User talk:Nolesrule

Links to Arenafan

Please do not add commercial links or links to your own private websites to Wikipedia. Wikipedia is not a vehicle for advertising or a mere collection of external links. You are, however, encouraged to add content instead of links to the encyclopedia. If you feel the link should be added to the article please discuss it on the article's talk page rather than re-adding it. See the welcome page to learn more about Wikipedia. Thanks. —Twigboy 18:46, 7 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The links to ArenaFan were just as relevant to the pages as the official team sites due to the information on those pages. Obviously you didn't bother to look at those pages on ArenaFan before you removed the links. I will be putting them back on the team page listings for all AFL and af2 teams since they are extremely relevant. In addition, many of those URLs were not put in by me, but by other people who edited the pages, most of whom I do not even know. It should also be noted that I do add and edit the pages for content, mostly fixing errors submitted by people who know little about the subject matter, and my source for many of those modifications is ArenaFan. Finally, I can site hundreds of instances where similar links are provided all across wikipedia in a similar manner. Nolesrule 00:57, 9 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

While I appreciate the desire to promote one's website, it's Wikipedia style to avoid adding links to your own site (see #3 here). I'm not disputing that there may have been others that added your links, but a reasonable sample showed that they were added by you. There are several other links to mainstream media sites [1][2][3], all of which do not belong here either. By linking to your site here, it increases your visibility on Google (ranks which are determined by the number of links to it). That is frowned upon here. All of that said, I have left some of your links in where there was a sufficient reason to leave them in, especially in historical contexts. (I have, indeed, bothered to look at the pages on Arenafan.) But don't be surprised to see someone else remove them. I also have noted that you do edit Wikipedia in a responsible way otherwise, which I do appreciate. Thanks for your contributions. —Twigboy 14:46, 9 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Re: Af2 Expansion

Thank you, but Long Beach Cal. and these small but lucrative markets were considered before. No problem, the team owners went for other indoor football leagues. The Inland Empire, Cal. region, Arizona and four countries (the UK, Japan, Mexico and Puerto Rico) pulled out of the AFL/af2 expansion options... they have arenas too small or unequipped (or the cost of remodeling them); and great travel distances, plus hour difference for overseas AFL/af2 teams. I'd sure the failed World League of football done this international representation in the 1990s, when they had teams in The UK, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain. Today, the surviving European teams are called NFL Europe as a summer football league featured some notable NFL athletes on a "working vacation"...travel the country and work/play the game. + 63.3.14.130 also known as Mike D 26 04:05, 29 November 2006 (UTC) 04:03, 29 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the hint. I'll remember that. As for the logo, since you didn't see it in KNDU's home page, I might suggest the Tri-City Herald's home page. You can find it at: http://www.tri-cityherald.com. I'm a native of Kennewick, WA (the Tri-Cities Fever's hometown), and saw the story on KNDU's local news. Elwin Blaine Coldiron 01:25, 7 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Ran into a problem. I decided to check the local sites (including http://www.kndu.com and http://www.tri-cityherald.com. You were right about no mention about the uniform change, but I DID see the KNDU newscast on 1/05/07 and they did say that the Fever were returning to their old colors and logo because of negative feedback (I do live where the Fever play. I guess that the new colors and helmet may end up on eBay soon). But it's nice to know that you're such a fan of arena football. I have yet to see a Fever game live in the Toyota Center but I am proud of the team, especially when they won the NIFL championship in their first season (I guess that the Spokane Shock decided to do the same in af2 last summer). Elwin Blaine Coldiron 01:48, 7 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Sounds fair enough. Elwin Blaine Coldiron 01:50, 7 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I think that there was no update because it was the beginning of the weekend and didn't have time to update the Fever webpage. I'll see if I can bug the Fever's front office on Monday and ask if they can update the page. BTW, you might want to end your messages with "~" four times, so that people know who sent the message. Elwin Blaine Coldiron 03:55, 7 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I have nominated you for adminship!

Tom Danson would like to nominate you to be an administrator. Please visit Wikipedia:Requests for adminship to see what this process entails, and then contact Tom Danson to accept or decline the nomination. A page has been created for your nomination at Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/Nolesrule. If you accept the nomination, you must formally state your acceptance and answer the questions on that page. Once you have answered the questions, you may post your nomination for discussion, or request that your nominator do so.

Do you accept Tom Danson 22:11, 12 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome to VandalProof!

Thank you for your interest in VandalProof, Nolesrule! You have now been added to the list of authorized users, so if you haven't already, simply download and install VandalProof from our main page. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me or any other moderator, or you can post a message on the discussion page. Betacommand ^{(talk • contribs • Bot)} 16:40, 27 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Mike Kinkella deletion

Hi Joe, Just thought I would bring to your attention an article for deletion discussion that you might find interesting: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mike Kinkella (2nd nomination) Dhmachine31 04:50, 3 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Fellow Arena message boarder

Glad I can see a familar face in this foreign land of wikipedia.

-Wranglers_04

Stop being such a psycho about af2 expansion.

If you wanted total control, you should have accepted my admin nomination. There are several unsourced cities as it is, and you actually removed a reliable active source once, which can get you blocked. I suggest you mind your own business. Tom Danson 22:22, 22 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:WikiProject Arena Football League

Hi. I noticed that you are active within the AFL and its other pages. I'm proposing the project and would like your support. You can support by signing the Arena football section at the Wikiproject council. talk to me on my talkpage if you have any questions. ROASTYTOAST 23:27, 7 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hello again. We got enough signatures to start the project. I was wondering if you could upload a image of the AFL football or something to do with the AFL. I'm thinking of using it for the article template on the talk pages. Contact me at the project or my talk page--ROASTYTOAST 23:07, 8 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

What's up. The Project could use your help and your expertise. Oh, and remember to sign up--ROASTYTOAST 23:26, 9 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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This user loves FSU football Go Noles!.

Noles1984 16:07, 19 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Why?

Why have you reverted every single one of my edits? I spent a lot of time today to do all that. If it's a part of the project, then please show me where it has been said that my edits are "bad." --Ksy92003 (talk) 00:07, 13 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Only one of them I did; see this diff. That was on the Georgia Force division record, I see. But for Dallas' and San Jose's division records, they still read as 1.000. That's the only problem that I have seen and in my opinion it would've been better for you to just change that to 1.000 instead of reverting my edit, which took a while to do. --Ksy92003 (talk) 01:44, 13 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Los Angeles Avengers/Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers

This is in response to this edit you made: [4]. You said in your edit summary, "[P]layoff results only, not listing every round." Well. look at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers. For its "Season-by-season" section, it does say (for 2004 and 2005) whom they won against. Why did you revert me on Los Angeles Avengers when Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers has it the other way? And just so you know, according to Talk:Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers, that article is a part of the Wikipedia:WikiProject Arena Football League. So, which was is it supposed to be? I think that it is important to show every round of the postseason.

When I went to Los Angeles Avengers, I saw that it only said, "Lost Week 2." So, I really wanted to know whom they beat in Round 1. I didn't know that they had a Bye because it didn't say it. Do you understand what I'm saying? If it doesn't say, how is anybody supposed to know? If the current way according to the project is to not list every single round, I think it should be changed so that we do show every single round. Please reply on my talk page. Thanks. --Ksy92003 (talk) 15:12, 14 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I am aware of the development of season pages. When the opportunity arises, I will begin the Los Angeles Avengers' season pages. I just want to know, since the Avengers might make the playoffs, if I should only include one round of playoffs in the season records. This seems weird because if somebody lost in the ArenaBowl, it would only say, "Lost ArenaBowl [...]," but not mention any of the playoff rounds that they've actually won. Which way should this be done? --Ksy92003 (talk) 17:40, 14 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Alright; I will take the question to the projcet page in a little bit, when I find time. --Ksy92003 (talk) 19:06, 14 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Orphaned non-free image (Image:IndianaFirebirds.gif)

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Invite

As a current or past contributor to a related article, I thought I'd let you know about WikiProject Florida State University, a collaborative effort to improve Wikipedia's coverage of Florida State University. If you would like to participate, you can visit the project page, where you can join the project and see a list of open tasks and related articles. Thanks! Addbot (talk) 19:42, 23 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Jccort (talk) 19:56, 18 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hello

Hi, I would like you to please see this link on the Arena Football League WikiProject talk page. I would like everyone to read this one and the one right after it. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me. I will do my best to answer you in a timely manner. Thank you, Cra sh U nderride 05:09, 5 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Meetup

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WikiProject Arena Football League Newsletter - September 2008

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WikiProject Arena Football League Newsletter - November 2008

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Project News

It's Issue IV, whoooooo!
I hope everyone had a safe and fun Halloween.

-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.

-New-

Standardized roster templates have been created for ALL AFL teams.
New tables have been added to each team article for coaches. It is broken down into six columns. Column one is for the name of the head coach. Column two is for the coachs tenure there. Column three is the coaches regular season win/loss record (ONLY while with THAT team). Column four is for the coaches post season win/loss record (ONLY while with THAT team). Column five is for the coaches most recent coaching staff (if the coach is no longer there, list the coaches last coaching staff), with years that the coaching staff members have been there, the term coaching staff ONLY applies to Offensive Coordinator (to be listed as OC), Defensive Coordinator (to be listed as DC), Special Teams Coordinator (to be listed as ST Coordinator), Fullbacks coach (to be listed as FB coach), Linebackers Coach (to be listed as LB coach), Offensive line coach (to be listed as OL coach), Defensive line coach (to be listed as DL), Wide receivers Coach (to be listed as WR coach), Defensive backs Coach (to be listed as DB coach). And coach that coaches multiple positions is to be listed as QB / FB coach, with a / between each position. Also, the list should start with Offensive Coordinator, then Defensive Coordinator. Place line break (<br>) after each coaching staff members name, and between coaching positions (should the column become wider than what looks good). Column six is for notes about the head coach during their tenure with that team only. Lastly, be sure not to make the columns too wide, if the column becomes wider than what looks good, place a line break (<br>) in the sentence/note.

Current Events

On November 22, the Georgia Force will host tryouts at their practice facility in Flowery Beach, Georgia.
Quarterbacks Matt D'Orazio and Mark Grieb are two of the numerous veteran free agents during this offseason.
Quarterback Joe Germaine of the Utah Blaze opted of his contract in hopes to sign with the Arizona Rattlers, to be near his family.
The Albany Conquest of af2, have changed their name to the Albany Firebirds.
Though Chris Vallozzi owns the Florida Firecats, the addition of the Milwaukee Iron in 2009, will in no way affect the Firecats. His older brother Drew, is behind the new Iron franchise.
The Macon Knights may be returing in af2 as early as 2009, but no later than 2010.
New Orleans VooDoo owner Tom Benson announced in a letter to interm comissioner Ed Policy that the franchise would be ceasing operations.
It is speculated that since the New Orleans VooDoo have folded, that new Defensive Coordinator Derek Stingley will return to the South Georgia Wildcats of af2.
The Utah Blaze player tryouts attracted, as head coach Ron James stated "high-quality" players. Some of whom have NFL experience, such as Reno Mahe, Ade Jimoh, and Toniu Fonoti.
The Amarillo Dusters have named Ben Bennett their new head coach.
On October 10, AFL owners approved a nonbinding letter of intent, that called for Los Angeles-based Platinum to invest $100 million into the league. A step that, as it stands, will dramatically alter the financial and managment structure of the two decade old league.
Danny White, whom resigned as the head coach of the Blaze, will join the Arizona Rattlers as their new Offensive Coordinator in 2009.
Tiffany Worsham, V.P. of Business Development for af2 has contradicted the claims made by D. J. Daniels, the investor interested in bringing a team back to Macon, Georgia. Claiming that there is "no reason for any optimism." She also went on to say that "serious conversations about the subject ended a few months ago."
~~Derek Stingley, it was announced, is a candidate for the head coaching position with the Albany Firebirds of af2.~~
Quarterback Ryan Vena will return to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers.
Lawrence Samuels, the AFL's career receptions leader (1,020) was hospitalized on Thursday, October 23, after a severe car crash.
Just days after a severe car crash, wide receiver Lawrence Samuels was listed in fair condition.
The AFL announced that the Dallas Desperados would be moved from the Eastern Divison of the National Conference to the Western Division to replace the New Orleans Voodoo.
Steve Clary, Jim Guy Tucker two owners of the Arkansas Twisters have decided to forego their shares of the team, as "they both were too busy with their other businesses."
On November 22, the Twisters will hold a tryouts.
Derek Stingley, has removed himself from the list of candidates for the head coaching position of the af2's Albany Firebirds, as he has "another coaching opportunity closer to his family's home in Baton Rouge, La."

Transactions

The Colorado Crush have hired Tommy Johnson as their new Defensive coordinator.
The San Jose SaberCats traded Linebacker Steve Watson and Offensive lineman William Obeng to the Columbus Destroyers for Offensive lineman Howard Duncan.
The Spokane Shock of af2 have signed former NC State Defensive back Jimmie Sutton and former Central Washington Free safety Chris Hemphill.
The Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz and owner Phil Miller announced the hiring of Dan Kilgras as the new Team President.
It was announced that Leslie Lee, will not return as the head coach of the Boise Burn of af2.
On September 25, the Chicago Rush released Quarterback Sherdrick Bonner.
On September 30, the Cleveland Gladiators released Offensive lineman Tango McCauley.
The Tri-Cities Fever gained their first player, when they were assigned defensive back DeVon Walker from the University of Nevada-Reno. He spent the last three weeks of the 2008 AFL season with the SaberCats.
On October 2, the Tampa Bay Storm released Wide Receiver Terrill Shaw.
On October 3, the VooDoo released WR Jeremiah Pope. The Georgia Force released DL R-Kal Truluck.
On October 7, Defensive lineman Jacob Owens and Wide Receiver Tremayne Kirkland signed with the Spokane Shock.
On October 10, the Grand Rapids Rampage exempted Wide Receiver Eric Fowler.
On October 13, the Los Angeles Avengers waived Quarterback Sam Keller. The VooDoo activated OL Isaiah Ross.
The Columbus Destroyers have hired Green Bay Blizzard Defensive coordinator Doug Lytle to the same position.
The Tri-Cities Fever have re-signed wide receiver Phil Goodman, which makes him the first returning player from the 2008 Fever.
On October 15, the Philadelphia Soul released Defensive Back Brandon Williams.
Danny White has joined the Arizona Rattlers as their new Offensive Coordinator.
On October 20, 2008 the Kansas City Brigade waived Quarterback Quincy Carter.
The Brigade have also hired Skip Foster as their new Offensive Coordinator.
The Oklahoma Yard Dawg's have been assigned quarterback Robert Kent, fullback / linebacker Freddie Rollins, and defensive back Andre Burns.
Offensive Lineman Lorenzo Breland has been added to the 2009 roster of the Spokane Shock.
The Shock have also added former Oklahoma State Linebacker Rodrick Johnson.
Wide receiver Manwell Talbert as been assigned to the Bossier-Shreveport Battle Wings.

This Month in Football History

November 2, 1958 - The Los Angeles Rams beat the Chicago Bears 41-35 in front of a record crowd of 90,833 fans at the Los Angeles Coliseum.
November 3, 1935 — The Philadelphia Eagles and Boston Redskins combine to throw an NFL record 11 interceptions.
November 4, 1984 — The Seattle Seahawks set an NFL record by returning four interceptions for touchdowns in a 45-0 win over the Kansas City Chiefs. Dave Brown scored twice while Kenny Easley and Keith Simpson also scored a touchdown each. All of the scores were longer than 50 yards.
November 6, 1995 — Art Modell announced that he was moving the Cleveland Browns to Baltimore for the 1996 season.
November 8, 1970 — New Orleans Saints kicker Tom Dempsey broke a 17-year-old record by kicking a 63-yard field goal. Former Baltimore Colt Bert Rechichar had held the record at 56 yards.
November 11, 1990 - Chiefs linebacker Derrick Thomas set an NFL record with seven sacks.
November 19, 1961 — Cleveland Browns running back Jim Brown rushed for an NFL record 242 yards and four touchdowns.
November 23, 1975 — Minnesota Vikings quarterback Fran Tarkenton became the NFL's all-time completions leader when he completed his 2,840th pass in the Vikings' 28-13 win over the San Diego Chargers.
November 26, 1989 — L.A. Rams wide receiver Willie "Flipper" Anderson recorded 15 receptions for an NFL record 336 yards and a touchdown as the Rams rallied for a 20-17 overtime win over the Saints.

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

Based on the members list, there are currently 28 members participating in WikiProject Arena Football League.

On the calendar:
- November
  - 7: Chicago Rush tryouts.
  - 22: Georgia Force tryouts.
  - 22: Arkansas Twisters tryouts.

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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From the Editors

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