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== Clean Up ==

I have tagged this article for cleanup because it reads more like promotional material rather than an encyclopedia article.  I may have a go at doing a rewrite in a few days, but will need to do some research before I can do this, as I am not familiar with the subject.  If anyone else wants to have a go at rewriting the article in the meantime, please feel free to do so.  Cheers [[User:Paul20070|Paul20070]] 16:23, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

== Conflict of Interests ==
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:Dan's PR agent (Techtrek) has added them back in, and succeeded in getting the page temporarily locked down. They need to be removed again. [[User:Boomboombangbang|Boomboombangbang]] ([[User talk:Boomboombangbang|talk]]) 21:16, 16 June 2014 (UTC)

::{{done}} [[User:DJAMP4444|<span style="color:green;">'''''DJAMP'''''</span><span style="color:blue;">'''''4444'''''</span>]] 19:17, 17 June 2014 (UTC)
::: Thanks. [[User:Boomboombangbang|Boomboombangbang]] ([[User talk:Boomboombangbang|talk]]) 20:24, 17 June 2014 (UTC)
:::: Yet again, [[User:Techtrek|Techtrek]] has added in blacklisted links. Please can they be removed. Thanks [[Special:Contributions/66.249.93.233|66.249.93.233]] ([[User talk:66.249.93.233|talk]]) 00:51, 21 June 2014 (UTC)

== June 2014 ==

Please refer to above comment from [[User:Boomboombangbang|Boomboombangbang]]. Blacklisted links have been re-added, please remove. [[Special:Contributions/151.226.140.40|151.226.140.40]] ([[User talk:151.226.140.40|talk]]) 10:29, 17 June 2014 (UTC)

Can someone provide alternative links to paywalled material please? [[Special:Contributions/151.226.140.40|151.226.140.40]] ([[User talk:151.226.140.40|talk]]) 12:30, 17 June 2014 (UTC)

:{{partly done}}. I removed the blacklisted links but still need to find references. [[User:DJAMP4444|<span style="color:green;">'''''DJAMP'''''</span><span style="color:blue;">'''''4444'''''</span>]] 19:16, 17 June 2014 (UTC)

I have re-written the entire article to remove the PR speak, self promotion aspects, and make it more neutral, all claims are now (I believe) fully sourced, with appropriate links to external sources. [[User:ol king col]]  <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned"> — Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|undated]] comment added 12:32, 18 June 2014 (UTC)</span><!--Template:Undated--> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

:[[User:Techtrek|Techtrek]] has removed large amounts of sourced material and turned the article back into a PR piece with no reasoning or justification in the change logs and no discussion with other editors of the page. I have tried to engage with [[User:Techtrek|Techtrek]] on their talk page but have yet to receive a response. Can someone review the changes and give their opinion on the validity given this article has a number of warnings already pertaining to its advertising/PR nature. [[Special:Contributions/66.249.93.141|66.249.93.141]] ([[User talk:66.249.93.141|talk]]) 00:58, 21 June 2014 (UTC)

== Lets stop this descending into an Edit War ==
There is clearly a number of entities trying to amend this page both positively into a puff piece and claims that there are  ex-employees trying to rewrite negatively. Both of these are against Wikipedia rules. Can I suggest that before any further amends are made (except by senior Editors) they are proposed on here, and then everyone can agree / disagree and collaborate which is what Wikipedia is all about after all. [[User:Ol king col|Ol king col]] ([[User talk:Ol king col|talk]]) 07:21, 21 June 2014 (UTC)

=== Techtrek ===
Wikipedia definition of Vandalism = Vandalism is any addition, removal, or change of content, in a deliberate attempt to compromise the integrity of Wikipedia. [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Vandalism]]

The amends I made that {{userlink|Techtrek}} has reverted as being "vandalism" were externally sourced, and links provided. I ask {{userlink|Techtrek}} to explain on what basis they consider them to be vandalism? It has been requested that any changes are raised and can be discussed on here so that we can get consensus.

It is my belief that by reverting any negative and independantly verified and sourced updates {{userlink|Techtrek}} is responsible for vandalism as they are deliberately attempting to compromise Wikipedias integrity. They have made a number of unsourced claims to the re-write and repeatedly used language that is not in keeping with Wikipedias guidelines [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Neutral_point_of_view]. It has been claimed on [[User talk:Techtrek]]talk page the they are  Flame PR [[http://www.flamepr.com/]] if so then this must be disclosed. I ask {{userlink|Techtrek}} to please respond otherwise I will revert the change. [[User:Ol king col|Ol king col]] ([[User talk:Ol king col|talk]]) 09:26, 21 June 2014 (UTC)

== Input ==

I came across this page on [[user:OrangeMike]]'s Talk page. Like many articles about people or businesses, the article gave me the impression of being written by competing advocates (an antagonist and promotionalist competing over NPOV). That doesn't mean that this is actually the case, but it is the impression I get from the article's content, which is part advertising and part poorly-sourced contentious material. 

For example, citing a crowd-sourced website like Glassdoor for criticisms of his management style is very far-afield from Wikipedia's policies about reliable sources. The source must have a reputation for fact-checking. However, all this excessive content added by PR promoters (presumably) regarding the "platforms" that his latest company is selling is wholly inappropriate. Much of the article content was not representative of the entire source, but either for the purposes of promotion or attack, gave me the impression of being selected or mis-represented.

I have not read discussions or edit-histories in detail, but at-a-glance, it seems likely both parties have plenty to complain about the other. If I can be of further help in some way, let me know.   [[User:CorporateM|CorporateM]] ([[User_talk:CorporateM|Talk]]) 22:03, 21 June 2014 (UTC)

== Content for consideration  ==

In the interest of building a consensus, I'd like to suggest re-adding the Donald Duck waistcoat incident which traders attribute to a 10p fall in the stock price of MAID.http://www.managementtoday.co.uk/features/1214475/dan-wagner-maybe-im-not-best-person-run-public-company/. Thanks [[Special:Contributions/66.249.93.141|66.249.93.141]] ([[User talk:66.249.93.141|talk]]) 00:19, 22 June 2014 (UTC)

I agree and have added back the reference [[User:Techtrek|Techtrek]] ([[User talk:Techtrek|talk]]  <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned"> — Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|undated]] comment added 00:23, 22 June 2014 (UTC)</span><!--Template:Undated--> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

Excellent, first consensus reached. 

I'd also like to suggest a change to the Tony Blair quote. To be consistent with the change {{userlink|CorporateM}} did with the David Cameron quote, I suggest we remove the quoted text and have, 'In 1997, Wagner agreed a deal to licence search technology (InfoSort) to Fujitsu of Japan[14] which was hailed by Prime Minister Tony Blair. (ref)'. [[Special:Contributions/151.226.140.40|151.226.140.40]] ([[User talk:151.226.140.40|talk]]) 09:14, 22 June 2014 (UTC)

:As per [[User:CorporateM|CorporateM]] guidance below, I have removed the quote.  <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/66.249.93.141|66.249.93.141]] ([[User talk:66.249.93.141|talk]]) 17:27, 22 June 2014 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:Unsigned IP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

I would like to suggest adding in some information with regards to Powa initially being a spin-off from Venda, with Mr Wagner acquiring the Venda SBS (small business) brand and technology from Venda following his exit from the executive board, and rebranding it to Powa. Ref: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/yourbusiness/7824994/Vendas-Dan-Wagner-to-launch-website-venture.html There are also old docs on Powa's servers still called Venda-SBS, alongside a rebranded Venda SBS YouTube channel. [[User:Boomboombangbang|Boomboombangbang]] ([[User talk:Boomboombangbang|talk]]) 13:34, 22 June 2014 (UTC)

:::Regarding the quote, in most cases it is best to avoid quoting press articles where possible, because quotes are almost always used to incorporate a non-encyclopedic tone from the source we wouldn't otherwise use. Regarding information about the companies he has operated, the primary criteria for relevance is whether the source material found relevance. In other words, if the subject of the source is Dan Wagner, and it talks about his accomplishment at a certain company, than it's relevant. If the subject of the source is the company and Dan is only quoted, than those sources should only be used in minor supplemental ways if at all.[[User:CorporateM|CorporateM]] ([[User_talk:CorporateM|Talk]]) 13:51, 22 June 2014 (UTC)

I'd like to suggest adding some additional content in relation to the reverse acquisition of Knight Ridder Information, specifically, a consequence Wagner has mentioned in this interview, http://startups.co.uk/the-entrepreneur-dan-wagner-powa-technologies/, specifically the redundancies, 30% of the workforce, 400 jobs. [[Special:Contributions/151.226.140.40|151.226.140.40]] ([[User talk:151.226.140.40|talk]]) 10:06, 23 June 2014 (UTC)
:::Interesting article, what is the proposed wording? Do we have a secondary source?[[User:Ol king col|Ol king col]] ([[User talk:Ol king col|talk]]) 14:44, 27 June 2014 (UTC)

An article for consideration, http://techcrunch.com/2009/07/24/shiny-unhappy-people-uks-shiny-media-blog-network-engulfed-in-chaos/  <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/151.226.140.40|151.226.140.40]] ([[User talk:151.226.140.40|talk]]) 13:07, 23 June 2014 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:Unsigned IP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
:::Interesting article, what is the proposed wording? The article is one websites investigation so should get some corroborating evidence to ensure it is valid, not that I dont think for a second that techcrunch isn't reputable[[User:Ol king col|Ol king col]] ([[User talk:Ol king col|talk]]) 14:44, 27 June 2014 (UTC)

More material for consideration, http://techcrunch.com/2012/07/12/square-mpowa-trademark-legal/ [[Special:Contributions/151.226.140.40|151.226.140.40]] ([[User talk:151.226.140.40|talk]]) 13:18, 23 June 2014 (UTC)
::: Not sure that is serious or notable enough for posting. [[User:Ol king col|Ol king col]] ([[User talk:Ol king col|talk]]) 14:44, 27 June 2014 (UTC)

The missed ebay investment opportunity should be on here as well. http://www.theguardian.com/media/pda/2007/jan/30/shinymediagetsseriouswith. The Guardian states, "Wagner is best known for deciding not to invest $1m in 30% of eBay back in the day.", and this, http://www.theguardian.com/media/2010/mar/14/portraits-dotcom-entrepreneurs-bubble-burst [[Special:Contributions/151.226.140.40|151.226.140.40]] ([[User talk:151.226.140.40|talk]]) 13:36, 23 June 2014 (UTC)
::: Any additional sources or verification?[[User:Ol king col|Ol king col]] ([[User talk:Ol king col|talk]]) 14:44, 27 June 2014 (UTC)

There's been an amend made that hasn't been discussed on here. [[User:Techtrek]] has amended "a deal investors in London nicknamed Dial-a-dog" now reads "resulting with certain investors in London nicknaming the company Dial-a-dog", the source article clearly states that it was "widely dubbed Dialadog" I would suggest it is either amended back or amended to state in accordance with the article - "a deal widely dubbed Dialadog by investors in London". I feel the amend as it has been made is not reflective of the source. [[User:Ol king col|Ol king col]] ([[User talk:Ol king col|talk]]) 14:40, 27 June 2014 (UTC)
:: Could [[User:CorporateM]] please give his opinion since this is rewriting copy he put together? Alternatively [[User:Orangemike]] has weighed in on this article.[[User:Ol king col|Ol king col]] ([[User talk:Ol king col|talk]]) 14:50, 27 June 2014 (UTC)

::::*[http://startups.co.uk/the-entrepreneur-dan-wagner-powa-technologies/ This source] is an interview and should therefore be treated similar to primary sources and used only with caution to fill in gaps where we couldn't find better, more independent sources. This is because while it is published in an independent source, the content is not in the voice of the reporter; rather the magazine is just acting as a conduit for statements made directly by the article-subject. 

::::*[http://techcrunch.com/2009/07/24/shiny-unhappy-people-uks-shiny-media-blog-network-engulfed-in-chaos/ TechCrunch] is a reliable source. Keeping in mind that it borders on a gossip rag and BLP encourages us to write "conservatively" about living people. However, I see some content from this source, both good and bad, that could be added. 

::::*[http://techcrunch.com/2012/07/12/square-mpowa-trademark-legal/ This source] just quotes Dan commenting on an issue and doesn't have anything of encyclopedic value. The same goes for certain parts of the prior source from TechCrunch. Generally being quoted in the press is not anything we include here.

::::Regarding the Dial-a-dog thing - it is a highly offensive comment that would require strong sources and BLP would encourage us to lean on the side of caution. The source I read said it was a name given by "critics". It's place in the Lead at the top of the article also seems to give it pretty prominent placement in the article. It may actually warrant a place in the Lead, but the Lead should also be larger so that it is not such a dominant element of it. [[User:CorporateM|CorporateM]] ([[User_talk:CorporateM|Talk]]) 18:33, 27 June 2014 (UTC)

:::::Thanks for weighing in [[User:CorporateM]] Re dialadog, it is Wagners primary basis for fame and news articles often mention it as such [http://www.theguardian.com/business/2011/dec/18/dan-wagner-venda-internet-business The Guardian] references it early in the article as "the technology company that City wags renamed Dial-a-dog". The article linked in the opening [http://citywire.co.uk/money/goodbye-dialadog-the-future-is-bright-station/a206778 City Wire] as noted above, [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/privateequity/10656139/Dotcom-entrepreneur-Dan-Wagner-pulls-Venda-float.html The Telegraph] "Wagner’s last listed business, Dialog, was nicknamed Dial-a-dog by City wags", [http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets/article-2424650/Could-Dan-Wagners-PowaTag-technology-save-British-High-Street.html City am / Daily Mail] "earned the unflattering nickname Dial-a-dog among investors", [http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d2007664-09af-11e3-ad07-00144feabdc0.html#axzz35ugFPdTH The Financial Times], as it is something that is referenced so frequently, and with such promininace across a variety of sources I think that its inclusion in the Lead is appropriate. [[User:ol king col|ol king col]] ([[User_talk:ol king col|Talk]])06:42, 28 June 2014 (UTC)

Thanks for the recent edits to the article [[User:CorporateM|CorporateM]]. The article is far more balanced and concise. I'd like to suggest changes to the career section, specifically the Powa section. You have written 'That same year he also founded Powa, an e-commerce business based on mPowa, a mobile payments service. Users of the service can make purchases by taking a picture of the item they want to buy.' You are referring to powatag, part of powa's product portfolio. This was launched in march this year. Despite the media material, you cannot make a purchase by taking a picture of the item. You need to scan a qr code or listen to an audio source which has been watermarked. The intial product launched by powa was powa ecommerce platform, spun out of venda. [[Special:Contributions/66.249.93.233|66.249.93.233]] ([[User talk:66.249.93.233|talk]]) 15:28, 28 June 2014 (UTC)

:Can you provide an alternate, independent source you feel provides a more accurate description? (preferably a source focused on Wagner, but it doesn't have to be) [[User:CorporateM|CorporateM]] ([[User_talk:CorporateM|Talk]]) 15:56, 28 June 2014 (UTC)

:: here's one for powatag with additional detail on how it functions, http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/10674323/Retail-revolution-will-be-PowaTag-ged.html [[Special:Contributions/66.249.93.141|66.249.93.141]] ([[User talk:66.249.93.141|talk]]) 17:24, 28 June 2014 (UTC)


:: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/yourbusiness/7824994/Vendas-Dan-Wagner-to-launch-website-venture.html Refers to his leaving Venda and founding Powa Technologies using Venda technology. Specifically, acquiring and rebranding the Venda for small businesses platform. It's worth highlighting that stuff has been rebranded a few times. Powa Technologies initially only offered a single product, which was an ecommerce platform, this is now called PowaWeb. mPowa is a mobile point of sale solution, similar to Square, this has since been rebranded to PowaPOS. PowaTag is the newest platform which is essentially a mobile wallet which feeds into an ecommerce backend and allows the purchase of products through the scanning of a QR code or watermarked piece of audio. [[User:Boomboombangbang|Boomboombangbang]] ([[User talk:Boomboombangbang|talk]]) 19:29, 28 June 2014 (UTC)

==Business Holdings==
Aigua was the name of the holding company which controlled a number of fashion blog sites, alongside the osoyou.com website. Aigua were acquired by Powa Technologies and rebranded to Powa Media, before all staff members being made redundant not longer after. Press release about the acquisition here: http://www.aiguamedia.com/ There aren't any sources about the redundancies, but a quick look at the date of thge last published article on any Powa Media site, alongside a search of LinkedIn should reveal the truth. With all that taken into consideration, I'd simply remove the sentence about Aigua from the section as it's not factual and it's confusing. [[User:Boomboombangbang|Boomboombangbang]] ([[User talk:Boomboombangbang|talk]]) 19:37, 28 June 2014 (UTC)

:LinkedIn cannot be used as a source and the criterion for relevance of a layoff is the same as it is for content about the company's products or business - a credible, secondary source about Wagner that includes it. However, corporate structure is something that we can use primary sources for and it sounds like the structure is complicated enough to warrant explanation. I wonder if the primary holding company is public and would therefore have a 10-k filing that would confirm its subsidiaries, primary lines of business, etc. [[User:CorporateM|CorporateM]] ([[User_talk:CorporateM|Talk]]) 20:45, 28 June 2014 (UTC)


===June 2016=== 

== Misc/Notes ==

The Financial Times sources said "He gave up his job and <b>used a scheme aimed at helping the unemployed</b> to found Maid (Marketing Analysis and Information Database)". Does anybody understand what it's referring to about a "scheme to help the unemployed"? [[User:CorporateM|CorporateM]] ([[User_talk:CorporateM|Talk]]) 13:25, 28 June 2014 (UTC)

:There are some pretty wild discrepencies between sources in some cases. For example, some sources say it was the Financial Times that called Dialog, Dial-a-Dog, while others say it was press, investors, or "widely used". I'm seeing a lot of different figures for how much money it was sold for and contradicting descriptions of some of his businesses and what services they offer. [[User:CorporateM|CorporateM]] ([[User_talk:CorporateM|Talk]]) 02:58, 29 June 2014 (UTC)

::The scheme he refers to is unemployment benefit, otherwise known as the 'dole',http://www.cityam.com/article/1384144094/tech-powerhouse-who-wants-save-our-ailing-high-street  <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/66.249.93.141|66.249.93.141]] ([[User talk:66.249.93.141|talk]]) 19:51, 1 July 2014 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:Unsigned IP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

::Another source, FT cutting, http://www.brightstation.com/press/2000%2002%2006%20-%20Sunday%20Times.pdf -  "He spent the next two years on the dole.." [[Special:Contributions/151.226.140.40|151.226.140.40]] ([[User talk:151.226.140.40|talk]]) 09:35, 2 July 2014 (UTC)

:The scheme mentioned above may have been the forty quid a week handed out to the would-be self-employed/small business during the 1980s, widely regarded as a Tory scam to reduce the official unemployment figures.  Also the article doesn't make it altogether clear that Dialog was founded in 1967 (as a subsidiary of the Lockheed aerospace company) and was acquired from Knight-Ridder by MAID in 1997; the company was then rebranded as The Dialog Corporation. Caveat: I started working for MAID shortly before the Dialog takeover was finalised and stuck it out until Thomson sent my job to India in mid-2006. [[User:Mr Larrington|Mr Larrington]] ([[User talk:Mr Larrington|talk]]) 21:35, 10 November 2015 (UTC)

::I can corroborate the testimony of [[User:Mr Larrington|Mr Larrington]], having worked for MAID/Dialog/Thomson from May 1997 to February 2005; MAID was rebranded to Dialog AFTER Wagna acquired Knight Ridder in 1997, which was some considerable time after 'The company went public on the stock market in 1994'. Knight Ridder's product Dialog was the reason for the rebranding. [[User:DuncanCorps|DuncanCorps]] ([[User talk:DuncanCorps|talk]]) 22:01, 21 March 2016 (UTC)

==Admin help required, user King col editing with IP addresses acting more than one people==
{{admin-help|answered=yes}}
*It is so obvious that user King col is the same person as the IP address. In my last two edits, I have corrected exact same mistake that was made by the user King Col and one made by the IP address [https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Talk:Dan_Wagner&diff=prev&oldid=726607564] [https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Talk%3ADan_Wagner&type=revision&diff=726607638&oldid=726607564]. Both of them are adding links as references to talkpage text without creating a dummy reference list. It is very clear and obvious that King col logs out to edit to avoid bringing scrutiny to his user account and when the page was finally locked, he started editing using his account. I will request an administrator to block this person for acting as multiple people which is fraud. --[[User:Techtrek|Techtrek]] ([[User talk:Techtrek|talk]]) 06:37, 23 June 2016 (UTC)
::You say "It is so obvious" and "It is very clear and obvious", but it is neither clear nor obvious to me. What is clear, however, is that you are determined to make the article conform to your point of view, by whatever means you can. You are likely to be blocked from editing if you continue in the same way. <small>''The editor who uses the pseudonym''</small> "[[User:JamesBWatson|JamesBWatson]]" ([[User talk:JamesBWatson#top|talk]]) 13:37, 24 June 2016 (UTC)
:::I am not editing the article anymore as you can see from my agreement below. I will be suggesting my edits on talkpage and let more experienced users decide. But I am concerned that an editor is acting as atleast two people by using his IP address and his user account. --[[User:Techtrek|Techtrek]] ([[User talk:Techtrek|talk]]) 21:33, 25 June 2016 (UTC)

==Suggested Edits - Court Action==

Subject of court action (bankruptcy court) by former Powa director Ben White relating to a personally guaranteed loan to Powa.<ref>http://ftalphaville.ft.com/2016/06/07/2165045/ex-powa-director-battles-dan-wagner-over-unpaid-loan/</ref>

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==Attraqt==

Stands down as Attraqt chairman, share price rise. <ref>http://ftalphaville.ft.com/2016/06/16/2166501/after-all-that-powa-another-departure-for-dan-wagner/</ref><ref>http://www.standard.co.uk/business/postpowa-dan-wagner-quits-attraqt-to-head-for-fledgling-tech-venture-a3272371.html</ref>
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:Already in the article [[Special:Contributions/2A02:C7F:C207:A800:224:1DFF:FE76:EDE6|2A02:C7F:C207:A800:224:1DFF:FE76:EDE6]] ([[User talk:2A02:C7F:C207:A800:224:1DFF:FE76:EDE6|talk]]) 10:13, 21 June 2016 (UTC)
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[[User:Hdeimbacher]] Seems to be another Dan Wagner related PR fluff account. He has primarily edited the Attraqt page, and the page for Andre Brown. [[Special:Contributions/91.220.216.223|91.220.216.223]] ([[User talk:91.220.216.223|talk]]) 16:16, 19 July 2016 (UTC)

== Recent edits and page protection ==

I noticed that the page was protected as a result of recent disruption. This version should continue to stand according to [[WP:WRONGVERSION]] and changes should be discussed before going further if you wish to mutually work on this article and not get reported for continuing those IPs disruption (which may also mean that you were editing without logging in). --[[User:Techtrek|Techtrek]] ([[User talk:Techtrek|talk]]) 17:00, 21 June 2016 (UTC)

*Hello. I have reverted [[User:Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi]]. I do not wish to revert you any more as you appear to be some one experienced, nor do I wish to prom IPote the subject of this article. Anything some one neutral wants to write is acceptable. The IP address (sock puppets of user King col) are bent on defaming the subject and are using blogs from FT as sources. Blogs are not credible sources especially when it comes to [[WP:BLP]]. Please take notice of this and discuss the edit before inserting them into the article. I think you as a n experienced editor will not be quick to revert and discuss accordingly. Thank you. --[[User:Techtrek|Techtrek]] ([[User talk:Techtrek|talk]]) 05:58, 22 June 2016 (UTC)
*Re: your tag, please explain what part of the article do you think is written like an advert. I will be happy to collaborate with you to make it factual only. --[[User:Techtrek|Techtrek]] ([[User talk:Techtrek|talk]]) 06:01, 22 June 2016 (UTC)

I do not intend to edit war but [[WP:BLP]] is an exemption to this which is why I reverted. I appreciate all wikipedia policies and will strictly abide by them. I, thus, invite experienced wikipedia editors to get involved in this, read the sources (blogs) which were referencing content as fact and are BLP violations. Please discuss so that we can stabilize this article into something everyone will accept according to [[WP:NPOV]]. --[[User:Techtrek|Techtrek]] ([[User talk:Techtrek|talk]]) 07:25, 22 June 2016 (UTC)
:Actually, that's inaccurate. Looking at the revision you refer to, it sources, the Financial Times (main publication) as well as another FT publication, alphaville (listed on the FT site), and the BBC. A quick google search yields plenty more material from other publication, including one about yourself, <ref>http://uk.businessinsider.com/techtreks-wikipedia-edits-on-powa-founder-dan-wagner-2016-3</ref>, reiterating what many have suggested on this page, that you have an undeclared interest in the subject matter. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Dan_Wagner_-_UK_Tech_Entrepreneur.jpg is particularly interesting, FlamePR own the copyright of the photo and you're the author, the same FlamePR mentioned here <ref>http://uk.businessinsider.com/powa-technologies-unpaid-debts-and-fund-recovery-2016-5</ref> and <ref>http://ftalphaville.ft.com/2016/03/17/2156642/powa-technologies-global-ambition-and-pr-spend-to-match/</ref>. You omit Powa Technologies from the opening paragraph, which is the source of his recent publicity given it was a failed unicorn startup, but mention Rezolv. Here's some articles to help balance to this piece. 
* http://uk.businessinsider.com/what-did-powa-technologies-spend-its-money-on-2016-3
* http://uk.businessinsider.com/inside-the-crash-of-londons-payment-unicorn-powa-technologies-2016-4
* https://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/apr/18/dan-wagner-powa-technologies
* http://www.computing.co.uk/ctg/news/2455113/how-dan-wagner-powa-d-through-gbp144m-of-other-peoples-money
* http://bfy.tw/6OM1
:The last one is particularly useful.
:Also, regarding the awards, http://eoyhof.ey.com/ does not list him as a recipient of the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year 1998.
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:: Indeed, those are excellent sources and that material should definitely be in the article. BTW, {{reply|Techtrek}} since you clearly have a direct [[WP:COI]] you should not be directly editing the article at all. You appear to have managed to stay beneath the radar up until now: That ends tonight.  If you edit the article again, you will have the opportunity to justify your editing [[WP:ANI|somewhere slightly more public]]. In future, make your suggested edits here, on the talk page, and they will be added (or not) according to the consensus of the community. Cheers. [[User:Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi|<sub style="color:green;>'''Muffled'''</sub>]] '''''[[User talk:Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi|<sup style="color:red;">Pocketed</sup>]]''''' 10:14, 22 June 2016 (UTC)

I have reverted article to as was at time of {{reply|Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi}} last amend <ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Dan_Wagner&oldid=726366249</ref> at 18:32, 21 June 2016 before {{reply|Techtrek}} amends. [[User:ol king col|ol king col]] ([[User_talk:ol king col|Talk]])11:49, 22 June 2016 (UTC)
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Hello [[User:Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi]]. The blogs referenced (FT alphavile and business insider) are using unnamed sources as the basis of their stories. These are not credible as per [[WP:AVOIDVICTIM]] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Identifying_reliable_sources#Biographies_of_living_persons]. Also, the textual commentary is in breach of Wikipedia rules by not being factual and instead inferring emotion. Examples:

:::''"He is best known for his leadership of Dialog and its subsequent 95% share price drop in 2000,[1] and for being the CEO of Powa Technologies, where he raised in excess of $200 million of funding[2] before leading it into administration within 30 months in early 2016.[3]"''

*Not true. I am saying this, because he's not 'best known' for being a CEO of a tech company at the time of the dot com crash. There were thousands of companies that saw their share prices collapse at that time. 'Fame' isn't tied to the dot com crash - that company survived the crash and was sold for half a billion dollars a few months afterwards! This content is violating [[Wikipedia:Cherrypicking]] rules.

:::''"In February, 2016, the FT reported Powa technologies had missed payments to staff and third parties,[29] a mere two years after raising $175m investment, and despite the huge investment, Powa was said to still be 'pre-revenue"''

*This was reported as rumour from a blog called FT Alphaville which is not the FT and was not a factual report. 'A mere two years' - infers judgement. 'despite the huge investment,' infers that the investment is huge. The whole thing should be removed.

:::''"After the collapse of Powa Technologies a series of articles by The Financial Times and the BBC called into question several claims that had been made by Dan Wagner during his tenure as CEO. Powa's self-proclaimed 2014 valuation of $2.6 billion was investigated and the Financial Times concluded that £75 million was a more accurate figure.[30] A "10-year strategic alliance with ‘limitless’ potential” deal with China UnionPay that Wagner described in a quote to the BBC as “Why did China UnionPay decide to partner with a little British technology company? We’ve trumped ApplePay and the rest of the world here.” was found to be nothing of the kind[31][32] and most of the partners that Wagner claimed had signed deals with Powa were found to be just Letters of Intent at best.[33][34]"''

*All these assertions are from the one FT Alphaville blog which is NOT the Financial Times as stated. The BBC piece is similarly rehashing the unreferenced comments from Business Insider and FT Alphaville. The Financial Times never wrote anything so salacious instead they stuck to the facts which were that the business went into administration. Therefore this whole section should be removed.

I believe this is part of a defamation campaign against the person where wikipedia is being used as a tool for this agenda (among [https://mobile.twitter.com/danwagnerpowa other platforms] and who ever is doing this, whether it is King Col or someone else, this is a clear conflict of interest and the only user that shows the same behaviour is King Col and the IPs). Although you people are claiming that I have a conflict of interest, if that is true by any mark, King Col and the IPs adding such disinformation also clearly have a conflict of interest according to [[WP:COI]] and they should not be editing the article ''as well''. I suggest that you revert the latest edit by King Col and bring him to the talkpage to discuss this as I have agreed to your suggestion of only discussing and suggesting problems with this article instead of editing directly. If I can comply to the rules, King Col should do the same. Let me bring your attention to another sniffy comment in this article which is not anything an encyclopedia should be stating:

:::''Wagner became known for becoming a CEO of a public company in his 20s which is even more impressive given at the time he was 31''.

*Either it should be removed or simply say "Wagner became known for becoming a CEO of a public company in his early 30s".

As you can see, this article is being made a [[WP:COATRACK]] and a way of victimization.

--[[User:Techtrek|Techtrek]] ([[User talk:Techtrek|talk]]) 06:23, 23 June 2016 (UTC)

::Given what has happened recently, he's probably better known for the collapse of Powa Technologies given it was a unicorn ($1bn+ value) company.  <small class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/2A02:C7F:C207:A800:F54D:142D:A0A3:7A09|2A02:C7F:C207:A800:F54D:142D:A0A3:7A09]] ([[User talk:2A02:C7F:C207:A800:F54D:142D:A0A3:7A09|talk]]) 08:35, 23 June 2016 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:Unsigned IP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
:::: From the ft main publication, https://next.ft.com/content/a8466886-d489-11e5-829b-8564e7528e54.[[Special:Contributions/2A02:C7F:C207:A800:F54D:142D:A0A3:7A09|2A02:C7F:C207:A800:F54D:142D:A0A3:7A09]] ([[User talk:2A02:C7F:C207:A800:F54D:142D:A0A3:7A09|talk]])  <small class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|undated]] comment added 08:23, 23 June 2016 (UTC)</small><!--Template:Undated--> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
::Again, incorrect. The BBC article has original material relating to the China UnionPay claim. The ft alphaville article uses companies house publicly available information as well as legal documents from the US to analyse the valuation of Powa Technologies. I suggest you re-read all the source material. Also, no legal action was taken against any of the sourced material.  <small class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/2A02:C7F:C207:A800:F54D:142D:A0A3:7A09|2A02:C7F:C207:A800:F54D:142D:A0A3:7A09]] ([[User talk:2A02:C7F:C207:A800:F54D:142D:A0A3:7A09|talk]]) 08:33, 23 June 2016 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:Unsigned IP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
:::Wkipedia uses actual reliable references as source and if a blog has commentary on some other sources, that blog can not be used as a reliable source even if that blog belongs to a news site. The article in question is from the blog of the news site and not a formal article of FT itself which is monitored by their editorial board. Probably best known for and your commentary on the matter is your personal opinion and judgement which has absolutely no value here especially when it comes to a biography of a living person, credible sources and factual information is a must. --[[User:Techtrek|Techtrek]] ([[User talk:Techtrek|talk]]) 06:55, 24 June 2016 (UTC)
This intro is aweful and misleading and not what he is "best known for". It is another [[WP:BLP]] violation:

:''Daniel Maurice Wagner (born 28 July 1963) is a British Internet entrepreneur. He is best known for his leadership of Dialog and its subsequent 95% share price drop in 2000,[1] and for being the CEO of Powa Technologies, where he raised in excess of $200 million of funding[2] before leading it into administration within 30 months in early 2016.[3]''
I am reporting these violations. --[[User:Techtrek|Techtrek]] ([[User talk:Techtrek|talk]]) 06:37, 24 June 2016 (UTC)
::@TechTrek - https://twitter.com/kadhimshubber/status/745897633688989696 - an observation by one of the FT reporters criticised and dismissed by [[User:Techtrek|TechTrek]] <small class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/2A02:C7F:C207:A800:224:1DFF:FE76:EDE6|2A02:C7F:C207:A800:224:1DFF:FE76:EDE6]] ([[User talk:2A02:C7F:C207:A800:224:1DFF:FE76:EDE6|talk]]) 07:51, 24 June 2016 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:Unsigned IP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

The most recent comment posted this morning reference the blogger himself from Alphaville - Kadhim Shubber - who refers to his own blog as 'Alphavile' not the Financial Times or FT Alphaville. Just Aphaville the blog! Is this a joke?
:: The URL for '''FT'''Alphaville is http://ftalphaville.ft.com/. Oh look, a subdomain of the financial times.  <small class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/2A02:C7F:C207:A800:224:1DFF:FE76:EDE6|2A02:C7F:C207:A800:224:1DFF:FE76:EDE6]] ([[User talk:2A02:C7F:C207:A800:224:1DFF:FE76:EDE6|talk]]) 09:22, 24 June 2016 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:Unsigned IP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

Also, earlier on the talk page Ol King Col says 'given what has happened recently, he is probably better known for the collapse of Powa Technologies given it was a unicorn' but again that's nonsense given the subject ran a publicly listed company on NASDAQ and the London Stock Exchange for 8 years, did a reverse acquisition for $460m in 1997. The huge range of institutional investors, debt and equity holders supporting such a large business in the public markets in the UK and US is much more well known than a Startup that failed after 2 years. To characterise Dialog 'best known for leadership of Dialog and its subsequent 95% share decline' is clearly defamatory.
:::''If we are being even balanced, then the entry 'In February, 2016, the FT reported Powa technologies had missed payments to staff and third parties,[29] two years after raising $175m investment, despite the investment, Powa was said to still be 'pre-revenue'. On 19 February 2016, Powa Technologies went into administration and appointed Deloitte as administrators.[3]''
*..should be re-written to say 'In February, 2016, the FT reported Powa technologies had missed payments to staff and third parties,[29]. On 19 February 2016, Powa Technologies appointed Deloitte as administrators.[3]'
:::This entry should be removed ''After the collapse of Powa Technologies a series of articles by The Financial Times and the BBC called into question several claims that had been made by Dan Wagner during his tenure as CEO. Powa's self-proclaimed 2014 valuation of $2.6 billion was investigated and the Financial Times concluded that £75 million was a more accurate figure.[2] A "10-year strategic alliance with ‘limitless’ potential” deal with China UnionPay that Wagner described in a quote to the BBC as “Why did China UnionPay decide to partner with a little British technology company? We’ve trumped ApplePay and the rest of the world here.” was found to be nothing of the kind[30][31] and most of the partners that Wagner claimed had signed deals with Powa were found to be just Letters of Intent at best.[31][32]''
the 'series of articles by the Financial Times' was not at all. indeed it was a blog called Alphaville and not the Financial Times at all.
all should go because all speculation--[[User:Techtrek|Techtrek]] ([[User talk:Techtrek|talk]]) 08:50, 24 June 2016 (UTC)
::That's inaccurate and you know it. Here is one such article from the '''FT''' https://next.ft.com/content/db78778a-d727-11e5-829b-8564e7528e54. If you look at the authors, one of them is Kadhim Shubber, the same Kadhim Shubber from the tweet above. I've provided this once, but if your missed it try this, http://bfy.tw/6OM1.[[Special:Contributions/2A02:C7F:C207:A800:224:1DFF:FE76:EDE6|2A02:C7F:C207:A800:224:1DFF:FE76:EDE6]] ([[User talk:2A02:C7F:C207:A800:224:1DFF:FE76:EDE6|talk]])  <small class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|undated]] comment added 09:29, 24 June 2016 (UTC)</small><!--Template:Undated--> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
:::Tweets are not [[WP:RS]]. Tweets and blogs do not make up a collection of credible sources to be used in [[WP:BLP]] articles. Alphaville ''is'' a subdomain of FT, a subdomain for their blogs ! As I said, even blogs of news websites do not go through the same editorial checks as their main news articles on their root domain. Blogs do not automatically get more credibility because the blogger posted the blog on a news blog. We have to differentiate between blogs and actual news. --[[User:Techtrek|Techtrek]] ([[User talk:Techtrek|talk]]) 21:38, 25 June 2016 (UTC)
::::A tweet hasn't been used as a source for the article. The tweet you refer to is from an FT journalist, see co-authored ft article above, commenting on your attempts to discredit FT Alphaville. The point was the author of the FT alphaville material is an FT journalist. Also, as no legal action was taken against any of the sourced material (FT, BBC, Guardian, Business Insider, etc - you really should try googling your..I mean, Dan Wagner Powa Technologies for a wealth of material) suggests to me it is not factually inaccurate given that some of the articles are based on the administrators report produced by deloite. Y[[Special:Contributions/2A02:C7F:C207:A800:D198:DC3F:2310:FFC2|2A02:C7F:C207:A800:D198:DC3F:2310:FFC2]] ([[User talk:2A02:C7F:C207:A800:D198:DC3F:2310:FFC2|talk]])  <!--Template:Undated--><small class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|undated]] comment added 07:03, 26 June 2016 (UTC)</small> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
:::::Your comment that "''suggests to me it is not factually inaccurate''" is your personal analysis. Why are you proposing your personal judgement of sources to be a part of this wikipedia article? [[WP:SYNTH]] is not allowed on wikipedia. --[[User:Techtrek|Techtrek]] ([[User talk:Techtrek|talk]]) 11:38, 26 June 2016 (UTC)
{{edit COI|D|C}}
As agreed above, I am not editing the article myself and I will use the edit request template to ask more experienced and neutral users to address [[WP:BLP]] issues I raised in my comments above dated ''06:23, 23 June 2016 (UTC)'',  ''06:37, 24 June 2016 (UTC)'' and ''08:50, 24 June 2016 (UTC)''. The sources are blogs or other non reliable sources, the individual is being written as "best known" for things that do not have supportive reliable sources. The statements I quoted in italics need to be changed. as suggested in my comments. --[[User:Techtrek|Techtrek]] ([[User talk:Techtrek|talk]]) 21:46, 25 June 2016 (UTC)
::You have already requested help https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Biographies_of_living_persons/Noticeboard#Dan_Wagner and have been answered.  <!-- Template:Unsigned IP --><small class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/2A02:C7F:C207:A800:585:A65D:F204:CD72|2A02:C7F:C207:A800:585:A65D:F204:CD72]] ([[User talk:2A02:C7F:C207:A800:585:A65D:F204:CD72|talk]]) 08:41, 26 June 2016 (UTC)</small> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
:Here via the BLPN. Techtrek is not making a reasonable case. The FT news blogs are reliable and plenty of the coverage was in the FT itself. On one issue objected to, the "letters of intent", this is well covered in other available reliable sources, e.g. http://uk.businessinsider.com/powa-technologies-most-1200-powatag-deals-were-letters-of-intent-2016-2; http://uk.businessinsider.com/inside-the-crash-of-londons-payment-unicorn-powa-technologies-2016-4; http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/db78778a-d727-11e5-829b-8564e7528e54.html#axzz4CftVwfD1; http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-35860814; http://www.computing.co.uk/ctg/news/2455113/how-dan-wagner-powa-d-through-gbp144m-of-other-peoples-money. The BBC article is very negative about Techtrek and his client: "Behind the scenes, the Powa team that had negotiated the deal was shocked - they had told Mr Wagner not to oversell the deal but he had gone off script. "He just shot his mouth off," one told me. "The Chinese were furious, they don't like that kind of boasting." What's more, any deal had been done with an intermediary, not China UnionPay, whose lawyers sent a "cease and desist" letter ordering Powa to shut up. "As matter of fact," says the letter, "our company has not yet established any business relationship with your company". Powa's PR agency called the BBC asking us to remove Mr Wagner's quote from our article." The negative reporting of Wagner's time at Powa is not unique - journalists negatively covered Venda, though one was sued by them: http://www.retailinsider.com/2016/02/the-day-venda-tried-to-sue-me-out-of-my-house.html. Now they are trying to whitewash here and we should have none of it. This biased editing has itself become the story: http://uk.businessinsider.com/techtreks-wikipedia-edits-on-powa-founder-dan-wagner-2016-3. Techtrek - stop this futile effort or I predict you will be banned for disruption. [[User:Fences and windows|<span style="background-color:white; color:red;">Fences</span>]]<span style="background-color:white; color:#808080;">&amp;</span>[[User talk:Fences and windows|<span style="background-color:white; color:black;">Windows</span>]] 09:38, 26 June 2016 (UTC)
:And here is what Wagner is "best known" for in recent reliable sources, seeing as that is also disputed: "Mr Wagner is best-known for being the founder and former chief executive of Dialog, which was dubbed “dial-a-dog” by City wags after its share price crashed 95 per cent on Nasdaq, New York’s technology-heavy market." ([http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/analysis-and-features/dan-wagner-is-the-tech-entrepreneur-s-latest-unicorn-hobbled-a6880016.html Independent, Feb 16]); "Wagner, whose previous best-known business, Dialog, lost 95% of its value during the dotcom boom and bust, told BBC Radio 4’s In Business on Sunday that Powa’s fall into administration had come as a complete shock." ([https://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/apr/18/dan-wagner-powa-technologies Guardian, April 16]). [[User:Fences and windows|<span style="background-color:white; color:red;">Fences</span>]]<span style="background-color:white; color:#808080;">&amp;</span>[[User talk:Fences and windows|<span style="background-color:white; color:black;">Windows</span>]] 09:51, 26 June 2016 (UTC)
:Also, "Powa was founded in 2007 by Dan Wagner, who was best known as the man behind MAID, later renamed Dialog, which he sold to Reuters for $500m shortly before the dot-com crash in 2000." ([http://www.cityam.com/235009/fintech-unicorn-powa-to-appoint-administrators-as-deloitte-called-in City A.M., Feb 16.]) A mention of Dialog and its crash as what he is best known for in the lead is hardly "defamatory". [[User:Techtrek]], as you are a representative of the subject, if you continue to makes claims that other editors are being "defamatory" when adding material well-supported by reliable sources I will open a discussion at AN/I to request you be banned for [[WP:NLT|legal threats]]. [[User:Fences and windows|<span style="background-color:white; color:red;">Fences</span>]]<span style="background-color:white; color:#808080;">&amp;</span>[[User talk:Fences and windows|<span style="background-color:white; color:black;">Windows</span>]] 10:04, 26 June 2016 (UTC)
::Before I reply to the whole of your message, I want to let you know that I have not made any legal threats and do not intend to make any threats whatsoever other than reporting to a wikipedia adminstrator when I see something out of order so that they can take action within wikipedia policies. The use of word defamatory is in the same meaning as mentioned in the wikipedia policies of [[WP:BLP]]. In no circumstance should my use of wikipedia policy be misinterpreted as intention to threaten legal action. The messages by the IP editor are about legal action taken in the sources. I have not even commented on that. --[[User:Techtrek|Techtrek]] ([[User talk:Techtrek|talk]]) 11:34, 26 June 2016 (UTC)
::I am not proposing to whitewash the article. I am proposing to follow wikipedia policies strictly as it is required for [[WP:BLP]]. Even the user who is opposing me has agreed that some of the statements in article were not within permissible things on wikipedia. You can see these examples [https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Dan_Wagner&type=revision&diff=726613652&oldid=726613272] [https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Dan_Wagner&diff=prev&oldid=726613272]. I am discussing this to bring further attention to issues in this article. You can not blanket reject problems with such statements. --[[User:Techtrek|Techtrek]] ([[User talk:Techtrek|talk]]) 11:45, 26 June 2016 (UTC)
:::Marked the edit request as declined as this discussion does not appear to have reached a consensus. [[User:Altamel|Altamel]] ([[User talk:Altamel|talk]]) 03:37, 12 August 2016 (UTC)

== Late November/early December edits ==
{{Help me-helped}}
A number of changes have drastically altered the article without prior conversation on this talk page. What is more, it again reads like a pr piece, with some potentially libelous content regarding Ben White. Given the previous edit wars and the number of edits potentially requiring reversion, can an experienced editor look at the page and make changes if necessary.[[Special:Contributions/82.98.156.41|82.98.156.41]] ([[User talk:82.98.156.41|talk]]) 20:57, 2 December 2016 (UTC)
:Some articles omitted
:http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2016/11/01/dan-wagner-the-tech-visionary-who-cannot-accept-that-he-failed/
:http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2016/11/19/powa-payments-under-scrutiny/
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::I have reverted some of the recent changes, but there apparently also were attempts to smear Wagner. I tried to fix some of those, too. [[User:Huon|Huon]] ([[User talk:Huon|talk]]) 00:59, 3 December 2016 (UTC)

::To give some more detail: 
::*That Wagner has said he's going to sue and that he was conspired against might be worth a note in the body of the article; it's not important enough to make up half the lead. See [[WP:UNDUE]]. Besides, Wikipedia is not a platform for Mr Wagner's views. When he ''has'' sued things certainly are worth mentioning (though I expect it's rather difficult to sue people for not throwing good money after bad); right now this is all hot air and evidence-less allegations.
::*"In November 2016, [[NetSuite]] was sold to [[Oracle]] ..." - true and referenced, but unless the sources mention Wagner, it's not relevant to him. The end of that paragraph, "Dan Wagner was a major shareholder in [[NetSuite]]..." is unreferenced. See [[WP:SYN]].
::*Regarding the "China deal", "was alleged to have been overstated" is a misrepresentation when the alleged partner sends cease-and-desist letters asserting that there are no business relations.
::*Business Insider also confirmed that it had seen the China Union Pay agreement and that "the joint-venture was contracted to roll out Powa's technology to 100,000 merchants by June 2016 in the Guangzhou region." - Misrepresentation of the source. Here's what BI says: "BI has seen a copy of the agreement between Powa and CN2Pay, Powa's joint venture partner, that suggests the joint-venture was contracted to roll out Powa's technology to 100,000 merchants by June 2016 in the Guangzhou region. Powa could even pull out of the deal if this commitment was not met." So it's not actually a "China Union Pay" agreement but a "CN2Pay" agrreement, and BI is careful to only say it "suggests" the contract. BI has not "confirmed that the joint-venture was contracted".
::*"... which would have made PowaTag one of the worlds most important technologies in mobile payments" - ridiculous misrepresentation of the source. Here's what BI says: "However, even if the deal was real, it's by no means certain that Powa would have been a success in China."
::I think this suffices to show that the edits I reverted were not an improvement. [[User:Huon|Huon]] ([[User talk:Huon|talk]]) 10:51, 3 December 2016 (UTC)
::: another article for consideration regarding the investigation  of a transfer of money from powa to another company owned by Wagner. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2016/11/19/powa-payments-under-scrutiny/  <!-- Template:Unsigned IP --><small class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/185.145.156.52|185.145.156.52]] ([[User talk:185.145.156.52#top|talk]]) 11:37, 3 December 2016 (UTC)</small> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

== Protected edit request on 12 January 2017 ==

{{edit fully-protected|Dan Wagner|answered=yes}}
A user (Ol King Col) has been targeting this page for over two years under various anonymous IP addresses since a previous editor blocked him. He is the user who has reversed the recent edits that are representative of the subject. In particular, the intro to the page is highlighting the share price decline that was suffered by all tech companies in the dot com bust and isn't unique to this particular subject or one of the subjects many companies (as clearly comes out of the main body text). Subject has created six companies of which two became world leaders in their field with a separate entity going into administration. The intro as edited by Ol King Col or IP 185.62.86.10 or 185.27.247.74 represents a very different picture deliberately to vandalize or discredit subject. Same user removes any press articles to support the achievements and injects alternative articles that are less flattering. All public figures have both types of coverage but the intro to this page is unrepresentative of the subject's achievements. Please review content of page and some of the recently reversed edits and references and determine for yourself. [[Special:Contributions/85.255.236.107|85.255.236.107]] ([[User talk:85.255.236.107|talk]]) 18:06, 12 January 2017 (UTC)


See also 'Admin help required, user King col editing with IP addresses acting more than one people' above...  <!-- Template:Unsigned IP --><small class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/85.255.236.107|85.255.236.107]] ([[User talk:85.255.236.107#top|talk]]) 18:11, 12 January 2017 (UTC)</small> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

:If you want to accuse another editor of [[WP:SOCK|sockpuppetry]], [[WP:SPI]] is the appropriate venue. Other than that, I see no specific requests for changes and no reliable sources to back up the assertions. The anonymous IP editors which you (another anonymous IP editor) accuse of misconduct have provided specific rationales why their version of the content agrees with the references. You haven't. [[User:Huon|Huon]] ([[User talk:Huon|talk]]) 21:53, 12 January 2017 (UTC)

Can someone with editor rights PLEASE stop user Ol King Col from Vandalising this page?  <!-- Template:Unsigned IP --><small class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/92.233.78.117|92.233.78.117]] ([[User talk:92.233.78.117#top|talk]]) 17:43, 15 January 2017 (UTC)</small> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
::Why don't you try and engage the other editors on this page as you've been repeatedly asked to do?[[Special:Contributions/185.145.156.53|185.145.156.53]] ([[User talk:185.145.156.53|talk]])  <!--Template:Undated--><small class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|undated]] comment added 17:47, 15 January 2017 (UTC)</small> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

{{Admin help-helped}}
Yet again, another edit war has broken out. The only engagement from [[92.233.78.117]] is to accuse [[Ol King Col]] of vandalism. Please can and admin assist?[[Special:Contributions/185.145.156.53|185.145.156.53]] ([[User talk:185.145.156.53|talk]])

User:185.145.156.53 is a serial vandal of this page using multie guises including User:Ol King Col and has continually tried to undermine the subject of this page. <!-- Template:Unsigned --><small class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:92.233.78.117|92.233.78.117]] ([[User talk:92.233.78.117#top|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/92.233.78.117|contribs]]) 18:10, January 15, 2017 (UTC)</small>
:Getting annoyed with the false accusations that I am operating some shady behaviour, IP 185.145.156.53 is nothing to do with me, I have only edited under my own username. Additionally, your definition of vandalism is curious. Today all I have done is reverted an amend that was made removing reference from the intro to Mr Wagners former company Dialog, a reference that has been agreed on here with multiple senior editors over the last couple of years. [[User:Ol king col|Ol king col]] ([[User talk:Ol king col|talk]])19:33, 15 January 2017

:That is totally untrue. User:185.145.156.53 is the same as User:Ol King Col who has repeatedly vandalised this page because of his own grievances and vendetta against Dan Wagner for removing him from a development role where he was militant, aggressive and abusive to other staff members. He has held this vendetta since his removal from the company and it appears blames Mr Wagner for losing his job and not having been able to secure employment since. This sort of vindictiveness has no place in Wikipedia. If you go back to 2014 you will find the commencement of these prejudicial edits which are not factual just because they have been inserted multiple times for years. <!-- Template:Unsigned --><small class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:92.233.78.117|92.233.78.117]] ([[User talk:92.233.78.117#top|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/92.233.78.117|contribs]]) 20:42, January 15, 2017 (UTC)</small>
::All that diatribe has accomplished is showing yourself to have an undeclared interest in the subject.   <!-- Template:Unsigned IP --><small class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/185.62.86.12|185.62.86.12]] ([[User talk:185.62.86.12#top|talk]]) 21:10, 15 January 2017 (UTC)</small> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

:::I categorically deny being [[User: Ol king col]]. If you want to continue throwing around baseless accusations, please provide evidence rather than unsubstantiated claims. If we look at the various interventions by admins, we can see a number of users have been blocked or reprimanded for 'air brushing' the article and turning it into a pr piece. That shows an orchestrated effort. An article was written for Business Insider illustrating as much, http://uk.businessinsider.com/techtreks-wikipedia-edits-on-powa-founder-dan-wagner-2016-3. [[Special:Contributions/185.145.156.53|185.145.156.53]] ([[User talk:185.145.156.53|talk]]) 10:14, 16 January 2017 (UTC)
:::I have raised a COI case against [[User talk: 92.233.78.117]], https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Conflict_of_interest/Noticeboard#User:92.233.78.117 [[Special:Contributions/185.145.156.53|185.145.156.53]] ([[User talk:185.145.156.53|talk]]) 10:25, 16 January 2017 (UTC)
::::'''Note''' I have removed that post from [[WP:COIN]] because you attempted to [[WP:OUTING|out another editor]]. Let's focus on the content, rather than who anyone else might be, or why they might be here. [[User:Smartse|SmartSE]] ([[User talk:Smartse|talk]]) 13:04, 16 January 2017 (UTC)
::::: Fair enough, apologies.[[Special:Contributions/185.145.156.53|185.145.156.53]] ([[User talk:185.145.156.53|talk]]) 13:20, 16 January 2017 (UTC)

Please CheckUser User:Ol King Col to prove he is the vandal mentioned on this talk page and for using multiple accounts to vandalise [[Dan Wagner]] <!-- Template:Unsigned --><small class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:92.233.78.117|92.233.78.117]] ([[User talk:92.233.78.117#top|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/92.233.78.117|contribs]]) 20:47, January 15, 2017 (UTC)</small>
:For the last time, the venue to raise accusations of [[WP:SOCK|abuse of multiple accounts]] (or of IPs in addition to an account) is [[WP:SPI]], not this talk page. Actual evidence in the form of [[Help:Diff|diffs]] would also be nice for accusations of either sockpuppetry or vandalism ([[WP:AN/I]] would be a good place to discuss the latter). ''This'' page is a venue to discuss the improvement of the article, and I don't see any of that here from either side. [[User:Huon|Huon]] ([[User talk:Huon|talk]]) 08:39, 16 January 2017 (UTC)

I would like to discuss one of the changes which was contentious, the sale by Thomson Reuters IP and science business to Baring Private Equity Asia last year, http://uk.reuters.com/article/us-thomsonreuters-ipbusiness-onex-corp-idUKKCN0ZR13T. I argued that this does not belong on the subject articles as a) it makes no reference to MAID/Dialog, b) it belongs on the company page as the subject was not involved in the deal? The same can be said for the Venda section which states "Venda was subsequently sold on to Oracle in November 2016 as part of Netsuite in a $9.3 billion deal.". Again, I would argue the subject had sold the Venda to Netsuite in 2014 and wasn't involved in the deal, and the reference http://www.wsj.com/articles/oracle-set-to-complete-9-3-billion-deal-to-buy-netsuite-1478324011 makes no mention of Venda therefore this does not belong in the article, rather should be on the Netsuite company page. Can you advise [[User:Smartse|SmartSE]] or any other editor?

Also submitted for consideration, https://techcrunch.com/2009/07/24/shiny-unhappy-people-uks-shiny-media-blog-network-engulfed-in-chaos/. As the Aigua Media section makes mention of Shiny Media. [[Special:Contributions/185.145.156.53|185.145.156.53]] ([[User talk:185.145.156.53|talk]]) 13:33, 16 January 2017 (UTC)

In the Venda section it states "Venda today runs many of the largest UK and international retail e-commerce sites and was sold in July 2014 to US leading cloud computing software company NetSuite". The supplied ref https://www.internetretailer.com/2014/07/17/netsuite-buys-e-commerce-software-vendor-venda says ″Venda’s e-commerce platform, Venda Convergent Commerce, is used by 12 e-retailers in Internet Retailer’s 2014 Europe 500, including department store chain Debenhams plc, No. 46; home improvement e-retailer Wickes, No. 74; and fashion and home goods retailer Laura Ashley Ltd., No. 250. Venda says nearly 100 retailers and manufacturers use its services.". The ref does not reflect the article. Can I suggest the removal of "Venda today runs many of the largest UK and international retail e-commerce sites" or find a ref which backs this claim? [[Special:Contributions/185.145.156.53|185.145.156.53]] ([[User talk:185.145.156.53|talk]]) 15:25, 16 January 2017 (UTC)

:I've removed this. Mainly because the reference doesn't mention Wagner and that is what we should be focussing on here. [[User:Smartse|SmartSE]] ([[User talk:Smartse|talk]]) 21:31, 16 January 2017 (UTC)
 
I'd like the group to consider https://ftalphaville.ft.com/2016/10/31/2178381/did-goldman-sachs-really-call-powa-the-tech-investment-of-the-decade/ for addition to the article, seems to be a good rebuttal to content in the last paragraph of the Powa Technologies section which currently states "Powa's self-proclaimed 2014 valuation of $2.6 billion was investigated and FT Alphaville concluded that £75 million was a more accurate figure.[2] Shortly before the collapse, Goldman Sachs had valued the business at $18 billion.[32][33] " [[User:Ol king col|Ol king col]] ([[User talk:Ol king col|talk]]) 20:01 16 January 2017  <!--Template:Undated--><small class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|undated]] comment added 20:03, 16 January 2017 (UTC)</small> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

:{{ping|Ol king col}} Can you explain more what you mean? That content seems more suited to [[Powa Technologies]] than here. I'm inclined to remove more information unless Wagner's role is explicitly discussed by the sources. [[User:Smartse|SmartSE]] ([[User talk:Smartse|talk]]) 21:31, 16 January 2017 (UTC)

== January 2017 Edits ==
It appears [[User:Startupnation]] and [[User: Bobfelicce82]] have been re-writing this article in the last 24 hours without any consultation on here /  the talk page. 
[[User:Startupnation]] has a warning on their talk page from last summer from a senior editor for edits that - appeared to have a non-nuetral point of view. [[User:Bobfelicce82|Bobfelicce82]] has been identified as having an un-declared connection with the subject, Dan Wagner.

Most of the amends they have made are contrary to content discussed on this talk page - Example - the removal of reference to Dialog from the intro, [[User:Fences and windows]] a very senior editor has noted above "Here is what Wagner is "best known" for in recent reliable sources, seeing as that is also disputed: "Mr Wagner is best-known for being the founder and former chief executive of Dialog, which was dubbed “dial-a-dog” by City wags after its share price crashed 95 per cent on Nasdaq, New York’s technology-heavy market." ([http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/analysis-and-features/dan-wagner-is-the-tech-entrepreneur-s-latest-unicorn-hobbled-a6880016.html Independent, Feb 16]); "Wagner, whose previous best-known business, Dialog, lost 95% of its value during the dotcom boom and bust, told BBC Radio 4’s In Business on Sunday that Powa’s fall into administration had come as a complete shock." ([https://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/apr/18/dan-wagner-powa-technologies Guardian, April 16])."

I ask [[User:Startupnation]] and [[User: Bobfelicce82]] to please advise their reasons for the changes, before I or someone else reverts them, and raises concerns about attempts to compromise Wikipedia guidelines [[User:Ol king col|Ol king col]] ([[User talk:Ol king col|talk]]) 14:39, 11 January 2017
:[[User:Ol king col|Ol king col]], please raise this at [[Wikipedia:Conflict of interest/Noticeboard]]. [[User:Fences and windows|<span style="background-color:white; color:red;">Fences</span>]]<span style="background-color:white; color:#808080;">&amp;</span>[[User talk:Fences and windows|<span style="background-color:white; color:black;">Windows</span>]] 14:44, 11 January 2017 (UTC)
:I've reverted some of the changes mentioned above. Also added the subject's verified twitter account.[[Special:Contributions/151.226.140.123|151.226.140.123]] ([[User talk:151.226.140.123|talk]])
::More edits/reverts have taken place without prior discussion mainly around what the subject is best known for. Given that various senior editors have looked at and improved the quality and balance of this piece over the last year, I'm inclined to stick with the version from [[User:Fences and windows]].[[Special:Contributions/185.27.247.74|185.27.247.74]] ([[User talk:185.27.247.74|talk]])
{{Help me-helped}}
:::requesting editor help given minor edit war has broken out.
::::The page has been protected for a while. This should be resolved via discussion, or I foresee blocks. [[User:Huon|Huon]] ([[User talk:Huon|talk]]) 21:44, 12 January 2017 (UTC)

User:185.27.247.74 IS user:Ol King Col and has been Vandalising this page for years. Please block and revert edots  <!-- Template:Unsigned IP --><small class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/92.233.78.117|92.233.78.117]] ([[User talk:92.233.78.117#top|talk]]) 18:06, 15 January 2017 (UTC)</small> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

===Sockpuppetry===
Note that Startupnation and the others users have been blocked for sockpuppetry: [[Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/Startupnation]]. [[User:Smartse|SmartSE]] ([[User talk:Smartse|talk]]) 21:35, 16 January 2017 (UTC)