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Hello, this is the first of a series of updates I would like to suggest to the PIRG article. I am editing in a COI on behalf of PIRG and so will use this template. I would like to add the names of PIRG’s leaders to the info box. I have included separate news sources for them, as well as the 2017 990 form filed with the government by US PIRG. The two leaders are listed on page 37 of that document.
The reason for adding these two names to the info box is to help readers quickly learn who currently leads the organization. I understand neither currently has a Wikipedia entry, and that is often the standard for including such people. However, in this case, both Park and Phelps have been with the organization for many years and are the "face" of US PIRG. Perhaps they should be added with brackets so that the volunteer community can consider writing articles about them. This is not something PIRG has asked me to do.
They are |key_people = Faye Park (President) [1] and |key_people = Doug Phelps (Chairman) [2] [3]
I truly appreciate any feedback on my use of the template and any other aspects of this request. My goal is to improve this article so that it meets Wikipedia's highest standards. DanDavidCook ( talk) 19:28, 29 February 2020 (UTC)
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Regards, Spintendo 19:42, 29 February 2020 (UTC)
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Hello, I would like to request that the names of US PIRG’s two longtime leaders, Doug Phelps and Faye Park, be added to the info box. I am editing in a COI on behalf of PIRG and, as per Wikipedia paid editing rules, I am requesting assistance with this edit.
The reason for adding these two names to the info box is to help readers quickly learn who currently leads the organization. I understand neither currently has a Wikipedia entry, and that is often the standard for including such people. However, in this case, both Park and Phelps have been with the organization for many years and are the "face" of US PIRG.
I have included links to the US PIRG website to substantiate their names and titles, as well as the 2017 990 form filed with the government by US PIRG. The two leaders are listed on page 7 of that document.
They are |key_people = Faye Park (President) and |key_people = Doug Phelps (Chairman)
The sources to be cited for these requests are:
For Doug Phelps: https://uspirg.org/staff/xxp/douglas-h-phelps
For Faye Park: https://uspirg.org/staff/usp/faye-park
For both Park and Phelps: https://uspirg.org/sites/pirg/files/usp-staff/index.html
https://990s.foundationcenter.org/990_pdf_archive/042/042790740/042790740_201806_990O.pdf (Please see P. 7)
Thank you for considering this request. DanDavidCook ( talk) 17:34, 2 March 2020 (UTC)
Edit request implemented Spintendo 19:00, 2 March 2020 (UTC)
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Hello volunteer reviewers! My name is Dan Cook. I am being paid by USPIRG to improve the PIRG article and I need your feedback on and assistance with the proposed revisions. I would like to suggest revisions to the history section in this request.
The first request is to add information to the History section, which will also have the effect of moving information about bottle bill lobbying down in that section.
The reason for doing this is twofold: 1) to give more detail about the PIRG structural concept as outlined in the Nader book; and 2) to include facts of historical significance about the group’s organizational evolution that are grouped together in the section. This new information would help to clarify PIRG’s organizational development; the bottle bill information would then follow as an example of significant initiatives taken by PIRGs. I suggest that this revision will better reflect encyclopedic standards.
The relevant sources for the new information are included inline. New text is italicized.
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The PIRGs emerged in the early 1970s on U.S. college campuses. The PIRG model was proposed in the book
Action for a Change by
Ralph Nader and
Donald Ross. Ross helped students across the country set up the first PIRG chapters, then became the director of the
New York Public Interest Research Group in 1973.[6][7] The
Minnesota Public Interest Research Group, founded in 1971, was the first state PIRG to incorporate.[8] It was followed by Oregon (OSPIRG) and Massachusetts (MASSPIRG). The PIRGs were supportive of container deposit legislation in the United States, popularly called "bottle bills".[9]
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The PIRGs emerged in the early 1970s on U.S. college campuses. The PIRG model was proposed in the book Action for a Change by Ralph Nader and Donald Ross, in which they encourage students on campuses across a state to pool their resources to hire full-time professional lobbyists and researchers to lobby for the passage of legislation which addresses social topics of interest to students. [1]. Ross helped students across the country set up the first PIRG chapters, then became the director of the New York Public Interest Research Group in 1973.[5][6] By the late 1990s, there were PIRGs in 22 states with chapters on more than 100 college campuses. U.S. PIRG reported 1 million members by 2000. [2]Beginning in the late 1970s and continuing into the 1980s, the PIRGs were supportive of container deposit legislation in the United States, popularly called "bottle bills". |
Thanks for considering this. As per your question about the OCLC, I did not find it listed there. Here is what the search of the website produced: https://www.oclc.org/en/search-results.html#q=Encyclopedia%20of%20Interest%20Groups%20and%20Lobbyists%20in%20the%20United%20States. Is there an alternative to OCLC? DanDavidCook ( talk) 16:42, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
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"...in which they encouraged.."[past participle] and
"...and advocates..."[present participle])
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for the Encyclopedia of Interest Groups.Regards, Spintendo 21:34, 19 March 2020 (UTC)
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This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest has now been answered. |
Hello User:Spintendo, this is Dan Cook. I am being paid by USPIRG to improve the PIRG article and I am responding to your feedback on the proposed revisions. I would like to resubmit the revisions to the history section, incorporating your feedback.
This request is to add information to the History section, which will also have the effect of moving information about bottle bill lobbying down in that section. My initial request left out a couple of sentences that are there now about formation of early PIRGs. In this request they are retained.
The reason for requesting these edits is twofold: 1) to give more detail about the PIRG structural/organizational concept as outlined in the Nader book; and 2) to include facts of historical significance about the group’s organizational evolution that are grouped together in the section. This new information would help to clarify PIRG’s organizational development; the bottle bill information would then follow as an example of significant initiatives taken by PIRGs. I suggest that this revision will better reflect encyclopedic standards.
The relevant sources for the new information are included inline. New text is boldfaced.
Here is the current text and replacement text:
Current text | Replace with |
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The PIRGs emerged in the early 1970s on U.S. college campuses. The PIRG model was proposed in the book
Action for a Change by
Ralph Nader and
Donald Ross. Ross helped students across the country set up the first PIRG chapters, then became the director of the
New York Public Interest Research Group in 1973.[6][7] The
Minnesota Public Interest Research Group, founded in 1971, was the first state PIRG to incorporate.[8] It was followed by Oregon (OSPIRG) and Massachusetts (MASSPIRG). The PIRGs were supportive of container deposit legislation in the United States, popularly called "bottle bills".[9]
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The PIRGs emerged in the early 1970s on U.S. college campuses. The PIRG model was proposed in the book Action for a Change by Ralph Nader and Donald Ross, in which they encourage students on campuses across a state to pool their resources to hire full-time professional lobbyists and researchers to lobby for the passage of legislation which addresses social topics of interest to students. [1]. Ross helped students across the country set up the first PIRG chapters, then became the director of the New York Public Interest Research Group in 1973.[5][6] The Minnesota Public Interest Research Group, founded in 1971, was the first state PIRG to incorporate. It was followed by Oregon (OSPIRG) and Massachusetts ( MASSPIRG). By the late 1990s, there were PIRGs in 22 states with chapters on more than 100 college campuses. U.S. PIRG reported 1 million members by 2000. [2] Beginning in the late 1970s and continuing into the 1980s, the PIRGs were supportive of container deposit legislation in the United States, popularly called "bottle bills". [3] |
Thanks for considering this. As per your question about the OCLC, I did not find the Encyclopedia of Interest Groups listed there. Here is what the search of the website produced: https://www.oclc.org/en/search-results.html#q=Encyclopedia%20of%20Interest%20Groups%20and%20Lobbyists%20in%20the%20United%20States. Is there an alternative to OCLC? DanDavidCook ( talk) 16:42, 5 March 2020 (UTC)
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