Talk:Roger Federer

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GOAT and etc. - 'protecting' a page of popular interest...

It is absolutely ridiculous that the Federer page has been edited by somebody who knows little to nothing of tennis and makes no mention of the fact that Federer is widely regarded by experts, players, pundits etc. as the greatest of all time. LordTennison (talk) 09:47, 5 November 2020 (UTC)

@LordTennison It is still mentioned in the article if you go to the "Legacy and cultural impact" section so your explanation that there is no mention of the "greatest of all time" in the article isn't true. The reason it got removed from the lead section was because it was considered too subjective a statement to be mentioned in the lead even if it is true (especially with Nadal now level with Federer in the Slam count and Djokovic also likely to catch up with him if he stays healthy not to mention they both could overtake that and also be regarded as the greatest of all time). I would suggest you look at this discussion here in Talk:Roger Federer/Archive 6#Experts are on record saying Federer is "the greatest of all time," NOT "one of the greatest of all time" because it was through that discussion the "greatest of all time" statement got removed from the lead. If you still believe it should be mentioned in the lead, I suggest you discuss it here and see if you can establish a consensus over it. Broman178 (talk) 11:36, 5 November 2020 (UTC)

I'm pretty sure a consensus has been established by the number of times Federer has won a fan-fauvirite LordTennison (talk) 11:54, 5 November 2020 (UTC)

Sorry, that got sent in prematurely*

LordTennison (talk) 11:55, 5 November 2020 (UTC)

I'm pretty sure a consensus has been established by the number of times Federer won a fan-favourite (it's going on 2 decades now) - IF the fans are considered the arbiters of that sort of thing, and they're most likely to frequent this Wikipedia page or make edits to it atleast; experts have said it enough times for it to warrant a mention in the introduction - there are countless mentions linked on this Will page alone to support that assertion, so I won't waste your time by adding more links onto it... LordTennison (talk) 11:57, 5 November 2020 (UTC)

Wiki page* has*

It's poorly edited now, and the assumption that Federer that some sort of "effective(ness) both as a baseliner and a volleyer, his apparent effortlessness and efficient movement on the court have made Federer highly popular among tennis fans" also reads like reductive more than deductive reasoning...

Fans might find innumerable other things to like in a tennis player, such as personal or charitable gestures more generally, made on and off the court - personally, I wouldn't care if a good player happened to be an axe-murderer in their spare time, but the idea that Federer's appeal might be limited to some shortlist of qualities that appeal to and constitute a good sort of player in a popularity contest as compiled by the one poor writer on a Wiki page with access to edit is slightly absurd... LordTennison (talk) 12:06, 5 November 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 20 February 2021

Below it says that he was recovering from back surgery in 2016 when infact it was arthroscopic knee surgery from an injury obtained right after the Australian open 2016 49.184.87.114 (talk) 02:34, 20 February 2021 (UTC)

 Done. ◢  Ganbaruby!  (Say hi!) 03:09, 20 February 2021 (UTC)

Legacy and Cultural Impact.

The second para needs to be changed. He now shares the 20 Majors record with Nadal as is stated in the lede. Also the record for holding the world No.1 spot will need to be deleted very soon, in a weeks time Djokovic will equal it and from then on surpass it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Phil6875 (talk • contribs) 10:20, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 24 February 2021

Monterezia (talk) 22:35, 24 February 2021 (UTC)Roger Federer is one of the most loved tennis players in the history of the sport.

 Not done: While you may feel this way, this sentence breaks our neutral point of view policy, so it doesn't belong in the article. Pupsterlove02 talk • contribs 22:45, 24 February 2021 (UTC)

Hi! I do not believe that it is a subjective point of view. Most tennis players, sports commentors and fans agree on that. If there is one thing that clearly differentiate Federer to the others male players, it is the fan support and "love" that he receives from the public. It is a measurable metric by the number of fans he has on the online platforms as well as by the intensity of applauses he receives when entering a tennis court. This is his legacy. Not mentioning this on the Wiki page is not mentioning the legacy of Federer, that clearly is not based only on his titles.

https://www.tennisworldusa.org/tennis/news/Tennis_World_Foundation/83372/who-of-the-big-three-is-the-most-loved-tennis-player-by-fans-and-crowds/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by Monterezia (talk • contribs) 11:06, 25 February 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 22 May 2021

In the equipment and apparel section it says that Federer has no shoe sponsor, recently he has started a partnership with "on running" which he can be seen wearing in his matches starting 2021 and on his website that he now endorses. 49.183.160.183 (talk) 01:40, 22 May 2021 (UTC)