Talk:Ernő Rubik

message: What is the actual relation of Rubik to Rubik's logic and fantasy in space, also a game and puzzle journal of the early 80s?  Was this simply the English language edition of És játék? -- Smjg 12:07, 23 Nov 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  Logic and fantasy in space 

message: Is this really the right page for the list of puzzles?
Should we list every Ford motor car under Henry Ford's entry? I would prefer to see this as a pure Biographical entry, with the list maintained separately, but I can see that has been done before, and was swiftly undone. Can anyone offer an explanation for this?
:Well, I merged it back in - I just don't think there's enough material to justify a separate page. If 
it's just a simple bullet point list of puzzles, it makes sense to list it with the person who created them; the difference with Ford is that the list is rather large, and the company's progressed wuite a way without him. It's not a show-stopper either way, although I think it's a good thing to try and resist unnecessarily splitting articles. "Won't somebody think of the readers?" sjorford:// 23:58, 5 Feb 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I think there should be a seperate page for "Rubik's Puzzles and Games" or something like that, along with the history and evolution of the games. It doesn't quite belong at Erno Rubik or Rubik's Cube. Coffee 16:46, 2 August 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I totally agree with Coffee (Anan?) in this matter. Let's have a Rubik's Puzzles games and link to it from both the Rubik's Cube and the Erno Rubik page. Blonkm 00:29, 19 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  List of Puzzles - in or out? 

message: I have reverted the name from Rubik's Twist to Rubik's Snake. Snake is the name used on rubiks.com, the official site. Also, googling for "rubik's twist" gives approx 400 results, "rubik's snake" returns about 800. I have put "also known as Twist", so people who know it as that can still find it. 82.13.223.11 13:01, 25 October 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section. 
The result of the debate was don't move. —Nightstallion (?) 13:02, 10 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Snake / Twist 

message: As is said he does not attend speedcubing events. I remember from WC2003 which I attended that it was promised (or implied) by the organizers that the rewards and trophees would be handed to the winners by Mr. Rubik himself. He never showed up. Why I don't know, I don't think it was ever mentioned. He also did not attend any other speedcubing events I know of (and I've been to WC2005). Blonkm 00:38, 19 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I think it unfair to characterize Erno Rubik as either introverted or as an autograph avoider without more evidence. I have never met Erno Rubik personally, but have researched his life extensively and have met several people that know him personally. He is by all accounts a gentle, friendly, "grandfatherly" type of man. He is involved with several STEM-based and "science in education" initiatives and my sources tell me that he spends much of his personal time in his workshop working on new inventions or with his children and grandchildren. I have been told that he has little interest in promotional or marketing efforts, which may explain his absence from speedcubing events and the like. I do know that he is currently in the United States promoting the Beyond Rubik's Cube exhibition (a STEM-based exhibition which will travel across the world over the next six years). I've seen recent pictures showing him meeting VIPs, giving tours, and rubbing shoulders with the masses, speedcubers included; there are several recent pictures of him with speedcuber Anthony Brooks, e.g. This can be easily verified: the New York Time, WSJ, NBC News, etc. all recently ran articles on the exhibition and Erno Rubik's participation. He may very well be a difficult man to contact, but this may be due as much to a busy schedule as "introversion". As such, I would recommend that the references to Erno Rubik's "introversion" and auto-graph avoidance be deleted unless further evidence is provided.Jasonmgannon (talk) 03:43, 5 May 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Alleged behaviour of E. Rubik 

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thread_title:  WikiProject class rating

message: I've removed the following puzzles from the list because I can't see that they're actually Rubik's puzzles:
* Rubik's Dogic
* Alexander's Star
* Megaminx
* Pyraminx
None of these mention Rubik on their pages, except to say things like "it's a bit like a Rubik's Cube". In the list the Dogic claims to be Rubik's, but the article for it talks about it being patented by Zoltan and Robert Vecsei, originally sold by VECSO and later sold by Uwe Mèffert... none of which are Rubik.
If Rubik has produced versions of any of these at any time, perhaps they could be reincluded, but making sure there are sufficient notes to indicate that Rubik made a version. Jamse (talk) 21:57, 18 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Non-Rubik puzzles 

message: I'm wondering if the mirrors block really has been created by mr. rubik. It's not for sale outside japan and i can't really get good info on it aside from blogs that only say there's a new rubiks style puzzle. Anyone who can clear this up?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.27.34.171 (talk) 23:36, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mirror block 

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message: I am trying to make edits to Erno Rubik's Wikipedia page.
In one of my edit comments, I erroneously stated that I was a representative of Erno Rubik. I should have been more precise as to my association with Mr. Rubik. I am not in the employ of Erno Rubik, I have never met the man, nor have I ever corresponded directly with him.
I am a freelance writer and researcher and I am currently involved in a research project for the Hungarian Government and the European Union regarding Erno Rubik, and specifically the Rubik's Cube. During the course of this research project, we have compiled extensive information on Erno Rubik, including a detailed CV containing his occupation history, research projects, inventions, awards, etc. The point that I wanted to drive home in my comments is that the information I was adding to the Wiki page comes directly from our research. Some of the information (e.g. education history, employment record, patented inventions) was provided directly from Erno Rubik, but has been independently verified by independent researchers.
I have read the Wikipedia Conflict of Interest Guidelines and will adhere to them strictly. I am a big fan of Wikipedia and respect your concerns about CoI. I will not make edits or additions that serve the interests of Erno Rubik or any other subject above the interests of Wikipedia. I am a researcher, not a marketer. I have no intention of providing any information of a promotional or marketing nature, and I vow that all information I provide is a factual nature (e.g. education history). That is, I will restrict myself only to "hard data". Any favorable words or opinions regarding Erno Rubik that I add will only be shown as quotations from third parties and will be properly cited.
As Mr. Rubik's Wikipedia page is quite sparse at the moment, I wish to flesh it out with some of the research into Erno Rubik's life and works. I hope to have this opportunity.
Thank you for your time.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jasonmgannon (talk • contribs) 00:50, 5 May 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edits to Erno Rubik's page and CoI 

message: The article mentions his patents, implying they were granted in Hungary (?) I thought Communist countries didn't recognize capitalist institutions like royalties and patents (isn't that private property?) Did I miss something? __209.179.37.8 (talk) 22:25, 23 January 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  About the patents 

message: I have removed inaccurate information from the article which states that the Magic Cube was renamed Rubik's Cube in 1979. In point of fact, the Cube made its international debut at toy trade fairs as Magic Cube in January/February 1980, and then underwent a process of re-manufacturing and renaming. The first batches of Rubik's Cube were released in May 1980, the new name having been decided upon by Ideal Toys shortly before. Scroll down in the "Cube Story" section on this rubiks.com history page - "1980: The Magic Cube renamed as the Rubik's Cube" - https://uk.rubiks.com/about/the-history-of-the-rubiks-cube
:Actually, our article didn't say that.  It said it was licensed to Ideal in 1979 and launched under the new name in 1980.  That's pretty much consistent with the ref you provided, but some clarification may be in order. SpinningSpark 13:41, 6 February 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Re-naming Year 

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