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Proposed Deletion

I believe the entirety, or nearly the entirety, of this article is about product promotion and search engine optimization. If anyone objects they can remove the proposed deletion tag from the page and the proposed deletion process stops. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tjc (talk • contribs) 14:47, 1 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

References

Removed the section on the quality of Guthy-Renker skin care products, since the citation is a link to a QVC users forum, and definitely not an acceptable source per WP:V. Doctoroz (talk) 01:11, 29 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

There is no mention in the article of Guthy-Renker's connection to Tony Robbins, the self-help guru. There appears to be a substantial connection and it would be appropos for someone to research this. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Brokenarch (talk • contribs) 18:24, 20 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Updated Intro

Updated intro paragraph for tone, as well as to match operating locations to company web site. Added citation.Mpardo916 (talk) 16:54, 7 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Updated Intro, Products List, Added Partnerships

Updated products list to match corporate site, added citation, re-ordered intro for coherence and created partnerships section to better categorize contentMpardo916 (talk) 14:37, 14 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Added Leadership Section

Added "leadership" section, with details on corporate founders, including citations.Mpardo916 (talk) 20:58, 23 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Updated Leadership Section

Added award to "leadership" section bio, with citation. Mpardo916 (talk) 14:36, 3 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Reads like an ad

Article reads like an ad, not an encyclopedia 68.108.8.203 (talk) 22:16, 14 December 2011 (UTC) I don't care that this page has lots of citations, I agree 68.108.*.* that this page reads like an ad. It is promotional in its tone throughout. I am contemplating how to fix or if it would be appropriate to submit it to articles for deletion.Tjc (talk) 17:21, 29 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Updated Leadership, Citations and External Links

Added board members to leadership section, updated citations and added external links to websites of products that are listed in articleMpardo916 (talk) 17:11, 25 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Updated Products

Began adding details of individual product lines to Products section, including citations to brand sites where product lines are listedMpardo916 (talk) 17:40, 22 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Added Award

Added Horatio Alger Award to Greg Renker bio sectionMpardo916 (talk) 19:18, 8 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I revised this addition to better meet Wikipedia standards: I rephrased the language to a neutral point of view, I included an internal link to the existing Wikipedia article that deals with the Horatio Alger Award, and I used an independent reliable source, The Desert Sun newspaper, as the source for this information. --Arxiloxos (talk) 21:30, 8 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed Strategy for Guthy-Renker Page Improvement

To start with, I would like to disclose to the community that I am currently employed with a company associated with Guthy-Renker so I am officially disclosing my potential COI status in editing this page. I am making this disclosure with the intention of allowing the community to make an assumption of good faith on my part, and creating a discussion that helps to create an appropriate page for the Guthy-Renker brand here on Wikipedia.

With that said, while I see the point made about the current Guthy-Renker page focusing too much on product promotion and SEO I suggest we collaborate to develop a page that focuses more on a company overview approach. For example, unlike other corporate pages Guthy-Renker lacks a corporate history and a corporate affairs section. I propose a new layout that includes a historical timeline of the company, information on executive management, a history of their products and a corporate affairs section. I suggest this based on some other corporate pages that seem to have been well received by the Wikipedia community, such as: Johnson &Johnson (history section), IBM (corporate affairs section), General Electric (corporate affairs section), and Proctor and Gamble (description of multiple brands and products). I move to start this transition in the upcoming weeks and would appreciate any community feedback prior.

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 Added Horatio Alger Award to Greg Renker bio section[[User:Mpardo916|Mpardo916]] ([[User talk:Mpardo916|talk]]) 19:18, 8 May 2012 (UTC)
 *I revised this addition to better meet Wikipedia standards: I rephrased the language to a [[WP:NPOV|neutral point of view]], I included an [[WP:link|internal link]] to the existing Wikipedia article that deals with the [[Horatio Alger Award]], and I used an [[WP:INDY|independent]] [[WP:RS|reliable source]], ''[[The Desert Sun]]'' newspaper, as the source for this information.  --[[User:Arxiloxos|Arxiloxos]] ([[User talk:Arxiloxos|talk]]) 21:30, 8 May 2012 (UTC)
+== Proposed Strategy for Guthy-Renker Page Improvement  ==
+To start with, I would like to disclose to the community that I am currently employed with a company associated with Guthy-Renker so I am officially disclosing my potential COI status in editing this page. I am making this disclosure with the intention of allowing the community to make an assumption of good faith on my part, and creating a discussion that helps to create an appropriate page for the Guthy-Renker brand here on Wikipedia.
+With that said, while I see the point made about the current Guthy-Renker page focusing too much on product promotion and SEO I suggest we collaborate to develop a page that focuses more on a company overview approach. For example, unlike other corporate pages Guthy-Renker lacks a corporate history and a corporate affairs section. I propose a new layout that includes a historical timeline of the company, information on executive management, a history of their products and a corporate affairs section.  I suggest this based on some other corporate pages that seem to have been well received by the Wikipedia community, such as: Johnson &Johnson (history section), IBM (corporate affairs section), General Electric (corporate affairs section), and Proctor and Gamble (description of multiple brands and products). I move to start this transition in the upcoming weeks and would appreciate any community feedback prior.