Talk:Bill Ackman

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--- I took out this line "The Fund had 40%+ returns over the past ______" the blank should not be on wiki page. if someone can fill in the blank, sure put it back, but until then it should not be here. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 132.216.86.52 (talk) 04:45, 12 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Stevenmitchell (talk) 05:52, 24 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion of William Ackman

A tag has been placed on William Ackman requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A1 & A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is a very short article providing little or no context to the reader. Please see Wikipedia:Stub for our minimum information standards for short articles.

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to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the page that would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Lastly, please note that if the page does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that they userfy the page or have a copy emailed to you. You Talkin' to Me??? (talk) 20:16, 9 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The speedy deletion request has been reinstated. There are plenty of news articles relating to William Ackman, but the importance of him and his companies success and failures are of disputable value to society and Wikipedia. If you disagree, please discuss further here and place the {{hangon}} to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag)You Talkin' to Me??? (talk) 14:49, 10 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

removed twice, by different eds, including myself as reviewing administrator. Considering the size of the business, he seems clearly notable-- and there are good sources. Er go by the sources. A claim that the business is not useful to society is irrelevant entirely. I refer to your talk page, where it seems you have been editing from a non-neutral POV. DGG ( talk ) 15:31, 10 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You Talkin' to Me??? (talk) 21:13, 10 September 2009 (UTC) the "size" if this business is unclear in footnotes and references. Please point me to the specifics of his hedge fund's sizes and relevance to society.[reply]

I have to say that that this is definitely an important article and should not be deleted. I do think though that it needs to be expanded to included his attempted takeover of Target Corp. Neosiber (talk) 18:38, 15 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Question

Is Bill Ackman jewish? His last name is scottish. I noticed he is involved in the jewish community. Did he convert or did his family change their name? More curious than anything as my last name is close to his and am trying to trace it.