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About Errol Musk

Elon specifically states his father did not invest in Zip2 in his latest Rolling Stones feature interview. "One thing he claims is he gave us a whole bunch of money to start, my brother and I, to start up our first company [Zip2, which provided online city guides to newspapers]. This is not true," Musk says. [1]


About Amber Heard

A related discussion about Amber Heard and her relationship with Elon Musk is at Talk:Amber Heard#Amber Heard and Elon Musk. Emir of Wikipedia (talk) 09:57, 27 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

  • I think it should be discussed here because over there it's so bloody long that I think the point of the dicussion was lost on most people. Anyway, the fact of the situation that no source about relationships will ever be good enough for Wikipedia's exacting standards. Not even if they literally make Instagram posts tacitly saying "we're in a relationship" and "I've bonded with his kids so this is serious".[2][3][4] Of course magazines like People have to add a little bit of puffery like "Amber Heard and Elon Musk just can’t keep their hands off of each other", because that's the celebrity journalism nature. But People is a way better source than rags like the Daily Mail or US Weekly when it comes to these things. Acknowledging sources on relationships doesn't mean we're turning Wikipedia into a gossip encyclopedia because real relationships aren't gossip and no one ever puts things like "Amber Heard and Elon Musk just can’t keep their hands off of each other" on this site anyway.[5] Her dad confirmed the relationship too.[6] — Preceding unsigned comment added by Trillfendi (talk • contribs) 19:04, 2 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

References

  1. ^ http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/features/elon-musk-inventors-plans-for-outer-space-cars-finding-love-w511747
  2. ^ https://instagram.com/p/BUtGKm0BCbm/
  3. ^ https://instagram.com/p/BTP1xBzFke5/
  4. ^ https://instagram.com/p/BTPyhtBhdn6/
  5. ^ http://people.com/movies/amber-heard-elon-musk-pda-australia-date/
  6. ^ http://lifestyle.one/grazia/celebrity/news/amber-heard-boyfriend-elon-musk-instagram/

It's been a few months since you posted this here Emir of Wikipedia - there are MANY more citations now in proper news outlets. Unsure why you still have an issue with this and reverted my edits? Jooojay (talk) 18:53, 24 August 2017 (UTC) [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7][reply]

References

  1. ^ http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/08/06/elon-musk-breaks-up-with-amber-heard-report-says/
  2. ^ http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/09/entertainment/amber-heard-elon-musk/index.html
  3. ^ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/amber-heard-and-elon-musk-reportedly-split_us_59889188e4b09a4d1ec69fd8
  4. ^ http://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-and-amber-heard-have-split-up-after-a-year-over-aspects-of-her-behaviour-2017-8
  5. ^ http://mashable.com/2017/08/07/amber-heard-elon-musk-split/#x.eGhLrkOmqT
  6. ^ http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/hook-ups-break-ups/amber-heard-gets-cosy-with-spanish-hunk-after-split-from-elon-musk/news-story/97f78e05ce702468b7682d80239085aa
  7. ^ http://people.com/celebrity/amber-heard-elon-musk-split/
@Jooojay: The issue is not just about sourcing but whether the relationship is notable enough. I personally think that the improved citations is enough as you have, but I can't overrule the consensus. Let's give it a day or two and if nobody else objects then we'll take the WP:SILENCE to mean that the new consensus is to include the information. Emir of Wikipedia (talk) 19:46, 24 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Emir of Wikipedia: OK fair enough! Thank you for your consideration. Jooojay (talk) 19:50, 24 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not sure that relationship status presented by the post is really a milestone event for the other things Musk is doing. I'm not sure it's actually notable enought to be put into this article. Bknutsen (talk) 15:56, 16 October 2017 (UTC)Bknutsen[reply]

Nationality

Musk was born as a South African, and lived there for his first 18 years. He was in Canada for only 6 years (though he became a citizen), and has been a resident and citizen of the USA for some years. I accept that he should be called SA-born, but why "Canadian American"? He is no longer a Canadian.125.236.202.112 (talk) 02:03, 31 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I think the use of Canadian or "Canadian-American" here is referring to his ethnic origins.Jooojay (talk) 04:30, 31 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Canadian Americans are American citizens or nationals who were born in and/or largely grew up in Canada, but later moved into the United States.[citation needed] It can also be used to refer to American-born citizens who either have parents who immigrated from Canada or have significant Canadian ancestry and/or identity. The term is particularly apt when applied or self-applied to people with strong ties to Canada, such as those who have lived a significant portion of their lives or were educated in Canada, and then relocated to the United States. First paragraph of Canadian American. --Emir of Wikipedia (talk) 11:00, 31 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Semi-protected edit request on 12 October 2017

Net worth in the first paragraph is outdated and is now $21.1B as of 10/12/17 according to Forbes Gradam5 (talk) 18:48, 12 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: It is impractical to update it frequently. The date is mentioned and so readers will know it is out of date. Emir of Wikipedia (talk) 19:39, 12 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 14 October 2017

IMPOSSIBLE

where in May 1997 he received a Bachelor of Science degree in physics

BECAUSE

In 1995, at age 24, Musk moved to California to begin a PhD

SUGGEST

where in May 1994... 197.91.224.53 (talk) 10:04, 14 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Emir of Wikipedia (talk) 10:54, 14 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 16 October 2017

I think that a small bit should be added to the Boring company section. In an interview with TED's Head Curator, Chris Anderson, Musk claims that this is a hobby company of his, and that he can reduce the overall cost of digging by at least a factor of 10 by reducing tunnel diameter and efficiency of the boring machine.

[1]

Bknutsen (talk) 02:43, 16 October 2017 (UTC)Bknutsen Bknutsen (talk) 02:43, 16 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Done Providing a reference link will speed response to this type of edit request in the future. Thank you for providing enough information that I was able to find one myself. Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 18:17, 16 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Eggishorn I referenced the TED conference video from youtube. There's a footnote at the end, that being said though, I'm fairly new to editing articles so I may not have properly followed convention — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bknutsen (talk • contribs) 16:35, 17 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

References

  1. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIwLWfaAg-8

Typo in the Hyperloop section of the article.

In the Hyperloop section of the article, 1st paragraph, 2nd phrase there is a typos of an 'o' instead of an 'a'.

The mechanism for releasing the concept was an alpha-design document that, in addition to scoping out the technology, outlined a notional route where such a transport system might be built.

Should be

The mechanism for releasing the concept was an alpha-design document that, in addition to scoping out the technology, outlined a national route where such a transport system might be built

Godidier (talk) 06:27, 16 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Godidier. "Notional" is an actual word. Cullen328 Let's discuss it 06:34, 16 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Incorrect year

In this article, the following text appears:

"At the age of 17, Musk was accepted into Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, for undergraduate study. In 1992, after spending two years at Queen's University..."

Musk was born in 1971, so he turned 17 in 1988. So how could "two years at Queen's University" bring us to 1992?? Perhaps if he was "accepted" in 1988 and "enrolled" in 1989, then two years would bring us to 1991; but we still don't get to 1992. Clearly either the year "1992" is incorrect, or there is a lot of "hidden information in the quote above.

My guess is that the year "1992" is just incorrect and should be corrected.

192.251.46.113 (talk) 18:32, 20 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Might be worth reading Talk:Elon_Musk/Archive_3#Education. I do think that you could be onto something. Emir of Wikipedia (talk) 21:04, 20 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 27 October 2017

Add a Honorary Doctorate from AGH Cracow received on 14'th June 2017 to the appropriate list.

Appropriate reference (in Polish) below:

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— Preceding unsigned comment added by Lagomorph~plwiki (talk • contribs)

Can someone please check the reference for me? I am unable to access it. Emir of Wikipedia (talk) 19:07, 27 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

References

  1. ^ http://www.agh.edu.pl/fileadmin/default/templates/images/dokumenty/uchwaly_senatu/2017/0614/14_06_2017_83.pdf

inter-city rocket travel

Should we include this in Elon's intro?

https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1GGRV_enUS751US768&q=elon+musk+rocket+travel+city&spell=1&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiS_77I8JbXAhVFzmMKHfg6DBgQvwUIJigA&biw=1024&bih=712

It's a proposal, nothing formally established. 205.153.48.25 (talk) 22:28, 29 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

very important

Lil Uzi made a song with Pharrell Williams, and they said Elon Musk's name. It is very pivotal that this be added towards Musk's achievements, as it highly surpasses anything he has done.Sam Homes (talk) 00:04, 9 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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