Talk:Tony Mendes

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@Uricarrillo94: Hi, I have found some new sources for this article. I hope I can expand enough so it's not a stub anymore, plus get rid of the not enough sources tag. I also found an article that may explain him coming out of retirement for one out only for a memorial event. Here's the link, read this article and tell me if this is the one that you found? 9-TIME PBR WORLD FINALS QUALIFIER TONY MENDES TO MAKE COMEBACK IN HONOR OF HUNTER NORMAN AT MEMORIAL EVENT. If so, the article doesn't need to say he's coming out of retirement indefinitely. Let me know, thanks! dawnleelynn^(talk) 23:20, 16 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Just found this article too: 9-time PBR World Finals Qualifier Tony Mendes To Make Comeback. dawnleelynn^(talk) 04:02, 17 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Here's an article that gives the results of the event: Terrific Turnout. dawnleelynn^(talk) 05:11, 17 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Dawn. I had actually come across this article not long ago, however, when I changed the description of Tony Mendes back to an active rider, it was when I saw a video that he posted to his personal Facebook page of him riding at a local event in July of 2018. It seems as though he is not riding at the professional level anymore, but rather at the semi-pro or amateur level close to his home, or perhaps he has retired since then. I’m actually not sure. By the way, I recently added on the L.J. Jenkins page that he came out of retirement for one final ride. The video is on YouTube with the following title: LJ Comes Out of Retirement Claremore, OK Dec 2017. I hope you can cite it if you don’t mind.

Okay, I'll investigate these things for Mendes and get back to you. Thanks for the information. We can't use Facebook as a source, but I'll see what I can find. As for the YouTube video on Jenkins, that should not be an issue adding a citation for it. Thanks! dawnleelynn^(talk) 18:02, 18 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Uricarrillo94: Forgot to ping you on last message. I checked his Facebook page. I really only see videos of bull riding going on at his home and neighbors. I checked all the way back to November 2017 because he really doesn't post very often. However, I see no issue with leaving the article with it as active for awhile. I will probably be adding some more content to many of these articles that I found during my research anyway. I added a citation for the video on Jenkins page too. dawnleelynn^(talk) 20:38, 18 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks a bunch for your help, Dawn! By the way, I came across the pages for the Mid-States Rodeo Association and the now-defunct Elite Rodeo Athletes. I was hoping you could add their logos when you have the chance.

@Uricarrillo94: No problem! And the logos were easy, they are done. I tried to fill in the fields in the infoboxes the best I could. dawnleelynn^(talk) 23:30, 18 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, Dawn. Actually, there are two semi-pro rodeo associations with the exact same name. One that sanctions events in Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Kentucky, while the other sanctions events in Minnesota, Iowa, South Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas. You used the logo for the latter. If you go to Google Images and type the name, both associations’ logos appear next to each other. The one with the Wikipedia article is the one on your right with a saddle bronc rider over the United States. It’s unfortunate that in this day and age, some people don’t bother to look up on the internet and see if their project’s name is already taken, or perhaps both associations already knew about each other for a long time and one of them didn’t bother to change its name.

@Uricarrillo94: Hi, I left you a talk page message on the rodeo page so, Ok, now I'm confused. I put this one in first: Mid-states Rodeo Association logo.jpg and then thought was a mistake per seeing you change the article and changed it to: Midstates_Rodeo_Association.jpg. You put the right one in the logo field please if it's still wrong? dawnleelynn^(talk) 00:51, 19 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Dawn. You changed it to include the correct logo for the MSRA with a Wikipedia article. You did just fine. Thanks a bunch!

Hi @Uricarrillo94: Okay, that's good. Happy to do it. dawnleelynn^(talk) 02:41, 19 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]