User talk:Alakazam

STOP

PLEASE STOP CREATING DUPLICATE WIKILINKS [Wikipedia Manual of Style] "Redundant links clutter the page and make future maintenance harder"

Please stop creating duplicate links for FOX_on_NFL. Stop creating duplicate links for players that are already linked in the article. Thanks.

Suggestions on NFL Football Game Summaries

Please Read!!!

Please read the suggestions that others have given you on this page. Please diversify your game summaries. They all sound the same on all the different teams you edit for.

"Coming off their home win/loss.."
"Hoping to rebound.."
"... With the win/loss, the [Whatever Team] fell to.."
"[Whatever Team] rallied in the 4th quarter.."
"[Whatever Team] tried to rally.."

Stop using duplicate wikilinks within a same article; this means that you should always check and see if a player you are linking is already linked previously. For example Matt Cassel is linked multiple times in the 2009 Kansas City Chiefs article.

Also, please stop using terms like "nailed" for making field goals. It's not really fit for an encyclopedia. Also phrases like "the Redskins would get on board". "Get on board" is idiomatic, thus not fit for an encyclopedia. It's not as egregious, but it's like saying "Favre was not down with the Packers". Slang and other idiomatic phrases should not be used.

Do not remove cleanup messages when a section has not been cleaned up. Do not take cleanup messages personally. If something needs to be cleaned up and is marked so, either cleanup the section or at the very least leave a comment indicating why the message was removed.

Your contributions are appreciated, but please follow the general guidelines that all editors should adhere to. If not, I will be notifying an admin.

63.124.111.130 (talk) 20:09, 6 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Again, please do not use terms like "went on the warpath" and "came out firing" as you did in the 2009 Washington Redskins article.

Again, please do not use duplicate links within the same article

Please respond to your page. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.124.111.130 (talk) 19:29, 7 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

63.124.111.130 (talk) 19:19, 7 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Do not use words like "domination" as you did on the 2009 Buffalo Bills game summary for the Miami Dolphin game.

I added cleanup-templates to the above section. As a reminder, do not remove cleanup templates unless the section has been cleaned up, or you provide an explanation as to why a valid cleanup message is removed.

63.124.111.130 (talk) 19:36, 7 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Alakazam, I have cleared your talk page of any clutter that may distract you from receiving this message. All of your former talk page conversations (or lack thereof) are now contained in four archives on the right side of this page. You may refer to them at any time. Since there has been a number of users involved in editing NFL articles who have had problems with your editing, citing violations of Wikipedia guidelines such as WP:MOS and WP:NPOV, I will try to go point-by-point so you will get, well, the point of what you need to do once this block is over to better follow these guidelines and to better interact with other users:

Sign all of your posts on your talk page and on any non-article pages. To do so, simply attach ~~~~ to the end of your post; this will let other users know who wrote the message on the talk page and when they wrote it.
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Use edit summaries for all of your edits, whenever possible. This will let other users know - because there are other users who edit NFL-related pages and who have an interest in the material as well - what you are doing to the page and why you are doing it. If there is a dispute over your edits, then this can be communicated through edit summaries. If someone reverts your edits, then it is expected that the other user will have used an edit summary and thus you will be able to know why someone did in fact revert your edits.
Follow Wikipedia's Manual of Style. I'm not asking you to read it cover-to-cover, but all Wikipedians, especially those who have been around as long as you, should have a good working knowledge of what kind of style elements should be followed. Some of these include not capitalizing every word of section headings (Season schedule, not Season Schedule) and using formal language at all times (always Dolphins and never 'Phins; always Redskins and never 'Skins). Other examples include not using duplicate wikilinks within a same article; this means that you should always check and see if a player you are linking (like Matt Cassel in a game summary) has already been linked to in 2008 New England Patriots season, for example. If he has, then WP:MOS says you should not link to that article again. This also goes for the game commentators, so if Dick Enberg has already been linked in 2008 New England Patriots season because he has already called a Patriots game before in the season, he should not be linked to again for the second, third, and so-on games.
Follow The Neutral Point-of-View policy. This is especially applicable when you write your summaries for NFL season pages. Using subjective and biased wording such as "trounced the opponent" or any related diction that is passionate towards one team or another is a violation of this policy. Keep the summaries grounded and neutral - if you want an example of this, see the summaries I wrote on 2008 New England Patriots season.
Follow The Civility policy. Do not make comments like this to other users just because they asked you to follow a guideline. There is a code of conduct that must be followed on Wikipedia, and stubbornly rebuffing constructive criticism (or just ignoring it entirely) will not fly here. Further, keep WP:OWN in mind; you do not own the pages you are editing, so you must allow for other users' input on the matter - using the argument of "why don't you write it yourself then" will not work, because content inclusion is based on a consensus.

In 48 hours or earlier, you will be unblocked and allowed to edit again. I hope by then you are able to read and understand the points I made above, because if you do not, then there will continue to be further problems. You currently are a major part of making sure NFL pages stay updated, and I would really would not like to lose you as an editor here. Being an editor on Wikipedia entails more than just passively editing pages. Blocking you is a last resort, but it unfortunately has become the only way of communicating with you. Pats1 ^T/C 04:19, 6 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You obviously didn't read bullet point #5 (or #4, since you didn't leave an edit summary), given your latest edits to 2008 New England Patriots season. Pats1 ^T/C 00:54, 9 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Reply

It's not a truce, it's about you fixing your writing style.►Chris Nelson^Holla! 18:15, 8 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Suggestion

Your summaries could be alot better if you would not start each one with the same sentence ("Hoping to rebound..." or "Coming off the win over..."). See this summary here for a good example. Your summaries are a big help and I just want to help you make them better. ~Richmond96 t • c 00:55, 9 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Ditto.►Chris Nelson^Holla! 00:56, 9 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I also agree. I think your writing has improved, but the above suggestions would further improve the wikipedia articles. Check out week 9 for the 2008 Redskins season here as well. You contributed to this section and it came out fairly well. Also notice both examples fully write out "touchdown" (instead of "TD") and player positions (they use "wide receiver" instead of "WR"). This helps readers who may be unfamiliar with American football understand the article.

Also, try not to end each game summary the same way ("With the loss/win, the Redskins fell/improved to X-X"). Just some extra suggestions. Thanks for considering my previous comments.

206.233.95.18 (talk) 15:30, 9 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Once again, dont use "Indy" "Jags" "Pats" "Phins" "boys" or any nicknames in your summaries. They are not from a neutral point of view. ~Richmond96 t • c 22:15, 11 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

This is pretty unbelievable.►Chris Nelson^Holla! 22:39, 11 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Also, please refrain from using position abbreviations like "TE" or "CB," as this could confuse non-American football followers. Pats1 ^T/C 03:32, 12 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

How much more of this until we just ban him from this are altogether?►Chris Nelson^Holla! 03:54, 12 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

He's getting better, and the transgressions are not that bad. Just gotta get him to read this, and he seems to get the point. Pats1 ^T/C 04:26, 12 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

His writing is still repetitive to a retarded extent.►Chris Nelson^Holla! 04:42, 12 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Also, please stop adding totals to the linescore summary as you did here. I've told you about this multiple times and you did stop for a while, which I appreciate. Also do not fill in 0s for the score until the game has been played. I don't know why you do things like this because its a waste of your time too. black ngold29 20:24, 12 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Again, DO NOT add totals to the linescore summary as you did here. They should not be filled in until the game has been played, adding zeros gives the mis-leading appearence that the game was scoreless. black ngold29 02:42, 28 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

PLEASE READ! Ditto with the above comments: try not to end each game summary the same way ("With the loss/win, the Redskins fell/improved to X-X"). Also stop saying kickers "nailed" field goals. This is in bad taste, sounds slightly biased, and is idiomatic. 63.124.111.130 (talk) 20:42, 24 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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I feel like I'm banging my head against a wall with you. Pats1 ^T/C 03:20, 13 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

No, it's more than just that. You kept re-linking CBS when I've told you at least thrice not to do that. And you seemed to have ignored everything I told you as it pertains to edit summaries and engaging in talk page discussions. That's all we're asking for. Pats1 ^T/C 20:45, 16 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I second the comment immediately above. The legidimate suggestions offered above seem to have been ignored. DO NOT start every single summary with "Hoping to rebound from the loss" or "So-and-so flew to ___" or bad grammar such as "got a field goal." Plus, please learn how to use the scorebox. It has a script in it that totals the score for you. Many of the summaries, as pointed out already, are not neutral POV, are campy, and do not hold up to the formal style they should be. In addition, it's one thing to be a heavy contributor, but with 32 teams in the league, you alone do not need to be the editor for all 32 team season pages. There are plenty of other very good editors who dedicate a lot of time to these individual season pages. I suggest you select a handful to concetrate on, and do them well, instead of doing 32 of them poorly. Doctorindy (talk) 00:44, 25 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Edit Summaries

Now this is really minor, but do you mind using edit summaries so other editors can see what you've done to the page. Thanks!--Iamawesome800 01:56, 10 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Can you please start using edit summaries if you don't know how to go to Help:Edit Summary.--Iamawesome800 03:39, 22 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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WikiProject Arena Football League Newsletter - January 2009

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Project News

-Needs-

Articles for the more popular and "star" players of the league need to be expanded, have citations added to them and hopefully we can get some GA's out of them.
All articles on active players and coaches need to be updated with stats, news, and all things important. (Note: For stats it's best to use ArenaFan.)
Also, we NEED to get things done so we can take them off of the to do list.

Current Events

Source(s): ArenaFan.com, ArenaFootball.com

The 2009 AFL Dispersal draft has been moved from December 2, to December 3. Then, on December 3, it was announced that the dates for the Dispersal Draft and the beginning of the free-agent signing period had been rescheduled for Tuesday, December 9 and Thursday, December 11, respectively.
It was announced on December 1, that all 17 AFL teams would be holding offseason player tryouts.
There are rumors circulating that the AFL could suspend operations for the 2009 season, or fold all together.
The Orlando Predators have been sold to one of their former owners, Brett Bouchy.
The 2009 AFL Dispersal Draft, as well as the start of the free agent signing period, have both been postponed "until further notice from the league." The Columbus Destroyers are the holders of the first overall pick in the draft.
~~The Board of Directors voted NOT to cancel the 2009 Arena Football League season, as of right now.~~
On December 15, the AFL Board of Directors voted to cancel the 2009 AFL season.
ArenaFootball.com counted down the 20 best games in the history of the AFL, as voted by the 20th Season Historical Committee. They are presented as follows:

20: Denver 52, Chicago (Brusiers) 44 (June 20, 1987) - In the league’s second game, ever, a thrilling end of regulation leads to the first-ever overtime game. Denver’s Stuart Mitchell hits Durell Taylor with a 39-yard touchdown pass, and Denver’s defense holds Chicago to a stop for the win.

19: Chicago 64, Washington 61 (July 16, 1987) - In the AFL’s first season, Washington’s Dwayne Dixon catches an AFL record 20 passes in a loss to Chicago. The stands to this day.

18: Albany 61, Nashville 59 (July 9, 1999) - Eddie Brown’s last second 35-yard touchdown reception from Mike Pawlawski wins the game for the Firbirds.

17: Iowa Barnstormers 59, Orlando Predators 50 (June 21, 1996) - Barry Wagner records an AFL record 434 all-purpose yards for the Predators in a tough loss to the Barnstormers.

16: Tampa Bay Storm 57, Albany Firebirds 53 (June 29, 1991) - Tampa Bay scored 21 points to overcome a 17-point fourth-quarter deficit.

Transactions

Source(s): ArenaFootball.com Transactions, ArenaFan.com Transactions

On December 1, the Grand Rapids Rampage waived Quarterback Ryan Hart, and Offensive lineman Tyler McMeans.
On December 2, the Rampage released Offensive lineman Marcus Keys and Wide Receiver Jermaine Lewis. They also waived Defensive back Ronald Dillon and Defensive lineman Jason Holman.
Former Dallas Cowboy, and Kansas City Brigade Quarterback Quincy Carter was announced as the newest quarterback for the Rio Grande Valley Dorados of af2, barring any league objection.
On December 2, the Tri-Cities Fever announced that Quarterback Joe Ayoob had been assigned to the team.
Former Boise State Bronco Jerard Rabb was assigned to the Boise Burn of af2.

This Month in Football History

Source: NFL.com (Arena Football League moments needed.)

January 1, 1961 — The Houston Oilers beat the Los Angeles Chargers 24-16 to win the first AFL Championship. Billy Cannon is named the game's Most Valuable Player.
January 2, 1982 — The San Diego Chargers beat the Miami Dolphins 41-38 in overtime in the highest scoring playoff game in NFL history. The Chargers jumped out to a 24-0 lead before the Dolphins rallied. Rolf Benirschke ended the game with a 29-yard field goal.
January 3, 1993 — The Buffalo Bills comback from a 32-point third-quarter deficit to beat the Houston Oilers 41-38 in overtime in an AFC Wild Card Playoff game, the largest comeback in NFL history. Bills quarterback Frank Reich threw four touchdown passes and kicker Steve Christie kicked the game-winning 32-yard field goal.
January 8, 2000 — Down 16-15 with 16 seconds remaining, the Tennessee Titans shocked the Buffalo Bills with a lateral pass on a kickoff return that turns into a 75-yard Kevin Dyson touchdown and a 22-16 wild card victory that became known as "The Music City Miracle."
January 9, 1977 — The Oakland Raiders beat the Minnesota Vikings 32-14 for their first NFL championship. The game was played before a record Super Bowl crowd plus 81 million television viewers, the largest audience ever to watch a sporting event.
January 10, 1982 — The Cincinnati Bengals defeated the San Diego Chargers 27-7 in the coldest game in NFL history. The temperature at kickoff of the AFC Championship Game was -9°F, with a wind-chill factor of -59°F.
January 11, 1987 — Denver Broncos quarterback John Elway leads "The Drive." Losing to the Cleveland Browns 20-13 with 5:32 left in the AFC Championship Game, Elway leads the Broncos 98 yards on 15 plays to force overtime, then moves Denver 60 yards on nine plays on their first possession of overtime to set up Rich Karlis' game-winning 33-yard field goal in the Broncos' 23-20 victory.
January 12, 1969 — The New York Jets become the first American Football League team to win the Super Bowl, beating the Baltimore Colts 16-7 in Super Bowl III.
January 14, 1973 — The Miami Dolphins finished their perfect season (17-0), arguably the greatest season in sports history, with a 14-7 win over the Washington Redskins in Super Bowl VII.

Arena Football League Article Stats

Our goal is to get the number of Stub-Class articles down to 0, in due time. The current article count is listed below, I have placed the forumla that is on the project page that is updated everytime the bot is run and it tallies up our articles and where they are and lists them as seen below, so that no one has to worry about making sure it's updated manually before the newsletter is sent out. It would be greatly appreciated if anyone could help expand and/or source an article or two. A list is provided in the stub-class category of stub articles that need to be improved, and some should be fairly easy.

Index · Statistics · Log

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Editor help

Distinguish names of players with similar names.

Member News

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On the calendar:
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Collaboration of the Week

The article collaboration is currently suspended until we obtain more members who are active in the project.

Please help to improve these articles to match the quality of an ideal Wikipedia American football related article.

The next articles for collaboration will be chosen once we have a sufficient number of active project members.

Cast your vote to select the collaboration for next month! — Nominate an article that could be greatly improved!

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		I give you this for your season long work in the 2008 New York Giants season article, you really deserve it Zidane tribal (talk) 02:19, 7 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Don`t mention it, you deserve a NFL project barnstar Zidane tribal (talk) 05:48, 7 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Just to let you know that since the Bucs have said Garcia isn't coming back same with the Falcons and Milloy, they are not free agents until Friday at which point there pages can be changed to say they are free agents. Okay.--Giants27 T|C 23:23, 24 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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AfD nomination of 2008 af2 season

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I-85 rivalry

Please stop re-instating the logos onto this page. Those logos are not the logo of the rivalry, and there's no rationale for there use on that article. Thank you. --Hammersoft (talk) 21:17, 6 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I wonder, how many times do you plan on restoring the images to I-85 Rivalry as you did here in violation of policy? You've done so three times already, and I've removed them every time. You're wasting your time. --Hammersoft (talk) 14:10, 15 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
And again. Please stop violating policy. Thank you, --Hammersoft (talk) 14:36, 7 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]
And now you're doing it at Steelers–Ravens rivalry. --Hammersoft (talk) 17:08, 3 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
And again at 2010 Atlanta Falcons season. You've been reverted, again. If you keep on insisting on violating WP:NFCC #10c, you may find yourself blocked. --Hammersoft (talk) 14:32, 14 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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NFL game summaries

Your game summaries are boring and repetitive. Other users agree (see Talk:2008_Detroit_Lions_season). Please read Wikipedia:Manual of Style before you write more of them. TomCat4680 (talk) 19:33, 29 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hey! I only tell what happened during the game. It's not every NFL game decides who's going to set a record or something! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Alakazam (talk • contribs) date

I wasn't trying to insult you, I was trying to help. Be more creative, don't start and end every summary with the same sentences. Don't say "he got a touchdown" say "he caught a ## yard touchdown pass" or "he ran in a touchdown from ## yards out". Doesn't it sound more interesting that way? I strongly advise you read the manual of style I linked to above. I also think a thesaurus would be a wise investment for you. TomCat4680 (talk) 20:49, 29 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

If it makes U happy, then OK! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Alakazam (talk • contribs) date

--Alakazam (It's been a long while since I last did a signature.)

I was just going to give you the "remember to sign your name" template but I guess you know how already. Happy editing. TomCat4680 (talk) 21:26, 29 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You don't need to begin every summary with "coming off a win" or "coming off a loss". Also, you don't need to end them with "with the loss they fell to..." or "with the win they...". don't be so repetitive, use your imagination. TomCat4680 (talk) 07:08, 5 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

That's funny. I've been saying "With the win..." or "With the loss..." and all of those other things for years and no one has EVER told me to stop that. How many times must people critisize my work? Why can't people just know what happened? --Alakazam

Actually they have. If you had read Talk:2008 Detroit Lions season like I asked, it clearly says your summaries are extremely repetitive. These are direct quotes from others (not me) about summaries you wrote:

"Seems to be a lot of repetitions of the ilk of With yet another loss, Detroit fell to 0-#" at the end of a game report. It's clear from the start of the article that they didn't manage to win a game, so is this really useful?"

"Along with what the other person stated on this subject, once the summaries hit week 7, they just start using the a very similar starting sentence. It goes: Still searching for their first win Still trying to acquire their first win of the year Still trying to get their first win of the season Still trying to get their first win of the season Still looking for their first win of the season Still trying to get their first win of the season Still looking for their first win of the season Still trying to acquire their first win of the season Still looking for their first win Still trying to get their first win of the season. I mean, I think by reading the article that you understand that they never got that first win. Whoever wrote this was clearly lazy."

I have kept a lot of your edits but the intro and endings are what I have a problem with. After I'm done writing them feel free to add tidbits just don't change the beginning and endings. Deal? TomCat4680 (talk) 18:53, 5 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Deal. Intros and Conclusions R all yours! --Alakazam

Please keep the conversations on your page for better flow, and use the {{Talkback}} template to let me know you responded here. Its easier than switching back and forth between pages. The instructions on how to use it are on the top of my talk page. TomCat4680 (talk) 20:46, 5 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Seriously, if you can't write good summaries, don't write any at all.►Chris Nelson^Holla! 19:28, 7 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Did you ever stop to think there's a reason you constantly get crap for your summaries? It's because they aren't good. They are poorly written, use biased language and are ridiculously repetitive and formulaic. Not trying to be mean, but seriously - if you can't write a good summary, leave it to someone else.►Chris Nelson^Holla! 19:35, 7 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Al, per manual of style, words that are NOT proper nouns like "domed stadium" DON'T get capitalized. TomCat4680 (talk) 16:45, 10 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Just a quick comment on this topic; Alakazam, you really need to stop using "would" so often. Instead of saying, "Minnesota would take the lead in the second quarter", just say "Minnesota took the lead in the second quarter". The word "would" is a conditional term, and using it makes it sound like the summaries you write are actually predictions. I've already fixed your summaries at 2009 Minnesota Vikings season, but it would be helpful if you could fix the rest yourself. – Pee Jay 23:12, 27 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Please be advised that per consensus manual of style of trademarks, that it is written here as Fox, NOT FOX. TomCat4680 (talk) 03:31, 8 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, what part of that did you not understand? STOP writing it FOX. We write it Fox here. TomCat4680 (talk) 07:13, 12 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Steve Young

Hey Alakazam, I reverted your recent edit to Steve Young, because we are currently trying to switchover all NFLretired infoboxes to NFLactive, as it can now support retired players. If you have any other questions relating to this process, please let me know. Thanks, Eagles 24/7 (C) 19:43, 7 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

NFL linescore template

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Seriously?

Ok, I appreciate your attempts to clean up my game summary here, but I'm going to change back some of the things.

First of all, you don't need to say coming off a win or loss...All the person has to do is scroll a little up the page to see.
"Three game home stand"? what? Three straight home games sounds much better.
The consolidation of the summary is good, but I'm putting back the halfback option play in the summary. It's not every day you see that, especially from Indianapolis, so it is fairly notable.
I'm removing the word "would" from the article...not a good format. Not it "would" happen, it already happened.
Indianapolis did NOT take the lead with Stover's field goal. That score made it 14-12, San Francisco. The Arbiter^★_★^★ 15:22, 2 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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"Would"

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I asked you to stop typing "would" on these articles. It's not proper grammar. --Muboshgu (talk) 20:32, 3 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Fox

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Matt Bryant's 2009 ULF Stats

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My Beef With All-Time Football Articles!

There's something I don't understand about these articles. It's OK for articles on College Football Rivalries to have the logos of the respective teams, but it's a crime when we try doing so for NFL Rivalry articles? There's something wrong here, man! If someone is able to give me a reasonable explanation, then MAYBE I'll understand.

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I was only giving repective Rotten Tomatoes links for various movies. Since they didn't have a link to their own review, i only copy and pasted said "King Arthur" link, then tweaked it on the different articles so that they would have those links. I hope this clears up any misunderstanding and will prompt me to go "Sandbox" for when stuff like this comes up again. Thanks!

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I understand. It must have been one of those things where as I copying and pasting, I must have forgotten to change the ID for the proper movie. Thanks for pointing out the error of my ways. May we be like the band Chicago and get "stronger everyday".

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