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Referees or umpires are the officials that oversee and control sports games. Like any biography that is notable enough to have an article on Wikipedia they must conform to the neutral point of view policy and if necessary the policy for living persons. The aim when writing these articles should be to provide a comprehensive, but accurate representation of the referees career, not pick apart their decisions in individual games. Some of this also applies when writing articles that mention referees, such as those on games or tournaments.
Following are a few points to keep in mind when writing referee articles:
Instead of adding the contents about blown calls to the referees' biographies, add such content to the articles about the competitions themselves, since those articles are not biographies and WP:BLP and WP:UNDUE do not apply to them. That said, always remember: In order to convince the fanboys that the referees have indeed blown the call, you have to understand the rulebooks better than they do. So don't hesitate to throw the rulebook at them and specify the exact article and section that you're quoting.
This is an
essay. It contains the advice or opinions of one or more Wikipedia contributors. This page is not an encyclopedia article, nor is it one of
Wikipedia's policies or guidelines, as it has not been
thoroughly vetted by the community. Some essays represent widespread norms; others only represent minority viewpoints. |
Referees or umpires are the officials that oversee and control sports games. Like any biography that is notable enough to have an article on Wikipedia they must conform to the neutral point of view policy and if necessary the policy for living persons. The aim when writing these articles should be to provide a comprehensive, but accurate representation of the referees career, not pick apart their decisions in individual games. Some of this also applies when writing articles that mention referees, such as those on games or tournaments.
Following are a few points to keep in mind when writing referee articles:
Instead of adding the contents about blown calls to the referees' biographies, add such content to the articles about the competitions themselves, since those articles are not biographies and WP:BLP and WP:UNDUE do not apply to them. That said, always remember: In order to convince the fanboys that the referees have indeed blown the call, you have to understand the rulebooks better than they do. So don't hesitate to throw the rulebook at them and specify the exact article and section that you're quoting.