Talk:Bob Parsons

message: I came here to see if the Bob Parsons running godaddy was the same one that started Parson's technology - and like nearly always - wikipedia had the answer; however, the state of this article is utterly deplorable. One blog comment is about half the words of the article. This is really a shame for an internet pioneer who has successfully started 2 companies, though I wish he wouldn't have sold out to Intuit - I still miss my Money Counts software as I struggle through Quicken's do it our way and we'll make budgetting as complicated as possible - but who can blame him. 
Anyway I know nothing about him other than I loved the software - but I do know this article needs serious work. Trödel 13:17, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Put your money where your mouth is. If you think it needs work, do the research and add to it. Make sure it is verifiable and has cited sources. Ardenn 04:14, 29 May 2006 (UTC)

text: So write more. — Omegatron 02:49, 2 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  This is an awful article 

message: :This page now has two advert flags on it. I tried to be transparent in changes. Made it clear that I was affiliated with Go Daddy and that changes made were designed to adhere to Wiki's policy on neutrality. Citations were added to make article more fact-based. If there are concerns about specific passages still not being in "neutral point of view" can we discuss specifically, rather than simply adding new flags?? Am willing to make further changes in conjunction with other users. Have also appealed for assistance to Wiki editors on this matter. ParsonsRep  —Preceding comment was added at 17:13, 15 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: went ahead and dropped anything like advertising - i think the article is fine now. ninety:one 18:27, 18 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Advert concerns

message: There's not more than skeletal information on Parsons Technology, which perhaps should be a separate article. It mentions only one product, and leaves out major ones such as their tax software. It mentions the Intuit buyout, but does not mention that Intuit spit it back out a few years later. My recollection was that Intuit killed off the tax software and Parsons Technology reemerged with its other software intact, Bob Parsons was contractually prohibited from selling tax software for a period of time (a year?) and that he tried to resurrect that business on the Web after that period expired. I have no idea what happened to the company, but I see that the Bible software is out there on QuickVerse.com with an oblique reference, which is "The Parsons Church Division." Is that affiliated with Bob Parsons, was it merely named after him, or was it a coincidental reference to those with the clerical title? Why was Parsons involved in Bible software? If religion is a big part of his life, it's relevant if it plays a significant role in his business model. Hagrinas (talk) 22:11, 31 December 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Good additions.  Can you put the blog quotes back in, though? — Omegatron 18:25, 2 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  Thanks - I am not sure what to do about the quotes - I got a copy of the articles off google cache but they are now gone - as I don't think those are necessarily the best quotes from the article to present a balanced (NPOV) view of his statements. Any suggestions? Trödel 18:48, 2 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Parsons Technology 

message: have been made. References below Trödel 06:53, 2 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Some improvements 

message: : Good additions.  Can you put the blog quotes back in, though? — Omegatron 18:25, 2 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  Thanks - I am not sure what to do about the quotes - I got a copy of the articles off google cache but they are now gone - as I don't think those are necessarily the best quotes from the article to present a balanced (NPOV) view of his statements. Any suggestions? Trödel 18:48, 2 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  comments 

message: Just a quick comment - I don't care that much on ISO dates - I just think it is nice for international users of Wikipedia. if we link the dates (there are different ways to do it - I like ISO because it is easy to remember) then the dates will show the way the user wants. see m:Dynamic dates for info - also m:Help:Preferences#Date format. The style guide indicates its a nicety from what I can tell see Wikipedia:Manual of Style (dates and numbers)#ISO date formats and surrounding topics. Trödel  14:22, 2 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Ardenn, I am not sure why you keep reverting without discussion - however, it looks to me like the ISO date is supported by at elast a couple users - please help me understand why you don't want the dates to support international formats. Your first comment was that the change was useless (which I interpretted to mean that you felt it had no effect) - as explained above this change is "useless" to editors - i.e. there is no functional difference; however it has a positive effect for some users Trödel 22:18, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  ISO Dates 

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message: I ended up on the Bob Parsons page after seeing him on a reality show and trying to remember the specific comments he'd made regarding the US use of torture. I was disappointed to find zero mention of it on this page (and, at the moment, no mention on the Go Daddy page). It's clearly one of the 2 or 3 most common things known about Bob Parsons, and it seems incredibly relevant to anyone doing research on him. Can there be some mention, and quoting of his statements, even if under a disclaimer that they were later retracted?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Davebug (talk • contribs) 22:23, 17 March 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  No torture reference at all? 

message: In 2011 Parsons was criticized by PETA and environmentalists after he uploaded a video of himself shooting and killing an elephant in Zimbabwe to his personal blog, the shooting was at the request of tribal authorities to protect their crops for harvest.[1][2] 
:NOTE: This discussion seems to have moved  here for the time being.Brmull (talk) 07:52, 9 April 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Animal rights

message: I can see the talk page is being ignored on this recent issue with the insertion of these edits.
He has recently been under media scrutiny after posting a video of himself slaughtering elephants in Zimbabwe while on vacation.
Parsons has recently been under pressure for hunting elephants in Zimbabwe. He refers to them as 'problem elephants'. PETA and other activist groups have made it a mission to boycott GoDaddy.com for his actions.
I think a moratorium on this issue is warranted because of the continual insertion of edits that clearly violate the WP:BLP.
:The issue is being addressed. See Controversy section above.Brmull (talk) 09:42, 8 April 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edit waring 

message: Instead of "criticized" I'd like to propose "denounced." I know it's late, but I think it's a lot less cliché'd if that makes sense. Today, everyone is "criticized" but denounced seems a bit more clear and to the point, at least to me. Let me know what you think. Now common Brmull, you've got to admit after hashing out a better write up this is a lot better than what was originally there. ;-) I'm sure it's not agreeable to everyone but what's there now is much, much more professional. Basileias (talk) 03:07, 14 April 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Your change is good. Thanks.Brmull (talk) 02:07, 15 April 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: New section: Animal rights

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: I have a conflict of interest and won't edit this article.  I'd like to request that the following edit requests be reviewed and implemented if they are acceptable. Both references are the same but I don't know how to combine them.
In the Bob_Parsons#Political_activities section, please add this sentence to the top: 
Parsons is a registered Independent.
Please also add this sentence to the end of that same section: 
On April 25, 2023, Parsons told Esquire that he no longer supports former U.S. President Donald Trump, stating “I did vote for him, but I'm no longer a fan.” He explained that his opinion on Donald Trump changed with the insurrection along with reading various books on what happened during Trump’s presidency and how he ran his office. “The number one thing I care about is our country and who's going to do the best job. I'm not a Democrat, and I'm not a Republican. I'm a registered Independent. I just want this country to be what it can be.”  He added that in retrospect, the U.S. president that he thinks most highly of is former U.S. President Barack Obama. MusicJunkie14 (talk) 16:35, 28 July 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: A link to the interview in Esquire where the subject discusses his views on that subject was placed in the newly-created External links section. Regards,  Spintendo  07:51, 29 July 2023 (UTC)

text: Implemented. STEMinfo (talk) 19:39, 9 August 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edit Request