Talk:Chris Woakes

Any relation to Paul Woakes?

Is Chris Woakes related to Paul Woakes of Novagen Software? Devil Master (talk) 12:44, 15 January 2011 (UTC)

If Paul Woakes is from Birmingham, it's probably quite likely. Most Woakeses there are related one way or another it seems (I know I'm related to Chris Woakes via my mother's father)! Ը२ձւե๓ձռ¹⁷ 21:37, 15 February 2011 (UTC)

chris is not related to paul woakes! it seems alot of people are coming out of the woodwork saying they know or are related to him now he has played for england!!!!!!! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.162.50.119 (talk) 18:33, 7 July 2011 (UTC)

IPL Section

There is no WP:OWNership of any sections of the article. Some of the grammar and other MOS elements were in need of improvement. Spike 'em (talk) 07:15, 20 April 2021 (UTC)

Quite. I've also gone through and cut quite a lot of the "and then he..." fluff from the international section - a lot of England cricketers had this level of coverage added before someone was banned a few years ago. It could use some sourcing and checking through - I don't have a huge amount of time to do either just now. What we don't need it a blow by blow account of everything the bloke's ever done. Blue Square Thing (talk) 07:30, 20 April 2021 (UTC)

indeed, WP:NOTDIARY applies. Spike 'em (talk) 08:41, 20 April 2021 (UTC)

The 12k of text being re-added about his England career is largely unsourced and certainly too detailed to comply with NOTDIARY. Spike 'em (talk) 07:02, 22 April 2021 (UTC)

Reverting

Hello. My edits are frequently being reverted by a user named Spike em. Why my edits should be reverted? Spike em told me to discuss it on the talk page. I am discussing it now. My edits should not be reverted. Chynapras (talk) 07:12, 22 April 2021 (UTC)

see the section directly above, where another editor agrees that the content is overly detailed. Spike 'em (talk) 07:15, 22 April 2021 (UTC)

Tell him to clearly tell me. Which editor? Tell him to talk now Chynapras (talk) 07:20, 22 April 2021 (UTC)

@Chynapras: that'll be me then. Hope you read the section above. We don't need a whole pile of day to day routine fluff clogging up the page - this needs to be a summary not hideously over detailed and full of crap. Take a look at a Featured Article like Adam Gilchrist for an example. Thanks Blue Square Thing (talk) 15:48, 22 April 2021 (UTC)

Their comments are clear to see in the IPL Section above. Spike 'em (talk) 07:24, 22 April 2021 (UTC)

and per WP:BRD if there is a dispute over content then the content should be reverted to previous stable content whilst the discussion takes place, so could you please address the concerns rather than just arguing to authority Spike 'em (talk) 07:44, 22 April 2021 (UTC)

Seems I was slightly confused over what the last stable version was! All the NOTDIARY stuff in the England section was actually accumulated over the years and expunged 2 days ago by Blue Square Thing. This was then reverted by Chynapras as part of the ongoing edit war. I support BST in this removal, and think that Chynapras's additions to the IPL section could do with a bit of copy-editting, but they have yet to actually contribute to this debate in a meaningful way, so not sure what their actual views are other than "La, la ,la, I'm not listening". Spike 'em (talk) 14:39, 22 April 2021 (UTC)

Okay. Hope that you don’t also argue Chynapras (talk) 10:22, 22 April 2021 (UTC)

I will not argue if you agree to stop re-adding all your unsourced and overly detailed content whilst we are discussing this, which you have just done again. Spike 'em (talk) 10:27, 22 April 2021 (UTC)

I keep re-adding the navbox template for PCA Player of the Year, and it also seems to be deleted as part of these changes - whatever the discussion about the article content, surely that template doesn't need to keep being deleted? --Bcp67 (talk) 11:26, 22 April 2021 (UTC)

Sorry, I though I was only reverting one user's edits, sorry that yours got caught in the crossfire. Spike 'em (talk) 14:10, 22 April 2021 (UTC)

Nicknames

I'm not sure I've ever heard Woakes referred to by either of these nicknames, and those currently listed don't appear to be referenced.

I'd suggest a simple 'Woakesy' and leaving it there. 2A02:6B60:BD92:0:39CB:D10D:4321:8DBE (talk) 22:01, 9 July 2023 (UTC)