Talk:HSBC UK/Archives/2013

Topic

Please no more edits based on ignorance. Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, HSBC Bank Malta plc and so on have their own entries, hence HSBC Bank plc - the UK bank - should also.

Ian3055 20:55, 3 November 2005 (UTC)

M&S Bank

I feel M&S Bank (formally M&S Money) maybe needs more of a mention in this article now it has become more prominent as a bank offering full banking services and opened branches in stores?

Would it be an idea to add it here or on the Marks & Spencer Wiki Page?

Other similar banks such as Tesco Bank have got more coverage on Wikipedia. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.9.248.68 (talk) 11:23, 10 January 2013 (UTC)

Key People Incorrect?

im not sure that the key people is accurate as it lists stephen green as chairman:

• Sir John Bond (Group Chairman, HSBC Holdings)
• Stephen Green (Group Chief Executive, HSBC Holdings)
• Michael Geoghehan (Chief Executive, HSBC Bank plc)

from [1] -- StrengthCoach 22:52, 18 December 2005 (UTC)

This is the difference between HSBC Holdings plc and HSBC Bank plc, the second is a subsidary of the first and is the UK operating company, the Group CEO also holds the position of HSBC Bank plc Chairman. The link that youve given points out Stephen Green's other roles in the bit about him. Ian3055 00:35, 19 December 2005 (UTC)

thanks for the info. i missed that on my read through. StrengthCoach 00:47, 19 December 2005 (UTC)

Postal address

I was looking for the main postal address for HSBC UK PLC. As these banks don't want you to write to them, it took me a while to find it. Therefore, I thought Wikipedia would be a good resource for their HQ address also, as it's often a source I come to for information leopheard 15:04, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

Controversies

Hi

A section in HSBC has been discussed, as it seems inappropriate for that article but more appropriate to this article: the relevant section is this.

Any objections to adding it here? Would any work be needed before adding it?

Cheers, This flag once was red^propaganda_deeds 11:13, 10 May 2009 (UTC)

I've added it here; feel free to revert if the move is (sorry!) controversial. Cheers, This flag once was red^propaganda_deeds 11:06, 19 May 2009 (UTC)

it's not hard finding out the address of hsbc plc - just type it on the coho website....8 canaryland, london e14. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Abelljms (talk • contribs) 14:05, 8 July 2011 (UTC)

Move?

The following discussion is an archived discussion of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

The result of the proposal was not moved. --BDD (talk) 18:03, 19 February 2013 (UTC) (non-admin closure)

HSBC Bank (Europe) → HSBC Bank plc –

• Corporate name is HSBC Bank plc Cloudbound (talk) 23:19, 24 January 2013 (UTC)
• Oppose speedy rename this needs discussion. The current scheme clearly delineates this division from the other regional divisions, while the proposed title engenders confusion with all divisions, and the corporate parent, if one were to think that "plc" is used globally (instead of regional variants) -- 76.65.128.43 (talk) 01:13, 25 January 2013 (UTC{
• Oppose - This would put the suffix 'plc' into the article name. This would be contrary to WP:Naming conventions (companies) which says not to use suffixes like plc and Ltd in the article title. I suggested to the submitter that he withdraw this request. EdJohnston (talk) 02:08, 25 January 2013 (UTC)

• Support - There is no such thing as "HSBC Bank (Europe)". This article seems to be primarily about HSBC in the UK, for which HSBC Bank plc is a sensible name, being the proper name and enabling disambiguation from the overall HSBC topic (suffixes such as LLP, Limited, plc etc are often used for disambiguation purposes).

The list of HSBC activities in other European countries currently in this article overlaps with a similar list in the main HSBC article, and should in my view be moved there. Although HSBC Bank plc is a notable topic and a sensible one for a separate article, I am not convinced that a dedicated article about HSBC's activities in Europe is necessary (and the text in this article stating that HSBC Bank plc is somehow responsible for other European activities is rather dubious, these are managed at a group level). The main HSBC article, plus articles on notable national subsidiaries such as HSBC Bank plc and HSBC France, would suffice. In an case the contents of this article are currently confused and it should be focused on HSBC in the UK. HSBC United Kingdom, HSBC Bank United Kingdom and HSBC Bank UK are other options. Rangoon11 (talk) 22:43, 25 January 2013 (UTC)

• I stand by my original request, despite the policy, as this would provide some clarification. As Rangoon11 states, the articles as they are now are not clear, and the rename along with some content moves should focus the articles the way they should be. Cloudbound (talk) 00:21, 27 January 2013 (UTC)

• Oppose We do not normally rename an article in the vague hope that its new name will encourage some mysterious person to put it, and other related articles, in order. Sort out the mess first, and then come back with a move proposal. Skinsmoke (talk) 05:19, 29 January 2013 (UTC)

Your attempt to belittle my request was not necessary. Cloudbound (talk) 21:54, 31 January 2013 (UTC)

• Oppose. Agree the area needs work and I have started, see Talk:HSBC Bank. IMO all of the articles concerning HSBC, and the discussion above, are something of a mess. Suggest everyone read or reread WP:no personal attacks (noting particularly that one personal attack in no way justifies another in reply), WP:article titles, WP:disambiguation and perhaps also the essay at WP:official names which attempts to explain one of the trickier consequences of WP:AT as it applies to this particular move. It seems most likely to me that the existing name of this particular article is correct; Its scope is a bank commonly known as HSBC Bank and the best available disambiguator is Europe. Please, frame your arguments in terms of the relevant policies, including in need WP:ignore all rules but as with all appeals to policy please state why you think this particular policy should apply here. Andrewa (talk) 17:37, 1 February 2013 (UTC)

The article is about HSBC's principal subsidiary in the United Kingdom, I am struggling to see how the best available disambiguator is Europe. And the common name of HSBC in the UK is not HSBC Bank but simply HSBC. That name is, rightly, taken by the title of the holding company article however. We are therefore left to fall back on disambiguation, which should be something like HSBC United Kingdom, or legal/formal name, which is HSBC Bank plc. The current title is nonsensical.Rangoon11 (talk) 19:13, 1 February 2013 (UTC)

Agree that Europe is probably not a good disambiguator, and thank you, I had missed that. But it doesn't affect the current move proposal, rather it suggests an alternative. So no change of vote from me.

And I'm guessing that you have still failed to read the relevant policies and other documentation. I particularly suggest you look at Wikipedia:Official names, it's written to be easily understood, unlike some of the policies on which it depends, and Wikipedia:Disambiguation for obvious reasons but it's much heavier going.

Wikipedia is often chaotic but it's not complete anarchy. The current disambiguator is not right but the title is far from nonsensical. You need to look at it in the context of policy decisions which represent a great deal of work and thought by a great many people and do make a certain amount of sense. Even if you are going to argue that this should be an exception to current policy, if you do so without relating this to the policies concerned you are just wasting everyone's time including your own.

And just to make it quite clear, this and related articles do need a great deal of work. Just look at the disambiguation page at HSBC Bank, particularly the lack of consistency in the various article titles listed there, and the number of redlinks (I have already cleaned up the format a bit, see the talk page). But this particular move would just make things worse. Andrewa (talk) 00:44, 2 February 2013 (UTC)

I take your point. The approach which I personally think would be optimal is:

• HSBC for the main company article
• HSBC Private Bank, HSBC Global Banking and Markets etc for principal non-geographic divisions which warrant a separate article.
• HSBC France, HSBC Brazil, HSBC United Kingdom, HSBC United States, HSBC Mexico etc for national operations which warrant a separate article. Rangoon11 (talk) 14:35, 3 February 2013 (UTC)

• Comment: That doesn't appear to be consistent with your support vote above. This counter proposal should instead be proposed, perhaps as a multiple move, which has the advantage of automatically putting a heads-up on the talk page of each of the other affected articles. No change of vote. Andrewa (talk) 02:05, 4 February 2013 (UTC)

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

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