Talk:Home Depot
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Participate in the deletion discussion at the nomination page. —Community Tech bot (talk) 18:37, 6 March 2019 (UTC)
When was opening day, really?
editI saw a mention in the article that the first stores opened on June 21, 1979, while the official online corporate history asserts it was the next day. (Granted, the source for the June 21 date was published on a June 21st, which may have caused a Freudian slip.) [[User:Rickyrab2|Rickyrab (2nd account)!]] | [[Talk:Rickyrab2| yada yada yada]] (old page: [[User:Rickyrab]]) (talk) 07:22, 22 January 2021 (UTC)
Infobox Addition
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Hi, I have disclosed my conflict of interest per Wikipedia:COI on my User page and on this page above. I would like to request the following edits which will enhance the usefulness of the page to Wikipedia readers, adding information and clarifying details:
- In the infobox, Ken Langone should be added as a Founder of Home Depot. This fact has been substantiated in numerous media outlets[1][2][3] and on Home Depot's own website.[4][5]
KGL Rep (talk) 15:37, 26 May 2022 (UTC)
Done Happy Editing--IAmChaos 02:11, 27 May 2022 (UTC)
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- Thank you for your help in making those edits. Based on the references cited above, could we also add Ken Langone to the first sentence in the first paragraph under "History" so that it reads: "The Home Depot was co-founded by Bernard Marcus, Arthur Blank, Ron Brill, Pat Farrah, and Ken Langone in 1978." KGL Rep (talk) 16:35, 27 May 2022 (UTC)
- Done. Also restored the previous COI edit, which another user had reverted. By adding the WP:RS to the reference in the article body, perhaps the infobox change will stick this time. W.stanovsky (talk) 00:03, 30 June 2022 (UTC)
- Thank you for your help in making those edits. Based on the references cited above, could we also add Ken Langone to the first sentence in the first paragraph under "History" so that it reads: "The Home Depot was co-founded by Bernard Marcus, Arthur Blank, Ron Brill, Pat Farrah, and Ken Langone in 1978." KGL Rep (talk) 16:35, 27 May 2022 (UTC)
References
- ^ Warren, Alicia (23 November 2021). "Home Depot co-founder Ken Langone: Biden spending bill 'totally irresponsible'". Fox News. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ^ "Profile: Ken Langone". Forbes. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ^ Heath, Thomas (24 August 2018). "Home Depot co-founder Ken Langone wears capitalism on his sleeve. Just [bleep] ask him". Washington Post. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ^ "KEN LANGONE: THE GENEROSITY OF TIME". Home Depot Corporate. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ^ "KEN'S KREW: CHAMPIONING ABILITY AND ENABLING SUCCESS". Home Depot Corporate. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
Merger proposal
editI propose that Blinds.com be merged into The Home Depot as Blinds.com is not notable, has very few reliable third party sources, and was acquired by The Home Depot. I believe the Blinds.com article should be trimmed and then added to a separate section in The Home Depot. Toast (talk) 15:27, 21 October 2022 (UTC)
Requested move 15 April 2024
edit- The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
The result of the move request was: moved. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 03:13, 23 April 2024 (UTC)
The Home Depot → Home Depot – Looking at the sources in the article, "Home Depot" seems to, by far, be the WP:COMMONNAME in independent sources. It's also used in some primary sources, such as [1], and is a more global title, as Home Depot Canada does not use "The" in their branding. The article was moved to Home Depot in this 2006 discussion and moved back in this 2008 discussion where half the support votes were essentially "it's the official name". In light of Wikipedia:Naming conventions (companies) § Leading The being updated to say a leading definite (The) or indefinite (A, An) article is normally not included in the article title
, it seems like we should revisit this topic, especially since both discussions were before WP:OFFICALNAME was even promoted to "essay" status and 8 of the 17 examples of "The" company articles given in the second discussion have since been moved to remove the "The". --Ahecht (TALK
PAGE) 20:22, 15 April 2024 (UTC)
- Support per nom. microbiologyMarcus [petri dish·growths] 20:48, 15 April 2024 (UTC)
- Support per nom. Cfls (talk) 21:06, 15 April 2024 (UTC)
- Support per nom.
- DS537(WIR) 21:30, 15 April 2024 (UTC)
- Support per nom. -- Necrothesp (talk) 10:25, 16 April 2024 (UTC)
- Support - nom's rationale is tight. Primergrey (talk) 20:49, 16 April 2024 (UTC)