User talk:Kasmaciarz

Wikipedia:Manual of Style (trademarks)
Kasmaciarz, please read Manual of Style (trademarks) concerning the capitalization of Root Sports as well as the use of the ™ character, specifically this section:
 * Follow standard English text formatting and capitalization rules, even if the trademark owner considers nonstandard formatting "official":
 * avoid: REALTOR®, TIME, KISS''
 * instead, use: Realtor, Time, Kiss''

Thanks! — X96lee15 (talk) 17:39, 18 April 2011 (UTC)


 * I wrote the same message as the above. Please stop capitalizing Root Sports, it's against our policy. TomCat4680 (talk) 18:36, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

Ok good to know... I'm brand new on this and don't exactly know how everything works so thank you X96lee15 for that... it's just frustrating since our company has a policy of how our name is supposed to be cited. I have all our Logo and Name Usage Guidelines and Typography Guidelines and it's supposed to be all in caps with the TM. As far as other edits I've made that keep getting changed back. We are not part of Fox at all... I keep changing it and it keeps getting changed back. I'd be more than happy to cite the correct place http://www.rootsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=25900&ATCLID=205126777 with our information... but we are not part of Fox and haven't been for a long time. I keep trying to make these changes on ROOT SPORTS, ROOT SPORTS | Northwest Region, ROOT SPORTS | Pittsburgh Region and ROOT SPORTS | Rocky Mountain Region. Kasmaciarz (talk) 18:45, 25 April 2011 (UTC)kasmaciarz 11:39, 25 April 2011


 * Yes you are, you still air national Fox Sports Net shows such as The Dan Patrick Show and Pac 10 and Big 12 college football and basketball. TomCat4680 (talk) 18:48, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

We would love to have this conversation with you in person, via the phone or email - my boss is the VP of Marketing for DIRECTV Sports Networks - his name is Geoff Walker - email is gmwalker@directv.com - phone is 425-748-3442. We want to have this explained and fixed as we know our contracts, our agreements and who we are/what we carry. Thanks! Kasmaciarz (talk) 18:53, 25 April 2011 (UTC)


 * I prefer to talk here. Is it true or false that you air The Dan Patrick Show and nationally televised Pac 10 and Big 12 football and basketball? TomCat4680 (talk) 18:57, 25 April 2011 (UTC)


 * There is no black and white answer here as regional sports networks programming can be nuanced. What is clear is that we understand our business, we are no longer part of Fox and we are owned by DIRECTV. If you would like more information please contact Geoff Walker at the information I posted above. Kasmaciarz (talk) 19:04, 25 April 2011 (UTC)


 * I understand DirecTV owns the 3 channels, but they still show nationally televised FSN-produced programs, as mentioned in the Root Sports article "...programming partnerships with FSN are still in place." TomCat4680 (talk) 19:30, 25 April 2011 (UTC)


 * ROOT SPORTS, like most regional sports networks and as customary in this business, will pick up programming from time to time from a variety of sources, including FOX and other programmers. That said, we would prefer that if you continue to insist on adding information and changing facts about our company that you kindly contact us directly, otherwise, please allow us to be the source of the information. Kasmaciarz (talk) 19:44, 25 April 2011 (UTC)


 * TomCat, I think we need to go with what Kasmaciarz says, unless you can find a source somewhere that says otherwise.
 * Kasmaciarz, is there a press release available online that states what you're saying here? Wikipedia has this policy WP:V that says everything should be verifiable, even if it is false.  If you could provide something, then it would clear this up. — X96lee15 (talk) 19:47, 25 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Scratch that, nevermind. It looks like you've already given the link above. — X96lee15 (talk) 19:58, 25 April 2011 (UTC)