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Thanks for the tip! Though I thought perhaps the tidbit could be used in some form to illustrate the sort of examples the person in the article illustrates. Since no one else is even active on that talk page, it's hardly interfering with anything. Tyciol 17:42, 7 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Looked like forum banter and possibly spam (since it was done over two articles). Why not just send Chris an email and ask him instead? The exercise looks pretty basic... --Yankees76 21:12, 7 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Burgz33 CheckUser case

Since you've been a frequent target of this user, thought you might be interested. Feel free to add anything to this case that you see fit. Cheers, OhNoitsJamie ^Talk 02:39, 20 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanx for the notice. --Yankees76 12:30, 20 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

WikiProject Ice Hockey newsletter

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WikiProject Ice Hockey Newsletter

Dear Yankees76/Archive 4! You are receiving as you are a member of WikiProject Ice Hockey There's been more new thing going on at WP:HOCKEY, and I think this will help you to stay informed. Since the last newsletter sent out in August, there's been great changes. Read on to find out! Maxim_(talk)

This just in:
Maurice 'Rocket' Richard Trophy has just been promoted to featured list status, while the bot was delivering the newsletter. Maxim_(talk) 02:02, 28 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

And I've just promoted Art Ross Trophy. And Clarence S. Campbell Bowl is at FLC. This should be the last update. Maxim_(talk) 00:40, 30 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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New recognized content

By Maxim

Especially due to the featured topic drive, there have been many new featured lists promoted concerning NHL awards. Here's the full list of all the 13 FL's promoted since the last newsletter.^[1]^[2]

There have been no new good articles or featured articles. Maurice 'Rocket' Richard Trophy has been given A-Class status due to multiple issues raised at FLC.

^ The last one, List of Calgary Flames players, is the only one not associated with the featured topic drive.
^ At the time of publishing, there were 5 lists at WP:FLC and 2 lists in the "Holding cell", as there's been an accepted guideline to not put more that 5 trophy lists at the same time to, "compensate for the sanity of the reviewers".

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Did You Know?

By Maxim
There have been 4 new articles featured in the Did You Know section? on the Main Page since August.

Wally Tatomir - August 4, 2007, authored by User:Maxim.
- ...that Wally Tatomir, head equipment manager of the Carolina Hurricanes, holds four patents on ice hockey-related equipment?
Mark Major - August 12, 2007, authored by User:Schmackity
- ...that ice hockey player Mark Major attained 355 penalty minutes during the 1997-98 AHL season for the Portland Pirates, where he averaged 4.5 penalty minutes a game and still holds the club record?
Garth Butcher - September 15, 2007, authored by User:Canuckle.
- ...that Garth Butcher was a member of Canada's first-ever gold medal team at the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships before becoming a pest and setting team records for penalty minutes in the National Hockey League?
AMP NHL Winter Classic - September 22, 2007, authored by User:Skudrafan1
- ..that the AMP NHL Winter Classic is scheduled to be the first regular-season outdoor National Hockey League game in the United States?

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Featured Topic Drive

By Maxim

Started by User:Scorpion0422, the aim of this drive is to make NHL awards a featured topic. A featured topic is basically a set of very high quality articles (good articles and featured articles/lists). In this case, the topic is NHL awards. Many users have helped, including Scorpion0422, Resolute, Serte, Hasek is the best, Maxim, Croat Canuck, Spike Wilbury, FutureNJGov, and T Rex/Dinosaur puppy. The progress has been very good; there are 12 featured lists promoted, and 2 good articles:

Hart Memorial Trophy (Scorpion)
James Norris Memorial Trophy (Scorpion)
Vezina Trophy (Scorpion)
Conn Smythe Trophy (Serte)
Frank J. Selke Trophy (FutureNJGov)
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy (Scorpion)
Lester B. Pearson Award (Scorpion)
Calder Memorial Trophy (Croat Canuck)
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy (Maxim)
King Clancy Memorial Trophy (Maxim)
Jack Adams Award (Maxim)
Presidents' Trophy (Scorpion)
Stanley Cup (Earlier collaboration, very many involved)
Traditions and anecdotes associated with the Stanley Cup (Maxim)

Check the project page if you are interested in helping out. Although it's closer to being done than not, there's still work to be done. The next topic that might be tackled is Stanley Cup, but this remains purely speculative and in discussion.

Note: You have received this because your name is on Wikipedia:WikiProject Ice Hockey/Newsletter/List. If you no longer wish to receive this message, remove your name. --Animum Delivery Bot 02:19, 28 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Burgz33

See Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard#User:Burgz33 again. CambridgeBayWeather (Talk) 06:44, 28 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Edits to Carl Lewis and Ben Johnson Pages

What is vandalism about adding the truth about an athlete? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.148.176.95 (talk) 22:45, 11 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Your source does not corroborate your text. You've added "tarnished by allegations of steroid use", which is incorrect, as your source says Lewis 'tested positive for banned stimulants'. Firstly, stimulants (small amounts of banned stimulants found in cold medications - as what Lewis had tested positive for) are certainly not steroids, and secondly nowhere does the article make any claims about Lewis' reputation being tarnished (which appears to be your own conclusion drawn after reading this article). As per Wikipedia's policy on biographies of living persons (WP:BLP) unsourced or poorly sourced contentious material — whether negative, positive, or just questionable — about living persons should be removed immediately and without discussion from Wikipedia articles. Additionally, your entry does not display the entire story, as you conveniently left out the fact that the USOC investigation at the time concluded the level of banned stimulants found in Lewis' system - mostly ephedrine -was not significant enough to be performance-enhancing.[1]. Your insistance of disrupting Wikipedia to continually re-insert this non-neutral point of view is considered vandalism. --Yankees76 22:59, 11 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Deadlift and bench press

Hi Yankee, you know a lot about weightlifting. I have a question: say a person can bench some 200 kg, does it automatically mean they can dealift 280 - 300 kg, and vice versa? And Which one is more useful for improving functional strength, deadlift or bench? I think deaflift, but not 100 % sure. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.220.147.131 (talk) 07:01, 10 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Not it does not automatically mean it - but that doesn't mean it's not possible. Because the deadlift is a full-body exercise, you need to have a strong posterior chain, and a strong grip (if you don't use straps) to be a heavy deadlifter (500 - 600 lbs or more). The bench press trains neither of these, so unless someone trains for both exercises (like a powerlifter) they're not going to be able to hoist big weights in both. Without a doubt the deadlift is the better exercise for improving functional strength. --Yankees76 (talk) 16:23, 10 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Franz Josef Strauß

Might I ask you to take a look at the new discussion going on at Franz Josef Strauß? Yes, it is an ancient topic (the use of ß on en-wiki), but this is one of the most prominent articles in which this issue is of significance. Given your experience, your input would be very much appreciated. Unschool (talk) 01:39, 21 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I've looked at it and agree that it should read Strauss (I'm convinced that 9 out of 10 people for whom English is a first language or only language would read that as Straub), however I'm staying out of this debate until a discussion on creating an official Wikipedia policy on adding non-English characters is initiated. This has been a long running topic on Wikipedia and I'm not confident a consensus will ever be reached on it. --Yankees76 (talk) 13:51, 21 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Happy New Year!

Dear friend, I hope you had a wonderful New Year's Eve, and that 2008 is your best year yet! --02:20, 2 January 2008 (UTC)

Bergz

I'm not sure that 679ß09tfgbfn is a sock of Bergz. I suspect 679ß09tfgbfn is originating from Germany, as most of the recent IPs trying to add those links are German. In any case, looks like its time to add those links to a blacklist to save us all some effort. OhNoitsJamie ^Talk 00:47, 25 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Possibly, but they could also all be members of the forum at [2], where Burgz is a frequent user. Also note that 679ß09tfgbfn has edited exclusively the same pages ("i wrote those articles for the most part[3]") that one of Burgz most recent socks has admitted to editing/watching [4]. The combination of the everlastworld.de connection and the same pages edited is fairly overwhelming evidence. --Yankees76 (talk) 02:21, 25 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

'Sides, where else have we heard the phrase "admin abuse" [5] used? Hmm....[6],[7],[8]. Heck he even had tried to report an admin for it[9]....At the very least it's a meatpuppet.

[1] The last one, List of Calgary Flames players, is the only one not associated with the featured topic drive.

[2] At the time of publishing, there were 5 lists at WP:FLC and 2 lists in the "Holding cell", as there's been an accepted guideline to not put more that 5 trophy lists at the same time to, "compensate for the sanity of the reviewers".

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