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Hi {{Reply to|Constablequackers}} can you please explain why you reverted my edits to the page? My edits addressed broken sources and unsourced content, and rephrased content that wasn't neutral/was biased. The page is also out of chronological order and is difficult to follow from a readability standpoint, and my edits began addressing this issue. I was just wondering if you could explain your reasoning. Thank you! ] (]) 17:53, 15 October 2018 (UTC) Hi {{Reply to|Constablequackers}} can you please explain why you reverted my edits to the page? My edits addressed broken sources and unsourced content, and rephrased content that wasn't neutral/was biased. The page is also out of chronological order and is difficult to follow from a readability standpoint, and my edits began addressing this issue. I was just wondering if you could explain your reasoning. Thank you! ] (]) 17:53, 15 October 2018 (UTC)

: Hi, GroundFloor. I saw your edits last week and noticed that they altered or outright removed a lot of material that has been in place on Comcast's Misplaced Pages page for several years now. While I have no problem with you updating broken links, you seemed to be deliberately removing information that drew attention to many of the company's various controversies over the years. This information is entirely neutral, fact-based, backed-up with sourced content, and should remain in place. ] (]) 09:19, 16 October 2018 (UTC)

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style issues

The very first sentence in this article sounds like an advertisement. It really should be written simply as "Comcast Corporation, formerly registered as Comcast Holdings, is a US based mass media and communications company. It is currently ranked as having the highest revenue in the world as a International Media Corporation.

Comcast and AT&T Merger

I feel that the discussion of the merger referenced in item 72, not only leads the audience to presume that comcast has current holdings in AT&T U Verse, but also the source has no affiliation with the security and exchange commission. The current Direct TV merger illustrates that competition between the two independent companies exist, and reference the previous use of broadband vs the new DSL method.

  1. "Denver Business Journal". http://www.bizjournals.com/. American City Business Journals. Retrieved 6 June 2014. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  2. "Office of General Counsel". http://transition.fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commision. Retrieved 6 June 2014. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  3. "Federal Communications Commission". www.fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commision. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  4. "Forbes Online". http://www.forbes.com. Pars International. Retrieved 6 June 2014. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)

— Preceding unsigned comment added by 107.141.52.212 (talk • contribs) 03:22, 6 June 2014‎

Confusing sentence

In the following sentence under the Criticism section:

"Comcast refused to correct the name on their bill after bringing it to the attention of numerous customer service outlets for the company by explaining that Ricardo is the legal name of the customer, so the Browns turned to consumer advocate Christopher Elliott."

Two things are unclear:

1- Who is "bringing (the bill) to the attention..."? Sense dictates it's the customer, but from the way the sentence is phrased, it sounds like it's Comcast who's doing it (which would be against their own interests).

2- Since Ricardo Brown's name was changed to "Asshole Brown" in the bill, how could Comcast possibly defend itself by alleging that "Ricardo" is the customer's real name? It would be like making a drawing with the sky colored red, and when someone asks you why did you paint the sky red, you answer "because skies are blue".

Ericobnn (talk) 22:04, 25 March 2018 (UTC)

Helpful edits reverted

Hi @Constablequackers: can you please explain why you reverted my edits to the page? My edits addressed broken sources and unsourced content, and rephrased content that wasn't neutral/was biased. The page is also out of chronological order and is difficult to follow from a readability standpoint, and my edits began addressing this issue. I was just wondering if you could explain your reasoning. Thank you! GroundFloor (talk) 17:53, 15 October 2018 (UTC)

Hi, GroundFloor. I saw your edits last week and noticed that they altered or outright removed a lot of material that has been in place on Comcast's Misplaced Pages page for several years now. While I have no problem with you updating broken links, you seemed to be deliberately removing information that drew attention to many of the company's various controversies over the years. This information is entirely neutral, fact-based, backed-up with sourced content, and should remain in place. Constablequackers (talk) 09:19, 16 October 2018 (UTC)
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