Talk:Richard Hammond/Archive 1

message: BBC are now reporting it was similar to Vampire 
Vampire has a sister car called Spilt Second , maybe this was what he was driving. Anon user 11:55, 21 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: What was the car?

message: INSIDE BRITAINS'S FATTEST MAN
Could you mention he was also the miniaturised intrepid traveller inside Barry Austin in Inside Britain's Fattest Man? Many consider it his finest hour..
::I Second that --86.4.34.31 20:07, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Headline text 

message: I thought this was interesting enough to add to the article, but the only citation for it is the actual sale sheet, which I don't want to add to the main article as it will be considered advertising. However, for reference sake, here it is. .
--195.93.21.71 20:10, 29 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  House sale 

message: "His nickname was further re-enforced when on two separate occasions in Season 7, Hammond ate cardboard, mimicking hamster-like behaviour."
I thought one occasion was him eating the car picture in the cool wall segment and the other wasn't him eating carboard but in the section when Clarkson flips his Toybota and RH clings to one of the wheels. Can someone clear this up. 82.3.189.28 00:02, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: The wheel bit was a separate incident in series 8 (and might be worth a small mention as well). That line is referring to the two incidents in series 7, once when he ate a cool wall sticker, and once when he ate one of the slips they used during the Top Gear Awards segment. - Blah3 01:04, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

text: Please keep your negativity to yourself. :) I've removed the bit linking his height to his nickname as I agree it doesn't seem connected. - Blah3 13:01, 21 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  Correct. No evidence that his nickname has its roots in height discrimination.
I think it's appropriate to get the nickname back into the page. A quick search of any of the new headlines (BBC, UK Times, etc) shows that he is commonly and affectionately referred to by the name 'Hamster' 66.243.167.6 18:46, 29 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Hamster 

message: Please ensure that this article doesn't just become an account of what Richard Hammond has said/done in Top Gear. violet/riga (t) 06:54, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: That comment was made prior to your addition, but is relevant. The Dampervan is one small part of one show that he has done and as such does not warrant inclusion here. It may have a place at List of Top Gear episodes or as its own article (as it currently stands) but we should await the AfD decision rather than have duplications. violet/riga (t) 08:10, 5 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Move away from Top Gear 

message: I added an entry, statiing that on on of the episodes he accidentally flipped a van, and someone deleted it, i am going to add it again, dont delete it. --Joshuarooney2006 11:32, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Minor details and events from single episodes are usually considered fancruft, which is probably the reason for it being removed. Jastein 15:38, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Someone deleted an entry 

message: Richard is not dead, and I hope he isnt going to die. Stop saying he's dead. We dont know if he is yet.Samaster1991 19:47, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Not Dead

message: I'm inclined to suggest this article be semi protected. Archibald99 20:19, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: We've already had several instances of vandalism in a short time, I'm inclinded to agree. Guinness 20:28, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  I too must agree. A number of anon IP's are changing information to say he has died, which I have just had to revert. --tgheretford (talk) 20:30, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  I agree also, semi-protection seems necessary at this time BritBoy 20:33, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

text:  I would agree too, just for an hour or so until everyone has hopefully calmed down a little bit. --Leigh 20:36, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

text: I've added a request for this now. Guinness 20:38, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

text: Semi-protected. Please contact me (or another Admin) when you feel they've gone to bed. Kind regards, —Celestianpower háblame 20:46, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

text: Thanks. Archibald99 20:56, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

text: Pages are always being vandalised. Protection should be a last resort, not a first step. Iorek85 01:49, 21 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Semi Protection

message: Let's try and take our minds off Richard's accident until we know some concrete facts, and enjoy this from his IMDb entry:
:He eventually landed his dream job as a TV presenter on a motoring show but, alas, the show was on cable TV where the cameramen regularly outnumbered the viewers. Top Gear thought it daft to waste all that genuine petrolhead enthusiasm, so they gave him a job on proper telly.
Brilliant. Good luck, Hamster. 86.7.208.240 20:47, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Indeed. Work to keep the article free of speculation. Budgiekiller 21:31, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  IMDb entry 

message: According to the BBC website Richard Hammond was born in 1970, I have tried to add this to the article, but when I save the page the year of birth stays at 1969. Anyone have any ideas?--Katieh5584 21:44, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, but the BBC website also says he is 36. If the December date is correct then he must have been born in 1969, otherwise he must be 35. Can anyone clear this up? 143.252.80.100 10:46, 21 September 2006 (UTC)

text: Just had a quick search - it is 1969. Archibald99 21:59, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Year of Birth 

message: BBC News 24 is saying that the hospital are now reporting his condition as 'stable' (rather than 'critical'). I haven't added it yet because none of the web news sources have picked up on it yet. Cynical 22:28, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: The article on news.bbc.co.uk now states he is in a stable condition. Double Dash (Talk to me!) 22:38, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: The citevideo template would suffice if you wished to reference "stable" to News 24. Mark83 22:47, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Let's hope he's ok. 82.25.23.173 23:15, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

text: From looking at it, it seems like cite video is aimed at defined video 'objects' (for want of a better word) - like an episode of a tv series, or a movie, or something like that. Besides which there is no copy of the News 24 broadcast available so it wouldn't be verifiable. But thanks for the tip, I'll keep Citevideo in mind in future. Cynical 06:36, 21 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Change in condition 

message: How ironic that only a couple of weeks or so ago, Time Trumpet joked about Richard Hammond's death during a stunt for Top Gear - though, if memory serves, it involved being run over by a steamroller. Let's hope the prediction turns out to be premature. TharkunColl 23:28, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Time Trumpet 

message: This part of the article states that Richard worked for Radio Cumbria and Radio York. However Richard worked for Radio Lancashire, which one is incorrect, if any? Darkfearytales 08:20, 21 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: According to this profile all are correct... plus Leeds. Added the missing ones to the article and ref'd it to clarify. - Blah3 12:58, 21 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Radio and television career 

message: The last edit regarding a brain injury and James May originally being the driver was on BBC News 24 at 5.03pm BST, but doesn't appear to be on any web sources yet. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Archibald99 (talk • contribs) 11:10, 21 September 2006
:Yeah, i'll agree with that. If it is true, can the person who posted it at least post a reference? - chris_z99 - 17.25 BST
::The person you're replying to added it. :} It's been posted on the BBC site now, will add a ref to it. - Blah3 16:28, 21 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Ah i see, thanks - Chris z99 16:37, 21 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: "Significant Brain Injury"

message: Isn't it true that Vic Reeves is taking over Brainiac???? Thank-you Duff12 18:58, 21 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Vic Reeves for Braniac

message: http://breakingnews.iol.ie/entertainment/story.asp?j=196085852&p=y96x86558
Hamster wasn't going for the Speed Record. On all other "record" occasions, the BBC have ensured that the appropriate oficials were present.Emyr42 19:35, 21 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: He wasn't going for it on that run. He had already set the record and wanted to go for another ride, so I heard on Look North. Double Dash (Talk to me!) 21:55, 21 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  He could not have beaten the record, no officials were at the event. Cactusrob 22:20, 21 September 2006 (UTC)

text: He was not officially trying, and this is the only source that claims that he was not trying at all. nihil 22:23, 21 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  BBC's digital television text page was also claiming the same thing. Either way something needs to be added he only broke the land speed record unofficially, whether it was his intent to do so or not. Cactusrob 22:30, 21 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Crash Incident Not a Speed Record Attempt 

message: eeeh...what exactly is the reference to his giraffe spouse Harold and subsequent two giraffe babies all aboot?
i'm guessing slight vandalism???
–'aboot'?? Are you Canadian by any chance?165.222.186.195 15:26, 5 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  the giraffe thing 

message: http://www.motoring.co.za/index.php?fArticleId=3314222
Johan Jacobs was killed on Tuesday (June 27 2006) "in a 500km/h crash in a dragster powered by a jet engine." It seems to be a worryingly similar accident in a similar car at a similar speed. I wonder if Richard was aware of this before setting off?
Note: who wrote on the main article that Richard was going at 780 mph? They must surely mean 280 mph!
--80.43.4.151 10:50, 22 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Similar accident - but this one was fatal 

message: just been reading the news sites and the teletext news and came across this news story from the times "THE moment that Richard Hammond opened his eyes, spoke and took the first steps since his 300mph car crash was described by his Top Gear co-presenter Jeremy Clarkson last night.
“In the wee small hours [late on Thursday night] Richard Hammond suddenly sat up in bed, opened his eyes and asked what had happened,” Clarkson said. He had replied: “You’ve been in a car accident.” Hammond asked whether he had been driving stupidly “before getting out of bed and walking, shakily, to the lavatory” " 
could someone add it please as i'm unsure if i'm allowed to :)
cheers Aragami 06:45, 23 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  hammond regains conciousness, speaks and walks for the first time since the crash 

message: Richard Hammond is not dead, as started on the info page.
This is a very upsetting mistake and needs correcting as soon as possible.
:Where does it say this? Plus I've changed your subject header as that was briefly upsetting too. ~~ Peteb16 22:11, 23 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Why on earth are you referring to that version of the article, which was live for less than a minute three days ago, since when this article has been edited over 350 times? That was a case of vandalism by an anonymous user which was very quickly reverted. As a matter of policy, Wikipedia does NOT delete old versions of articles without a very good reason, which vandalism of this type is unlikely to be considered as it's too common. If you don't quote the "oldid" parameter, no-one will ever find that version, and search engines won't find it either. -- Arwel (talk) 23:02, 23 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Hammond not deceased 

message: Please please can someone unprotect http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Richard_Hammond&oldid=76850445 and edit to say that Richard is not dead? Incidentally, the link seems to be a different one to the one which the article tab takes you to. Milford Cubicle 22:29, 23 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Why on earth are you referring to that version of the article, which was live for less than a minute three days ago, since when this article has been edited over 350 times? That was a case of vandalism by an anonymous user which was very quickly reverted. As a matter of policy, Wikipedia does NOT delete old versions of articles without a very good reason, which vandalism of this type is unlikely to be considered as it's too common. If you don't quote the "oldid" parameter, no-one will ever find that version, and search engines won't find it either. -- Arwel (talk) 23:02, 23 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Factually incorrect information

message: This quote seems different from the reports I've heard and contains langauge which is unacceptable. I cannot believe that May would use such terms when talking about his friends serious condition anyway. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.29.20.231 (talk • contribs) 10:54, 24 September 2006
:The quote is cited and correct. - Blah3 16:22, 24 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: and factually accurate. 86.16.223.203 14:36, 29 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Vandalism in James May quote 

message: I keep seeing media references to him living "near Cheltenham". This is incorrect - he lives near the village of Redmarley D'Abitot, which is just outside the town of Newent, Gloucestershire. The nearest large town/city is in fact Gloucester. Tastyfish 16:25, 24 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Where the hamster lives - not near Cheltenham! 

message: Charity total reads £145,000,000 when it is actually closer to £145,000. 82.69.54.182 17:12, 24 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Charity total very wrong 

message: I can't put this in as another user rvtd once and I've rvtd twice, hence 3 reverts. This is what I propose, where exactly is the advertising?:
:"A charity appeal in aid of the Yorkshire Air Ambulance was established shortly after the accident. Initially the money was to be used to fund day-to-day running costs of the helicopter. However on 24 September, due to the success of the appeal, the chief executive of the air ambulance trust announced the money would be used to procure a second helicopter. Hammond appeal will help to buy helicopter" Mark83 00:13, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: A charity appeal in aid of the Yorkshire Air Ambulance was established shortly after the accident. Initially the money was to be used to fund day-to-day running costs of the helicopter. However on 24 September, due to the generosity of the public, the chief executive of the air ambulance trust announced the money would be used to procure a second helicopter. Hammond appeal will help to buy helicopter Mark83 00:21, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

text: When I reverted and switched off my computer for the evening I didn't realise I was leaving behind an edit war - I sinecerely apologise if I instigated any problems. I agree the above wording is now actually better than it was when first removed, but with respect to .--Lucy-marie I still cannot understand where in the original paragraph, the way the charity was presented, could be seen as an advertisment for it. If it said in big bold letters "but they'd really like a third helicopter so click here to keep donating!" I would've instantly seen your point :D. Anyway I hope everything's been resolved now. ~~ Peteb16 07:52, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  I think the advertising may have been a refeernce to pistonheads.com. Guy 09:45, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Lucy-marie objected as it was "advetising for the charity". The charity is the YAA, pistonheads.com were the ones who set it up the Hammond appeal. Mark83 09:48, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Proposal

message: I've now twice removed Isabella and Willow's ages which have been inserted by anonymous editors. This is an encyclopaedia, not a fan-site, and articles should be written so that they still make sense whether they're read today, next month, next year, or in ten year's time. Unless you're prepared to come back to this article and update it every time one of the kids has a birthday, don't say forever that they are x and y years old. Just saying that they are very young is quite sufficient. -- Arwel (talk) 22:30, 28 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Birth years are perfectly sufficient - as you say, explicit ages are prone to becoming out-dated. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 82.35.107.44 (talk) 01:24, 22 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Children's ages

message: —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Bobo6balde66 (talk • contribs) 14:52, 9 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Stuff To Add 

message: I think he actually owns a Dodge Charger. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 212.32.123.72 (talk) 12:19, 16 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Vintage Ford Mustang? 

message: This section is as close to being proseline as possible without actually fitting the definition. It has obviously been updated line-by-line in parts. Also, it could do with someone with some spare time to go through and update the citations, because many of them now have more recent, more accurate alternatives (ie. some now available on Top Gear official website. The article also repeats itself in places, and contains unnecessarily duplicated sourced facts. I would love to get stuck into this if I had the time, but unfortunately I don't. Thanks, Jonabofftalk 22:33, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I second that - also, the quotes saying the parachute deployed and then the car went off the runway are obviously wrong as can be seen from the footage shown on Top Gear. Actually, the parachute cannot be seen deploying at all. Granted, at times, smoke and dirt cloud the image so one could not see if indeed the parachute was deploying - but from the footage shown, it is very clear that the parachute did not deploy before Hammond veered off to the right - it hadn't even deployed by the time the car hit the grass and rolled over.--afromme 22:05, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[Richard Hammond#Car accident|#Car accident]] poor structure, out-of-date facts, citations, etc. 

message: I have recently noticed that the section "Vampire Dragster Crash" is identical to the page 2006 Richard Hammond Dragster crash. I have tried to delete that page but the tag was removed as the cirtierion is not suitable. 
Can I please safely suggest on this talk page that this section be removed, or at least shortened, on this article? Thanks! --rjcuk 23:10, 17 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I've gone ahead and merge and redirected 2006 Richard Hammond Dragster crash into this article. Dhar8062 21:44, 25 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for sorting that problem out, everyone! A redirect is a much better idea than deletion. Best regards, --rjcuk 20:34, 5 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merge / Car Accident Text Copied! 

message: someone could add info about that Bobo6balde66 22:33, 19 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  He Won a Book Award 

message: This article is diseased. No, honestly. It is so shot through with cruft and inainities that it makes my eyes bleed. He is a TV presenter and occasional occupant of intensive care wards, the fact that he appeared on a TV chat show is completely banal and irrelevant. "TV celebrity appears on talk show to plug autobiography" is right up there at at 10 on the "dog bites man" scale of non-news. Similarly, the fact that he used to smoke (like approximately 20% of the UK population, and nearer 40% of the world) is just not at all relevant to his career or public notability. There are plenty more items of tabloid chaff wafting around this article, but those two are the worst. The fact that they seem to be continually reinserted in an entirely inappropriate place just makes it even more inexplicable. Please, people, if you are a Richard Hammond fan, sort this article out soon. Pyrope 18:20, 9 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cruftastic 

message: I know he's gorgeous but does the main photo of him need to be so big? And do there really need to be two photos?
*Is it any bigger than the less-gorgeous Clarkson and May photos? If not, then there's no reason to change it.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.45.223.95 (talk) 13:40, 13 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Photo 

message: if you have read the book on the edge my story you would know that richard hammond was supposed to drive the jet car all along and the fact that james may was meant to drive it is untrue.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by HungryGoth (talk • contribs) 17:45, 8 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  supposed driver of jet car 

message: I think it might be appropriate to split the part of the article about the jet car crash into it's own article. It's a very large chuck and there is alot ofn information avalible for it that means it could be expanded further. Thoughts? Million_Moments (talk) 18:08, 19 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Split the Article

message: This article tells some specifics of the crash, then has Hammond back on the air, then seems to go back in time to give many more details about the crash, then tells again about his return to Top Gear. Could someone integrate this info and put it in order? Jessicapierce 20:48, 20 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Screwed-up timeline

message: There's talk of Hammond being the new Chief Scout when Peter Duncan finishes his 5 year tenure next year, is this worth mentioning? Joe Davison 10:56, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Chief Scout 

message: I'm adding a table to Richard's cars and his filmography so it looks more presentable. Any concerns just message me. Thanks. Xxxsacheinxxx (talk) 11:53, 12 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  About The Table 

message: Someone added the Dodge Challenger he drove in Top Gear 12x02 to 'Cars that Hammond and his family currently own:'. This is not true, since the Challenger is up for sale. Link: http://transmission.blogs.topgear.com/2008/11/09/for-sale-challenger-one-careful-owner/  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.136.94.120 (talk) 10:50, 10 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dodge Challenger 

message: This article has turned from a good article about a TV presenter to one focusing on the crash from the beginning to the near end. It sounds more like an essay when describing the car crash, with too many "however"'s and has too much detail about the crash. Please junk down the crash section and focus more on Richard Hammonds life. Thank You. --78.86.159.199 (talk) 21:39, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I do have to agree, the detailed timeline regarding his recovery is entirely unnecessary and detracts from the remainder of the article.   The crash is a significant event in his life, but a day-by-day breakdown of his recovery process, newspaper reports and so forth is far too detailed for Wikipedia.   It should be deleted, with any details of particular importance shuffled into the rest of the section detailing the crash.  --Tailkinker (talk) 20:11, 4 November 2008 (UTC)
replies: text:  I've deleted the entire recovery section. Total fancruft. Even more should probably be deleted; this should not be the core of the article. Chris Cunningham (not at work) - talk 11:26, 26 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Emphasis on Car crash 

message: Since when has his nickname been 'Mark' ?
Also when did his middle name become 'Hamster' or am I missing something ?
Bigfatspider (talk) 19:30, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: It was just vandalism. Thanks for pointing it out. Queenie Talk 17:04, 17 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Nickname 

message: This article suggests that Hammond accepted the role as Chief Scout on Feb 27th.  
While I am in no position to be certain that this is not the case, no announcement is on any news site archieved by Google News, The Scout Association or Richard Hammonds' websites.
Judging by the editors histor on the "Scouting for Girls" page, I think this can be disputed.  
I have emailed the Scout Association to check...
—Preceding unsigned comment added by Kevupnorth (talk • contribs) 21:27, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Chief Scout Acceptance 

message: Should probably mention his trip to the North Pole.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 119.224.31.170 (talk) 12:04, 9 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Arctic expedition 

message: its says in the introduction he crashed during a world record attempt. he wasn't trying to break the land speed record or any other world record. he was just filming a piece for top gear about going "very" fast.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.3.18.221 (talk) 21:58, 2 April 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Also, if you read the post for the car Vampire (car) it is mentioned that Hammond actually beat the land speed record but would have had to repeat it the other way and have an independent verifier for it to be an official attempt, he had no verifier and of course he had no way to repeat the journey even if he wanted to...although the fact should be mentioned here, I think 78.86.230.62 (talk) 06:37, 23 April 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  World Record? 

message: does anyboy know why he went to munich to shoot the sneezing part in episode 3?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.145.119.133 (talk) 20:41, 10 April 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: If I were to guess, it'd be to do with the climate being the best for the shot required...that or he fancied a holiday :-) 78.86.230.62 (talk) 06:38, 23 April 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Invisible Worlds 

message: It's got Hammond lives in Gloucester - which isn't true.  He lives on the Herefordshire/Gloucestershire border near a town called Ledbury.  I'm new to all this Wikipedia stuff, but can someone change it?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Danvilla2 (talk • contribs) 11:38, 20 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Redmarley is physically within Gloucestershire and as more people have heard of Gloucester than Ledbury, it's easier not to complicate matters. Brad 02:58, 12 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  He no longer lives in Redmarley Iccaldwell (talk) 16:55, 23 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  I think he lives in Tirley now, but i can't be certain, and certainly can't find anything to quantify it.  I also believe he's moving down to London early next year - again source ir purely gossip, but reliable --Nunners (talk) 19:36, 23 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Personal Life 

message: I've requested temporary page protection for this page, considering the flurry of IP vandalism that's hitting it.   a_man_alone (talk) 20:44, 1 February 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Page Protection 

message: On Sunday, January 30, 2011, during the BBC's Top Gear Show reviewing the Mastretta Mexican car, Hammond said vehicles reflected national characteristics, then "Mexican cars are just going to be lazy, feckless, flatulent, overweight, leaning against a fence asleep looking at a cactus with a blanket with a hole in the middle on as a coat."
The ambassador of Mexico in Great Britain complained, and demanded an apology from the BBC.
"The presenters of the program resorted to outrageous, vulgar and inexcusable insults to stir bigoted feelings against the Mexican people, their culture, as well as their official representative in the United Kingdom," he wrote. "These offensive, xenophobic and humiliating remarks only serve to reinforce negative stereotypes and perpetuate prejudice against Mexico and its people." http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-12338053
Rjimenezt66 (talk) 00:13, 2 February 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Oppose edit: This goes on the Top Gear page if anything. Really, given the show's history, this particular event shouldn't be any more notable than Jeremy accusing truckers of killing prostitutes (or something along those lines--Topperfalkon (talk) 00:21, 2 February 2011 (UTC)

text: Unless this is going to be presented in a non-neutral way, I'm going to decline it, because thus far, it hasn't gone beyond a complaint. If there is an apology or substantial reaction from the BBC, or Hammond, that takes it beyond, and far beyond, the usual "rough and tumble humour" of Top Gear, it isn't that special. Although sensitivities should be respected, they should not be pandered to for pandering's sake. Top Gear sets out to be a "blokey" programme and has in its time offended many, not least caravan owners. That doesn't mean that anyone should immediately cry "racism" as a result. We live in a world that is tough, and becoming tougher by the day. Given the ever-present threat of terrorism, not to mention global warming, AIDS in Africa, and third-world poverty in general, I think we here have better things to be concerned with than this. As I say, if it develops further, I might change my mind, but as yet, it's a storm in a teacup. I will refrain here from relating jokes originating from Mexico about other nations, but reserve the right so to do as examples of "coming to equity with clean hands".  Rodhullandemu 00:26, 2 February 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Controversy 

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thread_title: File:RichardHammond2009.jpg Nominated for Deletion

message: Cars info should be updated or at least mention that are cars that he has owned... For example he had not anymore the Dodge Charger.. its not clear that he still has the left-hand drive 911 as he said 2 years ago that he had ordered a new 911 Carrera S 997 , he bought too a Morgan but now he ordered another so surelly is selling the older Morgan (in an press article he stated that he selled the Charger to make room for the Morgan because he only wanted to have one "toy car" at a time)  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 205.223.231.72 (talk) 04:34, 8 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cars 

message: The main photo is a black and white photo of him. Can we get a coloured one? The current one makes it look like he's deceased. 2.102.184.66 (talk) 22:44, 20 April 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Black and white photo. 

message: Three part tv series on BBC called Richard Hammond's Miracles  of nature starts Monday 5th of November but isn't mentioned in the wiki article.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.22.25.239 (talk) 22:48, 30 October 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Miracles of Nature? 

message: The list of issues resulting from the Vampire dragster crash includes a duplicate entry for "loss of memory". I'm removing one of them.
PaulMEdwards (talk) 22:31, 17 July 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Duplicate entry in list of issues from Vampire crash 

message: Just saw the episode of Top Gear in which Jeremy and "Captain Slow" gave him a Lexus by dropping it off at his home. Richard was flying an American flag on a pole in front of his house. Any explanation? The episode is called "The Worst Car in the History of the World". 71.171.89.90 (talk) 21:01, 15 December 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Strictly speaking, that's not an episode - but a one-off DVD special.  But I know the one you mean.  I don't think there's anything to be read into that - there is general mockery over Hammond's Americanisms throughout Top Gear - much in the same way James May is ribbed for being a slow and careful driver.  I suppose a carefully phrased - and sourced - comment on his American pretensions could be mentioned, but it would need to be sourced prior.  Chaheel Riens (talk) 12:41, 16 December 2013 (UTC)

text: It was a joke, like Michael Schumacher pretending to be the Stig.  Nothing more.  --Drmargi (talk) 12:46, 16 December 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree that it was a joke, but my point was that it is a recurring joke - unlike the Schumacher incident.  There are multiple instances throughout the series that reference some kind of Americanism regarding Hammond.  However before inserting it anywhere we'd need a reliable source to have made the connection first.  I don't think such a source exists right now, because it's not that common a feature.  Chaheel Riens (talk) 21:56, 17 December 2013 (UTC)
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message: I just found a bunch (~90) of videos on Youtube where Richard Hammond appears in car-reviews that were broadcasted by a show called "Men and Motors" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men_and_Motors). I never knew he did this (must have been around 2000). Maybe this is how the BBC learned about him. Anyway, it should be included in the article, but I'm just an anonymous IP-Adress :-) 84.59.25.197 (talk) 17:47, 15 January 2015 (UTC)
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message: Ref Emilia Palmer - is it customary to refer to an eight year old child by their surname only?
Suggest the references to simply "Palmer" be changed to "Emilia" or at least "Emilia Palmer".  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.4.201.142 (talk) 20:51, 10 March 2015 (UTC)
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