Admin Forum:Companies and wikis

A general-purpose query.

I seem to be the person developing Tea wiki (albeit creating stubs at the moment), but my question is applicable to a number of other wikis as well:

How much are companies allowed to intervene in the articles on them (rather than merely keeping a watching brief)- can they advertise, provide updated links, reply to queries on the talk page etc?

A 'copy and paste general guidelines' (in which (name of wiki) is added as appropriate) would suffice. Jackiespeel 16:33, July 27, 2011 (UTC)


 * As much as you allow them to. It's your wiki, you can decide.

'My wiki' only in the sense that others haven't joined in yet (g). Jackiespeel 16:39, July 27, 2011 (UTC)


 * Well if you're the only one editing, you are the community. See Help:Ways to promote your wiki for some ideas to grow your community. I'm a fan of Tea, so I'll stop by and help out. -- Fandyllic (talk &middot; contr) 28 Jul 2011 2:45 PM Pacific


 * Jackiespeel, looks like you have the foundation for a great wiki. Who doesn't love tea? ;) (I'm a big fan of PG Tips). Happy editing! --Meighan http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb32675/wikia/images/e/e9/WikiaStaff.png (help forum | blog) 23:47, July 28, 2011 (UTC)

P.S. Fandyllic’s a great one to help over there He’ll be a great asset to your wiki! — Spike Toronto  07:01, July 29, 2011 (UTC)
 * I’ve looked at the Tea Wiki a few times. I think a wiki entirely dedicated to tea is a great thing. Some of the tea articles over at Wikipedia have been quite popular. I especially like the ones on old tea houses. I worked extensively on the “Aerated Bread Company” article over there. So, I know how interesting and fun the world of tea can be! Keep up the good work over at Tea Wiki! — Spike Toronto  07:01, July 29, 2011 (UTC)

Feel free to join in ;).

I was on a bus going along Fleet Street 'a couple of weeks ago' - a shop being done up had an old fascia for the Aerated Bread Company. Jackiespeel 13:10, July 29, 2011 (UTC)


 * I notice the Tea wiki has no active admins and the founder never actually edited the wiki after founding it. You should consider adopting the Tea wiki. -- Fandyllic (talk &middot; contr) 29 Jul 2011 12:49 PM Pacific

 Fandyllic : Great point Fandyllic! Once you’ve adopted the Tea Wiki, Jackie, Wikia Staff will grant you Administrator and Bureaucrat privileges for it. Didn’t I say Fandy was a great one to have on your team?! — Spike Toronto  23:42, July 29, 2011 (UTC)
 *  Jackie : You wouldn’t have happened to have taken a photo of the old Aerated Bread façade, would you?! I would love to add the image to the wikiaritcle!

No - I was in a bus at the time: it was on the Twinings side not the RCJ and 'some way along.' Jackiespeel 20:43, July 30, 2011 (UTC)

I think it might be possible to have a general agreement on company involvement - somewhere between Wikipedia's 'No direct involvment' and 'article as advertising puff.'

Changing the question slightly - what should be included on company article pages (whatever the product involved/Wiki):


 * Company name
 * Basic details - country/ies of operation, products etc
 * History of the company
 * Website (if currently active company)
 * Other relevant links, bibliography etc.

Any other key points? Jackiespeel 15:38, August 12, 2011 (UTC)