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this is wrong. Chief Wahoo is still the Cleveland Indians' mascot. Slider is used only in the stadium. And where did 1998 come from? Slider has been around since '92-'93

Just going by what the source says.++aviper2k7++ 23:09, 16 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Note the date of the source- 1 April 1998. It was a prank. I'm removing that information. 130.101.20.142 19:24, 24 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

So having watched the Cleveland Indians on April 29,2007, and clearly seeing a Red Indian (Chief Wahoo) on their caps, is it safe to say he is still a mascot for the team? Your source is nuts. Check out with website www.clevelandindians.com

I live in Cleveland and I'd certainly say so. Slider is just a character that appears in games. What would he have to do with Indians anyway? Sseballos 21:01, 4 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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This page is replete with politically correct, but specious, arguments about Chief Wahoo being racist. Chief Wahoo is the symbol of a baseball team. Compare the Confederate Flag, which stood for enslaving blacks, or the Nazi swastika, which stood for dominating Europe and killing Jews, with the baseball team logo. The worst thing the team has done is fail to win the World Series since 1948, which as far as racist evil goes is not even in the same universe as the Stars and Bars or the swastika.Hanksummers (talk) 18:23, 25 January 2008 (UTC)hanksummers[reply]

All material must be sourced in accordance with Wikipedia's policy on reliable sources and the policy on original research. No claims can be made in this article without first having a source. Thanks, Cumulus Clouds (talk) 19:44, 25 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yes. The article doesn't say the symbol is racist, it says that many people think it is, and provides evidence. And the U.S. government and citizens did plenty of bad things to the Indians - killing them, killing off their food supply, etc. Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} 22:53, 25 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

That some, relatively small, number of "people" (see the cited Sports Illustrated article) believe the symbol to be racist is interesting but does not make for facts. Wikipedia is it supposed to be fact-based, and not a forum for left wing or right wing opinions dressed up as facts. I say it is supposed to be fact based, and PC-opinions of minor minorities should have no place here.

Denying that those opinions exist and have created publicity, is another kind of political correctness. Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} 17:44, 14 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, as the saying goes, opinions are are like, well let's say noses, everyone has one. Specious opinions about baseball team logos get treated like facts if you say them often enough, apparently. Hanksummers (talk) 23:34, 3 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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 :::That some, relatively small, number of "people" (see the cited Sports Illustrated article) believe the symbol to be racist is interesting but does not make for facts. Wikipedia is it supposed to be fact-based, and not a forum for left wing or right wing opinions dressed up as facts. I say it is supposed to be fact based, and PC-opinions of minor minorities should have no place here.
 ::::Denying that those opinions exist and have created publicity, is another kind of political correctness. [[User:Baseball Bugs|Baseball Bugs]] <sup>''[[User talk:Baseball Bugs|What's up, Doc?]]''</sup> 17:44, 14 April 2008 (UTC)
+::::Yes, as the saying goes, opinions are are like, well let's say noses, everyone has one. Specious opinions about baseball team logos get treated like facts if you say them often enough, apparently. [[User:Hanksummers|Hanksummers]] ([[User talk:Hanksummers|talk]]) 23:34, 3 July 2008 (UTC)