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Bitcoin

There no mention of their widely known involvement with bitcoin, including their bitcoin exchange Gemini 24.105.239.122 (talk) 10:44, 27 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Untitled

All editors (and interested readers) please consult Talk:Cameron_Winklevoss#Merge-discussion_procedure! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jerzy (talk • contribs) 04:50, 17 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

MERGE SUGGESTION OF WINKLEVOSS TWINS

Both Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss pages are nearly identical. Recommend .Deaddebate (talk) 00:48, 3 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

As far as I can tell, the only reason the Winklevoss brothers meet the notability standard for inclusion in Wikipedia is because of their place in the history of Facebook. Not only should their articles be merged, they should be severely trimmed. Mrrhum (talk) 16:04, 6 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I don't care about the merge, but they're notable for being in the olympics as well.169.231.51.141 (talk) 05:03, 10 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I agree. The majority of the Zuckerburg information is related to ConnectU (much of which also appears on the ConnectU page) and is not directly related to either Winklevoss. What infomration isn't on the ConnectU site should be moved there, and deleted from the twins pages, with perhaps a reference to the content. 75.73.141.193 (talk) 17:52, 10 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed. No need for separate articles due to their achievements all being joint efforts. Not enough notability as individuals to warrant their own articles. Zarcadia (talk) 10:04, 13 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed. Merging the pages of brothers makes sense since so much does overlap. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Wikiacurracy (talk • contribs) 17:37, 14 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Disagree.Twins are notable as individual athletes. They do not compete exclusively as a team, they have competed and medaled separately internationally in 4-man boats and 8-man boats at notable international competitions. The selection and naming procedure for athletes in the sport of Rowing as governed by the IOC, USOC and respective NGB, is on an individual athlete basis. Should an athlete not be able to compete or decline to compete, only this athlete is replaced, not the entire team of athletes.Ricodecalo (talk) 03:11, 15 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Suspicious. You registered your account right before you posted your two identical comments to Talk:Cameron Winklevoss and Talk:Tyler Winklevoss. Very similar to Johnnywalker56. One wonders on the connection between the two accounts and the high degree of interest to keep the brothers separate and distinct while downplaying the negative information regarding ConnectU from appearing on the articles. Seems self-serving. Regardless of what the IOC, USOC, or NGB says, this is Wikipedia with its own governing rules and guidelines. The articles, content, and notability of both people are not different enough at this time to warrant two separate articles. In fact, the tiny difference between the two -- that of Guest of a Guest involvement -- will be better fitted as a footnote on the merged article. Wikiacurracy (talk) 12:27, 15 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Disagree. FYI, your name Wikiacurracy is in violation of WP:UPOLICY, specifically "misleading usernames" which imply you are in a position of authority over Wikipedia. Your comments are in violation of WP:FIVEPILLARS, the fourth pillar-"wikipedians should interact in respectful and civil manner and assume good faith in others."Ricodecalo (talk) 14:06, 15 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Agree. There are now four Wiki pages, each of which has mostly identical information on, and which stretch to disproportionate length for the article they are in. Someone needs to trim and sort them out. Most is redundant to the subject of the article. The Yeti (talk) 03:22, 17 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

NOTE: The thread on the other article's talk page is more organized than this one. BTW, why is there no "Personal Life" §? People will want to know if they are straight. 72.228.177.92 (talk) 15:00, 16 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Premature Deletion of Info Unrelated to the Merge above

I Merged ConnectU material to ConnectU article. Material is redudant, not directly related, and already exists in ConnectU article. I disagree regarding merging Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, they are notable in that they both individually Olympians, while their achievements are mostly in tandem, they are individual achievements and they are not all identical Johnnywalker56 (talk) 15:13, 14 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

First, you did not merge to ConnectU article. You simply deleted the info off Tyler Winklevoss, Cameron Winklevoss, and Divya Narendra pages, without discussing it here first. No decision has been made or discussed. I reverted your action until further discussion is made by other members. Wikiacurracy (talk) 17:26, 14 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

This issue was discussed above by 75.73.141.193. Information was effectively merged because it is identical to information on ConnectU page. I will started separate section to discuss this merger.Johnnywalker56 (talk) 18:41, 14 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

MERGE SUGGESTION OF /* ConnectU */ SECTION WITH CONNECTU ARTICLE

Merge Suggestion of /* ConnectU */ section with ConnectU article. Material is redundant, not directly related, and already exists in ConnectU article. Recommend. Johnnywalker56 (talk) 18:59, 14 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Disagree. The info here is a mere summary of the info in the ConnectU article. The ConnectU article is extremely more detailed, and info will be lost without these summaries that link the person to those events. Summaries are OK -- although the Zuckerberg section could be trimmed here. Wikiacurracy (talk) 19:26, 14 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Agree. Or at least severly trim it. It is disproportionate to the subject, and is virtually a verboten copy of the ConnectU article. The Yeti (talk) 03:27, 17 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Merge-discussion procedure

The two merge proposals (by same person?) on the 2 brothers' bio pages were botched by not specifying a common discussion page for the two intimately related matters. Nothing can proceed until someone determines whether there is any material covered on only one discussion page (or covered differently between them), non-destructively refactors producing a complete discussion on one talk page, strikes thru the duplicate discussion on the other, and links them so that everything is transparent. (I will undertake that task if no one else does, but not tonite.)
(I have a number of comments to make in response to what appears on at one or the other, not least regarding the concurrent (and on its face competing) proposal to merge both bios to the company article. But making this more complicated, or rather trying for a globally correct procedure, can wait until we are procedurally repair the initial mistake and its effects.)
--Jerzy•t 04:55, 17 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Regarding the material struck thru immediately above: Please see Talk:Cameron_Winklevoss#Merge-discussion_procedure!
--Jerzy•t 05:47, 17 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Picture

Is it just me or is that a picture from the movie? Either way, the picture should be replaced of one where we actually see all of his face. --96.251.177.93 (talk) 23:56, 24 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

German descent

Who can report and post more to the German descent of the family Winklevoss (Pennsylvania)? 91.66.8.231 (talk) 17:34, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Mother?

I agree with the German descent poster. More information about his background is essential. For instance, it doesn't really list anything about his mother. Therefore, he could be a Jew which would be very, very important to know. He did go to Harvard. There aren't many non-Hispanic white gentile males there anymore, mostly Jews and "minorities." GegenIsrael (talk) 04:24, 12 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I do not see the relevance of this. Why would it be "very, very important" to know whether he's Jewish? We don't mark all the Christians or Bahá'í, either. --134.169.104.215 (talk) 10:32, 12 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The background of people is very important. Since you don't know much about what being a Jew is, I shall inform you. To be a Jew is also to be part of a people. So, the proper analogy is not "We don't mark all the Christians or Bahá'í, either" but we don't mark the descent of people such as Italian, Irish, African, etc. either. Hmm...oh, wait we do! And, as such a person's descent much like the poster above me inquiring about his German background is VERY RELEVANT information and hence "very, very important." Are you new to Wikipedia?

Not to mention, the whole "issue" you have here is moot since the above information is derivative of his MOTHER. Which was the purpose of my inquiry. That is the background of his mother will make FACT certain things about his background, irrespective of people's feelings. It is totally objective and unstoppable. Though, it is interesting how you jumped on the Jew part.GegenIsrael (talk) 15:01, 12 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Deeming it "very very important" sounds very, very much like editorialising, and in that context edits relating to this need to be fact-checked and sourced thoroughly. Of course I need not remind people who are thoroughly versed in the protocols of Wikipedia.137.111.13.200 (talk) 04:53, 24 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Merge

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section. A summary of the conclusions reached follows.

The result was procedural close. --BDD (talk) 19:26, 9 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Look, the Winklevi merit inclusion with an article in Wikipedia, but not two articles. What are they notable for? Two things:

They row quite well (together), and,
They got screwed by Zuckerburg in the whole Facebook thing (again, together).

They have no individual notability. I propose that Cameron Winklevoss and Tyler Winklevoss be merged together, probably at Winklevoss twins, with both titles redirecting to the twins. 76.106.149.108 (talk) 18:52, 24 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

With well over a week and no one disagreeing, I shall be looking in the near future at consummating the proposed merger. 76.106.149.108 (talk) 21:44, 4 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Not to play dictator here, but since another editor and I have responded to this proposal at Talk:Cameron Winklevoss#Merge, I would suggest new comments should go there. Almost demonstrates the inconvenience caused by multiple articles, doesn't it? Procedurally closing discussion by unanimous consent; revert me to object. --BDD (talk) 19:26, 9 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.