipment.[47] a. Suggested sentence: 2014 through May 2018, Dover Corporation operated with four segments: Energy, Engineered Systems, Fluids, and Refrigeration & Food Equipment.[47] b. 2. Add sentence/combine to make paragraph with existing sentence: Currently, after the spin-off of Apergy, Dover operates with three segments: Engineered Systems, Fluids and Refrigeration & Food Equipment. The operating companies that reside within each segment are run like independent companies.12 a. Update reference:

Energy: 1. Remove this entire section. As mentioned in above edits, this segment does not exist anymore for Dover.

Engineered Systems: 1. Current paragraph: The Engineered Systems segment develops products and systems for a variety of industries, from printing to waste handling. JK Group, Markem-Imaje, MS Printing Solutions, and OK International all serve the printing and identification markets. Environmental Solutions Group develops solutions for the transportation and transformation of solid waste. De-Sta-Co manufactures work-holding and flexible-automation solutions, such as clamps and grippers. Microwave Products Group serves defense, aerospace, and telecommunications markets. Lastly, Performance Motorsports Inc., Texas Hydraulics, Vehicle Service Group, and Warn each develop solutions for the automobile and vehicle-service industry.[55] a. Suggested paragraph: The Engineered Systems segment manufactures and provides service of critical equipment, consumables and components serving the fast-moving consumer goods, digital textile printing, vehicle service, environmental solutions and industrial end markets. b.

Fluids: 1. Current paragraph: The Fluids segment designs and manufactures products and systems that safely handle critical fluids for the following end markets: oil-and-gas, retail-fueling, vehicle-wash, chemical, hygienic (food and pharmaceutical), and industrial. This segment is composed of: Colder Products Company, Finder, Hydro Systems Company, Maag, OPW, Tokheim, Wayne Fueling Systems and Pump Solutions Group.[56] a. Suggested paragraph: The Fluids segment focuses on the safe handling of critical fluids across the retail fueling, chemical, hygienic, oil & gas and industrial end markets.47 b.

Refrigeration & Food Equipment: 1. Current paragraph: Dover's fourth segment, Refrigeration & Food Equipment, develops equipment and systems for the commercial-refrigeration, heating and cooling, and food and beverage packaging, and food service industries.[57] Anthony and Hill Phoenix design solutions for grocery stores: Anthony manufactures glass refrigerator and freezer doors, lighting systems and display equipment,[58] and Hillphoenix manufactures display cases, walk-in coolers/freezers, and refrigeration and power systems.[59] The packaging industry is served by Belvac Production Machinery, Inc., which offers solutions for the beverage can-making industry. [60] SWEP specializes in brazed-plate heat exchangers, with applications in air conditioning, refrigeration, heating, and industry and district energy.[61] Unified Brands produces commercial kitchen equipment.[62] a. Suggested paragraph: The Refrigeration & Food Equipment segment provides innovative and energy-efficient equipment and systems serving the commercial refrigeration and food equipment end markets.47 b.

References that should be removed (please change reference numbers throughout page to reflect these changes): 1. Remove, 21: Remove. Dover Artificial Lift doesn’t exist anymore due to the formation of Apergy. 2. Remove, 49: removing Energy section 3. Remove, 50: removing Energy section 4. Remove, 51: removing Energy section 5. Remove, 52: removing Energy section 6. Remove, 53: removing Energy section 7. Remove, 54: removing Energy section 8. Remove, 55: removing mention to specific OpCos to preserve timeliness of information 9. Remove, 56: removing mention to specific OpCos to preserve timeliness of information 10. Remove, 57: removing mention to specific OpCos to preserve timeliness of information 11. Remove, 58: removing mention to specific OpCos to preserve timeliness of information 12. Remove, 59: removing mention to specific OpCos to preserve timeliness of information 13. Remove, 60: removing mention to specific OpCos to preserve timeliness of information 14. Remove, 61: removing mention to specific OpCos to preserve timeliness of information 15. Remove, 62: removing mention to specific OpCos to preserve timeliness of information

Please feel free to let me know if you have any questions. We look forward to working with you to ensure the accuracy of the Wikipedia page for Dover Corporation.

Kindest regards, Gabby Murrow, Marketing & Communications Specialist Dover Corporation

Gmurrow (talk) 14:14, 2 May 2019 (UTC)

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Suggested Edits to Dover Corporation

Dear Wikipedia Editing Team,

I have started this Talk page on behalf of Dover Corporation to suggest edits that will make the Dover Corporation page more factually accurate and timeless (not needing as many frequent edits due to the evolving nature of the company).

First paragraph: 1. Current sentence: Dover Corporation is an American conglomerate manufacturer of industrial products.[6] a. Suggested sentence: Dover Corporation is a global diversified manufacturer.[6] b. Suggested reference (update to current source): 2. Current sentence: Founded in 1955 in New York City,[1] Dover is now based in Downers Grove, Illinois,[6] and employs more than 26,000 people worldwide.[1] a. Suggested sentence: Founded in 1955 in New York City,[1] Dover is now based in Downers Grove, Illinois,[6] and employs approximately 24,000 people worldwide.[1] b. Current references have information to support this update. 3. Current sentence: Dover is ranked 360th on the Fortune 500.[8] The company relocated its headquarters to Illinois from New York in mid-2010. a. Suggested sentence: Dover is ranked 392nd on the Fortune 500.[8] The company relocated its headquarters to Illinois from New York in mid-2010. b. Current reference has the information to support this update

Acquisitions: 1. Current sentence: In 1962, Dover made two notable acquisitions: Detroit Stamping Company, now DE-STA-CO, specializing in the design and manufacture of clamping, gripping, transferring, and robotic tooling solutions;[20] and Alberta Oil Tool, now part of Dover Artificial Lift..[21] Today, Alberta Oil Tool produces specialty drive rods, Norris tubular fittings, Norriseal control valves, and other products.[22] a. Suggested sentence: In 1962, Dover made two notable acquisitions: Detroit Stamping Company, now DE-STA-CO, specializing in the design and manufacture of clamping, gripping, transferring, and robotic tooling solutions;[20] and Alberta Oil Tool.[21] Today, Alberta Oil Tool produces specialty drive rods, Norris tubular fittings, Norriseal control valves, and other products.[22] b. Dover Artificial Lift Doesn’t exist anymore because it was spun-off with Apergy (addressed in a later edit)

2000s: 1. Add at the end of the section: In May 2018, Richard J. Tobin took over as President and Chief Executive Officer of Dover. Mr. Tobin has served as a Director for Dover since August 2016 and joined Dover after serving as the CEO for agricultural-equipment maker, CNH Industrial. In May 2018, Dover spun off most of its Energy segment, including all of the upstream energy businesses, into a standalone publicly traded company, Apergy. a. Reference: b. Reference:

Segments and operating companies: 1. Current sentence: Since 2014, Dover Corporation has operated with four segments: Energy, Engineered Systems, Fluids, and Refrigeration & Food Equipment.[47] a. Suggested sentence: 2014 through May 2018, Dover Corporation operated with four segments: Energy, Engineered Systems, Fluids, and Refrigeration & Food Equipment.[47] b. 2. Add sentence/combine to make paragraph with existing sentence: Currently, after the spin-off of Apergy, Dover operates with three segments: Engineered Systems, Fluids and Refrigeration & Food Equipment. The operating companies that reside within each segment are run like independent companies.12 a. Update reference:

Energy: 1. Remove this entire section. As mentioned in above edits, this segment does not exist anymore for Dover.

Engineered Systems: 1. Current paragraph: The Engineered Systems segment develops products and systems for a variety of industries, from printing to waste handling. JK Group, Markem-Imaje, MS Printing Solutions, and OK International all serve the printing and identification markets. Environmental Solutions Group develops solutions for the transportation and transformation of solid waste. De-Sta-Co manufactures work-holding and flexible-automation solutions, such as clamps and grippers. Microwave Products Group serves defense, aerospace, and telecommunications markets. Lastly, Performance Motorsports Inc., Texas Hydraulics, Vehicle Service Group, and Warn each develop solutions for the automobile and vehicle-service industry.[55] a. Suggested paragraph: The Engineered Systems segment manufactures and provides service of critical equipment, consumables and components serving the fast-moving consumer goods, digital textile printing, vehicle service, environmental solutions and industrial end markets. b.

Fluids: 1. Current paragraph: The Fluids segment designs and manufactures products and systems that safely handle critical fluids for the following end markets: oil-and-gas, retail-fueling, vehicle-wash, chemical, hygienic (food and pharmaceutical), and industrial. This segment is composed of: Colder Products Company, Finder, Hydro Systems Company, Maag, OPW, Tokheim, Wayne Fueling Systems and Pump Solutions Group.[56] a. Suggested paragraph: The Fluids segment focuses on the safe handling of critical fluids across the retail fueling, chemical, hygienic, oil & gas and industrial end markets.47 b.

Refrigeration & Food Equipment: 1. Current paragraph: Dover's fourth segment, Refrigeration & Food Equipment, develops equipment and systems for the commercial-refrigeration, heating and cooling, and food and beverage packaging, and food service industries.[57] Anthony and Hill Phoenix design solutions for grocery stores: Anthony manufactures glass refrigerator and freezer doors, lighting systems and display equipment,[58] and Hillphoenix manufactures display cases, walk-in coolers/freezers, and refrigeration and power systems.[59] The packaging industry is served by Belvac Production Machinery, Inc., which offers solutions for the beverage can-making industry. [60] SWEP specializes in brazed-plate heat exchangers, with applications in air conditioning, refrigeration, heating, and industry and district energy.[61] Unified Brands produces commercial kitchen equipment.[62] a. Suggested paragraph: The Refrigeration & Food Equipment segment provides innovative and energy-efficient equipment and systems serving the commercial refrigeration and food equipment end markets.47 b.

References that should be removed (please change reference numbers throughout page to reflect these changes): 1. Remove, 21: Remove. Dover Artificial Lift doesn’t exist anymore due to the formation of Apergy. 2. Remove, 49: removing Energy section 3. Remove, 50: removing Energy section 4. Remove, 51: removing Energy section 5. Remove, 52: removing Energy section 6. Remove, 53: removing Energy section 7. Remove, 54: removing Energy section 8. Remove, 55: removing mention to specific OpCos to preserve timeliness of information 9. Remove, 56: removing mention to specific OpCos to preserve timeliness of information 10. Remove, 57: removing mention to specific OpCos to preserve timeliness of information 11. Remove, 58: removing mention to specific OpCos to preserve timeliness of information 12. Remove, 59: removing mention to specific OpCos to preserve timeliness of information 13. Remove, 60: removing mention to specific OpCos to preserve timeliness of information 14. Remove, 61: removing mention to specific OpCos to preserve timeliness of information 15. Remove, 62: removing mention to specific OpCos to preserve timeliness of information

Please feel free to let me know if you have any questions. We look forward to working with you to ensure the accuracy of the Wikipedia page for Dover Corporation.

Kindest regards, Gabby Murrow, Marketing & Communications Specialist Dover Corporation

Gmurrow (talk) 16:50, 11 July 2019 (UTC)

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Edits to Dover Corporation Wikipedia Page - Updated Information and References

Wikipedia Editing Team,

I have started this Talk page on behalf of Dover Corporation to suggest edits that will make the Dover Corporation page more factually accurate and timeless (not needing as many frequent edits due to the evolving nature of the company). First paragraph:

Current sentence: “Dover Corporation is an American conglomerate manufacturer of industrial products.[6]” Suggested sentence: “Dover Corporation is a global industrial manufacturing conglomerate.[6]” Suggested reference (update to current source):

Current sentence: “Founded in 1955 in New York City,[1] Dover is now based in Downers Grove, Illinois,[6] and employs more than 26,000 people worldwide.[1]” Suggested sentence: “Founded in 1955 in New York City,[1] Dover is now based in Downers Grove, Illinois,[6] and employs approximately 24,000 people worldwide.[1]” Current references have information to support this update.

Current sentence: Dover is ranked 360th on the Fortune 500.[8] The company relocated its headquarters to Illinois from New York in mid-2010. Suggested sentence: Dover is ranked 392nd on the Fortune 500.[8] The company relocated its headquarters to Illinois from New York in mid-2010. Current reference has the information to support this update.

Acquisitions Current sentence: “In 1962, Dover made two notable acquisitions: Detroit Stamping Company, now DE-STA-CO, specializing in the design and manufacture of clamping, gripping, transferring, and robotic tooling solutions;[20] and Alberta Oil Tool, now part of Dover Artificial Lift..[21] Today, Alberta Oil Tool produces specialty drive rods, Norris tubular fittings, Norriseal control valves, and other products.[22]” Suggested sentence: “In 1962, Dover made two notable acquisitions: Detroit Stamping Company, now DE-STA-CO, specializing in the design and manufacture of clamping, gripping, transferring, and robotic tooling solutions,[20] and Alberta Oil Tool.[21] Today, Alberta Oil Tool produces specialty drive rods, Norris tubular fittings, Norriseal control valves, and other products.[22]” Reference for this change is addressed in a later edit; Dover Artificial Lift Doesn’t exist anymore because it was spun-off with Apergy (see highlighted below)

2000s Add most recent update at the end of the section: “In May 2018, Richard J. Tobin took over as President and Chief Executive Officer of Dover. Mr. Tobin has served as a Director for Dover since August 2016 and joined Dover after serving as the CEO for agricultural-equipment maker, CNH Industrial.

In May 2018, Dover spun off most of its Energy segment, including all of the upstream energy businesses, into a standalone publicly traded company, Apergy.” Reference: Reference:

Segments and Operating Companies Current sentence: “Since 2014, Dover Corporation has operated with four segments: Energy, Engineered Systems, Fluids, and Refrigeration & Food Equipment.[47]” Suggested sentence: “2014 through May 2018, Dover Corporation operated with four segments: Energy, Engineered Systems, Fluids, and Refrigeration & Food Equipment.[47]”

Add sentence/combine to make paragraph with existing sentence: “Currently, after the spin-off of Apergy, Dover operates with three segments: Engineered Systems, Fluids and Refrigeration & Food Equipment. The operating companies that reside within each segment are run like independent companies.[12]” Update reference:

Energy Remove this entire section. As mentioned in above edits, this segment does not exist anymore for Dover.

Engineered Systems Current paragraph: “The Engineered Systems segment develops products and systems for a variety of industries, from printing to waste handling. JK Group, Markem-Imaje, MS Printing Solutions, and OK International all serve the printing and identification markets. Environmental Solutions Group develops solutions for the transportation and transformation of solid waste. De-Sta-Co manufactures work-holding and flexible-automation solutions, such as clamps and grippers. Microwave Products Group serves defense, aerospace, and telecommunications markets. Lastly, Performance Motorsports Inc., Texas Hydraulics, Vehicle Service Group, and Warn each develop solutions for the automobile and vehicle-service industry.[55]” Suggested paragraph: “The Engineered Systems segment manufactures and services critical equipment, consumables and components serving the consumer goods, digital textile printing, vehicle service, environmental solutions and industrial end markets.”

Fluids Current paragraph: “The Fluids segment designs and manufactures products and systems that safely handle critical fluids for the following end markets: oil-and-gas, retail-fueling, vehicle-wash, chemical, hygienic (food and pharmaceutical), and industrial. This segment is composed of: Colder Products Company, Finder, Hydro Systems Company, Maag, OPW, Tokheim, Wayne Fueling Systems and Pump Solutions Group.[56]” Suggested paragraph: “The Fluids segment focuses on the safe handling of critical fluids across the retail fueling, chemical, hygienic, oil & gas and industrial end markets.[47]”

Refrigeration & Food Equipment Current paragraph: “Dover's fourth segment, Refrigeration & Food Equipment, develops equipment and systems for the commercial-refrigeration, heating and cooling, and food and beverage packaging, and food service industries.[57] Anthony and Hill Phoenix design solutions for grocery stores: Anthony manufactures glass refrigerator and freezer doors, lighting systems and display equipment,[58] and Hillphoenix manufactures display cases, walk-in coolers/freezers, and refrigeration and power systems.[59] The packaging industry is served by Belvac Production Machinery, Inc., which offers solutions for the beverage can-making industry. [60] SWEP specializes in brazed-plate heat exchangers, with applications in air conditioning, refrigeration, heating, and industry and district energy.[61] Unified Brands produces commercial kitchen equipment.[62]” Suggested paragraph: “The Refrigeration & Food Equipment segment provides innovative and energy-efficient equipment and systems serving the commercial refrigeration and food equipment end markets.[47]”

References that should be removed (please change reference numbers throughout page to reflect these changes): Remove, 21: Remove. Dover Artificial Lift doesn’t exist anymore due to the formation of Apergy. Remove, 49: removing Energy section Remove, 50: removing Energy section Remove, 51: removing Energy section Remove, 52: removing Energy section Remove, 53: removing Energy section Remove, 54: removing Energy section Remove, 55: removing mention to specific OpCos to preserve timeliness of information Remove, 56: removing mention to specific OpCos to preserve timeliness of information Remove, 57: removing mention to specific OpCos to preserve timeliness of information Remove, 58: removing mention to specific OpCos to preserve timeliness of information Remove, 59: removing mention to specific OpCos to preserve timeliness of information Remove, 60: removing mention to specific OpCos to preserve timeliness of information Remove, 61: removing mention to specific OpCos to preserve timeliness of information Remove, 62: removing mention to specific OpCos to preserve timeliness of information

Please feel free to let me know if you have any questions. We look forward to working with you to ensure the accuracy of the Wikipedia page for Dover Corporation.

Thank you, Chris McCormick, Digital Marketing Manager DeanHouston, Inc. - Marketing Agency for Dover Corporation

Deanhoustonweb (talk) 22:45, 7 August 2019 (UTC)

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Suggested Updates to Dover Corporation opening paragraph

Wikipedia Editing Team,

On behalf of Dover Corporation I am requesting edits to the opening paragraph of the article to improve its accuracy and update the references. Please see the suggested edits and references below.

First Paragraph:

1. Current Sentence: Dover Corporation is an American conglomerate manufacturer of industrial products.[6] →a. Suggested Reference Update:

2. Current Sentence: Founded in 1955 in New York City,[1] Dover is now based in Downers Grove, Illinois,[6] and employs more than 26,000 people worldwide.[1] →a. Suggested sentence: Founded in 1955, Dover is now based in Downers Grove, Illinois, and employs more than 23,000 people worldwide. →b.

3. Current Sentence: As of 2014, Dover's business was divided into three segments: Engineered Systems, Fluids, and Refrigeration and Food Equipment.[6] →a. Suggested sentence: As of 2021, Dover's business was divided into five segments: Engineered Products, Fueling Solutions, Imaging & Identification, Pumps & Process Solutions and Refrigeration & Food Equipment. →b.

4. Current Sentence: Each segment holds operating companies that are run like independent companies. →a. Remove this sentence as no published reference can be found to support it.

5. Current Sentence: Dover is a constituent of the S&P 500 index and trades on the New York Stock Exchange under "DOV". →a. Suggested Reference Update:

6. Current Sentence: Dover is ranked 360th on the Fortune 500.[5] →a. Suggested sentence: Dover was ranked 433rd in the 2020 Fortune 500. →b.

7. Current Sentence: The company relocated its headquarters to Illinois from New York in mid-2010.[8] →a. Suggested Reference Update:

Please let me know if you have any questions or require any clarification.

Kindest Regards,

Lisa Moloney, Global Communications Manager OPW, A Dover Company

LisaMoloney (talk) 18:38, 4 June 2021 (UTC)

 Not done: Obvious PR. Quetstar (talk) 04:06, 30 June 2021 (UTC)

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Resubmission of Suggested Updates to Dover Corporation opening paragraph

Wikipedia Editing Team,

On behalf of Dover Corporation I am re-requesting edits to the opening paragraph of the article to improve its accuracy and update the references. Please see the suggested edits and references below. We have fixed the formatting on the references since the citation formatting was previously flagged as incorrect.

First paragraph:

1. Replace reference on first sentence: Dover Corporation is an American conglomerate manufacturer of industrial products.[6] →a. Reason for change: Reference is out-of-date. →b. Suggested reference replacement:

2. Revise second sentence: Founded in 1955 in New York City,[1] Dover is now based in Downers Grove, Illinois,[6] and employs more than 26,000 people worldwide.[1] →a. Reason for change: No sources can be found suggesting Dover was founded in New York City, and the references for the other statements are out of date. →b. Suggested sentence: Founded in 1955, Dover is now based in Downers Grove, Illinois, and employs more than 23,000 people worldwide. →c. Suggested reference replacement:

3. Replace third and fourth sentences: As of 2014, Dover's business was divided into three segments: Engineered Systems, Fluids, and Refrigeration and Food Equipment.[6] By 2020, there were five segments, with Imaging and Identification and Pumps and Process having been added. →a. Reason for change: The segments listed in the third sentence are not the correct segments that existed in 2014. The replacement simply states the existing segments as of 2021. →b. Suggested sentence: As of 2021, Dover's business was divided into five segments: Engineered Products, Fueling Solutions, Imaging & Identification, Pumps & Process Solutions and Refrigeration & Food Equipment. →c. Suggested reference replacement:

4. Remove the fifth sentence: Each segment holds operating companies that are run like independent companies. →a. Reason for change: No published reference can be found to support this statement.

5. Replace reference on sixth sentence: Dover is a constituent of the S&P 500 index and trades on the New York Stock Exchange under "DOV". →a. Reason for change: Reference is out-of-date. →b. Suggested reference replacement:

6. Replace reference on seventh sentence: The company relocated its headquarters to Illinois from New York in mid-2010.[8] →a. Reason for change: The current reference is a broken link. →b. Suggested reference replacement:

Please let me know if you have any questions or require any clarification.

Lisa Moloney, Global Communications Manager OPW, A Dover Company

LisaMoloney (talk) 14:59, 16 August 2021 (UTC)

Almost the entire request is based on Dover's 2020 report, so I am leaning toward denying it. Quetstar (talk) 03:47, 18 August 2021 (UTC)

The 2020 annual report referenced is a Form 10-K filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. It is a reliable and regulated reference for a company's size, structure and financials. We observed that articles on other publicly-traded companies, such 3M and Intel, also reference the subject company's respective Form 10-K filings.LisaMoloney (talk) 17:36, 24 August 2021 (UTC)

On Wikipedia, Form 10-K fillings are only used to back up financials, not the company's structure or size, for which we use other sources such as an outside publication or the company's website. Quetstar (talk) 03:52, 25 August 2021 (UTC)

Thanks. That's helpful. I was hesitant to reference the Dover website, but I've done so twice below and backed up each Dover website reference with an additional 3rd party reference. Let me know if this is more acceptable.

First paragraph suggestions:

1. Replace reference on first sentence: Dover Corporation is an American conglomerate manufacturer of industrial products.[6]

→a. Reason for change: Reference is out-of-date.

→b. Suggested reference replacement: Dun & Bradstreet profile

2. Revise second sentence: Founded in 1955 in New York City,[1] Dover is now based in Downers Grove, Illinois,[6] and employs more than 26,000 people worldwide.[1]

→a. Reason for change: No sources can be found suggesting Dover was founded in New York City, the employee count is too high, and the references are out of date.

→b. Suggested sentence: Founded in 1955, Dover is now based in Downers Grove, Illinois, and employs more than 23,000 people worldwide.

→c. Suggested reference replacement: Dover's About Us page

→d. Suggested additional reference: Morningstar profile

3. Replace third and fourth sentences: As of 2014, Dover's business was divided into three segments: Engineered Systems, Fluids, and Refrigeration and Food Equipment.[6] By 2020, there were five segments, with Imaging and Identification and Pumps and Process having been added.

→a. Reason for change: The segments listed in the third sentence are not the correct segments that existed in 2014. The replacement simply states the existing segments as of 2021.

→b. Suggested sentence: As of 2021, Dover's business was divided into five segments: Engineered Products, Fueling Solutions, Imaging & Identification, Pumps & Process Solutions and Refrigeration & Food Equipment.

→c. Suggested reference replacement: Dover's About Us page

→d. Suggested additional reference: Yahoo! Finance profile

4. Remove the fifth sentence: Each segment holds operating companies that are run like independent companies.

→a. Reason for change: No published reference can be found to support this statement.

5. Replace reference on sixth sentence: Dover is a constituent of the S&P 500 index and trades on the New York Stock Exchange under "DOV".

→a. Reason for change: Reference is out-of-date.

→b. Suggested reference replacement: Markets Insider listing of S&P 500 constituents

6. Replace reference on seventh sentence: The company relocated its headquarters to Illinois from New York in mid-2010.[8]

→a. Reason for change: The current reference is a broken link.

→b. Suggested reference replacement: Crain's Chicago Business article

LisaMoloney (talk) 20:34, 25 August 2021 (UTC)

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Just wanted to check back in to see if my updated references from the entry above are acceptable. Also, I updated my User page to properly declare my COI based on a recommendation from a Teahouse discussion. If these initial edits are accepted, I would like to use the Form 10-K filing to provide up-to-date financials.

Thank you for your time.

Lisa Moloney, Global Communications Manager OPW, A Dover Company

LisaMoloney (talk) 20:14, 10 September 2021 (UTC)

Please note that I have made a new request about this below. Please disregard this request. Thank you. SVeatch (talk) 18:08, 15 December 2021 (UTC)

Requested updates to the financials in Dover's infobox

Wikipedia Editing Team,

On behalf of Dover Corporation I am requesting an update to the financials in Dover's infobox. The numbers listed there are from 2014 and 2013, and below I have provided the numbers from Dover's latest Form 10-K filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

Dover Corporation

Revenue	US$6,683.760 million (2020) US$7,136.397 million (2019)
Operating income	US$932.987 million (2020) US$974.894 million (2019)
Net income	US$683.451 million (2020) US$677.918 million (2019)
Total assets	US$9,152.074 million (2020) US$8,669.477 million (2019)
Total equity	US$3,385.773 million (2020) US$3,032.660 million (2019)

Please let me know if you have any questions or require any clarification.

Lisa Moloney, Global Communications Manager OPW, A Dover Company

LisaMoloney (talk) 13:39, 22 September 2021 (UTC)

Hello, I wanted to see if our submission of updated financials was in the correct format or if there is anything else I can do to help provide clarification.

Lisa Moloney, Global Communications Manager OPW, A Dover Company

LisaMoloney (talk) 23:29, 23 November 2021 (UTC)

 Done Rounded up, however. PK650 (talk) 09:22, 9 December 2021 (UTC)

Thank you so much for making this update. I just took over communications from Lisa and have posted a new request below. I'm hoping that the way I've structured this one is easier to follow. Would really appreciate any feedback you can provide. Thanks! SVeatch (talk) 18:06, 15 December 2021 (UTC)

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Revisions to introduction

Hello editors! I am an employee of the Dover Corporation and am taking over Wikipedia communications from Lisa Moloney, who placed several requests in this space over the past two years. Like Lisa, I will be proposing requests for editors to review rather than making edits (due to my COI). I am going to try to format these requests differently, however. Looking over everything now, I think Lisa's requests were probably difficult to follow. To that end, I have prepared a revised version of the introduction below that I would love for editors to take a look at. This one captures most of the suggestions Lisa proposed in a previous request, but is hopefully easier to digest:

Revised introduction

Dover Corporation is an American conglomerate manufacturer of industrial products. The Downers Grove, Illinois-based company was founded in 1955. As of 2021, Dover's business was divided into five segments: Engineered Products, Fueling Solutions, Imaging & Identification, Pumps & Process Solutions and Refrigeration & Food Equipment. Dover is a constituent of the S&P 500 index and trades on the New York Stock Exchange under "DOV". The company relocated its headquarters to Illinois from New York in mid-2010. Dover was ranked 429th in the 2020 Fortune 500. References

As you can see, this new intro is similar to the existing introduction. Here's a redline showing my edits vs the existing introduction:

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Dover Corporation is an American conglomerate manufacturer of industrial products. Founded in 1955 in New York City, Dover is now based in Downers Grove, Illinois, and employs more than 26,000 people worldwide. The Downers Grove, Illinois-based company was founded in 1955. As of 20142021, Dover's business was divided into three five segments: Engineered Systems, Fluids, and Refrigeration and Food EquipmentEngineered Products, Fueling Solutions, Imaging & Identification, Pumps & Process Solutions and Refrigeration & Food Equipment. By 2020, there were five segments, with Imaging and Identification and Pumps and Process having been added. Each segment holds operating companies that are run like independent companies. Dover is a constituent of the S&P 500 index and trades on the New York Stock Exchange under "DOV". Dover was ranked 429th in the 2020 Fortune 500. The company relocated its headquarters to Illinois from New York in mid-2010. References

The revision is similar to the existing introduction. The changes I've made are either to remove unnecessary sources and details, or bring information up-to-date as follows:

• Removed the source for the first sentence, as this is not needed.
• Slightly reworded the second sentence, as there is no source suggesting Dover was founded in New York City.
• Streamlined the next two sentences.
• Removed the mention of the number of employees. This changes fairly frequently; it seems best to just update the infobox table (see below).
• Removed the fifth sentence ("Each segment holds operating companies that are run like independent companies") as there's no support for this claim.
• Updated the citation for the company moving to Illinois, since the link was broken.

Finally, please can the number of employees in the infobox be updated to 24,000 which is our current employee figure listed on our website ()?

Please let me know if you have any questions about this request, which I hope can be easily implemented. SVeatch (talk) 18:05, 15 December 2021 (UTC)

User:PK650: I realized I did not tag you in the thank you note above, so apologies if you did not see that and thank you. Are you able to review this request? Any feedback you can provide would be very welcome. Thanks! SVeatch (talk) 17:55, 22 December 2021 (UTC)

Hi. I'll try to have a look this week. PK650 (talk) 23:13, 26 December 2021 (UTC)

 Partly done: Thank you for your patience. The employment figure was changed to 23,000, according to the Forbes profile. PK650 (talk) 04:28, 31 December 2021 (UTC)

User:PK650: Thanks for your help so far. Just a few follow-up questions for you:

• I'm not sure if you saw, but it looks like there's a coding issue in the introduction now and one of the citations is appearing as part of the text. Are you able to fix that?
• Also, can you change the year for the employee number in the infobox as it is still showing as 2017?
• Lastly, I had included some new citations for the introduction in my draft above, I wanted to make sure you saw those? Especially the new citation for the company moving location: the existing link used now is broken and right now it goes to a totally different news article.

Thanks! SVeatch (talk) 15:30, 7 January 2022 (UTC)

Sorry about that. Hopefully that took care of it. Which citation is missing? PK650 (talk) 04:23, 8 January 2022 (UTC)

Thank you and sorry I missed your reply earlier. The new citation is this one: Which is to replace the citation at the end of the introduction. Thanks! SVeatch (talk) 15:11, 11 January 2022 (UTC)

Revisions to History

Hello editors! I'd like to state again for transparency: I am an employee of the Dover Corporation and am making requests for editors to review rather than making edits due to my COI. This request is regarding History, where there are two specific changes needed for clarification and to include recent major events from the last several years.

1. The sentences about DE-STA-CO and Alberta Oil Tool need a slight edit to remove the mention of Dover Artificial Lift. This company no longer exists so it's confusing to refer to it in the text to say that Alberta Oil Tool is "now part of Dover Artificial Lift".

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In 1962, Dover made two notable acquisitions: Detroit Stamping Company, now DE-STA-CO, specializing in the design and manufacturing of clamping, gripping, transferring, and robotic tooling; and Alberta Oil Tool, now part of Dover Artificial Lift.

2. At the end of History, there are two details that can be added based on our media coverage, that would reflect major changes at Dover Corp. Below, I've prepared the sentences and citations:

New History sentences
In May 2018, Richard J. Tobin took over as president and CEO of Dover, after previously serving as the company's director. In May 2018, Dover spun off most of its Energy segment, including all of the upstream energy businesses, into a standalone publicly traded company, Apergy. References

Please let me know if you have any questions about this. SVeatch (talk) 19:54, 10 January 2022 (UTC)

User:PK650: Thanks again for your help above. Checking to see if you would be able to review this request too? Also, making sure you saw that I shared details of the citation to add for the introduction above. Thanks! SVeatch (talk) 21:24, 20 January 2022 (UTC)

Partly done: I've gone ahead with the second point. I will need sourcing to alter the first bit, however. We should also consider altering the corresponding Wikipedia article too. Thank you, PK650 (talk) 23:27, 20 January 2022 (UTC)

Thanks for adding those details and the new citation for the introduction, User:PK650. For Dover Artificial Lift, the company no longer exists as it was part of Dover's upstream energy business that was spun off as the new company, Apergy.

There are a few different sources to confirm this: this Wall Street Journal article mentions Dover Artificial Lift as part of the group of companies that Dover was planning to sell or spin off, and this Houston Chronicle article mentions Dover Artificial Lift being one of the energy companies included in the spin off that was already located in the new location for Apergy. Our press release is the source that states most clearly that Dover Artificial lift was part of the energy business that became Apergy. Is this sourcing enough to make the update to the History and help with updating the Dover Artificial Lift page? Thanks! SVeatch (talk) 18:37, 21 January 2022 (UTC)

The Houston Chronicle was good enough. Hopefully that took care of it. Thanks, PK650 (talk) 01:21, 26 January 2022 (UTC)

Thank you, User:PK650. That looks good. I'm hoping to be back soon with a suggestion for the Segments and operating companies section, as I'm aware that the content there needs some work. If you'd be able to help with that request, that would be great. Thanks! SVeatch (talk) 18:08, 28 January 2022 (UTC)

Revisions to Segments and operating companies

Hello editors! Stating again for transparency: I am an employee of Dover Corporation and am making requests for editors to review rather than making edits due to my COI. This request is regarding Segments and operating companies, where the whole section requires attention to address issues raised in the warning message at the top of the page, as well as changes in Dover's business. I have prepared a revised version for review:

Revised Segments and operating companies

Dover Corporation is divided into five operating segments: Engineered Products, Clean Energy and Fueling, Imaging and Identification, Pumps and Process Solutions, and Climate and Sustainability Technologies. The Engineered Products segment provides products, software, and services for different markets, including aerospace and defense, aftermarket vehicle services, industrial automation, and waste disposal. This segment includes six operating companies: Destaco, Environmental Solutions Group, Microwave Products Group, OK International, TWG, and Vehicle Service Group. The Clean Energy and Fueling segment provides products, services, software, and equipment for retail fueling and clean energy, vehicle wash solutions, and adjacent markets. This segment includes two operating companies: Dover Fueling Solutions and OPW. The Imaging and Identification segment supplies equipment and services to the marking and coding, product traceability, and digital textile printing markets. This segment includes two operating companies: Dover Digital Printing and Markem-Imaje. The Pumps and Process Solutions segment manufactures specialty products for the safe handling of fluids across the chemical, hygienic, biopharma, oil and gas, and industrial markets. This segment includes four operating companies: CPC, Dover Precision Components, MAAG Group, and PSG. The Climate and Sustainability Technologies segment provides energy-efficient equipment and systems to the commercial refrigeration, beverage packaging equipment, and heating and cooling markets. This segment includes three operating companies: Belvac, Dover Food Retail, and SWEP. References

This revision significantly streamlines the information, which looks like it might have been based heavily on our past descriptions of the segments so I have not presented a redline. The differences between the revision and the current Segments and operating companies is as follows:

• The revision reduces the content of the section to a basic high level description
• The details are updated based on the latest changes made by Dover, including the two new segment names, following the divestitures last year and changes in Dover's businesses
• The revised version adds secondary sourcing to help confirm the information, rather than relying only on Dover's website and reports

I am requesting that all of the existing Segments and operating companies, including the subsections, be replaced with what I have drafted above. My hope is that this helps to address the "multiple issues" raised in the warning at the top of the page regarding advertising content and sourcing.

Additionally, please can the introduction be updated to reflect the recently announced change to our segments? Specifically can "Fueling Solutions" be replaced by "Clean Energy and Fueling", and "Refrigeration & Food Equipment" be replaced by "Climate and Sustainability Technologies" in the introduction (citation:)? Sorry that this request comes so soon after the introduction had been updated.

Please let me know if you have any questions about this request. SVeatch (talk) 18:55, 2 February 2022 (UTC)

User:PK650: Is there any possibility you can review this request? This one should help with resolving the warning tag on the page. Thanks! SVeatch (talk) 21:40, 8 February 2022 (UTC)

I'll have a look when next available. PK650 (talk) 00:56, 13 February 2022 (UTC)

 Partly done: Sorry for the time this took. I am concerned with removing the subsections you requested, as that would entail deleting relevant historical information. Would there be any way you could draft a modified version of those existing segment subsections to reflect the company's recent developments? For example, we could simply change what's old to the past tense, and provide relevant sourcing to elicit such an update while removing what was always irrelevant or poorly worded (which I think might've been what the original tagger was hinting at). PK650 (talk) 03:51, 28 February 2022 (UTC)

Thank you, User:PK650. I understand your concerns, and I am working on drafting a modified version for the existing segment subsections and hope to be back in touch very soon. Thanks again. SVeatch (talk) 17:45, 11 March 2022 (UTC)

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Hi User:PK650, thank you again for updating the page with my last request and your feedback about the subsections. I've been taking some time to look at drafting how you suggested, but I am running into issues with sourcing and deciding which details count as relevant. The content of the subsections is sourced to primary sources, and there are not any secondary sources that clarify what happened with the segments and operating companies.The first paragraph of the Segments and operating companies section does summarize the changes in organization over time, so I wonder if that's sufficient?

The one subsection for which there was a major change that was covered by sources is one covering the Energy segment details. In the History, there is already a mention of the spin off of most of the segment. To add to that content, the following could be included to mention the specific companies that were included in the spin off, using the sources that are already used for the spin-off sentence:

The spin off included Dover Artificial Lift, Dover Energy Automation, and US Synthetic.

If that was added to the History, can the Energy segment subsection then be removed? SVeatch (talk) 17:20, 2 May 2022 (UTC)

Hi again. In my opinion the article would still be worse off if we did it that way... PK650 (talk) 05:18, 6 May 2022 (UTC)

Thanks for this note User:PK650. Can you let me know which details from the Energy section you think need to be kept? That might help me figure out how to approach this.

From my perspective, it's confusing to keep the section heading because this segment no longer exists. The History section explains the spin off, and then the start of the Segments and operating companies section does give a run down of the changes in segments over time, including the new paragraph which notes the current segments. It seems like the only thing that would be lost would be a mention of the operating companies spun off, which is why I've proposed the sentence above to add to the History.

I've added the request template just in case other editors might have feedback here. I also wanted to point out that there's something strange in the banner at the top of the page: should that be deleted? SVeatch (talk) 14:52, 9 May 2022 (UTC)

Perhaps a compromise would be to separate old segments from newly-named ones, e.g. creating two subsections? PK650 (talk) 08:04, 7 June 2022 (UTC)

To help any editors who might stop by to review this, I'm restating the request in a clearer format:

Request: Can editors consider:

1. Adding the following line to the History, following the existing sentence final sentence of that section that explains the spin-off of Dover's Energy business: The spin off included Dover Artificial Lift, Dover Energy Automation, and US Synthetic.
2. Removing all of the Energy subsection under Segments and operating companies

Reasoning: The current Energy section is based on primary sources and describes a segment of the company that no longer exists. I have not been able to find good secondary sources to describe the past segment. I'm suggesting adding details of the spun-off operating companies to the History using media sources, and then removing the Energy subsection so that the article has a mention of the historical companies that were part of the segment. The Segments and operating companies does mention that there was previously an Energy segment, and also notes the current organization of segments and operating companies (so the companies that were part of Energy but weren't spun off are noted with their new segment).

Thanks for looking at this. User:Z1720: Thank you for fixing the references, are you able to give any feedback on this? SVeatch (talk) 19:17, 13 May 2022 (UTC)

 Not done for now: Please establish a consensus with editors engaged in the subject area before using the {{Request edit}} template for this proposed change. Thinker78 (talk) 20:13, 10 November 2022 (UTC)

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Revisions to financials in infobox

Hello editors! I'd like to state again for transparency: I am an employee of the Dover Corporation and am making requests for editors to review rather than making edits due to my COI. I am requesting an update to the financials in Dover's infobox. The numbers listed there are from 2021, and below I have provided the numbers from Dover's latest Form 10-K filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (see the box to the right).

Dover Corporation

Revenue	US$8.51 billion (2022) US$7.91 billion (2021)
Operating income	US$1.38 billion (2022) US$1.28 billion (2021)
Net income	US$1.07 billion (2022) US$1.12 billion (2021)
Total assets	US$10.90 billion (2022) US$10.40 billion (2021)
Total equity	US$4.29 billion (2022) US$4.19 billion (2021)

User:PK650: Since you’ve helped update this page in the past, I’m wondering if you can review my latest requested edits. Thanks in advance.

Please let me know if you have any questions about this request.

SVeatch (talk) 18:04, 3 May 2023 (UTC)

@SVeatch Can you quote the relevant parts of the reference? I tried finding "8.51" in it with no luck. Regards, Thinker78 (talk) 01:00, 5 June 2023 (UTC)

@Thinker78, the relevant financial numbers that correlate to the changes I have requested can be found on page 30 in the "Consolidated Results of Operations" chart of the 2022 Dover Corporation 10-K I referenced above. In 2022, Dover specifically had $8,508,088,000 in revenue, so I rounded to $8.51 billion. Please let me know if you have any additional questions. Thank you, SVeatch (talk) 13:58, 5 June 2023 (UTC)

@SVeatch The reference for total assets and equity maybe should be different because it may be a different page, I believe 63, if Im not mistaken. Regards, Thinker78 (talk) 22:37, 5 June 2023 (UTC)

@Thinker78 you are correct. In 2022, Dover Corporation had $10,896,519,000 in total assets and that can be found on page 63 of the Dover Corporation Annual Report. Please let me know if I need to confirm anything else. I appreciate your help and support with this matter. SVeatch (talk) 13:41, 6 June 2023 (UTC)

@SVeatch I modified the title of the reference to match the document, added reference of p63, and access date. Regards, Thinker78 (talk) 03:05, 7 June 2023 (UTC)

@Thinker78 thank you so much. When can we expect the article to reflect the changes? SVeatch (talk) 13:39, 7 June 2023 (UTC)

 Implemented, SVeatch. Regards, Thinker78 (talk) 23:49, 7 June 2023 (UTC)

@Thinker78 that is great news. Thank you for your support. SVeatch (talk) 13:36, 8 June 2023 (UTC)

Revisions to Infobox, Introduction and History

Hello editors! I'd like to state again for transparency: I am an employee of the Dover Corporation and am making requests for editors to review rather than making edits due to my COI.

A. I am requesting an update to the financials in Dover's infobox. The numbers listed there are from 2022, and below I have provided the numbers from Dover's latest Form 10-K filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (see infobox).

Dover Corporation

Revenue	US$8.44 billion (2023) US$8.51 billion (2022)
Operating income	US$1.37 billion (2023) US$1.38 billion (2022)
Net income	US$1.06 billion (2023) US$1.07 billion (2022)
Total assets	US$11.35 billion (2023) US$10.90 billion (2022)
Total equity	US$5.11 billion (2023) US$4.29 billion (2022)

B. Additionally, in February 2024, Dover appointed its President and CEO, Richard J. Tobin, to the additional role of Chairman of the Board. In addition, the independent directors of the Board appointed Michael F. Johnston to the role of lead independent director. I am requesting that this update be added the Key people section in Dover’s infobox and to the end of the 2000s section under History.

C. And lastly, our position on the Fortune 500 list slightly changed in 2023 to 445. I am requesting that this update be made to the introduction of the page.

User:Thinker78: Since you’ve helped update this page in the past, I’m wondering if you can review my latest requested edits. Thanks in advance.

Please let me know if you have any questions about this request.

SVeatch (talk) 20:13, 14 March 2024 (UTC)

Hello. Please follow the instructions at Template:Edit COI to make things more clear. Sincerely, Thinker78 (talk) 04:54, 15 March 2024 (UTC)

 Implemented by Thinker78 (talk) 23:03, 15 March 2024 (UTC)

@Thinker78 - Thank you for helping to get this page updated. Appreciate your support. SVeatch (talk) 19:26, 18 March 2024 (UTC)