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==The smashed cue story==
==The smashed cue story==
{{Resolved|1=Deleted; too much bunk has been added to this article recently, even a fake death date}}
{{Unresolved|1=Sources claimed to exist but are not cited in article.}}
Unless there's a credible source for this wild yarn, I propose just deleting it completely. — <b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">[[User:SMcCandlish|SMcCandlish]]</span></b> &#91;[[User_talk:SMcCandlish|talk]]&#93; &#91;[[Special:Contributions/SMcCandlish|cont]]&#93; <b>‹(-¿-)›</b> 21:03, 12 May 2007 (UTC)
Unless there's a credible source for this wild yarn, I propose just deleting it completely. Too much bunk has been added to this article recently, even a fake death date
— <b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;">[[User:SMcCandlish|SMcCandlish]]</span></b> &#91;[[User_talk:SMcCandlish|talk]]&#93; &#91;[[Special:Contributions/SMcCandlish|cont]]&#93; <b>‹(-¿-)›</b> 21:03, 12 May 2007 (UTC)


See inter alia P115 of Mordecai Richler's ' On Snooker', Yellow Jeresy Press, 2001
:See inter alia P115 of Mordecai Richler's ' On Snooker', Yellow Jeresy Press, 2001
--[[User:194.125.21.131|194.125.21.131]] 12:39, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
--[[User:194.125.21.131|194.125.21.131]] 12:39, 13 May 2007 (UTC)


It was reported in Snooker Scene Magazine in 2000, and Mordecai Richler's book "On Snooker" a year later also detailed it and featured quotations from Robidoux
:It was reported in Snooker Scene Magazine in 2000, and Mordecai Richler's book "On Snooker" a year later also detailed it and featured quotations from Robidoux.


::Don't {{em|tell me}} that sources supposedly exist; [[WP:CITE|cite]] them in the article. — <span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">'''[[User:SMcCandlish|SMcCandlish]]''' <span style="white-space:nowrap;">[[User talk:SMcCandlish|Talk⇒]] ʕ(<sup>Õ</sup>ل<sup>ō</sup>)ˀ</span> <small>[[Special:Contributions/SMcCandlish|Contribs]].</small></span> 04:48, 17 August 2011 (UTC)


==His book==
==His book==
{{Resolved|1=False information removed from article.}}
Have been uanble to find any reference for this book in English at least.
Have been uanble to find any reference for this book in English at least.
--[[User:194.125.21.131|194.125.21.131]] 12:48, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
--[[User:194.125.21.131|194.125.21.131]] 12:48, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
:Just a hoax edit. — <span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">'''[[User:SMcCandlish|SMcCandlish]]''' <span style="white-space:nowrap;">[[User talk:SMcCandlish|Talk⇒]] ʕ(<sup>Õ</sup>ل<sup>ō</sup>)ˀ</span> <small>[[Special:Contributions/SMcCandlish|Contribs]].</small></span> 09:03, 17 August 2011 (UTC)

==[[:Category:Trick shot artists]] (removed)==
I removed this category since nothing in the article suggests he's ever been a professional or notable amateur in [[trick shot]] competition, either snooker or pool style. — <span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">'''[[User:SMcCandlish|SMcCandlish]]''' <span style="white-space:nowrap;">[[User talk:SMcCandlish|Talk⇒]] ʕ(<sup>Õ</sup>ل<sup>ō</sup>)ˀ</span> <small>[[Special:Contributions/SMcCandlish|Contribs]].</small></span> 04:48, 17 August 2011 (UTC)

== Why not actually USE the cited sources? ==

The Hendon source alone could double the number of facts in this article. I have other fish to fry, and mostly do cleanup work when it comes to snooker articles, so I'll leave this for someone more active on this topic. Also, the [[Ronnie O'Sullivan]] article probably has additional sources and details on the left-handed incident (several details here are unsourced and tagged as such). — <span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;">'''[[User:SMcCandlish|SMcCandlish]]''' <span style="white-space:nowrap;">[[User talk:SMcCandlish|Talk⇒]] ʕ(<sup>Õ</sup>ل<sup>ō</sup>)ˀ</span> <small>[[Special:Contributions/SMcCandlish|Contribs]].</small></span> 07:13, 17 August 2011 (UTC)

== Birthplace ==

While the late snooker statistician and custodian of the ''Snooker Archive'' Chris Turner (1944–2011) maintained in his publications that Robidoux was born in Montreal (!), Canadian journalist Roger Collier confirmed in an article for the [[Ottawa Citizen]] on 19 August, 2007, Robidoux's proper place of birth as stated here. Just in case there came up a discussion on this issue ... [[User:Hodsha|Hodsha]] ([[User talk:Hodsha|talk]]) 10:15, 29 July 2022 (UTC)

Latest revision as of 02:29, 18 February 2024

The smashed cue story

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Unresolved
 – Sources claimed to exist but are not cited in article.

Unless there's a credible source for this wild yarn, I propose just deleting it completely. Too much bunk has been added to this article recently, even a fake death date — SMcCandlish [talk] [cont] ‹(-¿-)› 21:03, 12 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

See inter alia P115 of Mordecai Richler's ' On Snooker', Yellow Jeresy Press, 2001

--194.125.21.131 12:39, 13 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It was reported in Snooker Scene Magazine in 2000, and Mordecai Richler's book "On Snooker" a year later also detailed it and featured quotations from Robidoux.
Don't tell me that sources supposedly exist; cite them in the article. — SMcCandlish Talk⇒ ʕ(Õلō Contribs. 04:48, 17 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

His book

[edit]
Resolved
 – False information removed from article.

Have been uanble to find any reference for this book in English at least. --194.125.21.131 12:48, 13 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Just a hoax edit. — SMcCandlish Talk⇒ ʕ(Õلō Contribs. 09:03, 17 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I removed this category since nothing in the article suggests he's ever been a professional or notable amateur in trick shot competition, either snooker or pool style. — SMcCandlish Talk⇒ ʕ(Õلō Contribs. 04:48, 17 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Why not actually USE the cited sources?

[edit]

The Hendon source alone could double the number of facts in this article. I have other fish to fry, and mostly do cleanup work when it comes to snooker articles, so I'll leave this for someone more active on this topic. Also, the Ronnie O'Sullivan article probably has additional sources and details on the left-handed incident (several details here are unsourced and tagged as such). — SMcCandlish Talk⇒ ʕ(Õلō Contribs. 07:13, 17 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Birthplace

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While the late snooker statistician and custodian of the Snooker Archive Chris Turner (1944–2011) maintained in his publications that Robidoux was born in Montreal (!), Canadian journalist Roger Collier confirmed in an article for the Ottawa Citizen on 19 August, 2007, Robidoux's proper place of birth as stated here. Just in case there came up a discussion on this issue ... Hodsha (talk) 10:15, 29 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]