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DateProcessResult
June 4, 2021Good article nomineeListed
July 24, 2021Peer reviewNot reviewed
August 23, 2022Featured article candidateNot promoted
November 1, 2022Good article reassessmentKept
Did You Know A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on June 15, 2021.
The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that Elon Musk lost $16.3 billion in a single day, the largest in the history of the Bloomberg Billionaires Index?
Current status: Former featured article candidate, current good article

Where is the apology for the anitsemitic theory?

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I'm trying to verify the second half of this: "endorsing an antisemitic theory; he has since apologized for the latter". I can't find this statement in the article, which is a violation of WP:LEAD. There are three sources cited but the words "apologize" and "sorry" don't appear in any of them. In fact one of them says "Despite widespread criticism, Musk has not backed off his antisemitic claims" which is kind of the opposite of an apology. I see this was already discussed on the talk page in June but that discussion doesn't answer the question. GA-RT-22 (talk) 20:49, 5 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Never mind, I found it, in the "Accusations of antisemitism" section. Not sure how I missed it before. I still think it's misleading to have three refs in the lead, none of which support the preceding material, and if I get ambitious I'll try to fix that. GA-RT-22 (talk) 21:40, 5 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Mr.Musk needs a new portrait

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Mr. Musk needs a new portrait. I am aware of the survey at the top but consider that he has changed tremendously since 2018. Please make a second survey or give him a new portrait all together, suggest Opinion E. Thank you. Sincerely, a random IP User. 2601:483:400:1CD0:4012:42FA:169B:52B8 (talk) 03:32, 6 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 7 November 2024

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I would like to suggest that Musk be described as "a business magnate, oligarch, and investor known for his key roles in the space company SpaceX and the automotive company Tesla, Inc."

This more accurately describes his role in the economy, media, and politics. Firecat93 (talk) 17:21, 7 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{Edit extended-protected}} template. – Muboshgu (talk) 17:23, 7 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Oligarch?

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I would like to suggest that Musk be described as "a business magnate, oligarch, and investor known for his key roles in the space company SpaceX and the automotive company Tesla, Inc."

This more accurately describes his role in the economy, media, and politics, as Musk, the richest person in the world, controls X, spent hundreds of millions in the U.S. election, and has been promised a major regulatory role in the upcoming U.S. administration.

Firecat93 (talk) 17:54, 7 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Does it, I disagree. It seems to be that he may be an oligarch soon, but he is not one yet. And business Magnet has been rejected more than once, as he is not often referred as that (or oligarch). Slatersteven (talk) 18:00, 7 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
An oligarch is "a very rich business leader with a great deal of political influence." Why wouldn't Musk meet this criteria? Firecat93 (talk) 18:10, 7 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Ask RS, as they need to say he is. Slatersteven (talk) 18:14, 7 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Who is RS? Firecat93 (talk) 18:38, 7 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
wp:rs reliable sources. Slatersteven (talk) 18:40, 7 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
You may want to read MOS:OPENPARABIO, which documents how we describe people in the opening paragraph of a biography. GA-RT-22 (talk) 20:14, 7 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I don't see many reliable sources which clearly and unambiguously call him an oligarch so I do not think its appropriate. What might be appropriate now is "known for his key roles in the space company SpaceX and the automotive company Tesla, Inc as well as his support of Donald Trump in the 2024 Election." if you want to highlight his seemingly newfound political superstardom (it does seem due to do so). Horse Eye's Back (talk) 21:49, 7 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, I agree. That's perhaps a better alternative. Firecat93 (talk) 22:53, 7 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I would be opposed to that. His support of Trump isn't part of what makes him notable. GA-RT-22 (talk) 23:16, 7 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I think you're confusing what someone first became notable for with why they are currently notable. In the last two years the political stuff has gotten as much significant coverage as his involvement with all his companies in that same time period combined, I'm not saying I agree with the relative importance (I tend to think that the media undercovers technology and overcovers politics) but we follow the coverage. Horse Eye's Back (talk) 23:39, 7 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, I agree with Horse Eye's Back. I believe we have reached a consensus. Firecat93 (talk) 04:12, 8 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I don't see a consensus here. GA-RT-22 (talk) 05:48, 8 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Let us put it up for a vote. Do you have an argument against including it? It has generated significant media coverage. Musk's election related content has generated billions of views. Firecat93 (talk) 06:27, 8 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
RFC? OK. Slatersteven (talk) 11:17, 8 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, can you please initiate it? Firecat93 (talk) 11:36, 8 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I said OK, why do you need to ask? Slatersteven (talk) 11:38, 8 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I am unfamiliar with the process. I am relatively new to Wikipedia. Sorry. Firecat93 (talk) 11:41, 8 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I;ll try, but remember I am not you. Slatersteven (talk) 11:46, 8 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Second. QRep2020 (talk) 07:54, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Request for comment on expanding description.

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Should we add "as well as his support of Donald Trump in the 2024 Election." after ""known for his key roles in the space company SpaceX and the automotive company Tesla, Inc "? Slatersteven (talk) 11:52, 8 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose - His support of Donald Trump is already mentioned in the bottom of the lead, which to me seems more appropriate. I recommending adding more to this, and even a small paragraph of its own, if and when he is part of the government in an official role. 🦄✨bedazzledunicorn✨🦄 20:14, 12 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion (Request for comment on expanding description)

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Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 9 November 2024

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Reverse titles of 1997 baccalaureate degrees FROM Bachelor of Arts in Physics and Bachelor of Science in Economics TO Bachelor of Science in Physics and Bachelor of Arts in Economics.[1] 47.45.77.8 (talk) 07:41, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Do you have a more complete citation that could be used to verify this? I was unable to verify the current wording despite there being six sources cited. But a few of them say that BA in Physics is correct. GA-RT-22 (talk) 13:55, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

References

  1. ^ University of Pennsylvania website
 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. M.Bitton (talk) 21:36, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 10 November 2024

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Change "Despite both Musk and Errol previously stating that" to "Despite both Elon and Errol previously stating that"

Using the last name for Elon and the first name for his father is unnatural, especially because they have the same last name. 57.132.191.74 (talk) 15:22, 10 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done Alpacaaviator (talk) 21:41, 10 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Business career

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business career is too long. it needs an another page and to be trimmed here. Loveforwiki (talk) 15:41, 12 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

That's not a bad idea. I split it off to Draft:Business career of Elon Musk for consideration. – Muboshgu (talk) 16:10, 12 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]