Talk:Graybar

Requested move

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The result of the move request was: Move to Graybar. Cúchullain ^t/c 18:20, 8 January 2013 (UTC)

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Graybar Electric Company → Graybar ElectricGraybar Electric – Listed like so on the Fortune 500 list. A lot of news sources are calling it just Graybar. Either is fine. Marcus Qwertyus (talk) 09:39, 17 December 2012 (UTC)

• Support Graybar is probably even better, per WP:PRECISE. --BDD (talk) 20:19, 27 December 2012 (UTC)
• Support Graybar as it is the common name. Tiggerjay (talk) 18:48, 31 December 2012 (UTC)

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Recommended deletion

• What I think should be changed (include citations): Remove this content:

Graybar's revenues had increased to $4.1 billion[] in 2004, $4.3 billion in 2005,[] and $5 billion in 2006.

Sales for 2007 were more than $5.25 billion, positioning Graybar at #455 on the Fortune 500 listing[] and #55 for privately held companies.[] From January 1 to June 30, 2008, Graybar posted profit of $47.4 million on revenue of $2.7 billion for the six-month period, up from a profit of $39.7 million, on revenue of $2.6 billion for the same period in 2007.[] In 2008 Graybar was named the ”most admired” Fortune 500 company in the "diversified wholesalers" category.[] In 2008, Graybar rose to the #439 spot on the Fortune 500 listing.[] Sales for 2009 were $4.4 billion, positioning Graybar at #439 on the Fortune 500 listing and #64 on Forbes List of America’s Largest Private Companies.

In 2010, Graybar had a healthy revenue growth and sales rose to $4.6 billion, a 5.4% increase from 2009. Net income of $42.3 million meant a 12.9% increase from the previous year.

Graybar finished 2011 with net sales of $5.37 billion, a 16.4% increase compared to 2010. The company also reported net income of $81.4 million, up 93.9% from the previous year. Graybar was listed as #451 on the 2012 Fortune 500 listing and was ranked #69 on the Forbes America's Largest Private Companies list in 2011.

Graybar finished 2012 with net sales of $5.4 billion and reported net income of $86.6 million. Graybar ranked No. 465 on the 2013 Fortune 500 ranking of America's largest companies and was ranked No.1 in the "diversified wholesalers" industry category on the 2013 Fortune World's Most Admired Companies list.

In 2013, Graybar finished the year with net sales of $5.7 billion and net income of $81.1 million. Sales for 2014 were $6 billion, with net income of $87.4 million. Sales in 2015 hit a record $6.1 billion, with record net income of $91.1 million. In 2015, Graybar also acquired Advantage Industrial Automation in Duluth, Georgia.

• Why it should be changed: Historical information on company results is available in SEC filings, and rankings and recognitions are also available from their respective sources. While accurate, this information is no longer current or relevant.

• References supporting the possible change (format using the "cite" button): Company results are available on SEC.gov [</ref>https://www.sec.gov/edgar/browse/?CIK=205402]

Johnscl1 (talk) 19:47, 6 June 2023 (UTC)

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1. The citation style predominantly used by the Graybar article appears to be Citation Style 1. The citation style used in the edit request consists of bare URL's. Any requested edit of yours which may be implemented will need to resemble the current style already in use in the article – in this case, CS1. (See WP:CITEVAR.)
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The Sun's diameter is 864,337.3 miles, while the Moon's diameter is 2,159 miles. The Sun's temperature is 5,778 Kelvin.

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In the example above there are three URL's provided with the claim statements, but these URL's have not been placed using Citation Style 1, which is the style predominantly used by the Graybar article. Additionally, ref tags have not been placed within the text at the exact positions where the information they reference resides. Using the correct style and the correct positioning of the ref tags, the WikiFormatted text should resemble the following:

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The Sun's diameter is 864,337.3 miles,<ref>{{cite book|last1=Sjöblad|first1=Tristan|title=The Sun|url=http://www.booksource.com|publisher=Academic Press|date=2020|page=1}}</ref> while the Moon's diameter is 2,159 miles.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Harinath|first1=Prisha|title=Size of the Moon|journal=Science|issue=78|volume=51|url=http://www.journalsource.com|date=2020|page=46}}</ref> The Sun's temperature is 5,778 Kelvin.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Uemura|first1=Shu|title=The Sun's Heat|url=http://www.websource.com|publisher=Academic Press|date=2020|page=2}}</ref>

Which displays as:

The Sun's diameter is 864,337.3 miles, while the Moon's diameter is 2,159 miles. The Sun's temperature is 5,778 Kelvin.

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In the example above the references have been formatted according to Citation Style 1, which shows the author, the source's name, date, etc. Also, the ref tags are placed in the exact location where the text which they reference resides. As Wikipedia is a volunteer project, edit requests such yours are generally expected to have this formatting done before the request is submitted for review.

Kindly rewrite your edit request so that it aligns more with the second example shown in the collapsed section above, and feel free to re-submit that edit request at your earliest convenience. If you have any questions about this formatting please don't hesitate to ask myself or another editor. Regards,  Spintendo  21:22, 30 June 2023 (UTC)

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