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Nationality

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He is German-American, as he is German of ethnicity and was born in frankfurt in germany. I can't change it because the page is protected. DonaldDuck2001 (talk) 21:16, 17 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Now he's been re-categorized as a "naturalized New Zealand citizen", which is patently ridiculous as he has barely spent a month in New Zealand his entire life, and has no intention of living there permanently. MaxBrowne2 (talk) 20:55, 18 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@MaxBrowne2 If that's what the reliable sources say, then that's what we have to work with. To my understanding, if a citizen of a country was not born there, that situation is usually due to some naturalization process. WeyerStudentOfAgrippa (talk) 12:29, 19 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
While RS's say he was granted NZ citizenship, they do not use the word "naturalized", which implies that someone actually lives in the country. "Naturalized US citizen" is accurate. MaxBrowne2 (talk) 00:03, 24 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@MaxBrowne2 You seem to disagree with the recent category merger; this is really beyond the scope of the Thiel article. You could try starting a discussion at WT:CAT, if I understand correctly, but I don't have much experience with categories. WeyerStudentOfAgrippa (talk) 16:16, 24 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Got a reliable source that calls him a "naturalized New Zealand citizen?". No, didn't think so, nor does it occur anywhere in the article text, and the description is frankly offensive to actual New Zealand citizens. No you don't understand correctly, they can merge categories if they want, but it can have unintended consequences. It's not a debate I want to get involved in. MaxBrowne2 (talk) 19:27, 24 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
That's the question. He was born in Germany, but is he ethnically Jewish? His investments are hugely supportive of Israel, and he does nothing for Germany. I'm German. Considering how most Jews view Germans, that would be a normal question to ask. I have never read anywhere that he has even been asked the question. I would be very interested in the answer. 83.166.57.200 (talk) 06:44, 8 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 22 July 2024

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Change "Thiel played Dungeons & Dragons, was an avid reader of science fiction, with Isaac Asimov and Robert A. Heinlein among his favorite authors." to "Thiel played Dungeons & Dragons and was an avid reader of science fiction, with Isaac Asimov and Robert A. Heinlein among his favorite authors." Currently, the use of a comma implies that the sentence will comprise a list of 3 or more clauses, but it is instead just two connected without any conjunction. Omoutuazn (talk) 03:19, 22 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Done Left guide (talk) 04:11, 22 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 2 September 2024

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Add German to the list of citizenships Peter Thiel holds Wikipedeon (talk) 15:37, 2 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. see above section as well Cannolis (talk) 13:49, 3 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thiel was born in Frankfurt am Main, West Germany, on 11 October 1967, to Klaus Friedrich Thiel and his wife Susanne Thiel.[15][16] The family emigrated to the United States when Peter was one year old….
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Thiel 2600:1005:B1C9:292B:A9EB:351C:CF57:587B (talk) 20:21, 7 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@2600:1005:B1C9:292B:A9EB:351C:CF57:587B Did you read the previous discussion? We have a Thiel interview that says he gave up his German passport, which some editors appear to have interpreted as his losing citizenship. Other sources stating that he has citizenship are not as reliable. It's entirely possible that he has German citizenship, but we do not currently have clear consensus to state that in a BLP. One potential way forward would be explaining more clearly what sources are saying what, with attribution, but as a biographical detail it probably shouldn't take up too much of the article. WeyerStudentOfAgrippa (talk) 12:22, 9 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thiels educational credential

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He was a National Merit Scholar 2.66.93.164 (talk) 00:05, 22 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]