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The WikiProject Arena Football League newsletter
Issue XI — June 2009

Table of contents

Project news
- Immediate work needed
- New ArenaBowl article template
- Usual needs crap that doesn't get done
- Newsletter news
Current events
- AFL Meets with Owners
- Chief Sperduto
- New Captain on the Pirate Ship
- AFL's Moten and Gonzalez on reality show
- Pittsburgh Swanns?
- Walking wounded
Transactions
- Notable af2 transactions
Arena Football League Article Stats

Project News

Immedate work needed

A new category has been added here and any articles that are tagged for needing immediate attention are shown here and need serious work. We need to get on the ball. I know some of don't like working on the articles in the AFL offseason, but they need to be done.

New ArenaBowl article template

New template for ArenaBowl articles is here. Its sole purpose is to make the articles uniform and read better.

Usual needs crap that doesn't get done

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.)
Please help in re-assessing articles, as well as expanding them. We need to get to work on it and get as much done as possible.

Current events

Source(s): ArenaFan.com, ArenaFootball.com, af2.com

The Quad City Steamwheelers could end up under new management by the end of the season, or next season.
The New York Dragons are prepared to return to play in 2010.

Chief Sperduto

On May 1, 2009, former Nashville Kats Head coach Pat Sperduto was hired by the Kansas City Chiefs as a scout.

AFL Meets with Owners

In early May, the AFL met with owners on a new business model for the league.

New Captain on the Pirate Ship

No, it's not Jack Sparrow. On May 14, Mike Hohensee was named the new head coach of the Peoria Pirates.

AFL's Moten and Gonzalez on reality show

The Spike reality show 4th and Long, hosted by Hall of Fame Wide receiver Michael Irvin, is a competition show that gives football players, possibly, their last shot at the NFL. The winner receives a shot at making the roster of the Dallas Cowboys. The show premiered on May 18 and two of the contestants are familiar names to arena football fans one being Philadelphia Soul DB Eddie Moten and Soul WR/DB Steve "Speedy" Gonzalez. Gonzalez is currently a member of the Central Valley Coyotes.

Pittsburgh Swanns?

Hall of Fame receiver Lynn Swann was announced as a potiential co-owner of the new Pittsburgh AFL franchise.

Walking wounded

In a suprise move, the AFL has notified players that the league will be discontinuing their health insurance.

Transactions

Source(s): ArenaFootball.com Transactions, ArenaFan.com Transactions, af2 Transactions - Transactions News

Former New York Dragons WR/DB and current NFL WR Mike Furrey signed with the Cleveland Browns.
On May 10, the Atlanta Falcons signed WR/DB Troy Bergeron after he competed the team's weekend mini-camp.
On May 26, the Mahoning Valley Thunder announced that Chris MacKeown had been named Head coach replacing interm coach Brennen Booth.

Notable af2 transactions

The Peoria Pirates placed WR/DB Dante Ridgeway on Injured reserve.
On May 8, the Stockton Lightning suspended DL Manuel Wright. He was activated on May 22.
On May 13, the Green Bay Blizzard placed QB Gino Guidugli on Recallable reassignment.
On May 22, the Kentucky Horsemen placed FB/LB Bernard Jackson on Injured Reserve.
QB Todd Hammel signed an af2 contract with the Milwaukee Iron.
On May 28, QB Joe Ayoob was traded by the Amarillo Dusters to the Central Valley Coyotes for OS Steve "Speedy" Gonzalez and Future Considerations. The next day, Gonzalez was placed on the Dusters' Refused-to-Report list, possibly hinting that he is with the Dallas Cowboys.
On May 28, WR/DB Clarence Curry was traded by the Mahoning Valley Thunder to the Spokane Shock for Future Considerations. The next day, he was placed on Re-assignment.

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

Arena Football League pages by quality
Quality
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Editor help

Distinguish names of players with similar names.

Member News

Based on the members list, there are currently 30 members participating in WikiProject Arena Football League.

On the calendar:
- June
  - TBD - NFL rookie orientation commences.

Articles for Deletion

Current:
Kept:
Redirected/Merged:
Deleted:
Chris Stallworth

New/Improved AFL Articles

New:
M. Furrey,
ArenaBowl article format template
E. Moten
Improved:
D. Ridgeway,
P. Sperduto
Stockton Lightning

From the Editors

Contributors to this Issue:

Cra sh Underride

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