User talk:Mattingly23/Archive Apr 2007

Dicdefs for speedy deletion
Hi Mattingly! Just wanted to give you a heads-up that although Wikipedia is not a dictionary, dicdefs to not constitute speedy deletions (re: Supercilious). The proper thing to do would be to transwiki it and then add it to WP:VfD. (I've taken care of this.) But your tactic is a good one; the sure gets people's attention quick :-) Best, Diberri | Talk 00:42, Aug 10, 2004 (UTC)
 * Thanks for letting me know that was the policy. - Mattingly23 00:51, 10 Aug 2004 (UTC)

No problem. And thank you for your wonderful contributions to Wikipedia's coverage of baseball topics. Nice work! --Diberri | Talk 01:02, Aug 10, 2004 (UTC)

Cleanup
Could you please add some reason for listing articles at Cleanup ? It's a lot more efficient for all of us WikiCleaners. _R_ 23:09, 10 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the advice - Mattingly23 23:14, 10 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Pages self-linking
I've noticed that for most of the baseball articles you've started, they are listed under 'What links here' for their own pages; articles shouldn't link to themselves, and I can't seem to spot why these listings are turning up. (For a few of your early articles, you were mistakenly using double brackets rather than triple quotes to boldface the name at the beginning of the article, but you haven't done that for some time.) Do you have any idea why the articles appear to be self-linking? MisfitToys 23:34, Aug 10, 2004 (UTC)
 * I have no idea, I was wondering that myself. I thought maybe it did that for all pages. Is there anyone to ask to see what the problem is? - Mattingly23 23:35, 10 Aug 2004 (UTC)

wheaties athletes
hey, noticed you were doing a lot of baseball related articles and i have come across a trove of unwritten articles while working on List of athletes on Wheaties boxes. if you ever get bored/time/desire, browse through the list and pick some of them to write about (i've got a lot of them organized with sport played and date depicted). it'd make the list a little more useful to have a few more "champions" with information.

and keep up the nice work on the baseball stuff, looks good poroubalous 05:15, 11 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the suggestion, I'll keep that in mind. Here's another partial list, there are some on here not in the article: http://www.wheaties.com/champions/championslist.asp - Mattingly23 12:39, 11 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Moving pages
Please use the "Move" tab (to the right of history to move pages rather than blanking them and copy and pasting. Thanks! &#9999; Oven Fresh  ²  18:57, 27 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Millencolin
Hey, Mattingly23. I would like to ask you a question, are you a fan of Millencolin? Because I can see you've been working on articles of their albums. -- Mike Garcia | talk 20:29, 27 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Image copyright comment
I non-answered your old image copyright question at Wikipedia_talk:Image_use_policy (SEWilco 04:46, 13 Mar 2005 (UTC))

V for Vendetta
No, there's nothing wrong with IMDB mistakes, you just put the link in the wrong place. If you take a look, this is the page for the comic (where you put the link), while this is the page for the film (where such links would belong). No biggie, it's an easy mistake to make. --InShaneee 20:25, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

Request for opinion
I'd prefer not to drag other people into this, and I know you've indicated a wariness of getting further involved, but could you make some comment at Talk:Jake Daubert? I'd be most interested in additional opinions in the dispute between me and Tecmobowl as to the article content. I suspect outside voices are the only way this is going to be resolved, as I can't fathom his insistence on removing the various content discussed. MisfitToys 21:02, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

Baseball entries
Thanks for your compliment and comments. Regarding trivia, it's kind of a tough call, because by its very definition it implies small and unimportant. Yet...many people find trivia entertaining and informative. I do see what you mean, though, how some trivia can be more (or less) notable than others. (Do you feel that it detracts from the quality of an article, or do you have a dislike for trivia in general?) Anyway, I will be happy to refrain from stuff that seems too obscure, as in the examples you mentioned. I have seen from your writings that you have a thorough knowledge of baseball, and I certainly respect your opinion. I would still like to incorporate trivia into some pieces, though, as it can serve to introduce the reader to a player they were not familiar with, thus expanding their baseball knowledge. Anyway, happy editing...hope to communicate again in the future. BurmaShaver 02:39, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

CardPricer.com Image Repository
Good point :-) // Tecmobowl 03:38, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

Babe Ruth Edits
I fixed the typo issues. My edit summary was pasted into the field and just too long. With regards to the Ruth article, I'm curious to see how you purpose to improve the article. I think that length and pertinent information are the major issues here. The article reads too much like a stat book at this time and I believe that should be focused on more than anything else. Remember, the article is about Ruth, not the Yankees, Ruth's grandparents, or his teammates. I have tried to piece together and pull out as much good information as i could without removing work others did. Remember, encyclopedias are not books. Dry and straight forward writing, while not as pleasing aesthetically, is more inline with WP:STYLE. I'm watching this page so please continue the discussion here or on Talk:Babe Ruth. // Tecmobowl 17:03, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

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Gold Glove Award
Nice job getting a pic in there. Article looks much better now. Quadzilla99 02:07, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

Lafayette College
I agree. My mistake in the future I will make sure to look before I leap.I am very sorry for the trouble.Cylonhunter 14:34, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

Boof Bonser assessment
Thanks a million for assessing the article! I appreciate the helpful tips. Tytrain 13:49, 15 April 2007 (UTC)

Atlanta Braves
I found 6 weblinks within the text in the Atlanta Braves article. One was irrelevant, and I removed the whole item. Two others were dead links, and have replaced the links with fact tags. The three remaing links have been ref-tagged, and a reflist}} section added. Idon't know if those will affect the assessment, but just wanted to let you know what I found. I hadn't realized there was no ref section till you mentioned having no sources. Thanks. - [[User:BillCJ|BillCJ 00:10, 17 April 2007 (UTC)

Christy Mathewson, Billy Hamilton, etc.
User:Ron liebman and some IP addresses he's using, emanating from New York City, has been posting his personal research about birthdates and such. User:Wknight94 is an admin I've communicated with about this character, and he has taken some steps to help. I suggest you communicate directly with him about this continued problem, as it might be building up to an RFC, user blocks, etc., as the user is absolutely rigid and won't discuss the matter. Wahkeenah 18:42, 17 April 2007 (UTC)

Hamilton death and birth date submissions by Ron Liebman & Company are not in most websites and publications because they take their information from the slow-moving SABR Biographical Committee (headed by Bill Carle) which has not yet released the data (they will release Hamilton & some of the others at later [points during the year). Contemporary accounts in 1940 indicate a 12/15 date as do Neft and defunct McMillan Encyclopedias - as well as the American Biogrphicakl Dictionary (22 volume, 1979). Yiou arwe dealing with this as if it were a figure of my examination and some kind of nut - instead of one of the most respected researchers (though mostly dealing with baseball records in SABR. You are talking about barring me from the internet - and next you will consider sending me to jail.  Let's end this.  Hamilton is December 15, 1940 and let's move on to other issues in life —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 149.4.108.6 (talk • contribs).