Rose051616
Joined 21 July 2021
Latest comment: 1 year ago by Asmithmd1 in topic Why do you keep removing well cited facts from Nolan Archibald article?
Why do you keep removing well cited facts from Nolan Archibald article?
editI understand you must not like these facts, but they are facts Asmithmd1 (talk) 00:54, 15 September 2022 (UTC)
- You keep referring to the Emhart acquisition as “a near disastrous mis-step.” This is not a fact, it is an opinion. The Emhart acquisition significantly strengthened Black & Decker and broadened its earnings base. Also, the nonstrategic businesses sold were sold at exceptional values. Further, it was during the same exact period of time that Black & Decker launched the DeWalt brand that has now become a $4 billion business and the #1 professional and industrial brand in the world. Based on those “facts,” this was not “a near disastrous mis-step” but something that proved to be a very strategic acquisition for the company. I agree that we should both include the facts and both eliminate our personal opinions. The Emhart acquisition was a fact. “A near disastrous miss-step” is an opinion not based on the facts. Rose051616 (talk) 16:38, 15 September 2022 (UTC)
- The way wikipedia works is that facts must be referenced from some published source. Disastrous misstep comes from a Wall Street Journal article you can read here: https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1995/jan/15/listening-to-consumers-pays-off-for-hardware/
- I will be shocked if you can find anything published that says, "Emhart acquisition significantly strengthened Black & Decker" because the fact is it very nearly bankrupted the company. "businesses sold were sold at exceptional values" is also going to be impossible to find in print. Asmithmd1 (talk) 04:53, 28 September 2022 (UTC)