User talk:WikiOriginal-9/2017

Happy New Year!

Hello WikiOriginal-9: Thanks for all of your contributions to Wikipedia, and have a great New Year! Cheers, Pppery 04:59, 1 January 2017 (UTC)

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Happy New Year to you as well. :) WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 05:03, 1 January 2017 (UTC)

Los Angeles Chargers

Tell me I'm not the only one that thinks it doesn't sound as good as San Diego Chargers!!! ^{(talk page stalker)} CrashUnderride 20:00, 12 January 2017 (UTC)

You're not. You think there are any 1960 Los Angeles Chargers fans out there. "Yes, they're finally back!". WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 20:02, 12 January 2017 (UTC)

I'd love to see one lone guy out side celebrating; "I finally have my team back!!!!" lol. ^{(talk page stalker)} CrashUnderride 05:23, 13 January 2017 (UTC)

lol. WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 16:08, 13 January 2017 (UTC)

Would be interesting to hear what former LA Chargers have to say about it, like Ron Mix. Too bad he's in prison. Lizard (talk) 16:15, 13 January 2017 (UTC)

Maybe we could ask the legendary Trusse Norris, who played in two career games. WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 16:19, 13 January 2017 (UTC)

Can we please leave Template:San_Diego_Chargers in Category:National_Football_League_defunct_team_navigational_boxes? JefferyMichael (talk) 02:14, 17 January 2017 (UTC)

There is not a need for two navboxes that have basically the same things. There are not separate St. Louis Rams and Los Angeles rams anvboxes. WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 01:55, 17 January 2017 (UTC)

They will likely have different things as the Los Angeles Chargers build a legacy going forward that will not apply to the now defunct San Diego Chargers. For instance, The San Diego Super Chargers song isn't a part of the LA box, and StubHub isn't part of the San Diego box. The defunct Dallas Texans (became the current Kansas City Chiefs) and the defunct Baltimore Colts (became the Indianapolis Colts) do have boxes. JefferyMichael (talk) 02:14, 17 January 2017 (UTC)

Neither of those two teams having anything to do with the Chiefs or Colts. They just have similar names. WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 02:03, 17 January 2017 (UTC)

Those teams literally relocated to become the Chiefs and Colts, respectively. JefferyMichael (talk) 02:14, 17 January 2017 (UTC)

• The Baltimore Colts (1947–50) and Indianapolis Colts are different teams. Same with the Dallas Texans (NFL) and Kansas City Chiefs. WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 02:07, 17 January 2017 (UTC)

My mistake. I'm ultimately trying to remove the "San Diego Super Chargers" song from the template of the Los Angeles Chargers, while leaving it intact on the page for the song. Any ideas how I might do that? JefferyMichael (talk) 02:14, 17 January 2017 (UTC)

That song is still a part of the lore of the franchise though, just because it has the name "San Diego" doesn't mean we have to remove it. WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 02:12, 17 January 2017 (UTC)

There is only so much room for lore on the navbox. The song is almost certainly not going to continue to be an important part of the lore of the LA Chargers, while it will always be an integral part of the no-longer-extant San Diego Chargers. JefferyMichael (talk) 02:16, 17 January 2017 (UTC)

The LA Chargers and SD Chargers are the same franchise. And why do you suggest that just one thing should be removed. Everything in the lore is about the SD Chargers, not LA. In that case, we should remove all of the lore. They've only played one season as LA. WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 02:18, 17 January 2017 (UTC)

I was working on cleaning up the navbox for the LA Chargers, but I wanted to preserve the info for the San Diego Chargers. Like the separate "History of..." page. Any suggestions? JefferyMichael (talk) 02:21, 17 January 2017 (UTC)

Separate Navboxes seemed to be the way to go, but now I see that it is not. Not sure how to go about it. JefferyMichael (talk) 02:25, 17 January 2017 (UTC)

There is a discussion abut this here. But I don't think there is anything you can do because no other franchise has two navboxes, and that history page has its own problems right now. Also, your account is really old, how'd you remember the password lol. Impressive. WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 02:25, 17 January 2017 (UTC)

• That song is in Category:San Diego Chargers if that appeases you. Not sure what else we can do. WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 02:27, 17 January 2017 (UTC)

I put it there. Also, how can you tell how old my account is?! JefferyMichael (talk) 02:29, 17 January 2017 (UTC)

By clicking on your contributions. WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 02:30, 17 January 2017 (UTC)

Lol, I'll just leave it to you guys. As you can see, editing Wikipedia is a sporadic hobby, at best, for me. Best of luck. I concede. JefferyMichael (talk) 02:31, 17 January 2017 (UTC)

I would call over 12 years more than sporadic, lol. Also, you don't have to leave. There is plenty of work to do. WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 02:32, 17 January 2017 (UTC)

I actually didn't realize I had an account until I saw the creation note for San Diego Super Chargers. JefferyMichael (talk) 02:35, 17 January 2017 (UTC)

Did you really create all those pages?!

Yeah. WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 02:38, 17 January 2017 (UTC)

That's impressive. JefferyMichael (talk) 02:40, 17 January 2017 (UTC)

Thanks. There are people who've made more though. And some of them like Sam Brunelli don't take very long to make. WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 02:42, 17 January 2017 (UTC)

College colors in Template:NFL biography

Do you think it would be worth getting this template to draw colors from the CollegePrimaryStyle to add some color to them when they begin coaching in college? See Jim Harbaugh, Brian Brohm etc. DMC511 01:27, 17 January 2017 (UTC)

• @DMC511:, I think that would be a good idea, since some college coaches are better suited having the NFL infobox as opposed to the college coach infobox. WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 01:55, 17 January 2017 (UTC)

I think the infobox should always be based on what level the coach is currently coaching in. Lizard (talk) 02:41, 17 January 2017 (UTC)

Fair enough. But Harbaugh used to have the college one and people changed it back. WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 02:46, 17 January 2017 (UTC)

And the college coach one doesn't have colors anyway... Hmm.. WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 02:50, 17 January 2017 (UTC)

Nope. Mayhaps it should. Lizard (talk) 02:55, 17 January 2017 (UTC)

If we added colors to the Harbaugh article, it would then be inconsistent with the other current coaches using college coach that don't have colors. Hmm, so complicated lol. WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 03:01, 17 January 2017 (UTC)

I just brought up the idea when I saw that Template:Infobox basketball biography had both college and professional colors. I know I'm not much help here, that's why I brought it up with you. DMC511 05:08, 17 January 2017 (UTC)

(Talk page stalker) I'd use the NFL one for Harbaugh. It's one thing if a guy played a few games in the NFL then goes on to become a D-I coach in college; but Harbaugh was a Pro Bowl player with a significant NFL career, and, in all honesty, that's probably the thing he's most notable for, per WP:NGRIDIRON. What we really need to do is finally go ahead and create a master gridiron football infobox for all NFL, CFL, and CFB players and coaches, based on the work already done on Infobox NFL biography, just like the basketball guys did for their project. We could keep the college coach one for other sports without their own infobox (softball, volleyball, etc.), as well as old-time coaches who coached in multiple sports (ex. William McAvoy). Maybe now that Dirtlawyer's no longer here, it could actually get done. Ejgreen77 (talk) 02:46, 18 January 2017 (UTC)

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1961 All-Pro Team

If you need something to do, I was lazy and put in minimal effort to create 1961 All-Pro Team. Lizard (talk) 16:53, 28 January 2017 (UTC)

Yh, I noticed that by a linking notification. Those tables take a while to do lol. If you wanna stub out the rest of the pages, I'd say go ahead. Someone might come along and expand them later. WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 18:46, 28 January 2017 (UTC)

John DeWitt (Arena football)

You really think that is start class? I honestly don't know. But damn, that's all I could find! lol ^{(talk page stalker)} CrashUnderride 17:19, 30 January 2017 (UTC)

It's definitely not a stub. I'd say usually if an article has more than one well-developed paragraph it's a start class. Lizard (talk) 17:50, 30 January 2017 (UTC)

Well, I'm glad you think more of it than I do. lol ^{(talk page stalker)} CrashUnderride 18:00, 30 January 2017 (UTC)

Indeed. WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 22:30, 30 January 2017 (UTC)

Just a heads up, the reason I named the article (Arena football) is because he played far more seasons of arena football than American football. ^{(talk page stalker)} CrashUnderride 05:28, 31 January 2017 (UTC)

Yh, I used to do that too until Yankees10 corrected me. Also, I see you changed your sig, lol WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 18:03, 31 January 2017 (UTC)

Yeah, to math the colors of my YouTube channel. lol. Take at look at the visual overhaul of the boxes and stuff on my user page. lol ^{(talk page stalker)} CrashUnderride 18:39, 31 January 2017 (UTC)

Nice work, lol. WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 18:53, 31 January 2017 (UTC)

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Jeff Brohm

I saw you were rating articles tonight. I have been working a lot on Jeff Brohm, and well I'm not finished yet, I was hoping you could point out some areas I need to improve in the article. Thanks in advance DMC511 (talk) 03:45, 31 January 2017 (UTC)

K, I'll look over it. WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 03:56, 31 January 2017 (UTC)

This'll be a pain

User:Lizard the Wizard/Pre-1961 AP MVP. I knew sources varied but it's even worse than I thought. Lizard (talk) 06:32, 3 February 2017 (UTC)

Lol, why can't these sources just get it right. I suspect that the AP MVP article may have many more explanatory notes after this is finished. WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 17:47, 3 February 2017 (UTC)

Look at older versions of that page. I had 5 explanatory notes with several references each to support, before deciding there's gotta be a better way to present it. Lizard (talk) 22:40, 3 February 2017 (UTC)

A lot of articles could use some explanatory notes. Like with transaction dates, sometimes it is hard to tell what day they actually signed. Is the source talking about today's transactions or yesterdays, etc. WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 02:47, 4 February 2017 (UTC)

Associated Press NFL Most Valuable Player Award#Discrepancies is what I settled on. It's not pretty but it'll do. Lizard (talk) 03:27, 4 February 2017 (UTC)

Seems reasonable, nice work. WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 03:34, 4 February 2017 (UTC)

• So, when are you nominating that to be a featured list? lol WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 03:35, 4 February 2017 (UTC)

Probably never. AP NFL Offensive Player of the Year and AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year are also probably pretty close. Lizard (talk) 04:25, 4 February 2017 (UTC)

Michael Allen (Canadian football)

Take a look! ~ Rob₁₃^Talk 14:36, 5 February 2017 (UTC)

Impressive, Rob. You work fast. Also, do you think we should keep the mini-lead of the pro career section. I know that's like the only part I wrote besides the early years. You can delete the mini-lead if you want. Also, could you find any sources on his early years? WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 16:13, 5 February 2017 (UTC)

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Thanks. WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 00:04, 7 February 2017 (UTC)

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GAs

All those GA nominations. I accept your challenge. Currently working on my 13th, and I think I've got 3 that are pretty close to FA. Lizard (talk) 00:31, 16 February 2017 (UTC)

Children, children. You're both pretty. Daddy loves you equally. lmfao ^{(talk page stalker)} CrashUnderride 01:17, 16 February 2017 (UTC)

Ah, are you also Geno Smith's dad? Lizard (talk) 01:25, 16 February 2017 (UTC)

Nope, my son wouldn't fall that hard from being a college star to the NFL. lmfao ^{(talk page stalker)} CrashUnderride 01:30, 16 February 2017 (UTC)

lol. But I have 0 Hall of Famer GAs. Unless you count future Arena Football Hall of Famer T. T. Toliver, lol. WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 01:34, 16 February 2017 (UTC)

Hall of Famers are probably easier, since there's tons of source material. Lizard (talk) 01:41, 16 February 2017 (UTC)

So, basically you're saying that whoever takes the most obscure article to FA wins the challenge? lol. WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 01:47, 16 February 2017 (UTC)

Well, we can home T. T. Toliver passes. That'd help my resume lol. I've only helped promote one. Why don't ya'll take a look at my created articles and see if you can find any that you think might be GA worthy. (And check out my new infobox image while you're at it. lol) ^{(talk page stalker)} CrashUnderride 01:48, 16 February 2017 (UTC)

If you have a specific article in mind, we can do a group peer review lol. WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 01:55, 16 February 2017 (UTC)

Here, have fun! lol. I honestly couldn't pick because, clearly, I'm not unbiased. ^{(talk page stalker)} CrashUnderride 01:58, 16 February 2017 (UTC)

Cory Stevens

Thanks for cleaning that up. Meters (talk) 03:46, 18 February 2017 (UTC)

Welcome. WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 03:47, 18 February 2017 (UTC)

Have a look

Hey, give my work over at Mike Zordich a look see. :D Where you been lately? ^{(talk page stalker)} CrashUnderride 05:48, 25 February 2017 (UTC)

Impressive. Since you've been asking, this one might be a GA candidate. WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 20:50, 25 February 2017 (UTC)

Zordich? Really? I'd think there wouldn't be enough about his early and college years. ^{(talk page stalker)} CrashUnderride 23:08, 25 February 2017 (UTC)

If you think you can expand it some more, feel free. WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 01:47, 26 February 2017 (UTC)

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Leon Mackey

So Leon Mackey just sent me a Facebook message asking me to remove some 2017 information for personal reasons. I'm not quite sure how to respond. Everything we have put on there is factual, so I guess he's just outta luck. DMC511 (talk) 20:52, 7 March 2017 (UTC)

Remove what? Is he not on the team? WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 21:08, 7 March 2017 (UTC)

He didn't specify, he just wanted me to remove 2017 for personal reasons. He shows up on the league transactions for both the IFL and AFL for 2017.DMC511 (talk) 21:19, 7 March 2017 (UTC)

Let's just leave it. WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 22:05, 7 March 2017 (UTC)

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Thanks MonkeyPanda. Have we met before? lol WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 19:35, 10 March 2017 (UTC)

Think it's a spammer. Definitely looks like they're WP:NOTHERE. Lizard (talk) 20:17, 10 March 2017 (UTC)

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Diminutives

Would you please help me out by every time you see a diminutive in a lede, removing it? Such as Ron Simmons read Ronald "Ron" Simmons, clearly isn't needed as Ron is a shortened/diminutive version of Ronald. Same with Bill Buckner it read William Joseph "Bill" Buckner. "Bill" isn't needed as it's a common nickname for William. ^{(talk page stalker)} CrashUnderride 16:35, 16 March 2017 (UTC)

Sure, but then I always see people adding it back in, like at Tim Tebow recently. WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 17:38, 16 March 2017 (UTC)

Have a stop over here. ^{(talk page stalker)} CrashUnderride 21:09, 16 March 2017 (UTC)

Wanna do something extremely time-consuming?

Flip all the tables at National Football League Coach of the Year Award. I'm not sure what bozo set them up that way but it'll take hours to fix. Unless you know of an automated way to do it. Lizard (talk) 02:21, 22 March 2017 (UTC)

I feel like we should leave a message at the WP:Help desk. I've done that before with technical things. Someone might know an easy way to do it. If no one figures it out, I might try and do it myself, lol. WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 02:25, 22 March 2017 (UTC)

Same problem with many of the lists found in Category:Lists of National Football League draftees by college football team. Jweiss11 (talk) 03:39, 22 March 2017 (UTC)

Welp, I've got one finished at Associated Press NFL Coach of the Year Award. I had to redo it from scratch anyway because it didn't use the sortname template. Lizard (talk) 15:42, 22 March 2017 (UTC)

Here's some advice from the help desk. "Copy the table to an excel document, reorder the document in the way that you want and use a tool that converts excel tables to wikitables.". WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 18:50, 22 March 2017 (UTC)

I tried doing this but you have to link all the names again and the records turn into dates. Maybe I didn't do it right. WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 20:58, 22 March 2017 (UTC)

Might as well just do them over from scratch since none of them use sortname. Bleh. Lizard (talk) 02:51, 23 March 2017 (UTC)

lol. WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 02:52, 23 March 2017 (UTC)

Spokane Shock/Empire

Do you want to weigh in on this? Talk:Spokane Shock. Thanks! DMC511 (talk) 02:34, 23 March 2017 (UTC)

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Orlando Predators roster navbox

What do you think we should do with this? should we delete it or re-name it so it functions for one of the current AFL teams? DMC511 (talk) 02:19, 6 April 2017 (UTC) {{Orlando Predators roster navbox}}

We could just keep it to preserve the history even though that may be a lost cause because I've seen similar templates already deleted. We shouldn't move it though. If we wanna make a navbox for another team, we should just create that navbox at a different name. WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 02:28, 6 April 2017 (UTC)

Okay, I'll just put it on the Orlando Predators page.DMC511 (talk) 11:39, 6 April 2017 (UTC)

I've seen a source that says they might end up in the NAL in 2018. Jd02022092 (talk) 18:37, 11 April 2017 (UTC)

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AF2 → af2

I think we should try another RM of AF2. To have it at the current title, when it's a very well-known and established fact that the league name was rendered in lowercase, is just silly. It looks to me the only reason it failed is because it kills those MOS sticklers whenever a title deviates from the norm. I don't see anything that suggests "AF2" is more common than af2. Most of those books on google books are Wikipedia mirrors, something those editors always seem to just disregard. Lizard (talk) 17:18, 7 April 2017 (UTC)

You can make an RM if you want. I actually already moved most of the other af2 pages because I thought the RM was gonna succeed. It would probably be a chore to try and move them back over the redirects and stuff. Also, I try to take into account what the title of the Wikipedia article was (AF2 or af2) when the sources were published, because some people may just be copying Wikipedia. WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 19:44, 7 April 2017 (UTC)

Never assume an RM will succeed, especially if it goes against MOS norms. It's always the same few editors who comment on RMs and they often know nothing about the subject. If I try another RM I'll probably post a notice at WT:NFL since most people there are at least vaguely familiar with arena football. Lizard (talk) 19:56, 7 April 2017 (UTC)

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Curse you Lizard, lol jk. WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 19:27, 7 April 2017 (UTC)

Sorry for the mess

Thanks for cleaning up those articles I added the images to. I'm going to try and get more pictures throughout the season. The ones I can get with their helmets off are the ones I'll be striving for. DMC511 (talk) 02:44, 18 April 2017 (UTC)

Nice work on the pictures. WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 02:51, 18 April 2017 (UTC)

I took about 200. I can upload more if you want.DMC511 (talk) 03:19, 18 April 2017 (UTC)

If you have any good ones, feel free to upload them. WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 19:48, 18 April 2017 (UTC)

I fixed that Kay picture you were right about. I've put in a request to fix the title of it. I've since uploaded a new picture of James and a few others.DMC511 (talk) 04:06, 19 April 2017 (UTC)

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Email PFR

For some reason I keep getting an error message when I try to email Pro-Football-Reference, so could I ask you to give it a try? I'll copy and paste the contents below. Their contact page is here. Put the subject something like "AP Comeback Player of the Year winners appears to list PFW winners".

The page which lists AP Comeback Players of the Year (http://www.pro-football-reference.com/awards/ap-comeback-player-award.htm) appears to list Pro Football Weekly's winners, not the AP's. From what I've found through newspaper research, the AP gave a comeback POY award from 1963 to 1966 and then not again until 1998. The NFL Record and Fact Book begins listing AP winners in 1998 (http://www.nfl.com/static/content/public/photo/2015/07/21/0ap3000000502939.pdf pg. 527). The Football Almanac's list of PFW's winners (https://web.archive.org/web/20100113081439/http://www.football-almanac.com/awards/NFL_Comeback_Player_of_the_Year_Award.shtml) is identical to PFR's list of AP winners, even listing multiple winners for the same years and omitting a winner in 1985.

Lizard (talk) 00:59, 24 April 2017 (UTC)

I tried to send it and got a "504 Gateway Time-out" error, so I guess we'll just have to wait. WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 01:03, 24 April 2017 (UTC)

That's the same error I get. Maybe we should email them and let them know their email doesn't work. Lizard (talk) 01:06, 24 April 2017 (UTC)

Just emailed sf@sports-reference.com. I think that's their email lol. WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 01:29, 24 April 2017 (UTC)

Find me an article talk page with a ton of "External links modified" messages

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Talk:James Jones (basketball player), even though that's partially my fault since I always archive every link, even if its live. WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 20:26, 28 April 2017 (UTC)

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Nomination of Dayton Wolfpack for deletion

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July 2017

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Bennie Logan

No, I now believe that your edit is is the better copy of the article as I read it again. My fault about that revert and message. Daniel0wellby (talk) 20:56, 9 July 2017 (UTC)

Don't worry about it. You probably mistook me for the IP who edited the page a minute before I did. WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 20:54, 9 July 2017 (UTC)

Talk:New York (state)/New Jersey Hitmen

I don't think this page was supposed to be moved. The article is New York/New Jersey Hitmen. WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 19:53, 19 July 2017 (UTC)

I think I agree with you. The history page shows that this has got caught up in previous moves regarding the New York naming issue: [1]. I think that's because such moves are automated, and the software is reading Talk:New York (state)/New Jersey Hitmen as a sub page of Talk:New York (state) because of the /. I will manually move it so it matches the article. Thanks for bringing it to my attention. SilkTork ^{✔Tea time} 23:08, 19 July 2017 (UTC)

American Flag Football League

In regards to the edit on talk page of American Flag Football League, why remove WikiProject Sports from it? WikiVirusC^(talk) 02:01, 28 July 2017 (UTC)

Thought WikiProject American football would cover it. WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 02:04, 28 July 2017 (UTC)

It doesn't need to be mutually exclusive does it? It doesn't need half a dozen WPs like other articles out there, but two seemed fine to me. WikiVirusC^(talk) 02:17, 28 July 2017 (UTC)

You can add it back if you want. WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 02:33, 28 July 2017 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: List of Los Angeles Chargers players (July 30)

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Otterathome (talk) 00:46, 30 July 2017 (UTC)

@Otterathome: Can you clarify your ruling on this? WikiOriginal-9's draft appears to be a good faith effort to fill in a gap (with some enhancements) in an established framework of NFL player lists by team. See List of Atlanta Falcons players, List of Buffalo Bills players, List of Dallas Cowboys players, List of Detroit Lions players, List of Houston Texans players, List of Jacksonville Jaguars players, List of Miami Dolphins players, List of New York Giants players, List of New York Jets players, List of Philadelphia Eagles players, List of Pittsburgh Steelers players, List of San Francisco 49ers players. Cbl62 (talk) 03:46, 30 July 2017 (UTC)

User:Cbl62, those articles use primary sources, the one I rejected did not. Not convinced the source provided is reliable.--Otterathome (talk) 11:20, 30 July 2017 (UTC)

@Otterathome: I see your point. I have now added a better source and a little bit of context to the lead. Does this now satisfy your concern? Cbl62 (talk) 12:09, 30 July 2017 (UTC)

I never actually submitted that to AFC. I originally created the article but there were too many Dab links so someone else moved it to Draft space. Then someone else moved it to AFC for some reason. I haven't fixed all the dabs yet. WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 21:35, 30 July 2017 (UTC)

Errors

Please let me know if you see any more. Thanks. ―Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 05:03, 3 August 2017 (UTC)

@Koavf: there was one at Talk:Dubuisson-Lebon. I only noticed because I created those redirects. WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 05:07, 3 August 2017 (UTC)

I figured. And I'm trying to be diligent--if you look thru my contribs, I have several that are by hand in addition to the AWB ones. Thanks again. ―Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 05:11, 3 August 2017 (UTC)

Discussion at Wikipedia:Requested templates#Infobox for indoor football games

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Tony Washington (offensive lineman)

Thanks for tidying that up... not my usual area. Meters (talk) 22:17, 8 August 2017 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Elite Indoor Football

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Appears non-notable per WP:GNG (currently unsourced because it is new, however, even a search of news sources turns up three mentions mostly about the Cape Fear Heroes playing a game against the Steam). There is not even any WP:ROUTINE coverage (something that is not enough to GNG and typically only proves existance) of this and despite having already played one season, no scores or records were ever reported. Not to mention, the games I did find reported on their self-published social media platforms, for an "indoor" football league all but two games were played outdoors and the other two (maybe up to four, hard to tell which were actually played) were in the unnamed converted warehouse. As of right now, this is still WP:TOOSOON for notability here.

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Discussion at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/2018 Indoor Football League season

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2017 All-Arena

I'm not sure if you're aware or not, but the AFL has announced it's 2017 All-Arena team. Here is the link. DMC511 (talk) 21:27, 25 August 2017 (UTC)

Thanks, I noticed. I've been meaning to get to it. Also, it has already been added to the 2017 Arena Football League season page. Do you think we should move the All-Arena teams to the season pages instead like the other indoor leagues? WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 01:17, 26 August 2017 (UTC)

I'm all for it. The NFL has their All-Pro Team on their season pages. I can help if you need. DMC511 (talk) 02:31, 26 August 2017 (UTC)

Should we redirect the All-Arena articles to the respective season pages? WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 02:33, 26 August 2017 (UTC)

I think we should mimic 2016 NFL season#All-Pro team. DMC511 (talk) 02:37, 26 August 2017 (UTC)

That NFL page only has the first team, the second is at a different article. The All-Arena teams are smaller, the first and second team could probably go on the season page and not take up much space. WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 02:43, 26 August 2017 (UTC)

That sounds good to me. DMC511 (talk) 03:01, 26 August 2017 (UTC)

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Dash Formatting

Thank you for the heads-up. I will correct that formatting in a short time later today. Red Director (talk) 19:52, 31 August 2017 (UTC)

NHOOPS

Hi you recently received a prod for an article that I proposed because he doesn't meet hoops or gng by saying that college head coaches are usually kept. Do you mean that you believe he meets hoops or that you think that he meets GNG or just that usual outcomes are keep in AFD? Domdeparis (talk) 05:17, 18 September 2017 (UTC) Domdeparis (talk) 05:17, 18 September 2017 (UTC)

He was actually a football coach, so NHOOPS wasn't applicable there. Regardless, I think that he probably meets GNG and that usual outcomes are keep for college football head coaches. Thanks. WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 15:03, 18 September 2017 (UTC)

Sorry my bad I obviously meant WP:NGRIDIRON but I've been dealing with a lot of non notable basketball articles at the moment and multi tasking is not my forte! I did have a look at WP:NCOLLATH and he seems to meet criteria 1 as having won AFCA Coach of the Year Award. cheers. Domdeparis (talk) 16:54, 20 September 2017 (UTC)

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"Paramus Catholic"

Hey man, if I'm not mistaken, the old format for high school for NFL players goes: city/state/school name. For the old version of Paramus (NJ) Catholic, it makes it seem like the name of the school is "Catholic High School." Under that format, it should be Paramus (NJ) Paramus Catholic, but that seems overly long with the repeat of "Paramus." So I shortened it to the format of: school name/state, the same way Burlington high school is listed as "Burlington (WI)" for Tony Romo.Edday1051 (talk) 16:38, 10 October 2017 (UTC)

Yh, I changed it because that's the common format. See the example at Template:Infobox NFL biography, "Long Beach (CA) Poly". Also, the Romo one is like that because the school and city have the same name "Burlington". You can keep it the other way if you want though. WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 16:44, 10 October 2017 (UTC)

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Milford Academy

I found this page on the Milford Academy website. I thought you might be interested in adding some of them to the notable alumni list. 2605:A000:FFC0:D8:E8B0:35F4:5401:1C0D (talk) 03:40, 22 October 2017 (UTC)

Ok, thanks. I'll look into it. WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 03:41, 22 October 2017 (UTC)

Corey Moore

Much better. 104.39.135.32 (talk) 21:02, 24 October 2017 (UTC)

Thanks. WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 21:11, 24 October 2017 (UTC)

John Barsha

John Barsha may have been the first foreign player in the NFL and we don't have an article on him. He apparently even scored a touchdown. Good luck . Lizard (talk) 02:11, 27 October 2017 (UTC)

Never mind, there was also this Swedish kicker who played in 1920 who also doesn't have an article. Lizard (talk) 02:14, 27 October 2017 (UTC)

I'll have to start a list. Lizard (talk) 02:17, 27 October 2017 (UTC)

Ok, I'll try and create this. WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 02:19, 27 October 2017 (UTC)

We also don't have one for Bullets Walson from the Czech Republic who played in 1921 and may have one of the coolest names in football ever. Lizard (talk) 02:28, 27 October 2017 (UTC)

Interesting, also did another source say John Kvist was a kicker? WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 02:31, 27 October 2017 (UTC)

Whoops, guess I misread the T as a K. Lizard (talk) 02:33, 27 October 2017 (UTC)

I can almost assure you he's dead though. Lizard (talk) 02:34, 27 October 2017 (UTC)

Lol. WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 02:35, 27 October 2017 (UTC)

We'd have to update List of oldest living people. Lizard (talk) 02:39, 27 October 2017 (UTC)

I think we actually should you know. Wouldn't it be original research to say that he died, lol. WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 02:47, 27 October 2017 (UTC)

Hmm I dunno. But that leaves Jim Bryant as the only foreign player in 1920 without an article, according to PFR. Lizard (talk) 02:48, 27 October 2017 (UTC)

Also if anyone wonders, I was being sarcastic about adding him to the list. WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 02:50, 27 October 2017 (UTC)

• At least I'm finding sources on John Barsha [2][3]. WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 03:01, 27 October 2017 (UTC)

That extra space is created automatically whenever I edit the page. Not sure why. Lizard (talk) 21:23, 28 October 2017 (UTC)

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Tim couch

You don't know his life. I literally saw him working there with my own eyes

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Lol... Just take his word for it. If he saw him at Long John Silvers it had to be true. Reference? Whatever. HE SAW HIM WITH HIS OWN EYES! And it was definitely him. Lol. That well more then good enough. Toeknee44 (talk) 17:13, 22 February 2018 (UTC)

Infobox question

Thanks as always for your help. So for the infobox on Shaq Johnson, it is just his last college and CFJL team he played with that we should list? That's not clear to me at the infobox template page. (BTW, I see there's no mention of the GTA Grizzlies in the current teams grid at Canadian Junior Football League, but there is an external link). thanks, Shawn in Montreal (talk) 19:40, 7 November 2017 (UTC)

Maybe the CJFL page is outdated? Also, we can include both if you want to. Sometimes more than one college is included with Template:Infobox NFL biography, "If a player attended multiple colleges, usually only the last college team is displayed (usually the one listed on NFL.com); however, if important to understanding a player's college career history, an additional college team may be included." WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 19:44, 7 November 2017 (UTC)

Oh well there you go. No, let's just go with the last as you have, as there's no evidence that his time with the either the Redmen or the Grizzlies was terribly important. And I'll tag the CFJL article as in need of an update. There's also perhaps too many external links there, too. thanks, Shawn in Montreal (talk) 19:48, 7 November 2017 (UTC)

I found the 2017 standings for the Ontario Football Conference of the CJFL, with the Grizzlies included. WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 19:49, 7 November 2017 (UTC)

yes me too: it's GTA Grizzlies, Hamilton Hurricanes, London Beefeaters, Niagara Regional Raiders, Ottawa Sooners and Windsor AKO Fratmen. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 19:51, 7 November 2017 (UTC)

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Changing college navbox to pro navbox

I don't know what the wiki consensus is on this, but I believe every college player that graduates and is no longer a college football player should have their college navbox converted to a pro football navbox. Regardless of whether they make it onto a pro roster or not. There should be a differentiation between current college football players and those that graduate and are no longer eligible to play at the college level. Edday1051 (talk) 00:23, 12 November 2017 (UTC)

I just read that link and I strongly disagree with this part: "If a former college football player was a member of an NFL preseason or practice squad, but never played in a regular season NFL game, then the article about him should generally use this template." There are major problems with this for several reasons. The biggest one is if a college football player is on a practice squad or is on he roster at all during the preseason, that means they were officially signed to a contract by an NFL team. In that case, the navbox should unequivocally be permanently changed to a pro football navbox to reflect that they officially were signed by an NFL team and in turned have become professional players. Now the gray area is if the college football player either does not pursue a professional career or did purse a pro career, and were either undrafted and/or went unsigned as an undrafted free agent. I believe even in this case, the navbox should be converted to a pro navbox, especially for those that entered the draft and actively pursued a professional career. At the very least, if you are to keep the college navbox, you should remove the team to reflect that they are no longer members of the team. The career history will still show that they were a member of the school team. Edday1051 (talk) 00:32, 12 November 2017 (UTC)

You can change it if you want. Thanks. WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 00:40, 12 November 2017 (UTC)

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Speedy of user page Rick lay95

Hi you recently refused my nomination for the speedy delete of this user's page with the comment that the is an established editor. the problem is that his user page contravenes WP:UP#GOALS. I signaled this to him and there was no reply. He has just recreated an article to promote his webseries The Onyx Tavern which he also promotes on his user page and as such is in violation of WP:UP#PROMO. The fact that he is an established editor does not give him a pass on these guidelines. His user page also looks like an article for a football league that was deleted here Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mid Continental Football League and as such violates WP:FAKEARTICLE. I understand that you would want to avoid the deletion of his page but see that he is involved in COI editing by creating an article about his youtube channel and mentioning it on his user page maybe you would like to discuss this with him as he has not replied to me. Thanks Domdeparis (talk) 13:03, 14 November 2017 (UTC)

You can add it back if you want. WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 19:35, 14 November 2017 (UTC)

I have unreviewed a page you curated

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Ajayi

Sorry if the wording was confusing. I just meant that as their presence with him. Ajayi was clearly the only one getting a decent amount of work. Red Director (talk) 19:36, 17 November 2017 (UTC)

@Red Director: Yh, I thought you might have meant that. Also, who are the Oakland Rattlers? lol :) WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 19:38, 17 November 2017 (UTC)

@WikiOriginal-9: It takes a village...sorry about that. Thanks for all you do. Red Director (talk) 19:41, 17 November 2017 (UTC)

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Markelle Fultz

Hello. I recall you were a tremendous help with the J. P. Crawford article, finding an image for the infobox. Is it possible for you to find a picture of Markelle Fultz in a 76ers uniform? I expanded the article in preparation for GA review and an up-to-date image would put a bow on it.TheGracefulSlick (talk) 09:10, 1 December 2017 (UTC)

I found that Crawford image at Commons here and it was taken from flickr (I also cropped it using crop tool, which is found at the very left side of the screen while on commons). A lot of the images on Wikipedia are from flickr. I just did a flickr search for Fultz but didn't find anything under any of the free license tags. If you ever find a good image on Flickr, you can upload it with Flickr2Commons. Thanks. WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 09:23, 1 December 2017 (UTC)

Also, someone else uploaded another picture of Crawford, found here. WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 09:27, 1 December 2017 (UTC)

Bo Lacy moved to Draft:Bo Lacy

I have moved Bo Lacy to Draft:Bo Lacy, where it can be improved and brought up to a level of sourcing and content sufficient for its restoration to mainspace. bd2412 T 14:12, 1 December 2017 (UTC)

Well done - that was faster than I expected. bd2412 T 02:08, 2 December 2017 (UTC)

Thanks. WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 02:09, 2 December 2017 (UTC)

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The ShortPages special page has been cluttered with Set indices. It's perfectly acceptable to remove SIAs from Special:ShortPages to allow other pages with less sourcing to appear higher on the list. Pinging Xezbeth on this one, who previously told me this was acceptable. jd22292 (Jalen D. Folf) (talk • contribs) 01:37, 9 December 2017 (UTC)

The reversion was accidental. Thanks. WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 01:39, 9 December 2017 (UTC)

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Thanks, but...

Mnnlaxer was showing me something with this edit and I was reviewing it. Happy Holidays! Corky ^{Buzz by the Hornet's Nest} 01:42, 23 December 2017 (UTC)

Yeah, I just noticed. I was about to revert my edit. Thanks. WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 01:44, 23 December 2017 (UTC)

No worries, sorry I should've linked to the discussion. I went ahead and reverted back to your version since that should be the correct format! Corky ^{Buzz by the Hornet's Nest} 01:46, 23 December 2017 (UTC)

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So I am almost done with creating all the articles for all the recent players signed to active rosters and I've been keep this [page] updated throughout the process. The first two players Des Lawrence and Travis Wilson have never been on an active roster, so I was wondering why they were added to this list in the first place? I've been purposely avoiding them this whole time. Also with the 2017 regular season coming to a close, I'll keep it updated if any new players are added to any active rosters of playoff teams. With that being said once the season is over, I'm hoping this section remains untouched until the 2018 season starts, to save me some work, at least until the draft :). Also thanks for back-checking some of the things I do, I've noticed, I just do so many edits my mind just goes on autopilot sometimes. Just wanted to say it was a pleasure this season with all the edits and creations and that hopefully my contributions helped streamline the process better this year and for future years. Thanks and have a Happy New Year! Jrooster49 (talk) 03:18, 31 December 2017 (UTC)

PFR says Lawrence played in a game but I think they might be wrong. Also, Wilson was on the Rams practice squad as a TE and I think he's notable as a four-year starting QB at Utah. Thanks for your edits. Happy New Year to you as well. WikiOriginal-9 (talk) 03:32, 31 December 2017 (UTC)