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Hello editors! I'm Matt, here as a representative of Nate Morris to offer suggestions for improving the current entry. While I'm new here and still learning, the site's guidelines for editors like me who have a conflict of interest are clear. I will not edit the article directly myself, but will instead make suggestions here on the article's Talk page for discussion and collaboration with reviewing editors. I welcome feedback from the community on best practices for similar entries and will request that acceptable edits be made on my behalf.
In reviewing the current article and some of Wikipedia's guidelines for biographies and acceptable sourcing, it looks to me like the current entry has a lot of room for improvement. Rather than provide a long, cumbersome list of edits for the community to consider, I have attempted to rewrite the article in its entirety, working to represent claims neutrally and maintain only information that I believe to be significant and verified by Wikipedia-appropriate references (provided). Please find my proposed draft here, immediately following my signature below.
Are there any interested editors willing to review my work and place some version of this improved draft for the article? I welcome feedback and am happy to collaborate further with the goal of replacing the existing entry for Nate Morris with this better-sourced one. Thank you in advance for your review and any consideration. MS rep 4 NMorris ( talk) 16:00, 12 January 2021 (UTC)
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![]() | This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest has now been answered. |
Hello editors,
Having seen no response yet to my above request, it occurs to me that the entirely new article draft may be too large a task for reviewing editors in terms of reference verification and copy-editing by volunteers. In hopes of making my requests more manageable for both review and implementation, I'm here to collaborate with editors by proposing updates to smaller portions of the existing article one at a time.
First, I'd like to address the existing contents within the Life section of the entry. Specifically, I noticed that the section's sourcing could use shoring up, and that Ancestry subsection is unsourced entirely. As such, I recommend replacing the existing Life section and its contents with some version of the drafted Early life and education section I'm proposing below:
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Thoughts from reviewing editors are welcome. If the changes look good, I request that a volunteer implement them for me. I will not update the live article in accordance with Wikipedia's guidelines due to my paid conflict of interest. Thanks in advance for any feedback or consideration. Best regards, MS rep 4 NMorris ( talk) 19:04, 13 May 2021 (UTC)
![]() | Part of an edit requested by an editor with a conflict of interest has been implemented. |
User:Go4thProsper and User:15, thanks for reviewing my above request. I will continue working through the draft I've shared above section by section for easier editor review. For my next request, I propose removing the unsourced Ancestry subsection and replacing with this overview of the subject's early career:
Morris worked in several government offices including the U.S. House of Representatives, the U.S. Senate, the U.S. Department of Labor, and the White House. [1] He has worked in internships and fundraising roles, and as a freelance campaign consultant for several Republicans, including President George W. Bush, Congresswoman Anne Northup, Senate Majority Whip (at the time) Mitch McConnell, Labor Secretary (at the time) Elaine Chao (McConnell's wife), and Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge. [2] Morris befriended U.S. Senator Rand Paul in 2013 when he was among 50 individuals who joined Paul in a tour of Israel. [3]
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Above, I had suggested using the section headings Early life and education and Early career but I will let editors decide how to best present his biography. Best regards, MS rep 4 NMorris ( talk) 13:41, 3 June 2021 (UTC)
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User:Sdrqaz, thanks for reviewing my above request and updating the article. Sorry for the added layer of complexity with content related to other sections, but I'm proposing some changes to the article structure so the content does not align perfectly and I appreciate your willingness to move and merge text appropriately. Ultimately, my goal is to simplify the article framework by reducing the total number of sections for easier reading and better flow.
I'm concerned about the Business section, which currently has 6 subsections. 3 of the subsections have just a sentence or two, so I think some merging here would be helpful. Additionally, the Morris Industries sentence is sourced by the company's website and the Media coverage section is just a list of publications in which he has been featured. The latter does not seem necessary for a Wikipedia biography but of course I will let other editors decide. The list of investors in Rubicon also seems unnecessary. For this request, I propose the following text as a summary of his business career:
Morris was included in Fortune's list of " 40 under 40" in 2014. [1] Morris started Rubicon Technologies, a software company focused on waste and recycling, after collaborating with a high school friend, Marc Spiegel. [2] [3] He used personal credit cards to fund an early website and legal work, [4] founding the company in 2008. [2] Key investors that Morris engaged for Rubicon early on included John Ashcroft, the former U.S. Attorney General in the George W. Bush administration, and others. [2] Rubicon seeks to improve inefficiencies in the waste management industry by analyzing data associated with large volumes of trash and the associated collection processes using its proprietary software, while also pairing multinational clients with local waste companies. [2] [1] In addition to Rubicon, Morris is also the founder and chairman of Morris Industries, based in Lexington, Kentucky. Morris Industries is his private industrial group "focused on long-term holdings", according to an article by the Lexington Herald-Leader. [5]
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User:Sdrqaz, are you willing to review this request as well? I appreciate your assistance. Best regards, MS rep 4 NMorris ( talk) 17:50, 10 June 2021 (UTC)
4) I'm quite wary of the "Morris Industries" sentences. Terms like "long-term holdings" are essentially meaningless to non-business insiders and seem incredibly vague. Could you find more information for what that company actually is about? – Sdrqaz ( talk) 20:21, 16 June 2021 (UTC)Rubicon seeks to improve inefficiencies in the waste management industry by analyzing data associated with large volumes of trash and the associated collection processes using its proprietary software, while also pairing multinational clients with local waste companies.
User:Samantha Reardon Good morning User:104.231.32.81, I noticed you disagree with many of the recent edits I've made to the page regarding Nate Morris' Business career. In particular, facts about the company that do not lend itself to Mr. Morris' public image appear to be removed multiple times. I am trying to convey some context for why Mr. Morris is no longer in the position, as industry publications have pointed to the stock decline as a likely cause. Can you elaborate on why you are actively removing this sourced information? Here are two contributions that are related to the point I am trying to make:
![]() | Part of an edit requested by an editor with a conflict of interest has been implemented. |
For this request, I propose removing the Philanthropy, Thoroughbred horse racing, and Personal sections, which are problematic for the following reasons:
I propose replacing these three sections with the following Membership and recognition and Personal life sections:
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Happy to answer any questions User:Sdrqaz or other editors may have. Thanks, and best regards, MS rep 4 NMorris ( talk) 23:06, 25 June 2021 (UTC)
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Thank you! MS rep 4 NMorris ( talk) 20:43, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
![]() | Part of an edit requested by an editor with a conflict of interest has been implemented. |
User:Sdrqaz, I believe you're still considering the above request, but I'll go ahead and submit a request for the Politics section, which is the last section from the full draft needing review. I propose the following text:
Morris is conservative. [1] While attending George Washington University, he worked for Kentucky Republicans Northup and McConnell while working in the White House's new-at-the-time Homeland Security Office. [2] In 2004, at age 23, Morris raised more than $50,000 as a fund-raiser for George W. Bush's election campaign. [2] [1] [3] Apart from Bush's campaign, he worked on election campaigns for Northup, McConnell, and Ernie Fletcher. [1] [4] After befriending U.S.
Senator Rand Paul, a fellow Kentuckian, in 2013 Morris became one of the senator's top fund-raisers thereafter. [2] [4] Paul wrote about Morris and Rubicon in his book, Taking a Stand. [5] Morris held a fund-raiser for Mitch McConnell, another mentor, at the time of his re-election campaign in 2014. [2] [1] [4]
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Thanks again for reviewing. Best regards, MS rep 4 NMorris ( talk) 11:17, 20 July 2021 (UTC)
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![]() | This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest has now been answered. |
Hello editors! I'm Matt, here as a representative of Nate Morris to offer suggestions for improving the current entry. While I'm new here and still learning, the site's guidelines for editors like me who have a conflict of interest are clear. I will not edit the article directly myself, but will instead make suggestions here on the article's Talk page for discussion and collaboration with reviewing editors. I welcome feedback from the community on best practices for similar entries and will request that acceptable edits be made on my behalf.
In reviewing the current article and some of Wikipedia's guidelines for biographies and acceptable sourcing, it looks to me like the current entry has a lot of room for improvement. Rather than provide a long, cumbersome list of edits for the community to consider, I have attempted to rewrite the article in its entirety, working to represent claims neutrally and maintain only information that I believe to be significant and verified by Wikipedia-appropriate references (provided). Please find my proposed draft here, immediately following my signature below.
Are there any interested editors willing to review my work and place some version of this improved draft for the article? I welcome feedback and am happy to collaborate further with the goal of replacing the existing entry for Nate Morris with this better-sourced one. Thank you in advance for your review and any consideration. MS rep 4 NMorris ( talk) 16:00, 12 January 2021 (UTC)
References
References
![]() | This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest has now been answered. |
Hello editors,
Having seen no response yet to my above request, it occurs to me that the entirely new article draft may be too large a task for reviewing editors in terms of reference verification and copy-editing by volunteers. In hopes of making my requests more manageable for both review and implementation, I'm here to collaborate with editors by proposing updates to smaller portions of the existing article one at a time.
First, I'd like to address the existing contents within the Life section of the entry. Specifically, I noticed that the section's sourcing could use shoring up, and that Ancestry subsection is unsourced entirely. As such, I recommend replacing the existing Life section and its contents with some version of the drafted Early life and education section I'm proposing below:
References
Thoughts from reviewing editors are welcome. If the changes look good, I request that a volunteer implement them for me. I will not update the live article in accordance with Wikipedia's guidelines due to my paid conflict of interest. Thanks in advance for any feedback or consideration. Best regards, MS rep 4 NMorris ( talk) 19:04, 13 May 2021 (UTC)
![]() | Part of an edit requested by an editor with a conflict of interest has been implemented. |
User:Go4thProsper and User:15, thanks for reviewing my above request. I will continue working through the draft I've shared above section by section for easier editor review. For my next request, I propose removing the unsourced Ancestry subsection and replacing with this overview of the subject's early career:
Morris worked in several government offices including the U.S. House of Representatives, the U.S. Senate, the U.S. Department of Labor, and the White House. [1] He has worked in internships and fundraising roles, and as a freelance campaign consultant for several Republicans, including President George W. Bush, Congresswoman Anne Northup, Senate Majority Whip (at the time) Mitch McConnell, Labor Secretary (at the time) Elaine Chao (McConnell's wife), and Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge. [2] Morris befriended U.S. Senator Rand Paul in 2013 when he was among 50 individuals who joined Paul in a tour of Israel. [3]
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Above, I had suggested using the section headings Early life and education and Early career but I will let editors decide how to best present his biography. Best regards, MS rep 4 NMorris ( talk) 13:41, 3 June 2021 (UTC)
![]() | Part of an edit requested by an editor with a conflict of interest has been implemented. |
User:Sdrqaz, thanks for reviewing my above request and updating the article. Sorry for the added layer of complexity with content related to other sections, but I'm proposing some changes to the article structure so the content does not align perfectly and I appreciate your willingness to move and merge text appropriately. Ultimately, my goal is to simplify the article framework by reducing the total number of sections for easier reading and better flow.
I'm concerned about the Business section, which currently has 6 subsections. 3 of the subsections have just a sentence or two, so I think some merging here would be helpful. Additionally, the Morris Industries sentence is sourced by the company's website and the Media coverage section is just a list of publications in which he has been featured. The latter does not seem necessary for a Wikipedia biography but of course I will let other editors decide. The list of investors in Rubicon also seems unnecessary. For this request, I propose the following text as a summary of his business career:
Morris was included in Fortune's list of " 40 under 40" in 2014. [1] Morris started Rubicon Technologies, a software company focused on waste and recycling, after collaborating with a high school friend, Marc Spiegel. [2] [3] He used personal credit cards to fund an early website and legal work, [4] founding the company in 2008. [2] Key investors that Morris engaged for Rubicon early on included John Ashcroft, the former U.S. Attorney General in the George W. Bush administration, and others. [2] Rubicon seeks to improve inefficiencies in the waste management industry by analyzing data associated with large volumes of trash and the associated collection processes using its proprietary software, while also pairing multinational clients with local waste companies. [2] [1] In addition to Rubicon, Morris is also the founder and chairman of Morris Industries, based in Lexington, Kentucky. Morris Industries is his private industrial group "focused on long-term holdings", according to an article by the Lexington Herald-Leader. [5]
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User:Sdrqaz, are you willing to review this request as well? I appreciate your assistance. Best regards, MS rep 4 NMorris ( talk) 17:50, 10 June 2021 (UTC)
4) I'm quite wary of the "Morris Industries" sentences. Terms like "long-term holdings" are essentially meaningless to non-business insiders and seem incredibly vague. Could you find more information for what that company actually is about? – Sdrqaz ( talk) 20:21, 16 June 2021 (UTC)Rubicon seeks to improve inefficiencies in the waste management industry by analyzing data associated with large volumes of trash and the associated collection processes using its proprietary software, while also pairing multinational clients with local waste companies.
User:Samantha Reardon Good morning User:104.231.32.81, I noticed you disagree with many of the recent edits I've made to the page regarding Nate Morris' Business career. In particular, facts about the company that do not lend itself to Mr. Morris' public image appear to be removed multiple times. I am trying to convey some context for why Mr. Morris is no longer in the position, as industry publications have pointed to the stock decline as a likely cause. Can you elaborate on why you are actively removing this sourced information? Here are two contributions that are related to the point I am trying to make:
![]() | Part of an edit requested by an editor with a conflict of interest has been implemented. |
For this request, I propose removing the Philanthropy, Thoroughbred horse racing, and Personal sections, which are problematic for the following reasons:
I propose replacing these three sections with the following Membership and recognition and Personal life sections:
References
Happy to answer any questions User:Sdrqaz or other editors may have. Thanks, and best regards, MS rep 4 NMorris ( talk) 23:06, 25 June 2021 (UTC)
References
Thank you! MS rep 4 NMorris ( talk) 20:43, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
![]() | Part of an edit requested by an editor with a conflict of interest has been implemented. |
User:Sdrqaz, I believe you're still considering the above request, but I'll go ahead and submit a request for the Politics section, which is the last section from the full draft needing review. I propose the following text:
Morris is conservative. [1] While attending George Washington University, he worked for Kentucky Republicans Northup and McConnell while working in the White House's new-at-the-time Homeland Security Office. [2] In 2004, at age 23, Morris raised more than $50,000 as a fund-raiser for George W. Bush's election campaign. [2] [1] [3] Apart from Bush's campaign, he worked on election campaigns for Northup, McConnell, and Ernie Fletcher. [1] [4] After befriending U.S.
Senator Rand Paul, a fellow Kentuckian, in 2013 Morris became one of the senator's top fund-raisers thereafter. [2] [4] Paul wrote about Morris and Rubicon in his book, Taking a Stand. [5] Morris held a fund-raiser for Mitch McConnell, another mentor, at the time of his re-election campaign in 2014. [2] [1] [4]
References
Thanks again for reviewing. Best regards, MS rep 4 NMorris ( talk) 11:17, 20 July 2021 (UTC)