Talk:Eric Schmidt

message: I had to comment on this. This man is being presented in a very very favorable light. Wikipedia is being used a propaganda tool for people like Schmidt that have deep personal flaws and run companies that expose everyone else while hiding behind PR cleansed articles like this. THis is a shame and a sham of an article and it clearly shows that with enough money the most evil people on earth can get a fresh start here. mickrussom (talk) 16:19, 22 July 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: I think this article sounds a lot less like a Google PR piece with peacock terms now. I will run down the remaining sources tommorrow. Jeffrey Vernon Merkey 06:29, 5 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Hi Jeff, I reverted them, before having seen your comment above. Wikipedia isn't the place to get revenge on one of your former bosses, and certainly not without sourcing your allegations. If you want to put some of it back with proper sources, then fine, but please don't abuse those sources either - you ripped that fastcompany.com quote so far out of context that it had a completely different meaning here from the quote in the original article. --Aim Here 19:02, 5 May 2007 (UTC)

text: No COI Here. I have not had dealings with Eric since 1997, in fact, I never worked for him as I had left Novell before he was appointed. The materials come from industry sources and public comments. So your comments about Eric being a former boss are entirely inaccurate. I am sure a lot of folks know who Eric is. Other than a single line about Novell, I thought it better to flush out the entire section. I will work on the other sections as well, including his personal life, divorce from his previous wife, and other public materials. His report card on dragging Novell from a leadership role into a failing company role belongs here. Based upon industry reports at the time, Schmidt seriously harmed Novell through his inept management practices. Jeffrey Vernon Merkey 19:12, 5 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Okay, he wasn't your boss. I was confused because, on the LKML, you claim that you filed a lawsuit that claimed that Eric "and another executive at Novell" sexually harassed you, which was "Part of the reason [you] left Novell", which sounds to me as though he was an executive while you were working there. I must have read that wrong, but it still seems CoI material --Aim Here 19:55, 5 May 2007 (UTC)

text: This morbid fascination with following me around the site simply to revert edits and post trolling comments appears to be a something WP:HARRASS addresses. Given our history, I think it would be wise for you to avoid me from now on. I do feel intimidated and your presence makes me uncomfortable with editing here. Thanks. Jeffrey Vernon Merkey 20:00, 5 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Grow up Jeff. I saw problems with just *one* of your many edits since you came back (I haven't even read the others), and you accuse me of stalking you. --Aim Here 20:45, 5 May 2007 (UTC)

text: Just a note:Please watch Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons.Jasper Deng (talk) 04:23, 26 February 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Comments

message: The Working  Barnstar
		To Eric E. Schmidt for the time being. I don't know if you read this article or its talk page. Shared barnstar 1 of 3. Thanks to my hometown (Wikimedia image), to Ask.com, and to a Wikipedia user for teaching me to share barnstars and be polite. -Susanlesch (talk) 18:34, 23 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Thank you

message: How is this stupid excerpt even relevant to this guy? I hate reading this sort of agenda laiden schwag when I am trying to research a person. Seriously, get over your weird issues, idiots.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.79.24.121 (talk) 12:36, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Fast Company

message: Per User:Werdna/JVM Block, Jeff Merkey the person (not just the account) is banned from WP forever. Follow the link on Werdna's sub-page to the AN/I for a discussion of how the IP address is determined to be Jeff. Then per WP:BLOCK and WP:SOCK, 166.70.238.44 is de facto banned.
Can we get an admin to put in a hard IP block? And then checkuser the IP for any sockpuppet accounts?
rm edits of banned user, per policy. 67.40.133.205 (talk) 03:58, 18 May 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Jeff Merkey's ban evasion is now the subject of an AN/I thread. I have reverted his changes per Banning_policy#Enforcement_by_reverting_edits.  Jeff (or "not Jeff, but I use this IP address") please take this to the AN/I thread.67.41.112.91 (talk) 04:40, 22 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Violations of WP:BLOCK and/or WP:SOCK

message: In June 2011 he was videographed at the Bilderberg Conference in Switzerland.(See: "Mysterious group caught on camera")
Petey Parrot (talk) 03:45, 15 June 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: 2011 Bilderberg Conference

message: :In announcing his endorsement for Obama, Schmidt jokingly said that with his $1.00 salary, he would be getting a tax cut.tax-cut 
The source is actually a blog that suggests that as a joke caption. So it should not be stated as a fact, unless evidence is provided that Schmidt actually said that. W Nowicki (talk) 19:55, 15 June 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Joke caption? 

message: The article states that he grew up in Blackburg yet graduated from Yorktown High School -- with a link to Yorktown high school in Arlington, VA.
Which is correct?
Dharris (talk) 16:25, 6 August 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Blacksburg or Arlington? 

message: I think maybe we should use a different photo of Schmidt - the current picture shows him frowning with his arms crossed, with generally negative body language, that is likely to leave readers with a somewhat negative bias towards the man. I know I certainly wouldn't want a photo like that to be used if I had a wikipedia article.
Rikeus (talk) 14:56, 14 April 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: I think its fine.  It seems to be typical of many of the images of him -- so he frowns and ponders.  Perhaps a smiling jovial image would not capture the essence of him.  Anyway, the "body language" issue seems quite slight to me.  But are you suggesting an alternative?  And if so -- which image?  Thanks.--Epeefleche (talk) 18:32, 14 April 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: I guess I probably should have looked around before I said anything - you seem to be right, maybe he's just a generally unhappy person (All this wealth and power makes Eric sad). I wasn't thinking of any specific photo (I hadn't even looked), I just mentioned it because it was something that really jumped out at me. Rikeus (talk) 18:55, 14 April 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: It could be worse.Epeefleche (talk) 22:11, 14 April 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Different photo 

message: Epeefleche reverted an edit to a potentially libelous statement in the biography section:
″In 2012, he was dating concert pianist Chau-Giang Nguyen, who was engaged to Hollywood Oscar-winning TV and movie producer Brian Grazer until they split in 2011.″
Although the NY Post is considered an RS, there is absolutely no confirmation in either article that he had a dating relationship with concert pianist Chau-Giang Nguyen. I request the above statement be removed, per Wikipedia's rules: ″Unsourced or poorly sourced contentious material about living persons must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page, especially if potentially libellous.″
71.160.33.246 (talk) 23:09, 16 April 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: You say it is an RS.  You point to two articles by the RS.  So it meets the "sourced" requirement.  I know you are new here, and this is only your second edit ever, but the very rule you cite supports the text being in the article. Plus, there is nothing at all that appears libelous -- libel is more likely to be present in a statement such as "x is a criminal," or "y has a venereal disease".--Epeefleche (talk) 00:16, 17 April 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: I understand your point Epeefleche, but if the RS cannot confirm the statement is fact than it is contentious (ie controversial) and poorly sourced. Actually, the article is written in the PageSix portion of the NY Post, where the pages metatag title states "Page Six | Celebrity Gossip | Entertainment - News, Photos, Galleries - NYPOST.com". It is indeed libelous because it assumes 'ES is a cheater' when there is no definitive proof, just gossip. These are judgements, not facts. Are we to assume that because the NY Post wrote it, it is fact? 71.106.166.244 (talk) 06:07, 17 April 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: You are under a misapprehension.  For wp purposes, something that is sourced to an RS is inherently appropriately sourced, not poorly sourced.  You have it backwards. And wp is based not on reporting "facts" per se, but what RSs report.  As you've already indicated, this is an RS.  The fact that he is separated and leading a separate life from his wife has been reported by various RSs, including the NY Times, etc.  Anyway, the focus on wp is verifiability.  Not truth.  This is verifiable.  You may want to read Wikipedia:Verifiability, not truth.--Epeefleche (talk) 06:21, 17 April 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: I see now, thank you clarifying this Epeefleche, your resources have helped me better understand the issue. It doesn't seem to be a libelous statement. I could not find any NY Times article about their separation, and the article you pointed to states 'A simple Google search also suggests he has a complicated love life: he reportedly separated from his wife'. Just so I know for future reference, if an RS points to a google search as their source, is the article still deemed an RS for the BLP? I appreciate you educating me on this, like you said I'm new to making edits here on wp 71.106.166.244 (talk) 16:37, 17 April 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Happy to help.  Wikipedia guidelines are not intuitive.  And are many. As to reliable sources, because they are deemed to be reliable that means that they are third-party, published sources with a reputation for fact-checking and accuracy. They are reliable for what they say.  And that they say that should be verifiable.  WP focuses on the verifiability, but not the ultimate truth of the matter asserted by the RS.--Epeefleche (talk) 22:10, 17 April 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Potentially Libelous Material 

message: It should be noted that Schmidt has apparently co-authored at least two books:  -- Beland (talk) 06:19, 11 July 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, he coauthored one book;  the second book notes his preface on the cover.
Here is what Amazon lists for Eric Schmidt (following the link just above.)
* The Startup Game: Inside the Partnership between Venture Capitalists and Entrepreneurs (author William H. Draper III)
* The New Digital Age: Reshaping the Future of People, Nations and Business (co-authored with Jared Cohen)
It could be added to the article that he wrote the foreword for the Draper book. — FYI, Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 01:44, 25 February 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Book author 

message: His new release in paperback will require a separate article: The New Digital Age: Reshaping the Future of People , Nations and Business. It is in the news today and will be in more news as it becomes more available. What it talks about will be more appropriate for sections here. Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 02:21, 25 February 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  The New Digital Age: Reshaping the Future of People , Nations and Business 

message: According to the current Princeton University site, Schmidt is no longer a current trustee 2014-15.  According to reference from 2010 from Internet Archive, he was a trustee during the 2005-2006 term:
  Looking further back in time, Schmidt was not listed in the 2003-2004 term: 
According to the Trustees for Institute of Advanced Studies, Schmidt is a current member of the board. I plan updating the main page with this facts. Please feel free to comment, correct or expand. -- DutchTreat (talk) 14:28, 1 November 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Trustee at Princeton University and Institute of Advanced Study 

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message: What justifies the phrase "use of artificial distinctions to avoid paying ... tax" under the section "Tax Avoidance"? It is not clear what the "artificial distinctions" are, and I don't see the phrase being used in the citations. Ezrakilty (talk) 01:43, 9 April 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  What are the "Artificial Distinctions" under "Tax Avoidance"? 

message: I have been away since 1995 on a government project in the southern states Alabama mainly Deric00 (talk) 21:32, 23 December 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Yes im eric e schmidt 

message: From the article: "Schmidt was also criticised for his inaccurate use of the term 'capitalism' to describe billions of dollars being transferred into tax havens where no economic activity was actually taking place."  There is no evidence of this criticism in the article referenced.  Be best to just delete this sentence instead of risking more controversy.  152.208.55.114 (talk) 10:48, 8 September 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Agreed, and I've removed it altogether. Thanks for pointing it out. --ZimZalaBim talk 16:05, 8 September 2022 (UTC)
thread_title: Inaccurate Sourcing

message: Shouldn't we add a mention of Schmidt's US$100 million company Steel Perlot, which he founded with Michelle Ritter? Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidjeans/2023/10/23/eric-schmidt-michelle-ritter-steel-perlot/ 2605:A000:FFC0:5F:F9BD:9D:B97C:57D4 (talk) 22:59, 26 October 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  To add to article 

message: This seems notable. Where should it go? Mention of ES in https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/nov/21/the-jet-set-200-celebrities-aircraft-have-flown-for-combined-total-of-11-years-since-2022 92.10.181.19 (talk) 00:22, 24 November 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Schmidt's flights