Talk:Randall L. Stephenson

message: I believe that this page should be locked for the immediate future due to the recent block img.4chan.org and the undesirable edits that are occuring. 70.255.80.170 (talk) 02:57, 27 July 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Clarification: A section about the rumors would be in line with the policies in Wikipedia:Biographies_of_living_persons including Wikipedia:Biographies_of_living_persons#Semi-protection_and_protection  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.116.132.250 (talk) 15:38, 27 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lock for Now? 

message: It seems that everything has calmed down, so I don't see any reason to keep it locked for the foreseeable future. 70.255.80.170 (talk) 21:45, 27 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Unlock? 

message: In spite of this change by 174.103.80.116 (talk), he is not dead yet. 67.101.6.5 (talk) 06:16, 23 February 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Not dead yet 

message: Something doesn't check out here.
The article claims both "compensation totaled $20.2 million for 2010" and "His total compensation for 2011 was $22 million, an 18.5% drop from the $27 million he received the previous year". So which is it for 2010, $20.2M or $27M?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.61.173.213 (talk) 06:02, 12 June 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Compensation 

message: Stephenson himself has said that's what he will do as board president. It's not a violation of CRYSTAL to report that fact. --AmherstApple (talk) 00:27, 10 January 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: So, you - a brand new editor - think your interpretation of policy trumps the consensus of the 3 other editors who disagree?  Even if we pretend that you're right (you're not), you're still edit warring.  Knock it off.  ► Belchfire-TALK 00:41, 10 January 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  BSA 

message: I am submitting this edit request for FleishmanHillard on behalf of AT&T. I am familiar with Wikipedia:Conflict of Interest and Wikipedia:Paid guidelines.
Two edits for consideration:
1. The information detailed in the article relative to the inaccurate report of Randall Stephenson’s cocaine binge and death (fourth paragraph under the Biography section) is irrelevant to the rest of the article and even borders on the sensationalist, which Wikipedia advises against in Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons. Please remove the following sentences: “On July 26, 2009, Stephenson was falsely reported as having died after falling into a coma following a massive cocaine binge during a party at his mansion.[3] The report originated from CNN's iReport website, although it was later taken down. Although the hackers who created the false report have never been identified, it is suspected that they were 4chan users who did the hack in retaliation for AT&T's decision to block the site for its broadband customers, a decision which had been provoked by an earlier denial-of-service attack against one of AT&T's customers that originated from a 4chan user. Access to 4chan on AT&T broadband services has since been restored.” 
2. Knoyme King withdrew her suit against Randall Stephenson in April 2016. Please add a sentence noting this fact at the end of the fourth paragraph under Biography or consider removing reference to the lawsuit from the article. Rewrite of paragraph with new sentence at end: “In April 2015, Stephenson was named as a defendant in a lawsuit filed by Knoyme King, an assistant at AT&T. According to King, Stephenson was complicit in covering up racist texts sent by then-President Aaron Slator. King withdrew her suit against Stephenson in April 2016 
Thank you for considering these two edits. Justin Goldsborough (talk) 21:44, 26 March 2018 (UTC)
thread_title: Edit Request

message: Below you will see where text from your request has been quoted with individual advisory messages placed underneath, either accepting, declining or otherwise commenting upon your proposal(s). Please see the enclosed notes for additional information about each request. Spintendo      22:32, 26 March 2018 (UTC)
thread_title: Reply quotebox with inserted reviewer decisions and feedback 26-MAR-2018

message: Alec Voss (talk) 14:27, 1 June 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  References 

message: Below you will see where text from your request has been quoted with individual advisory messages placed underneath, either accepting, declining or otherwise commenting upon your proposal(s). Please see the enclosed notes for additional information about each request. BLP sources maintenance template appended to the article. .spintendo  23:24, 1 June 2018 (UTC)
thread_title: Reply quote box with inserted reviewer decisions and feedback 01-JUN-2018

message: Thanks for the feedback to my earlier edit request! Much appreciated. I wanted to quickly reach out to see if you could provide a note or feedback as to why the last edit in my edit request ("Add a 'Recognition' section...") was not approved. It was the only edit that did not receive feedback or a note, so I was just hoping I could get your insight and thoughts on why it was rejected. Thanks so much!
Alec Voss (talk) 15:29, 15 June 2018 (UTC)
thread_title: Reply to Reviewer 15-JUN-2018

message: NOTE: I am proposing this edit for FleishmanHillard on behalf of AT&T. I am a paid editor and am aware of the COI guidelines. I am submitting this edit request as a follow-up to my prior edit request, which was reviewed by user:Spintendo on 01-JUN-2018. Some of the proposed edits are new, but others are from the previous request and were rejected due to dead links and other minor errors. I took the editor’s feedback into account while revising or resourcing the edits in hopes that they will be accepted and add novel information to Mr. Stephenson’s page. Thank you for your consideration!
# Edit 1 – Remove the last sentence of the upfront paragraph regarding the Boy Scouts. The source used for this sentence (Source #1) has been recently updated to reflect that Jim Turley is the new National Chair of the Boy Scouts. Because of the updated source, I would also argue for the removal of the second sentence in the Scouting section (“Stephenson is listed by…”), and for the Boy Scouts of America box at the bottom of the page to be updated. (Succeeded by Jim Turley) Lastly, I’m hoping that the updated source #1 or this source from a Boy Scouts press release will resolve the [citation needed] note on the first sentence of the Scouting section. 
# Edit 2 – Add the following novel information after the third paragraph in the Biography section:
#* Soon after becoming CEO, Stephenson focused AT&T’s philanthropic mission on education with the launch of the AT&T Aspire initiative in 2008. AT&T has committed $400 million to the initiative since 2008.
# Edit 3 – Request to remove the fourth paragraph in the Biography section that discusses a lawsuit filed by Knoyme King on the grounds of relevancy. I argued for this to be removed in the previous edit request, but the source I provided stopped working, resulting in a dead link. This new source shows in the party information section that Stephenson was dismissed as a defendant. Note: The source has appeared to time out on some occasions – if this is the case, you can search the case by its number – BC579717. I know Wikipedia has guidelines on making sources as easy as possible to access and view for readers, so please let me know if this is sufficient sourcing.
# Edit 4 – Add in the following novel information (recognitions) in the fifth paragraph in the Biography section, to accompany the Chief Executive CEO of the Year accolade. This addition was included in my prior edit request, but was not implemented and no feedback was given on why it was not added.
#* Stephenson served as chairman of the Business Roundtable, from 2014 to 2016. In 2017, he was named one of Fortune “World’s 50 Greatest Leaders” and listed as one of 50 people to Vanity Fair’s “New Establishment” list. 
# Edit 4 – Add in the following recent commentary from the Wall Street Journal as the final paragraph in the Biography section:
#* According to The Wall Street Journal, Stephenson has “transformed the phone company he inherited into one of the world’s biggest entertainment companies.” During his tenure as CEO, AT&T acquired DirecTV for $49 billion in 2015 and Time Warner for $85 billion in June 2018.
# Edit 5 – Add his membership on the Business Roundtable to the sentence in the Personal Life section so it reads as:
#* Stephenson is a member of the Business Roundtable and Council on Foreign Relations. 
Alec Voss (talk) 21:25, 22 June 2018 (UTC)
thread_title: Edit Request

message: Below you will see where text from your request has been quoted with individual advisory messages placed underneath, either accepting, declining or otherwise commenting upon your proposal(s). Please see the enclosed notes for additional information about each request. Also note areas where additional clarification was requested. When this is ready to be provided to the reviewer, please open a new edit request. Thank you!  spintendo  13:15, 23 June 2018 (UTC)
thread_title: Reply quote box with inserted reviewer decisions and feedback 22-JUN-2018

message: NOTE: I am proposing this edit for FleishmanHillard on behalf of AT&T. I am a paid editor and am aware of the COI guidelines. I am submitting this edit request as a follow-up to my prior edit request, which was reviewed by  on 22-JUN-2018. I took the editors’ feedback into account and focused on two of the edits reviewed in the previous request that I’d argue could be implemented after providing additional information and revising. Thank you for your consideration!
Edit One
Request to remove the fourth paragraph in the Biography section that discusses a lawsuit filed by Knoyme King on the grounds of relevancy. I argued for this to be removed in the previous edit request, but  noted that additional clarification is needed, stating: 
“This proposal states that a document "shows in the party information section that Stephenson was dismissed as a defendant." The number of documents available for this case are too numerous to peruse without specifying which document this refers to by name. The court document's names in this case are always labeled by date and action requested of the court (e.g., "07/31/2015 Motion to Quash - Service of Summons and First Amended Complaint for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction"). The COI editor's request should make reference to the relevant document using this system of identification, in order that the document may be reviewed more easily.” 
Adhering to ’s feedback, the court document’s name and additional information regarding the case are as follows: 
04/01/2016 Partial Dismissal (With Prejudice) – All causes of action as to Defendant Randall L. Stephenson ONLY. 
The document was filed by Miller Barondess LLP, the attorney for the plaintiff/petitioner (Pltf/Petnr). The case number is BC579717, and was filed in the Stanley Mosk Courthouse (County of Los Angeles) on 04/27/2015. The case was dismissed on 09/28/2016. 
Because Stephenson was removed as a co-defendant, I’d argue that this would make him two steps removed from the lawsuit and thus be in relevance level C and should be removed per Wikipedia's guidelines on Relevance. Let me know if this is sufficient information or if additional case information is needed for the edit to be considered/implemented.
Edit Two
Add in the following recent commentary from the Wall Street Journal as the final paragraph in the Biography section:
According to Drew FitzGerald of the The Wall Street Journal, Stephenson has “transformed the phone company he inherited into one of the world’s biggest entertainment companies.” During his tenure as CEO, AT&T acquired DirecTV for $49 billion in 2015 and Time Warner for $85 billion in June 2018.
This edit was proposed in the previous edit request, but  mentioned that the author’s name should accompany the words, and that the second sentence needs a reference. (Both sentences are from the same WSJ article.)
Alec Voss (talk) 22:54, 26 July 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for the feedback! Re: the King lawsuit, I think what you revised it to gives the most accurate record of what happened and brings closure on the issue. The one remaining question I have is regarding the box at the top of the page stating that the article needs additional citations for verification. I think that box was added when a dead link was added to the page, but now there's no dead links or citation needed references in the article. Since this is the case, I would argue that the box could be removed. Is this something that needs further debate or a new edit request, or would you agree and be able to remove it? Thanks! Alec Voss (talk) 15:06, 13 August 2018 (UTC)
thread_title: Edit Request

message: #  The information regarding the mergers and the WSJ quote was added along with the reference.
#  At the beginning of April 2016 the plaintiffs motion to compel deposition was denied in part, and during case management it was decided that Stephenson would be dropped as a defendant, to which the defense filed their withdrawal of demurrer. The case against the remaining defendants was settled out of court in September 2016. This recounting of court actions has been reflected in the prose as best possible given the limited access to court documents, with help from the LA Times reference. I hope this brings closure to that section of the text. It may feel incomplete, but that's the record of what happened as best as I can tell.  spintendo  02:00, 27 July 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for the feedback! Re: the King lawsuit, I think what you revised it to gives the most accurate record of what happened and brings closure on the issue. The one remaining question I have is regarding the box at the top of the page stating that the article needs additional citations for verification. I think that box was added when a dead link was added to the page, but now there's no dead links or citation needed references in the article. Since this is the case, I would argue that the box could be removed. Is this something that needs further debate or a new edit request, or would you agree and be able to remove it? Thanks! Alec Voss (talk) 15:06, 13 August 2018 (UTC)
thread_title: Reply 26-JUL-2018

message: NOTE: I am proposing this edit for FleishmanHillard on behalf of AT&T. I am a paid editor and am aware of the COI guidelines. I am submitting this edit request to argue that the maintenance template at the top of the article should be removed. I believe the box 
stating that the article needs additional citations for verification was added after a reference was added that led to a dead link. (It was a reference to the case file for Knoyme King's lawsuit showing that Stephenson was removed as a co-defendant. The reference was fixed after it was discovered to be a dead link.) There appears to be no more references in the article that are dead links, so I would argue that the maintenance template should be removed. Thank you for your consideration! Alec Voss (talk) 18:34, 21 October 2018 (UTC)
thread_title: Edit Request

message: Spintendo  02:34, 22 October 2018 (UTC)
thread_title: Reply 21-OCT-2018

message: NOTE: I am proposing this edit for FleishmanHillard on behalf of AT&T. I am a paid editor and am aware of the COI guidelines.
The reference to the CEO of the Year accolade says it needs verification. This source should be sufficient.
Alec Voss (talk) 23:04, 5 November 2018 (UTC)
thread_title: Edit Request

message: * This award represents the views of those who chose Mr. Stephenson as the recipient, in this case, a small group of participants closely linked to the "CEO of the Year" award process as put forth by Chief Executive magazine. 
* While that publication is notable, the award itself is not. 
* The award process participant's decisions regarding Mr. Stephenson involve a tiny group of people whose decision making is determined through a process which includes the following:Once we got past the performance criteria, we also looked at employee engagement and people processes; the company’s impact on the community; and then, finally, the person him or herself—that missing dimension that has to do with substance and values like courage, integrity, judgment and personal reputation,” added Tom Saporito, CEO of RHR International, who served as an advisor to the selection committee.
* Because this process involves a selection committee whose ultimate criteria for making these decisions is closed and not open to independent review, the award itself could be interpreted as falling under the rubric of a "minority view". 
* Per WP:UNDUE, generally the views of tiny minorities should not be included at all in articles, except perhaps in a "see also" to an article about those specific views. 
* Accordingly, the link to the award has been placed in the External links section. 
Regards,  Spintendo  02:29, 6 November 2018 (UTC)
thread_title: Reply 05-NOV-2018

message: NOTE: I am proposing this edit for FleishmanHillard on behalf of AT&T. I am a paid editor and am aware of the COI guidelines. I am submitting this edit request to request to remove the fourth paragraph in the Biography section that discusses a lawsuit filed by Knoyme King on the grounds of relevancy. I argued for the removal of this paragraph in a previous edit request, and included the court details are as follows:
04/01/2016 Partial Dismissal (With Prejudice) – All causes of action as to Defendant Randall L. Stephenson ONLY. 
The document was filed by Miller Barondess LLP, the attorney for the plaintiff/petitioner (Pltf/Petnr). The case number is BC579717, and was filed in the Stanley Mosk Courthouse (County of Los Angeles) on 04/27/2015. The case was dismissed on 09/28/2016. 
Because Stephenson was ultimately removed as a co-defendant and there was minimal media coverage of his involvement in the lawsuit (reference 6, the LA Times article doesn't mention him and reference 4 only briefly mentions him), I’d argue that this would make him two steps removed from the lawsuit and thus be in relevance level C and should be removed per Wikipedia's guidelines on Relevance. Thanks for your consideration.
Alec Voss (talk) 03:10, 18 April 2019 (UTC)
thread_title: Edit Request

message: Since you brought it up, I think it would be a good idea to review that previous edit request you made 8 months ago regarding the King lawsuit. This is how it was resolved at that time:
 
And your reply:
Please elaborate on what has occurred in the intervening 8 months to change your view on how this matter should be settled. As far as WP:RELEVANCE, King's lawsuit directly mentioned the subject. Stephenson was dropped as a defendant, the reasons for which — as I mentioned in the quoted material above — we dont have access to (specifically, the reasoning used by the court in the denial of the motion to compel deposition). All we have is that he was added and then dropped. This information is still relevant to Stephenson because it was, at one point, a complaint about him — which would count under level B. And while the case was settled out of court, meaning the charges against the others were not entirely spurious, it's still unfortunate that the subject was initially included in this case, especially since he was dropped from it. But that important fact is mentioned prominently in the article and should offer some consolation in the absence of a source saying he should have never been included in the first place, which we dont have. I'm not monitoring this page actively, so if you have further concerns, please feel free to reactivate your request by changing the  template's answer parameter to read from  to . Regards,  Spintendo  13:31, 25 April 2019 (UTC)
thread_title: Reply 18-APR-2019

message: NOTE: I’m proposing the following edits for FleishmanHillard on behalf of AT&T. I am a paid editor and aware of the COI guidelines. I’m submitting these edits to Randall Stephenson’s page to account for some outdated information. Please let me know of any questions or comments as you review and thanks for your time and consideration. Jon Gray (talk) 00:44, 12 January 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: @Jon Gray I've implemented most of your request with the exception off "Propose removing the third sentence in the lead section (“He served as National Chair of the Boy Scouts…”)" since I think that is important enough to mention, "suggest adding “COO” before “John Stankey” for clarity on title/role."as I didn't think it was necessary there (text later on mentions it) and "In 1984, Southwestern Bell was renamed Southwestern Bell Corporation (SBC) following the break-up of AT&T.[6]" as I couldn't find a good way to fit it in. Asartea Talk | Contribs 14:27, 13 March 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edit Request 

message: It's being nothing but "A run around"   One person says one thing.  Then the next person says.... "NO that wasn't right"! The next person says... "NO that was not correct".  MR.CEO you need to train the people in your company about what your prcedures are. What Goes on in your company is nothing but screw your customers!! If you don't then close direct tv down!  This is ridiculous to try to get a refund from you guys. If you we Owed you money our service where still connected you would have cut it off a long time ago.  So direct TV please Give us a refund Instead of the run around.   M. Colananni, Indiana, PA 2601:543:C001:BDE0:1109:5FF6:68DF:33E8 (talk) 22:31, 1 February 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Waiting for a Refund since November 24, 2021 

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