Talk:Spectrum SportsNet LA

DirecTV in infobox

If, per our references, DirecTV doesn't carry the channel, why is the satellite company listed in the Infobox? --Barte (talk) 12:04, 29 January 2015 (UTC)

Looks like that was recently added by a vandal... i've reverted it. Spanneraol (talk) 12:51, 29 January 2015 (UTC)

Thanks. Just wanted to be sure. Barte (talk) 15:18, 29 January 2015 (UTC)

Cast personalities

When adding news personalities in this article, make sure they are notable. Another user said:

“ Lists of people must meet the criteria listed at WP:Notability (people). Articles have been protected to prevent these additions and/or the editors in question blocked when they persistently continue to reinsert inappropriate material. If a name is included in the article in this way, it has to show that it's relevant to the subject by meeting WP:Notability (people). Just because a station lists its employees doesn't mean Wikipedia needs to as well, and other station articles needing similar cleanup doesn't mean this one doesn't need to be cleaned up, because whenever it's actually discussed on a station article, the end result is the same; the names that don't meet WP:Notability (people) are removed. Wikipedia is also not a directory. See here, here, and here for previous discussions about this. ”

In other words -- Don't add names that do not have an article! Corky | Chat? 22:17, 4 May 2015 (UTC)

There is no requirement that names have to have their own articles to be mentioned in an article on another subject. He is a major presence on the network and should be included in the roster of talent. Spanneraol (talk) 23:45, 4 May 2015 (UTC)

Have you read Wikipedia:Notability or Wikipedia:Notability (people)? Also, there are no reliable sources to back it up. I see you've been on Wikipedia for a while now and trust that you are familiar with the guidelines? I've only been on for almost three years, but I know this one. Corky | Chat? 00:32, 5 May 2015 (UTC)

There are sources in the prose that follows the list... and the notability for lists within articles is different from the notability requirements for creating an article about someone... they simply have to be important to the subject of the article. Spanneraol (talk) 01:52, 5 May 2015 (UTC)

I agree with Spanneraol. The criteria for inclusion here is much looser than that for being the subject of an entry. As an experiment, take a look at the entry for most any mid-market newspaper. This one and this one, for example. You'll find plenty of reporters and other staff mentioned who don't have their own Wikipedia articles. As a single-team, regional sports network, Sportsnet LA occupies the same general territory. Barte (talk) 05:42, 5 May 2015 (UTC)

Carriage section: split?

With the AT&T-Charter/Spectrum agreement, the seven-year carriage dispute comes to an end. I think the details are worth preserving as part of the history of carriage disputes and the changing nature of television. But does it take too much space here? If the consensus is to split it, I'm happy to do that. (I wrote most of the section.) Barte (talk) 20:34, 1 April 2020 (UTC)