Talk:History of the New England Patriots

possible move to Hartford in 1997?
why is there no info on that? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.237.54.62 (talk) 22:29, 24 July 2008 (UTC)

Stylized Titles
I don't think that putting stylized titles ("A Dynasty Is Born!") on the years when the Patriots won the Super Bowl is very professional. I'm happy for New England, but the celebratory overtone does not read like an encyclopedia. If you give titles to the championship seasons then you have to give them all titles. And I hope they are neutral ones. I left them with the calendar year (e.g. 2001, 2002, 2003) for now.

NPOV Still Questioned?
I'm confused. If the neutrality elements have been corrected, then shouldn't the dispute indicator be removed?

As for the stylized titles, I think it's an excellent point. With that said, some discussion of the current (or perhaps slipping away) era should mention at least the debate over including it as one of professional sports dynasties.

Working on this page
In order to really enhance the Patriots' FA, we should add detailed information to this page. Monicasdude provided some great tips and thoughts on detailed business dealings and draft choices, which we can highlight in the main article and add to this one. Deckiller 19:25, 2 February 2006 (UTC)

Needs work
See my comments on the comments page. Quadzilla99 01:18, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

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New lead section, more work needed
I added a new lead section. It is the re-edited history section from New England Patriots. Also, the article itself needs much work. Much of it is unreferenced, and the organization is a mess. We should probably reorganize it by decade, rather than by random grouping of years. --Jayron32. talk . contribs 19:34, 15 January 2008 (UTC) uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

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