Talk:Steve Bucknor

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Note should be made about the contraversies and incompetancies of this individual who I would not be surprised if found a part of the match fixing web. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Aashish.sakharpe (talk • contribs) 05:05, 7 January 2008 (UTC)

Contents 1 Comment 2 News mention 3 Controversies 4 WIkipedia is restricted to western world

[edit] Comment

I just wanted to note, having added a sentence to this article, that Steve Bucknor taught me mathematics in high school. fledgist 18:56, 13 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] News mention

The article, Steve Bucknor, was mentioned by this news source. -- Jreferee t/c 14:15, 7 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Controversies

I do not understand why flyguy649 wants to censor any comment about Bucknor's controversial and wrong decisions. He put in a note saying something like umpires by definition make controversial decision. That is absolutely untrue. Dicky Bird made very few controversial decisions and very few of his decisions resulted in controversies. Wrong decisions create controversies.

Bucknor's entry should have a list of the major errorneous decisions he made as it should have his accomplishments. Listing his accomplishments and hours of glory but not his low points smacks of partiality that flyguy649 is purportedly trying to protect. While the vandalism should be erased, a section listing his controversial decisions should be put in. Otherwise, all his achievements should also be taken out.

I had put in a link to his being suspended for the Twenty20 World Championships. That is not opinion but fact, why was it taken out? Prasen9 (talk) 08:27, 7 January 2008 (UTC) Prasen9

It appears that flyguy649 is blatantly abusing his adminstrative rights and is reverting all changes that has anything negative to say about Bucknor. His administrator rights needs to be revoked with immediate effect to protect sanctity of Wikipedia

I agree that Steve Bucknor has lately been rather too controversial for his chosen profession. If this aspect is not reflected on the wiki page then it's incomplete information. I actually wanted to add in the fact that his blatant mistakes in the current India-Australia series have virtually brewed a storm in world cricket. ICC has reportedly withdrawn Steve Bucknor from the third Test at Perth as a result of the same (references available). Withdrawal of a supposed elite umpire from a Test due to incompetent decisions in a match is not a commonplace occurrence and it will perhaps impact not only Steve's career, but also encourage the discussion of technology overruling umpiring errors in cricket. I believe this needs to be reported on the wiki page. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Vincentjosh (talk • contribs) 18:24, 6 January 2008 (UTC)

If he is withdrawn, a suitable, NPOV, reliably sourced mention would be appropriate. Editors must remember WP:BLP applies in the article and on the talk page and breaches will be treated seriously. -- Mattinbgn\^talk 00:47, 7 January 2008 (UTC)

If you go back to the article before people started editing it on Jan 2nd or thereabouts, surely you will see it was not a neutral point of view but an overly positively biased article towards Bucknor. I am assuming you are following up on that and taking that breach seriously too. Prasen9 (talk) 08:26, 7 January 2008 (UTC) prasen9

I suggest that you read Wikipedia's policy on biographies on living people. -- Mattinbgn\^talk 08:30, 7 January 2008 (UTC)

I did read that before and re-read it. Nowhere do I see that it is okay to post a positively biased article. Instead, it is said that it must be neutral POV. Prasen9 (talk) 04:30, 15 January 2008 (UTC) Prasen9

[edit] WIkipedia is restricted to western world

I am feeling the same thing like you while editing some pages. eventhough we put most respected weblinks as evidence these so called moral police remove our contribution which is pro India. I feel Mr Bucknor can have 10 + items on his controversy list but here is a small para. Lets start Boycott Wiki movement --LoveIndia (talk) 17:20, 18 January 2008 (UTC)