Talk:Tony Martin (farmer)

message: Darren Bark must have been released by now; do we know when? Barnabypage 16:31, 12 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Released, then back in jail at least two more times.  Izaakb 16:31, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Burglary trial

message: Is Tony Martin (farmer) really the best title? After all, it's not his contributions to agriculture which are notable. I don't think there's a word manslaughterer, and Tony Martin (criminal), while accurate, might be seen as deliberately provocative. Any ideas, anyone? Barnabypage 21:11, 8 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: How about just Tony Martin with a referral from Anthony Martin.  If there is more than one Tony Martin, then put in a disambig page.  Some people might prefer Tony Martin (hero) or Tony Martin (vermin exterminator) or any number of silly options.  Since the title is merely how to identify him, how about just the name?  Izaakb 15:21, 24 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: There are already ten Tony Martins on Wiki, so this one has to be Tony Martin (something). Barnabypage 11:06, 25 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  Good point -- all of the other Tony Martins are categorized by profession, so if this particular Tony is a farmer, then so be it.  Izaakb 14:36, 25 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Title of page

message: The newspapers say there is supposed to be a 60,000 pound bounty on Martin's head. Anyone know anything about this? Like who exactly is after him? Or is it just irresponsible hearsay journalism?Tragic romance 10:41, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Never heard of such a thing, nor in any of the news links about him.  I call BS.  Izaakb 16:22, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  I definately remember reading about this in a paper (probably the Daily Mirror or Mail). I think it said the bounty was put up by 'Travellers', friends of Fred Barras' family or some such. No proof of any of it, though.Xzamuel 15:05, 10 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  Surely you can check in their archives for such a claim?  Izaakb 15:22, 10 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Bounty?

message: Is it fair to characterise Martin was a farmer given he has not returned to farm at Bleak House since his release 6 1/2 years ago? 
I wouldn't challenge the title of the article because he is Tony Martin the farmer who killed a burglar but the opening paragraph says Tony Martin is a farmer who etc perhaps it should read a 'former farmer' who etc. Dudley25 (talk) 17:32, 25 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Farmer designation 

message: Please be sure that all additions to the Tony Martin (farmer) article are verifiable and that any new assertions added to the article should have inline citations for each claim made. 
:I have temporarily removed a moderate amount of material, all added to the article between 2010-01-17 and 2010-01-29 that had no support from inline citations did not meet WP:BLP policy.  Feel free to add back in if you have a verifiable sources you can cite inline.  I left the two secondary sources in the References section, but removed the primary source link (potential WP:SYN) and the YouTube video link, which is not considered a reliable source in Wikipedia. N2e (talk) 02:45, 12 March 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sources and inline citations 

message: Would anyone else support merging the Brendon Fearon article into this one? Strictly speaking, it's not a case of WP:BLP1E, as he has received some news coverage since the initial event; but I nonetheless think the spirit of that rule should apply, and I'm not convinced he really needs a separate article. Martin and Fearon could (and probably should) satisfactorily be covered as part of the same article, covering the burglary, the legal cases, and other subsequent events. Does anyone think that would be a good idea? Robofish (talk) 12:32, 22 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[Brendon Fearon]] 

message: I do not see what is so 'weird' about my extension of the lede (deleted 8/2/13), as a summary of public reaction. There was indeed a great outpouring of support for Martin in principle, tempered by growing reservations about the man and his motives. 109.154.26.148 (talk) 23:34, 10 February 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Could you copy what you had added here, where it might be discussed? Thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 16:20, 14 July 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: There was much sympathy for Martin, and enthusiastic support for the right to defend one's own home. But some people cast doubt on his evidence, and pointed out that he did not have a valid firearms certificate. Valetude (talk) 11:40, 15 July 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  'Weird editorialising' ?