Talk:Dan Gilbert
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editI was creating a page for Quicken Loans and I saw that Dan Gilbert already had a page so I added links. If this is innopropriate and doesn't meet wikipedia standards, I can delete them.
thanks for you consideration — Preceding unsigned comment added by Clayc313 (talk • contribs) 14:37, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
- For what it's worth, I agree that this is not a speedy deletion candidate at all. I won't remove the tag, but I encourage the next admin reading this to do so. Given the NBA team ownership, this would be a wp:afd case at most. The writing can be improved to rely less upon the Quicken Loans material, but that's a separate issue, really. Geogre 15:04, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
Presidential candidate 2008?
editIs this Dan Gilbert the same guy discussed here? Tomertalk 04:13, 4 November 2007 (UTC)
- Nope, I see that's Daniel Ayers Gilbert. Tomertalk 04:15, 4 November 2007 (UTC)
Dan Gilbert for President — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.43.208.42 (talk) 20:55, 6 November 2009 (UTC)
Other
editWhat does grunt dwarf mean? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.116.13.110 (talk) 21:43, 14 April 2009 (UTC)
Edits
editRemoved section that didn't make any sense and was undocumented - Clayc313 (talk) 14:53, 25 April 2009 (UTC)
- Dan Gilbert didn't attend Redford Union High School Clayc313 (talk) 19:21, 31 May 2009 (UTC)
Dead?
editWhy is he listed as dead? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.90.132.199 (talk) 20:14, 22 June 2012 (UTC)
Investment in College Grads
editJust read that Gilbert is pledging 1.5mil in bring college grads to Detroit and Cleveland. Somewhat new to wikipedia, would this be noteworthy enough to include and if so, where? — Preceding unsigned comment added by EricERCC (talk • contribs) 14:41, 4 June 2013 (UTC)
Requested move 13 June 2017
edit- The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review. No further edits should be made to this section.
The result of the move request was: Move. Cúchullain t/c 14:13, 21 June 2017 (UTC)
Dan Gilbert (businessman) → Dan Gilbert – Only person known as "Dan Gilbert". Unreal7 (talk) 23:46, 13 June 2017 (UTC)
- Dan Gilbert is currently a redirect to Daniel Gilbert, a three-entry dab page. However, there is no evidence from sources that the other two Daniels listed there are known as Dan. — AjaxSmack 12:56, 14 June 2017 (UTC)
- Support presuming this person is the primary topic for "Dan Gilbert" (i.e. the two other Daniel Gilbert's are not commonly referred to as "Dan Gilbert" in reliable sources). --В²C ☎ 21:42, 14 June 2017 (UTC)
- Support per nomination. Standard practice within disambiguation pages which may have a number of entries for Benjamin X, Richard X, Robert X or John X, but only a single entry for Ben X, Dick X, Bob X or Johnny X, respectively. It is sufficient to append a hatnote atop the Ben X article which would point to the Benjamin X dab page. —Roman Spinner (talk)(contribs) 20:51, 15 June 2017 (UTC)
- Support – Googling "Dan Gilbert" (with quotes) does seem to primarily return results about this guy, so the name alone seems to be enough to disambiguate him. As long as there's a hatnote pointing to Daniel Gilbert, the proposed move should be fine. V2Blast (talk) 09:36, 17 June 2017 (UTC)
- The above discussion is preserved as an archive of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page or in a move review. No further edits should be made to this section.
Bedrock Incident
editI want to ping the group on the recent addition of the Bedrock mural incident to the "Detroit Initiative" section. There are two issues with it. First, as it's written currently, it does not accurately reflect the citation and raises a question of NPOV. It currently reads that the "mural, depicting only white persons ..." This is not accurate and does not match the content in the citation, which says it was "using an image that showed a predominantly white crowd ..." So that needs to be edited and fixed no matter what. Second, should this even be included on his page? This seems like a Recency addition and not something that is notable enough to add to the overall bio. Clayc313 (talk) 14:04, 28 July 2017 (UTC)
Sourcing for Sports franchise ownership section
editHello! My name is Andrea and I am an employee of Quicken Loans. I'd like to suggest some changes to improve the Dan Gilbert article. Because of my conflict of interest as an employee, I will only post suggestions on Talk pages.
One of the first things that stand out to me as needing improvement is the lack of quality sourcing in several parts of the article. To begin, I've identified a few sources to support some unsourced material in the Sports franchise ownership section.
- During Gilbert's tenure, the Cavs won six Central Division championships (2009, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018),[1][2] five Eastern Conference championships (2007, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018),[3] and one NBA championship (2016) which ended the 52-year Cleveland sports curse.[4] Also in 2016, Gilbert's Lake Erie (now Cleveland) Monsters won the AHL's top prize - the Calder Cup - giving Gilbert two championships within eight days.[5]
- In 2007, Gilbert bought the dormant Utah Grizzlies American Hockey League franchise, moved it to Cleveland and renamed it the Lake Erie Monsters (now Cleveland Monsters).[6][7]
- In early 2012, Gilbert became the new owner of the Arena Football League's Cleveland Gladiators.[8]
- In 2011, Gilbert purchased the New Mexico Thunderbirds from what was then the NBA Developmental League (now called the G League), and moved them to Canton, Ohio (about an hour drive south of Cleveland) renaming them the Canton Charge, and making them the Cavaliers' affiliate.[9]
Are there any editors willing to help me make these edits the right way and improve the sourcing? Thank you! AndreaQL (talk) 15:14, 3 September 2019 (UTC)
References
- ^ "Cleveland Cavaliers are Central Division champions once more". Cleveland 19 News. 25 March 2017. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
- ^ Florjancic, Matthew (11 June 2018). "Cleveland Cavaliers 'very proud' of accomplishments despite being swept in NBA Finals". CBS WKYC3. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
- ^ Kolur, Nihal (28 May 2018). "How Many Championships Have the Cavaliers Won?". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
- ^ Cacciola, Scott. "Cavaliers Defeat Warriors to Win Their First N.B.A. Title". The New York Times. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
- ^ Peters, Chris (12 June 2016). "Lake Erie Monsters bring Cleveland a championship in dramatic fashion". CBS Sports. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
- ^ Shea, Bill (27 May 2015). "Dan Gilbert almost bought Milwaukee Brewers instead of Cleveland Cavaliers". Crains Detroit Business. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
- ^ "In Cleveland's Sports Revival, They Were Champions First". The New York Times. 31 October 2016. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
- ^ Shea, Bill (22 January 2012). "Arena Football League wants rematch with Detroit". Crain's Detroit Business. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
- ^ Hammond, Joel (17 October 2011). "Crain's staffer takes a long shot at the pros with NBADL tryout". Crain's Cleveland Business. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
Done Thank you, User:Ethakin for adding these references! AndreaQL (talk) 16:54, 10 September 2019 (UTC)
Sourcing for Quicken Loans section
editHello, it's Andrea here with a few references to support information in the Quicken Loans section and to update some incorrect dates and figures. I've removed or changed text that has no supportive reliable source, and I've eliminated use of Quicken Loans' website altogether. As I've mentioned here before, I am an employee of Quicken Loans and therefore have a financial conflict of interest. I will only post my edit requests to appropriate talk pages.
Below is an updated version of the Quicken Loans section with full sourcing and a few updates.
- Gilbert, recognizing that the real potential was in originating mortgages and not in selling homes, founded Rock Financial in 1985 with his younger brother Gary Gilbert.[1]
- In 1999, software maker Intuit Inc. purchased Rock Financial.[1] It renamed the company Quicken Loans[2] and began offering direct-to-consumer home loans on the internet, offering mortgages in all 50 states.[1][3] Gilbert remained at the company as CEO.[3]
- In 2002, Gilbert led a small group of private investors that purchased Quicken Loans[1][2] and Title Source, Inc., from Intuit.[4] In 2009, Quicken Loans moved its headquarters and 1,700 of its employees from Livonia, Michigan to Detroit.[2] After moving all 2,600 Michigan-based team members into Detroit's urban core by the end of 2010, the company now has approximately 17,000 team members in Detroit making the company one of Detroit's largest employers, minority employers, and taxpayers.[5]
- In the fourth quarter of 2017, the company became the largest retail mortgage lender by volume in the United States.[6] As of 2019, Gilbert continues to serve as the chairman of Quicken Loans, Inc.[7]
Will an editor that has an interest in improving the article please take a look and implement as they see fit? Thank you! AndreaQL (talk) 16:01, 16 September 2019 (UTC)
References
- ^ a b c d Segal, David (13 April 2013). "A Missionary's Quest to Remake Motor City". The New York Times. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
- ^ a b c Berman, Laura (8 October 2009). "Making Detroit a tech hub - One mogul's vision". CNN Money. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
- ^ a b "Intuit buys Rock Financial". CNN Money. 7 October 1999. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
- ^ Swisher, Kara (8 October 1999). "Intuit to Acquire Rock Financial, Mortgage Firm, for $370 Million". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
- ^ King, R. J. (September 5, 2017). "Quicken Loans Family of Companies Surpasses 17K Employees in Detroit, More to Come". D Business. D Business. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
- ^ Gallagher, John (17 April 2018). "Quicken claims top spot again for mortgages directly to consumers". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
- ^ Noble, Breana (29 August 2019). "Bedrock gets new CEO from Gilbert's casino business". The Detroit News. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
Hello, Vjmlhds, it appears that you have contributed multiple times to improve this article. I am interested in adding better sourcing this article to ensure the longevity and accuracy of information. As an employee of Quicken Loans, I have a financial conflict of interest and intend to follow the guidelines and will not make edits on my own. If this isn't the kind of updates you're interested in making or you no longer have an interest in working on the article in general, I completely understand. Thank you for your time. AndreaQL (talk) 17:18, 31 October 2019 (UTC)