User talk:Pr4ever/Archives/2008/April

Opinion
I checked the "List of PR" and saw a Gloria Gonzalez that was added without a ref., then I checked the article and I saw that it didn't have any references either. That led me to remove the person's name from the list. Now get this, I did a google search on the subject, I mean I figured that such a "notable" person who has received so many "honors" would have multiple mentions, but nada.

During my years in Wikipedia, I have come across two cases where the claims to notability were proven to be false. These two people even went as far as to creating articles in websites such as IMdB, but were proven to be a hoax.

I'm not saying that this is the case with "Gloria Gonzalez", but I am tempted to put the article up for deletion for lack of verifiability. You are a trusted friend and I would like to hear your opinion on the matter. Tony the Marine (talk) 15:28, 4 April 2008 (UTC)


 * It seems that she may be notable. What I'm going to do is "not" nominate it for deletion at all. However, I will leave the message on the creators page to see if he is motivated to post the sources. What do you think? Tony the Marine (talk) 21:24, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

Gloria Gonzalez
Thank you for participating in the Gloria Gonzalez issue. It is great when level headed people like us can discuss an issue in a civil manner before making a final decision (She is notable enough to warrent an article). Only if others followed our example. Tony the Marine (talk) 21:40, 5 April 2008 (UTC)

Eddie Mellado - inventor of the 3-point shot
Here is something that is interesting. My son told me that Prof. Eddie Rio Mellado invented the 3-point shot that is common in the game of basketball. However, I couldn't find any reliable source to confirm this. Now, if this is true, that would mean that a "Boricua" invented something that revolutionized the game of basketball and Mellado deserves an article in Wikipedia. I do know that la Asociación de Jugadores de Baloncesto de Puerto Rico has a "Eddie Rios Mellado Award" which is annually presented to the player who makes the most 3-point shots. This I found out when I checked the R. de la C. 2461 de La Camara de Representantes de Puerto Rico: [http://209.85.173.104/search?q=cache:e0Z8oWj1KG0J:www.camaraderepresentantes.org/files/pdf/68809DILGP.pdf+Eddie+Rios+Mellado&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=16&gl=us&ie=UTF-8. R. de la C. 2462]

Now, what I was wondering is if anyone in Puerto Rico could come up with some sources (newspapers, books, etc.) which would serve as a verifiable source, because like I said before, I think that Mellado deserves an article. Tony the Marine (talk) 04:50, 13 April 2008 (UTC)