Talk:MeadWestvaco/Archives/2013

Press Release

It looks like most of this article is taken from a company press release, and could probably use some clean up. If no one objects, I'll clean it up a bit when I get home.

dcole 16:48, 21 September 2007 (UTC)

Go ahead. And if any of the text actually is from a press release, it is mostly likely a copyright violation and must be changed, even if that means removing most of the article. By the way, the convention is to add new talk topics at the bottom. ike9898 17:42, 21 September 2007 (UTC)

Still very press-releasey. Came here redirected from "Hilroy" 99.199.109.251 (talk) 06:23, 13 August 2010 (UTC)

from MeadWestvaco website

MeadWestvaco is a leading global producer of packaging, coated and specialty papers, consumer and office products and specialty chemicals. The company has 153 operating and office locations in 29 countries. Its global operations serve customers in nearly 100 countries that are leaders in the following markets: consumer products, personal care, pharmaceutical, media and entertainment, magazine publishing, book publishing, catalog publishing, and school and office. Its highly recognized consumer brands include Mead®, AT-A-GLANCE®, Cambridge®, Columbian® and Five Star®. The company’s paperboard, package and paper brands include Carrier Kote®, Custom Kote®, Kraftpak®, Printkote®, Tango®, DigiPak®, Amaray®, Dosepak™, Vision® and Sterling® Ultra. MeadWestvaco holds leading positions in the markets it serves through customer partnering, product innovation and brand recognition in all of its businesses. The company is committed to develop businesses that can produce above cost-of-capital returns on investment and, in doing so, create value for its shareholders. MeadWestvaco manages over 3 million acres of forestlands meeting stringent environmental standards and certified to Sustainable Forestry Initiative ® standards.

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Editing by MeadWestvaco

I reverted 8 edits made to this page which dramatically made the page sound like an advertisement and removed critical content. These edits were made by User:159.124.100.12, which when looked up via reverse-DNS resolves to ws-day1-nbmpc.meadwestvaco.com

--Csyria 01:16, 30 September 2007 (UTC)

They did it again; here is the revert, and here the employee admits to it. I'm tagging this with a COI tag. JeremyMcCracken (talk) (contribs) 19:26, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

There have also been edits by leviticus.williams (talk · contribs); see this link. JeremyMcCracken (talk) (contribs) 05:20, 24 June 2008 (UTC)

My edits did not remove any information already on the site, just added additional, public information. Mostly everything I added was cited (with the exception of the name change), so I fail to see where the issue lies. Much of the info on this Wiki page was old, but true. Thus the reason why I added more up-to-date information and did not delete anything. I've been using wiki for a while, I understand how it works. If someone else made the same edits and weren't affiliated with MWV there would be no COI tag. Nothing I've said is biased, but is instead a truthful reflection of the company and its past and current practices. Also, what needs to be cited? I didn't see a "citation needed" on the page. leviticus.williams —Preceding comment was added at 20:39, 24 June 2008 (UTC)

My notice about COI was for informational purposes, but there have been edits from other users that appear to be affiliated. The citation concerns I put in the edit summary when I added the tag. Aside from the name change, overview, financial information, and the lower part of the history section need citations. JeremyMcCracken (talk) (contribs) 01:42, 25 June 2008 (UTC)

Why was this moved? It's still legally MeadWestvaco!

The company is still legally called MeadWestvaco Corporation! See its latest SEC 8-K filing dated 7/24/2008.

I think what we have here is a doing business as situation, where MeadWestvaco Corporation is doing business as MWV. --Coolcaesar (talk) 23:26, 28 July 2008 (UTC)

History

Most of this history is that of Mead rather than of Westvaco; it should include both, as well, ideally, as the history of subsidiaries acquired along the way. What I really looked for is what makes this company so interesting: in the entire Westvaco history of a century and a quarter, all its heads have come from one family (Luke). I suspect this is unique among large US enterprises. 66.44.23.47 (talk) 19:02, 4 April 2012 (UTC)