Talk:Robert Rubin

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New book and website[edit]

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Greetings, I have a small edit request for this page. Mr. Rubin recently published a new book and launched a website. I am hoping someone will consider adding the website, robertrubin.com, to the infobox and External links section.

For the book, I suggest adding the following sentence to the Other work section, immediately after the mention of his first book, in the same paragraph:

Rubin's second book, The Yellow Pad: Making Better Decisions in an Uncertain World, was published in May 2023. In it, he writes about his approach to "probabilistic thinking", or understanding that every decision carries risk.^[1]

References

^ Bobrow, Emily (May 12, 2023). "Robert Rubin Warns That the U.S. Is Failing to Face Its Problems". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved May 17, 2023.

Please let me know if there any questions. As always, I won't make any changes myself due to my conflict of interest. WWB Too (Talk · COI) 20:52, 18 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

These are both reasonable edits and should be part of the article. For style and clarity, I created a new “Books” subheading and added the language about the new book to it. I’ve closed the edit request as both requests have now been addressed. Go4thProsper (talk) 14:21, 26 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, Go4thProsper, I appreciate it! Best, WWB Too (Talk · COI) 10:59, 30 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Go4thProsper: Re-opening this, sort of, because I realized later using the Wikidata property for the URL might be preferred, and also it uses the HTTPS protocol, which definitely is. What do you think of replacing the existing URL with {{URL | {{Wikidata|property|Q370316|P856}} }}? If that's too fussy, would you be willing to modify the HTTP to HTTPS? No rush, but curious what you think! WWB Too (Talk · COI) 13:37, 27 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Official portrait[edit]

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Hello again, I have a small request not pertaining to the article text, but it use of images. For an article of this length, there are not many. One that would be appropriate is File:Portrait of Robert Rubin.jpg. I think it would be a good addition to the Secretary of the Treasury section since it is from his time in that role. Only thing is, this will place it rather close to the existing 1999 photo, so I'd recommend moving that one down to the Balanced budget agreement section. Given my financial COI, I think it best that I not make any edits to the page. My hope is that another editor will review the request and, if they agree, implement these changes. Thanks, WWB Too (Talk · COI) 12:24, 23 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Reply 1-JUL-2023[edit]

Edit request implemented Spintendo 20:33, 1 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Spintendo: Thanks for doing that. I realized that the image doesn't have a caption, what do you think of something simple like this: "Robert Rubin official Treasury portrait, 1999"? WWB Too (Talk · COI) 22:12, 11 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @Spencer: wondering if you have a moment to consider this request? I was hoping the prior editor would take it up, but it doesn't seem like they're coming back. WWB Too (Talk · COI) 16:49, 19 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Done As always, you can re-add {{request edit}} to reopen the request for review, which will help other editors see it quicker. Spencer^T•C 20:52, 24 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Much appreciated! WWB Too (Talk · COI) 12:45, 25 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Rubin website[edit]

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The current URL for robertrubin.com in the infobox is given as HTTP, not HTTPS, which I now realize is the preferred protocol. One way to do this (which I think would also be good Wikimedia hygiene) is replacing the existing URL with {{URL | {{Wikidata|property|Q370316|P856}} }}. Alternatively, it might just be easier to change HTTP to HTTPS. Also, his website is not currently listed under External links, so I'd appreciate it if it could be added there as well. Given my financial COI, I'll refrain from making any direct edits, and I'm hopeful another editor will take up these suggestions. WWB Too (Talk · COI) 18:06, 9 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Done. What does the alternately proposed property|Q thing do anyways if it was to be done that ways? Graywalls (talk) 19:17, 9 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, Graywalls! Had you used the code, it would have tied that field to Wikidata. So if it was ever changed in Wikidata, the field would update automatically. Best, WWB Too (Talk · COI) 19:52, 9 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

A few small updates[edit]

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Hello again to all who watch this page; I have some requests for some minor updates to the article.

First, Mr. Rubin's book The Yellow Pad was included on Bloomberg's "Best Books of 2023" list. I think that is noteworthy enough for inclusion in the Books section, such as a new final sentence like:

The book was named one of the "Best Books of 2023" by Bloomberg News.^[1]

Second, I was hoping to update some "as of" dates to reflect Mr. Rubin's continuing activities, both in the introduction and in the Other work section. Specifically, updating the latest year Mr. Rubin has been active with the Hamilton Project, Council on Foreign Relations, and Centerview Partners to 2024. I must note, there is no third-party sourcing saying he is still doing these things in 2024, but my thinking is this: the "as of" date for the Hamilton Project is already supported in part by a citation to the organization's website, so I believe this could work for the other two and, by updating the access date for Hamilton Project, perhaps then we could update the "as of" year? Like so:

As of 2024, Rubin is involved in the Hamilton Project, an economic policy think tank he co-founded in 2006.^[2]^[3]^[4] He is co-chairman emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations.^[5]

Additionally, Rubin serves as a senior counselor at Centerview Partners, an investment banking advisory firm based in New York City.^[6]^[7]

And then with those updates made, this would also allow an update to the last sentence of the introduction, changing "As of 2022" to "As of 2024".

References

^ "The Best Books of 2023: Top Business Leaders Pick the Year's 58 Must-Reads". Bloomberg News. December 14, 2023. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
^ Meyerson, Harold (April 19, 2006). "Hamiltonian Democrats". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
^ Smith, Ben (March 6, 2017). "Strategists Bank on Budget-Neutral Policies". Politico. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
^ "Robert E. Rubin". The Hamilton Project. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
^ "Robert E. Rubin". Council on Foreign Relations. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
^ Demos, Telis (June 8, 2018). "Robert Rubin's Legacy Up for Debate 10 Years After Citigroup Bailout". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
^ "Our Team". Centerview Partners. Retrieved January 26, 2024.

N.B. The WSJ source is already in the article, I just included the full citation here for visibility.

@Spencer: @Graywalls: @Go4thProsper: you have all fairly evaluated my edit requests here previously. Would one of you be able to take a look at this? WWB Too (Talk · COI) 16:04, 26 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Update: The Bloomberg book information has now been added. However, for anyone else coming across this, the question about updating the "as of" dates in the introduction and in Other work from 2002 to 2004 has not yet been discussed. I'm looking forward to hearing what some others think. WWB Too (Talk · COI) 14:25, 29 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done Encoded Talk 💬 07:20, 3 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

[Bobrow-1] Bobrow, Emily (May 12, 2023). "Robert Rubin Warns That the U.S. Is Failing to Face Its Problems". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved May 17, 2023.

[2] "The Best Books of 2023: Top Business Leaders Pick the Year's 58 Must-Reads". Bloomberg News. December 14, 2023. Retrieved January 26, 2024.

[Meyerson-WaPo-3] Meyerson, Harold (April 19, 2006). "Hamiltonian Democrats". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 20, 2023.

[Politico-Smith-070204-4] Smith, Ben (March 6, 2017). "Strategists Bank on Budget-Neutral Policies". Politico. Retrieved February 16, 2023.

[5] "Robert E. Rubin". The Hamilton Project. Retrieved January 26, 2024.

[6] "Robert E. Rubin". Council on Foreign Relations. Retrieved January 26, 2024.

[WSJ-Demos-180608-7] Demos, Telis (June 8, 2018). "Robert Rubin's Legacy Up for Debate 10 Years After Citigroup Bailout". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved August 18, 2020.

[8] "Our Team". Centerview Partners. Retrieved January 26, 2024.

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