Talk:Australian Open

message: Hi.  The sentence "(...) has been held for 100 years since 1905 (...)" is somewhat misleading, since it gives the impression that the tournament has been in fact held 100 times.  That is not the case, as it was not held several times, during World War I and World War II, not to mention the year 1986, when it was not held in order for the 1987 edition to take place in January (although when calculating the actual number of editions, one must remember that it was held 2 times in one year: 1977).   I suggest that the sentence in question be altered to: "was held for the first time in 1905, making it 100 years old as of 2005".  Any objections and/or other suggestions?  Regards, Redux 21:20, 29 Jan 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Clarity 

message: A contribution made to the History section regarding the recent 2022 Novak Djokovic Vaccination Issue made in the revision https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Australian_Open&oldid=1064047276 has been reverted on the grounds of no historical importance. However, my humble submission is against this reversal ; since the present issue and subsequent judicial decision is certainly going to make historical significance and hence, the reverted contribution should be accommodated. Xscontrib (talk) 04:39, 10 January 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for discussing. We cannot predict future significance and as of right now, this incident is trivial in the context of the history of the tournament. Should Djokovic ultimately be unable to defend, it may warrant a single sentence to that effect – but no more than that, with details being in the 2022 event article(s). wjematherplease leave a message... 17:31, 14 January 2022 (UTC)

text: I agree. We must avoid recentism. If Djokovic plays, nothing needs to be said. If he is prevented from playing over the vaccination issue, a single, brief sentence would be appropriate. HiLo48 (talk) 22:56, 14 January 2022 (UTC)

text: Now someone should consider writing that single, brief sentence to make it appropriate?  Xscontrib (talk) 07:38, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: How about "Novak Djokovic was prevented from playing in the tournament after the Australian Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs, Alex Hawke, cancelled his visa, citing health and good order grounds", with this as a source? HiLo48 (talk) 09:01, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: fine Xscontrib (talk) 09:37, 16 January 2022 (UTC)

text: Still seems like excessive detail, and needs to be framed in the context of AO history. wjematherplease leave a message... 09:51, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: We have seen effects of falsifying details and denying/expressing reluctance towards scientific process by celebrities on vaccine roll-out. IMHO This event shall not be seen as one watertight incident,  exclusive to sports, but a historical event which will shape upcoming days ; how popular persons decide personal benefits over a greater good. Xscontrib (talk) 10:06, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: How is this relevant here, specifically to the AO? wjematherplease leave a message... 10:28, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: While I agree with the sentiment of Xscontrib's comment, such speculative content doesn't belong in this article. I also agree that we don't want excessive detail regarding this matter, and am very open to constructive suggestions. The problem is that Djokovic is the reigning champion, so I believe we need to say something. HiLo48 (talk) 11:09, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: It really just belongs in the 2022 edition of the event. Fyunck(click) (talk) 11:13, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  2022 Novak Djokovic Vaccination Issue in the History Section 

message: my level of knowledge and interest in tennis is close to zero; however, there really should be details on this page of the other competitions in this tournament. Many other pages on wheelchair and quad competitions and players link to this page.
As an example, Dylan Alcott, who has won not only the past two Australian Opens in the men's quad, but also a multiple Grand Slam winner is not mentioned in this page at all. 121.200.5.19 (talk) 07:18, 20 January 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  wheelchair and quad sections 

message: This section is a little ambiguous. Ash Barty has four Grand Slam titles (3 singles, 1 doubles), Barbora Krejčíková has eight Grand Slam titles (1 singles, 4 doubles, 3 mixed doubles), Kristina Mladenovic has eight Grand Slam titles (5 doubles, 3 mixed doubles) and Ivan Dodig has six Grand Slam titles (2 doubles, 4 mixed doubles). Should this be updated to include the collective number of their grand slam titles or clarified that the number refers to the particular category in which they won their 2022 title?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Anookara (talk • contribs) 03:35, 31 January 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Current champions (2022 edition) 

message: Overnight a piece of text was removed from this article with the Edit summary "Removed out of place protest information". Before even knowing what the information was, I immediately saw something wrong with that. If it was out of place, it should be moved to the right place, not simply removed. Then I looked for the right place, but there isn't one. There is nowhere in the article describing anything negative associated with the event whatsoever, which is ridiculous!
There's nothing about Novak's vaccination issue, Margaret Court's controversial views, the taking away of the land where Melbourne Park is now from its previous use, and no doubt lots of other things I'm not aware of. 
I'm not a fan of big "Controversies" sections in articles, but this article right now really is a whitewash. HiLo48 (talk) 00:13, 11 June 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  How wonderfully glorious and positive.