Talk:IWG plc

message: please withdraw this nomination -- it's nowhere near the criteria yet. I understand the frustration with the COI backlog, but patience please.... EllenCT (talk) 19:05, 7 November 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: In my opinion this article as it exists now does not qualify for a Good Article nomination. Also, an editor with Paid or COI should not be a nominator. If nominated, reviewed and failed, that information, including the failure, would become a permanent part of the Talk page content. David notMD (talk) 12:17, 19 November 2019 (UTC)

text: The map is your best chance to meet WP:GACR#The six good article criteria numbers 3(a) and 6. EllenCT (talk) 10:55, 26 November 2019 (UTC)

text: Sounds sensible. Thanks. KatherineBusby2019 (talk) 14:17, 2 December 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Good article nomination 

message: After much referenced content about the history of IWG and the name changes, this seems to be the sum total of description of what the business does (and the references are weak): "The company provides serviced offices, virtual offices, meeting rooms, and videoconferencing to clients on a contract basis... it is the world's largest provider of flexible workspace." Are there no sources that can be referenced providing more details about the nature of IWG's business. As a business person who has never availed myself of serviced offices, virtual offices, meeting rooms and videoconferencing on as contracted basis, I have no good idea if what all that means. David notMD (talk) 21:12, 20 November 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: It's my fault, I was going to go through the old "Key Markets" section for re-inclusion under "Operations & Services" but I forgot. EllenCT (talk) 04:33, 22 November 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  What does IWG plc DO? 

message: is there any sort of a zoomable map covering all IWG properties? I suggest there should be. If I want to find space near me, the interface for doing so among all the six properties is organized by municipalities, which in my case means I end up looking at seven locations just for Regus (requiring me to click "load more" to see past the first six), none of which have specific locations associated with them unless I click through. That seems like a profound inefficiency given that people looking for serviced offices or coworking space are going to first and foremost be interested in a specific precise location. If the web site(s) get a zoomable, clickable map it would definitely make a good external link. In either case, this article could really use a static map of the ~3,300 worldwide IWG locations uploaded to Commons. EllenCT (talk) 10:27, 22 November 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: Genuinely not sure. Will get back to you on this. I agree it could be an excellent addition to the page. KatherineBusby2019 (talk) 16:36, 22 November 2019 (UTC)
replies: text:  I have a list of all centre addresses, in a Word doc. What's the best way to get it to you? KatherineBusby2019 (talk) 16:28, 25 November 2019 (UTC)
replies: text:  fantastic! Just copy and paste the text into User:KatherineBusby2019/IWG locations please. Looking forward to it! EllenCT (talk) 22:43, 25 November 2019 (UTC)

text:  I have pasted it, but I wouldn't think it's that easy to read. If there is a way to send you the Excel, let me know. --KatherineBusby2019 (talk) 09:12, 26 November 2019 (UTC)

text:  The map is a huge value-add to the page and for users. Thanks for your support and hard work. KatherineBusby2019 (talk) 15:17, 28 November 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Locations map 

message: Does anyone have an April 15-or-shortly-before event other than the Japanese partnership? It arguably had a sharper impact on the stock price than the WeWork IPO on August 14. EllenCT (talk) 19:47, 15 January 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  April 2019 event 

message: sorry I missed the question about snippets above. That's something your IT department may be able to address with HTML head meta tags.
Regarding the map, do you have someone in IT who can export a geocoded list of just the customer-facing sites, to for example, iwgplc.com/locations-data ? EllenCT (talk) 16:08, 6 February 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: did you ever figure out how to export your customer-facing locations with latitude and longitude as open data? EllenCT (talk) 18:39, 7 August 2020 (UTC)
replies: text:  Shame on me, I didn't get around to it. Just dropped a line to our CTO now to see what can be done. I'm sure it's simple enough (famous last words). Will keep you posted next week. --KatherineBusby2019 (talk) 19:41, 7 August 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Snippets and map data 

message: Change: Would it make sense to mention the coronavirus in this article, how it has impacted the coworking industry as a whole, and how IWG has reconfigured the company to adapt to the new situation?
Explanation:  In March 2020, reports surfaced that landlord Dixon sent a letter to his own landlords in the U.K., seeking a three-month rent freeze in exchange for a three-month lease extension. A few days later, he announced he’s cancelling his next dividend payment and halting share buybacks as part of an effort to “reduce operational costs, limit both growth and maintenance capital expenditure and optimize cash flows.
Reference to support change: https://www.forbes.com/sites/chasewithorn/2020/04/10/the-anti-wework-how-mark-dixon-built-his-coworking-company-to-survive-coronavirus/#3818e30621b8
--KatherineBusby2019 (talk) 07:42, 14 April 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: I think so. I'm sorry I missed this. Do you have a copy of the new Regus draft that got deleted? Please feel free to paste the (hopefully wiki-)text of it into User talk:EllenCT/Regus_workshop. I know you had a bunch of things of which most were notable but got out of chronological order? What were the other things that needed to be done? Converting multiple graphs into one? EllenCT (talk) 18:38, 7 August 2020 (UTC)
replies: text:  There was separating the coworking spaces location map by brand to populate the new Wikipedia pages for Regus and Spaces. There was converting multiple graphs into one (done). There is also figuring out how to keep photos of our centres (our property) on Wikipedia without an editor deleting them! I think that was it. KatherineBusby2019 (talk) 19:44, 7 August 2020 (UTC)

text: , "how IWG has reconfigured the company to adapt to the new situation" is PR. Every company has done this in one way or another. The reference is advertorial. Pro-bono activities are also normal and mundane, and the source is primary.  The final reference is also affiliated. At what point do we start seeing some genuinely independent non-PR pieces about this company? Guy (help! - typo?) 22:25, 9 August 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  2020 requests 

message: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=IWG_plc&diff=969147052&oldid=969115332
I intend to revert that after I get a source for the 2Q-H20 numbers. EllenCT (talk) 16:33, 9 August 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Deletion of quantitative information 

message: I intend to revert  per WP:EL. Any objections? EllenCT (talk) 01:13, 8 August 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: Fine with me. Best wishes. Dormskirk (talk) 10:16, 8 August 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  External links 

message: given your characterization of the quantitative values in the opening paragraph as SEO, I'd like to know which of the two 2020 proposals from Kate Busby above you object to, if any, and on what grounds, and if you have time, which items in Draft:Regus workshop you believe should and should not be merged into the history section here. EllenCT (talk) 17:31, 9 August 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merge new stuff into history 

message: I note that "carbon" occurs sixteen times in , and ask whether others agree or disagree that the company's implicit price of carbon is noteworthy. EllenCT (talk) 17:44, 9 August 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Carbon credit calculations 

message: * Specific text to be added or removed: 
I would like to propose that intro to page: 
"IWG plc, formerly Regus, is a multinational corporation that provides serviced offices to clients on a contract basis. Founded in Brussels, Belgium, in 1989, the business is incorporated in Saint Helier, Jersey. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index."
is changed to
"IWG plc is a multinational corporation that provides serviced offices to clients on a contract basis. It was created in 2016 under a scheme of arrangement to become the holding company for the firm Regus and various former Regus subsidiaries. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index."
In addition, date of foundation in infobox should be 2016 and perhaps text under 'History' could be moved to a separate section about Regus - my suggestion would be something like User:Ehjefferson/sandbox
* Reason for the change: Currently relationship between Regus and IWG not described correctly - IWG was formed in 2016 'above' Regus rather than Regus becoming IWG. (Relationship is similar to Alphabet and Google.)
* References supporting change:
Ehjefferson (talk) 10:30, 8 June 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: , for now at least. This source clearly says it changed its name from Regus plc to IWG. Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 12:15, 8 June 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Proposed changes to clarify relationship between IDG/Regus 

message: * Specific text to be added or removed: In Infobox, change Head Office location from Luxembourg City to Zug, Switzerland
* Reason for the change: Info on head office location out of date.
* References supporting change:
Ehjefferson (talk) 10:32, 8 June 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: . Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 12:09, 8 June 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Update HQ location 

message: * Specific text to be added or removed: At end of History section, add (with reference) - "The new head office was established in Zug, Switzerland."
* Reason for the change: Clarity on current location as a previous location changed in 2008 mentioned earlier in 'History' section.
* References supporting change:
Ehjefferson (talk) 10:46, 27 Jul 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Done  PK650 (talk) 19:57, 24 October 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mention current HQ in History