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Happy to help improve tone

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I added the neutrality flag as this reads like promotional literature to me - due to use of descriptors like "high-quality" and subtle digs at other organizations. Happy to discuss further! - Sara FB (talk) 18:44, 25 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I'm new to talk pages, so if I' editing the wrong thing, please put me straight. I removed the word dodgy from the business model description, as I felt is was uncalled for. Many organizations contribute content for free to the OCW movement, and this makes neither the OCW foundation, nor such august organizations as MIT or Stanford dodgy. Laurence Cuffe — Preceding unsigned comment added by Laurence Cuffe (talk • contribs) 20:11, 12 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Good call. Thanks CorporateM (Talk) 20:37, 12 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Request edit on 23 January 2019

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Hello. I was requested to edit the article. I admit that there is a merit of conflict of interest here, but I would like to ask to review the update first before reverting it entirely or partially. Reverting for something due to conflict of interest is tantamount to disregarding the objectivity of the update, and a right to due process.--AR E N Z O Y 1 6A•t a l k• 13:30, 23 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hello @Renzoy16:, I have kept your infobox updates but removed most of your promotional changes to the main text. You are very welcome to suggest further specific changes here on article talk with additional requests, but please try to avoid promotional language, present the topic from an uninvolved point of view and focus on major significant facts. The topic's own point of view as presented in PR statements and interviews is largely irrelevant for an encyclopedia. Per WP:COI, please avoid editing the article yourself. GermanJoe (talk) 14:24, 23 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Request for approval

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I haved fixed the formatting of your good-faith request (new requests need a new request template), but will leave the actual review to a new uninvolved editor. GermanJoe (talk) 17:19, 24 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I would like to request changes to the article in the following sections:

For the History and development section

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From: On 5 July 2016, President Pranab Mukherjee of India announced the partnership between the National Skill Development Corporation and Alison.[1][2]
To: On 5 July 2016, President Pranab Mukherjee of India announced the partnership between ALison and the National Skill Development Corporation.[3][4] Alison has also partnered with AISECT.[5][6][7]

— Preceding unsigned comment added by Renzoy16 (talk • contribs) 17:07, 24 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

References

  1. ^ "ALISON signed MoU with National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), Indian learners will now have access to over 750 free online courses". Skill Reporter. 16 July 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. ^ Malapur, Deepak (18 July 2016). "NSDC and Alison collaborate for skill development across India". Career India. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  3. ^ "ALISON signed MoU with National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), Indian learners will now have access to over 750 free online courses". Skill Reporter. 16 July 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  4. ^ Malapur, Deepak (18 July 2016). "NSDC and Alison collaborate for skill development across India". Career India. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  5. ^ "AISECT launched open online portal 'aisectmoocs.com' to support Skill India, Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan movements". India Today. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  6. ^ "ALISON announces new partnership in India". RTE.ie. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  7. ^ "Education: What you need vs what is nice!" (PDF). Education Reckoner. Vol. 05, no. 7. Daily News and Analysis. March 2016. p. 45. {{cite magazine}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

Reply 24-JAN-2019

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  Clarification requested  

  1. The second sentence of the proposal does not specify whom "it" applies to. Please clarify.
  2. When ready to proceed with the requested information, please change the {{request edit}} template's answer parameter to read from |ans=yes to |ans=no.

Regards  Spintendo  18:33, 24 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Done.--AR E N Z O Y 1 6A•t a l k• 14:22, 25 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Your disclosure states that you are making these requests on behalf of "Tim". Please clarify who or what Tim is.  Spintendo  14:38, 25 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Tim is an employee of the company behind Alison. Everytime I made updates to him, he submits the updates to his boss, probably some high ranking person from the same. I think he was just tasked to outsource the work, and I am the "outsource guy".--AR E N Z O Y 1 6A•t a l k• 15:09, 25 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for your response. This would most likely be Tim Potentz, an editor with Alison.[1] I have entered this into the connected contributor template at the top of this page, and have implemented the requested edits. Regards,  Spintendo  05:18, 26 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you!--AR E N Z O Y 1 6A•t a l k• 06:28, 26 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

References

  1. ^ "Tim Potentz: Editor - The People Behind Alison". alison.com. Retrieved 26 January 2019.

For the Reception section

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May I add these information up from that currently present in the said section?

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From this: Alison was among the four winners of the 2010 UNESCO King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa Prize, a Prize for innovation in ICT for Education.[1] David Bornstein of The New York Times noted that 'practical skills training is usually expensive.'[by how much?][2] Some[who?] have argued for the ineffectiveness of the MOOC model of this kind in delivering real educational impact, highlighting the lack of personal interaction with educators and the high drop-out rate of users with no incentive to commit without any material investment of their own.[3]

To this: Alison was among the four winners of the 2010 UNESCO King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa Prize, a Prize for innovation in ICT for Education.[4]

David Bornstein of The New York Times noted that 'practical skills training is usually expensive.'[by how much?][2] Some[who?] have argued for the ineffectiveness of the MOOC model of this kind in delivering real educational impact, highlighting the lack of personal interaction with educators and the high drop-out rate of users with no incentive to commit without any material investment of their own.[3] The Economist suggesting that Alison generates 'plenty of revenue' on its website which enables it to sustainably provide its learning materials to learners for free.[5]

According to Peter C. Goldmark Jr., former President of the Rockefeller Foundation, Alison "unlocks new worlds of opportunity for people around the globe who want to advance their education and professional competence."[6]

On 1 March 2016, a Lockport Court judge ordered a defendant to complete free courses in Alison as an alternative to incarceration; he completed two business management courses. The Orleans/Niagara Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) oversaw his progress over a two-week period.[7] In 2016, Alison created in partnership with the United States workforce development agencies an advanced diploma in workforce re-entry to help the formerly incarcerated adjust to living outside prison.[8] (ADDED CONTENT IN BOLD)

References

  1. ^ "Galway-based online learning provider wins top UNESCO prize". Galway Advertiser. 20 January 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
  2. ^ a b Bornstein, David (11 July 2012). "Open Education for a Global Economy". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  3. ^ a b Rees, Jonathan (23 July 2013). "The MOOC Racket". Slate. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  4. ^ "Galway-based online learning provider wins top UNESCO prize". Galway Advertiser. 20 January 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
  5. ^ "The attack of the MOOCs". The Economist. 20 July 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  6. ^ Goldmark, Peter (22 June 2012). "A Website That Lifts People Up". Newsday. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
  7. ^ "Class time instead of jail time". Lockport Union-Sun & Journal. 13 March 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2019. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |authors= ignored (help)
  8. ^ "Bringing digital skills to the young, the old and the marginalised". Silicon Republic. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2019.

--AR E N Z O Y 1 6A•t a l k• 06:31, 26 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

The ref tags for 2, 5 and 6 are missing.  Spintendo  06:59, 26 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Fixed.--AR E N Z O Y 1 6A•t a l k• 07:40, 26 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Reply 26-JAN-2019

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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. Also note that future requests ought to involve the use of a new template placed at the location of the new request. Older templates should not be altered.  Spintendo  08:27, 26 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Proposal review 26-JAN-2019

The Economist suggesting that Alison generates 'plenty of revenue' on its website which enables it to sustainably provide its learning materials to learners for free.
no Declined.[note 1]


According to Peter C. Goldmark Jr., former President of the Rockefeller Foundation, Alison "unlocks new worlds of opportunity for people around the globe who want to advance their education and professional competence."
no Declined.[note 2]


On 1 March 2016, a Lockport Court judge ordered a defendant to complete free courses in Alison as an alternative to incarceration; he completed two business management courses. The Orleans/Niagara Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) oversaw his progress over a two-week period.
no Declined.[note 3]


In 2016, Alison created in partnership with the United States workforce development agencies an advanced diploma in workforce re-entry to help the formerly incarcerated adjust to living outside prison.
no Declined.[note 4]


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  1. ^ This part of the edit request proposal was declined because the claim as written omits the source of this revenue.
  2. ^ This part of the edit request proposal was declined because the claim statement originates from an editorial. See WP:NPOV.
  3. ^ This part of the edit request proposal was declined because the claim as written fails to mention that the decision was not taken by the Lockport judge, but rather, was arrainged through an organizer of the diversion program in tandem with the article subject's founder.
  4. ^ This part of the edit request proposal was declined because the source that this claim is based upon was written by Fiona Koch, a communications manager for Ashoka Ireland, an online publication serving the Ashoka Fellowship — of which Alison CEO Mike Feerick is a member of — in order to "refine and amplify stories for both local and global audiences." References from sources which are unconnected to the subject of the article are to be preferred.

Request 4-FEB 2019

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Extended content

Request adding of content in the reception section:

On 1 March 2016, a Lockport Court judge ordered a defendant to complete free courses in Alison as an alternative to incarceration; he completed two business management courses. The Orleans/Niagara Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES), in tandem with Alison (added this phrase in response with the note in the previous edit request), oversaw his progress over a two-week period.[1] In 2016, Alison created in partnership with the United States workforce development agencies an advanced diploma in workforce re-entry to help the formerly incarcerated adjust to living outside prison.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Class time instead of jail time". Lockport Union-Sun & Journal. 13 March 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2019. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |authors= ignored (help)
  2. ^ "Bringing digital skills to the young, the old and the marginalised". Silicon Republic. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2019.

Reply 4-FEB-2019

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  Edit request declined  

  • The requested prose as it is currently worded is not verified by the provided reference, with certain facts in the case being obfuscated. For the claim to be intellectually honest, all components of the matter ought to be present in the requested prose.[a]

Regards,  Spintendo  02:57, 5 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Notes

  1. ^ The claim states that the defendant "completed two management courses." The problem with having the claim worded that way is that the word completed implies that the defendant finished the two courses successfully, when in fact, both courses were failed.
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