Talk:Val Whiting

Edit warring
Hi and ,

You two appear to be edit warring. If you’re not aware what this is:

You currently appear to be engaged in an edit war; that means that you are repeatedly changing content back to how you think it should be, when you have seen that other editors disagree. Users are expected to collaborate with others, to avoid editing disruptively, and to try to reach a consensus, rather than repeatedly undoing other users' edits once it is known that there is a disagreement.

Points to note: If you find yourself in an editing dispute, use the article's talk page to discuss controversial changes and work towards a version that represents consensus among editors. You can post a request for help at an appropriate noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases, it may be appropriate to request temporary page protection. If you engage in an edit war, you may be blocked from editing.
 * 1) Edit warring is disruptive regardless of how many reverts you have made;
 * 2) Do not edit war even if you believe you are right.

Please try to discuss the issue calmly here (talk page) and reach a resolution on it rather than edit warring, as this is very disruptive and will not achieve anything useful. Cheers! Yellowleaf23 (talk) 18:31, 6 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Please read WP:BLP. Praxidicae (talk) 18:34, 6 August 2020 (UTC)

I’m aware of that. However as it says above, this doesn’t mean you’re not being disruptive. I’m not aware of what’s going on, but if Jraymond is causing issues, I suggest you report that elsewhere rather than doing this. Yellowleaf23 (talk) 18:36, 6 August 2020 (UTC)
 * I suggest a 24 hour old account not lecture other users about policies when they don't even know what they say. Praxidicae (talk) 18:38, 6 August 2020 (UTC)
 * I suggest taking a look at WP:3RRNO, specifically number 7. Removal of unsourced BLP content is exempt from the edit warring policy. --   LuK3      (Talk)   18:42, 6 August 2020 (UTC)

Apologies, I did notice that - this does still apply to Jraymond, although he appears to have been blocked now. Cheers for the help folks. Yellowleaf23 (talk) 18:43, 6 August 2020 (UTC)

Reliable sources for Wikipedia article
I would like to help improve this article, so let me just pop out some Wikipedia format for sources that talk about Val Whiting and her career. Wikipedia requires us to cite reliable sources for any changes, especially for changes to the biography of a living person. I know little about basketball, so I hope people who know more will also help improve this article. HouseOfChange (talk) 00:03, 7 August 2020 (UTC)

Articles for Val Whiting's Stanford teammates
Three existing articles provide some potential role models here: Jennifer Azzi, Molly Goodenbour and Kate Starbird. HouseOfChange (talk) 17:14, 7 August 2020 (UTC)

Hi, it's Val Whiting. I was asked to place info here. I like how Lisa Leslie's page is formatted. I am trying to find sources for my high school career. Basketball-reference has my WNBA stats but not my ABL stats. I found this stat site a few weeks ago (it has both leagues):https://www.justsportsstats.com/wombasketballstatsindex.php?player_id=whitiva01w  I just stumbled upon a WNBA archive: https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/shock/history/val_whiting.html It actually has ABL stats but not averages. The ABL was a league that had great players and when the league folded we all went over to the WNBA in 1999.
 * https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-jul-13-sp-55619-story.html ABL info *https://products.kitsapsun.com/archive/1998/02-21/0007_women_s_basketball__smiling_throu.html ABL Info: *https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-xpm-1997-10-10-9710100413-story.html
 * 98-99 season stats 4th in the league in rebounding with 8.5 per game http://www.finchhaven.com/pages/sea_reign/abl/playerstats.htm
 * ABL All-Star https://www.swxrightnow.com/stories/1996/dec/08/stanford-vs-tennessee-now-and-forever/
 * US Olympic Festival https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1990/07/08/us-olympic-festival/188bd2b4-890c-4b98-aff7-5cbd9669c78d/
 * R William Jone CUp Team https://www.usab.com/history/additional-usa-basketball-history/r-williams-jones-cup-team/usa-womens-r-william-jones-cup-team-all-time-alphabetical-roster.aspx I can't remember if you said being interviewed on a podcast is a reputable source. Thanks for all you do I also reached out to the Emmy people about their archives. But I agree with you, delete it off the page. --Vwhiting (talk) 01:01, 8 August 2020 (UTC)


 * Hi, thanks for your input and those helpful links. I agree that Lisa Leslie has a lively and attractive bio. Can you document what year or episode you were a coach for MTV Made? With that information, we can look for a reliable source to include it in the bio. Similarly, it would be good if you can find a news story or even a press release about your sports color coverage TV work, because to say anything about it we need a "reliable source." I put some asterisks into your comments because, as you may have noticed, Wikipedia puts spaces where you put line breaks (unless you put 2 line breaks in a row.) But asterisks also start a new line without all that extra white space. HouseOfChange (talk) 01:36, 8 August 2020 (UTC)


 * thanks for all your hard work. Here is the link confirming I was an MTV Made Coach http://www.mtv.com/episodes/u1qypo/made-super-made-moto-x-season-8-ep-7 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vwhiting (talk • contribs) 20:16, 8 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks, Val, and I'm not finished yet. That link is helpful. If someone can take a good photo of you and is willing to give it one of the CC permission licenses Wikipedia accepts here is the page to upload an image. HouseOfChange (talk) 23:08, 8 August 2020 (UTC)

Hi Here is a link for my WNBA COmmunity Assist Award https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/sol/community/riley_WNBA_Community_Assist.html


 * I found an error. I was not All-ABL.


 * I found a link that talks about my stats and accomplishments in high School https://books.google.com/books?id=EV557kOFNlcC&pg=PA194&lpg=PA194&dq=val+whiting+high+school+stats+30+points+ursuline&source=bl&ots=XwoKbwuS7x&sig=ACfU3U029SeFd8y9mONjXr6c0Prq5EUJZA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwin6oHc_47rAhX-CTQIHWMmDtE4ChDoATADegQIChAB#v=onepage&q=val%20whiting%20high%20school%20stats%2030%20points%20ursuline&f=false Vwhiting (talk) 21:04, 9 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks, working to improve it, as you can see. HouseOfChange (talk) 23:27, 9 August 2020 (UTC)

Hi I tried to upload a photo but was afraid it was gonna publish on the page and mess things up. Here's the link to it: https://www.dropbox.com/s/78p50lohikjs018/Val%20full.jpg?dl=0 Vwhiting (talk) 19:01, 10 August 2020 (UTC)
 * Uploading a photo to Wikimedia will not do anything to your article. Only a person who holds the rights to the photo should upload it, because part of the process is asserting your right to upload it. Sorry I can't help you upload it, but the process is easy, step by step, and if you make a mistake or get worried you can stop part way through and try again later. HouseOfChange (talk) 03:56, 12 August 2020 (UTC)

Hi sorry I've been busy. I wanted to give you an archived wnba site with some bio info regarding my time with Detroit. Its in the second paragraph. https://www.wnba.com/archive/wnba/shock/history/val_whiting.htmlVwhiting (talk) 22:40, 1 September 2020 (UTC)