User talk:SimonJWallace

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Nonsense of Eccentric Flamingoes
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Eccentric Flamingoes
 Can you tell me why you deleted the entry for my cricket club the Eccentric Flamingoes?

The reason given was Patent Nonsense!

Are you trying to suggest we don't exist?

Here's our homepage on the net http://www.geocities.com/hitoutgetout/

A reference to a match reports from one of our regular opponents http://www.woodcutterscc.com/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogsection&id=5&Itemid=33

2 mentions on the fixture list of another Edinburgh Club http://www.geocities.com/stucampbell_uk/mortonfxitures2m.htm

Another match report http://infcricket.inf.ed.ac.uk/2006/2006MatchReports.htm

Hope we can clear this up amicably

Cheers Simon  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.235.182.33 (talk) 20:02, 2 September 2008 (UTC)


 * No but the article was nonsensical and made no assertion of notability. It will need a total rewrite in any event. Look at WP:MOS, wp:v and WP:N. These will guide you in your editing. I will restore the article, based on Google book hits. Looking at the sources you quote, geocities and blogs don't count as reliable sources. Mentions on your webpage or your opponents' do not.  Mere existence does not suffice for an encyclopedia article-- subjects must meet notability requirements. The paucity of google news hits argues against notability based on significant coverage by third party sources.  Google books hits argue for it. You may want to log in while editing. You signed your name as Simon, so I suppose your are User:SimonJWallace. So I will cross post on that talk page. You can sign by placing four tildes after your talk page posts. Cheers, and happy editing.   Dloh  cierekim  20:24, 2 September 2008 (UTC)

editing advice
these paragraphs, in my opinion, should go:


 * Like their avian counterparts, Flamingoes cricketers are naturally athletic. Any form of training or practice is frowned upon and condemned as un-Flamingo-like behaviour. Drinking, however, is heavily encouraged before, during and after matches. Like their avian counterparts, Flamingoes cricketers are notoriously fickle when it comes to choosing hostelries in which to partake of a beverage - any pub that puts on a good spread of sandwiches and/or pies will do, even if it's in Gifford.

and


 * The collective noun for flamingoes is flamboyance. The Eccentric Flamingoes Flamboyance assembles formally every northern winter for an evening of drinking games and vaguely cricket-related speeches known as the Annual Dinner. It is an interesting study in collective amnesia as dozens of the greatest minds in Edinburgh (arguably) are unable to reconstruct events after 11pm between them.

and this


 * where an array of natural (and unnatural) talent can be seen.


 * The current Captain is Bob Giulianotti, a Guinness drinker of international renown.

Remember, this is an encyclopedia, and any semblance of flair, flamboyance, humor, or verve must be omitted.

The club's been around over 100 years? There's your claim to notability. Emphasize the historical angle. Hopefully, the books I mentioned are accessible. They should give you the reliable 3rd party sourcing you need. Hope this helps. Cheers,  Dloh  cierekim  20:34, 2 September 2008 (UTC)