Talk:Sam Tomkins

Dirty tactics
As per this edit, I'm willing to concede that Tomkins' trapping the arm underneath the ball to earn penalties for interference and two-man steals is a talking point amongst fans (plus Eddie and Stevo), and I was looking to add it into the article myself, but I couldn't find any reliable sources. However, one article on Code13 (not a major news website) that says "alleged" to refer to said incidents, and a thread on BBC 606 (See: WP:SPS) are hardly proof of the widespread criticism this edit implies. To be blunt, everytime I've looked for news articles about the topic, all I've come across are topics on forums, which can't be used on Wikipedia. Therefore, I'm reverting the edit, until people can find enough reliable sources to re-add it. GW (talk)  11:00, 15 July 2011 (UTC)

WP:CIRCULAR
In the run up to the 2011 Challenge Cup, it's worth noting some 'journalists' have decided to use this Wikipedia article to supply their own articles. Whilst legally all content on Wikipedia is free under a Creative Commons license, such articles may not be used for reference on Wikipedia itself, as doing so would break Wikipedia's policies on verfiability, and they will be listed here to provide warning for all other prospective editors: GW  (talk)  19:26, 24 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Sam Tomkins: Rugby League Genius on Sabotage times—copied as of 24 August 2011.

Merging 2010 and 2011 seasons
I'm not making a new section for every single year. By the time he retires this article could be a dissertation. Time for some organisations.

WP:RL's own MoS 'guidelines' stipulate that a debut season should stand alone as a section. Since Tomkins only made two (maybe one?) first-grade appearance in 2008, I personally regard 2009 as the "proper" debut season. Therefore I'm starting this from 2010 onwards. Now his long-term future has been decided, the close of the 2011 season seems an appropriate point to end this chapter. I'll be merging the 2010 and 2011 seasons together, cropping some of the excessive detail, and starting a new section from 2012 to 2015, when the three-year no cross-code transfer clause runs out on Tomkins contract. Any comments greatly appreciated, especially on whether to merge 2008+2009. GW (talk)  13:58, 9 November 2011 (UTC)
 * I think that sounds like an excellent idea. In a long article, I think the 2008 season will be too thin to stand on its own. --Mkativerata (talk) 19:03, 9 November 2011 (UTC)

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Avid & Keen
I have reverted on this article, and in a number of other places by the same editor the same edit. Please do not describe people as "keen" or "avid" football supporters. The sources you are adding don't necessarily say this, and it is a matter of opinion anyway. It should be enough to describe them as a supporter, without giving an opinion of how much of a supporter they are. At what point do they become "avid" and why are none of them not "avid"? Thanks. -- Escape Orbit (Talk) 13:11, 2 February 2021 (UTC)