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This page is being changed constantly to an obscure athlete instead of a preeminent scholar and dean.

Please protest DerHexer's actions.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:DerHexer

Note that this is a talk page and should be used for discussion. Deleting these comments is censorship.

DerHexer is on trial and his editor deletion trial is at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:R/EFD#DerHexer. Kindly show your support.

Don't censor talk pages. They are for discussion purposes.

Don't let Oxymoron83 censor!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Oxymoron83

Discussion pages are for discussion. That's the whole point.

Discussion pages are not forums to discuss other editors. They're for discussing the article. AngelOfSadness talk 21:12, 16 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Sportsman?

The word "sportsman" is often used to refer to someone who enjoys hunting and/or fishing. While Zupan may enjoy those activities, that's not what he's known for. I propose that the title of this article be changed to "Mark Zupan (athlete)." Any objections?--HughGRex (talk) 17:05, 28 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Athletics does not include sports such as wheelchair rugby. An "athlete" participates in running races. Roger (talk) 17:07, 1 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

That's the definition as used in Britain and many Commonwealth nations. That's not the definition as used in the US. See the definitions in Wiktionary. Again, I'd like to reference sportsman, which is at best an ambiguous term and which, especially in the US, is highly misleading. See dictionary.com: sportsman, athlete, and athletics.

Since Zupan is an American, it would be more appropriate to employ US terminology, and refer to him as an "athlete."--HughGRex (talk) 15:48, 4 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed. It is also in synch with the ENGVAR rule. Roger (talk) 16:11, 5 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Based on this consensus, I've moved the page. (It only took nearly two months for me to get around to it.)--HughGRex (talk) 15:57, 28 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

disability terminology correction?

FYI, Mark Zupan (and also in reference to the murderball page) would be considered a paraplegic and not a quadriplegic. para= two (" a pair of") and quad=four (so, those who lack the function of both arms and legs) 76.180.147.235 (talk) 19:58, 18 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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 ::::Based on this consensus, I've moved the page. (It only took nearly two months for me to get around to it.)--[[User:HughGRex|HughGRex]] ([[User talk:HughGRex|talk]]) 15:57, 28 November 2008 (UTC)
+== disability terminology correction? ==
+FYI, Mark Zupan (and also in reference to the murderball page) would be considered a paraplegic and not a quadriplegic.   para= two  (" a pair of")  and quad=four (so, those who lack the function of both arms and legs)
+[[Special:Contributions/76.180.147.235|76.180.147.235]] ([[User talk:76.180.147.235|talk]]) 19:58, 18 May 2011 (UTC)