This article is within the scope of WikiProject Internet, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of the
Internet on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join
the discussion and see a list of open tasks.InternetWikipedia:WikiProject InternetTemplate:WikiProject InternetInternet articles
This article is within the scope of WikiProject Internet culture, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of
internet culture on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join
the discussion and see a list of open tasks.Internet cultureWikipedia:WikiProject Internet cultureTemplate:WikiProject Internet cultureInternet culture articles
This article is part of WikiProject Websites, an attempt to create and link together articles about the major
websites on the web. To participate, you can edit the article attached to this page, or visit the
project page.WebsitesWikipedia:WikiProject WebsitesTemplate:WikiProject WebsitesWebsites articles
This article is within the scope of WikiProject Companies, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of
companies on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join
the discussion and see a list of open tasks.CompaniesWikipedia:WikiProject CompaniesTemplate:WikiProject Companiescompany articles
This article is within the scope of WikiProject California, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of the
U.S. state of California on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join
the discussion and see a list of open tasks.CaliforniaWikipedia:WikiProject CaliforniaTemplate:WikiProject CaliforniaCalifornia articles
This article is within the scope of WikiProject Stanford University, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of
Stanford University on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join
the discussion and see a list of open tasks.Stanford UniversityWikipedia:WikiProject Stanford UniversityTemplate:WikiProject Stanford UniversityStanford University articles
This article is within the scope of WikiProject Computing, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of
computers,
computing, and
information technology on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join
the discussion and see a list of open tasks.ComputingWikipedia:WikiProject ComputingTemplate:WikiProject ComputingComputing articles
This article has been
automatically rated by a
bot or other tool because one or more other projects use this class. Please ensure the assessment is correct before removing the |auto= parameter.
This article has been viewed enough times in a single year to make it into the
Top 50 Report annual list. This happened in
2013, when it received 13,470,174 views.
This article has been viewed enough times in a single week to appear in the
Top 25 Report4 times. The weeks in which this happened:
This article has previously been nominated to be moved.
Discussions:
RM, Yahoo! → Yahoo, not moved, 30 October 2006 (
discussion)
RM, Yahoo! → Yahoo, not moved, 13 April 2008 (
discussion)
RM, Yahoo! → Yahoo, not moved, 15 August 2013 (
discussion)
RM, Yahoo! → Yahoo, no consensus to move, 4 March 2015 (
discussion)
RM, Yahoo! → Yahoo, not moved, 9 May 2017 (
discussion)
The contents of the Yahoo! Korea page were
merged into
Yahoo!. For the contribution history and old versions of the redirected page, please see its history; for the discussion at that location, see
its talk page.
The
Wikimedia Foundation's
Terms of Use require that editors disclose their "employer, client, and affiliation" with respect to any paid contribution; see
WP:PAID. For advice about reviewing paid contributions, see
WP:COIRESPONSE.
This
edit request has been answered. Set the |answered= or |ans= parameter to no to reactivate your request.
The linked article on web services does not remotely describe what Yahoo is or ever was. Yahoo is an online news, information and advertising platform. According to its press release boilerplate: "Yahoo serves as a trusted guide for hundreds of millions of people globally, helping them achieve their goals online / Yahoo Advertising offers omnichannel solutions and powerful data"
2601:642:4600:BE10:F868:3FAB:454B:AE16 (
talk) 19:33, 5 January 2024 (UTC)reply
What Shadow meant was that you should write (in this exact format): "Change [original text in article] to [new text] because [your reason]", and also providing
reliable sources to back up your claims. I'm guessing you want a more detailed description of Yahoo in the lead section? If that's the case, please read
WP:SUMMARY and
MOS:LEAD. The lead section, especially the first sentence, should only briefly describe the defining characteristics of the subject.
Liu1126 (
talk) 22:30, 5 January 2024 (UTC)reply
I'm not asking for it to be more detailed. I'm asking for it to be minimally accurate. Secondary-source answers to "what is Yahoo's business?" are hard to come by because it's such a well-established brand as to require no introduction. Meanwhile, the current incorrect description has no source either. While Yahoo may indeed provide web services that companies use to purchase ad placements, describing its business that way is like describing Walmart as a logistics firm rather than a retailer.
2601:642:4600:BE10:F868:3FAB:454B:AE16 (
talk) 23:11, 5 January 2024 (UTC)reply
The point being made is that you are using Wikipeida's
Edit Request procedure. (as necessary for an unconfirmed user and a semi-protected page) As such, your request MUST be in the form outlined above by Liu1126 - "Please change these exact words in the article to these exact other words as supported by this specific reference." If it isn't, the procedure is to not act on your request.
PianoDan (
talk) 23:56, 5 January 2024 (UTC)reply
No, I am not required to use any specific form. I am only required to communicate the change clearly. I have indicated what wording should be changed, and to what it should be changed to. The opening sentence is fundamentally inaccurate as to what business Yahoo is in, and it is unhelpful to delay the point as if this were a court of law where exact forms must be followed. Wikipedia is not a bureaucracy, etc.
2601:642:4600:BE10:4859:BD9C:88BC:D3ED (
talk) 19:44, 6 January 2024 (UTC)reply
Not done: You are not required under threat of punitive action to follow the process as described in
WP:EDITXY, but as mentioned by 2 other editors the process is then that any edit may decline your
edit request - as I am doing now - as not actioned.
This is not a binding denial, in that your concern - that the linked article on web services does not remotely describe what Yahoo is or ever was - cannot be addressed . Any editor is free to address such concern. This "denial" simply means your request will be removed from the
queue of requested edits. You may not add this request back into the queue unless you address concerns in the original denial or are requesting a different change. Such action may be interpreted as
disruptive and may result in editors requesting
administrator review.
This appears bureaucratic, and to a degree it is, but all this process does is place upon you the same burden of effort that would exist if you were able to edit the page yourself. —
Sirdog(
talk) 06:06, 8 January 2024 (UTC)reply
Semi-protected edit request on 22 January 2024
This
edit request has been answered. Set the |answered= or |ans= parameter to no to reactivate your request.
Request change:
"Previously, the company has discontinued China Yahoo! Mail on August 20, 2013"
to:
"Previously, the company had discontinued China Yahoo! Mail on August 20, 2013"
Done "Previously, the company discontinued China Yahoo! Mail..." sounded even less awkward to me, so I did it that way.
PianoDan (
talk) 00:18, 23 January 2024 (UTC)reply