User talk:John Bois

Dan Quinn
Your statement was false. The NFL page is based on anonymous reporting. The rule is to wait until the new team announces it.-- Rockchalk 717 16:35, 1 February 2024 (UTC)


 * Where does the rule state that? John Bois (talk) 19:06, 1 February 2024 (UTC)
 * WP:SPORTSTRANS Troutfarm27  (Talk) 19:06, 1 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Not to mention it's a long standing consensus at the NFL Project. When NFL analysts report a transaction of any kind, it's usually when the contract was agreed to. It does not mean the contract has been signed. When a player joins a new team or a coach gets hired by another team they are not officially apart of the team until the contract is signed. When the team announces it, that means the contract was signed. When it comes to trades, almost the same exact thing applies except the trade isn't officially completed until the team announces it.-- Rockchalk 717 19:57, 1 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Additionally, you also seem to not understand the difference between official press releases and journalist reporting. The NFL does not make press releases on transactions. Transactions reported by NFL.com or by NFL social media accounts are not press releases. They are articles, no different than an article about (for example) about a murder or the president signing a bill.-- Rockchalk 717 20:05, 1 February 2024 (UTC)
 * WP:SPORTSTRANS is an essay on the topic, not a policy or guideline, but I would recommend reading it. The overall policies that come into play here are biographies of living persons and reliable sources. The short version is that an anonymous report of a sports transaction isn't considered reliable, especially because so many similar reports have been wrong in the past. The transaction really needs to be officially confirmed in some capacity.
 * Also, I'd suggest reading about usage of the minor edit flag. If you're changing the meaning of an article, even by one word, you should leave the minor edit flag unchecked. Please feel free to let me know if you have any questions. Daniel Quinlan (talk) 20:51, 1 February 2024 (UTC)