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I deleted this sentence because the statistic about waist size is unreferenced and patently false - he was not a wasp - and I cannot see how to rewrite the sentence without it.
"However, his waist measurement of 69 cm (27 in) [1] implies a Body Shape Index consistent with a healthy weight." 146.200.236.229 ( talk) 02:19, 18 November 2015 (UTC)
I see that User:Grstain has replaced most occurrences of 'Jonah' in the text with 'Lomu'. I preferred using 'Jonah' occasionally to add variety to the text. Also, in New Zealand everyone over 14 knows who Jonah is, without reference to the surname. ~~ Papeschr 07:49, 27 October 2005 (UTC)
Nice work, fellow Wikipedians. This article has come a LONG way in the last year!! Compare it with version 31579393 ~~ Papeschr 06:01, 4 October 2006 (UTC)
Jonah, as great as he was back in the day, was one of the worst defenders I've ever seen. Teams would just drop the ball in behind his corner and he would have no clue what to do with himself (once I think the ball rebounded off his head when he was attempting to catch it <vs france i think>) - neways I think this is a good article... - Poppa quirke
The opening paragraphs need better reference with Jonah's childhood / upbringing / early personal life as is customary in Wikipedia. His story was personally documented in Sky's "Anger Within" so not a huge secret. The more trivial stuff can be expanded on lower down like his financial problems, without unnecessary detail about car finance and house rental which is tittle tattle. Yes he did have a difficult / unusual upbringing, stormy / difficult relationships, fell ill. Someone with health problems is likely to run into financial difficulties. Can we just stick with more rounded facts and fix the opening. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.172.99.97 ( talk) 09:51, 3 September 2016 (UTC)
The references that cite websites appear to have a mistake An example ^ Jonah Lomu. kidzworld.com. Retrieved on 2007 July 22.
Well the article exists but the 'Retrieved on' is kind of problematic given that is sometime in the future
No biggie. Very well written otherwise -- Tiucsib 06:09, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
1. ^ Jonah Lomu. kidzworld.com. Retrieved on 2007 July 22. 2. ^ Jonah Lomu's rugby journey. bbc.co.uk. Retrieved on 2007 July 22. 3. ^ a b c d Jonah Lomu. allblacks.com. Retrieved on 2007 July 22. 4. ^ Jonah Lomu. abc.net.au. Retrieved on 2007 July 22.
-- Tiucsib 21:17, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
# ^ Jonah Lomu. kidzworld.com. Retrieved on July 22, 2006. # ^ Jonah Lomu's rugby journey. bbc.co.uk. Retrieved on July 22, 2006. # ^ a b c d Jonah Lomu. allblacks.com. Retrieved on July 22, 2006. # ^ Jonah Lomu. abc.net.au. Retrieved on July 22, 2006.
1. ^ All Blacks crush Boks. sport.iafrica.com (2006-08-23). Retrieved on 2007-02-11. 2. ^ "Daniel Carter To Buy World's First Microsoft Windows Vista PC And Auction It For Charity", News Wire, Newswire.co.nz, 2007-01-27. Retrieved on 2007-01-29.
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Does anyone have any objections to removing the references to certain numbers of men 'hanging off' Lomu? This is hardly a quantifiable remark and not something that should appear in the article. That he was hard to tackle is undeniable, but there's no need to get schoolboy on the descriptions. -- Ghostreveries 23:36, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
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I think this article needs a lot of grammatical work. dunno how it got GA... me no grammatist unfortunately. Boomshanka
More references are needed. Some sentences needing them are:
And sentences like Lomu's physique was particularly suited for rugby as he is beast like in size, lightening quick, and as strong as an ox - qualities he augments with aggression, skill, and an intimidating presence on the field. are almost poetic but not encyclopedic. -- ReyBrujo 04:31, 5 October 2007 (UTC)
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The article in its present form provides almost no mention of Lomu's career in New Zealand, at either NPC or Super 12 (as it was then) level. For instance, his appearances for Wainuiomata, which are of little consequence to his overall career, are mentioned over his Super 12 titles with the Auckland Blues. A splitting of his career into 'domestic' and 'international' would be of benefit to address this. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.88.116.170 ( talk) 15:53, 18 November 2015 (UTC)
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IN : ==Early career== Jonah Lomu played rugby league at school until 14 years Jean Cazenave ( talk) 19:01, 18 November 2015 (UTC)-- Jean Cazenave ( talk) 19:01, 18 November 2015 (UTC)
Thoughts on the statement referring to the death of
Jerry Collins in a car crash in June? Several editors have removed the statement as irrelevant, and I'm inclined to agree: it was over five months ago with the only connection being the same nationality and sport. One editor has reverted the removals four five times (breaching
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Death
It has been speculated by medical experts that Jonah Lomu's sudden cardiac arrest and death was likely caused by pulmonary embolism brought on by his long aeroplane flight from Dubai, a condition for which his nephrotic syndrome put him at high risk.
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It has been speculated by medical experts that Jonah Lomu's sudden cardiac arrest and death was likely caused by pulmonary embolism brought on by his long aeroplane flight from Dubai, a condition for which his nephrotic syndrome put him at high risk. 203.32.142.33 ( talk) 04:25, 19 November 2015 (UTC)
A number of corrections are needed to the article. "When his parents divorced and Jonah became estranged to HIM until 2008" is meaningless. How did being "exposed to gang violence losing an uncle and a cousin to attacks".. lead "his mother to send him to Wesley College"? He married Tanya Rutter and divorced - "in which his family never approved". His family did not have to approve of either marriage or divorce, and the grammar is bad. I presume that what was meant was that "his family did not approve of the divorce". The second marriage was not in a "secret ceremony", though it may have been a private one. Royalcourtier ( talk) 07:07, 28 November 2015 (UTC)
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I deleted this sentence because the statistic about waist size is unreferenced and patently false - he was not a wasp - and I cannot see how to rewrite the sentence without it.
"However, his waist measurement of 69 cm (27 in) [1] implies a Body Shape Index consistent with a healthy weight." 146.200.236.229 ( talk) 02:19, 18 November 2015 (UTC)
I see that User:Grstain has replaced most occurrences of 'Jonah' in the text with 'Lomu'. I preferred using 'Jonah' occasionally to add variety to the text. Also, in New Zealand everyone over 14 knows who Jonah is, without reference to the surname. ~~ Papeschr 07:49, 27 October 2005 (UTC)
Nice work, fellow Wikipedians. This article has come a LONG way in the last year!! Compare it with version 31579393 ~~ Papeschr 06:01, 4 October 2006 (UTC)
Jonah, as great as he was back in the day, was one of the worst defenders I've ever seen. Teams would just drop the ball in behind his corner and he would have no clue what to do with himself (once I think the ball rebounded off his head when he was attempting to catch it <vs france i think>) - neways I think this is a good article... - Poppa quirke
The opening paragraphs need better reference with Jonah's childhood / upbringing / early personal life as is customary in Wikipedia. His story was personally documented in Sky's "Anger Within" so not a huge secret. The more trivial stuff can be expanded on lower down like his financial problems, without unnecessary detail about car finance and house rental which is tittle tattle. Yes he did have a difficult / unusual upbringing, stormy / difficult relationships, fell ill. Someone with health problems is likely to run into financial difficulties. Can we just stick with more rounded facts and fix the opening. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.172.99.97 ( talk) 09:51, 3 September 2016 (UTC)
The references that cite websites appear to have a mistake An example ^ Jonah Lomu. kidzworld.com. Retrieved on 2007 July 22.
Well the article exists but the 'Retrieved on' is kind of problematic given that is sometime in the future
No biggie. Very well written otherwise -- Tiucsib 06:09, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
1. ^ Jonah Lomu. kidzworld.com. Retrieved on 2007 July 22. 2. ^ Jonah Lomu's rugby journey. bbc.co.uk. Retrieved on 2007 July 22. 3. ^ a b c d Jonah Lomu. allblacks.com. Retrieved on 2007 July 22. 4. ^ Jonah Lomu. abc.net.au. Retrieved on 2007 July 22.
-- Tiucsib 21:17, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
# ^ Jonah Lomu. kidzworld.com. Retrieved on July 22, 2006. # ^ Jonah Lomu's rugby journey. bbc.co.uk. Retrieved on July 22, 2006. # ^ a b c d Jonah Lomu. allblacks.com. Retrieved on July 22, 2006. # ^ Jonah Lomu. abc.net.au. Retrieved on July 22, 2006.
1. ^ All Blacks crush Boks. sport.iafrica.com (2006-08-23). Retrieved on 2007-02-11. 2. ^ "Daniel Carter To Buy World's First Microsoft Windows Vista PC And Auction It For Charity", News Wire, Newswire.co.nz, 2007-01-27. Retrieved on 2007-01-29.
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Does anyone have any objections to removing the references to certain numbers of men 'hanging off' Lomu? This is hardly a quantifiable remark and not something that should appear in the article. That he was hard to tackle is undeniable, but there's no need to get schoolboy on the descriptions. -- Ghostreveries 23:36, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
Manukau Magpies club * [1] Londo06 17:56, 23 July 2007 (UTC)
I think this article needs a lot of grammatical work. dunno how it got GA... me no grammatist unfortunately. Boomshanka
More references are needed. Some sentences needing them are:
And sentences like Lomu's physique was particularly suited for rugby as he is beast like in size, lightening quick, and as strong as an ox - qualities he augments with aggression, skill, and an intimidating presence on the field. are almost poetic but not encyclopedic. -- ReyBrujo 04:31, 5 October 2007 (UTC)
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The article in its present form provides almost no mention of Lomu's career in New Zealand, at either NPC or Super 12 (as it was then) level. For instance, his appearances for Wainuiomata, which are of little consequence to his overall career, are mentioned over his Super 12 titles with the Auckland Blues. A splitting of his career into 'domestic' and 'international' would be of benefit to address this. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.88.116.170 ( talk) 15:53, 18 November 2015 (UTC)
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IN : ==Early career== Jonah Lomu played rugby league at school until 14 years Jean Cazenave ( talk) 19:01, 18 November 2015 (UTC)-- Jean Cazenave ( talk) 19:01, 18 November 2015 (UTC)
Thoughts on the statement referring to the death of
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It has been speculated by medical experts that Jonah Lomu's sudden cardiac arrest and death was likely caused by pulmonary embolism brought on by his long aeroplane flight from Dubai, a condition for which his nephrotic syndrome put him at high risk.
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It has been speculated by medical experts that Jonah Lomu's sudden cardiac arrest and death was likely caused by pulmonary embolism brought on by his long aeroplane flight from Dubai, a condition for which his nephrotic syndrome put him at high risk. 203.32.142.33 ( talk) 04:25, 19 November 2015 (UTC)
A number of corrections are needed to the article. "When his parents divorced and Jonah became estranged to HIM until 2008" is meaningless. How did being "exposed to gang violence losing an uncle and a cousin to attacks".. lead "his mother to send him to Wesley College"? He married Tanya Rutter and divorced - "in which his family never approved". His family did not have to approve of either marriage or divorce, and the grammar is bad. I presume that what was meant was that "his family did not approve of the divorce". The second marriage was not in a "secret ceremony", though it may have been a private one. Royalcourtier ( talk) 07:07, 28 November 2015 (UTC)
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