Talk:Ted Turner

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Contents 1 Coloring movies 2 Who is Ted Turner, really? 3 Assessment 4 controversial statements

[edit] Coloring movies

Nothing about Ted Turner's propensity to color movies?Syfymichael 17:43, 25 January 2006 (UTC)

• Done. (Ibaranoff24 04:49, 27 March 2006 (UTC))

[edit] Who is Ted Turner, really?

I think Ted's early life could use some more work. The intro briefly mentions inheriting his father's billboard business, but in the Life section, it seems like he goes from racing yachts to spending billions purchasing companies without actually earning any of that money. Was the billboard business really big or what? How'd he get all that money in the first place? Pulsemeat 04:14, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

I added a large amount of information--largely culled from other Wikipedia articles-- about the development of Turner's empire. I wonder if there's more in there now than is strictly necessary for his bio (possibly belonging in the company article) but I agree with you that the origin of his wealth needs to be discussed in his article. Any comments? DCB4W 00:27, 30 May 2006 (UTC)

The opening section says his father's billboard business was worth $1 million dollars when he inherited it but the "Early Life" section says the company was bankrupt when he inherited it. It probably can't be both. I don't know which is more accurate. Anonymous 17:44, 6 Sep 2006 (UTC)

He is quoted as saying I am very serious about running for president, but Jane doesn't want me to do it Thus I added his opportunity to become president to the main page

Re: Turner Outdoor The company was bankrupt or nearly so when he inherited it. He rebuilt it into a profitable company and then used the profits to purchase WTCG Channel 17 in Atlanta, which was transformed into WTBS in the late 1970s. Turner Outdoor was kept financially separate from the other media empire so that if the worst happened, he'd have the billboard company to fall back on.Symphony Girl 00:55, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Assessment

• Importance: High. Not only one greatest accumulators and dispensers of wealth of all-time, but did so in a way that affected lots of other people.
• Assessment: B-class
  • If I can make big changes to the article without looking anything up, then it can't possibly be GA-class.
  • Yet it's not start class, because:
  • it has an impressive bibiography of sources,
  • it covers all the major events in his life
  • it explains the impact of many of them
  • it covers many minor events that are useful to complete the story or explain the subject's motiviation
  • the style's not perfect, but it avoids the worst errors described in WP:NPOV and WP:LIVING, and does some good things as well
• Needed:
  • Family
  • Fill in the rest of the chronology
  • Pin-citations instead of general citations

--M@rēino 22:20, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] controversial statements

There is nothing on turner's controversial statements against the president,other republicans etc...any thoughts??--Bairdso66 01:57, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

• They're only really worth including if they will still be important years from now (see Wikipedia:Recentism). --M@rēino 14:06, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

His confusion on whether or not to support the U.S. on the war on terrror. "i wanted to read more and do more research" because "with us or against us" is a tough decision. I think that may hold some sig--Bairdso66 23:37, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

Ted's slurs against Christians have been reported by everyone from the New York Times to the National Review [1] [2]. It seems like those comments warrant mention on the page. Steve8675309 22:27, 28 January 2007 (UTC)