User:WhisperToMe/Talk:Michael Pollack

Trimming down this article

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Hi! On the DRV some users have expressed concern that this article focuses too much on certain aspects on Michael Pollack. Now, before discussing trimming down this article one needs to understand why certain aspects have the coverage that they have.

On philanthropy

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There is a section on this because reliable sources explicitly describe him as a philantrophist and/or say he is known for philantrophist activity. It is not an attempt to promote. I say he is a "philanthropist" based on what other sources say about him explicitly. An article on a subject is more or less based on what reliable sources say about the subject.

KTVK says "a well-known Valley businessman, real-estate developer and philanthropist."
Phoenix Business Journal says "Mesa real estate investor and philanthropist Michael Pollack"
The Arizona Republic via 12 News says: "Michael Pollack is known for philanthropic contributions to the community."
"East Valley Tribune ("East Valley developer, resident Pollack honored by Goodwill", October 15, 2012): "In addition to being an area development mogul, Michael Pollack is also a philanthropist and owner of Pollack Tempe Cinemas." (in image caption)

And so the following newspaper articles support the section about his philantrophic activities:

The following newspaper articles also discuss these activities:

Also:

  • Kaplan, David. "WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO ... / Ex-Houston pitchman Michael Pollack has made it in Arizona / Fame, fortune followed him West." Houston Chronicle. Tuesday April 15, 2008. Business 1. Retrieved on November 22, 2012.
    • "He has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to the marching band program of Mesquite High School in Gilbert, said Berman, who noted, "We just built a senior center, and Michael paid a big chunk of it." His name is well known in the Chandler and Mesa, Ariz., area, said Dave Bigos, mayor and council assistant for the city of Chandler: "He's constantly doing things." Free restoration Last year, free of charge, Pollack paid his workers to restore a dilapidated building that became a social services center for Chandler. "No one asked him to do it," Bigos said.""

This one sounds like an editorial (though I don't know from whom)

  • "2 deserved pats on back." Arizona Republic. February 3, 2007. Ahwatukee Republic p. 23. "Mr. Michael Pollack, who enjoys the fruits of his labor as a developer and a real estate investment firm, by providing great music at his expense for charity and [...]"

On early life

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Multiple reliable sources describe his early life in detail:

In addition, this one has a sentence touching upon it:

On hobbies

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Multiple newspaper articles discuss Pollack's hobbies in detail.

In addition:

On politics

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Multiple newspaper articles discuss Pollack's politics in detail.

On his son Daniel Pollack and his death

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WhisperToMe (talk) 17:29, 16 December 2012 (UTC)

Discussion

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