Talk:Charlie Ergen

message: Is that section really encyclopedic?--RedmondKane (talk) 22:16, 3 April 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Gambling 

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: Hi Wikipedia. I'm new to this but hoping to help out. Full disclosure, see my profile for conflicts of interest (COI). My goal is to help this page be factual and neutral.
One simple update is to ensure proper capitalization on the entry. A few suggestions below:
All references to the company or brand should be "DISH" in all caps.
All references to EchoStar should have a capital "S" in the middle of the word.
Co-founder Jim DeFranco should have a capital "F" in his last name. He is referenced in the section "EchoStar" See here for spelling reference: http://about.dish.com/Jim-DeFranco
--Editor4Good (talk) 20:40, 30 April 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Proper capitalization 

message: DeFranco and EchoStar were corrected. The other capitalization's stand as is, per MOS:TM. Excess wiki-links for EchoStar removed, per WP:OVERLINK CRISIS.  .spintendo⋅⋅) 20:08, 9 May 2018 (UTC)
thread_title: Reply 09-MAY-2018

message: With COI stated in my profile, I am suggesting the following edits to update factual information. I've provided existing text and suggested updates with citations. I ask editors to please consider and implement. Thanks
--Editor4Good (talk) 00:15, 15 May 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Update: Photo, Summary Box, Title, Ownership, Net Worth and Awards 

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  19:34, 22 May 2018 (UTC)
thread_title: Reply quote box with inserted reviewer decisions and feedback 22-MAY-2018

message: Below are corrections/additions as a reply to  based on feedback. I'm requesting that these proposed edits be implemented (now with proper citation and slight modification).
#Ergen owns 48 percent of Dish and 46 percent of Echostar shares. He holds 78 percent of DISH’s and 72 percent of EchoStar’s total voting power.
##Note: The references have been updated to include page numbers from the filings.
#Ergen has an estimated 2018 net worth of $13.4B.[6] In 2017, Ergen was listed as the richest person in Colorado.
#Suggest the following edit and updated reference: Ergen has an estimated 2018 net worth of $13.4 billion as of March 6, 2018.
##I also suggest that this figure be updated in the Summary Box to be more up to date, based upon the same reference. Note: I removed the state-specific text that was unavailable at that reference.
#Suggested Edits to Awards: In June 1991, Ergen was named ‘Master Entrepreneur of the Year’ for the Rocky Mountain region by INC Magazine. Two years prior, he had been honoured with a Home Satellite TV Association Star Award. Ergen played a key role in fighting for American consumers’ rights to watch local television channels via satellite, which became a reality after the Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act was passed in 1999. He has been an advocate of video competition issues and testified before the Congress, in this regard, on numerous occasions. He was recognized with a Rocky Mountain News’ Business Person of the Year Award in 1996, and honoured a second time in 2001. Ergen also won the Frost & Sullivan 2001 CEO of the Year of the Satellite Industry. In 2000 he was named ‘Space Industry Business Man of the Year.’ Ergen was named one of the ‘World’s Best CEOs’ by Barron’s magazine in 2007. He was also mentioned in Forbes Magazine ‘Top Ten CEOs’ list. He was in the 2012 class of inductees to the Consumer Electronics Hall of Fame. Ergen co-founded the Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association.
##Note: The reference has been updated to be directly from the CEA (now named CTA).
#Photo Add photo from here to page: https://s3.amazonaws.com/filecache.drivetheweb.com /mr5mr_dish/178418/Charlie%20Ergen.jpg
I am working to upload with the proper permissions. Thank you for your guidance on the proper way to do that.
Editor4Good (talk) 22:10, 29 May 2018 (UTC)
thread_title: Reply on 29-MAY-2018 with updated edits from COI editor based on feedback from 22-MAY-2018

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. Additionally, several areas of text within the article were omitted, including individual company acquisitions by Dish Network (which are covered in that article) as well as employee quotes and other irrelevant, anecdotal information concerning the subject, information that was largely copied from a Bloomberg profile article by Caleb Hannan.  spintendo  00:13, 15 June 2018 (UTC)
thread_title: Reply quote box with inserted reviewer decisions and feedback 14-JUN-2018

message: I am new at this, but just happened to notice that in the latest set of edits to this page, under occupation it says: "to be fired"
Also in the "Dish" section take a look at the last sentence:
Sometime in 2019 Dish Network is prepping to fire Mr. Ergen as he is not helping dish customers at all and after several complaints and most recently the dispute between fox regional sports and altitude
Obvious Vandalism.
PilotJeff (talk) 19:04, 18 September 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Incorrect / seems like Vandalism  

message: Hello, my name is Caroline. As an employee of DISH, I am here to suggest improvements and updates to this article. I'll avoid editing the article directly and will disclose my conflict of interest openly when submitting requests for editors to review.
I request editors consider updating the  and  parameters.
*Update  to: "Chairman of DISH Network and EchoStar Corporation 1998-present"
:*Reason: The article now says 1998-2019. However, Charlie Ergen is still chairman of DISH and EchoStar. Also DISH is capitalized per brand standards.
*Update  to: "Co-founder of satellite television provider DISH Network"
:*Reason: Change would capitalize "DISH" and clarify that it is a satellite television provider
 
Thanks!
CK-DISH (talk) 18:34, 10 February 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: The requested updates have been made, except for the capitalizing. The Forbes source uses DISH once and Dish several times. Dish Network also mixes the two, so I'm not making that change, until I learn more about Wikipedia's conventions for that. -- Yae4 (talk) 19:13, 20 February 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: Hi Yae4. Thanks for resolving this! CK-DISH (talk) 16:15, 21 February 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Updates for infobox 

message: Hello again! Currently, the "Personal life" section has a typo, in the first paragraph. Can someone please change "Ergen received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, where he was a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. and an M.B.A. from Wake Forest University." to "Ergen received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, where he was a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity, and an M.B.A. from Wake Forest University.". Replacing the period in the middle of the sentence with a comma will fix the problem. I realize this is an easy fix but I'm not editing the page myself because I work for DISH.  Would you consider resolving this on my behalf? Thanks, CK-DISH (talk) 23:25, 26 February 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: Hi, The punctuation is a small thing, but two other issues stand out when looking at the cited sources here. First, the 2nd source (at dish) gives a 404 error, which should also be fixed. Second, the first source has significant criticism. When I look at the article overall, it seems unbalanced in that regard. So, the period/comma is easy to fix, but I'd also appreciate some suggestions on making the article more balanced while I'm at it. -- Yae4 (talk) 13:47, 27 February 2020 (UTC)
replies: text:  Yes, I agree there is more to be done to bring this article up to date and properly balanced. I thought the typo was an easy fix as I work to put together more substantive proposals for improvement. I will work on those and give you a heads up as I post them. In the meantime, this source, which is currently Reference No. 1 in the article, can replace the dead link you noted. Thanks, CK-DISH (talk) 15:45, 28 February 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Typo 

message: Based on feedback from the discussion above, here is a fresh edit request to update the introduction after the sentence "Ergen resumed as CEO upon Clayton's March 2015 retirement and was CEO until December 2017, when he promoted president and COO Erik Carlson to CEO." I suggest adding context regarding Charlie Ergen's 2017 decision to step down as CEO. My requested edit (in green) reflects Ergen's reasoning, as reported by Reuters. 
*"Ergen resumed as CEO upon Clayton's March 31, 2015 retirement and was CEO until December 2017 when he promoted president and COO Erik Carlson to CEO. " 
As an employee of DISH, I am here to suggest improvements and updates to this article. I'll avoid editing the article directly and will disclose my conflict of interest openly when submitting requests for editors to review.
Thanks, CK-DISH (talk) 23:14, 16 April 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: Implemented with some minor chnages. I have moved the chairman sentence to the preceeding sentence because it seemed too short like a fragment.  Can I Log In's  (talk) page 17:50, 27 April 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Additional context for introduction 

message: Are we really going to continue to use the current picture for his infobox? This should not be infobox picture. BigRed606 (talk) 03:06, 19 May 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Picture concerns