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Thorlabs, Alex Cable

Created by ThaddeusB (talk). Self nominated at 21:33, 4 March 2015 (UTC).

  • Symbol question.svg New/5x expanded (24th), long enough, neutral, no copyvio found via spot check (though [1][2] show some places that could use some variation), QPQ done. Alex Cable: (1) "has made a concerted effort to keep the business headquartered there due to his love for the area" seems non-neutral since it's subjective that his effort was concerted—who said so? (or rephrase neutrally), (2) the ¶ about starting the company talks about it without saying that it's Thorlabs, (3) based on the sources, I'm not sure Cable meets the general notability guideline, though with the h-index of 24, he might be fine (anyway, this is outside the scope of this review). The sentence that connects him to the Nobel Prize doesn't have an immediate ref in article (see 3b). Citation for founding Thorlabs and $200M sales figure are in the second article (doesn't need to be in both, though they would fit here). First citation checks out. Do you have an accessible source for that $200M part? Else I'd have to just assume good faith. Hook checks out just fine other than that. Thorlabs: (1) "The was was to", (2) "founded in a Cable's parent's basement" needs a quick copy edit. Please ping me if I don't respond. czar  22:22, 6 March 2015 (UTC)
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appears to be original research. The webcomic isn't a reliable source for that kind of statement. (Also, for what it's worth, that section appears to have undue weight in the article—what's so great about their snacks?) czar  22:44, 6 March 2015 (UTC)