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Hi, I work for Rent the Runway and I’d like to request that someone review the following proposals. I’m trying to clean up problems with the article to address the box on top that says the article needs clean-up for “neutral point of view”
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Delete: Jennifer Hyman is the CEO and cofounder of Rent The Runway, a fashion and technology/logistics company that offers clothing, accessory, and home rentals from over 600 designer brands for women and kids via on-demand rentals and subscription. [1] Rent the Runway has pioneered dynamic ownership in the fashion industry and amassed a huge customer following of 11million people. [2] Instead, add: Jennifer Hyman is the CEO and co-founder of Rent The Runway, a fashion and technology/logistics company that was one the first [3] to offer clothing, accessories, and home decor rentals via on-demand rentals and subscription. [4]
“Hyman participates in national conferences and panel discussions regarding such topics as the sharing economy, women in business, entrepreneurship, leadership, and company culture. Some of her past speaking engagements include NRF Foundation’s “Retail’s Big Show,”[14] WWD’s Digital Forum[15] and the 99U Conference.”
Her passion for gender equality in entrepreneurship and tech also drove her to establish the Rent the Runway Foundation and Project Entrepreneur early in her career. Project Entrepreneur was founded in partnership with UBS to help female entrepreneurs across the country gain access to the tools, training, and network they need to scale their businesses. [5] Instead, add: Hyman established the Rent the Runway Foundation in 2015. [6] In 2018, in partnership with UBS, she co-founded Project Entrepreneur, to help female entrepreneurs with tools, training, and professional networks to scale their businesses. [7]
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216.158.135.196 ( talk) 23:35, 14 November 2019 (UTC)
Part of an edit requested by an editor with a conflict of interest has been implemented. |
Hi, I work for Rent the Runway and I’d like to request that someone review the following proposals. I’m trying to expand the article so that it is more up-to-date and informative.
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“Delete:” Jennifer Hyman is the CEO and co-founder of Rent The Runway, a fashion and technology/logistics company. “Instead, add:” Jennifer Hyman (born August 24, 1980) is an American entrepreneur. She is the CEO and co-founder of Rent The Runway, a fashion, technology, and logistics company that offers clothing, accessories, and home decor via on-demand and subscription rental. [1] According to The New York Times, the company is valued at more than $1 billion. [2] In 2019, she was named to TIME magazine’s TIME 100 annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. [3]
“Delete:” Jennifer Hyman grew up in New Rochelle, New York, and attended New Rochelle High School. She received her BA in social sciences in 2002, where Hyman was editor-in-chief of the Harvard Crimson. “Instead, add:” Hyman grew up in New Rochelle, New York and attended New Rochelle High School. She received her BA in social studies from Harvard University in 2002. At Harvard, Hyman was the editor-in-chief of The Harvard Crimson’s weekly magazine Fifteen Minutes and was among the founding members of the Seneca Club, one of the school’s first women’s clubs. [4]
“Delete:” She later attended Harvard Business School, where she met co-founder of Rent the Runway Jennifer Fleiss, and graduated with an MBA in 2009. “Instead, add:” She later attended Harvard Business School, where she met Rent the Runway co-founder Jennifer Fleiss and graduated with an MBA in 2009. [5]
Hyman co-founded Rent the Runway in 2009. “Instead, add:” After graduating from Harvard in 2002, Hyman worked for Starwood Hotels, where she started the company’s wedding registry program. She then went on to hold management positions at then-start-up WeddingChannel.com and global talent management company IMG. [6] [7]
In 2016, Hyman and Fleiss launched Rent the Runway Unlimited, a subscription service designed to help women dress for work and everyday life. [11] Hyman has since expanded Rent the Runway Unlimited to include home decor and children’s clothing rentals. [12] [13]
In May 2018, Hyman published a New York Times op-ed titled “Treating Workers Fairly at Rent the Runway,” in which she announced that the company would equalize benefits across its salaried and hourly employees. Team members in Rent the Runway’s warehouse, in its retail stores, and on its customer service team receive the same parental leave, family sick leave, bereavement leave, and sabbatical packages as the company’s corporate employees. [14]
“Instead, add:” In 2019, Hyman raised $125M in venture capital funding, bringing the total equity that Rent the Runway has raised to $337M and adding to the $200M credit facility it secured in August 2018. [15] [16]
“Add:” She is a founding member of the NYSE Board Advisory Council, which addresses the need for diverse leadership on corporate boards. [17]
“Add:” In 2015, in partnership with UBS, Hyman co-founded Project Entrepreneur, a five-week accelerator program, to provide female entrepreneurs with tools, training, and professional networks to scale their businesses. [18]
“Instead, add:” Hyman has been named to Fortune’s 40 Under 40, [19] Forbes’ “The 12 Most Disruptive Names in Business,” [20] and TIME’s TIME 100 lists. [21] References
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— Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.158.135.199 ( talk) 19:07, 6 December 2019 (UTC)
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Hi, I work for Rent the Runway and I’d like to request that someone review the following proposals. I’m trying to edit the article so that it is more up-to-date and informative.
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“Delete:” Jennifer Hyman is the CEO and co-founder of Rent The Runway, a fashion and technology/logistics company. “Instead, add:” Jennifer Hyman (born August 24, 1980) is an American entrepreneur. She is the CEO and co-founder of Rent The Runway, a fashion, technology, and logistics company that offers clothing, accessories, and home decor via on-demand and subscription rental. [1] According to The New York Times, the company is valued at more than $1 billion. [2] In 2019, she was named to TIME magazine’s TIME 100 annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. [3]
“Delete:” Jennifer Hyman grew up in New Rochelle, New York, and attended New Rochelle High School. She received her BA in social sciences in 2002, where Hyman was editor-in-chief of the Harvard Crimson. “Instead, add:” Hyman grew up in New Rochelle, New York and attended New Rochelle High School. She received her BA in social studies from Harvard University in 2002. At Harvard, Hyman was the editor-in-chief of The Harvard Crimson’s weekly magazine Fifteen Minutes and was among the founding members of the Seneca Club, one of the school’s first women’s clubs. [4]
“Add:” After graduating from Harvard in 2002, Hyman worked for Starwood Hotels, where she started the company’s wedding registry program. She then went on to hold management positions at then-start-up WeddingChannel.com and global talent management company IMG. [5] [6]
“In November 2008, Hyman first had the idea for Rent the Runway after watching her sister agonize over buying an expensive outfit for a wedding. Hyman co-founded Rent the Runway in 2009.” “Instead, add:” In November 2008, Hyman first had the idea for Rent the Runway after watching her sister agonize over buying an expensive outfit for a wedding. [7] Hyman and Fleiss then cold-emailed Diane von Furstenberg for advice and hosted a pop-up shop on Harvard’s undergraduate campus to see if women would actually rent dresses. [8] After receiving $1.7M in seed capital from Bain Capital, Hyman and Fleiss officially launched Rent the Runway in November 2009. [9] In 2016, Hyman and Fleiss launched Rent the Runway Unlimited, a subscription service designed to help women dress for work and everyday life. [10] Hyman has since expanded Rent the Runway Unlimited to include home decor and children’s clothing rentals. [11] [12]
In May 2018, Hyman published a New York Times op-ed titled “Treating Workers Fairly at Rent the Runway,” in which she announced that the company would equalize benefits across its salaried and hourly employees. Team members in Rent the Runway’s warehouse, in its retail stores, and on its customer service team receive the same parental leave, family sick leave, bereavement leave, and sabbatical packages as the company’s corporate employees. [13]
“Instead, add:” In 2019, Hyman raised $125M in venture capital funding, bringing the total equity that Rent the Runway has raised to $337M and adding to the $200M credit facility it secured in August 2018. [14] [15]
“Add:” She is a founding member of the NYSE Board Advisory Council, which addresses the need for diverse leadership on corporate boards. [16]
“Add:” In 2015, in partnership with UBS, Hyman co-founded Project Entrepreneur, a five-week accelerator program, to provide female entrepreneurs with tools, training, and professional networks to scale their businesses. [17]
“Instead, add:” Hyman has been named to Fortune’s 40 Under 40, [18] Forbes’ “The 12 Most Disruptive Names in Business,” [19] and TIME’s TIME 100 lists. [20]
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— Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.158.135.199 ( talk) 15:30, 13 December 2019 (UTC)
Regards, Spintendo 19:45, 13 December 2019 (UTC)
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Hi Spintendo, thank you so much for your feedback on the previous proposal - I apologize for resubmitting and completely understand the decline of the same edits twice. I completely agree about the revision of this page being a discussion, and so appreciate your willingness to collaborate. Accordingly, here is a revised proposal that addresses all of your recommendations:
“Delete:”
Jennifer Hyman is the CEO and co-founder of Rent The Runway, a fashion and technology/logistics company.
“Instead, add:”
Jennifer Hyman (born August 24, 1980) is an American entrepreneur. She is the CEO and co-founder of Rent The Runway, a fashion, technology, and logistics company that offers clothing, accessories, and home decor via on-demand and subscription rental. [1]
“Delete :”
She received her BA in social sciences in 2002, where Hyman was editor-in-chief of the Harvard Crimson.
“Instead, add:”
She received her BA in social studies from Harvard University in 2002. At Harvard, Hyman was the editor-in-chief of The Harvard Crimson’s weekly magazine Fifteen Minutes and was among the founding members of the Seneca Club, one of the school’s first women’s clubs. [2]
After graduating from Harvard, Hyman worked for Starwood Hotels, where she started the company’s wedding registry program. She then went on to hold management positions at then-start-up WeddingChannel.com and global talent management company IMG. [3] [4]
Hyman and Fleiss then cold-emailed Diane von Furstenberg for advice. They learned that designers like von Furstenberg were looking for ways to market to younger women.
To figure out whether their idea would scale, they also hosted a pop-up shop on Harvard’s undergraduate campus. Hyman and Fleiss bought 100 dresses at Bloomingdale’s with their own savings to test whether women would actually rent dresses, which designers were most sought after, and how the company could recollect, launder, and redistribute the rentals. [5]
After receiving $1.7M in seed capital from Bain Capital, Hyman and Fleiss officially launched Rent the Runway in November 2009. [6]
In 2016, Hyman and
Fleiss launched Rent the Runway Unlimited, a subscription service designed to help women dress for work and everyday life.
[7]
Hyman has since expanded Rent the Runway Unlimited to include home decor and children’s clothing rentals.
[8]
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(see the
help page).
“Instead, add:”
Hyman has been named to Fortune’s 40 Under 40, [9]
Forbes’ “The 12 Most Disruptive Names in Business,”
[10] and TIME’s TIME 100 lists. [11]
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Thank you for your reply, and your feedback from my questions, which is most appreciated. I look forward to working through this edit request to get the correct information into the article. Unfortunately however, it looks as if several of the references you've provided are to non-functioning URL's. If you could, go ahead and locate the correct ones (and simply replace the broken ones in your request above) then we can proceed with the review. Please advise. Regards, Spintendo 22:56, 8 January 2020 (UTC)
Hi Spintendo, the URLs should be updated. Thank you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.158.135.196 ( talk) 23:29, 13 January 2020 (UTC)
Hi Spintendo, Checking back in to see if you've had a chance to look at the updated URLs so we can update the page. Let me know! Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.74.137.26 ( talk) 21:07, 4 February 2020 (UTC)
Hi Spintendo, Sorry to bother you again, but wanted to see if you've had a chance to look at the revisions so we can get this page to be as accurate as possible. Thank you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 38.86.165.164 ( talk) 18:16, 6 March 2020 (UTC)
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WP:PAID. For advice about reviewing paid contributions, see
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This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest has now been answered. |
Hi, I work for Rent the Runway and I’d like to request that someone review the following proposals. I’m trying to clean up problems with the article to address the box on top that says the article needs clean-up for “neutral point of view”
Extended content
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Delete: Jennifer Hyman is the CEO and cofounder of Rent The Runway, a fashion and technology/logistics company that offers clothing, accessory, and home rentals from over 600 designer brands for women and kids via on-demand rentals and subscription. [1] Rent the Runway has pioneered dynamic ownership in the fashion industry and amassed a huge customer following of 11million people. [2] Instead, add: Jennifer Hyman is the CEO and co-founder of Rent The Runway, a fashion and technology/logistics company that was one the first [3] to offer clothing, accessories, and home decor rentals via on-demand rentals and subscription. [4]
“Hyman participates in national conferences and panel discussions regarding such topics as the sharing economy, women in business, entrepreneurship, leadership, and company culture. Some of her past speaking engagements include NRF Foundation’s “Retail’s Big Show,”[14] WWD’s Digital Forum[15] and the 99U Conference.”
Her passion for gender equality in entrepreneurship and tech also drove her to establish the Rent the Runway Foundation and Project Entrepreneur early in her career. Project Entrepreneur was founded in partnership with UBS to help female entrepreneurs across the country gain access to the tools, training, and network they need to scale their businesses. [5] Instead, add: Hyman established the Rent the Runway Foundation in 2015. [6] In 2018, in partnership with UBS, she co-founded Project Entrepreneur, to help female entrepreneurs with tools, training, and professional networks to scale their businesses. [7]
References
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216.158.135.196 ( talk) 23:35, 14 November 2019 (UTC)
Part of an edit requested by an editor with a conflict of interest has been implemented. |
Hi, I work for Rent the Runway and I’d like to request that someone review the following proposals. I’m trying to expand the article so that it is more up-to-date and informative.
Extended content
|
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“Delete:” Jennifer Hyman is the CEO and co-founder of Rent The Runway, a fashion and technology/logistics company. “Instead, add:” Jennifer Hyman (born August 24, 1980) is an American entrepreneur. She is the CEO and co-founder of Rent The Runway, a fashion, technology, and logistics company that offers clothing, accessories, and home decor via on-demand and subscription rental. [1] According to The New York Times, the company is valued at more than $1 billion. [2] In 2019, she was named to TIME magazine’s TIME 100 annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. [3]
“Delete:” Jennifer Hyman grew up in New Rochelle, New York, and attended New Rochelle High School. She received her BA in social sciences in 2002, where Hyman was editor-in-chief of the Harvard Crimson. “Instead, add:” Hyman grew up in New Rochelle, New York and attended New Rochelle High School. She received her BA in social studies from Harvard University in 2002. At Harvard, Hyman was the editor-in-chief of The Harvard Crimson’s weekly magazine Fifteen Minutes and was among the founding members of the Seneca Club, one of the school’s first women’s clubs. [4]
“Delete:” She later attended Harvard Business School, where she met co-founder of Rent the Runway Jennifer Fleiss, and graduated with an MBA in 2009. “Instead, add:” She later attended Harvard Business School, where she met Rent the Runway co-founder Jennifer Fleiss and graduated with an MBA in 2009. [5]
Hyman co-founded Rent the Runway in 2009. “Instead, add:” After graduating from Harvard in 2002, Hyman worked for Starwood Hotels, where she started the company’s wedding registry program. She then went on to hold management positions at then-start-up WeddingChannel.com and global talent management company IMG. [6] [7]
In 2016, Hyman and Fleiss launched Rent the Runway Unlimited, a subscription service designed to help women dress for work and everyday life. [11] Hyman has since expanded Rent the Runway Unlimited to include home decor and children’s clothing rentals. [12] [13]
In May 2018, Hyman published a New York Times op-ed titled “Treating Workers Fairly at Rent the Runway,” in which she announced that the company would equalize benefits across its salaried and hourly employees. Team members in Rent the Runway’s warehouse, in its retail stores, and on its customer service team receive the same parental leave, family sick leave, bereavement leave, and sabbatical packages as the company’s corporate employees. [14]
“Instead, add:” In 2019, Hyman raised $125M in venture capital funding, bringing the total equity that Rent the Runway has raised to $337M and adding to the $200M credit facility it secured in August 2018. [15] [16]
“Add:” She is a founding member of the NYSE Board Advisory Council, which addresses the need for diverse leadership on corporate boards. [17]
“Add:” In 2015, in partnership with UBS, Hyman co-founded Project Entrepreneur, a five-week accelerator program, to provide female entrepreneurs with tools, training, and professional networks to scale their businesses. [18]
“Instead, add:” Hyman has been named to Fortune’s 40 Under 40, [19] Forbes’ “The 12 Most Disruptive Names in Business,” [20] and TIME’s TIME 100 lists. [21] References
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— Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.158.135.199 ( talk) 19:07, 6 December 2019 (UTC)
Below you will see where proposals from your request have been quoted with reviewer decisions and feedback inserted underneath, either accepting, declining or otherwise commenting upon your proposal(s). Please read the enclosed notes within the proposal review section below for information on each request.
Spintendo
22:17, 6 December 2019 (UTC)
Proposal review 06-DEC-2019
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This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest was declined. Please see the reply section below for additional information about this request. |
Hi, I work for Rent the Runway and I’d like to request that someone review the following proposals. I’m trying to edit the article so that it is more up-to-date and informative.
Extended content
|
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“Delete:” Jennifer Hyman is the CEO and co-founder of Rent The Runway, a fashion and technology/logistics company. “Instead, add:” Jennifer Hyman (born August 24, 1980) is an American entrepreneur. She is the CEO and co-founder of Rent The Runway, a fashion, technology, and logistics company that offers clothing, accessories, and home decor via on-demand and subscription rental. [1] According to The New York Times, the company is valued at more than $1 billion. [2] In 2019, she was named to TIME magazine’s TIME 100 annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. [3]
“Delete:” Jennifer Hyman grew up in New Rochelle, New York, and attended New Rochelle High School. She received her BA in social sciences in 2002, where Hyman was editor-in-chief of the Harvard Crimson. “Instead, add:” Hyman grew up in New Rochelle, New York and attended New Rochelle High School. She received her BA in social studies from Harvard University in 2002. At Harvard, Hyman was the editor-in-chief of The Harvard Crimson’s weekly magazine Fifteen Minutes and was among the founding members of the Seneca Club, one of the school’s first women’s clubs. [4]
“Add:” After graduating from Harvard in 2002, Hyman worked for Starwood Hotels, where she started the company’s wedding registry program. She then went on to hold management positions at then-start-up WeddingChannel.com and global talent management company IMG. [5] [6]
“In November 2008, Hyman first had the idea for Rent the Runway after watching her sister agonize over buying an expensive outfit for a wedding. Hyman co-founded Rent the Runway in 2009.” “Instead, add:” In November 2008, Hyman first had the idea for Rent the Runway after watching her sister agonize over buying an expensive outfit for a wedding. [7] Hyman and Fleiss then cold-emailed Diane von Furstenberg for advice and hosted a pop-up shop on Harvard’s undergraduate campus to see if women would actually rent dresses. [8] After receiving $1.7M in seed capital from Bain Capital, Hyman and Fleiss officially launched Rent the Runway in November 2009. [9] In 2016, Hyman and Fleiss launched Rent the Runway Unlimited, a subscription service designed to help women dress for work and everyday life. [10] Hyman has since expanded Rent the Runway Unlimited to include home decor and children’s clothing rentals. [11] [12]
In May 2018, Hyman published a New York Times op-ed titled “Treating Workers Fairly at Rent the Runway,” in which she announced that the company would equalize benefits across its salaried and hourly employees. Team members in Rent the Runway’s warehouse, in its retail stores, and on its customer service team receive the same parental leave, family sick leave, bereavement leave, and sabbatical packages as the company’s corporate employees. [13]
“Instead, add:” In 2019, Hyman raised $125M in venture capital funding, bringing the total equity that Rent the Runway has raised to $337M and adding to the $200M credit facility it secured in August 2018. [14] [15]
“Add:” She is a founding member of the NYSE Board Advisory Council, which addresses the need for diverse leadership on corporate boards. [16]
“Add:” In 2015, in partnership with UBS, Hyman co-founded Project Entrepreneur, a five-week accelerator program, to provide female entrepreneurs with tools, training, and professional networks to scale their businesses. [17]
“Instead, add:” Hyman has been named to Fortune’s 40 Under 40, [18] Forbes’ “The 12 Most Disruptive Names in Business,” [19] and TIME’s TIME 100 lists. [20]
References
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— Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.158.135.199 ( talk) 15:30, 13 December 2019 (UTC)
Regards, Spintendo 19:45, 13 December 2019 (UTC)
References
Instructions for Submitters: If the rationale for a change is not obvious (particularly for proposed deletions), explain.
This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest has now been answered. |
Hi Spintendo, thank you so much for your feedback on the previous proposal - I apologize for resubmitting and completely understand the decline of the same edits twice. I completely agree about the revision of this page being a discussion, and so appreciate your willingness to collaborate. Accordingly, here is a revised proposal that addresses all of your recommendations:
“Delete:”
Jennifer Hyman is the CEO and co-founder of Rent The Runway, a fashion and technology/logistics company.
“Instead, add:”
Jennifer Hyman (born August 24, 1980) is an American entrepreneur. She is the CEO and co-founder of Rent The Runway, a fashion, technology, and logistics company that offers clothing, accessories, and home decor via on-demand and subscription rental. [1]
“Delete :”
She received her BA in social sciences in 2002, where Hyman was editor-in-chief of the Harvard Crimson.
“Instead, add:”
She received her BA in social studies from Harvard University in 2002. At Harvard, Hyman was the editor-in-chief of The Harvard Crimson’s weekly magazine Fifteen Minutes and was among the founding members of the Seneca Club, one of the school’s first women’s clubs. [2]
After graduating from Harvard, Hyman worked for Starwood Hotels, where she started the company’s wedding registry program. She then went on to hold management positions at then-start-up WeddingChannel.com and global talent management company IMG. [3] [4]
Hyman and Fleiss then cold-emailed Diane von Furstenberg for advice. They learned that designers like von Furstenberg were looking for ways to market to younger women.
To figure out whether their idea would scale, they also hosted a pop-up shop on Harvard’s undergraduate campus. Hyman and Fleiss bought 100 dresses at Bloomingdale’s with their own savings to test whether women would actually rent dresses, which designers were most sought after, and how the company could recollect, launder, and redistribute the rentals. [5]
After receiving $1.7M in seed capital from Bain Capital, Hyman and Fleiss officially launched Rent the Runway in November 2009. [6]
In 2016, Hyman and
Fleiss launched Rent the Runway Unlimited, a subscription service designed to help women dress for work and everyday life.
[7]
Hyman has since expanded Rent the Runway Unlimited to include home decor and children’s clothing rentals.
[8]
Cite error: A <ref>
tag is missing the closing </ref>
(see the
help page).
“Instead, add:”
Hyman has been named to Fortune’s 40 Under 40, [9]
Forbes’ “The 12 Most Disruptive Names in Business,”
[10] and TIME’s TIME 100 lists. [11]
— Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.158.135.196 ( talk • contribs) 20:54, 8 January 2020 (UTC)
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Thank you for your reply, and your feedback from my questions, which is most appreciated. I look forward to working through this edit request to get the correct information into the article. Unfortunately however, it looks as if several of the references you've provided are to non-functioning URL's. If you could, go ahead and locate the correct ones (and simply replace the broken ones in your request above) then we can proceed with the review. Please advise. Regards, Spintendo 22:56, 8 January 2020 (UTC)
Hi Spintendo, the URLs should be updated. Thank you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.158.135.196 ( talk) 23:29, 13 January 2020 (UTC)
Hi Spintendo, Checking back in to see if you've had a chance to look at the updated URLs so we can update the page. Let me know! Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.74.137.26 ( talk) 21:07, 4 February 2020 (UTC)
Hi Spintendo, Sorry to bother you again, but wanted to see if you've had a chance to look at the revisions so we can get this page to be as accurate as possible. Thank you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 38.86.165.164 ( talk) 18:16, 6 March 2020 (UTC)