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Reference ideas for Elon MuskThe following references may be useful when improving this article in the future: Breland, Ali (2024-08-20). "The Far Right Is Becoming Obsessed With Race and IQ". The Atlantic.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) Elon Musk in popular culture was nominated for deletion. The discussion was closed on 14 May 2022 with a consensus to merge. Its contents were merged into Elon Musk. The original page is now a redirect to this page. For the contribution history and old versions of the redirected article, please see its history; for its talk page, see here. This article has been mentioned by multiple media organizations: Isobel Asher Hamilton (December 23, 2019). "Elon Musk fact-checked his own Misplaced Pages page and requested edits including the fact he does 'zero investing'". Business Insider. Retrieved December 23, 2019. Don Reisinger (December 23, 2019). "Elon Musk Took Issue With His Misplaced Pages Page, So He Asked the Community to Fix It. They Did". Inc. Retrieved December 23, 2019. Sissi Cao (December 23, 2019). "Elon Musk Says His Misplaced Pages Page Is 'Insanely' Inaccurate". Observer. Retrieved December 27, 2019. "Misplaced Pages locks Elon Musk's page after he 'begs' Twitter users to 'trash him' on site". The Tribune (Chandigarh). August 17, 2020. Retrieved August 17, 2020. Sanya Jain (August 17, 2020). "Elon Musk Is Begging - Yes, Begging - To Be Trashed On Misplaced Pages. True Story". NDTV. Retrieved August 17, 2020. Stephen Harrison (May 3, 2022). "The Controversy Brewing on Elon Musk's Misplaced Pages Page". Slate. Retrieved May 3, 2022. Dave Lee (October 26, 2023). "Now Elon Musk is attacking Misplaced Pages". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved October 31, 2023. CT Jones (October 24, 2023). "Elon Musk Offers to Also Ruin Misplaced Pages". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 5, 2023. 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Section sizes Section size for Elon Musk (46 sections) Section name Byte count Section total (Top) 7,634 7,634 Early life and education 29 24,950 Childhood and family 13,797 13,797 Education 11,124 11,124 Business career 20 123,671 Zip2 4,415 4,415 X.com and PayPal 5,463 5,463 SpaceX 11,945 23,538 Starlink 11,593 11,593 Tesla 18,745 36,559 SEC and shareholder lawsuits regarding tweets 10,525 10,525 SolarCity and Tesla Energy 7,289 7,289 Neuralink 9,032 9,032 The Boring Company 5,160 5,160 Twitter / X 30,011 30,011 Leadership style 9,473 9,473 Other activities 21 47,592 Musk Foundation 8,457 8,457 Hyperloop 8,584 8,584 OpenAI and xAI 5,873 5,873 Tham Luang cave rescue and defamation case 9,978 9,978 2018 cannabis incident 2,138 2,138 Music 2,996 2,996 Private jet 6,555 6,555 Company towns 2,990 2,990 Wealth 672 672 Personal actions, views, and social media usage 7,826 137,538 Finance 7,714 7,714 Technology 5,845 5,845 Existential threats 18,776 18,776 Politics 31,755 69,905 Conservative PAC activities 9,616 9,616 International politics 27,413 27,413 Government advisory roles 1,121 1,121 Accusations of antisemitism 12,900 12,900 COVID-19 14,572 14,572 Personal life 7,156 51,714 Relationships and children 22,914 22,914 Legal matters after 2020 21,644 21,644 Public perception 20,241 20,241 Notes and references 25 80 Notes 26 26 Citations 29 29 Works cited 1,501 1,501 Further reading 1,608 1,608 External links 5,832 5,832 Total 423,033 423,033 This article has been viewed enough times to make it onto the all-time Top 100 list. 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Founder of Tesla

Elon Musk was one of the founders of Tesla, and that should be mentioned in the article, not that he was just an "early investor". Elon Musk has repeatedly claimed to have come up with the name "Tesla Motors", and the concept. He suggested it to Eberhard as they were both mildly involved(test driving and such) in another EV project called T-Zero. They did not own the rights to the name "Tesla Motors", since a guy called Brad Siewert had already registered it for his own company. While Elon officially didn't join the company before 6 months after Eberhard and Tarpenning had incorporated it, at the time the company was just a shell corp with no employees, no offices, no funding, no IP, no designs, no prototype, just this general idea of commercializing the T-Zero. First thing Elon Musk did after officially joining Tesla was to buy the rights to the name from Brad Siewert. Elon Musk was introduced to the T-Zero car by JB Straubel, who later became Tesla's first Chief Technology Officer. After experiencing the T-Zero, Musk was inspired and wanted to commercialize it, and the AC Propulsion guys(who made the T-Zero) connected him with Eberhard and Tarpenning, as they had the same idea. In Eberhard's lawsuit against Tesla, he wanted to be recognized as one of only two founders of the company(alongside Marc Tarpenning), a claim that was rejected by the judge. The judge struck down Eberhard's claim, and this decision was based on the broader context of Tesla's founding and the contributions of others, including Musk, JB Straubel, and Ian Wright, who were also considered integral to the company's early development. Obviously Eberhard has his own version of events, that are not compatible with Elon Musk's version, and the truth might be somewhere in the middle, but at the end of the day, this was dealt with in court, the court rejected Eberhard's claims, and concluded that Elon Musk was integral to the founding of Tesla... so, it seems only right that Misplaced Pages accept that there were(legally recognized) 5 founders of Tesla, including Elon Musk. I have not made any changes to the article, but just wanted to put this forward here, so others can evaluate whether to do so. FindTheBalance (talk) 21:49, 5 December 2024 (UTC)

Musk was not a founder of Tesla. – Muboshgu (talk) 21:57, 5 December 2024 (UTC)

That's Eberhards narrative. It's easy to find plenty of articles that say the opposite, that Elon Musk was the founder of Tesla.

Here is Elon's perspective:

https://www.teslarati.com/elon-musk-debunks-tesla-history-fake-news/

Elon Musk came up with the name:

https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/why-elon-musk-named-his-electric-car-tesla/

Elon Musk was one of the founders("Musk is also among the founders of Tesla,"):

https://www.reuters.com/article/tesla-suit-idUKN2131161020090921/

And again, the court ruled with Elon Musk, dismissed Eberhards claim that he and Tarpenning were the only founders. That should be the final word in this.

https://www.cnet.com/culture/teslas-musk-gloats-over-eberhard-ruling/

https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-cofounder-eberhard-drops-his-lawsuit-against-tesla-musk-2009-8 FindTheBalance (talk) 01:05, 6 December 2024 (UTC)

Agreed. Thanks for sharing these good sources on Court ruling. Article needs to be updated to reflect this information. RogerYg (talk) 09:29, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

The article body has relevant details, but its not reflected in the Lead yet.

A 2009 lawsuit settlement with Eberhard designated Musk as a Tesla co-founder, along with Tarpenning and two others.

https://www.cnet.com/news/tesla-motors-founders-now-there-are-five/

https://www.fastcompany.com/1367866/tesla-lawsuit-drama-ends-five-company-founders-emerge RogerYg (talk) 09:39, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

Added in lead as a separate sentence. "He is considered a co-founder of Tesla motors" with references. Other editors may consider whether to include it along with early investor mention. Thanks. RogerYg (talk) 10:11, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

Agree with User talk:Muboshgu. Existing article reflects norms followed on other, closely related Misplaced Pages articles.

Please do not make sweeping changes to a L5 BLP article without allowing for numerous participants to weigh in. 15:55, 7 December 2024 (UTC) QRep2020 (talk) 15:55, 7 December 2024 (UTC)

The article @Muboshgu linked to is simply repeating the rather misleading narrative that Eberhard promoted, but that claim was, as I pointed out, dismissed by Judge John L. Grandsaert after evaluating all the relevant facts. Even though Eberhard and Tarpenning *registered* the company a few months before Elon officially joined, it's fair to say that the company begun as they all got together, that's when they got funding, that's when they got the rights to the name, that's when they started developing plans, designs and eventually prototypes.

It seems to me that the most correct thing to do is to make a distinction between Eberhard and Tarpenning "incorporating" Tesla, and Eberhard, Tarpenning, Musk, Straubel and Wright being the founders of Tesla. FindTheBalance (talk) 21:46, 17 December 2024 (UTC)

Hi FindTheBalance (talk), you seem very knowledgeable about this founder issue. Sadly knowledge alone is not valued on Misplaced Pages, we need good references / articles to back our knowledge.

I tried to briefly add that "Musk is one of the founders of Tesla" in the lead, with decent refernces, but it was taken down, as several editors seem to be against adding that to lead, even though its in the body.

I guess, we need more good references, and more TALK page support to get a fair lead on Tesla. Thanks RogerYg (talk) 19:09, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

Also FindTheBalance (talk), probably you should start with Tesla wiki page first, and then try on this page. Thanks RogerYg (talk) 19:11, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

I see that you are already working on Tesla page as well. Thanks. 20:35, 18 December 2024 (UTC) RogerYg (talk) 20:35, 18 December 2024 (UTC)

Shouldn't they delete his video game usage?

It seems like unnecessary trivia. Starlighsky (talk) 12:45, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

Agreed. Slatersteven (talk) 12:55, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

It seems to have gotten signficant coverage so its not trivia whatever your personal opinion of it may be. Horse Eye's Back (talk) 15:39, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

I just want to point out that media coverage as reliable information could be a risk for Misplaced Pages, especially in law. Large media coverage of a court case is one thing. However, the underlying legal theory about the media event in another thing. Starlighsky (talk) 18:35, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

I suspect that this isn't a response to me, but if it is please clarify the relevence. Horse Eye's Back (talk) 00:15, 16 December 2024 (UTC)

I truly only meant it about Misplaced Pages and media coverage as a sort of weight for notability. It is from my experience in terms of editing court case articles and so on. It is just something where I disagree with the standards on Misplaced Pages. It truly was not in response to the post, but a rare moment where I could bring up my problem with the Misplaced Pages standards on law articles. Starlighsky (talk) 00:32, 16 December 2024 (UTC)

Oligarch

Isn't whether he's an oligarch nothing more than a point of view? 97.105.197.35 (talk) 22:40, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

Yes, but if RS say it we repeat it. Slatersteven (talk) 13:39, 16 December 2024 (UTC)

Addition to the Lead

I would like to propose adding the following to the lead:

"Due to his considerable influence over American politics, government, media, and industry, Musk has been described as an oligarch." (Or, American oligarch)

This subject is already mentioned in the body. Roman Abramovich is described as an oligarch in the lead as this perception is widespread. With Musk, it is heavily discussed and debated. Therefore, while shouldn't label Musk as an "oligarch", it should still be noted that he has been described in this manner due to his influence over government, politics, media, and industry.

For context, Musk has been described as an oligarch by prominent commentators, academics, and experts, including Nobel-prize winning economist Paul Krugman, former US Secretary of Labor Robert Reich, and Former U.S. National Security Council Official in the Trump administration, Fiona Hill. Firecat93 (talk) 03:30, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

Support: To start off the discussion, I (author), support this course of action Firecat93 (talk) 04:08, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

Oppose, IMO it is due in the body but not in the lead. Horse Eye's Back (talk) 15:44, 16 December 2024 (UTC)

Oppose per every comment I have made in every thread about this. Slatersteven (talk) 15:52, 16 December 2024 (UTC)

New Cover Photograph

Here are some possible, high quality alternatives:

2022: USAFA Hosts Elon Musk (Image 1 of 17) (cropped).jpg

2022: Elon Musk Colorado 2022 (cropped2).jpg

2023 (Poorer Quality): Elon Musk in 2023 (cropped).jpg

Firecat93 (talk) 03:40, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

Nothing from this year? He doesn't look like he did in 2022 anymore Horse Eye's Back (talk) 04:27, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

Here are two from 2024 (the second can be cropped). Both are not very clear -

Elon Musk - March 28, 2024 (cropped).jpg

Ftninplwuaady5s-18796494.jpg Firecat93 (talk) 07:19, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

That is a shame, I agree that neither of those is clear enough for us to use... Horse Eye's Back (talk) 15:20, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

Bio inaccuracies

According to Elon musk's biographer, this page has a lot of factual inaccuracies such as him never having received a degree.

See https://sethabramson.substack.com/p/the-truth-about-musk-from-his-biographer Sangaof (talk) 07:12, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

To clarify, do they say he never received a degree? Slatersteven (talk) 10:40, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

Crystal balling

Do we really need a list of posts he might get at some point in the future? Slatersteven (talk) 20:29, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

No, we don't. Not in an article as long as this already is. It's WP:UNDUE. – Muboshgu (talk) 20:43, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

Proposal to Update Elon Musk’s Introduction to Include “Far-Right Political Influencer”

Elon Musk, known for his ventures in technology and business, has engaged in activities aligning with far-right ideologies, despite his denials. Notable instances include:

• Endorsement of Germany’s AfD Party: Musk publicly supported the Alternative for Germany (AfD), a party classified by German intelligence as a suspected extremist organization. He stated that only the AfD can “save” Germany, aligning himself with their nationalist and anti-immigration stance.

• Platform Amplification of Far-Right Figures: Under Musk’s leadership, X (formerly Twitter) has reinstated accounts of individuals known for promoting bigotry, extremism, and misinformation, facilitating the spread of far-right ideologies.

• Dissemination of Far-Right Content: Musk has shared and engaged with content from far-right influencers, contributing to the normalization and dissemination of extremist viewpoints.

These actions demonstrate Musk’s alignment with far-right ideologies, contradicting his public denials.

Proposed Change:

Current Introduction: “…is a businessman known for his key roles in the space company SpaceX and the automotive company Tesla, Inc. …”

Proposed Introduction: “…is a businessman and far-right political influencer known for his key roles in the space company SpaceX and the automotive company Tesla, Inc. …”

Rationale:

Misplaced Pages strives to provide a comprehensive and neutral perspective on public figures. Musk’s endorsements of extremist political parties, amplification of far-right figures, and dissemination of far-right content are significant aspects of his public persona. Gnarledge (talk) 07:31, 21 December 2024 (UTC)

Using the term “Far right” is simply an attempt to cast a slur against him. He was a democrat for most of his life and Musk has often been described as libertarian, but also describes himself as "politically moderate". JamieBrown2011 (talk) 07:53, 21 December 2024 (UTC)

Note your wording: Musk was a Democrat and describes himself as politically moderate. However, recent actions speak louder than self-descriptions or past tendencies. His recent endorsements of far-right political parties and amplification of extremist content on X demonstrate a clear shift toward far-right ideologies. Even this Misplaced Pages page and others acknowledge his movement toward the right wing.

Furthermore, your immediate characterization of this proposal as an 'attempt to cast a slur' lacks substantiation. I have made a concerted effort to provide evidence supporting my claims, including Musk’s specific actions and their alignment with far-right ideologies. This is not polemic but a factual observation backed by reputable sources. Gnarledge (talk) 08:09, 21 December 2024 (UTC)

What he describes himself doesn't really matter per WP:PRIMARY.

However, to the original point – to begin with we need sources that use this wording before we can even start the discussion. — Czello 08:31, 21 December 2024 (UTC)

Oppose. JacktheBrown (talk) 13:17, 21 December 2024 (UTC)

Oppose and I'm sorry but this just looks like it was directly copied and pasted out of Chat GPT. Big Thumpus (talk) 04:06, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

The most you could do is "politician", this applies even to the losers of WW2. Kenneth Kho (talk) 06:09, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

Far right or just self-centered? I think his politics are like Trump's, whatever they need to be to get what he wants. No he is not far-right. 16:01, 21 December 2024 (UTC)

I love this radical leftist propaganda. 2601:18C:8183:D410:E04D:DD95:1048:461E (talk) 20:28, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

Oppose per WP:COMMONSENSE --FMSky (talk) 00:57, 23 December 2024 (UTC)

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Oppose JamieBrown2011 (talk) 06:02, 23 December 2024 (UTC)

Oppose he's a normie 90's liberal. "Far-right" means racial purity and goose-stepping military worship and answering the JQ and all that nonsense, none of which I've ever heard Musk espouse.103.85.36.186 (talk)

References

1. Luce, Edward (May 24, 2023). "Beware Elon Musk's warped libertarianism". Financial Times. Archived from the original on July 24, 2024. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
2. Peters, Jeremy W. (April 26, 2022). "The Elusive Politics of Elon Musk". The New York Times. Archived from the original on June 11, 2022. Retrieved June 13, 2022.

Why only ‘American’

Musk is introduced as ‘American’ - not South African-Canadian-American. He still has all three citizenships, and that order tracks his life. Why not include all three? Harsimaja (talk) 03:10, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

See FAQ. Slatersteven (talk) 11:52, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

Elon Musk is an American

MOS:CONTEXTBIO provides the following.

"The opening paragraph should usually provide context for that which made the person notable. In most modern-day cases, this will be the country, region, or territory where the person is currently a national or permanent resident; or, if the person is notable mainly for past events, where the person was such when they became notable."

It is clear that the context is American, and it is not complex. Remember, Misplaced Pages is not written for the editors who are experts about Elon Musk, Misplaced Pages is written for readers who look up about Elon Musk the first time. As such, our goal is to orient the readers, not to prevent edit wars between editors. Kenneth Kho (talk) 19:20, 23 December 2024 (UTC)

He seems to have Canadian, South African, and US nationality. Slatersteven (talk) 19:23, 23 December 2024 (UTC)

He is currently permanent resident of the US since 1995 which is the entire time he becomes notable. Kenneth Kho (talk) 19:25, 23 December 2024 (UTC)

Which is irrelevant as we are discussing his nationality, not his residency. Slatersteven (talk) 19:27, 23 December 2024 (UTC)

"The opening paragraph should usually provide context for that which made the person notable." There is only one - American. Kenneth Kho (talk) 19:34, 23 December 2024 (UTC)

He is not primarily known for being an American, he is primarily known as a businessman. If you take that away, his being American would, not get him an article. I also more that many sources discus his status as a tri-national. Time for others to chip in. Slatersteven (talk) 19:37, 23 December 2024 (UTC)

He is primarily known as an American businessman, he is not that famous elsewhere. Kenneth Kho (talk) 19:40, 23 December 2024 (UTC)

We've been through this question countless times on this talk page. MOS:CONTEXTBIO says "should usually", not "must", and the long-standing consensus is that his nationalities should not be included in the opening sentence, as set out in the FAQ above. Rosbif73 (talk) 07:34, 24 December 2024 (UTC)

Sources seem to indicate that he gave up his Canadian and South African citizenships when he became an American (that would be normal too, its really rare for someone to keep a second citizenship and succesfully naturalize in the US), meaning that he was never a trinational and is currently only a national of one country (USA). Horse Eye's Back (talk) 07:36, 24 December 2024 (UTC)

Please produce one that he has, anything else is OR. Slatersteven (talk) 10:44, 24 December 2024 (UTC)

I can't find any that definitively state it one way or another, it seems that Musk is very private with his immigration history and what he says in public is apparently contradictory. I also would note that you're demanding sources but never actually provided any in the first place, what is your source that his status is tri-national? Horse Eye's Back (talk) 16:00, 24 December 2024 (UTC)

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