Talk:John D. Rockefeller

awards
+++I'm interested to know of any awards John D. Rockefeller Sr. received, either during his life or posthumously. Please include on this page if you know of any. If you can provide a link to further related content. Thanks.

Semi-protected edit request on 5 April 2023
At the top section on the second paragraph near the end it says," which was almost 3% of the US GDP of $39.1 billion that year."

I propose that GDP should have (Gross Domestic Product) put next to it and that GDP be made into a link explaining it. 47.226.43.211 (talk) 01:17, 5 April 2023 (UTC)
 * I've added the link but not the expansion of the abbreviation, as it interrupts the flow of the lead and it is unlikely that someone will understand what GDP means from the full name if they don't already. Tollens (talk) 04:18, 5 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Inflation since 1913 to today (March 2024) has accumulated to an over 3000% in devaluation of the dollar. Consequentially a  $900 million peak wealth in 1913 would translate to the figure much larger than what is included in the article here. MarkRJeffery (talk) 18:32, 3 March 2024 (UTC)

Biased source
The author of the source "Myth of the Robber Barons" has a very explicit anti-regulatory bias in their work and it reflects in several of the chosen quotes, for example: "The government subsidised the price of oil, causing it to increase from $.5 to $13.5", the reasoning of which is not obvious. I suggest these be neutralised somewhat to include less controversial reasonings. 90.247.213.117 (talk) 22:06, 20 July 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 14 November 2023
He was a flordian not a new yorker 107.1.193.178 (talk) 14:48, 14 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Cannolis (talk) 16:05, 14 November 2023 (UTC)

"con artist"?? Seems extreme
The language used to describe William Rockefeller in the "early life" section seems slanted and inflammatory. Can a more neutral reporting be employed instead? 2600:1700:F070:AB10:B872:E3E6:F0A0:F344 (talk) 17:43, 28 December 2023 (UTC)
 * On the contrary, William did con others, and we shouldn't sugarcoat that. There's nothing wrong let alone "extreme" with using "con artist" for him as it's quite accurate, not "slanted and inflammatory" at all. SNUGGUMS (talk / edits) 19:17, 28 December 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 30 December 2023
John D. Rockefeller also donated to Mount Holyoke College in 1897, and in his honor a dormitory hall was named for him. https://mtholyoke.com/dalbino/rocky1.html

The dormitory had a fire in 1922, and his son John D. Rockefeller Jr. contributed funds to have it rebuilt:https://www.mtholyoke.edu/news/news-stories/fire-fuels-philanthropy 107.15.132.181 (talk) 12:25, 30 December 2023 (UTC)


 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Rehsarb (talk) 17:42, 30 December 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 4 March 2024
Citation 8 uses the wrong decimal place…should be $28 billion rather than $2.8 billion. 70.54.29.187 (talk) 10:51, 4 March 2024 (UTC) — Urro[ talk ] [ edits ] ⋮ 13:51, 4 March 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 1 June 2024
Change the picture description for the picture of Rockefeller shortly after starting standard oil. The description is irrelevant and inappropriate. Pellimisse (talk) 22:44, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Pictogram voting question.svg Question: what makes it irrelevant and inappropriate? M.Bitton (talk) 00:14, 2 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: no valid explanation given for the proposed deletion. M.Bitton (talk) 23:10, 2 June 2024 (UTC)