Catbox 9

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Tigers stuff

Hey there, would you mind providing a link to that page where you are discussing more Tigers content for Wikipedia? We can discuss which of those proposed articles probably should be created and those that are not. Pablo Talk | Contributions 05:34, 8 July 2007 (UTC)

Also, I've added a message to the top of your talk page that should be helpful in getting you started here on Wikipedia. Pablo Talk | Contributions 05:46, 8 July 2007 (UTC)

Sure, here's the link: http://www.forums.mlb.com/n/pfx/forum.aspx?tsn=1&nav=messages&webtag=ml-tigers&tid=35713 Catbox 9 05:51, 8 July 2007 (UTC)

Thanks. I see that the objective is to improve Tigers articles, not necessarily create new ones. I don't know if they have or not, but encourage your buddies to get usernames. Edits from people with accounts are more respected than those without accounts. Pablo Talk | Contributions 06:02, 8 July 2007 (UTC)

I'm not sure if they've done much. One poster said she'd get started next week. We'll probably get a sign up page going soon. I'll mention that they should have user names. Thanks for your help as well. Those pages you pointed out were good reads.Catbox 9 06:03, 8 July 2007 (UTC)

One of your fellow forum participants had a good idea; consider joining WikiProject Baseball. There are many advantages to joining a WikiProject. Pablo Talk | Contributions 06:06, 8 July 2007 (UTC)

I went ahead and joined WikiProject Baseball. Also, like you suggested earlier, my focus (and the focus of everyone on the board I showed you) will be to improve new articles. The only reason we decided to make the new page for Verlander was because he's likely the most popular player on the team and his no-hitter was the talk of the town for quite some time. It still gets brought up.Catbox 9 06:37, 8 July 2007 (UTC)

I wasn't clear earlier. You don't have to limit yourself to only working on existing articles. If you think a subject deserves an article, make sure that the subject is notable enough to be included on Wikipedia. If the subject is notable, then create the article. Pablo Talk | Contributions 06:49, 8 July 2007 (UTC)

I understood what you were saying. There are subjects that need new articles, but like you said, they should be notable. Chad Durbin's page (a Tiger's pitcher) mentions he has a wife. It wouldn't be appropriate to create a page devoted to her. If; however, his wife was an A list actress, it would be appropriate. Catbox 9 06:52, 8 July 2007 (UTC)

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