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Former featured article candidateElon Musk is a former featured article candidate. Please view the links under Article milestones below to see why the nomination was archived. For older candidates, please check the archive.
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June 4, 2021Good article nomineeListed
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Did You Know A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on June 15, 2021.
The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that Elon Musk lost $16.3 billion in a single day, the largest in the history of the Bloomberg Billionaires Index?
Current status: Former featured article candidate, current good article

A more recent photograph is needed

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Musk is one of the most prominent public figures on Earth, and his physical appearance has changed significantly since 2018. A more recent cover image is needed. Here is an adequate option from 2023: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi meeting Mr. Elon Musk in New York, USA on June 20, 2023 (2) (cropped).jpg

Firecat93 (talk) 05:13, 30 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Firecat93 Is this the best option? It would be an ok choice, but it’s fairly low resolution. — HTGS (talk) 23:19, 6 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
This discussion already occurred at Talk:Elon Musk/Archive 20#RfC: Infobox image. The infobox image will not be changed unless another RfC is held; any attempts to do so now would fall under WP:SNOWBALL. elijahpepe@wikipedia (he/him) 03:09, 7 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

DOGE is a notable aspect - needs to be briefly mentioned in First paragraph

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As per WP:LEAD and WP:Firstparagraph, DOGE has emerged as a widely reported notable aspect, and hence deserves mention in the first paragraph of the lead. RogerYg (talk) 01:25, 3 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@RogerYg yes, like the perception of Musk as oligarch which is now at the end of the article Aberlin2 (talk) 16:27, 8 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
When he takes office, yes we can, until then we are not a newspaper. Slatersteven (talk) 16:28, 8 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

New article

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Tornetta v. Musk, et al.

The Last Hungry Cat (talk) 00:49, 5 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@The Last Hungry Cat sorry I don't understand: what does this comment mean? Aberlin2 (talk) 16:41, 8 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
My understanding is that when someone creates a new article, they are supposed to post links to the new article in relevant places, so as to let other editors know about it. I will be more clear the next time that I do this. The Last Hungry Cat (talk) 16:55, 13 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Founder of Tesla

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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 Wikipedia 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)[reply]

Musk was not a founder of Tesla. – Muboshgu (talk) 21:57, 5 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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)[reply]
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)[reply]
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)[reply]
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)[reply]
Agree with User talk:Muboshgu. Existing article reflects norms followed on other, closely related Wikipedia 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)[reply]

Was the term "Musk family" something that existed before Elon Musk?

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Was the term "Musk family" something that existed before Elon Musk? I highly doubt it. If I am right that this term didn't exist then the sentence "A member of the wealthy South African Musk family, Musk was born in Pretoria and briefly attended the University of Pretoria before immigrating to Canada at the age of 18" is inappropriate because you can't retroactively apply a term like that to him being born into the Musk family when the term arised with his rise. Alexysun (talk) 23:11, 10 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

His parents were both notable before his birth... And even if they weren't of course you can retroactively apply a term like that ("X family" is generally the term used to refer to a family in the Western European naming tradition). If you come from that naming tradition it would be perfectly alright to say that "Alexy was born into the Sun family in North Wikiland" even if you're the only notable member of your family. Horse Eye's Back (talk) 18:00, 11 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Horse Eye's Back My surname is not Sun. But anyways no you can't because "X family" implies it being a notable family that people know by name. Alexysun (talk) 12:30, 12 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
It does not imply that. It only implies a male head of family with the surname Musk. Horse Eye's Back (talk) 16:17, 12 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Second. QRep2020 (talk) 18:21, 12 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Well as the family existed, and as it was called Musk, and as the surname is 100's of years old (dating back to the norman conquest), yes. Slatersteven (talk) 13:02, 12 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Update Elon Musk’s Net Worth to $400 Billion

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Elon Musk’s Net Worth on December 11, 2024 has reached over $400 Billion this has been reported by Bloomberg, Yahoo finance and NBC News 96.60.168.239 (talk) 17:34, 11 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

And tomorrow that will change, and next month there will be new news report on his wealth, we are wp:notnews. Slatersteven (talk) 17:39, 11 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Shouldn't they delete his video game usage?

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

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

Elon musk political party

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Is true that elon must have been "independent party" until 2024 when he officially became Republican. So I think the party should be updated. Thisasia  (Talk) 01:24, 14 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]