Talk:Barclays Bank of Botswana

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Hi all,

Am interested in adding stock pages for the Botswana stock exchange companies. Note there is very little publicly available data on these stocks :(

Can I get feedback on the data provided? And what we need to do to make this a more valuable page.

Once I've feedback on Barclays I'll look to add the rest of the exchange

Uptodateinfo (talk) 10:40, 29 July 2016 (UTC)

Name change - Absa Bank Botswana

Good day

My name is Nicola Mawson, and I work for Corporate Image, Absa Group Limited's corporate communication agency.

Barclays Bank of Botswana changed its name to Absa Bank Botswana on 10 February. Please can the page name be changed accordingly.

Many thanks Nicola Mawson (talk) 12:06, 24 February 2020 (UTC)

References

Reply 25-FEB-2020

  Please use WP:RMCM  

• Requests to change an article's title should be submitted using the {{requested move}} template specifically as a controversial move request process requiring discussion amongst the wider community.
• A controversial requested move typically takes about 7 days to complete. Before taking this step, please ensure that you are acquainted with the requested move process by thoroughly reviewing its procedures. More information can be found at requested moves.

Regards,  Spintendo  11:24, 25 February 2020 (UTC)

Requested move 27 February 2020

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: not moved. (closed by non-admin page mover) Jerm (talk) 17:08, 13 March 2020 (UTC)

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Barclays Bank of Botswana → Absa Bank Botswana Good day

My name is Nicola Mawson, and I work for Corporate Image, Absa Group Limited's corporate communication agency.

Barclays Bank of Botswana changed its name to Absa Bank Botswana on 10 February. Please can the page name be changed accordingly.

References

Thanks! Nicola Mawson (talk) 11:39, 27 February 2020 (UTC) —Relisting. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:21, 6 March 2020 (UTC)

• Procedural close. Effectively redundant to Talk:Barclays Bank Mauritius#Requested move 27 February 2020, requested by the same person. O.N.R. ^(talk) 15:00, 6 March 2020 (UTC)

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Page name change

Hi all,

Not clear on what's happening here, as the page name request has been closed without the name changing. However, it has changed here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_banks_in_Botswana

Can someone please explain/assist with implementing this? The actual bank's name has changed, as has branding, in line with Absa's separation agreement from Barclays.

Nicola Mawson (talk) 09:43, 17 March 2020 (UTC)

Nicola Mawson, I see no reason why this should be a controversial move, but the move has been refused, which makes it controversial. Old Naval Rooftops, Could you explain why you refused this move? Please ping with reply. · · · Peter Southwood ^(talk): 12:50, 17 March 2020 (UTC)

As mentioned on the Mauritius move request, Wikipedia titles pages after their common name, not necessarily their official name. O.N.R. ^(talk) 02:18, 18 March 2020 (UTC)

Old Naval Rooftops, I refer you to WP:NCCORP which refers to naming of articles about companies, and does not seem to suggest that a company which has has a major name change should retain the old, possibly misleading name for the article title. A small amount of research will show that although Barclays has a shareholding in the Absa group, the renamed entities are currently subsidiaries of Absa, not of Barclays.
Nicola Mawson, you may be able to explain the situation more precisely. · · · Peter Southwood ^(talk): 06:39, 18 March 2020 (UTC)

Good day all

What used to be Barclays Bank Mauritius - for example -is now Absa Bank Country. The Absa Group page has been changed, , as have some of the subsidiaries. It is now a common name, and not just a legal name, so there's no "trading as" issue. Barclays PLC has an almost 15% stake, it is no longer a majority. Trust that clarifies and the page can now be ranamed/moved.

Ta

Nicola Mawson (talk) 10:20, 25 March 2020 (UTC)

Edited in Error

I was not aware of this editing controversy before I moved the page. I discovered the brouhaha when I came to reclassify the page after editing all day! Anyways, I will recreate the page as I found it and leave it at that. Fsmatovu (talk) 17:16, 24 March 2020 (UTC)

Two pages

Hi team,

This old page for Absa Bank Botswana is still live. Could it be archived?

The correct page is here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absa_Bank_Botswana_Limited

Thanks N Nicola Mawson (talk) 05:50, 15 May 2020 (UTC)

 Not done:@Nicola Mawson: Could you be clearer in what exact change you believe should be made? Ideally in the format "change 'x' to 'y'"? Thanks, RandomCanadian (talk | contribs) 16:42, 15 May 2020 (UTC)

Hi RandomCanadian

Please can this page be removed: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barclays_Bank_of_Botswana

As this is the correct page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absa_Bank_Botswana_Limited

Thanks. Barclays Africa (including Bots) changed its name to Absa, which made Barclays Bank Botswana page redundant, although it seems to have been left behind in the page name move

Nicola Mawson (talk) 08:08, 20 May 2020 (UTC)