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Paragraph Sounds Too Emotive

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Upon reading this article, the paragraph under Accounting Practices beginning with "In 1999, Enron initiated [...]," sounds as if written by a student arguing a point rather than being general/informative. Is there something we should/could do regarding this? Thanks. Tjsmith0194 (talk) 03:58, 12 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Enron back from the dead?

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Various crypto-adjacent news sources (which I am unsure of the viability of) are claiming that Enron is coming back. The most reliable, non-crypto news source I can find is a humor column in The Houston Chronicle, which claims "The smartypantses on Reddit’s r/wallstreetbets floated a semi-serious theory: “Enron,” they cracked, would be a great name for a new cryptocurrency." Can anyone more experienced in cryptocurrency sources claim the validity of this? wizzito | say hello! 18:08, 2 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

New source from New York magazine claims it is a joke: https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/who-is-behind-enron-reboot-its-the-birds-arent-real-guys.html wizzito | say hello! 18:39, 2 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Plenty of RS reporting on this now, but I'm unsure if this deserves a mention here, or possibly at Birds Aren't Real (which seems to be by the same people as the Enron resurrection) wizzito | say hello! 21:40, 2 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The Enron twitter account is reactivated with a few tweets. The community notes on the pinned video references the new ToS which does include a clause that this is parody, but it remains to be seen. guninvalid (talk) 08:52, 4 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I've WP:BOLDed up a brief section about the reboot, but it remains to be seen whether this turns out to be a scam or a joke or something else. guninvalid (talk) 09:06, 4 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Should we refer to Enron using "is" or "was"?

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I noticed an edit from Special:Contributions/31.223.84.217 claiming to change "was" to "is". Given that the reboot is very clearly a joke, should we refer to Enron using the present tense or past? guninvalid (talk) 03:37, 7 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Support "was". I support using "was" when referencing any activities performed by old-Enron, and "is" for the reboot. I'd say for anything not strictly referring to either of them, such as in the lede, "was" is still appropriate. guninvalid (talk) 03:38, 7 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Courtesy ping: User:31.223.84.217 guninvalid (talk) 03:38, 7 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]