Talk:List of blind people

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Why is Leonhard Paul Euler not mentioned?

he's possibly the greatest mathematician of all time, and went blind towards the end of his life, but still continued to make mathematical advances despite his affliction.


 * I rebooted this list awhile back. Feel free to add Euler or I might do so myself with the right source.--T. Anthony (talk) 14:34, 8 December 2008 (UTC)

Blind
Does this page only list those who are blind in both eyes? I ask because I was wondering if the present British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown should be included on the list but he is only blind in one eye.--Xania talk 21:53, 6 February 2009 (UTC)


 * Considering the previous version was removed I was tempted to be more limited this time. Still go ahead with a section for "blind in one eye." If there's strong objection it can just be removed.--T. Anthony (talk) 00:00, 7 February 2009 (UTC)

Hey!
Why isn't Louis Frank mentioned? He opened The Seeing Eye in Morristown, NJ, back in 1929. I looked at the page, and was heavily disappointed. My mom goes there for her dogs... Yeah, a little rambling. Until I get bothered otherwise, I'll be editing the page with such information, including a source.


 * He is not mentioned because there is no article on him and we limit red-links to a degree. Although I might add a few red-links I see on other Wikis if they're significant enough.--T. Anthony (talk) 08:25, 5 June 2010 (UTC)

Paul of Tarsus
I'm not entirely clear on the extensive precedent history of using Biblical sources in Wikipedia, but this assertion seems apocryphal at best. Cross-references to The Bible and History and the Wikipedia policies on reliable sources and verifiability. Is there a specific discussion thread on using apocryphal sources? 149.170.192.137 (talk) 00:20, 5 June 2010 (UTC)


 * Although I think you're possibly just making a wisecrack on religion the truth of the matter is the "temporary" section was done by a poster as anonymous as you and I decided to remove it as irrelevant. If we include everyone who was temporarily blinded by some accident or injury this could get long and become full of information not significant to the actual topic.--T. Anthony (talk) 08:23, 5 June 2010 (UTC)


 * I assure you that my question was made in good faith. I've still not been able to find a consensus on apocryphal/unverifiable information that is sourced from religious texts; is there a policy on this? 149.170.192.137 (talk) 13:23, 13 June 2010 (UTC)


 * I'm not sure, but I think I did remove Paul even if my reasons were maybe different than yours.--T. Anthony (talk) 22:35, 13 June 2010 (UTC)

Removal of Brooks Wilkerson
While removing someone I thought was illegitimate but wasn't really, Greg Rando, I removed this person. I can't find much of any evidence of an Escargot champion named "Brooks Wilkerson" and the person who added him was an anonymous IP editor who was warned for vandalism. I could not find the person on the French Wikipedia. However what's odd to me is it'd been on last time I edited this page and I didn't question it. In fact the name had been there for nearly two years! Still maybe I'm wrong now. If you can find a source to verify that story, that's not a Wiki-mirror, feel free to return the name.--T. Anthony (talk) 01:57, 21 August 2011 (UTC)

Moving Jacob Bolotin?
Thanks for maintaining this page. I noticed that Bolotin is listed in the mathematician and scientist section, but he was actually a medical doctor. Any objection to moving him to the following section? — Preceding unsigned comment added by El tuerto (talk • contribs) 20:04, 31 October 2017 (UTC)

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Hellen kellar Hellen adam who os the famous blind women in the world 103.41.91.227 (talk) 16:50, 1 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Helen Keller is already in the list. Narky Blert (talk) 06:17, 18 July 2022 (UTC)

Wilton Sampaio - World Cup referee
Pretty sure his inclusion is a personal jab at his refereeing during the world cup and not a reflection of any actual visual impairment. ChanceTM90 (talk) 20:05, 30 December 2022 (UTC)


 * Agreed, removed him from list. Thanks! CaptainAngus (talk) 14:36, 7 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Do you have evidence that he was corrupt? I don't think Wikipedia should be making that accusation blindly. 46.69.108.255 (talk) 23:49, 17 January 2023 (UTC)


 * 46.69.108.255: You reverted my removal of Sampaio from this page (whom you originally added). I'm not a world cup person, so I have no knowledge/insight/opinion on Wilton Sampaio. I can find no source claiming he has an actual visual impairment. Can you provide a reference? Otherwise, your inclusion of him on this page seems incorrect... CaptainAngus (talk) 03:58, 21 January 2023 (UTC)


 * 46.69.108.255: Per VERIFY, there's no source for the inclusion of Wilton Sampaio on this page, so I'm removing him. This will be the second time he's been removed, so please respond here if you want to discuss. CaptainAngus (talk) 01:51, 23 January 2023 (UTC)