Talk:Dick Pound

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Why was this page moved? He is almost always known as Dick. - SimonP 00:32, Sep 27, 2004 (UTC)

Pound has taken on a lot of criticism lately and yet recent results have proven that he is justified in the statements that he has made. You cannot realistically claim that he has lost credibility based on the NHL tests seeing as the players had more than 6 months notice to clean up their act if they were cheating. More and more "athletes" are being found guilty of doping (see the Tour de France 2006 debacle as well as Gatlin in Track) as Pound has indicated (including more Americans). Pound has been extremely vigilant in drawing out the cheaters in all sports and his track record prior to WADA has indicated that this is not a man who is in the habit of making cavalier statements that are potentially harmful to those that he is accusing. I think we should shine a brighter light on the man as I feel that there will be even more proof going forward that he is absolutely correct in his assessment of the sporting world and will make a significant impact in helping to clean this industry up. Louhabs 23:50, 9 August 2006 (UTC)


He may indeed be “correct in his assessment of the sporting world” however, making false, baseless, damaging,and unsubstantiated accusations is not only inappropriate, but smacks of McCarthyism and to say the least, is very damaging to not only himself, but the very agency he represents. His latest oral indiscretion has landed him in hot water in Austria were he is facing libel proceedings that could apparently land him in jail for up to one year. http://www.eurosport.com/alpineskiing/torino/2005-2006/sport_sto945840.shtml

What is libelous is the article. That everyone and his mother accused of doping bitches and moans is no surprise. Fact is that more likely than not, it's because they know WADA is correct in its findings. The fact that he faced a libel suit means precisely nothing. I think there's just a bit too many people on Wikipedia who buy any crap Armstrong and Landis tell them. --84.46.9.51 05:58, 21 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Controversies?

I suggest cleaning up the so-called controversies. By the "standards" applied now, we could include just about every case of doping Pound presides on, taking the bitching and moaning of the culprits as "Controversy". This really is a seriously POV section. --84.46.9.68 05:26, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

I would be cautious about major changes. The thing is, he is probably best known for taking on Armstrong and Landis, and the reader would be badly informed if info on them is not there.--Wehwalt 12:22, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
There's more than Armstrong and Landis in there. The Mayer part is absolutely ridiculous, suggesting that there actually might have been substance to the lawsuit when in fact, Mayer was just slinging mud in a clear case. As for Armstrong and Landis, it's unfortunately that their fanboys are running amok on Wikipedia -scientifically, both cases are pretty much clear. --84.46.9.199 05:56, 20 July 2007 (UTC)
I try to avoid those article. I do keep this article neutral in tone.--Wehwalt 10:08, 20 July 2007 (UTC)