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The Signpost: 24 September 2014

Penn State vs. Massachusetts & Northwestern

Thanks for your work on the text for the PSU v. UM game last weekend as well as changing the game-time temperature and weather. My information came from the USA Today page; however texts from my brother who was at the game indicated otherwise. The BTN announcers also indicated a temperature/weather which was quite different from USA Today.
I will be out of town on vacation (the family is getting together) in Lancaster County on Saturday. While I'll have the game on the car radio as we travel from place to place, I won't be able to work on real-time scoring update.
Thanks again for your work on the PSU & Phillies pages! Bob305 (talk) 13:13, 22 September 2014 (UTC)

Nicely written article; unfortunately, the score didn't fall on the PSU side. I head the opening 1/2 as we rode around Lancaster, but missed the second 1/2 while in Sight & Sound. Thanks again for your hard work; it's been enjoyable to collaborate with you on the Phillies season and PSU games. Bob305 (talk) 17:46, 28 September 2014 (UTC)

Baseball Project

Ive started to do some editing to the Nate Schierholtz article. In the Personal life section, mention is made of his brother Cainin. My thoughts are to remove this info under the guidelines of WP:BLP. What do you think? ```Buster Seven Talk 21:57, 30 September 2014 (UTC)

Meh. It is cited, but you are correct to question the probative value it has to the overall narrative of Nate Schierholtz. Isn't Sanfranciscogiants17 also working on this article with hopes of GA? Perhaps we should seek his opinion. Go Phightins!

WikiCup 2014 September newsletter

In one month's time, we will know our WikiCup 2014 champion. Newcomer Smithsonian Institution Godot13 (submissions) has taken a strong lead with a featured list (historical coats of arms of the U.S. states from 1876) and a raft of featured pictures. Reigning champion Wales Cwmhiraeth (submissions) is in second place with a number of high-importance biology articles, including new FA Isopoda and new GA least weasel. Scotland Casliber (submissions), who is in his fifth WikiCup final, is in third, with featured articles Pictor and Epacris impressa.

Signups for the 2015 WikiCup are open. All Wikipedians, new and experienced, are warmly invited to sign up for the competition. Wikipedians interested in friendly competition may also like to sign up for the GA Cup, a new WikiCup-inspired competition which revolves around completing good article reviews. As ever, questions are welcome on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, and the judges are reachable on their talk pages or by email. Good luck! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talk · contribs) The ed17 (talk · contribs) and Miyagawa (talk · contribs) 22:11, 30 September 2014 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Jake Diekman

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Jake Diekman you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Wizardman -- Wizardman (talk) 23:21, 3 October 2014 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Jake Diekman

The article Jake Diekman you nominated as a good article has been placed on hold . The article is close to meeting the good article criteria, but there are some minor changes or clarifications needing to be addressed. If these are fixed within 7 days, the article will pass; otherwise it may fail. See Talk:Jake Diekman for things which need to be addressed. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Wizardman -- Wizardman (talk) 15:21, 4 October 2014 (UTC)

The Signpost: 01 October 2014

Your GA nomination of Jake Diekman

The article Jake Diekman you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Jake Diekman for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Wizardman -- Wizardman (talk) 21:22, 5 October 2014 (UTC)

Some cookies for you!

The cookies are still warm but ready to go.

Thanks for giving me my first career Barnstar. In return, I decided to offer you some cookies. Happy contributing. EternalFloette (talk) 22:39, 5 October 2014 (UTC)

Why thank you. I do enjoy cookies, but then again, who doesn't? Thanks, and happy editing. Go Phightins! 22:47, 5 October 2014 (UTC)

Advice

I created a new article, Wrigley Field Renovations. Can you take a look and tell me what you think? Should I add some categories? Baseball? Chicago? Stuff like that. Thanks. ```Buster Seven Talk 23:03, 5 October 2014 (UTC)

Hey Buster7. Sorry for the delay. Overall, I would say that the article is pretty good ... I am a little concerned, though, at the scope/title thereof. Are you focusing solely on renovations since the Ricketts family purchased the team? If so, I am not sure that the title should be what it is -- perhaps the specific phase of renovations. Secondarily, I think a better title would be Renovations at Wrigley Field -- it sounds more compliant with the MOS (not sure, just a guess -- perhaps we could start a discussion at WT:BASEBALL on the name and for some additional feedback). I am unfamiliar with other similar articles, so you might get to "write the book" on them :-). Good start; I would seek additional feedback at the aforementioned talk page if I were you; I am rather unversed in how we write articles on stadiums and such. Go Phightins! 02:16, 8 October 2014 (UTC)
A few administrative points: I noticed that some text matches or is very close to text in Wrigley Field. I recommend having a look at Wikipedia:Copying within Wikipedia to see how to provide appropriate attribution for text copied from another article. As this article is a spin-out from the Wrigley Field article, at some point you should put {{Main|Wrigley Field renovations}} at the start of the "Renovation" section in the Wrigley Field article. Note that article titles and section headings should follow sentence case, so "renovations" should be lower case in the article title, and similar modifications should be made to various section headings. I think "Wrigley Field renovations" is fine as a title; putting Wrigley first gives it more emphasis and would place it in a more natural location when sorted alphabetically in a list. There may be some resistance to having a spin-out article, but I think there should be sufficient significant information on the construction process to warrant it, particularly if the article is kept up-to-date. Happy writing! isaacl (talk) 03:17, 8 October 2014 (UTC)
(talk page stalker) One other style issue. MOS says no wikilinks in section headers. I like the subject. You rock, Buster7. John from Idegon (talk) 03:30, 8 October 2014 (UTC)
Thanks, my friends, so much for all the replies and suggestions. I welcome all your advice and will make the changes soon. @ GoP...Yes, the article is only about the current on-going renovations that will take 4 years to complete. Any helpful discussion at Baseball would be great. @ Isaacl...Yes, I did "lift" from the Wrigley Field article to get some "meat on the bones" and the references that came with. I will make the changes you suggest. @John...Thanks, I'll make that change too. Also, I am going to cut and paste this discussion to the article talk page. Right now I am using it (the talk page) as a notebook of sorts. ```Buster Seven Talk 05:55, 8 October 2014 (UTC)

The Signpost: 08 October 2014

Can you take a look at this?

This is getting a little frustrating: diff. This guy has been undoing the infobox honors formatting for several articles over several weeks. I have left messages and included specific edit summaries with links. He does not acknowledge messages and does not engage. Any suggestions? Dirtlawyer1 (talk) 17:27, 11 October 2014 (UTC)

The Signpost: 15 October 2014

A mention in Jimbo Wales talkpage

I made a mention of you regarding the previous AN discussion at Jimbo Wales, if you feel i misinformed Jimbo Wales, or forgot to mention a specific detail, i urge you to respond and clarify. Other than that, i hope this isn't a bother to you. Lucia Black (talk) 08:32, 20 October 2014 (UTC)

The Signpost: 22 October 2014

Halloween cheer!

Happy Halloween!

Hello Go Phightins!:
Thanks for all of your contributions to improve Wikipedia, and have a happy and enjoyable Halloween!
    – –Davey2010 • (talk) 20:11, 27 October 2014 (UTC)



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The Signpost: 29 October 2014

Please comment

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Notability_(sports)#Bullpen_catchers Alex (talk) 22:02, 31 October 2014 (UTC)

The Inside Corner : November 3, 2014

What's in the latest edition of WikiProject Baseball's newsletter:

WikiCup award

Awarded to Go Phightins! for participating in the 2014 WikiCup. J Milburn (talk · contribs), The ed17 (talk · contribs) and Miyagawa (talk · contribs) 21:27, 4 November 2014 (UTC)

WikiCup 2014: The results

The 2014 WikiCup champion is Smithsonian Institution Godot13 (submissions), who flew the flag of the Smithsonian Institution. This was Godot13's first WikiCup competition and, over the 10 months of the competition, he has produced (among other contributions) two featured lists and an incredible 292 featured pictures, including architectural photographs and scans of historical documents. Wales Cwmhiraeth (submissions), 2012 and 2013 WikiCup champion, came in second, having written a large number of biology-related articles. Scotland Casliber (submissions), WikiCup finalist every year since 2010, finished in third.

A full list of our prize-winners follows:

Congratulations to everyone who has been successful in this year's WikiCup, whether you made it to the final rounds or not, and a particular congratulations to the newcomers to the WikiCup who have participated this year. We warmly invite all of you to sign up for next year's competition. Discussions and polls concerning potential rules changes are also open, and all are welcome to participate. The WikiCup judges will be back in touch over the coming months, and we hope to see you all in the 2014 competition. Until then, it only remains to once again congratulate our worthy winners, and thank all participants for their involvement! If you wish to start or stop receiving this newsletter, please feel free to add or remove yourself from Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talk · contribs) The ed17 (talk · contribs) and Miyagawa (talk · contribs) 22:52, 4 November 2014 (UTC)

The Signpost: 05 November 2014

Fast

Wow, I was trying to edit my AIV report but it was already done. Thanks. I wanted to add that the history of Swimming pool may need tidying to clear a racially abusive term. Thanks, Bazj (talk) 21:04, 15 November 2014 (UTC)

 Fixed -- thanks for alerting me to that. Go Phightins! 21:11, 15 November 2014 (UTC)

The Signpost: 12 November 2014

RfC - 14 months later than intended

Interested users are invited to comment at Wikipedia:Administrators/RfC for an Admin Review Board. --Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 04:46, 19 November 2014 (UTC)

Precious again

ball rolling
Thank you for quality contributions (rather than quantity), playing with cheerfulness, fairness and respect, - you are an awesome Wikipedian!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 03:59, 19 November 2012 (UTC)

Two years ago, you were the 309th recipient of my PumpkinSky Prize, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 14:15, 19 November 2014 (UTC)

Wikipedia_talk:Administrators#Non-administrator_arbitrators

You are invited to join the discussion at Wikipedia_talk:Administrators#Non-administrator_arbitrators. Thanks. — {{U|Technical 13}} (e • t • c) 20:58, 20 November 2014 (UTC)

Happy Thanksgiving!

 Bob305 (talk) wishes you a Happy Thanksgiving and hopes your day is full of good times, good food, good family, good football, a good parade and a good nap...then shopping tomorrow. :) Have a Great Day! :)

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Enjoy the day, my friend! Bob305 (talk) 05:00, 27 November 2014 (UTC)

Thank you, Bob305. I will do all of those things except the shopping ... I prefer sleeping in and watching a movie with family on Friday. Happy Thanksgiving to you too! Go Phightins! 05:02, 27 November 2014 (UTC)

The Signpost: 26 November 2014

Seasons Greetings

Happy holidays.
Best wishes for joy and happiness to my wiki-friend Ben and all his loved ones from ```Buster Seven Talk 08:43, 5 December 2014 (UTC)

Co-op: Pre-pilot discussion for mentors

Hey Go Phightins. I've posted some initial information and discussions points about the space for mentors here. Give it a read, ask questions on what's not clear, and feel free to add suggestions to the topics I've brought up about mentoring so far. I just pinged a bunch of people at once for this; I understand that sometimes it doesn't go through, so I wanted to make sure you were aware. Thanks, I, JethroBT drop me a line 22:40, 5 December 2014 (UTC)

The Signpost: 03 December 2014

WikiCup 2015 is just around the corner...

Hello everyone, and may we wish you all a happy holiday season. As you will probably already know, the 2015 WikiCup begins in the new year; there is still time to sign up. We have a few important announcements concerning the future of the WikiCup.

  • We would like to announce that Josh (J Milburn) and Ed (The ed17), who have been WikiCup judges since 2009 and 2010 respectively, are stepping down. This decision has been made for a number of reasons, but the main one is time. Both Josh and Ed have found that, over the previous year, they have been unable to devote the time necessary to the WikiCup, and it is not likely that they will be able to do this in the near future. Furthermore, new people at the helm can only help to invigorate the WikiCup and keep it dynamic. Josh and Ed will still be around, and will likely be participating in the Cup this following year as competitors, which is where both started out.
  • In a similar vein, we hope you will all join us in welcoming Jason (Sturmvogel 66) and Christine (Figureskatingfan), who are joining Brian (Miyagawa) to form the 2015 WikiCup judging team. Jason is a WikiCup veteran, having won in 2010 and finishing in fifth this year. Christine has participated in two WikiCups, reaching the semi-finals in both, and is responsible for the GA Cup, which she now co-runs.
  • The discussions/polls concerning the next competition's rules will be closed soon, and rules changes will be made clear on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Scoring and talk pages. While it may be impossible to please everyone, the judges will make every effort to ensure that the new rules are both fair and in the best interests of the competition, which is, first and foremost, about improving Wikipedia.

If you have any questions or concerns, the judges can be reached on Wikipedia talk:WikiCup, on their talk pages, or by email. We hope you will all join us in trying to make the 2015 WikiCup the most productive and enjoyable yet. You are receiving this message because you are listed on Wikipedia:WikiCup/Newsletter/Send. J Milburn (talk), The ed17 (talk), Miyagawa (talk), Sturmvogel 66 (talk) and Figureskatingfan (talk) 18:54, 7 December 2014 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Jimmy Rollins

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Jimmy Rollins you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Secret -- Secret (talk) 23:21, 2 December 2014 (UTC)

With the talk of JR's trade to the Dodgers [1], @Spanneraol: can pick up the cause for GA of this article. My mom's distraught about the trade; at her age (senior citizen) she's become of fan of JR and Chase. Bob305 (talk) 00:08, 11 December 2014 (UTC)
I can help out if you need me on that... I'm sad to lose Dee Gordon... Spanneraol (talk) 00:25, 11 December 2014 (UTC)
Yeah, it'll probably still be a while until we find a reviewer, but certainly Spanner, if you want to take the lead on this now, that'd be good. Thanks. Go Phightins! 02:19, 11 December 2014 (UTC)

The Signpost: 10 December 2014

The Inside Corner : December 16, 2014

The Signpost: 17 December 2014

Your GA nomination of Jimmy Rollins

Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Jimmy Rollins you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Secret -- Secret (talk) 23:21, 2 December 2014 (UTC)

With the talk of JR's trade to the Dodgers [2], @Spanneraol: can pick up the cause for GA of this article. My mom's distraught about the trade; at her age (senior citizen) she's become of fan of JR and Chase. Bob305 (talk) 00:08, 11 December 2014 (UTC)
I can help out if you need me on that... I'm sad to lose Dee Gordon... Spanneraol (talk) 00:25, 11 December 2014 (UTC)
Yeah, it'll probably still be a while until we find a reviewer, but certainly Spanner, if you want to take the lead on this now, that'd be good. Thanks. Go Phightins! 02:19, 11 December 2014 (UTC)

The Signpost: 10 December 2014

The Inside Corner : December 16, 2014

The Signpost: 17 December 2014

Merry Christmas

 Go Phightins!, I hope you have a Merry Christmas and hope your day is full of the true spirit of the day.
Plus, good food, good family and good times. :) Have a Great Day! :) - Neutralhomer • Talk • 00:54, 25 December 2011 (UTC)

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Bob305 (talk) 19:26, 24 December 2014 (UTC)

The Signpost: 24 December 2014

Happy Holidays!

Merry Christmas and a Prosperous 2015!!!

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Fellow editors: Merry Christmas

To my fellow Wikipedia editors: It has been such a pleasure to work with you this year. Thanks to all of you who supported my request for adminship, who have supported me since getting the tools, and who help make it look like I can write articles, or perhaps more accurately, handle templates :-) I want to take a moment to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. May it be a joyous time of celebration for you and your families, and may God be with you all. God bless, Go Phightins! 06:17, 25 December 2014 (UTC)

Just to clarify

For the record, the IP you just left a talk page comment with (here: [3]), 70.190.229.97, has been editing fairly disruptively even after other editors have tried reaching out to him repeatedly for a week. I think there's more here than immediately meets the eye, but would love to be wrong about that. He also hasn't tried communicating on his talk page, just deleting comments left by others and remaining largely unresponsive. His latest edit summary is the first I've seen from him that's even minimally acknowledged he's not helping but editing disruptively. Edit warring behavior without any modicum of discussion from him has been an issue, as well. Not saying you shouldn't have reached out on his talk page as you did, just saying that his editing history and ignoring of suggestions so far has been a bit problematic. -- WV ● ✉ ✓ 22:52, 28 December 2014 (UTC)

Meh. Figured it was worth a shot. Drmies appears to be on the case as well. Go Phightins! 21:10, 29 December 2014 (UTC)
No no mr/s admin: you're the new kid on the block, you get to do the grunt work. (Winkelvi, I don't do watchlists, so let me know if it happens again--or just leave it to Go Phightins, haha.) Happy days, Drmies (talk) 22:28, 29 December 2014 (UTC)