User talk:Bagumba/Archive 18

Andrew Goudelock
I saw an interview where he said he always has gone by Drew and not Andrew and that's what people always call him. So isn't that the correct name?Bluesangrel (talk)
 * Wikipedia follows WP:COMMONNAME, using the most common name that sources refer to a person as. If you think it is now “Drew”, consider opening an WP:RM first before changing links.  Regards.—Bagumba (talk) 19:11, 14 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Well, according to his official Facebook and Twitter it's Drew, but I didn't really think it was necessary to move the article. So you can't list him as Drew ever in any edit without the article being moved?Bluesangrel (talk) 19:14, 14 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Generally, it’s better to be consistent and use the most common name, which is presumably the page’s title. If the pages’s name is not the most common, RM is the least controversial way to establish consensus.—Bagumba (talk) 19:21, 14 June 2018 (UTC)

Discussion at User:Kudpung/What do admins do?
You are invited to join the discussion at User:Kudpung/What do admins do?. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 05:23, 19 June 2018 (UTC)

Dwight Howard
Hello, I just want to let you know that Dwight Howard was just traded on June 20, 2018 to the Brooklyn Nets. He was traded in exchange for Timofey Mozgov, the 45th pick of the 2018 NBA Draft, and a 2021 second round pick. This is some new information that can be added, so there really isn't anything to change. You could also change the heading "Charlotte Hornets (2017-present)" to (2017-2018). You could also create a new heading with the previous info, Brooklyn Nets (2018-present).

Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Chloe2330 (talk • contribs) 04:08, 21 June 2018 (UTC)
 * We typically dont rely solely on breaking news, and at a minimum want it attributed to named—not anonymous—sources. You can refer to WP:SPORTSTRANS.  If you have an updated source tied to a named person e.g. a team official, feel free to post to the article’s talk page. Regards.—Bagumba (talk) 04:53, 21 June 2018 (UTC)

Andruw Jones
Can you please look into re-protecting the page?--Yankees10 17:55, 21 June 2018 (UTC)

NBA draft article
If you are around, you may want to watch it. Pretty sure IP vandalism on draft night has been an issue for the last number of years. Rikster2 (talk) 22:06, 21 June 2018 (UTC)

NBA Draft template list
Could you edit Template:NBA Draft template list to add the 2018 draft? ~ EDDY  ( talk / contribs ) ~ 23:51, 21 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Done.—Bagumba (talk) 01:00, 22 June 2018 (UTC)

Protection for Collin Sexton
This page has a ton of IP / new user vandalism right now. Thanks, Natg 19 (talk) 01:05, 22 June 2018 (UTC)

Protect Brad Wanamaker?
Premature signing that has leaked. It is doubtful that this will be announced before the 7/1 start of free agency. Thanks Rikster2 (talk) 16:22, 26 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Done. There’s also the July moratorium too.—Bagumba (talk) 17:28, 26 June 2018 (UTC)

Protect Austin Rivers and Gortat?
Trade rumored, not announced Rikster2 (talk) 00:01, 27 June 2018 (UTC)
 * It's been confirmed - http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/23918159/la-clippers-send-austin-rivers-washington-wizards-center-marcin-gortat ~ EDDY  ( talk / contribs ) ~ 03:55, 27 June 2018 (UTC)

BIG3 colors in basketball biography infobox
Given that consensus is not to add BIG3 teams to the infobox, could you remove them from Module:Basketball color/data? This might discourage folks from adding these teams as the primary affiliation. I also have questions about if we need defunct NBA, G League, WNBA, etc. teams in there as well since for retired players Consensus is to keep the default gray box. I’d do it, but the template is protected. Thanks Rikster2 (talk) 21:34, 28 June 2018 (UTC)
 * I think I got it Rikster2 (talk) 21:40, 28 June 2018 (UTC)

Rising stars challenge
I don’t want to create Wikipedia articles all I want to add to nba players who participate it on event can’t believe you took it off everybody would agree with me except you. Sameem123 (talk) 12:18, 30 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks for discussing this. There was at least one other editor who also reverted your additions. Feel free to get consensus at WT:NBA. Regards.—Bagumba (talk) 13:15, 30 June 2018 (UTC)

Why did you remove the NBA records tab from Kareem?
I followed the same format as the one used on the Wilt Chamberlain page where NBA records were denoted near the bottom of the page.

Either remove them under Wilt's page or restore it under Kareem's. it makes no sense — Preceding unsigned comment added by Drdrepepper (talk • contribs)
 * As I had written in the edit summaryof the revert, it is based on WP:NBAHIGHLIGHTS, which says Some items for which there has been consensus to exclude from the infobox include: ... NBA career statistical leaders. Regarding Chamberlain, "other stuff exists" is not always a valid argument.  I will remove them from both as you suggested.—Bagumba (talk) 17:18, 30 June 2018 (UTC)

Protect Marco Belinelli and Ersan Ilyasova?
Free agent signings. Thx Rikster2 (talk) 12:27, 1 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Maybe Nick Stauskas too? Rikster2 (talk) 12:40, 1 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Both protected.—Bagumba (talk) 01:21, 2 July 2018 (UTC)

Los Angeles Lakers
Shamus248 here, I do not yet know how to "sign" messages, please forgive me. Thank you for reaching out regarding an edit I made to Los Angeles Lakers that you felt wasn't neutral. I referred to a short term of their history as the "Baby Lakers" only because it is a term often used in this context, which is why I included it. If it does not appear neutral enough, I'll simply leave the page alone, no worries. 20:19, 2 July 2018 (EST) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Shamus248 (talk • contribs)
 * I was worried it might have been used in a derogatory way, but I guess it’s being mentioned affectionately. Sorry for the misunderstanding. Still, “Baby Lakers” could be a neologism, and there might be better encyclopedic ways to phrase it. Regards.—Bagumba (talk) 02:56, 3 July 2018 (UTC)
 * it's just a reference to the team's saturation of younger players at the time, I promise and assure you there were no derogatory stipulations attached to my edit. So sorry about the confusion! Regards - Shamus248 23:28, 3 July 2018 (EST)

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 19:22, 3 July 2018 (UTC)

LeBron
The entire sports journalism reliable source world is discussing LeBron's signing with the Lakers, and you've kept it out of the article with some WP:ORThe entire sports journalism reliable source world is discussing LeBron's signing with the Lakers, and you've kept it out of the article with some WP:OR and full protected. This is quintessential involved (not to mention rather silly, all in all). The minimum you should do is reduce protection to semi and let editors update the article. NE Ent 22:31, 2 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks for discussing this. There was article churn when there was semi, which prompted full protection. You are welcome to make an edit request on the talk page with Edit fully-protected. There are already others who have, and another admin besides myself will process them.—Bagumba (talk) 22:44, 2 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Have you reviewed WP:INVOLVED lately? NE Ent 23:45, 2 July 2018 (UTC)
 * I do not believe I was pushing a personal bias in protecting the page, which was flipping back and forth, was largely unsourced, or was inaccurately equating an “agreement” as an actual signing. At Talk:LeBron_James, there is a neutral idea to write that an “agreement” was reached without implying that he was signed yet. However, I honestly don’t see a consensu yet, especially with so many other people insisting this is a done deal and others saying no updates should be done at all.  My suggestion would be for you to help form a consensus at the talkpage, and then ask another uninvolved admin to make the desired edit. If you believe the protection is undue, you can make a request to reduce it at WP:RFRPL. Barring all that, an official announcment will likely be made by the Lakers as early as Friday. Regards.—Bagumba (talk) 01:39, 3 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Please see Administrators%27_noticeboard NE Ent 18:11, 3 July 2018 (UTC)

LeBron James signed 4 years deal with Lakers I don’t know why you’re not editing that on his Wikipedia. Sameem123 (talk) 16:57, 3 July 2018 (UTC)
 * James has reached an agreement with the Lakers, but cannot sign until the July moratorium ends on Friday. You can go to Talk:LeBron James, where there are varying opinions, to reach a consensus. You can then use edit fully-protected to request an edit. Regards.—Bagumba (talk) 02:09, 4 July 2018 (UTC)

Daniel Kickert
Any chance of semi at Daniel Kickert? Lots of attention after this. Cheers. DaHuzyBru (talk) 13:06, 4 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Done.—Bagumba (talk) 13:10, 4 July 2018 (UTC)

Bimbo
Hi! We don't know each other but i need an advice/help from a neutral POV. I edited the page Bimbo adding this:. Substantially, I simply explained the meaning of the italian word from which the US slang comes in order to contexualise it (it means "child") and i explained how it has became an insult in american english. Most of the infos were already in the article, but i thought some of them, better explained, should be in the lead. User:Flyer22 Reborn started an edit war, deleting without explanation the passage , deleting it a second time even when i pointed out that what i inserted was mostly already sourced/present in the article and even deleting it against the rules a third time. What he argued (as you may read in the links) is fairly inconsistent. He invited me (as you can see in the links) to "talk" about it. Yet he deleted twice my messages to his talk page ( and ) and refused to answer to me, shutting down any possibility of collaborating in finding a common version of the passage. Now, to me this is a very distruptive behaviour: firstly he deleted a correct passage committing what i see as a vandalism, then when he was reverted he started inconsinstently referring to WP:Undue (which is ironic considering these infos are mostly already in the article, just not in the lead of it), then he asked to talk before any new edit and yet he refused to answer and deleted my messages to him, in a rude way, unecessarly calling my messages to him a "mess". Trusting your judgement as a sysop, i'll thank you if you could give a neutral POV on the situation for the better of the article, as any effort to find a common ground has been met with an unreasonable refuse to talk at all. Thank you. 93.36.190.141 (talk) 16:21, 4 July 2018 (UTC)
 * They seemed to have started a discussion at Talk:Bimbo. Comment there, and perhaps others will join as well. You can also refer to Dispute resolution.—Bagumba (talk) 16:35, 4 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Thank you. 93.36.190.141 (talk) 17:06, 4 July 2018 (UTC)

Protect Wilson Chandler, Jose Calderon
If you get a chance please. Thanks Rikster2 (talk) 18:57, 4 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks for heads up.—Bagumba (talk) 19:01, 4 July 2018 (UTC)

Celtics-Lakers Rivalry
I was trying to add some stuff to the page and if you don’t like my ideas you can stop telling me WHAT I CANNOT or CAN DO!!!!!!!!!! CurryisbetterthanLeBron (talk) 19:39, 4 July 2018 (UTC)

Jonah Bolden
Did the Sixers actually sign him? I think he’s on a three-year deal n Israel but has an opt-out, but he hasn’t actually opted out. He looks like he will join the Summer League but we all know that’s not the same as being added to the roster. Any insight? Rikster2 (talk) 14:18, 5 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Last time I did quick check, I hadn't seen anything official about 76ers signing. Either SB Nation or Australian blogs speculating about him sticking this year.  I don't add summer league to infobox, but I generally haven't bothered removing them either.—Bagumba (talk) 14:34, 5 July 2018 (UTC)

Administrators' noticeboard
Damn, you got belted at Administrators' noticeboard. I feel for ya – you were in a tough spot. It was you against the world. DaHuzyBru (talk) 04:58, 4 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Oh well, people gonna yell INVOLVED without looking at what and when I actually edited. And in hindsight, full protection doesn't work on NBA articles because nobody really wants to discuss the nuances, just blindly say he's signed or update infoboxes. It's all good.—Bagumba (talk) 05:04, 4 July 2018 (UTC)
 * I feel like you made a mistake but your heart was in the right place. I dont think anyone would be complaining about a semi-protection of LeBron. Being that incorrect signings are very rare, do you think it is time we scap the wait until july 7 policy? I mean, we don't have to beat ESPN to the press, but... ~ EDDY  ( talk / contribs ) ~ 12:30, 4 July 2018 (UTC)
 * No. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia. It’s not important that the chatter and run up to the signing is reflected. A player isn’t a member of a team until the deal is certified and announced, otherwise why have the moratorium. And false starts and rumors are actually quite common. This frankly is only a credible issue in the top 1% of cases. Rikster2 (talk) 12:36, 4 July 2018 (UTC)
 * I agree with Rikster – it's only an issue here because the LeBron James article has such high traffic. Any other page, no one bats an eye. DaHuzyBru (talk) 13:21, 4 July 2018 (UTC)
 * I think WP:INVOLVED can be worded better as I had a disconnect with other's interpretation, but nobody wanted to entertain that idea, preferring to think I had an agenda. Thanks for at least believing otherwise. Putting on my non-admin hat on your moratorium question, and in line with what has already been said above, it's factually incorrect to say they've signed. Sure, outsiders might write it off as a "technicality", but we don't say engaged couples are married days before their wedding because it's unlikely it'll be called off, and we can just change it back in the worst case.  Do we want to say they "agreed to terms"?  We can, WP:SPORTSTRANS says as much if there is consensus to do so.  However, most announcements are from anonymous sources, which are ignored because of WP:BLPGOSSIP.  And we should generally be wary of WP:RSBREAKING. LeBron was the rare case to put out a statement saying he agreed, and a few might hint at their choice on social media. In practice, most editors only change the first sentence with the team and the infobox, and rarely write prose that say "agreed".—Bagumba (talk) 04:08, 5 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Right. I definitely see your POV and I think too many people were pillorying you when you were just doing your job, so to speak. Most folks don't understand the ins and out of NBA deals. Frankly, I didn't either, and I feel like I've learned a lot because of this discussion. I can only go on what the media says, especially with prominent FAs like LeBron and DeMarcus Cousins. That being said, perhaps "agreed to terms" is the best way to go? It's all semantics, but it is vage enough and can be easily changed if the player backed out of the deal for whatever reason. Of course, we would need some consensus to change. ~ EDDY  ( talk / contribs ) ~ 14:15, 5 July 2018 (UTC)
 * I think some feel strongly that with WP:NOTNEWS, it's not a big deal to just wait for a definitive word. So there's two main factors: 1) Is whatever we write accurate (don't make agreements the same as signings, is it an anonymous source, is it breaking news, etc) 2) Even if true, is it important enough to write and not just wait for an official signing (WP:ONUS).—Bagumba (talk) 14:45, 5 July 2018 (UTC)
 * I feel like if the actual team and league aren’t announcing a signing yet, then it’s clearly not officially closed. If it were, the league wouldn’t bother with this process. And an announcement is a clear black and white standard that can be followed that cuts through the rumors to the fact. Rikster2 (talk) 14:56, 5 July 2018 (UTC)
 * It's definitely not official, and the opening sentence or infobox should not reflect a verbal agreement. What Editorofthewiki is talking about is like what's at LeBron James now, just saying that he has reached an agreement in prose since he has publicly announced it. Definitely cannot rely on anonymous sources, so this rules out 95% of cases.—Bagumba (talk) 15:05, 5 July 2018 (UTC)

Might want to watch Nemanja Bjelica
Rumored to the Sixers Rikster2 (talk) 15:24, 5 July 2018 (UTC)

Basketball biography infobox glitch
I’ve noticed that for a number of players (examples Jalen Jones and Tony Gaffney) who played for more than one college, their college “plainlist” is showing up as a bulleted list instead of a plain list. Any idea what’s up? Rikster2 (talk) 22:05, 5 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Above my head. The problems seems to occur if both the high school field and the college field both have multiple bulleted items, then the college field does not get rendered as a plainlist as expected.  Pinging  for their expertise.—Bagumba (talk) 01:49, 6 July 2018 (UTC)
 * , see the thread at Template talk:Infobox musical artist. it's a wider problem with the backend parser, but it should be fixable with changes to Module:Infobox. Frietjes (talk) 12:57, 6 July 2018 (UTC)
 * should be fixed now. Frietjes (talk) 13:08, 6 July 2018 (UTC)

Isaiah Briscoe
Might want to semi this -- getting a lot of IPs announcing his signing without being official. ~ EDDY  ( talk / contribs ) ~ 21:18, 6 July 2018 (UTC)
 * I’m late to this. Seems like done deal now.—Bagumba (talk) 02:26, 7 July 2018 (UTC)


 * You might want to do a little research before semiprotecting pages -- it appears that Tyler Honeycutt has been killed - http://www.marca.com/baloncesto/euroliga/2018/07/07/5b40a3e4e2704ec5ae8b45bd.html ~ EDDY  ( talk / contribs ) ~ 15:07, 7 July 2018 (UTC)
 * WP:RSBREAKING is key and the article was unsourced if there were better sources. WP:BLP itself says “We must get the article right.” Isn’t it strange that he has allegedly died in the US, but no American source (so far) has made a definitive statement?—Bagumba (talk) 15:14, 7 July 2018 (UTC)
 * I understand the BLP concerns but Deadspin has confirmed he has died. Seems like a bizarre affair. ~ EDDY  ( talk / contribs ) ~ 15:30, 7 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Deadspin only came out more recently, and itself is only “according to multiple reports”, including overseas Sportando and ABC7 which didnt name Honeycutt. It may end up being true, but at the time multiple IPs were making unsourced edits, it’s a BLP about someone dying, and the breaking news in my searches were dubious at the time.  I think we owe it to a person’s family and friends to get death reports right.—Bagumba (talk) 16:02, 7 July 2018 (UTC)
 * FWIW, a later source like this from LA Times that quotes people that confirm it was him is more reliable. Cheers.—Bagumba (talk) 00:27, 8 July 2018 (UTC)

Protect Billy Knight?
The former UCLA player Billy Knight died recently and folks have been adding a death date to this Billy Knight article. This article is the NBA/ABA player from Pitt. Rikster2 (talk) 10:06, 11 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Done. Had to refresh my memory on the UCLA player.—Bagumba (talk) 10:12, 11 July 2018 (UTC)

I DONT NEED HELP
DONT TALK TO ME NO MORE Parker4495 (talk) 21:08, 11 July 2018 (UTC)

Protect pages
Hey, can you protect Channing Frye, Shabazz Napier and Walter Lemon Jr? All pending deals. Thanks. Rikster2 (talk) 00:08, 17 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Maybe Georgios Papagiannis too? Rumors he MAY go back to Greece IF Portland doesn’t guarantee him on 7/19. Rikster2 (talk) 00:45, 17 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Done. Oh, if you can link the articles, it makes it easier to get to on mobile devs 😉 00:53, 17 July 2018 (UTC)

Protect DeMar DeRozan
Based on the Kawhi trade news. Rikster2 (talk) 09:43, 18 July 2018 (UTC)
 * You May also want to protect Danny Green (basketball) and Jakob Pöltl, the “other guys” in the deal. Rikster2 (talk) 13:32, 18 July 2018 (UTC)
 * it may also make sense to up the protection level on DeRozan and Leonard Rikster2 (talk) 13:35, 18 July 2018 (UTC)

It's official now FYI Rikster2 (talk) 16:38, 18 July 2018 (UTC)

Michael Beasley
Really needs stronger protection until that Laker deal goes through. Rikster2 (talk) 03:40, 21 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Yogi Ferrell too while you’re at it Rikster2 (talk) 03:42, 21 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Done.—Bagumba (talk) 05:18, 21 July 2018 (UTC)

Protection for NBA players
Can you protect Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot and Justin Anderson (basketball)? They are part of the Carmelo Anthony deal which has yet to be completed. Natg 19 (talk) 05:18, 22 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Done. Thanks for patrolling.—Bagumba (talk) 05:26, 22 July 2018 (UTC)

Protect Vince Carter?
Thanks Rikster2 (talk) 02:48, 26 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Wow, he's still going.—Bagumba (talk) 04:15, 26 July 2018 (UTC)
 * How about Danuel House? The Warriors won’t announce that one for awhile, maybe not until they annk7nce their training camp roster. Rikster2 (talk) 23:07, 26 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Gave it 1 week. Let me know if it needs follow up.—Bagumba (talk) 02:10, 27 July 2018 (UTC)

Precious anniversary
--Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:53, 27 July 2018 (UTC)

Cole Hamels
You live on the East Coast, right? I live on Pacific time. I've locked down Cole Hamels' article to admin only because the Wikijournalists just would not stop. Official word is there is no official word for tonight, so I'm going to leave the article locked overnight. If the deal is finished before I wake up, please unlock it for me. Otherwise I'll take care of it when I'm up. – Muboshgu (talk) 04:22, 27 July 2018 (UTC)
 * If I catch anything, sure, but baseball news is not on my radar as much these days.—Bagumba (talk) 08:48, 27 July 2018 (UTC)

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Metta World Peace
Do you think this should be changed back to Ron Artest? Apparently he is going by Artest again now. Should we reflect this with the wiki-title? ~ EDDY  ( talk / contribs ) ~ 01:21, 6 August 2018 (UTC)
 * It seems promotional for BIG3. I updated his article with explanation. FWIW, I know people rely on Sportando for English source on overseas signings, but I wouldn't use it as a sole source on US news when there are better options.—Bagumba (talk) 04:04, 6 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Yeah, probably just a promotional move. But if he continues to go by Artest in the future, a move may be in order. ~ EDDY  ( talk / contribs ) ~ 18:09, 6 August 2018 (UTC)

Moses Brown (basketball)
Nice work on Moses Brown (basketball)! I was just about to work on the draft when I saw you started the article. Keep it up! ~ EDDY  ( talk / contribs )~ 18:39, 17 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I usually only stick to UCLA players, and even then only the McD AAs if they are incoming freshmen.—Bagumba (talk) 08:10, 18 August 2018 (UTC)

Page protection requests
Can you protect R. J. Hunter, Bruno Caboclo, David Nwaba and the Rockets roster template? Rikster2 (talk) 01:08, 18 August 2018 (UTC)
 * OK—Bagumba (talk) 08:13, 18 August 2018 (UTC)

Courtney Lee could use protection
Thanks Rikster2 (talk) 20:09, 18 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Some already got to it.—Bagumba (talk) 00:13, 19 August 2018 (UTC)

DYK nomination of 2019 United States FIBA Basketball World Cup team
Hello! Your submission of 2019 United States FIBA Basketball World Cup team at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! – Muboshgu (talk) 01:49, 19 August 2018 (UTC)
 * QPQ added (I can never remember if notifications on DYK nom templates work ... I suspect not).—Bagumba (talk) 23:29, 19 August 2018 (UTC)
 * No, they do. My short attention span is what wasn't working. – Muboshgu (talk) 23:30, 19 August 2018 (UTC)
 * See, my attention span was so short that for some reason I thought this was my talk page. Otherwise I wouldn't have bothered to ping you. Oy. – Muboshgu (talk) 23:43, 19 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Overworked? Cheers.—Bagumba (talk) 23:47, 19 August 2018 (UTC)
 * I'm going to attribute this one to a case of the Sundays. – Muboshgu (talk) 23:49, 19 August 2018 (UTC)

DYK for 2019 United States FIBA Basketball World Cup team
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Happy Adminship Anniversary
Wishing Bagumba a very happy adminship anniversary on behalf of the Wikipedia Birthday Committee! Kpg jhp  jm  02:18, 27 August 2018 (UTC)

Protect the Rockets-Suns trade participants?
Just reported by Woj, not official yet. De'Anthony Melton, Ryan Anderson (basketball, born 1988), Brandon Knight (basketball), Marquese Chriss. Thanks Rikster2 (talk) 04:05, 31 August 2018 (UTC)
 * I did Knight, the rest were already done.—Bagumba (talk) 04:34, 31 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks. If you get a chance it may be a good idea to protect the roster templates for the Rockets and Suns too. Hopefully this goes through today. Rikster2 (talk) 11:55, 31 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Got it.—Bagumba (talk) 13:32, 31 August 2018 (UTC)

NBA, Lakers
hey, I just thought it would be better to have the Lakers in the Creation and merger because in 1946-1956 the Lakers was the first dynasty and dominance in the league they won 5 titles, so shouldn't they be in it like the Celtics is on their in the league expansion and competition 1956-1979? Or should the Lakers be on the Surging popularity (1979–1998)? — Preceding unsigned comment added by The Speller (talk • contribs) 06:05, 25 August 2018 (UTC)
 * The section should have more sourced text about the Lakers and a source or two that refers to their "dominance" to justify them being in the section title. Regards.—Bagumba (talk) 06:17, 25 August 2018 (UTC)

Ok, well let's make it so we can put it on there — Preceding unsigned comment added by The Speller (talk • contribs) 13:59, 25 August 2018 (UTC)

Shouldn't the 5 titles be enough to just put Lakers on the 1946-1956? How come the Celtics is on their from 1956-1979 but the Lakers can't? The Lakers are the NBA's most famous and successful franchises, most record wins, most finals appearances, all around best franchise in NBA — Preceding unsigned comment added by The Speller (talk • contribs) 14:19, 25 August 2018 (UTC)

I don't think this should be called Celtics dominance when back then in the 1960s the league was established with lower competition and a lot less teams. Lakers have been always more consistent good throughout the eras of NBA history. — Preceding unsigned comment added by The Speller (talk • contribs)
 * 11 titles in 13 years is independent of where they might rank compared to other eras. If you believe the Lakers were also dominant, just add sourced text to demonstrate it.—Bagumba (talk) 03:55, 1 September 2018 (UTC)

Curtis Hollis
Given the additional sources I mentioned at the AfD, I respectfully ask you to take another look at your delete vote. ~ EDDY  ( talk / contribs )~ 12:57, 2 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I've commented there.—Bagumba (talk) 13:26, 2 September 2018 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – September 2018
News and updates for administrators from the past month (August 2018). Administrator changes
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 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Asterion • Crisco 1492 • KF • Kudpung • Liz • Randykitty • Spartaz
 * Pictogram voting rename.png →

Interface administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Amorymeltzer • Mr. Stradivarius • MusikAnimal • MSGJ • TheDJ • Xaosflux

Guideline and policy news
 * Following a "stop-gap" discussion, six users have temporarily been made interface administrators while discussion is ongoing for a more permanent process for assigning the permission. Interface administrators are now the only editors allowed to edit sitewide CSS and JavaScript pages, as well as CSS/JS pages in another user's userspace. Previously, all administrators had this ability. The right can be granted and revoked by bureaucrats.

Technical news
 * Because of a data centre test you will be able to read but not edit the wikis for up to an hour on 12 September and 10 October. This will start at 14:00 (UTC). You might lose edits if you try to save during this time. The time when you can't edit might be shorter than an hour.
 * Some abuse filter variables have changed. They are now easier to understand for non-experts. The old variables will still work but filter editors are encouraged to replace them with the new ones. You can find the list of changed variables on mediawiki.org. They have a note which says . An example is   which is now.
 * Abuse filters can now use how old a page is. The variable is.

Arbitration
 * The Arbitration Committee has resolved to perform a round of Checkuser and Oversight appointments. The usernames of all applicants will be shared with the Functionaries team, and they will be requested to assist in the vetting process. The deadline to submit an application is 23:59 UTC, 12 September, and the candidates that move forward will be published on-wiki for community comments on 18 September.

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 23:22, 2 September 2018 (UTC)

NFL Protests Goal
Please reference the goal(s). I've searched numerous times, and have yet to find the end-goal stated. There are a lot of assumptions and speculations on what it is by the media and others with an opinion, but no one who has protested has stated "if X happens, I will stop protesting" Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.8.22.172 (talk) 11:43, 4 September 2018 (UTC)
 * I see that you are discussing this with others on the article talk page. Regards.—Bagumba (talk) 02:12, 5 September 2018 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Soulard Farmers Market
Hello! Your submission of Soulard Farmers Market at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 18:14, 8 September 2018 (UTC)
 * I did not nominate this; I was a reviewer. Don't worry, I notitified for you. Cheers.—Bagumba (talk) 01:33, 9 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Sorry about that. Yoninah (talk) 10:41, 9 September 2018 (UTC)

Editnotice for DOY pages
Per your suggestion on user talk: jweiss11, I've added that info to the edit notice. Great suggestion, should have been done long ago. Cheers. Toddst1 (talk) 19:42, 10 September 2018 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Moses Brown (basketball)
Hello! Your submission of Moses Brown (basketball) at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Yoninah (talk) 02:47, 13 September 2018 (UTC)

Andruw Jones
The hits in the infobox issue is coming up again.--Yankees10 23:07, 13 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks. It's been re-protected.—Bagumba (talk) 02:37, 14 September 2018 (UTC)

Speeling :)
I had just looked up 'earnt', which put me onto 'spelt', which I had always thought was spelled 'spellt'. Ah well, spelling is more about what you can stomach than what you can see. :) Shenme (talk) 02:12, 15 September 2018 (UTC)
 * I only realize my eyesight is going bad when I'm travelling and having to read maps in foreign languages. Otherwise in a familiar language (like English), one can skip over a lot of letters by just reading out of context.—Bagumba (talk) 02:19, 15 September 2018 (UTC)

Deon lyle
Why do you think we need to purge Wikipedia of all JBA players not named Ball. I know you are going to say I don’t think Lyle meets GNG blah blah but he is more notable than other players recently nominated for deletion. He was the c-USA sixth man of the year and is currently going to Europe where he will probably play next year, or maybe this year. The San Antonio sources should not be discredited since there are multiple authors and it is one of the largest cities in the USA. ~ EDDY  ( talk / contribs )~ 20:17, 20 September 2018 (UTC)
 * There is no intent to "discredit" SA sources. GNG is very clear : "Multiple publications from the same author or organization are usually regarded as a single source for the purposes of establishing notability." If someone is not notable now, but is later, they can be re-created (WP:TOOSOON) Regards.—Bagumba (talk) 03:54, 21 September 2018 (UTC)
 * I just feel like that guideline was generally so there werent articles with people whose only claim to fame was in several mentions in the hometown paper rather than a few articles in a major newspaper. I could be wrong though. ~ EDDY  ( talk / contribs )~ 12:52, 21 September 2018 (UTC)

Tyler Ulis
Hey man. I'm sorry for adding unsourced content to Tyler Ulis. It won't happen again. Since I play for the Warriors, I get excited when a new teammate joins the team! WarriorsFan30112335 (talk) 19:21, 22 September 2018 (UTC)

Dalrymple clippings
Could you test the new Boston Globe link? I may be able to update these now if I have done it right Rikster2 (talk) 13:01, 23 September 2018 (UTC)
 * That link downloads onto my computer. You should be able to get something like this which allows you see the page in the browser without having to download it.—Bagumba (talk) 13:04, 23 September 2018 (UTC)
 * OK, then I don’t know what option to select when I use the clipping function. That one is “save,” others are ancestry, email, Facebook, Twitter, embed. Rikster2 (talk) 13:12, 23 September 2018 (UTC)
 * OK, now try Rikster2 (talk) 13:16, 23 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Done Rikster2 (talk) 13:20, 23 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Great.—Bagumba (talk) 15:13, 23 September 2018 (UTC)

Protect Jaron Blossomgame?
Thanks. Rikster2 (talk) 01:47, 24 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Warned the user again also.—Bagumba (talk) 01:59, 24 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Honestly, I don’t believe that photo is free either. Rikster2 (talk) 03:16, 24 September 2018 (UTC)
 * I flagged it on Commons.—Bagumba (talk) 06:28, 24 September 2018 (UTC)

Surely a block for User:Clemson1998 now after the most recent reverts. It's disruptive editing 101. DaHuzyBru (talk) 15:13, 24 September 2018 (UTC)
 * My hands are a bit tied with WP:INVOLVED. You can try WP:AN3. I'll be away from a real keyboard for a while.—Bagumba (talk) 16:23, 24 September 2018 (UTC)

DYK for Moses Brown (basketball)
Alex Shih (talk) 00:02, 25 September 2018 (UTC)

WP:MEDRS
This guideline is what we generally follow for medical content. Best Doc James  (talk · contribs · email) 15:23, 30 September 2018 (UTC)

Rising stars challenge
Add this award to nba players in their first and second year in nba. Sameem123 (talk) 04:50, 4 October 2018 (UTC)

Risng stars challenge
Add this award to nba players. Sameem123 (talk) 04:51, 4 October 2018 (UTC)

Discussion at Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_National_Football_League
You are invited to join the discussion at Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_National_Football_League.  Eagles   24/7  (C)  21:26, 4 October 2018 (UTC)

Invitation to join the Ten Year Society
Dear ,

I'd like to extend a cordial invitation to you to join the Ten Year Society, an informal group for editors who've been participating in the Wikipedia project for ten years or more. ​

Best regards, Chris Troutman  ( talk ) 21:40, 4 October 2018 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – October 2018
News and updates for administrators from the past month (September 2018). Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Justlettersandnumbers • L235
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Bgwhite • HorsePunchKid • J Greb • KillerChihuahua • Rami R • Winhunter

Interface administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Cyberpower678 • Deryck Chan • Oshwah • Pharos • Ragesoss • Ritchie333

Oversight changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Guerillero • NativeForeigner •  Snowolf • Xeno

Guideline and policy news
 * Following a request for comment, the process for appointing interface administrators has been established. Currently only existing admins can request these rights, while a new RfC has begun on whether it should be available to non-admins.
 * There is an open request for comment on Meta regarding the creation a new user group for global edit filter management.

Technical news
 * Partial blocks should be available for testing in October on the Test Wikipedia and the Beta-Cluster. This new feature allows admins to block users from editing specific pages and in the near-future, namespaces and uploading files. You can expect more updates and an invitation to help with testing once it is available.
 * The Foundations' Anti-Harassment Tools team is currently looking for input on how to measure the effectiveness of blocks. This is in particular related to how they will measure the success of the aforementioned partial blocks.
 * Because of a data centre test, you will be able to read but not edit the Wikimedia projects for up to an hour on 10 October. This will start at 14:00 (UTC). You might lose edits if you try to save during this time.

Arbitration
 * The Arbitration Committee has, by motion, amended the procedure on functionary inactivity.
 * The community consultation for 2018 CheckUser and Oversight appointments has concluded. Appointments will be made by October 11.
 * Following a request for comment, the size of the Arbitration Committee will be decreased to 13 arbitrators, starting in 2019. Additionally, the minimum support percentage required to be appointed to a two-year term on ArbCom has been increased to 60%. ArbCom candidates who receive between 50% and 60% support will be appointed to one-year terms instead.
 * Nominations for the 2018 Arbitration Committee Electoral Commission are being accepted until 12 October. These are the editors who help run the ArbCom election smoothly. If you are interested in volunteering for this role, please consider nominating yourself.

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 20:12, 5 October 2018 (UTC)

What do you think...
I'm interested in what you think of the new portal design. &mdash; The Transhumanist  08:53, 6 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Can't say I've been following the changes too closely, but it looks pretty spiffy if(???) the content was autogenerated.—Bagumba (talk) 12:15, 6 October 2018 (UTC)