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A fact from Chris Wright appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 24 December 2024 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that energy executive Chris Wright once drank fracking fluid to prove that it was not dangerous?

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The result was: promoted by Nineteen Ninety-Four guy talk 07:35, 15 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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... that the energy executive Chris Wright once drank fracking fluid to prove it was not dangerous?

Source: Reuters

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Bea Hines

Created by ElijahPepe (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 5 past nominations.

elijahpepe@wikipedia (he/him) 23:11, 16 November 2024 (UTC).[reply]

I'll be taking this. :)

General eligibility:

New enough:
Long enough:
Other problems: - Linkedin is used twice as a source, and should probably be removed. The "expansion" tag also needs to be dealt with.

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: See above, after those are addressed I can approve. E_F⁵ 20:09, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Pinging nominator, @ElijahPepe:. E_F⁵ 20:09, 19 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@ElijahPepe: Please address the above. Z1720 (talk) 13:44, 26 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@EF5: I could not find a citation to replace the LinkedIn reference, so I removed the sentence. The length of "Early life and education" is fine and contains as much information as is presently known. elijahpepe@wikipedia (he/him) 03:50, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Looks good. E_F⁵ 18:48, 28 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move February 2025

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: moved * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 20:33, 15 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I propose moving the article Chris Wright (energy executive) to Chris Wright. Chris Wright will be serving as the United States Secretary of Energy, making him the most notable individual with this name. Given his high-profile position, he is the clear primary topic over other individuals named Chris Wright. TimeToFixThis (talk) 00:21, 4 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Support move he is now noteworthy as member of the US CabinetTomrtn (talk) 00:56, 4 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support This Chris Wright is much more notable than other Chris Wrights. AsaQuathern (talk) 02:21, 4 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Pretty clear that at this point, he is the most notable person named Chris Wright, who has a Wikipedia article. BlueShirtz (talk) 06:13, 4 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment does something like WP:TENYEARTEST apply here? I agree with others that he is presently more notable Czarking0 (talk) 06:50, 4 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support He is now in the presidential line of succession. I am not sure which other Chris Write is the second most noteworthy as I have not heard of any of them. Gcarrell (talk) 18:05, 4 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support after having viewed all the other articles I agree, this article is the WP:PRIMARYTOPIC and the disambiguator should be removed. PhotographyEdits (talk) 14:04, 5 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support The most noteworthy/newsworthy Chris Wright. --TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 18:51, 5 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Support He is the most notable person named Chris Wright. Rochambeau1783 (talk) 05:29, 6 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Leaning oppose at this time. The test for a primary topic is not whether one subject is "the most notable" instance of the name, but whether that subject is more notable that all other uses combined. Ten-year page views indicate that behind the recent bump in notability of this subject, total pageviews still amount to only one third of total views. This should be revisited in a few months, when it will become clear whether this bump is enduring. BD2412 T 16:23, 6 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
While I still Support the name change in general to just "Chris Wright", I would be okay with a compromise of "Chris Wright (U.S. Secretary of Energy)," but the "(energy executive)" is definitely not appropriate post confirmation. It could act as a place holder in the meantime if one wanted to wait a few months and then revisit. Gcarrell (talk) 17:47, 7 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Gcarrell: As there are no other subjects named "Chris Wright" in public office, I would suggest Chris Wright (public official). We tend to prefer broader disambiguators unless something more specific is necessary. BD2412 T 21:50, 7 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

If, over time, page view data suggests a need for further clarification, a new move discussion can be held. TimeToFixThis | 🕒 05:28, 11 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Support I agree that the page should be renamed. PublicDomainFan08 (talk) 16:51, 6 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

There is majority support for moving Chris Wright (energy executive) to Chris Wright. The consensus is that he is the primary topic due to his appointment as the United States Secretary of Energy. While some concern was raised regarding page views over time, the prevailing view is that disambiguation is unnecessary. If significant changes occur in the future, another move request can be initiated.

Moving Chris Wright (energy executive) → Chris Wright. TimeToFixThis | 🕒 05:40, 11 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.