Talk:Herbert Geer

Out of interest, why do Wikipedia allow some firms to make mention to awards [eg Freehills http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freehills ] and offices and not others (on the basis that it is Marketing and promotional material)? I thought Awards and Offices would be as factual as past notable allumni etc.?

Thanks

Mainly because there's nearly 4 million articles on Wikipedia, which means they don't all end up being treated equally. The basic policy should apply to all firms equally, but, of course, how the policy is applied is a matter of editorial discretion. Awards should only be mentioned if they are important awards, widely recognized in their field. Both of the awards listed on Freehills seem to be from highly reputable organizations, and thus seem acceptable to me. I don't know which awards you are thinking of that were forbidden, so it's hard to judge what happened in those cases. If you want to provide more details, let me know; neither I nor any admin can actually just decide what content is correct--that's a matter for consensus--but I can help advise how I think policy applies. I'm watching this page, so I'll see if you add followup questions here. Qwyrxian (talk) 06:10, 14 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hi

Thank you so much for your quick response.

The awards referenced for Herbert Geer were:

- 2011 Winner BRW magazine ‘Client Choice Award’ for Best Law Firm ($50m - $200m turnover)

- 2011 Winner of ALB Employer of Choice Award (Blue)

- 2011 Winner ALB Law Awards Melbourne Law Firm of the Year

- 2011 Finalist in the BRW magazine ‘Client Choice Awards’ in the Best Value Firm category

The BRW magazine award is commonly agreed to be one of the most important and prestigious in the Australian legal industry as it is voted on by clients of the industry. The Australian Legal Business (ALB) Awards are industry awards and I could see how Wikipedia might consider industry awards as being marketing driven (although ALB is a highly reputable publisher).

Thanks again