Talk:Shane Warne

Semi-protection
"In case of emergency, break glass." There was so much vandalism coming in that even with pending changes, it made it into live versions. Accordingly, I've semi-protected the article for a day. Any administrator may unprotect without consultation with me. —C.Fred (talk) 14:29, 4 March 2022 (UTC)

It seems a lot of the less savoury elements of his life have been removed as people rush to eulogise. I would suggest that someone appropriately authorised should review the portions that have been removed. -adfhau (talk) 9:47:30, 5 March 2022 (UTC)
 * what "less savoury" bits have been removed? The controversy section was removed, but all the content from it placed in the correct places chronologically, as we shouldn't have separate controversy sections. Apart from that, I'm not aware of anything else being removed/significant sections being moved around. Joseph2302 (talk) 10:00, 5 March 2022 (UTC)

Organisation
The page is a bit of a mess. The lead appears fragmented as does the personal life/controversies part. Maybe merge both sections to reduce them down? Solipsism 101 (talk) 14:46, 4 March 2022 (UTC)


 * Or maybe just say he was accused of extramarital affairs in one sentence and link the sources, rather than a year by year account. It is quite a taxing read as it stands. Solipsism 101 (talk) 14:48, 4 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Reduced it some. Solipsism 101 (talk) 15:07, 4 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Move the controversies into correct places chronologically, as we shouldn't be having controversy sections anyway. Joseph2302 (talk) 16:44, 4 March 2022 (UTC)

Infobox image
Anyone else notice that the image in the infobox is a different aspect ratio and has a different colour to the actual image? Steelkamp (talk) 16:22, 4 March 2022 (UTC)


 * Someone has modified the file. This may not be reflected in cached material on your browser. I've not tried to figure out which version is correct, but the photo clearly needs to show Warne's head in its actual shape... AndyTheGrump (talk) 16:43, 4 March 2022 (UTC)


 * Having got in a mess trying to fix this at Commons, I think we are good now, at least as far as I can tell. I think there was some sort of cache issue, either with Wikimedia software, or with the browser (I'm using Chrome). AndyTheGrump (talk) 17:33, 4 March 2022 (UTC)

Tributes
The list of tributing players should be in alphabetic order. ARog1983 (talk) 07:30, 6 March 2022 (UTC)
 * What is stopping you? WWGB (talk) 07:36, 6 March 2022 (UTC)

I don’t know how to link articles — I’m worried that if I reorder the list we’ll lose the links. ARog1983 (talk) 07:40, 6 March 2022 (UTC) EDIT: Done.

Foul play
Is it necessary to say, "Foul play was ruled out on 5 March 2022"? The article states in the previous line that he died of a suspected heart attack, and nothing in the article suggests he was a target for "foul play". It's just one of those things newspapers write. We don't need to include things that never happened. Magnolia677 (talk) 08:07, 6 March 2022 (UTC)

Agreed. I reckon the Thai police are covering every boundary because he’s such a high profile Australian. (Apologies for the pun but you see what I mean.) ARog1983 (talk) 08:13, 6 March 2022 (UTC)


 * ❌. WWGB (talk) 08:51, 6 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you. Such a young man. Magnolia677 (talk) 17:00, 6 March 2022 (UTC)

Regarding the Tributes section
I, too, have noticed the tribute section getting quite large. That being said, I don't really feel like there's much there that isn't warranted—if anything, it's more of a testament to how popular he was. That being said, it is my opinion that any cutting of the tributes section be decided democratically. Thoughts?

Electricmaster (talk) 09:47, 7 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Inevitably somebody will take the article to featured or good article status. It can be left till then. Desertarun (talk) 09:52, 7 March 2022 (UTC)


 * Of course, almost everyone have ever played with or against him will offer a tribute. There is no need that every one to be reported here. The tributes should be left to those who represent more that themselves, such as national, international and sports leaders, Listing dozens of current and former players, musicians and actors is dross. WWGB (talk) 10:00, 7 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Sure, much needs trimming/removing, its more about the timing. I personally wouldn't remove anything any time soon. Desertarun (talk) 10:21, 7 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Needs to be vastly reduced DiamondIIIXX (talk) 20:22, 14 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Done. Desertarun (talk) 21:17, 16 March 2022 (UTC)

Good article
I've nominated the article for GA. It will need effort but isn't very far away. I will add others to the credits if they help at the time of review etc. Desertarun (talk) 15:56, 7 March 2022 (UTC)


 * Good stuff. Still needs a fair bit of work, esp. with sourcing. But apparently, you don't need to source things if you simply link it to another wiki article. You learn something everyday!  Lugnuts  Fire Walk with Me 17:39, 7 March 2022 (UTC)

The article has had a thorough copy edit from GOCE so it can go for another run at GA. Desertarun (talk) 08:24, 24 June 2022 (UTC)

Early career error
After winning the test with 3 late wickets at Colombo (SSC), Warne was dropped for the next test at Colombo (RPS) so the statement is misleading edit required for this statement However, Warne's performances in the last two Tests in Sri Lanka were not to the satisfaction of the selectors Gismania (talk) 11:27, 16 March 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 17 March 2022
Change cause of death from "natural causes" to "suspected heart attack". If whoever has written the cause of death as of natural causes, then they would see upon sources from Sky News (courtesy of Google) that Shane died of suspected heart attack at 52. Whoever heard of a death of natural causes of 52 years old? 213.205.198.203 (talk) 16:50, 17 March 2022 (UTC)
 * We shouldn't be listing speculated causes of death, as per WP:SPECULATION. What we should be doing is waiting until such a time as an actual cause of death is properly announced. Joseph2302 (talk) 16:54, 17 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: The autopsy reports have revealed the reason behind the death of Australia cricket legend Shane Warne, who had passed away on Friday. Warne, aged 52, was initially revealed to have died of suspected heart attack while he was on a vacation in Thailand with his friends. Autopsy report, as confirmed by Thai authorities, revealed that he died of natural causes. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 17:03, 17 March 2022 (UTC)

How old is brother
How old is brother 110.174.80.168 (talk) 05:31, 13 July 2022 (UTC)

Domestic and T20 career sections
Should these sections be combined? I understand that chronologically the T20 stuff comes after his international career, but would it fit more appropriately with the domestic career section alongside Victoria and Hampshire? Adc95 (talk) 09:45, 19 February 2024 (UTC)

Pronounciation
How is "Warne" pronounced? MountVic127 (talk) 05:56, 20 April 2024 (UTC)
 * The first three letters are pronounced just as they are as a single word - "war", then you just stick an "n" on the end. The "e" is silent. The whole word rhymes with "torn". HiLo48 (talk) 06:49, 20 April 2024 (UTC)
 * @HiLo48 Thanks. Many pages quote the IPA alphabet. MountVic127 (talk) 09:04, 20 April 2024 (UTC)
 * I have tried several times to get my head around IPA, all to no avail. HiLo48 (talk) 11:08, 20 April 2024 (UTC)