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@GiantSnowman, I feel the changes I made yesterday were good and justified. The article had a better logical structure, the 2006 vote has its own section which, given its importance in his career, was justified, and I removed confusion about this age - stated as 86 or 87, when the info box gave his precise dates of birth and death and both sources clearly state 86. Also, the reference to him being a 'flying Scotsman' added nothing to the article and was out of place/irrelevant to the section it was in.Neilinabbey (talk) 14:04, 9 March 2023 (UTC)Reply
Please do not restore your changes - for the age, the article reflects the fact that sources differ on his age at death, and the 'flying Scotsman' reference should be moved rather than deleted. GiantSnowman14:30, 9 March 2023 (UTC)Reply
Two sources clearly state he died at 86 and his dates of birth and death are listed. The source that may say 87 appears inaccessible.
The article you keep reverting to is badly written, makes no sense in places (it says he headed the OCF and left his position on FIFA two years early, before there is any mention of what that role was; his early life is planted in the middle of information about his death.) It also includes information for which there is no evidence or where the sources do not confirm what they are meant to. With respect, you are getting hung up about keeping a reference with a dead link and not seeing the bigger picture, that the article is a badly written mess and needs rewriting.
This is my proposed new text. Please read it properly and you will, I believe, see that it makes much more sense than the version to which you keep reverting.
After working in Scotland as a builder, in 1952 Dempsey and his wife emigrated to New Zealand, where he became a football administrator.
From 1982 to 2000, he was head of the Oceania Football Confederation (OCF).[1][2][3] He also served on the executive committee of FIFA from 1996 to 2000, before leaving his position two years early.[4][5][6]
In July 2000, Dempsey abstained from FIFA's final round of voting for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in a move that eventually saw the competition being awarded to Germany rather than South Africa.[9][10]
Dempsey said that he did not vote because of the "intolerable pressure" from supporters of the German and South African bids, and of the attempts that had been made to bribe him.[11] FIFA rejected calls for a new vote and opened an internal inquiry into the allegations of corruption.[12][13] He stood down from his role in September 2000 as he was unable to accept what had taken place over the days after the vote.[14][15]
His date of birth, cited to the 'accessible' source, seemingly confirms the 1921 DOB and the 87 age. I don't think any further changes are needed to the current version, apart from adding in about his daughter. GiantSnowman16:27, 9 March 2023 (UTC)Reply
