User talk:Eagles247/Archive 26

Mike Sholars
The AfD notice on the Mike Sholars article isn't linking to the AfD discussion. Can you take a look and fix that? Thanks. Cbl62 (talk) 22:56, 31 August 2011 (UTC)
 * How's that?  Eagles   24/7  (C)  23:01, 31 August 2011 (UTC)

Mike Sholars

Sir.

Your comment regarding Greg Sholars is False... He is an EIGHT TIME NCAA DIV. I ALL-AMERICAN Sprinter for TCU, He is Also a 4 Time NCAA Div. I National Champion and a member of TCU´s Hall of Fame. This is CLEARLY STATED in the No. 10 Reference, as are All other Facts in the Article Supported by Viable References — Preceding unsigned comment added by EuroNews (talk • contribs) 01:00, 1 September 2011 (UTC)


 * However, it is not stated that Greg is Mike's brother, which is why it was removed.  Eagles   24/7  (C)  01:02, 1 September 2011 (UTC)

Sir

the reference of which are listed are to prove the Notability of Greg Sholars ALSO.... Whether or not they are Brothers, has never been disputed — Preceding unsigned comment added by EuroNews (talk • contribs) 02:04, 1 September 2011 (UTC)
 * We need a reference that states the two are brothers, but you have to remember that the article is about Mike, and Greg's notability is not in dispute right now.  Eagles   24/7  (C)  02:08, 1 September 2011 (UTC)

Hello.
Hi. I still wish ot run for admin. Thanks. I seem to notice many pages being spammed and abused. At times, I wish I can lock the pages, instead of having to bother an admin to do so.

--Hacker1 (talk) 13:32, 1 September 2011 (UTC).

One-day retirement contracts
Eagles, what's the policy of including these one-day retirement contracts in the infobox: and ? Although it strikes me as infobox clutter, I really don't have a strong opinion about it one way or the other. I would like to be consistent from one player to another, however. Thoughts? Dirtlawyer1 (talk) 19:39, 2 September 2011 (UTC)
 * The contracts they sign are for ceremonial purposes only and have no real monetary value, so I wouldn't include them in the infoboxes.  Eagles   24/7  (C)  21:08, 2 September 2011 (UTC)

request
Can you undelete Darryl Gamble and Bryan Walters? Per Kevin Acee on twitter, both made the team.-- Giants27 ( T  |  C )  21:37, 3 September 2011 (UTC)
 * ✅  Eagles   24/7  (C)  21:43, 3 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Can you do the same for Kellen Heard?-- Giants27 ( T  |  C )  23:56, 3 September 2011 (UTC)
 * and Eric Hagg?--Yankees10 01:44, 4 September 2011 (UTC)
 * ✅ and ✅.  Eagles   24/7  (C)  03:53, 4 September 2011 (UTC)
 * David Caldwell and Terrence Johnson as well, if you could.-- Giants27 ( T  |  C )  04:12, 4 September 2011 (UTC)
 * ✅  Eagles   24/7  (C)  04:21, 4 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Chris Neild? I had a feeling these AfDs were pre-mature...-- Giants27 ( T  |  C )  04:40, 4 September 2011 (UTC)
 * ✅ Undoubtedly. Horrible timing by Vanadus.  Eagles   24/7  (C)  04:42, 4 September 2011 (UTC)

Practice Squad
You fixed the count, but now the practice squads are not showing up. This is why I hate the new format. So many problems that the old one didn't have, and the old one was easier to use as well. RevanFan (talk) 17:43, 4 September 2011 (UTC)

Remedial
It's a word, haha. Probably didn't fit there nonetheless, but it's neither vandalism nor non-English. Haha,-- Giants27 ( T  |  C )  03:21, 5 September 2011 (UTC)
 * I meant non-English grammar-wise, and I couldn't find an appropriate use of "remedials" there. I'm gonna go with failed vandalism.  Eagles   24/7  (C)  03:25, 5 September 2011 (UTC)

Help? Thanks.
You helped me out often, and I thought you wouldnt mind helping again. Is User:DarkestWolfSoul a violation of:

"Promotional usernames are used to promote a group, company, product or website on Wikipedia."


 * -taken from Wikipedia:Username Policy.

The user page explains why I think it is. mysterytrey  (talk)  01:18, 6 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Yes, you are correct. I have blocked the user and deleted his/her userpage.  Eagles   24/7  (C)  01:32, 6 September 2011 (UTC)

New York Giants roster
What's your take on the disagreement between me and Ositadinma over the Giants template? What I did is what we've been doing for two years now, and he's reverting me. We've had this disagreement before, and I remember someone changing it to my edit, but I want to see your opinion now. Thanks. RevanFan (talk) 19:09, 6 September 2011 (UTC)


 * No need for comment, disagreement has been resolved. Thanks.  Osi  tadinma  19:49, 6 September 2011 (UTC)
 * I'm not sure NFL rules would even pertain for players on injured reserve.  Eagles   24/7  (C)  20:02, 6 September 2011 (UTC)

RfA Reform update
Hi. It's been a little while since the last message on RfA reform, and there's been a fair amount of slow but steady progress. However, there is currently a flurry of activity due to some conversations on Jimbo's talk page.

I think we're very close to putting an idea or two forward before the community and there are at least two newer ones in the pipeline. So if you have a moment:
 * Have a look at the min requirement proposal and familiarise yourself with the statistics, I'd appreciate comment on where we should put the bar.
 * Any final comments would be appreciated on the clerks proposal.
 * Feedback on the two newer proposals - Pre-RfA & RfA reform 2011/Sysop on request. Both are more radical reforms of RfA and might run along side the current system.

Thanks for reading and for any comments that you've now made.

Delivered by MessageDeliveryBot on behalf of RfA reform 2011 at 21:39, 6 September 2011 (UTC).

WP:HOUND
Eagles 247, I'm noticing a lot of WP:HOUND coming from you and I am thankful for the helpfulness on my user page but could you please stop "stalking" all my edits. I can edit my own userpage and I don't mean to come off as rude I would just like to stop being so closely watched. TRLIJC19  (  talk  ) 03:05, 7 September 2011 (UTC)
 * I don't see how I've violated WP:HOUND in any way. I noticed that you used the wrong service awards on your userpage and I removed them.  Eagles   24/7  (C)  03:08, 7 September 2011 (UTC)

But as when I was blocked you had to comment. You tend to revert my edits. Perhaps a misunderstanding on my part. TRLIJC19   (  talk  ) 03:10, 7 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Your userpage is on my watchlist, that's all.  Eagles   24/7  (C)  03:11, 7 September 2011 (UTC)

Thank you!
Thank you for fixing up my userpage. It shows my opinions and helps me quickly give a warning to a vandal.--1966batfan (talk) 02:03, 8 September 2011 (UTC)
 * No problem, and your last statement is clearly untrue.  Eagles   24/7  (C)  02:06, 8 September 2011 (UTC)

It appeared as it was on the userapge when I warned a vandal. Make so I can copy it and instanly warn a vandal.--1966batfan (talk) 03:31, 8 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Apparently  is not a template that can be used by non-Cluebots. I've modified your userpage.  Eagles   24/7   (C)  03:54, 8 September 2011 (UTC)

Thank you for fixing the templates. Actually, the stuff I said about Philadelphia sports teams is not as bad as I would say about Boston sports teams. (I prefer the Yankees and Jets over the Mets and Giants) (AL and AFC are better than NL and NFC.)--1966batfan (talk) 21:27, 8 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Okay, then.  Eagles   24/7  (C)  21:28, 8 September 2011 (UTC)

3 reverts and new User:Holtmf
Hi there, What do you think about blocking or at least strong warning new User:Holtmf? He has violated WP:3RR, along with the IP 71.80.94.43 which added the biased content yesterday that he is so vociferously defending. Thoughts?--TM 23:41, 8 September 2011 (UTC)
 * I've given him a warning, and I don't think a block is necessary yet. He's a new user who just doesn't know the rules around here at the moment. I'm willing to assume good faith right now.  Eagles   24/7  (C)  23:44, 8 September 2011 (UTC)

Holtmf here: I did not add the biased content in the Alshon intro blurb. Check the logs. But whatever, I'm not here to vandalize your precious encyclopedia. I'm just trying to give credit where credit is due. I could use some feedback on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devin_Taylor since I wrote that whole thing myself — Preceding unsigned comment added by Holtmf (talk • contribs)
 * You may not have originally added the bias, but you kept restoring it when it was removed. In regards to the Devin Taylor article, please be careful about paraphrasing too close to the source. Besides that, it looks good.  Eagles   24/7  (C)  00:04, 9 September 2011 (UTC)

Alshon Jeffery
OK I'm new to Wikipedia editing, obviously, but I really don't agree with your removal of my 2011 section.

Calling my reference "unpublished synthesis" (i.e. Do not combine material from multiple sources to reach or imply a conclusion not explicitly stated by any of the sources. If one reliable source says A, and another reliable source says B, do not join A and B together to imply a conclusion C that is not mentioned by either of the sources. This would be a synthesis of published material to advance a new position, which is original research. "A and B, therefore C" is acceptable only if a reliable source has published the same argument in relation to the topic of the article.) is a lawyer's trick, semantic, rhetorical, hair-splitting.

Those 3 sources showed 24 consecutive games in which Alshon had a reception. So my "conclusion C" in this case is that 9+14+1=24. I don't think I need a reliable source to publish the fact that 9+14+1=24. If you would like an easier math problem, I could refer you to his official player bio, which said at the beginning of the season "has at least one reception in 23 straight games..." You just have to add 1 (ECU) to 23 to get 24. This kind of nitpicky BS is why I am reluctant to contribute. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Holtmf (talk • contribs) 23:49, 8 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Yes, the SC bio would be a better source for that, but your using three of his season game logs to reach a conclusion is a direct violation of WP:SYNTH. Saying he had a "characteristic performance" is original research as well.  Eagles   24/7  (C)  00:01, 9 September 2011 (UTC)

OK I'll watch my language, and I can leave the receptions streak off since publishing it would jinx it anyway, but as far as paraphrasing, there's only so much you can do when you're trying to relay succinctly a list of sports stats. Thanks for the feedback and patienceHoltmf (talk) 00:10, 9 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Yes, agreed.  Eagles   24/7  (C)  00:40, 9 September 2011 (UTC)

Roster navbox
For the Cowboys roster navbox, do you think it would be alright to put rookies in italics? RevanFan (talk) 04:41, 10 September 2011 (UTC)
 * I'd say no for the same reason we don't include positions.  Eagles   24/7  (C)  22:37, 10 September 2011 (UTC)

Thanks
Thanks for the fixes. GB fan please review my editing 23:14, 11 September 2011 (UTC)
 * No problem, good luck!  Eagles   24/7  (C)  23:14, 11 September 2011 (UTC)

Porchcorpter Edit Filter manager request
Hi Eagles. Porchcorpter has requested edit filter rights, and I have declined the request. I believe it is far too soon after the expiration of his topic ban to be requesting advanced permissions, but I told him that if there is consensus on his talk page to re-open the request for wider review, I would do so. Your input there is welcome. Thanks, 28bytes (talk) 03:57, 12 September 2011 (UTC)
 * I'll defer to Worm's judgment on this one.  Eagles   24/7  (C)  04:13, 12 September 2011 (UTC)

Michael Vick
Is Michael Vick in his ninth season or his tenth season because NFL.com say ten even though he played 6 years with the Falcons and 3 with the Eagles?  Wayne  Slam 21:02, 12 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Gotta be a mistake at NFL.com. The "career stats" only lists nine seasons, including the current one.  Eagles   24/7  (C)  21:04, 12 September 2011 (UTC)

TRLIJC19
Can you have a look at TRLIJC19 again, looks like he is continuing his battle over "head" vs "chief" at Grey's Anatomy related pages. Mt king  (edits)  22:45, 12 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Sigh. I've blocked him for one week.  Eagles   24/7  (C)  22:57, 12 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Maybe he is after an entry in Lamest edit wars ? Mt  king  (edits)  23:17, 12 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Hah, could be.  Eagles   24/7  (C)  23:20, 12 September 2011 (UTC)

Sorry about that it was for school.
Sorry for changing that. In school we were told to edit any Wikipedia page and then post it on out class site so he could see what we did. He was showing us how easy it is to edit information and see how quickly it is changing back. I was told to change it again and see how long it took someone to change it back again. Again sorry for any inconvience it was all for school and grade. I was only doing it the one time and one time only for school. Sincerly Chance93 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Chance93 (talk • contribs)

SPI on an IP whose unblock you declined
See Sockpuppet investigations/FaheyUSMC. You declined to unblock and I believe you were correct. Toddst1 (talk) 06:35, 15 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks, I am fully confident that the IP is FaheyUSMC based on behavioral evidence, but DF67 gave him a second chance. I won't be wheel-warring DF67's decision to unblock, and whatever the community decides is the best way to go about this.  Eagles   24/7  (C)  17:47, 15 September 2011 (UTC)

RfA Page
You previously deleted an RfA page I created. I'd like to request that it be restored. Thank you. Lambanog (talk) 11:23, 17 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Are you sure? Your block expired only recently, and you'll most likely meet with much opposition if Eagles did restore your RfA. If I were you, I'd give it more time, a year perhaps, before trying for adminship, since recent blocks and RfAs never go well together. Regards, The Utahraptor Talk/Contribs 15:28, 17 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your concern and thoughtfulness, but there is no time like the present. An RfA will clarify certain things for me regarding Wikipedia and what my relationship to it should be.  I am willing to contribute to Wikipedia currently.  The block record will still be there a year hence; whether I will be able to contribute as I have been doing so in the future is less clear.  I dislike a muddle; best to iron things out now if possible.  Thanks again.  Lambanog (talk) 16:03, 17 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Have you given thought to an editor review? With an editor review, you will receive a thorough review of your edits without all the drama that an RfA causes. The Utahraptor Talk/Contribs 16:07, 17 September 2011 (UTC)

question for you
Does File:Tallest CB ever.jpg look like a copyvio to you? It was uploaded by over on commons and the user may or may not actually be Lenny Walls. But nonetheless, the copyright has obviously not expired and it's not a public domain, so it looks like a BS license. Now, I don't know enough about images and can't find the image online, so I have no idea if it's deletable or not, which is why I'm bringing this up to you, haha.-- Giants27 ( T  |  C )  00:02, 20 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Nothing comes up in a Google Images search, so the uploader probably owns the rights to the image. However, as you said, the licensing is wrong, so I've nominated it for speedy deletion at Commons. Not much else we can do, the uploader needs to specify what he licenses it as.  Eagles   24/7  (C)  00:10, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

ARS
It is my claim that in the public domain there is readily available content about him apart from the event. That clearly falls within ARS domain.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 01:41, 20 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Where does his notability come from? His career as a pastor or his NFL career in which he never played a game? You can't just assume there is notability somewhere after finding nothing elsewhere.  Eagles   24/7  (C)  01:48, 20 September 2011 (UTC)
 * This is to be argued at the AFD.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 04:14, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

ANI
Hello. This message is being sent to inform you that there is currently a discussion at Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. The discussion is about the topic Administrators%27_noticeboard/Incidents. Thank you. Toddst1 (talk) 16:43, 25 September 2011 (UTC)
 * I'll keep an eye on it. Thanks,  Eagles   24/7  (C)  16:44, 25 September 2011 (UTC)

Hello
Can you undone your action of delete my article talk page, Nguyễn Xuân Minh (wikipedian)? I'm still discussing with the admin who deleted that article. When we're done my article will either recover or permanent delete then you can delete the talk page after that.Trongphu (talk) 00:46, 26 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Talk pages without corresponding articles are to be deleted per WP:G8. The admin with whom you are discussing the article can view the contents of the talk page, thus I see no need to restore the talk page.  Eagles   24/7  (C)  01:55, 26 September 2011 (UTC)

Jerry Rice
Hi, I'm the one who added Jerry Rice's new videogame to his article, in the Media Work section. I wanted to find out why it was removed, and how I can make a proper addition to that page. The release of the first game featuring Jerry in its cover, title, and in the game itself seems at least as noteworthy a fact as his participation in Zaxby's TV ads. Was my format inappropriate, or should I have passed the content through an official Wikipedia editor? I'm a huge Wikipedia reader, but this is my first attempt to contribute, so I'm not familiar with the process.

I am an employee (software engineer) of Judobaby, maker of the game, but both the game and Jerry's participation in it are legitimate. It's available from Amazon and EBGames. You may contact me thru. Thanks.

Paul Kwinn 71.146.208.214 (talk) 18:14, 26 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Hi Paul. I removed your addition as it was not written from a neutral point of view and appeared to be promotional, especially the line: "The game is designed to appeal to players of all ages, both football fans and dog lovers." Besides the POV of the addition, you have a conflict of interest and it is recommended that you refrain from editing articles related to your company. However, I will help you out and add the video game to Rice's article.  Eagles   24/7  (C)  18:52, 26 September 2011 (UTC)

Thanks very much. Yeah, I'd wondered about that line. For future reference, is there an accepted protocol for those who could be considered to have a conflict of interest to submit information for Wikipedia consideration? Some editorial channel? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.146.208.214 (talk) 17:59, 27 September 2011 (UTC)
 * There is an essay which you might find useful (here), but basically it is best to suggest changes/additions on the talk page of an article that you have a conflict of interest with.  Eagles   24/7  (C)  18:02, 27 September 2011 (UTC)

Excellent. Thanks again for the help. --Paul — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.146.208.214 (talk) 18:35, 27 September 2011 (UTC)

My Talk Page
Eagles 24/7, the edit I made was extremely minor. I don't like abbreviations on my talk page so I changed one tiny thing. It does not change the meaning of what he wrote at all and it still directs to the same place. He wrote "WP:3RR" and I changed it to "three revert rule". They mean the exact same thing. I just didn't like the abbrev. on my talk page. I could understand your concern had I been changing the meaning of what a user was saying but they mean the exact same thing. "WP:3RR" is term for "Wikipedia three revert rule. Which is what I changed it to. Not to mention it's my user page so I can customize it to look as I please as long as I'm not changing a user's meaning in any way, which I'm not. Like I said, I could understand if it was a significant change but this is simply unnecessary.  TRLIJC19   (  talk  ) 21:39, 27 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Please read WP:TPO and don't do it again.  Eagles   24/7  (C)  21:42, 27 September 2011 (UTC)

You are acting as though I'm completely changing his meaning, it means the exact same thing. Please acknowledge that. TRLIJC19  (  talk  ) 21:44, 27 September 2011 (UTC)
 * So by your logic, I can remove your entire comment above and just write "It was a minor edit. I didn't change the meaning. --TRLIJC19" I didn't change the meaning, right? But seriously, please read the guideline I linked above, it states you cannot refactor comments as you did.  Eagles   24/7  (C)  21:49, 27 September 2011 (UTC)

It's completely different. I didn't say I was going to erase his whole post and summarize it. I was making the abbreviation the full meaning. User meant exactly what I changed it to, he just abbreviated it. TRLIJC19  (  talk  ) 22:11, 27 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Look, there's no discussion here. Your refactoring is not one of the exemptions listed at WP:TPO and I expect you to refrain from doing so in the future. This should have been done in the first place and only Mtking is able to determine whether your refactoring is appropriate or not, as s/he's the one who wrote it.  Eagles   24/7  (C)  22:19, 27 September 2011 (UTC)

I understand, I'm a user and you're an admin. I should know my place right? TRLIJC19  (  talk  ) 22:21, 27 September 2011 (UTC) Just kidding. I was quoting Grey's Anatomy. But I see your points. TRLIJC19  (  talk  ) 22:22, 27 September 2011 (UTC)

Akwasi Owusu-Ansah
I explained my edit in the edit summary. I contacted a Dallas beat writer to see if he is still at WR, or if they moved him back to safety. I'll update the roster template if anything changes. RevanFan (talk) 16:43, 30 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Alright.  Eagles   24/7  (C)  16:50, 30 September 2011 (UTC)

Should I be concerned?
Apparently you and User:Bigblue535658 have recently had debates on edits at an article or two recently. I've received this talk page edit from that user requesting help. I'm concerned that this is an attempt to canvass on their part. Should I be, and what if anything should I do?  Giants2008  ( 27 and counting ) 16:51, 30 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Bigblue535658 clearly canvassed you IMO, but I'll assume good faith and say he just didn't know about Wikipedia's policies against such attempts. If you are interested in participating in some of the discussions, I don't feel that you're a biased party and you can objectively make your own decision. It's up to you, but you have my permission (if that's what you were going for).  Eagles   24/7  (C)  17:01, 30 September 2011 (UTC)