User talk:AaronY/Archive 5

Wayne Gretzky revert
The into include several statements that are arguable, opinions, certainly not provable facts. It seemed appropriate that, if all that stuff is acceptable as part of the introduction (as opposed to, say, a later paragraph entitled "Gretzky's Legacy" or something to that effect), then a fact that speaks to his status in the history of the game would makea worthwhile conclusion to the introduction.

Not sure if Gretzky is "the greatest player ever" but, insofar as statistics go, he has more records than anyone else. That's a fact, that should be considered as appropriate if not moreso, than opinions and arguments of his legacy. Why revert that? It's not as if something stupid was written such as "and he's voted the cutest hockey player by 13 year old girls", right? Dgaubin currently not signed in.
 * I reverted it because it was poorly worded, didn't flow with the surrounding material, and seemed redundant. Take it to the article's talk page and discuss it with the main editors of the page. Maybe there's some way it can be worked in. Quadzilla99 09:45, 1 June 2007 (UTC)

Fractions
I changed half sacks back to .5 since that's how they're always displayed on espn.com, books, football stat sites etc. Incidentally, how do you display that 1/2 symbol? I wanted to put something like that on the favorites line but didn't know how to do it. Do you know any place where we can get the coaching staff info? I can't find anything in the The New York Times archives or any of my old football history books. I know some of the basics just off the top of my head, but we would need a source anyway. Quadzilla99 05:57, 1 June 2007 (UTC)


 * It's fine either way &mdash; I just didn't want some math nut coming in and preaching "significant digits" or anything, since you can't have, say, .3 of a sack. Personally, 20½ sacks reads better, rather than the reader absorbing it as twenty-point-five sacks. I can understand the .5 popping up on the sites you mentioned, particularly for tabular material. Plus, until recently, the ½ symbol wasn't reliably reproduced on all browsers. This may also pop up in print media references, especially since the Associated Press in the 1980s could not transmit a slash character (it would indicate a command), and so it would render as 20 1-2 sacks and have to be fixed before typesetting. To generate the ½ symbol, there is a box of symbols underneath the "save page" button on the edit page. Just click, and it will be inserted in the edit window. If it is not working properly, or you need to generate it in another HTML environment, you can type &amp;frac12; to generate the symbol.


 * The coaching staff &mdash; that was a good point made by the reviewer, as three (counting off the top of my head) assistant coaches became head coaches. I had a Giants media guide, but good luck finding that if it hasn't been thrown out. (I'll be in the attic this weekend, I'll check.) Other than that, I'll see if I can find something.&mdash;Twigboy 13:30, 1 June 2007 (UTC)

FU image question
What are your thoughts about Image:Ruth1926-3.jpg from 1926 World Series? That article is currently a GA candidate, and I intend on submitting it for FA, afterwards. I just want to know if there could be potential Criteria #3 issues with this article, as well. Thanks, Nishkid64 (talk)  17:57, 1 June 2007 (UTC)

Several changes
I tried to shorten section headings in Mark Whitacre article quite a bit. I made several editing changes in order to cleanup. I also made several cleanup editing changes in Solomon Bayley and Noel Perrin articles. I am still researching more references for Solomon Bayley. I also have interest in the Michigan Stones article and contributed to it some, but I cannot find many references regarding the Michigan Stones. Thanks for any suggestions as before. I appreciate any advice and know that you are busy.ReadQT 00:35, 3 June 2007 (UTC)
 * I'll look at it later this week. Quadzilla99 09:25, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks and whenever you get a few minutes.ReadQT 16:17, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

Retirement
well, the pics are meant to make people feel hungry heh. on another note, it seems zodiiac has retired from wikipedia... sad. Chensiyuan 14:48, 3 June 2007 (UTC)

1926 World Series
Thanks for doing the GAC evaluation. I'll be sure to make the necessary corrections before FAC. Nishkid64 (talk) 17:32, 3 June 2007 (UTC)
 * OK. Quadzilla99 17:39, 3 June 2007 (UTC)

upright images
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Carolina Panthers
Just wanted to find out if you plan on changing your weak oppose vote to the featured candidacy of the Carolina Panthers draft picks page. I think I've addressed all of your points, and it's running out of time and hasn't had quite enough support to make it. Thanks for your contributions to the FLC; I think they've improved the list above what I initially intended. Anthony Hit me up... 11:01, 4 June 2007 (UTC)

GA review comments - Financial history of the New York Giants
Seems you are churing out an article a day. great going. Soon i am thinking, you can have an entire Featured Topics on the New York Giants. --Kalyan 17:49, 4 June 2007 (UTC)
 * It has been quite a while since there has been any work on my comments for the GA nom. I understand that you are on a break and hence i am keeping the "GA on HOLD" status till atleast the end of the month or your return, whichever is earlier. --Kalyan 12:56, 21 June 2007 (UTC)

Content dispute
Ancientmariner07 (talk · contribs) clearly was not vandalizing Heavy metal music. Take a good look hard look at Vandalism before you ever issue a vandalism warning again to someone again just because they hold a point of view that's different to yours. Civility and not biting the newcomers goes a long way in stopping edit wars and building an encyclopedia via consensus. See also Resolving disputes. Thanks. --  Netsnipe  ►  15:45, 6 June 2007 (UTC)


 * This isn't vandalism:, also inserting Canada just to be silly isn't either? I know what vandalism is btw. Quadzilla99 15:48, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

Sometimes frustrated people do silly things when they think they're being treated unfairly, hence WP:BITE. As for Canada, he does point out on his user talk page that Steppenwolf were Canadian. --  Netsnipe  ►  15:52, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
 * I'll give him the benefit of the doubt. I'm not even a contributor to the page I just have it on my watchlist. But saying Heavy metal music didn't originate in the US or originated solely in the UK is absurd—Jimi Hendrix and Iron Butterfly are always considered some of the proncipal forerunners by every source I've read—and has been reverted by others as well. To me it's like saying President Bush is a woman, that's why I considered it vandalism. Maybe he hasn't read up on it as much and doesn't believe so. I could see how that might be the case. Quadzilla99 16:03, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

Sealegs
Sweet! An edit summ to cherish.—DCGeist 17:03, 6 June 2007 (UTC)


 * That's superb, too. Next time...I mean, if there must be a next time...actually, it kind of makes me hope for a next time.—DCGeist 17:12, 6 June 2007 (UTC)


 * Thanks! Quadzilla99 21:14, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

two down, one to go ...
both 1986 and 1990 made it to GA. The only thing pending is the Financial history article. ping me once you respond to my comments. Kalyan 08:56, 7 June 2007 (UTC)

your comment about ?en and em dashes
Hi, by "symbols", do you mean those? They're an important part of writing. Tony 09:25, 7 June 2007 (UTC)

New York Giants 1986/90 templates
Instead of creating a separate templates for the Giants' staffs and rosters during that period, I think it would be better to just copy the code from the template into the 1986/90 season pages. For an example, see 2005 New England Patriots season - the final roster. I suggest this because these templates probably won't be used anywhere else than in that page, so there's really no need to have a separate floating template. After you copy the code, then you can just put those templates up for deletion. I will be doing the same with Template:2007 New England Patriots staff. Pats1 13:40, 7 June 2007 (UTC)
 * It reduces the KB of the article. I'm eventually going for FA on both of those and plan to expand both of them. This will avoid complaints about the article being too long and allow me to expand it significantly. Quadzilla99 13:51, 7 June 2007 (UTC)

Infobox poll
Sorry dude, I don't know what the hell happened with my edits. The first time, all I did was sign my name on the poll. I didn't highlight anything else or delete anything. The second time, my second reply, all I did was go to the very bottom of the page and type my reply. I've gotten into some disputes on here but I'm not a child and I'd never do shit like that intentionally. Especially since it'd be pointless, it'd be obvious and it would only hurt me. So sorry again, I don't know what happened. I guess I'll try to be more careful when I replied. I don't know how I did it accidentally, but it had to have been.Chris Nelson 01:26, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

Absurdity
Sorry for the embarrassment then, I was referring to the way Minority Report (film) stuck out like a sore thumb having nothing to do with sports. Let me know when you change your mind. — CharlotteWebb 02:28, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

..
I've added it to my watchlist :) Matthew 07:48, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

Redirect of Sportsnet.ca
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 * Hi Quadzilla99. I took care of this for you, the editor didn't know what he was doing. Enjoy your break, I hope to see you back soon. Trevor GH5 06:11, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

J.R. Richard image
After the failed FAC, I deleted the fair use image of J. R. Richard that you questioned (per WP:NCC). What do you think about this? I'm inclined to believe that it meets the first fair use rationale, since there probably are no free equivalents for this type of image. Please give your thoughts. Thanks, Nishkid64 (talk) 00:31, 20 June 2007 (UTC)

Quote
You asked about the quote: "Realizing time was short, Cohen went to Manhattan College—where he had a key to the equipment and locker rooms—and returned to the Polo Grounds at halftime with nine pairs of basketball sneakers, saying that "nine pairs was all I could get.""

In Steve Owen's 1952 book, My Kind of Football, he writes: Ray Flaherty suggested we use rubber soled sneaker shoes instead of cleats...that morning we tried to find a store open to buy sneakers. Failing, we gave up on the idea. But coming on to half time, I had the clubhouse boy call up Abe Cohen, a tailor who served as locker room attendant for Manhattan College. Abe was to meet my messenger at the gym and let him have all the sneakers available. Abe didn't have a key, so the lockers were busted open. He looted nine pairs." p. 227 Revmoran 14:08, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

Tyrus revisited?
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Belated thanks
Just found this: Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Medicine. A belated thanks! Sandy Georgia (Talk) 05:36, 9 July 2007 (UTC)
 * I raised the question here, because of Tony's unresolved copyedit concerns and the idea that someone would add an article they authored right after it passed with copyedit objections. Sandy Georgia  (Talk) 05:55, 9 July 2007 (UTC)

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Rock Springs
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 * I have went ahead with the FAC on this regardless. I will see what concerns are raised there, any should be easy to fix. IvoShandor 11:27, 25 July 2007 (UTC)

Seasonal articles
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Rock Springs massacre
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Wikibreak
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