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Philanthropy (was: Seriously)

The World Economic Forum as philanthropy? Please, that's one of the silliest things I've read all day.

Well, feel free to correct it then, instead of posting sarcastic comments on the talk page. Also, please remember to sign your posts in the future. --Rajah 04:39, 29 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Klaus Schwab and Think Tools AG

Somebody is removing references to Think Tools AG and Klaus Schwab. The original text was truthful, and none of the facts mentioned in the article have been controversial, i.e. Klaus Schwab's participation in Think Tools AG and its promotion in WEF and related events. Please discuss this here in detail if you feel you need to move references to these facts from the article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 61.69.3.141 (talk) 08:51, 11 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Correction: The "somebody" is the user "World Economic Forum". I am happy to review any complaints the user "World Economic Forum" has about the text about the relation between Think Tools AG and Klaus Schwab, but I find it inappropriate that WEF decides to whitewash established uncontroversial (but somewhat negative) facts about Klaus Schwab's involvement in Think Tools AG. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 61.69.3.141 (talk) 09:05, 11 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

There is no attempt on the part of the World Economic Forum to whitewash the entry about Klaus Schwab, its executive chairman. On the contrary we have edited the article clearly stating our intention and signing it from our corporate account "World Economic Forum" on Wikipedia (Contrary to anonymous user 61.69.3.141)

I have removed the entire passage about Think Tools AG since it insinuates that Klaus Schwab had any involvement in the IPO of Think Tools AG. For clarification The Wall Street Journal whose article from 30 March 2000 is cited as reference had to retract its allegations in its edition of 8 May 2000 under the heading: "Regulators Clear Schwab Foundation" and Exonerate World Economic Forum. Matthias Lüfkens, Associate Directror, World Economic Forum —Preceding unsigned comment added by World Economic Forum (talk • contribs) 15:45, 11 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

"Schwab has had a life-long gift for building successful nonprofit foundations". LOL, the style of this agitprop trash :)

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Video

I have provided a video of Klaus Schwab on Wikimedia Commons. It is under a free license. I am not sure if it is allowed, but I think it could be a useful addition to the article. The speech was recorded on the Reinhard Mohn Prize ceremony and is both in German and English. -- Kai at BSt (talk) 07:49, 23 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Reply 23-APR-2019

  Edit request implemented    Spintendo  11:28, 23 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Early Life section.

For someone so constantly in the news why is there no early life section? Do we know anything about this guy? 121.210.33.50 (talk) 15:40, 22 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

This does not justify the addition of slanderous comments. --Devokewater (talk) 13:37, 2 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

what? slandering? shall one bend down on the floor to ask sth. on this platform for Mr. Schwab? are you ill? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.108.129.198 (talk) 00:38, 19 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Does anyone know the name of Klaus Schwab’s father? H Jacobson (talk) 11:37, 23 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

His father's name was Eugen Schwab. Both have worked for (Sulzer-) Escher-Wyss. Escher-Wyss was a major military contractor for the nazi war machine, supplying anything from flamethrowers to equipment for Norsk Hydro and their heavy water manufacturing. Official publications: Global Economy Prize Laureate 2018 Klaus Schwab. "Klaus Martin Schwab was born on March 30, 1938, in Ravensburg, Germany, where his father was managing director of a subsidiary of Zurich-based engineering firm Escher Wyss." And Klaus Schwab... "From 1967 to 1970, he served on the management board of Swiss engineering firm Sulzer, Escher, Wyss AG, in Zurich." During WWII - from the OSS/CIA - "47178 Escher-Wyss of Switzerland is working on a large order for Germany. Flame-throwers are despatched from Switzerland under the name Brennstoffbehaelter. 1 p. Sept. 1944". Military Agency Records RG 226, Interallied and Interservice Military Agencies Records, Records of the Office of Strategic Services (RG 226). Also, Escher-Wyss in Ravensburg, Germany ran it's own small camp for forced laborers: "Lindau local historian Karl Schweizer states that Escher Wyss temporarily maintained a small camp for forced laborers on the premises of the firm. There, as well as in the city camp at Kamelbuckel, mainly French, Italian and Ukrainian forced laborers were housed." P. 34 , Two Escher-Wyss Subsidiaries, Roderick von Kauffingen, Head of Operations sda. 2001:1C00:1E31:5F00:855B:AF93:CCD4:F167 (talk) 06:44, 3 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
If you have actual reliable sources for that, maybe you should add it to Escher Wyss & Cie., where it would belong. --Calton | Talk 09:56, 1 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

How did this man go from being an academic with a bunch of degrees, to running the most powerful think tank in the world? What qualified him to do this? When he announced he was first starting a conference why did so many powerful people show up? Why do presidents and multi billionaires from all over the world accept him as an authority figure?

These are all serious questions, not only for this article but for the democratic nations of the world who have rulers who were part of the WEF young leaders initiative. If no information is known about his rise to power, then this should be explicitly stated in the article as it has profound implications for global democracy. 95.107.208.203 (talk) 03:23, 21 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Please add information about his parents at the 'Life' section

Please add information about his parents at the 'Life' section:

For example about his father: Eugen Wilhelm Schwab, he was a Nazi.

He's a bad Nazi given he married a Jewish woman, a Rothschild no less. 124.190.192.20 (talk) 23:32, 7 September 2021 (UTC)d[reply]
Are you suggesting that Klaus Schwab is Jewish? This is getting ridiculous. There are way too many unanswered questions about the subject of this article, see previous sub heading about his mysterious rise to prominence. He is not Jewish. I will work on this BLP.--FeralOink (talk) 09:16, 31 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 3 April 2021

He is enemy of All people 2A02:AA7:400B:4701:412C:2FB5:AB18:CF8D (talk) 16:22, 3 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. ‑‑ElHef (Meep?) 21:22, 3 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Neutrality (added template:POV)

Neutrality of this article is obviously lacking. Specifically see the below two sections.

WEF and other foundations “Schwab has had a life-long gift for building successful nonprofit foundations.” “Under Schwab's management, the WEF has been keen to promote its image as a driver for reconciliation efforts in different parts of the world, acting as a catalyst of numerous collaborations and international initiatives.”

Criticism Seems to focus on a single topic while being unencyclopedically and almost polemically critical of it (“various online groups spread the fake news,” “repeatedly debunked and labelled as ‘false’ in fact-check articles,” “ nevertheless persisted,” “unfounded allegations,” “critique writer,” “No evidence,” “alleged,” “many of the claims in the article turned out to be false,” etc.).

Also doesn’t touch on any other criticism, of which there seems to be plenty.

It’s pretty obvious that the article isn’t neutral as WP:Neutrality says it ought be, and that it needs a cleanup by editors more diligent and knowledgeable than I. TortillaDePapas (talk) 16:37, 20 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi TortillaDePapas, I made changes to the "Criticism" subsection. I'll edit them based on your suggestions. But to give context: previously, the "Criticism" page seemed to have been used by a conspirator to post a debunked conspiracy theory about Klaus Schwab. I wanted to address this, without removing the Criticism. Peter Vanham 14:40, 21 June 2021 (UTC) Petervanham. Note my COI, so appreciate an editor coming in and giving the "Criticism" section a profound edit.

I've removed the discredited conspiracy theory sentence from 'Criticism' entirely as per WP:UNDUE and I believe 'Criticism' should be reserved for criticisms that are not fringe theories (WP:FRINGE). A separate 'Subject of Conspiracy Theories' section would work if we do think it needs to exist, to separate it from accepted criticisms. JeffUK (talk) 09:16, 4 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Wondering if we should add points of criticism mentioned in the World Economic Forum article to get to a more balanced view. Things like a lack of financial transparency & the environmental footprint of annual meetings relate to the WEF but the ultimate responsibility for these points is with Klaus Schwab as Chairman of the WEF. --Polynesia2024 (talk) 11:28, 14 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 29 August 2021

Born 1956| and Klaus Schwab at World Economic Forum 2A00:801:431:3748:CE7:4647:D3B8:B52 (talk) 22:03, 29 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. — JohnFromPinckney (talk / edits) 20:01, August 29, 2021 (UTC)

Early life section missing 98% of known details.

Born to Fred Schwab and Marianne Rothschild. Why is something this integral to the article missing? What's going on? Are we now censoring reality in case conspiracy theorists get a boner? C'mon man. 124.190.192.20 (talk) 23:31, 7 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

That's misinformation. Fred and Marianne's sole two children are listed here: [3]. -- Softlavender (talk) 02:37, 20 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Suspicious description - reference 25

Description says: "Global Shapers – Home In late 2019, Klaus engineered COVID 19, and released it to make his dreams come true in the 2020 great reset. In 2021 he set about further throwing the world into turmoil by destroying the economy with his polygon cyber attack. It became self aware July 9th 2021". globalshapers.org. Retrieved 9 June 2020.

It looks like conspiracy theorist's vandalism. Please, check.

Conflict of Interest

I noticed a heavy marketing and framing drift in the article on Klaus Schwab and have reported this to the conflict of interest noticeboard. Critical points have been removed, honours have been highlighted excessively and Schwab's former secretary Hilde, which he married, has been re-labelled "first collaborator" (which has a strong taste of linguistic framing).

There have been overall 37 of such edits by User Petervanham, who happens to be the Head of International Media Council and Chairman’s Communications at World Economic Forum. Petervanham highlights the conflict of interest on his user page but the heavy sugartalking on the Klaus Schwab article through his account especially over the last few weeks is beyond measure.

This would almost be a case for the media (better not the one the WEF "works with throughout the year" but the independent one), as this is depicting a heavy impact on Wikipedia as neutral and independent source of knowledge. --Polynesia2024 (talk) 07:36, 30 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I've removed the weird bit in the lede. Mentioning his wife is only suitable as a single sentence, stating the fact. Not extended content. It is a introductory section, covered by the WP:MOS, as is the whole article, but the lede in particular needs to be structured in a particular way. It is a summary section only, not detailed. scope_creepTalk 20:59, 30 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

For reference, the WP:COIN thread is here (permalink); while it hasn't been closed or archived, Petervanham seems to have agreed to submit edit requests in the future, which I look forward to answering here. jp×g 14:09, 7 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! That seems fair. Peter Vanham 14:11, 7 November 2021 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Petervanham (talk • contribs)

Connected contributor (paid)

Would it make sense adding the above disclosure to the article to highlight that the 30+ edits of this article were not only a COI case but moreover a case of paid editing? The disclosure would be in line with the findings of the COI notice board discussions. Apparently this is a very essential distinction, according to WP rules. --Polynesia2024 (talk) 13:56, 13 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Polynesia, please be more respectful. I’ve indicated I’m not responsible for some of the edits you claimed I made. Please retract those allegations. As for my other edits, they were either factual and backed up by sources, which stand, or they have been reviewed by others. I’ve also not made any edits since Summer. I’ve also committed to not making any further edits but edit requests. I’d appreciate if you could now stop this crusade. On a personal note, I’m not at work and not doing any work at this moment for personal reasons. I would appreciate given the spirit of this place, if you would now stop. Peter Vanham 15:12, 13 November 2021 (UTC)Petervanham — Preceding unsigned comment added by Petervanham (talk • contribs)

Oops my edit summary got truncated a minute ago. I have just now fixed the "Connected Contributor" templates at the top so that they are now all together, in the correct chronological order in terms of editing this article or its talkpage, and have links to userpage employer declarations. Softlavender (talk) 02:51, 14 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for adding to that - there seem to be some very muddy waters in terms of paid Wikipedia edits by the World Economic Forum which we are just starting to uncover. And Petervanham congratulations on the birth of your daughter. I sincerely hope she and your family are doing well. This is nothing personal, it is about numerous modifications of WP articles by multiple WEF-related persons without ever having highlighted the paid nature of the edits. --Polynesia2024 (talk) 10:40, 14 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Is there any way to check the background of User:Marknoa? He/she likewise seems to have an editorial background while many of the user's additions to the article relate to awards:

  • 11,615 bytes +112‎ →‎Awards (Since 2000): added more awards
  • 11,488 bytes +309‎ →‎Foundations: added a para on another community Klaus Schwab founded
  • 11,179 bytes +201‎ →‎Professional life: added new book published
  • 10,978 bytes +50‎ →‎Awards (Since 2000): added another award

--Polynesia2024 (talk) 10:57, 14 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

That editor hasn't edited in over a year. Here are their total edits on the article [4]. As long as everything is neutral and independently cited, it's OK. Please note that WP:OUTING someone on Wikipedia can result in an instant indefinite block. Softlavender (talk) 12:19, 14 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
That's alright. I had seen it in the light of the other edits made by the same user e.g. on the World Economic Forum. But I agree with your view here. --Polynesia2024 (talk) 17:05, 14 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

50% of this article is self-cited

It's quite problematic that most of the citations for this article are from the WEF. That needs to change. Everything should be either independently cited, or stated as "According to the WEF ...". Softlavender (talk) 12:19, 14 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Softlavender: I'm half-planning going through it and removing the WP:SPS sources and leaves the university cv, which is generally considered a suitable ref. scope_creepTalk 00:30, 23 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
@Softlavender: It is a really dodgy article. There is hardly any info on him. Considering he is major heavyweight insider type. There should reams on life history. scope_creepTalk 00:33, 23 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Hi scope_creep. From what I've read he is extremely private or secretive. I researched his parentage because of the Rothschild rumor floating around (and stated above by an IP here); his father's name and business are verifiable, but his mother's identity remains somewhat shrouded and in dispute on some non-RS websites. I haven't really researched much further than parentage, to be honest. I agree we should not cite SPS; or, in the absence of independent coverage, if we must retain something, if there are no suitably independent sources at present, state "According the WEF ...." or "According to Schwab ...." . Softlavender (talk) 01:48, 23 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
There would be so many things to take a look at - why had Schwab initially appointed José María Figueres as CEO and potential successor at the World Economic Forum? In October 2004, the World Economic Forum gained attention through the resignation of Figueres[1] over the undeclared receipt of more than US$900,000 in consultancy fees from the French telecommunications firm Alcatel.[2] It would e.g. be interesting to see how such relationships had evolved next to marketing sentences like a "50 year mentorship by Henry Kissinger". --Polynesia2024 (talk) 08:35, 24 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
  1. ^ "CEO resigns". World Economic Forum.
  2. ^ "WEF director resigns over undeclared fees". SWI swissinfo.ch.

Citations

Polynesia2024, (regarding this [5] for instance) every sentence and fact needs a citation. Don't cite an entire section at the end. Use the <ref name=" "> codes to give the ref a name and append it to the end of each sentence (or fact) it cites, adding a slash for the repeats. Otherwise, those contributions may be removed as uncited. Also, check to see if the citation shows up correctly before saving; Use the Show Preview button to do that. An extraneous square bracket, for instance, throws the whole thing off. Softlavender (talk) 22:14, 28 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Controversial suppression of his fathers' role in Nazi Germany

According to various sources, the father of Klaus Schwab was a director of a facility in Ravensburg that was using prisoners as forced workers, including jews, socialists, homosexuals etc. who have been made prisoners just for what they were. In the light of current global events related to "covid" as well as "event 201" (a corona outbreak simulation organized by the WEF a few months prior to the real "covid19" outbreak), and in consideration of the blatant anti-democratic and destructive postulates that can be found in his book "the 4th industrial revolution" and other works, it appears at least controversial when his Nazi family is not mentioned in this article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.55.224.239 (talk) 23:11, 22 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome to find reliable sources that refer to this and to submit them here for review. Softlavender (talk) 23:57, 22 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Much info on the family background is in here: Jürgen Dunsch: Gastgeber der Mächtigen: Klaus Schwab und das Weltwirtschaftsforum in Davos. FinanzBuch Verlag 2016. S. 26f. --Polynesia2024 (talk) 08:25, 27 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]
It probably still has to be cross-checked before it could be added. It may be helpful to, if one refers to it, specifically mention this in the discussion (e. g. specific page in the book). That may simplify cross-checking. Wikipedia has to be as objective as possible from A to Z. 2A02:8388:1600:A200:3AD5:47FF:FE18:CC7F (talk) 22:31, 20 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
With due respect, this sounds like the same kind of conspiracy-theory laced nonsense the far-right is spreading about George Soros, who according to them, was a nazi and a member of the SS. 46.97.170.40 (talk) 11:34, 22 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Nice one r3tard, just deflect any valid criticism of people with disturbing amounts of governmental influence by attributing it to your catch-all far right boogeyman — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.195.50.6 (talk) 20:24, 25 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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