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Mike Young

Cheers for the photo, I didn't have a free one of him. When did you get it? JRA_WestyQld2 ^Talk 08:41, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

I went to Adelaide Oval and took a pile of photos of Australia and South Africa. They're on my commons account (under User:Blnguyen), all of them. YellowMonkey (click here to vote for world cycling's #1 model!) 00:36, 29 January 2009 (UTC)

SEQ locator map

Sorry Westy, I just don't have the time to make maps anymore. Strangely enough, I actully started to make a SEQ locator map a few while ago but I never finished it. Hopefully someone else will be able to help you out. Bongomanrae (talk) 11:03, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

Edit: I went to Nathan, with some classes at Mt Gravatt. Bongomanrae (talk) 11:34, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

I'll be honest and say they are probably not super accurate but it would be close to correct. I did the measuring on Google Earth.

Nope, don't play baseball and don't even live in Qld. Live in Adelaide and used to play ball in HS.

Well deserved

		The Running Man Barnstar
		At the risk of looking like we're patting each other on the back, I think you deserve this as much as I do: you've spent a great deal of effort on behalf of this task force and had the first article from the group promoted beyond Start-class. In recognition of those efforts, I hearby award you the Running Man Barnstar!  Afaber012  (talk)  04:50, 16 July 2009 (UTC)

Southern Cross Pitch, July 2009

THE SOUTHERN CROSS PITCH The Australian Baseball Task Force Newsletter Issue 1 – July 2009

"The best way to catch a knuckleball is to wait until the ball stops rolling and then pick it up." — Bob Uecker News and announcements We've had our first article promoted to Good Article status. It's for a cricketer, but he played baseball too so it counts! :) We've also now got two articles promoted to C-Class status. Featured content Good Article status: Neil Harvey C-Class status: Australia national baseball team & Redcliffe Padres This newsletter was composed by  Afaber012 . If you would like to contribute to future newsletters, please leave a message on the newsletter talk page. If you don't wish to receive this newsletter anymore, please remove your name from the subscribers list on the main newsletter page.

News from the diamond A new-look Australian baseball league could be up and running in time for Summer 2010 The 2009 World Cup looms on the horizon... Can Australia improve from their 2007 attempt, their best ever result of 5th? From the Editor This 1st edition doesn't have a whole lot in it, as you can see. At this stage its more of a call to action than anything else: anyone wanting to help out the task force is more than welcome to join in. Even if you don't feel you have something you can contribute, please spread the word to others who might. My intention is to try and put this out once a quarter or so at this stage - assuming anyone's interested in receiving it. If things pick up and there's plenty to put into the newsletter, then it might come out a little more often. The only people that received this who have not specifically requested it are people listed as members of the task force itself. To those people: I'll move you guys to an 'inactive' list if I don't hear back one way or the other, and you won't keep receiving the newsletter after this- I'm using this to poke those that are still active into coming by the task force pages every once in a while.

 Afaber012  (talk)  01:56, 18 July 2009 (UTC)

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Vandalism

I corrected the spelling of Trent Oeltjen's last name. Someone else vandalized the article. Fbdave (talk) 13:44, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

Minor leagues

Tx.--Epeefleche (talk) 06:17, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

Deletion of place of birth info from text

Thanks for your helpful comments. It may interest you that some more discussion of the issue is now taking place at [1], where a fourth editor has now chimed in with our shared view.--Epeefleche (talk) 22:41, 12 August 2009 (UTC)

To our newest Rollbacker

I have just granted you rollback rights because I believe you to be trustworthy, and because you have a history of reverting vandalism and have given in the past or are trusted in the future to give appropriate warnings. Please have a read over WP:ROLLBACK and remember that rollback is only for use against obvious vandalism. Please use it that way (it can be taken away by any admin at a moment's notice). You may want to consider adding {{Rollback}} and {{User rollback}} to your userpage. Any questions, please drop me a line. Best of luck and thanks for volunteering! wadester16 05:31, 16 August 2009 (UTC)

Copy and paste from other sites

To indicate an article has been copied entirely (or in large part) from Baseball-Reference's bullpen, use this template: {{bullpen|Gary Nilsson}} (with the appropriate BR Bullpen Article inserted in lieu of Nilsson). We at the Bullpen appreciate that you find our work so valuable but would like credit when due. - --71.182.166.254 (talk) 00:19, 27 August 2009 (UTC)

I have never copy and pasted a BR Bullpen article word for word if you check my contributions, and when referenced BR Bullpen in articles before, have had the reference removed due to it "not being a reliable source" and have not seen the GNU template before. As for David Nilsson and Jay Nilsson, I relied on only the format of paragraphing by season and made sure to properly reference and cite all information (something which BR Bullpen doesn't do and which makes it very different from Wikipedia). From now on, I will make sure to reference all BR Bullpen findings, as it is a very useful site and I apologise if it has caused inconvenience or misrepresentation. JRA_WestyQld2 ^Talk 06:03, 27 August 2009 (UTC)

Yes, when (years ago?) I sought to reference the Bullpen, I was told as well that -- because it was a Wiki -- it was not a reliable source for Wikipedia articles, and should not be cited to.----

It'd be well over a year ago, yes. JRA_WestyQld2 ^Talk 06:24, 27 August 2009 (UTC)

Sorry -- that "when" was confusing. I wasn't asking you when ... but telling you when. If that makes any sense. BTW -- mister ip address -- you say "we at the bullpen". But I thought all of the baseball ref staff were either in Philly, Columbus, OH, Boston, or Atlanta, and you seem to be in Pittsburgh. Or am I wrong?--Epeefleche (talk) 06:28, 27 August 2009 (UTC)

1)In response to Epeefleche, The Baseball-Reference Bullpen has contributors from all over. Sacramento, Quebec, Toronto, Chicago, etc. Yes, I personally am in Pittsburgh. 2) In response to JRAWesty, it seems that one wiki would say another source was unreliable simply because it too was a wiki. - --209.195.183.213 (talk) 16:27, 3 September 2009 (UTC)

Umm, I guess? I don't make the rules on what a reliable source is. JRA_WestyQld2 ^Talk 00:14, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

WP PADRES INVITE

Please accept this invite to join Wikipedia:WikiProject Baseball/San Diego Padres, a WikiProject dedicated to improving all articles related to the San Diego Padres. We hope you can join and contribute greatly to the project.

Locate me

I noticed you added Template:Locate me to Talk:Palm Meadows. Please be advised that 1. this template is deprecated and not in use on any page at the moment 2. instead we use Template:Coord missing in the article itself (not on the talkpage). Debresser (talk) 19:18, 31 August 2009 (UTC)

Cheers for that. JRA_WestyQld2 ^Talk 22:55, 31 August 2009 (UTC)

Alex Lawless

Thank you for your review, but just to note I was hoping to do some more work on the article before it reached that stage. I assumed (wrongly, in this instance) it would be a long while before it would be reviewed due to the backlog and this would have allowed me time to expand the article. Nevermind. Mattythewhite (talk) 16:40, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

It's ok, reassessment is common and the main thing to do is expand this article as it is referenced quite well (unlike many other GA nominations). Using a wide range of reliable sources isn't needed to pass GA criteria, that's why I passed all three in the references section =]. Hope I could help! JRA_WestyQld2 ^Talk 16:56, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

Thanks

Thank you for your GA review of Magdalena Neuner, much appreciated. EnemyOfTheState_|talk 14:41, 7 September 2009 (UTC)

Talk:Maryland Terrapins football/GA1

I hate seeing the GA promotion held up by this one thing. I agree the lead is incredibly important and could easily be improved, though. The editor made a change requested to the lead but not the one I was looking for. I have thrown in some advise and made a mention at the project page for college ball so maybe a third or fourth opinion will help show that we are off or the editor needs to make the change.Cptnono (talk) 07:51, 15 September 2009 (UTC)

I agree it's a good article and it's a little frustrating that the point of a good article review is to have seek an opinion on an article to have it graded, yet the editor seems very resistant to change. Reading the lead the first time, it just felt too long, but I could be entirely wrong and this was why I asked for the second opinion, so I'd be more than happy to seek further opinions. JRA_WestyQld2 ^Talk 08:28, 15 September 2009 (UTC)

I don't know if you read through the discussion (kind of long) but my opinion was the length of related content + tone made it a concern. I think we are on similar pages on this. Hopefully, the editor will get sick of it not being promoted to try an alternative draft or the college football project editors will give some advice. I would be happy to be incorrect on it but don't think I am.Cptnono (talk) 08:32, 15 September 2009 (UTC)

I took out the list of coaches in the lead (it isn't that huge of a change but does adjust the way it reads). It is leangthy. However, the lead now summarizes everything in the article as it should and is inline with the paragraph to article size ratio. What do you think? There are a few things that a member of the college ball project mentioned. The concerns I agree with are: Should most recent history be reduced from a year by year summary (recentism is a concern) and is "Dark years" to subjective? I'm OK with Dark years but think an alternate could be used. Any thoughts on reducing the last paragraph would be greatly appreciated.Cptnono (talk) 02:30, 23 September 2009 (UTC)

I can't see many more problems with the article myself, you seem to have taken on the role of a second reviewer well, so if you want you can pass it. JRA_WestyQld2 ^Talk 14:15, 25 September 2009 (UTC)

Talk:Leicester City F.C./GA1

It's been over a week and this hasn't been touched. Do you plan on failing it, or giving more time? iMatthew ^talk at 19:43, 15 September 2009 (UTC)

I've been busy the past few days with university studies, I will contact the editor notifying him that he has a day to start making improvements. I should have contacted him earlier about it being due. JRA_WestyQld2 ^Talk 07:54, 16 September 2009 (UTC)

Seems to have activity, so I don't have an issue with waiting a little longer. JRA_WestyQld2 ^Talk 13:52, 16 September 2009 (UTC)

This is you, too? I don't want you reviewing my articles! :) In all seriousness, making all articles better is in Wikipedia's best interest but this one has some work. It was mentioned at the footy project (Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Football#Help with GA nom required and I will be doing some ref work but if you don't see it really improved in a few days it can probably be failed.Cptnono (talk) 06:40, 17 September 2009 (UTC)

Southern Cross Pitch, September 2009

THE SOUTHERN CROSS PITCH The Australian Baseball Task Force Newsletter Issue 2 – September 2009

"Life will always throw you curves, just keep fouling them off... The right pitch will come, but when it does, be prepared to run the bases." — Rick Maksian News and announcements Though we've now got a featured article, its another cricketer. Australia national baseball team has been put up at Wikipedia:Good article nominations. Late breaking news→Australia national baseball team has passed its GA review! Its the first fully baseball article for the task force to get there, and the only article about a national baseball team to achieve that status! Another article has been promoted to B-Class (now GA), and there's an additional two C-Class articles too! If you've got an idea for the newsletter or for the task force as a whole, please add it to the task force's talk page. Featured content The following articles have been promoted past start-class, or included in the task force's scrutiny, since the last edition: Featured Article status: Bill Ponsford Good Article status: Australia national baseball team C-Class status: Dave Nilsson & Nightcliff Baseball Club, Darwin

News from the diamond MLB: Trent Oeltjen became the 24th Australian-born player in Major League Baseball. Debuting for the Arizona Diamondbacks at PNC Park, he went 2 for 6 with a single, a solo home run, an RBI, 2 stolen bases, and even picked up an assist from left field. Australian Baseball League: 5 teams are so far confirmed for the first season of the new league: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth. Canberra has launched a bid for the sixth spot: Let's Do It Canberra 2009 AA World Cup: Australia finished 9th, beating the Czech Republic 15-0 and Russia 10-0 in their final classification games. Catcher Guy Edmonds was selected on the tournament's All Star team. 2009 World Cup: Australia has qualified for the final phase of the tournament for the third time, where they'll join CAN, CUB, NED, PUR, TPE, USA & VEN From the Editor Recently a new barnstar has been created for WikiProject Baseball, as a substitute for the {{Running Man Barnstar}}: {{The Baseball Barnstar}}. This has given me an idea for the newsletter. If any task force member gives a barnstar to someone for any work that relates to Australian baseball, or if any member receives a barnstar for any work they do, let me know on my talk page. I'll check with the user to make sure they're happy to be listed here (because I know some people don't necessarily like that sort of attention) and assuming I get the green-light I'll put it in the next edition of the newsletter. This newsletter was composed by  Afaber012 . If you would like to contribute to future newsletters, please leave a message on the newsletter talk page. If you don't wish to receive this newsletter anymore, please remove your name from the subscribers list on the main newsletter page.

 Afaber012  (talk)  05:30, 21 September 2009 (UTC)

Birthplace

Feel free to correct me here if you think I mispoke.--Epeefleche (talk) 01:20, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

Talkback

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 Afaber012  (talk)  10:36, 4 November 2009 (UTC)

So...

Which MLB team are you rooting for in the WS? Or do you not root for MLB teams?--Epeefleche (talk) 10:42, 4 November 2009 (UTC)

Well. I used to be a Cleveland supporter, but they traded the whole team this season, so I started supporting LAA and Phillies. I'll support any team with an Aussie in it though, so Seattle, Rays, Braves or even Diamondbacks on a slow day ;) JRA_WestyQld2 ^Talk 12:12, 4 November 2009 (UTC)

Wells, sorry given that you are a Phillies supporter that yesterday didn't work out for you.--Epeefleche (talk) 03:45, 6 November 2009 (UTC)

Haha not too fussed, the Yankees team at the moment has to be one of the best teams ever seen. Bats all through the lineup and a great pitching staff. JRA_WestyQld2 ^Talk 05:01, 6 November 2009 (UTC)

Yep. Will be interesting to see the changes. Damon and/or Matsui, I imagine. I wonder who the team will buy.--Epeefleche (talk) 05:02, 6 November 2009 (UTC)

Notability criteria

Hi. Question. I recall us chatting in the past about notability criteria for baseball players. I've just looked at another AfD for a minor leaguer, but it appears to me that the criteria may have changed from what I recall them being. Is that the case? Thanks.--Epeefleche (talk) 21:54, 6 November 2009 (UTC)

Don't think so, I'll have a peek. JRA_WestyQld2 ^Talk 01:44, 7 November 2009 (UTC)

Can you perhaps take a look at the question from Brian H at the (now at least) bottom of my talkpage (under BB Notablity)? Would be interested in your thoughts. Tx.--Epeefleche (talk) 03:39, 9 November 2009 (UTC)

Southern Cross Pitch, December 2009

THE SOUTHERN CROSS PITCH The Australian Baseball Task Force Newsletter Issue 3 – December 2009

"Baseball is the only endeavor where a man can succeed three out of ten times and be considered a good performer. — Ted Williams News and announcements The last few months have seen a steady progression of articles being improved, with increases in numbers in all categories (except FA and GA) Welcome to the returning dan027, and to the new members of the task force: BigPadresDUDE Eagle4000 Halvorsen brian MascNL If you've got an idea for the newsletter or for the task force as a whole, please add it to the task force's talk page. Featured content The following articles have been promoted past start-class, or included in the task force's scrutiny, since the last edition: B-Class status: Ryan Rowland-Smith & Redcliffe Padres C-Class status: Australian Baseball League, Darwin Baseball League & Sydney Uni Baseball Club

News from the diamond Australian Baseball League: Canberra secures the 6th and final spot for the inaugural season of the reborn league, joining Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney. The ABF has also launched the "Name Your ABL Team" competition, offering fans the chance to nominate the names and colour schemes of the six franchises. 2009 World Cup: Australia completed their run in the World Cup with their best ever finish in the tournament: 5th. Despite this result, they failed to improve their IBAF World Ranking, staying in 11th position behind Puerto Rico From the Editor I just want to take this opportunity to wish everyone a (belated) Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, that the holiday season so far has been good for you, and that what remains will be just as good, if not better. I'd also like to thank everyone who has been involved with the task force over the last year. I'd ask everyone to keep up the good work, and to invite anyone they can think of to join us: there's always room for more here. This newsletter was composed by  Afaber012 . If you would like to contribute to future newsletters, please leave a message on the newsletter talk page. If you don't wish to receive this newsletter anymore, please remove your name from the subscribers list on the mainnewsletter page.

 Afaber012  (talk)  07:18, 27 December 2009 (UTC)

Unreferenced BLPs

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Battrick

Your turn :P Still to do: Battrick#League_System, Battrick#Cup_and_Friendlies, Battrick#First_Class, Battrick#Miscellaneous. Haven't put [2] in anywhere, and only put [3] in external links but it can easily be a ref. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Karlww (talk • contribs) 13:40, 25 January 2010 (UTC)

Tasmania Olympic Bid

So a "bid" that starts as a radio prank, does not have the support of the AOC, the state or federal government or the city council, and has the organising committee headed by a radio announcer deserves serious consideration in the article about the state? Are you serious? It is nonsense from start to finish. There is no "bid" worthy of the name, there will be no bid placed by Hobart (or anywhere else in Aust. for that matter) and its inclusion in the article only embarasses the encyclopedia. -- Mattinbgn\^talk 02:06, 2 May 2010 (UTC)

It started off as a radio prank, but has gained support. It hardly 'embarrasses' Wikipedia, the article simply notes a fact from a reliable source, whether in your opinion you think it is nonsense or not, there is nothing to suggest the interest is still a joke. JRA_WestyQld2 ^Talk 02:14, 2 May 2010 (UTC)

The only 'fact' is that a small group of people have an interest in an Olympic bid. That does not give it any credibility. If there is any support from the AOC or state or federal government then we can revisit. Barrylb (talk) 04:33, 2 May 2010 (UTC)

Wonderful, thank you Barry. I really couldn't care less about the content being in the article or not, I was justifying my apparent 'vandalism', which I thought really wasn't that outlandish but it seemed to have struck a nerve with Mattinbgn. Enjoy the long weekend! JRA_WestyQld2 ^Talk 05:12, 2 May 2010 (UTC)

Summer Olympics ballparks

I remember reading an article a few years ago that the Sydney ballpark lay empty, and what a shame it was; obviously, that's not the case. Since baseball's not exactly a headline sport in Athens (did they even play baseball in Greece before 2004?), I doubt that venue's being used for much, either. And I know they've torn down the one in Beijing...too bad, it looked like a nice little ballpark on TV. (For that matter, are they still using the Barcelona venue for baseball these days?) Anyway, thanks for the info. RMc (talk) 18:38, 4 May 2010 (UTC)

(PS: When are they bringing back the Australian Baseball League?) RMc (talk) 18:38, 4 May 2010 (UTC)