Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Philadelphia Phillies

Volunteering
I'll volunteer to kind of spearhead this effort so that we can make sure we get things up and running. I'd hate to see the WikiProject for our beloved Phillies get shut down! Killervogel5 (talk) 17:55, 10 April 2008 (UTC)
 * I don't think you'll get shut down, however if nobody is participating the project could be listed as "inactive." Good thing the Fightin's, I mean the Phightin's , maybe the the Pfightin's (?) . . . the Phillies have 100+ seasons that can be worked on.  Nice work so far on the project!  - Mitico (talk) 17:06, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

Assessment
I created WikiProject Philadelphia Phillies/Assessment. The WP 1.0 bot will automatically update the logs, charts, etc. It is a nice way to keep track of articles covered by the project. The Cardinals project uses these functions on the main wikiproject page, versus a separate Assessment page. If you want to do the same, be my guest. - Mitico (talk) 17:06, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

Season records
When updating the current season record here and Philadelphia Phillies seasons, please remember to always change the date to match the last game that was played. Do not make the date the day that you updated it, because it won't always necessarily be the same. I try to keep everything current but there are times that I am gigging or away from my computer and can't do it. Killervogel5 (talk) 13:32, 12 April 2008 (UTC)
 * This does not need to be done on the main Phillies page anymore; I've set it up so that it is transcluded from the seasons page; i.e., when you change it once, it will be changed everywhere. KV5 (talk) 15:20, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Baseball Wall of Fame
Does anyone think that a list of members of the Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame would pass requirements for notability? It has its own section in the Phillies article (which is very much incomplete and is one of my current projects), but it is beginning to get quite lengthy as an embedded list, and should be broken out, IMHO. I would like to get a consensus from project members before I make a page. I am going to start building the list today in my sandbox, but nothing is there yet except retired numbers. KV5 •  Squawk box  •  Fight on!  15:49, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Maybe a few links would help? -- RyRy5 ( talk ) 23:47, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Yes, I know the links aren't there; that section has been on my list of things to do for a while now, and I'm just now catching up to it. I want to make it into a table, and honestly, I think we could have a shot at getting it to featured list status, like we did with Philadelphia Phillies seasons, but the question is still, will it pass WP:V?

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Possible new article (moved from main project page)
How about a Phillies-Pirates rivalry article? Both teams from PA. Arnabdas (talk) 16:02, 28 December 2009 (UTC)


 * People have tried to write that article before, but it doesn't pass WP:N because there aren't enough sources discussing such a rivalry to justify an independent article. KV5  ( Talk  •  Phils ) 16:54, 28 December 2009 (UTC)

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Sports Notability
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merger of Quakers & Philies players cats
If you are a botmaster or know how to use HotCat or AWB, perhaps you might have time in the future to merge (by emptying) Category:Philadelphia Quakers players into Category:Philadelphia Phillies players. The reason is that "Quakers" was merely another nickname for the Phillies, who have always officially been the "Phillies" since their founding in 1883.

If you are able to help, thank you (in advance).

Category:Philadelphia Quakers players says: "This category includes players from the National League team known as the Philadelphia Quakers. The team played under this name from the team's founding in 1883 until 1889, when it was changed to the Phillies."

Category:Philadelphia Phillies players says: "This category includes players for the franchise that became the present Philadelphia Phillies (1890 to present). It does not include players for other Philadelphia Phillie teams:
 * Philadelphia Quakers (1883 - 1889)"

Eagle4000 (talk) 20:18, 30 August 2010 (UTC)


 * WP:PHILLIES endorses this change, but I don't have time to do it myself. &mdash; KV5  •  Talk  •  20:23, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

All Stars
I just noticed that Minnesota Twins award winners and league leaders includes a list of all Twins who have been selected to an All-Star team. It would be nice to have such a list in the List of Philadelphia Phillies award winners and league leaders. Would it be possible to add this to the project's "Open Tasks" section? Eagle4000 (talk) 19:19, 4 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Done. &mdash; KV5  •  Talk  •  23:34, 6 September 2010 (UTC)

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possible section re "articles needed"
Would it be possible to add a section to the project page, re "Articles needed"? If so, it could include the following five minor-league players who won the Paul Owens Award. Eagle4000 (talk) 03:54, 6 October 2010 (UTC)
 * 1992 - Paul Fletcher (RHP)
 * 1993 - Phil Geisler (OF)
 * 1995 - Rich Hunter (RHP)
 * 1997 - Ryan Brannan (RHP)
 * 1997 - Jeff Key (OF)


 * If those players won the Owens Award but never made the major leagues, then they are not necessarily notable. If they don't meet those requirements, then they should be blacklinked (left unlinked) instead of redlinked. &mdash; KV5  •  Talk  •  12:02, 6 October 2010 (UTC)

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Roy Halladay photo
The photo for Roy Halladay still shows him in a Blue Jays uniform. Does anyone have a photo of him in a Phillies uniform? Eagle4000 (talk) 01:14, 23 November 2010 (UTC)
 * There are pictures available, but the quality is horrid. Without a HQ picture in a Phillies uniform, the infobox photo should always be the picture that shows the player best. &mdash; KV5  •  Talk  •  12:43, 23 November 2010 (UTC)
 * I agree; it should be the one that shows the player best. I'm curious, what is an "HQ picture"? Go, Phils. Eagle4000 (talk) 15:20, 24 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Sorry. HQ = "high-quality". &mdash; KV5  •  Talk  •  15:20, 24 November 2010 (UTC)

Eric Bruntlett
Hey everyone! I rewrote Eric Bruntlett as was requested by the to-do list and was looking for some feedback. It's better, but still isn't where it needs to be to get it up to a decent standard. Thanks! Go Phightins! (talk) 23:20, 8 February 2012 (UTC)

Les Sweetland
I added more biographical information, statistics, objectivity, and MLB player info regarding Les Sweetland. Brand new to all of this but I'm hoping it removes the note at the top of the page cautioning against the article's reliance on a sole source. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.87.97.18 (talk) 19:47, 2 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Hey! Welcome to Wikipedia! I checked out the article, and sure enough, you added a source, so we no longer rely on a single source. Consequently, I have removed the note at the top. In the future, if you see a note (which we call maintenance tags) at the top of a page and you address the issue, you are welcome to remove them. We call this being bold, and it is perfectly acceptable. I am happy to see a fellow Phillies Phan (assuming you are, but if not, a fellow baseball enthusiast . I would encourage you to create an account, which will enable you to better assimilate into the community. If you ever need any help, let me know at my talk page. As of right now, this particular Wiki-Project is not terribly active, but it only takes a few editors to revive it, and I would love to do so. Happy editing and sincerest regards,  Go  Phightins  !  00:27, 3 June 2013 (UTC)


 * I created a user account. I'm just your everyday baseball enthusiast, so I'll be editing every page I can as I go along. — Preceding unsigned comment added by MattytheMaster (talk • contribs) 14:29, 3 June 2013 (UTC)
 * Terrific! Let me know if I can be of any help ... FYI - on talk pages, you should sign your comments using four tildes (~) which automatically generates your signature. Happy editing!  Go  Phightins  !  00:27, 5 June 2013 (UTC)

Reviving the project
As of right now, and over the past several years, this project has somewhat languished inactively, however with two new members who are active, as well as some other people listed as members who are still active, I was hoping we could revive the project with some collaboration on articles. For example, two users and I are working to bring Cole Hamels to GA status ... there are 23 other player articles that are not GAs (Ben Revere is), and it would be cool if at least a solid handful, maybe even half, were by the start of the upcoming season. You don't have to be a great writer to help with a GA - fact checking, work with references, stats updates, copyediting, general cleanup, and images are all just as important. Also, if anyone happens to go to any Phillies games this season, bring a camera! Even a low quality picture (i.e. the ones I took of Cody Asche, Cesar Hernandez, and Kevin Frandsen) is better than no picture at all. Is anyone interested in either of the two endeavors (pictures or GA work)? I will ping any recently active project members:. Let's revive this project!  Go  Phightins  !  20:05, 26 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Absolutely! Perhaps I can make some game. Too bad the Sox aren't playing Philly in 2014, only during preseason, but I can't make it for that. If I end up in Philly at a Phillies game, I'll have my camera. With regards to articles, I'd love to help out Ryan Howard, Jonathan Papelbon, and Roy Halladay articles to GA status perhaps. Either way, I'm here to help and will help.  Sports guy17  ( T •  C ) 20:22, 26 January 2014 (UTC)
 * I really don't consider myself a good writer. I can however probably do fact checking, go picture hunting at Flickr, fix disambigs, update stats, and stuff like that. Jonathansuh (talk) 20:24, 26 January 2014 (UTC)
 * I go to tons of games (season ticket holder), and you just reminded me to upload some pictures to commons :) I have some panoramas of the entire park, so I'll upload those soon. I'm also going to get to work on getting some players to GA- starting with Cole Hamels! -Newyorkadam (talk) 21:12, 26 January 2014 (UTC)Newyorkadam
 * A great start!, would you like to team up on Papelbon, seeing as he is a former Red Sox player? Let's get a to-do list going on the talk page.  Go  Phightins  !  21:47, 26 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Sounds good.  Sports guy17  ( T •  C ) 21:58, 26 January 2014 (UTC)
 * I will help out wherever needed. I hope to attend a lot of games this year and will be sure to bring my camera. I'm especially going to try to get tickets for the Cubs game out at Wrigley. Thanks. Peetlesnumber1 (talk) 23:44, 26 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Sounds great, Peetlesnumber1. Whatever you can help with is greatly appreciated. Also, a note to all. I have a print copy of the Phillies 2013 Media Guide, which has some solid career information for all players who were on the roster entering last season. Let me know if you would like information on a player ... I can look it up, or possibly, under the table, scan a picture of the pages and email you a copy of the pictures.  Go  Phightins  !  04:00, 27 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Just uploaded a Flickr image of Howard and added it to Howard's article :) -Newyorkadam (talk) 15:56, 27 January 2014 (UTC)Newyorkadam
 * In my fascination with numbers and statistics, I've been working on Game Logs. I've been able to add those from 2005 backward; yesterday I finished the 1987 log. As I check the links to the various pitchers, I've tweaked and/or changed some pages for improvement, standardization, and avoidance of re-directs. As time permits, I'll try to keep the current log up-to-date, but will always welcome other's help. Bob305 (talk) 05:09, 16 July 2014 (UTC)

Plan
Per the above discussion, here's a chart with the plan:

Articles are labelled as:


 * Featured articles
 * Former featured articles
 * A-class articles
 * Good articles
 * Former good articles
 * B-class articles
 * C-class articles
 * Start-class articles
 * Stub-class articles

; OK - one down, lots more to go! Cole Hamels is a GA. Sportsguy17 and I are working on Jonathan Papelbon, but I am willing to take on another player, if anyone is interested!  Go  Phightins  !  20:44, 28 February 2014 (UTC)
 * I know I haven't been around, but I'll jump back into things with Cliff Lee. ö   Brambleberry   of   RiverClan  21:24, 25 March 2014 (UTC)

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Phillies History Article Deletion Proposal
I propose that the History of the Philadelphia Phillies article be removed and the history section simply remain on the team's main article. The history section on the main article is much more detailed and organized. Whiterabbitzero (talk) 09:15, 15 November 2022 (UTC)