Talk:Michael Bloomberg

message: Recently User:Chess added Bloomberg's height to the infobox. Chess, I disagree with this and I plan to revert it while we discuss. We don't generally report a person's height or weight, except for sports figures. For example, there has been a lot of coverage about Trump's weight (is he obese or isn't he?) but we don't mention his weight in his article.  The argument given for including it was that Trump has been calling attention to Bloomberg's height. Yes, that's true; Trump has been calling him "Mini Mike". I can't imagine a worse reason for including it. Are we now going to list the physical characteristics of everyone Trump mocks? God forbid. Trump loves scornful nicknames and particularly loves mocking people that are shorter than he is; see Little Marco (Rubio), Liddle Adam Schiff, etc. In any case, the reference cited is not authoritative; it says that Bloomberg "once referred to himself as 5-foot-7" but other sources say 5 foot 8. -- MelanieN (talk) 22:11, 2 February 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: MelanieN Although I think height is a bit different from weight (since Trump for example used to be thinner, but he's not getting any taller or shorter), the fact of the matter is people come looking for information, and his height is something people will come looking for. I like Mike, I think he'd be a great president, but I came onto this page looking for his height and couldn't find it; I don't know any good reasons not to include it since it's in the popular zeitgeist other than to resist Trump (which while fun is a bad reason in this instance). 50.204.125.186 (talk) 19:40, 14 February 2020 (UTC)
replies: text:  I agree, this seems like something that's worth mentioning on the page. It's also just interesting; there aren't many 5'6" people in politics, and that's not something you'd assume about Mike just from watching him on TV/hearing about him on the news. Haxonek (talk) 06:09, 15 February 2020 (UTC)

text: This is sort of unrelated but why is snopes fact-checking a meme? Would they also fact-check Seinfeld if they didn't like a joke he made? lol. That said you need to remember that wikipedia is intended for neutral content, it's not about taking political swings at people you don't like. I'm not saying you would do that but some of your comments are coming across as rather political Haxonek (talk) 06:18, 15 February 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bloomberg's height 

message: The lead says . Somehow the corresponding text and sources no longer are found in the article. This is an important part of Bloomberg's legacy as mayor and the article text needs to be reinstated or developed in the Mayoralty section.  SPECIFICO talk 13:15, 1 April 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lead text not reflected in article 

message: Would it be appropriate to add this? 
Mike Bloomberg has pledged at least $100m (£78m) to help Democrat Joe Biden's presidential campaign in Florida. 
Thank you! AngusMEOW (chatter • paw trail) 12:23, 16 September 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  I want to add this, seeking consensus. 

message: Under MOS:POSTNOM, the use of state-issued post-nominals is reserved for individuals who have been associated with the issuing state through citizenship or residence. 73.71.251.64 (talk) 04:29, 23 November 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: Done --TheImaCow (talk) 13:42, 23 November 2020 (UTC)

text: Done Bangabandhu (talk) 00:19, 1 December 2020 (UTC)
thread_title: KBE

message: Where it says that he was helped to write his autobiography by the Bloomberg editor-in-chief there is a typo where what's written is "editor-in-ehief" MihoKush (talk) 19:11, 8 April 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Done. Thank you. Slywriter (talk) 20:08, 8 April 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 8 April 2021 

message: How am I misrepresenting the source ?
This is what the source says
The text that I added is a summary which mentions the most important details
There is no synthesis whatsoever. The connection is made explicitly by the source. Alaexis¿question? 13:34, 3 October 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Estate taxes 

message: Please remove the line in the second paragraph detailing his net worth in September 2020. The line before it in 2021 is the most recent source
CollectiveSolidarity (talk) 23:22, 1 February 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: The September 2020 line is useful because it says what his net worth was when he was listed in the Forbes 400 casualdejekyll 01:56, 2 February 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi Protected Edit Request on 1 February 2022 at 23:22 

message: citation needed for Lithuanian grandmother. He says she is from there in an essay he wrote, here: https://subwayreads.org/book/journeys-an-american-story/ Gossamer armor (talk) 10:14, 29 November 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Cheers, Ovinus (talk) 23:40, 9 December 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 29 November 2022