Talk:Robert Wadlow

He did not possess great physical strength later in life according to a 1936 TIME article

https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,770111,00.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.97.81.195 (talk) 14:05, 31 March 2024 (UTC)

Roberts feet

As stated in The Genius Files Never say Genius it say Robert Wadlows feet were 3feet long is that correct? I just wanted to know before I edited. Da Reviser (talk) 04:39, 10 January 2018 (UTC)

His shoe size was 37AA (47 cm, 18½ in long) per the source in the article.--☾Loriendrew☽ ☏(ring-ring) 03:34, 20 January 2018 (UTC)

SINCE WALDO DIED THEY GAVE A OTHER PERSON THE WORLD RECORD 2600:4040:92EF:1000:B42C:F247:B4AB:AE71 (talk) 11:48, 21 April 2023 (UTC)

Unreliable references

TheTallestMan:

• Articles lack references. There ARE external links, but no/almost no references. Articles are well written, but all primary research. This appears to be a self published website.
• Impossible/extremely difficult to contact, no information on author(s) or their credentials.
• No written date on article. When was it last updated? Age matters.

It is for this reason that, in my opinion TheTallestMan should NOT be used as a source or reference. It is nothing more than a blog pulling random facts/ideas. Please see Identifying Reliable Sources. Please chime in your opinion. TallGuysFree (talk) 03:50, 27 July 2018 (UTC)

@TallGuysFree:

• <ref name="Guinness World Records 1940">{{cite web |title=Tallest man ever |website=Guinness World Records |url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/tallest-man-ever |access-date=2018-07-29}}</ref> can be used to substiture for TheTallestMan. One can consolidate footnotes 2 (dead link for which there was an archived version of an old Guinness World Record page), 3 (TheTallestMan.com), & 11 (short version of the current Guinness World Record page that would benefit from the additional parameter).
• TheTallestMan.com is still useful because of the info it provides & many, many pictures that it contains & should be moved to the external links. Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources#Age matters is irrelevant because not much is going to come to light after Wadlow's death in 1940. As per Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources#Self-published sources (online and paper), under exceptions it states "Content from a collaboratively created website may be acceptable if the content was authored by, and is credited to, credentialed members of the site's editorial staff." That is done on "About The tallest man". The tallest man in the world. 2009-06-17. Retrieved 2018-07-29. & "The tallest man Credits". The tallest man in the world. 2009-06-17. Retrieved 2018-07-29.. Contact The Tallest Man is at the bottom of the menu on every page is yields a thetallestman@thetallestman.com email address. It is not a blog by any stretch of the imagination as it does not allow user generated content on any of the article pages, so to keep calling it that is to mischaracterize it. It would be good as a reference under these conditions; it's just that the Guinness World Record is more acceptable. I heartily oppose any attempt to completely remove it as a citation; it just needs to be moved to its proper place.
• "for whom there is irrefutable evidence" in the lead needs to be place into quotes because it is a (currently unattributed) quote from the Guinness World Record article.

Peaceray (talk) 16:44, 29 July 2018 (UTC)

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• Robert Wadlow and his father.jpg

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Rare video footage of Robert Wadlow

Saw rare color video footage of Robert Wadlow for the first time today, here in this tweet today by Massimo (who, if you don't follow, you should). Cheers. N2e (talk) 22:05, 6 March 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 23 April 2019

Later years and Death section 6th paragraph, beginning with "On July 4, 1940", last line should read "he died 'in' his sleep on July 15." Mattwhitleycollins (talk) 17:37, 23 April 2019 (UTC)

 Done, thanks! ‑‑ElHef (Meep?) 18:34, 23 April 2019 (UTC)

"Tallest man ever" listed at Redirects for discussion

An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect Tallest man ever. Please participate in the redirect discussion if you wish to do so. Steel1943 (talk) 22:09, 20 September 2019 (UTC)

8ft 11.09 Robert P. Wadlow

8ft 9 John W. Rogan

8ft 7.75 John F. Carroll

8ft 5 Hồ Văn Trung

8ft 2.82 Sultan Kösen

8ft 2 Bernard A. Coyne

8ft 2 Don A. Koehler

8ft 2 Vikas K. Uppal

8ft 1.75 Väinö Myllyrinne

8ft 1.75 Zeng Jinlian

8ft 1 Patrick Cotter

8ft 0.97 Brahim Takioullah

8ft 0.85 Morteza Mehrzad

8ft 0.80 Julius Koch

8ft 0.75 Gabriel E. Monjane

8ft 0.25 Suleiman Ali Nashnush

8ft 0 Anton de Franckenpoint

7ft 11.6 Sabah Jabbar Hadi

7ft 11.3 Zhang Juncai

7ft 11.3 Suparwono

7ft 11.2 Zia Rasheed

7ft 11 Jane Bunford

7ft 11 Felipe Birriel

7ft 10.5 Sa'id Muhammad Ghazi

7ft 10 Feodor Machnow

7ft 10 Ajaz Ahmed

7ft 9.5 Albert Johan Kramer

7ft 9.3 Frederick Kempster

7ft 9.3 Yoshimitsu Matsuzaka

7ft 9.3 Alexander Sizonenko

Alexiska98 (talk) 22:00, 23 November 2021 (UTC)

Request change in “main box”

It says “years active: 1918–1940” in his description. It’s just his lifespan; it isn’t really informative. Shouldn’t this be replaced with “known for: tallest verified human” or something like that? Manderson22 (talk) 01:09, 8 December 2019 (UTC)

 Done Peaceray (talk) 02:05, 8 December 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 12 February 2021

Could someone add a link to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypertrophy in the second paragraph where it's mentioned? — Preceding unsigned comment added by FurbyFubar (talk • contribs) 11:58, 12 February 2021 (UTC)

 Done Thanks for the pointer! — JohnFromPinckney (talk) 13:10, 12 February 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 13 April 2021

There is 2 "in" in the first sentence about the height he reached "in in height" 129.194.181.21 (talk) 07:51, 13 April 2021 (UTC)

The first one actually means inches, but I've reworded it to clear up any confusion. ◢  Ganbaruby!  (Say hi!) 09:11, 13 April 2021 (UTC)

Body proportions

I don't know if it is feasible, but an outline of a "regular" man's body juxtaposed with an outline of Wadlow's body, scaled down to the same size, might be informative and helpful. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.225.17.141 (talk) 20:30, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

I guess the photo of the two 10-year-olds in the infobox isn't enough for you? Oh, wait: "scaled down to the same size"? Do you mean, to compare bone structure, or something? — JohnFromPinckney (talk) 23:38, 11 May 2021 (UTC)

Handsome Family song

The Handsome Family have a beautiful song about Robert Wadlow called, "The Giant of Illinois." Here is a link to the video if you'd like to add it. It's a fictionalized account of Robert's last day. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKnwI5I6nEE https://genius.com/The-handsome-family-the-giant-of-illinois-annotated — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1700:8c81:1ce0:dd1d:1e09:28c7:cd45 (talk) 16:44, 6 June 2021 (UTC)

That's interesting and actually not a bad song (although YouTube commenters, FWIW, say that Andrew Bird's version is preferable). The lyrics are more poetic than accurate, but that's art for you. I hadn't previously heard of The Handsome Family, but they seem not only WP-notable but rather prolific and well-known.

For this article, I would not want to link to the YouTube video linked above, as it seems to be made by "some guy" using video ripped from some National Geographic documentary combined with THF's music, although the song appears to be licensed for use there. The Andrew Bird version appears to be from Andrew Bird, and lists him as co-composer with B. & R. Sparks of THF. I'm leery of the genius.com link, too; I think that wouldn't count as a reliable source. Maybe we can find something more appropriate. There's a good place for such a mention, at least, right at the end of the "Adulthood and death" section. — JohnFromPinckney (talk / edits) 13:01, 7 June 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 9 September 2021

The claim about Wadlow’s “great physical strength” is not supported following citation #9 and should be removed. 2601:C0:C780:5190:1801:9392:EE2C:2F74 (talk) 20:42, 9 September 2021 (UTC)

Rather than removal, as a first step, would be in order.Barefoot through the chollas (talk) 22:37, 9 September 2021 (UTC)

 Note: Closing request while under discussion. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 01:49, 10 September 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 28 May 2022

IB3K12 (talk) 21:50, 28 May 2022 (UTC) Source for citation 9: https://southcoastherald.co.za/245566/at-the-age-of-9-he-could-carry-his-father-up-a-flight-of-stairs/

"At the age of 9, weighing 180 pounds, he was strong enough to carry his father (who was sitting in a living room chair) up the stairs to the second floor."

 Done Citation added! —Sirdog (talk) 23:57, 28 May 2022 (UTC)

Comment

There is one element to this article that this article dances around (although a comment on the first page in the Talk archives directly mentions it): what was Wadlow's reaction to his unusual height? IMHO, for this article to reach FA or GA status, it needs to devote some space to his feelings or state of mind about being so tall. Otherwise, this article is little more than a collection of anecdotes. -- llywrch (talk) 17:06, 14 December 2022 (UTC)