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Why is the page called "Steven A. Cohen"? Yeah, I know "SAC" is his initials but "ESL" is Edward Lampert's initials and nobody calls him "Edward S. Lampert". I think it should be simply "Steven Cohen".

What is wrong with this page Antares33712? It is wikified.

It seems to be a page of quality to me (but of course I wrote it.)

I agree, and took off the tags. Also added a reference (although he stays out of the media limelight, any other references would be very welcome) Afelton 20:06, 26 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Special Privileges

I agree that the alleged "special privileges" given to SAC are noteworthy, but I tried to tone down the prose into encyclopedic style, hope that's OK. Afelton 01:22, 27 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Would the contributor explain this line?

Photographs of the hedge fund manager are not available because Cohen has carefully cultivated an air of mystery. This helps him to ingratiate himself with the media, which frequently uses him as a source of information. [1].

The citation is interesting and a good contribution, but nowhere in the citation does it mention this reasoning. Furthermore, how can the media use him as a source of information if he is so secretive? This line begs to be revised, deleted, or at least defended by whoever wrote it. (Tvwatcher 03:56, 30 April 2006 (UTC))[reply]

I have repeatedly attempted to add this fact, that Cohen has purchased the rights to his photos from news sources to protect his privacy, using citations, and have had it removed within moments by various moderators.

Year.

Hi, I happened to notice that there is some problems in the article. I mean, there is question mark on his birth year. Does Question mark indicate tentative? Regards.Daniel's page ☎ 06:33, 8 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Secrecy

I Changed the secrecy section, the link source mentioned nothing about armed guards, and he was on the front page of the Sept 16 06 Wall street journal,so while he isnt so forthcoming to the media, neither is he a recluse, the article has a photo of him eating at a local hot dog stand.

Net Worth

Near the beginning and end, the article reports two different net worths: $3B and $5B. The number should be consistent.

Agreed. A user has changed his net worth to an unsourced amount. Who knows, Cohen's net worth could be $5 billion instead of $3 billion but the Forbes info says otherwise and without a source it shouldn't be included. --Tvwatcher 22:17, 7 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]


It should be noted that while he does have seven children, two of them from a previous marriage live in New York City.

Three from the previous marriage, actually. I've addressed it.—DMCer™ 04:15, 16 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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    • [http://www.forbes.com/collecting/2005/03/09/cx_ahg_0309hot.html]Haden-Guest, Anthony, "Top Billionaire Art Collectors," Web page, Forbes magazine Web site, [[March 8]], [[2005]], accessed [[July 25]], [[2006]]
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DumZiBoT (talk) 16:56, 10 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Addressed.—DMCer™ 04:32, 16 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Vandalism

I removed the Vandalism.. I think this article should be locked or at least set where unregistered users cannot edit it.

K8cpa (talk) 03:06, 11 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]


Martone

This should be in the article, but it shouldn't be most of the lede. I moved it to a more appropriate section. Possibly might justify a sentence in the lede if the story develops. "implicated" would usually raise significant BLP concerns, but the WSJ used the word not just in its article, but in the headline. DGG ( talk ) 19:03, 21 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Factual Updates

I would like to make a few factual updates to this bio. I work for Point72 Asset Management, which is owned by Mr. Cohen; I have recently worked on the Point72 article, with some input from experienced Wikipedians. I recognize there is the potential for conflict of interest, which is why I am trying to keep my edits limited to clear factual points that can be substantiated by independent sources. Any feedback or help would be much appreciated. -AlexReads (talk) 16:04, 7 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I have made some changes to the lead section to reflect the January 2016 settlement. I am also hoping to do so shortly for the Controversy section, which covers these issues in greater depth. There are several small issues with that section, which make it difficult to follow; it doesn't fully cover the status of Martoma's conviction (it should note his Oct. '15 appeal); the "Five employees..." statement is out of date and no longer accurate; and the quotes at the end of the first paragraph (from Reuters and from Cohen) characterize details of a case that has now been settled, and seem out of place. Better to cover the outcome of the settlement, than the play-by-play details during its litigation. -AlexReads (talk) 19:30, 20 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Requesting review

TheSoundAndTheFury and Onel5969, you have both been helpful with my edits to the Point72 Asset Management article. Would you mind taking a look at what I've done here on Steven Cohen's biography? I think it's all pretty uncontroversial, but because of the potential conflict of interest I'm hoping somebody independent and more experienced with Wikipedia can take a look, and let me know if I've strayed from Wikipedia standards in any way. -AlexReads (talk) 16:11, 23 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I assume you mean the Controversy section? I took a brief glance and didn't notice anything that would be particularly problematic. We should, as always, follow the policies on Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons and err on the safe side. Any other views on this? TheSoundAndTheFury (talk) 01:45, 24 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]
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