Talk:United States Postal Service

In fiction and Workplace violence trim

Hi editors, I'm back with my next edit request. This edit request concerns the conversation I've previously had above on this talk page with editors User:Graywalls and User:Axad12 in regards to trimming down unsourced or poorly sourced sections of this article (here is the conversation for those unaware: Talk:United_States_Postal_Service#All_sorts_of_intricate_details_sourced_directly_to_the_USPS).

Over the break, I began evaluating the article from the bottom up, leading me to two sections I immediately spotted as potential locations to remove unsourced content. The first section is the In fiction section, which has been flagged for nearly five years now and is still missing citations. I suggest to editors to cut this section entirely as its contents seem to be trivia rather than encyclopedic details.

I also spotted a sentence above In fiction within the Workplace violence subsection, which reads, "In the documentary Murder by Proxy: How America Went Postal, it was argued that this number failed to factor out workers killed by external subjects rather than by fellow employees." This sentence does not have a citation, and I propose that editors cut it as well. Additionally, the sentence that reads, "Due to media coverage, postal employees gained a reputation among the general public as more likely to be mentally ill." could be cut as well since it also has no citation.

I understand proposing removals of specific passages can be tricky, given that I'm operating with a COI. Of course, I will do as I have always done on this Talk page and defer to non-COI editors' decisions here. I will stand by for editor feedback and thank any editor who provides input for their time. Jonathan with U.S. Postal Service (talk) 16:06, 28 January 2025 (UTC)

I'm no longer dealing with COI edit requests, but since I've been mentioned above I'll comment. The COI editor suggests above that the earlier discussion was in regards to trimming down unsourced or poorly sourced sections of this article. As far as I can see that is a serious misrepresentation of what was actually discussed. The issues that were actually raised (by myself and Graywalls) were:

[The article] should be substantially pared per WP:NOTAGUIDE and WP:NOTEVERYTHING

and

[This is] an overly long article because, treated individually, the [frequent COI edit] requests are not entirely objectionable. Treated as a whole, however, there is a problem.

As I say, I have no particular appetite to get further involved here, I simply observe that this request does not meaningfully begin to approach the original problem (and, I would suggest, does not attempt to resolve that problem). Axad12 (talk) 19:45, 28 January 2025 (UTC)

Hello, I will keep my response brief since you are no longer responding to COI edit requests. This edit request is my first attempt to begin to clean up and pare down the article based on the previous discussions on this Talk page, and it felt best to start with something noncontroversial. That's why I have proposed the removal of a section of the article that does not have any sourcing attached to it and also proposed the removal of a sentence above that also does not have any sourcing to back up the claim. As I say, this is a first attempt at sharing details that can be trimmed down.

I hope editors interested in engaging with this edit request can review it on its merits. I welcome feedback and pointers on other areas of the article to look at after this. Likewise, I hope that other editors will share their own suggestions on sections or content to remove. Jonathan with U.S. Postal Service (talk) 22:47, 3 February 2025 (UTC)

Because this request hasn't moved in quite a while and the queue is very backed up at the moment, I've elected to remove the "edit COI" template from the top of this post. Happy to pick up this discussion if other editors are interested in it, but for now, I'm going to put a pin in the request. Jonathan with U.S. Postal Service (talk) 16:33, 14 March 2025 (UTC)

2024 revenue update request

Hi editors, this is Jonathan from the USPS back on this Talk page with a new edit request. To continue to be as transparent as possible, I have a conflict of interest as an employee of the USPS, and editors can feel free to read more about that over on my user page here: User:Jonathan with U.S. Postal Service.

The edit request I'm proposing is a straightforward one, as I'm seeking to update the 2023 revenue statistics to 2024 numbers which have recently become available. Specifically, I'd like to update the numbers within the third sentence of the first paragraph of the Operations and budget section.

Below is the updated sentence I've drafted. You'll find that I've updated the 2023 revenue number to 2024's number, as well as the net loss number. I've removed the citation backing up last year's numbers and added a new citation to the U.S. Postal Service Reports Fiscal Year 2024 Results.

2024 revenue update request
In the 2024 fiscal year, revenue increased to $79.53 billion but reported a net loss of $9.5 billion. References

Also, I have a question for editors regarding the first two sentences of the Operations and budget section: Would it make sense to keep those sentences regarding the Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 and the finances from that year, or would it make sense to remove them? As with everything, I'll leave that final decision up to editors, I just figured I'd mention it given that I'm proposing an edit to that area of the article.

If editors have any questions about this request, please ping me, and I'll be ready to respond. Thank you! Jonathan with U.S. Postal Service (talk) 21:29, 14 February 2025 (UTC)

Here you go @Jonathan with U.S. Postal Service: Diff. I don't see any reason to remove the information. JuxtaposedJacob (talk) | :) | he/him | 05:37, 12 April 2025 (UTC)

(I marked this as edit request 1 in the edit summary) JuxtaposedJacob (talk) | :) | he/him | 05:45, 12 April 2025 (UTC)

Updating Delivering for America section with new service details

Hello again! I'd like to propose a couple of updates to the Delivering for America subsection. The Postal Service has recently rolled out a new parcel delivery option (Priority Next Day) and made some changes to its service standards. I believe both developments are worth covering in an encyclopedia article about the agency.

First, I think Priority Next Day's inception can be covered briefly at the beginning of the second paragraph of the DFA subsection. I've highlighted my changes, so they're easy to spot:

Updated DFA passage
As part of Delivering for America, the Postal Service has introduced three new parcel shipping offerings: USPS Connect in June 2022, USPS Ground Advantage in July 2023, and Priority Next Day in 2025. Priority Next Day is an overnight service that, as of March 2025, reaches approximately 67 million people in 54 markets. References

And a two-sentence passage about the new service standards could be added to the very end of the DFA subsection. Suggested language and sourcing:

New service standards passage

In February 2025, the Postal Service announced new service standards for first-class mail, periodicals, marketing mail, and package services. These new standards, which include allowing postal workers to travel a greater distance for deliveries and replacing three-digit regional zip code add-ons with five-digit ones, are intended to improve delivery network reliability and save the agency approximately $36 billion over the next 10 years. References

I'm happy to discuss my proposed changes with independent editors. Please don't hesitate to leave feedback below this post. Thank you in advance to anyone who takes the time to review this request! Jonathan with U.S. Postal Service (talk) 16:31, 14 March 2025 (UTC)

Edit request 2: Diff. I added the month for the sake of consistency, as well as removed the amount of customers reachable for consistency (and because xx million customers reachable is not the same as xx million customers reached). I also made my own citation with the source provided and made sure to preserve text-source integrity. JuxtaposedJacob (talk) | :) | he/him | 05:44, 12 April 2025 (UTC)

Edit request 3: Diff

I'm not sure if this was the best place for this information, especially given the seeming change to how the service routes mail, but it's not that big of a deal. I did change the last sentence to "between 2025 and 2035" so that it wouldn't become dated. JuxtaposedJacob (talk) | :) | he/him | 05:51, 12 April 2025 (UTC)

User:JuxtaposedJacob: Thanks for your thorough review of this request and the one above. Really appreciate it! Jonathan with U.S. Postal Service (talk) 20:40, 16 April 2025 (UTC)

Tracking

How do I find out where my package is that needed to be delivered today by 6:00 PM 2600:6C55:64F0:27A0:E844:C82C:47C4:15CF (talk) 23:27, 17 April 2025 (UTC)