Slothrop in Platforms

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Thanks for the resources

Hi shoy,

Thanks for the message and the resources. That was my first WP edit ever. (Going forward, I will put all further proposed edits through the talk pages for consideration and review.)

In full disclosure and in good faith, I am an employee of the company (Slalom Consulting) whose page I'm hoping to help ensure is accurate and factual.

What's your guidance for the process for having the advertisement alert at the top of the page removed?

The current text reads as quite neutral to me (no vision/mission statements, no sales talk, etc.) Do I request a review at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Companies?

What's the best approach?

Thanks in advance,

Slothrop in Platforms (talk) 18:10, 14 March 2019 (UTC)

The current article on Slalom Consulting does nothing to establish why the company is notable for what it does, all of the third-party references are simply variants on "a good place to work". This is a form of misplaced emphasis and the tag should probably question notability rather than merely complain about the generally promotional tone of the article.

You are certainly welcome to raise the question at the WikiProject.

Your COI disclosure should really be on your user page (User:Slothrop in Platforms). — jmcgnh^{(talk) (contribs)} 18:57, 14 March 2019 (UTC)

Thanks, will do. And WP:COMPANIES? Slothrop in Platforms (talk) 23:11, 14 March 2019 (UTC)