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For reference to 3M's passive fire protection products, see http://www.mmm.com/firestop . 3M uses its own brand of sodium silicate, called "Expantrol", as an active ingredient in a variety of firestops, including its CP25 caulking, FS195 wrap strip, CS195 intumescent sheet and more. 3M also offers endothermic wrapping to preserve the operability of electrical circuits while exposed to fire. 3M's fire barrier mortar offers the best bounding in the business, with certified repair procedures using "itself" as well as 3M's intumescent caulking and putty. Their main man behind this is now retired, one Mr. Richard Licht, who testified in front of US Congress in the Thermo-lag 330-1 scandal that brought to light the US nuclear industry's acceptance of bounding without mandatory product certification.-- Achim 00:09, 4 May 2006 (UTC)
There is no mention within the 3M article of the 3M/Scotch line of professional 2-inch magnetic recording tape. I don't have sufficient historical knowledge of these products at my disposal; however, 3M does hold an important place in the development of magnetic recording tape, and so should be indicated as such. ````-- Defone 09:47, 24 March 2007 (UTC)
My school is currently in the middle of a project about 3M's production of carcinogenic perfluorocarbons. This controversy has been in the local newspapers for the past year. Why is there no section of the article exploring this issue? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.144.36.137 ( talk) 19:18, 13 February 2008 (UTC)
where is story about 3m buying venture tape co of rockland mass oct 2007 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.217.161.252 ( talk • contribs)
where is the story about venture tape co being bought by 3 m co oct 2007??—Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.217.161.252 ( talk • contribs)
I have copy edited the section "founding", and removed the copy edit tag. I recommend some clarification for that section because the points don't seem to link. For example, what does the sentence "In reality, however, Dwan and his associates were not selling what they thought; they were in fact selling the worthless mineral anorthosite." have to do with the rest of the paragraph?-- Samuel Tan 03:59, 7 July 2008 (UTC)
The 3M web site says that its headquarters are in St. Paul, but this article's History section and its infobox say they're in Maplewood, a city bordering St. Paul. The Maplewood article claims the same. Can someone set this straight? – Wdfarmer ( talk) 21:03, 30 October 2008 (UTC)
Tomsv 98 ( talk) 14:59, 3 December 2008 (UTC) The mailing address on website says St. Paul; however, it is within city limits of Maplewood, MN.
This article says a company with 79,000 employees makes 55,000 different products. For that to be true each product would have to be made by 1.436 people. Since 0.436 of a person can't work on a production line but can spend 0.436 of her time on one product line and 0.436 of her time on some other product we get that after splitting her time between two product lines she has 0.128 of her time to spend on a third line. Follow this line of reasoning and we see that some lines have only one person on them whilst others have 1.536 people on them. This leaves one person with 182 hours a year to do the paperwork, pay the bills, marketing, advertising, design the logos, calculate payroll, open the mail and answer the phone. Does she have a Wikipedia page because it sure sounds as if she deserves one? Cottonshirt τ 05:14, 5 April 2011 (UTC)
This comments are jokes, aren't they? In case they are not: the 55000 refers to the amount of different stock keeping units. Typically you do not need a seperate line for every item, nor do you need to manufacture all of them in parallel or have them produced continuously throughout the year. The productio time of one typical 3M item (something that involves adhesive coating and converting) is maximum in the range of seconds, for example you can output several thousand of squaremeters of adhesive coated tape per hour using a number of line operators you can count on one hand. Now take your box of Scotch tape, look how much is in there and then do the math.....
I turned the reference to the 3M M79 recorder to a link to a page waiting to be created. The 3M M79 was a among the first production 24 track audio tape recorder. It became a recording industry standard.
I have a reference to the original owners of the first two recorders:
"[ Armin Steiner's Sound Labs' Studio 1] also featured among the first 3M M79 24-track tape machines, Serial No. 2, (Wally Heider received No.1),"
Mix Magazine: Classic Track: 'Rhinestone Cowboy': http://www.mixonline.com/news/classic-tracks/classic-track-rhinestone-cowboy/425566
Robert.Harker ( talk) 00:33, 11 September 2015 (UTC)
Various sources say that it only changed its name from Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company to 3M in 2002. It seems to have used both names in print adverts, with 3M Company as the logo and Minnesota etc as a kind of subtitle. When did 3M come about? The company's official history is vague on this. - Ashley Pomeroy ( talk) 20:46, 29 October 2015 (UTC)
I think the 3M brand name is from some time in the 1950's or maybe earlier. I seem to recall 3M Scotch Tape growing up in the 1960's. I know that the 3M brand was strong in the 1970's because 3M recording tape was very popular. Robert.Harker ( talk) 04:42, 3 November 2015 (UTC)
In the Products section most entries have been tagged "Citation needed". Are citations really needed, wouldn't a link to the 3M product page suffice? If it's thought this is unreliable as products may be withdrawn, do we need a list of all products here (possibly a list of product categories would be helpful). Simply "Current products are listed on the 3M Web site [123]" seems enough. Pol098 ( talk) 14:48, 3 December 2015 (UTC)
The comment(s) below were originally left at Talk:3M/Comments, and are posted here for posterity. Following several discussions in past years, these subpages are now deprecated. The comments may be irrelevant or outdated; if so, please feel free to remove this section.
This article reads like a public relations brochure. Frequent laudatory references to 3M's alleged ingenuity and commitment to the scientific method, with no section on criticism. Tlechterman 06:16, 27 July 2007 (UTC) |
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Aren't 3M mainly known for the controversy around their Scotch-branded video tapes? They were pretty popular due to their cheapness back in the 70s, but within only five years or so, those tapes became unplayable because they became sticky and the layers of tape on the reel stuck to each other like glue. Today, an intensive, several-hour baking process is required to play these infamous 1970s 3M video tapes. -- 2003:71:4E6A:B477:3C31:2EDD:5C49:A691 ( talk) 19:13, 1 February 2017 (UTC)
In the sidebar, the number of employees listed is stated to be 89,800 while in the opening section of the article, the number of employees is listed as 88,000. If new numbers has been produced, the number in the sidebar should be switched to the current number, and the year updated. Currently it reads as though one of the numbers is inaccurate. 67.221.121.30 ( talk) 13:38, 28 June 2017 (UTC)Yggdrasil
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I suggest that at least some of the unsourced history could ref to this article: http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2003/04/01/341016/ Ben Aveling 13:53, 11 May 2018 (UTC)
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Hello, I'm Kelsie! I've created a Wikipedia account to propose updates to articles related to 3M, my employer. I've disclosed my conflict of interest above and on my profile, and I'll try my best to follow Wikipedia's many rules. Thanks in advance to editors willing to review my requests here and update the article on my behalf.
Currently, the information in the infobox and introduction do not match. The infobox has 2018 information for finances and employee count, but the introduction has 2017 financial information sourced by Vault.com, which I'm not sure is an appropriate source, and an outdated employee count sourced by 3M's website (again, possibly not appropriate). If you click on the Fortune 500 link (reference #7), you'll see the ranking of #97 is not correct. The company now ranks #95. I'd like to propose removing the introduction's second paragraph and replacing with proposed text and sourcing below.
More specifically, I propose removing the following text and sources: In 2017, 3M made $31.7 billion in total sales, [1] and the company ranked No. 97 in the 2018 Fortune 500 list of the largest United States corporations by total revenue. [2] The company has 91,000 employees [3] and has operations in more than 70 countries. [1]
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help page).I propose replacing with the following text and sources: 3M made $32.8 billion in total sales in 2018 and ranks number 95 in the Fortune 500 list of the largest United States corporations by total revenue. [1] The company has approximately 93,500 employees, as of 2018, and has operations in more than 70 countries. [2]
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help page).This change replaces 2017 finances and an outdated employee count with 2018 details, which are already sourced in the infobox. Furthermore, this change eliminates reliance on Vault.com and the 3M website, and uses the same Fortune 500 source to verify the company's current ranking. The number of countries in which 3M operates is verified by the same 10-K source in the infobox. Can someone please review this request and update the article on my behalf?
Thank you! KM at 3M ( talk) 13:58, 30 August 2019 (UTC)
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Hello, I'm back with another request, this time for the "Leadership" section. Currently, the section has 4 subsections with lists of current officers, presidents, CEOs, and board chairs. However, the first section is sourced to 3M's website, and the remaining three have no sources. Some of the years are incorrect. I've also noticed many company articles include mention of presidents, CEOs, and board chairs, but not current officers. I've drafted a brief and neutral summary of 3M's board chairs, CEOs, and presidents (one paragraph each), based on Wikipedia-appropriate sources and with correct dates. I understand prose is preferred over bulleted lists, and I should also note these paragraphs take up significantly less real estate than the four existing lists. My leadership summary for editor review:
Board chairs have included: William L. McKnight (1949–1966), [1] [2] Bert S. Cross (1966–1970), [3] [4] Harry Heltzer (1970–1975), [5] Raymond H. Herzog (1975–1980), [6] Lewis W. Lehr (1980–1986), Allen F. Jacobson (1986–1991), [7] Livio DeSimone (1991–2001), [8] James McNerney (2001–2005), [9] George W. Buckley (2005–2012), [10] [11] and Inge Thulin (2012–2018). [12] Thulin continued to serve as executive chairman until current chair Michael F. Roman was appointed in 2019. [13]
3M's CEOs have included: Cross (1966–1970), [14] Heltzer (1970–1975), [5] Herzog (1975–1979), [14] [15] Lehr (1979–1986), [16] Jacobson (1986–1991), [7] DeSimone (1991–2001), [8] McNerney (2001–2005), [9] Robert S. Morrison (2005, interim), [17] Buckley (2005–2012), [10] [11] Thulin (2012–2018), and Roman (2018–present). [12]
3M's presidents have included: Edgar B. Ober (1905–1929), [18] McKnight (1929–1949), [2] [19] Richard P. Carlton (1949–1953), [20] Herbert P. Buetow (1953–1963), [21] Cross (1963–1966), [22] Heltzer (1966–1970), [3] and Herzog (1970–1975). [23] In the late 1970s, the position was separated into roles for U.S. and international operations. The position overseeing domestic operations was first held by Lehr, [15] followed by John Pitblado from 1979 to 1981, [24] then Jacobson from 1984 to 1991. [25] James A. Thwaits led international operations starting in 1979. [24] Buckley and Thulin were president during 2005–2012, [26] and 2012–2018, respectively. [12]
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Can someone please review this request and update the article on my behalf? I understand editors may want to expand or trim what I've provided, but I hope this draft will at least be considered more helpful than the current content. @ Sandcherry: I'm inviting you since you reviewed the above request.
Thank you! KM at 3M ( talk) 17:38, 11 September 2019 (UTC)
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Hello, I have another request, this time to modify the structure of the "History" section. Right now the section has subsections for "Founding" (which has just one paragraph) and "Expansion and modern history", and confusingly, text about the company's founding appears above the "Founding" subsection.
I propose removing the "Founding" and "Expansion and modern history" section headings, and instead, having a subsection called "Acquisitions and divestitures". Here's the content I would suggest moving into this subsection:
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There is more content about acquisitions and divestitures to add to this section (including some business dealings recently and appropriately removed by User:Theroadislong because of poor sourcing), but for now, I am only proposing a structural change to improve the article's organization. I may have future requests of this section, but for this request I'm not proposing any text or sourcing changes. Do editors agree this would be an improvement, and if so, can someone please update the article on my behalf? Thank you! KM at 3M ( talk) 15:33, 8 October 2019 (UTC)
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@ Spintendo: Thank you for removing the confusing heading. In case my above request was confusing, I am hoping to improve how text is organized by moving several related claims about acquisitions and divestitures together, making a new subsection under "History" called "Acquisitions and divestitures".
Here are the claims to consider moving into the section:
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My goal here is to improve how content is organized and encourage expansion of acquisition/divestiture coverage because there are many others to note. Again, for this request I'm not proposing any text or source changes, just making a new subsection and moving the above into that section. Hoping for someone to update the article for me, or at least provide some feedback since none was left specific to this request above. Thanks again to User:Spintendo for helping! KM at 3M ( talk) 14:45, 7 November 2019 (UTC)
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Hello, I'm back with another request, this time to add content about 3M's major partnerships and sponsorships. The company has sponsored many events and activities over the decades, but the content proposed below focuses on the most notable such as NASCAR, professional sports teams and golf tournaments, and the Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge and WorldSkills. I've drafted a brief and neutral summary based on Wikipedia-appropriate sources.
Please see proposed text below, which I suggest adding as a "History" subsection (but I'll let editors decide the best location):
3M began sponsoring stock car racing driver Greg Biffle's No. 16 Ford in 2005, then became a primary sponsor of Roush Fenway Racing in 2006. The company started sponsoring Biffle for the NASCAR Cup Series in 2008. [1] [2] In 2010, 3M extended its five-year NASCAR sponsorship agreement through 2015. [3] 3M began sponsoring Jeff Gordon at Hendrick Motorsports in 2014, [4] [5] followed by Chase Elliott for the NASCAR Cup Series in 2016. [6] The company was the title sponsor of multiple Sprint Cup races at Michigan International Speedway during the 2000s, [7] as well as the NASCAR Xfinity Series in 2015. [8]
3M has sponsored other sports teams and events, including the Minnesota Timberwolves, Minnesota Twins, and Minnesota Lynx. [9] The company sponsored the 3M Championship tournament as part of PGA Tour Champions from 2001 to 2018, and became title sponsor of the PGA Tour's 3M Open in 2019. [10] The seven-year sponsorship agreement with the PGA Tour is expected to keep the 3M Open in Minnesota until 2025. [11] 3M sponsored Mucho Macho Man in all three Triple Crown events in 2011. [12] In 2016, 3M became the official "science partner" of the Minnesota Vikings for ten years with a focus on enhancing the fan experience through science. [13] [14] The company acquired naming rights to 3M Arena at Mariucci, the home arena for the Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey team of the University of Minnesota, for fourteen years starting in 2017. [15] [16]
Outside of sports, 3M has sponsored several community and educational initiatives. The Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge, a national science competition for middle school students, has been sponsored by 3M for more than a decade, [17] [18] and the company has also sponsored the U.S. team at WorldSkills competitions. [19] [20] 3M and Nobel Media, an organization affiliated with the Nobel Prize, formed a partnership in 2016; the collaboration brings Nobel laureates to 3M's campus in Maplewood, and has 3M co-sponsor and send company scientists to Nobel events both in the U.S. and internationally. [21] [22]
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3M first sponsored Biffle's No. 16 Ford in 2005 and came aboard as a primary sponsor for Roush in the Nationwide Series the following year. In 2008, the company moved up to sponsor Biffle's Sprint Cup program on a full-time basis.
Iowa Speedway announced Thursday the title sponsor for the May 17 NASCAR Xfinity Series race will be 3M.
The PGA Tour returned to the Twin Cities this week for the first time since 1969, with 3M signing on as title sponsor, as it did the Senior/Champions Tour event at TPC from 2001 through last year.
3M's seven-year sponsorship deal with the PGA Tour means the 3M Open will be played in Minnesota at least through 2025.
It's the first highly visible marketing effort since Maplewood-based 3M became the Vikings' official "science partner" two years ago.
Can someone please review this request and update the article on my behalf? I understand editors may want to expand or trim what I've provided. @ Sandcherry: I'm inviting you since you've reviewed previous requests. Thanks! KM at 3M ( talk) 19:32, 15 November 2019 (UTC)
Hello again, and thanks to the editors who have weighed in on discussions to date. I have another request, this time to add a few facts about 3M's environmental record to the existing section, which paints an almost entirely negative picture of the company and jumps around a lot chronologically. I don't seek to remove any of the current text, but I hope editors will consider adding a couple sentences about the company's efforts to improve its environmental record.
Please see proposed text below:
3M's Pollution Prevention Pays (3P) program was established in 1975. The program initially focused on pollution reduction at the plant level and was expanded to promote recycling and reduce waste across all divisions in 1989. By the early 1990s, approximately 2,500 3P projects decreased the company's total global pollutant generation by 50 percent and saved 3M $500–600 million by eliminating the production of waste requiring subsequent treatment. [1] [2]
During the 1990s and 2000s, 3M reduced releases of toxic pollutants by 99 percent and greenhouse gas emissions by 72 percent. The company earned the United States Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star Award each year the honor was presented, as of 2012. [3]
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Can editors please review this request and update the article on my behalf? Thanks! KM at 3M ( talk) 16:26, 9 January 2020 (UTC)
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Hello! My name is Caroline. I am taking over as 3M's Wikipedia representative, and my colleague Kelsie ( User:KM at 3M) has shared with me her work here so far. I will be revisiting a couple of the above discussions, but for now, I'd like to ask editors about potentially improving the "Operating facilities" section.
Currently, the section has a brief mention of the number of facilities in the United States, a few sentences about the company's Maplewood campus, then two seemingly arbitrary bullet points about specific facilities in Cynthiana and Newton Aycliffe. However, 3M has hundreds of facilities around the world, some of which employ thousands and/or have operated for decades, so I'm not sure why only these are mentioned.
I've identified a significant gap here, but given the feedback above, I want to be sure the community would welcome adding details about other facilities. Would it be helpful for me to provide new text giving a better overview of operating facilities? Do editors prefer keeping this very simple and top-level or is there an appetite for more detailed content? I can start with operating facilities within the United States, if a defined scope makes for an easier review. Any feedback here would be greatly appreciated. Thank you! CB at 3M ( talk) 19:45, 5 February 2020 (UTC)
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I thought neutrality was key to Wikipedia articles but this article is controlled by persons on the 3M payroll. It sounds like a report to shareholders. ~ ~ ~ ~ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:989:4280:3150:B158:EED7:54FC:51F0 ( talk) 02:47, 4 April 2020 (UTC)
Constant314 The content you are removing is sourced to Miami Herlad, NPR, The New York Times, DW. That's a lot of references to remove as "non-notable" of sources that are widely used in many Wikipedia articles. These complaints have also been made by hospital executives, the President, etc, but I didn't add all of the many complaints that have been made and reported on in the press. The section will continue to be updated, but with the amount of press this is receiving a separate article is an option if it begins to overwhelm this article, or multiple articles like Viacom (1952–2006). Please share your thoughts here and let's try to find a solution. Gammapearls ( talk) 12:14, 6 April 2020 (UTC)
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Hello again! I'm back with another request to improve this article, this time with an overview of 3M's products and patents, separated by segment. Currently the introduction mentions a few products manufactured by the company, but the information is sourced by The Motley Fool and 3M's website. I'm sure editors are rightfully skeptical about attempts to add detailed information about specific products to Wikipedia articles, so I've worked to draft a very brief and neutral summary based on Wikipedia-acceptable sources like The Washington Post, CNBC, CNN, and the Star Tribune. I've also made sure not to mention any specific products by brand name:
3M obtained its first patent in 1924, and acquires approximately 3,000 new patents annually. The company surpassed the 100,000-patent threshold in 2014. [5]
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But St. Paul, Minn.,-based 3M continues adding to its stable of 60,000 products and increasing its research budget...
How do editors feel about removing the products information from the introduction and adding this overview as a Products and patents section? I hope editors find this helpful, and thanks for feedback or updates to the page on my behalf. CB at 3M ( talk) 12:46, 8 June 2020 (UTC)
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But St. Paul, Minn.,-based 3M continues adding to its stable of 60,000 products and increasing its research budget...
Done I have added the above text. You can mention specific products (and the article already mentions Post-It Notes in the history section). However, the products have to be notable (usually evidenced by having their own article), the information should be about the company (not the product), and the amount of information about the product should be brief. A whole paragraph describing post-it notes would be inappropriate, but a sentence like "3M developed Post-it Notes in 19xx and became their highest grossing product as of 20xx" would be OK. Z1720 ( talk) 21:35, 12 November 2020 (UTC)
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Hello again. I'd like to submit another request for community review, this time to add mention of a handful of some of 3M's rankings and recognitions. Understanding editors may be skeptical of attempts by a representative of the company to add complimentary text, I've tried to focus on ones that are particularly representative of the numerous rankings and recognitions 3M has received over the decades. I've proposed the following text for consideration:
3M's smog-reducing granules and 'Scotch Flex & Seal Shipping Roll' were included in Time magazine's lists of "best inventions" in 2018 and 2019, respectively. [1] [2] In 2019, 3M was included in Fast Company's lists of the "50 best workplaces for innovators" and "most innovative companies", [3] [4] and received the Clean Energy Ministerial's Award of Excellence in Energy Management. [5] In 2020, 3M was included in the Ethisphere Institute's list of the "most ethical companies" for the seventh consecutive year. [6] [7] The company has received 100 percent ratings on the Human Rights Campaign's Corporate Equality Index as well as the Disability Equality Index. [8] [9] 3M ranked in Corporate Responsibility magazine's "best corporate citizens" list each year from 2012 to 2014, [10] [11] [12] and again in 2017 and 2019. [13] [14]
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Can editors review this request and update the article on my behalf? Thanks! CB at 3M ( talk) 12:23, 12 August 2020 (UTC)
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Hi again! I'd like to revisit the Environmental record section to address a couple inaccuracies. Currently, the section's 4th and 5th paragraphs say:
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First, to ensure readers aren’t confused between what they read on Wikipedia and other sources, we’d recommend replacing the term PFC, which stands for “Perfluroalkyl Compounds”, with the term “PFAS”, which stands for “Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances”. This term is more commonly used in discourse on this topic, including by the Centers for Disease Control and U.S. EPA. In addition, the examples of PFAS usage given is "nonstick cookware and stain resistant clothing" but this misses that PFAS are used in lots of other essential cases. It's useful context for readers that PFAS are used for a variety of products, including items that form important parts of modern life. I propose updating these two paragraphs to the following to make the text more accurate, with explanations below:
compounds produced by 3M have been used in non-stick cookware and stain-resistant fabrics as well as medical devices and equipment, electronics like smartphones and tablets, as well as low-emission vehicles and high-performance engines.
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I've included this EPA link as a source, as well as 3M’s PFAS History page that includes additional information this link that may be helpful as well. This source describes the wide variety of PFAS uses, including a quote from the industry group FluoroCouncil on essential uses we’ve described here. Additionally, I've repositioned the break between the two paragraphs so the Mississippi River contamination response immediately follows the Cottage Grove claim, changed two appearances of PCFs to PFAS, and added mention of the carbon system which is important context to better explain how the PFAS has been addressed.
I have additional suggestions to improve the accuracy of this section but I don't want to propose too many changes for editors to review in one request. @ Constant314: I am making you aware of this discussion since you participated in the previous one related to this section, and invite other editors to weigh in as well. My goal here is to improve the article's accuracy but I won't update the page myself. Thanks for feedback or updates to the page on my behalf. CB at 3M ( talk) 19:44, 1 September 2020 (UTC)
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In the History section of the Wikipedia article on the board-on-the-floor game Twister it mentions that during development in the 1960s the prototype game was shown to 3M, "who had a line of up-scale board games" at the time. If it is indeed true that they did, it would be nice if THIS article mentioned that line of games.
Second, it would also be nice if this article had an image of the old "3M" logo, in use back in the 1950s and '60s and possibly beyond, in which the two characters were figures of identical shape, but different 90° rotations. 2601:545:8201:6290:C59A:461:311B:8855 ( talk) 09:53, 25 September 2020 (UTC)
The current lead to this article consists of two typical introduction paragraphs, followed by:
This information is already covered in greater detail further down in the article.
This edit [2], which I made, removed the above quoted paragraph, which I summarized as "this information already has its own section and wouldn't belong in the header/intro anyway". User:Snooganssnoogans promptly reverted my edit without explanation. I restored it, and he reverted again, summarizing "longstanding. that the company scammed the government and harmed soldiers is notable and belongs in the lead". I restored the edit, asking that the user take his concerns to Talk. User:Constant314 has asked for the article to remain in its prior state pending a discussion here, which brings us up to date.
As I stated in my second reversion, adding a relatively narrow aspect of a company's business into the lead is not in accordance with MoS guidelines listed at WP:LEAD. Specifically,
[The lead] gives the basics in a nutshell... [and] should stand on its own as a concise overview of the article's topic." As a multibillion dollar conglomerate and one of the largest companies in the world, a single lawsuit doesn't rise to the level of notability for inclusion in the lead; the $9.1 million represents less than 0.03% of its revenue and is of limited interest outside of those directly affected.
The policy continues at MOS:LEADREL: "According to the policy on due weight, emphasis given to material should reflect its relative importance to the subject." Due to the more detailed coverage of the lawsuit further down in the article - at a level of detail appropriate for a subsection, but not the introduction - my edit brings the article into better compliance with MoS guidelines and readability.
For comparison purposes, take a look at the articles for two large tobacco corporations, R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company and Philip Morris International. Both were dramatically impacted by numerous lawsuits, yet only one article mentions legal action in the lead at all - and only in passing. In contrast, the lawsuit mentioned in the 3M article was narrowly focused on one product line among hundreds and resulted in a minuscule financial and operational impact to the company.
User:Snooganssnoogans did not provide any rationale for his/her reversion beyond stating that they personally find it notable. He/she also has a history of emphasizing their own personal beliefs and engaging in numerous content disputes as listed on his/her Talk page. Considering that the first reversion was done within 60 seconds of mine, without explanation, I doubt serious consideration was given to whether the paragraph in question belonged where it was. 2601:282:4200:9070:24D5:60DC:A7DC:B73B ( talk) 22:38, 3 December 2020 (UTC)
WP articles should clearly cover corporate malfeasance prominently in articles. Wikipedia is not an advocacy platform and prominently covering corporate malfeasance would give undue weight to those actions, similar to how prominently featuring a company's good work would give undue weight to their good works. Wikipedia needs balance in its coverage. Z1720 ( talk) 15:57, 4 December 2020 (UTC)
I'm the OP; created a temp account as I'm at a new IP address and jumping around gets confused. Sorry I couldn't return to this discussion earlier; my original post was made right before a move.
While I appreciate User:Snooganssnoogans's point of view and somewhat agree on a personal level with his/her desire to draw attention to corporate misbehavior, that's just what it is - a personal preference. The content as written doesn't match Wikipedia policy and none has been cited to contest the policies I brought up.
I'm open to User:Z1720's idea of a more thorough summary, but am not sure of a way to draw together the diverse subject areas of the article and still meet the guidance of WP:LEAD, at least beyond the first two paragraphs. The relevant sections read, in part,
Any large corporation has faced lawsuits, so absent factors making this a particularly significant one (and as mentioned above, this doesn't appear to qualify), there should be a compelling reason to push it to the lead. Any suggestions on how you would rewrite it without introducing undue weight or bias? 3MThrowawayAccount ( talk) 06:28, 13 December 2020 (UTC)
Any large corporation has faced lawsuitsbut not every lawsuit gets in own section in an article. Currently, the earplug controversy has a whole section with four paragraphs. If the earplugs weren't mentioned in the lede, I would think we were giving undue weight to not mentioning lawsuits and controversies with the corporation. The lede should summarize the article; if there's a whole section for something, it should be mentioned in the lede.
Hello again! I submitted a draft article for Michael F. Roman, which has been taken live, but an editor added a banner with the text: "A major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject". I've disclosed my conflict of interest as required by Wikipedia's Terms of Use, and I've worked to draft neutral text. I've tried to reach out to the editor who added the banner, both at Talk:Michael F. Roman and on their talk page, but I've received no reply. If there are no neutrality issues with the article's text, would someone mind removing the banner? Thanks for your consideration, CB at 3M ( talk) 15:23, 21 January 2021 (UTC)
They have been so much innovative since the years 196.216.86.83 ( talk) 07:16, 2 April 2024 (UTC)
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For reference to 3M's passive fire protection products, see http://www.mmm.com/firestop . 3M uses its own brand of sodium silicate, called "Expantrol", as an active ingredient in a variety of firestops, including its CP25 caulking, FS195 wrap strip, CS195 intumescent sheet and more. 3M also offers endothermic wrapping to preserve the operability of electrical circuits while exposed to fire. 3M's fire barrier mortar offers the best bounding in the business, with certified repair procedures using "itself" as well as 3M's intumescent caulking and putty. Their main man behind this is now retired, one Mr. Richard Licht, who testified in front of US Congress in the Thermo-lag 330-1 scandal that brought to light the US nuclear industry's acceptance of bounding without mandatory product certification.-- Achim 00:09, 4 May 2006 (UTC)
There is no mention within the 3M article of the 3M/Scotch line of professional 2-inch magnetic recording tape. I don't have sufficient historical knowledge of these products at my disposal; however, 3M does hold an important place in the development of magnetic recording tape, and so should be indicated as such. ````-- Defone 09:47, 24 March 2007 (UTC)
My school is currently in the middle of a project about 3M's production of carcinogenic perfluorocarbons. This controversy has been in the local newspapers for the past year. Why is there no section of the article exploring this issue? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.144.36.137 ( talk) 19:18, 13 February 2008 (UTC)
where is story about 3m buying venture tape co of rockland mass oct 2007 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.217.161.252 ( talk • contribs)
where is the story about venture tape co being bought by 3 m co oct 2007??—Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.217.161.252 ( talk • contribs)
I have copy edited the section "founding", and removed the copy edit tag. I recommend some clarification for that section because the points don't seem to link. For example, what does the sentence "In reality, however, Dwan and his associates were not selling what they thought; they were in fact selling the worthless mineral anorthosite." have to do with the rest of the paragraph?-- Samuel Tan 03:59, 7 July 2008 (UTC)
The 3M web site says that its headquarters are in St. Paul, but this article's History section and its infobox say they're in Maplewood, a city bordering St. Paul. The Maplewood article claims the same. Can someone set this straight? – Wdfarmer ( talk) 21:03, 30 October 2008 (UTC)
Tomsv 98 ( talk) 14:59, 3 December 2008 (UTC) The mailing address on website says St. Paul; however, it is within city limits of Maplewood, MN.
This article says a company with 79,000 employees makes 55,000 different products. For that to be true each product would have to be made by 1.436 people. Since 0.436 of a person can't work on a production line but can spend 0.436 of her time on one product line and 0.436 of her time on some other product we get that after splitting her time between two product lines she has 0.128 of her time to spend on a third line. Follow this line of reasoning and we see that some lines have only one person on them whilst others have 1.536 people on them. This leaves one person with 182 hours a year to do the paperwork, pay the bills, marketing, advertising, design the logos, calculate payroll, open the mail and answer the phone. Does she have a Wikipedia page because it sure sounds as if she deserves one? Cottonshirt τ 05:14, 5 April 2011 (UTC)
This comments are jokes, aren't they? In case they are not: the 55000 refers to the amount of different stock keeping units. Typically you do not need a seperate line for every item, nor do you need to manufacture all of them in parallel or have them produced continuously throughout the year. The productio time of one typical 3M item (something that involves adhesive coating and converting) is maximum in the range of seconds, for example you can output several thousand of squaremeters of adhesive coated tape per hour using a number of line operators you can count on one hand. Now take your box of Scotch tape, look how much is in there and then do the math.....
I turned the reference to the 3M M79 recorder to a link to a page waiting to be created. The 3M M79 was a among the first production 24 track audio tape recorder. It became a recording industry standard.
I have a reference to the original owners of the first two recorders:
"[ Armin Steiner's Sound Labs' Studio 1] also featured among the first 3M M79 24-track tape machines, Serial No. 2, (Wally Heider received No.1),"
Mix Magazine: Classic Track: 'Rhinestone Cowboy': http://www.mixonline.com/news/classic-tracks/classic-track-rhinestone-cowboy/425566
Robert.Harker ( talk) 00:33, 11 September 2015 (UTC)
Various sources say that it only changed its name from Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company to 3M in 2002. It seems to have used both names in print adverts, with 3M Company as the logo and Minnesota etc as a kind of subtitle. When did 3M come about? The company's official history is vague on this. - Ashley Pomeroy ( talk) 20:46, 29 October 2015 (UTC)
I think the 3M brand name is from some time in the 1950's or maybe earlier. I seem to recall 3M Scotch Tape growing up in the 1960's. I know that the 3M brand was strong in the 1970's because 3M recording tape was very popular. Robert.Harker ( talk) 04:42, 3 November 2015 (UTC)
In the Products section most entries have been tagged "Citation needed". Are citations really needed, wouldn't a link to the 3M product page suffice? If it's thought this is unreliable as products may be withdrawn, do we need a list of all products here (possibly a list of product categories would be helpful). Simply "Current products are listed on the 3M Web site [123]" seems enough. Pol098 ( talk) 14:48, 3 December 2015 (UTC)
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This article reads like a public relations brochure. Frequent laudatory references to 3M's alleged ingenuity and commitment to the scientific method, with no section on criticism. Tlechterman 06:16, 27 July 2007 (UTC) |
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Aren't 3M mainly known for the controversy around their Scotch-branded video tapes? They were pretty popular due to their cheapness back in the 70s, but within only five years or so, those tapes became unplayable because they became sticky and the layers of tape on the reel stuck to each other like glue. Today, an intensive, several-hour baking process is required to play these infamous 1970s 3M video tapes. -- 2003:71:4E6A:B477:3C31:2EDD:5C49:A691 ( talk) 19:13, 1 February 2017 (UTC)
In the sidebar, the number of employees listed is stated to be 89,800 while in the opening section of the article, the number of employees is listed as 88,000. If new numbers has been produced, the number in the sidebar should be switched to the current number, and the year updated. Currently it reads as though one of the numbers is inaccurate. 67.221.121.30 ( talk) 13:38, 28 June 2017 (UTC)Yggdrasil
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I suggest that at least some of the unsourced history could ref to this article: http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2003/04/01/341016/ Ben Aveling 13:53, 11 May 2018 (UTC)
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Hello, I'm Kelsie! I've created a Wikipedia account to propose updates to articles related to 3M, my employer. I've disclosed my conflict of interest above and on my profile, and I'll try my best to follow Wikipedia's many rules. Thanks in advance to editors willing to review my requests here and update the article on my behalf.
Currently, the information in the infobox and introduction do not match. The infobox has 2018 information for finances and employee count, but the introduction has 2017 financial information sourced by Vault.com, which I'm not sure is an appropriate source, and an outdated employee count sourced by 3M's website (again, possibly not appropriate). If you click on the Fortune 500 link (reference #7), you'll see the ranking of #97 is not correct. The company now ranks #95. I'd like to propose removing the introduction's second paragraph and replacing with proposed text and sourcing below.
More specifically, I propose removing the following text and sources: In 2017, 3M made $31.7 billion in total sales, [1] and the company ranked No. 97 in the 2018 Fortune 500 list of the largest United States corporations by total revenue. [2] The company has 91,000 employees [3] and has operations in more than 70 countries. [1]
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help page).I propose replacing with the following text and sources: 3M made $32.8 billion in total sales in 2018 and ranks number 95 in the Fortune 500 list of the largest United States corporations by total revenue. [1] The company has approximately 93,500 employees, as of 2018, and has operations in more than 70 countries. [2]
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Thank you! KM at 3M ( talk) 13:58, 30 August 2019 (UTC)
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Hello, I'm back with another request, this time for the "Leadership" section. Currently, the section has 4 subsections with lists of current officers, presidents, CEOs, and board chairs. However, the first section is sourced to 3M's website, and the remaining three have no sources. Some of the years are incorrect. I've also noticed many company articles include mention of presidents, CEOs, and board chairs, but not current officers. I've drafted a brief and neutral summary of 3M's board chairs, CEOs, and presidents (one paragraph each), based on Wikipedia-appropriate sources and with correct dates. I understand prose is preferred over bulleted lists, and I should also note these paragraphs take up significantly less real estate than the four existing lists. My leadership summary for editor review:
Board chairs have included: William L. McKnight (1949–1966), [1] [2] Bert S. Cross (1966–1970), [3] [4] Harry Heltzer (1970–1975), [5] Raymond H. Herzog (1975–1980), [6] Lewis W. Lehr (1980–1986), Allen F. Jacobson (1986–1991), [7] Livio DeSimone (1991–2001), [8] James McNerney (2001–2005), [9] George W. Buckley (2005–2012), [10] [11] and Inge Thulin (2012–2018). [12] Thulin continued to serve as executive chairman until current chair Michael F. Roman was appointed in 2019. [13]
3M's CEOs have included: Cross (1966–1970), [14] Heltzer (1970–1975), [5] Herzog (1975–1979), [14] [15] Lehr (1979–1986), [16] Jacobson (1986–1991), [7] DeSimone (1991–2001), [8] McNerney (2001–2005), [9] Robert S. Morrison (2005, interim), [17] Buckley (2005–2012), [10] [11] Thulin (2012–2018), and Roman (2018–present). [12]
3M's presidents have included: Edgar B. Ober (1905–1929), [18] McKnight (1929–1949), [2] [19] Richard P. Carlton (1949–1953), [20] Herbert P. Buetow (1953–1963), [21] Cross (1963–1966), [22] Heltzer (1966–1970), [3] and Herzog (1970–1975). [23] In the late 1970s, the position was separated into roles for U.S. and international operations. The position overseeing domestic operations was first held by Lehr, [15] followed by John Pitblado from 1979 to 1981, [24] then Jacobson from 1984 to 1991. [25] James A. Thwaits led international operations starting in 1979. [24] Buckley and Thulin were president during 2005–2012, [26] and 2012–2018, respectively. [12]
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Can someone please review this request and update the article on my behalf? I understand editors may want to expand or trim what I've provided, but I hope this draft will at least be considered more helpful than the current content. @ Sandcherry: I'm inviting you since you reviewed the above request.
Thank you! KM at 3M ( talk) 17:38, 11 September 2019 (UTC)
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Hello, I have another request, this time to modify the structure of the "History" section. Right now the section has subsections for "Founding" (which has just one paragraph) and "Expansion and modern history", and confusingly, text about the company's founding appears above the "Founding" subsection.
I propose removing the "Founding" and "Expansion and modern history" section headings, and instead, having a subsection called "Acquisitions and divestitures". Here's the content I would suggest moving into this subsection:
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There is more content about acquisitions and divestitures to add to this section (including some business dealings recently and appropriately removed by User:Theroadislong because of poor sourcing), but for now, I am only proposing a structural change to improve the article's organization. I may have future requests of this section, but for this request I'm not proposing any text or sourcing changes. Do editors agree this would be an improvement, and if so, can someone please update the article on my behalf? Thank you! KM at 3M ( talk) 15:33, 8 October 2019 (UTC)
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@ Spintendo: Thank you for removing the confusing heading. In case my above request was confusing, I am hoping to improve how text is organized by moving several related claims about acquisitions and divestitures together, making a new subsection under "History" called "Acquisitions and divestitures".
Here are the claims to consider moving into the section:
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My goal here is to improve how content is organized and encourage expansion of acquisition/divestiture coverage because there are many others to note. Again, for this request I'm not proposing any text or source changes, just making a new subsection and moving the above into that section. Hoping for someone to update the article for me, or at least provide some feedback since none was left specific to this request above. Thanks again to User:Spintendo for helping! KM at 3M ( talk) 14:45, 7 November 2019 (UTC)
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Hello, I'm back with another request, this time to add content about 3M's major partnerships and sponsorships. The company has sponsored many events and activities over the decades, but the content proposed below focuses on the most notable such as NASCAR, professional sports teams and golf tournaments, and the Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge and WorldSkills. I've drafted a brief and neutral summary based on Wikipedia-appropriate sources.
Please see proposed text below, which I suggest adding as a "History" subsection (but I'll let editors decide the best location):
3M began sponsoring stock car racing driver Greg Biffle's No. 16 Ford in 2005, then became a primary sponsor of Roush Fenway Racing in 2006. The company started sponsoring Biffle for the NASCAR Cup Series in 2008. [1] [2] In 2010, 3M extended its five-year NASCAR sponsorship agreement through 2015. [3] 3M began sponsoring Jeff Gordon at Hendrick Motorsports in 2014, [4] [5] followed by Chase Elliott for the NASCAR Cup Series in 2016. [6] The company was the title sponsor of multiple Sprint Cup races at Michigan International Speedway during the 2000s, [7] as well as the NASCAR Xfinity Series in 2015. [8]
3M has sponsored other sports teams and events, including the Minnesota Timberwolves, Minnesota Twins, and Minnesota Lynx. [9] The company sponsored the 3M Championship tournament as part of PGA Tour Champions from 2001 to 2018, and became title sponsor of the PGA Tour's 3M Open in 2019. [10] The seven-year sponsorship agreement with the PGA Tour is expected to keep the 3M Open in Minnesota until 2025. [11] 3M sponsored Mucho Macho Man in all three Triple Crown events in 2011. [12] In 2016, 3M became the official "science partner" of the Minnesota Vikings for ten years with a focus on enhancing the fan experience through science. [13] [14] The company acquired naming rights to 3M Arena at Mariucci, the home arena for the Minnesota Golden Gophers men's ice hockey team of the University of Minnesota, for fourteen years starting in 2017. [15] [16]
Outside of sports, 3M has sponsored several community and educational initiatives. The Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge, a national science competition for middle school students, has been sponsored by 3M for more than a decade, [17] [18] and the company has also sponsored the U.S. team at WorldSkills competitions. [19] [20] 3M and Nobel Media, an organization affiliated with the Nobel Prize, formed a partnership in 2016; the collaboration brings Nobel laureates to 3M's campus in Maplewood, and has 3M co-sponsor and send company scientists to Nobel events both in the U.S. and internationally. [21] [22]
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3M first sponsored Biffle's No. 16 Ford in 2005 and came aboard as a primary sponsor for Roush in the Nationwide Series the following year. In 2008, the company moved up to sponsor Biffle's Sprint Cup program on a full-time basis.
Iowa Speedway announced Thursday the title sponsor for the May 17 NASCAR Xfinity Series race will be 3M.
The PGA Tour returned to the Twin Cities this week for the first time since 1969, with 3M signing on as title sponsor, as it did the Senior/Champions Tour event at TPC from 2001 through last year.
3M's seven-year sponsorship deal with the PGA Tour means the 3M Open will be played in Minnesota at least through 2025.
It's the first highly visible marketing effort since Maplewood-based 3M became the Vikings' official "science partner" two years ago.
Can someone please review this request and update the article on my behalf? I understand editors may want to expand or trim what I've provided. @ Sandcherry: I'm inviting you since you've reviewed previous requests. Thanks! KM at 3M ( talk) 19:32, 15 November 2019 (UTC)
Hello again, and thanks to the editors who have weighed in on discussions to date. I have another request, this time to add a few facts about 3M's environmental record to the existing section, which paints an almost entirely negative picture of the company and jumps around a lot chronologically. I don't seek to remove any of the current text, but I hope editors will consider adding a couple sentences about the company's efforts to improve its environmental record.
Please see proposed text below:
3M's Pollution Prevention Pays (3P) program was established in 1975. The program initially focused on pollution reduction at the plant level and was expanded to promote recycling and reduce waste across all divisions in 1989. By the early 1990s, approximately 2,500 3P projects decreased the company's total global pollutant generation by 50 percent and saved 3M $500–600 million by eliminating the production of waste requiring subsequent treatment. [1] [2]
During the 1990s and 2000s, 3M reduced releases of toxic pollutants by 99 percent and greenhouse gas emissions by 72 percent. The company earned the United States Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star Award each year the honor was presented, as of 2012. [3]
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Can editors please review this request and update the article on my behalf? Thanks! KM at 3M ( talk) 16:26, 9 January 2020 (UTC)
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Hello! My name is Caroline. I am taking over as 3M's Wikipedia representative, and my colleague Kelsie ( User:KM at 3M) has shared with me her work here so far. I will be revisiting a couple of the above discussions, but for now, I'd like to ask editors about potentially improving the "Operating facilities" section.
Currently, the section has a brief mention of the number of facilities in the United States, a few sentences about the company's Maplewood campus, then two seemingly arbitrary bullet points about specific facilities in Cynthiana and Newton Aycliffe. However, 3M has hundreds of facilities around the world, some of which employ thousands and/or have operated for decades, so I'm not sure why only these are mentioned.
I've identified a significant gap here, but given the feedback above, I want to be sure the community would welcome adding details about other facilities. Would it be helpful for me to provide new text giving a better overview of operating facilities? Do editors prefer keeping this very simple and top-level or is there an appetite for more detailed content? I can start with operating facilities within the United States, if a defined scope makes for an easier review. Any feedback here would be greatly appreciated. Thank you! CB at 3M ( talk) 19:45, 5 February 2020 (UTC)
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I thought neutrality was key to Wikipedia articles but this article is controlled by persons on the 3M payroll. It sounds like a report to shareholders. ~ ~ ~ ~ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:989:4280:3150:B158:EED7:54FC:51F0 ( talk) 02:47, 4 April 2020 (UTC)
Constant314 The content you are removing is sourced to Miami Herlad, NPR, The New York Times, DW. That's a lot of references to remove as "non-notable" of sources that are widely used in many Wikipedia articles. These complaints have also been made by hospital executives, the President, etc, but I didn't add all of the many complaints that have been made and reported on in the press. The section will continue to be updated, but with the amount of press this is receiving a separate article is an option if it begins to overwhelm this article, or multiple articles like Viacom (1952–2006). Please share your thoughts here and let's try to find a solution. Gammapearls ( talk) 12:14, 6 April 2020 (UTC)
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Hello again! I'm back with another request to improve this article, this time with an overview of 3M's products and patents, separated by segment. Currently the introduction mentions a few products manufactured by the company, but the information is sourced by The Motley Fool and 3M's website. I'm sure editors are rightfully skeptical about attempts to add detailed information about specific products to Wikipedia articles, so I've worked to draft a very brief and neutral summary based on Wikipedia-acceptable sources like The Washington Post, CNBC, CNN, and the Star Tribune. I've also made sure not to mention any specific products by brand name:
3M obtained its first patent in 1924, and acquires approximately 3,000 new patents annually. The company surpassed the 100,000-patent threshold in 2014. [5]
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But St. Paul, Minn.,-based 3M continues adding to its stable of 60,000 products and increasing its research budget...
How do editors feel about removing the products information from the introduction and adding this overview as a Products and patents section? I hope editors find this helpful, and thanks for feedback or updates to the page on my behalf. CB at 3M ( talk) 12:46, 8 June 2020 (UTC)
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But St. Paul, Minn.,-based 3M continues adding to its stable of 60,000 products and increasing its research budget...
Done I have added the above text. You can mention specific products (and the article already mentions Post-It Notes in the history section). However, the products have to be notable (usually evidenced by having their own article), the information should be about the company (not the product), and the amount of information about the product should be brief. A whole paragraph describing post-it notes would be inappropriate, but a sentence like "3M developed Post-it Notes in 19xx and became their highest grossing product as of 20xx" would be OK. Z1720 ( talk) 21:35, 12 November 2020 (UTC)
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Hello again. I'd like to submit another request for community review, this time to add mention of a handful of some of 3M's rankings and recognitions. Understanding editors may be skeptical of attempts by a representative of the company to add complimentary text, I've tried to focus on ones that are particularly representative of the numerous rankings and recognitions 3M has received over the decades. I've proposed the following text for consideration:
3M's smog-reducing granules and 'Scotch Flex & Seal Shipping Roll' were included in Time magazine's lists of "best inventions" in 2018 and 2019, respectively. [1] [2] In 2019, 3M was included in Fast Company's lists of the "50 best workplaces for innovators" and "most innovative companies", [3] [4] and received the Clean Energy Ministerial's Award of Excellence in Energy Management. [5] In 2020, 3M was included in the Ethisphere Institute's list of the "most ethical companies" for the seventh consecutive year. [6] [7] The company has received 100 percent ratings on the Human Rights Campaign's Corporate Equality Index as well as the Disability Equality Index. [8] [9] 3M ranked in Corporate Responsibility magazine's "best corporate citizens" list each year from 2012 to 2014, [10] [11] [12] and again in 2017 and 2019. [13] [14]
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Can editors review this request and update the article on my behalf? Thanks! CB at 3M ( talk) 12:23, 12 August 2020 (UTC)
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Hi again! I'd like to revisit the Environmental record section to address a couple inaccuracies. Currently, the section's 4th and 5th paragraphs say:
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First, to ensure readers aren’t confused between what they read on Wikipedia and other sources, we’d recommend replacing the term PFC, which stands for “Perfluroalkyl Compounds”, with the term “PFAS”, which stands for “Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances”. This term is more commonly used in discourse on this topic, including by the Centers for Disease Control and U.S. EPA. In addition, the examples of PFAS usage given is "nonstick cookware and stain resistant clothing" but this misses that PFAS are used in lots of other essential cases. It's useful context for readers that PFAS are used for a variety of products, including items that form important parts of modern life. I propose updating these two paragraphs to the following to make the text more accurate, with explanations below:
compounds produced by 3M have been used in non-stick cookware and stain-resistant fabrics as well as medical devices and equipment, electronics like smartphones and tablets, as well as low-emission vehicles and high-performance engines.
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I've included this EPA link as a source, as well as 3M’s PFAS History page that includes additional information this link that may be helpful as well. This source describes the wide variety of PFAS uses, including a quote from the industry group FluoroCouncil on essential uses we’ve described here. Additionally, I've repositioned the break between the two paragraphs so the Mississippi River contamination response immediately follows the Cottage Grove claim, changed two appearances of PCFs to PFAS, and added mention of the carbon system which is important context to better explain how the PFAS has been addressed.
I have additional suggestions to improve the accuracy of this section but I don't want to propose too many changes for editors to review in one request. @ Constant314: I am making you aware of this discussion since you participated in the previous one related to this section, and invite other editors to weigh in as well. My goal here is to improve the article's accuracy but I won't update the page myself. Thanks for feedback or updates to the page on my behalf. CB at 3M ( talk) 19:44, 1 September 2020 (UTC)
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Click here to contact me 10:52, 3 September 2020 (UTC)as well as medical devices and equipment, electronics like smartphones and tablets, as well as low-emission vehicles and high-performance engines) have not. Are you declining to add those sections to the article? If so, can you add a short explanation as to why you declined? Also, you can close the request yourself by following the instructions at Template:Request edit/Instructions so that the request is removed from the queue. Thanks for your help, and please ping me or post on my talk page if you have any questions or concerns. Z1720 ( talk) 01:44, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
In the History section of the Wikipedia article on the board-on-the-floor game Twister it mentions that during development in the 1960s the prototype game was shown to 3M, "who had a line of up-scale board games" at the time. If it is indeed true that they did, it would be nice if THIS article mentioned that line of games.
Second, it would also be nice if this article had an image of the old "3M" logo, in use back in the 1950s and '60s and possibly beyond, in which the two characters were figures of identical shape, but different 90° rotations. 2601:545:8201:6290:C59A:461:311B:8855 ( talk) 09:53, 25 September 2020 (UTC)
The current lead to this article consists of two typical introduction paragraphs, followed by:
This information is already covered in greater detail further down in the article.
This edit [2], which I made, removed the above quoted paragraph, which I summarized as "this information already has its own section and wouldn't belong in the header/intro anyway". User:Snooganssnoogans promptly reverted my edit without explanation. I restored it, and he reverted again, summarizing "longstanding. that the company scammed the government and harmed soldiers is notable and belongs in the lead". I restored the edit, asking that the user take his concerns to Talk. User:Constant314 has asked for the article to remain in its prior state pending a discussion here, which brings us up to date.
As I stated in my second reversion, adding a relatively narrow aspect of a company's business into the lead is not in accordance with MoS guidelines listed at WP:LEAD. Specifically,
[The lead] gives the basics in a nutshell... [and] should stand on its own as a concise overview of the article's topic." As a multibillion dollar conglomerate and one of the largest companies in the world, a single lawsuit doesn't rise to the level of notability for inclusion in the lead; the $9.1 million represents less than 0.03% of its revenue and is of limited interest outside of those directly affected.
The policy continues at MOS:LEADREL: "According to the policy on due weight, emphasis given to material should reflect its relative importance to the subject." Due to the more detailed coverage of the lawsuit further down in the article - at a level of detail appropriate for a subsection, but not the introduction - my edit brings the article into better compliance with MoS guidelines and readability.
For comparison purposes, take a look at the articles for two large tobacco corporations, R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company and Philip Morris International. Both were dramatically impacted by numerous lawsuits, yet only one article mentions legal action in the lead at all - and only in passing. In contrast, the lawsuit mentioned in the 3M article was narrowly focused on one product line among hundreds and resulted in a minuscule financial and operational impact to the company.
User:Snooganssnoogans did not provide any rationale for his/her reversion beyond stating that they personally find it notable. He/she also has a history of emphasizing their own personal beliefs and engaging in numerous content disputes as listed on his/her Talk page. Considering that the first reversion was done within 60 seconds of mine, without explanation, I doubt serious consideration was given to whether the paragraph in question belonged where it was. 2601:282:4200:9070:24D5:60DC:A7DC:B73B ( talk) 22:38, 3 December 2020 (UTC)
WP articles should clearly cover corporate malfeasance prominently in articles. Wikipedia is not an advocacy platform and prominently covering corporate malfeasance would give undue weight to those actions, similar to how prominently featuring a company's good work would give undue weight to their good works. Wikipedia needs balance in its coverage. Z1720 ( talk) 15:57, 4 December 2020 (UTC)
I'm the OP; created a temp account as I'm at a new IP address and jumping around gets confused. Sorry I couldn't return to this discussion earlier; my original post was made right before a move.
While I appreciate User:Snooganssnoogans's point of view and somewhat agree on a personal level with his/her desire to draw attention to corporate misbehavior, that's just what it is - a personal preference. The content as written doesn't match Wikipedia policy and none has been cited to contest the policies I brought up.
I'm open to User:Z1720's idea of a more thorough summary, but am not sure of a way to draw together the diverse subject areas of the article and still meet the guidance of WP:LEAD, at least beyond the first two paragraphs. The relevant sections read, in part,
Any large corporation has faced lawsuits, so absent factors making this a particularly significant one (and as mentioned above, this doesn't appear to qualify), there should be a compelling reason to push it to the lead. Any suggestions on how you would rewrite it without introducing undue weight or bias? 3MThrowawayAccount ( talk) 06:28, 13 December 2020 (UTC)
Any large corporation has faced lawsuitsbut not every lawsuit gets in own section in an article. Currently, the earplug controversy has a whole section with four paragraphs. If the earplugs weren't mentioned in the lede, I would think we were giving undue weight to not mentioning lawsuits and controversies with the corporation. The lede should summarize the article; if there's a whole section for something, it should be mentioned in the lede.
Hello again! I submitted a draft article for Michael F. Roman, which has been taken live, but an editor added a banner with the text: "A major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject". I've disclosed my conflict of interest as required by Wikipedia's Terms of Use, and I've worked to draft neutral text. I've tried to reach out to the editor who added the banner, both at Talk:Michael F. Roman and on their talk page, but I've received no reply. If there are no neutrality issues with the article's text, would someone mind removing the banner? Thanks for your consideration, CB at 3M ( talk) 15:23, 21 January 2021 (UTC)
They have been so much innovative since the years 196.216.86.83 ( talk) 07:16, 2 April 2024 (UTC)