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Your GA nomination of 2015 World Series
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Your GA nomination of 2015 World Series
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DYK nomination of Trevor Story
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Bartolo colon
Why not Big Sexy? I could provide loads of sources that call him that. Leggomygreggo8 (talk) 00:20, 22 April 2016 (UTC)
Editor of the Week : nominations needed!
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Muboshgu, the nominator responded a week ago to your most recent comments. Please stop by as soon as possible to see whether the work done is what you were looking for. Many thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 15:49, 25 April 2016 (UTC)
- Correction: it was not the nominator, but another editor. Still, it may have satisfied the problem. Thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 15:51, 25 April 2016 (UTC)
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DYK for Marten Gasparini
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DYK for Trevor Story
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2016 GA Cup-Round 3
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Round 2 is over and 35 competitors have moved on to Round 3.
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The C of E (submissions) and MPJ-DK (submissions) each scored 150 base points. Eleven ITN were promoted and 131 Good Article Reviews were conducted with MPJ-DK (submissions) completing a staggering 61 reviews. Two contestants, Cwmhiraeth (submissions) and Cas Liber (submissions), broke the 700 point mark for Round 2.
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Eddy Furniss
As a fan of LSU sports, I had heard of Furniss but never really looked into his accomplishments, but I knew he didn't make it to the majors. So I was surprised when I saw his article was a GA. I was wondering, what made you pick it up? Was it just a spur of the moment thing? Either way, college baseball is criminally under-represented on Wikipedia, and if not for all the issues American football is facing I'd be spending more time trying to remedy that. So your contributions in that area are appreciated by at least one person 
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Here, have a brownie!
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I didn't know about WP:NOTFOURM, and you reversion of my edit brought attention to it. Also, thank you for referring to my edit as in good faith. It made me smile just seeing it. Tessaract2 (talk) 21:56, 9 May 2016 (UTC) |
ITN recognition for John Young (baseball)
On 11 May 2016, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article John Young (baseball), which you nominated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. The Rambling Man (talk) 10:17, 11 May 2016 (UTC)
DYK nomination of Ryan Boldt (baseball)
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dont talk to me
Hey screw u man, I'll make a edit with sources and citations and then we'll see who is the dumbass. Bigchubz (talk) 02:27, 13 May 2016 (UTC)
- Now that's not very polite @Bigchubz:. – Muboshgu (talk) 16:39, 13 May 2016 (UTC)
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DYK for Ryan Boldt (baseball)
On 20 May 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ryan Boldt (baseball), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that baseball player Ryan Boldt, who is naturally left-handed, taught himself to throw with his right arm after having surgery on his left arm at age 10? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ryan Boldt (baseball). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Ryan Boldt (baseball)), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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DYK articles
Hi Mubo, I was wondering if you could give me some help regarding nominating DYK articles. There are a number of specific pages I've been editing for some time now which have some hooks I'd like to use. The problem is that a lot of the information added was done more than 7 days ago which, to my understanding, means I can't use it? Am I misinterpreting this? If not, is there any way to nominate pages in circumstances where the hook has been added more than 7 days ago? Cheers, Liam E. Bekker (talk) 16:48, 20 May 2016 (UTC)
- @Liam E. Bekker: For DYK, the article has to be expanded five-fold within I think seven days. It had been five days, but it was extended. The hook could have been in the pre-expansion version, that's not a part of the rules. You have to consider where an article is, and if you can expand it five-fold in a week. – Muboshgu (talk) 21:38, 21 May 2016 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Bill Virdon
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DYK for Chet Trail
On 25 May 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Chet Trail, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Chet Trail is the only person to be on a World Series roster despite never playing in a Major League Baseball game? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Chet Trail. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Chet Trail), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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Nomination for deletion of Template:Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders roster navbox
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DYK for Cy Sneed
On 1 June 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Cy Sneed, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Cy Sneed's father took a demotion to move from Nevada to Idaho so his sons could play for a better high school baseball team? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Cy Sneed. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Cy Sneed), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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Tf man why'd you delete my comments??Jesterrr01 (talk) 20:02, 2 June 2016 (UTC)
2016 GA Cup-Finals
Hello, GA Cup competitors! Tuesday saw the end of Round 3. Sainsf, for the third time, won with a sizable 487 points and a shocking 29 articles reviewed. In second, MPJ-DK had 168 points and 7 reviewed articles. In second place, MPJ-DK earned 168 points with just 7 articles, and in third place, Carbrera received 137 points with just 9 articles. Our two wildcard slots went to J Milburn with 122 points and Sturmvogel 66 with 101 points. In Round 3, 65 reviews were completed! At the beginning of the GA Cup, there were 595 outstanding nominations in the GAN queue; by the end of Round 3, there were 394. Another demonstrable way in which this competition has made a difference is in the length of time articles languish in the queue. At the beginning of the GA Cup, the longest wait was over 9 months [3]; at the end of Round 3, the longest wait had decreased significantly, to a little over 5 months [4]—nothing before 2016. It's clear that we continue to make a difference at GAN and throughout Wikipedia, something we should all be proud of. Thanks to all our competitors for helping to make the GA Cup a continued success, and for your part in helping other editors improve articles. We hope to see all remaining users fighting it out in the Finals for the GA Cup so that are successes continue. To qualify for the Finals, contestants had to earn the highest scores in each of the three pools in Round 3; plus, as well as the top 2 of all remaining users in all of the pools. For the Finals, users were placed in one pool of the remaining five users. To win the GA Cup, you must have the most points. The Finals started on June 1 at 0:00:01 UTC' and end on June 30 at 23:59:59 UTC. Information about the Finals and the pools can be found here. A clarification: in order for the points to count, you must mark your reviews as completed; it's not up to the judges to ensure that all reviews are completed by the end of a round. We wish all the contestants the best of luck! Cheers from Figureskatingfan, 3family6, Jaguar, MrWooHoo, and Zwerg Nase. To subscribe or unsubscribe to future GA Cup newsletter, please add or remove your name to our mailing list. If you are a participant still competing, you will be on the mailing list no matter what as this is the easiest way to communicate between all participants.
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ITN recognition for Donny Everett
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The user you reverted is now being investigated
I noticed you reverted Agarc192 for their edits to Chet Trail, so you might look at this: Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Agarc192. Another editor filed it after I caught them repeatedly making un-MoS edits to an article I watch. I don't know what's up with them, but it's strange. White Arabian Filly Neigh 21:14, 6 June 2016 (UTC)
- Interesting. Something about that user sure seemed odd. – Muboshgu (talk) 21:30, 6 June 2016 (UTC)
2016 Democratic nomination
Pledged delegates can't change who they vote for. They are bound to vote the way the voters they represent did. Blatantly unlike the Supers. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cax17 (talk • contribs) 23:46, 7 June 2016 (UTC)
DYK nomination of Ricky Williams trade
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A modicum of WP:AGF please
Clinton was not closely connected to the Ronald Reagan administration or the Lyndon Johnson administration, but she was closely connected to the Bill Clinton and Barack Obama administrations, so pipe-linking to the latter sections was reasonable. It was not obfuscation, deliberate or otherwise, contrary to your edit summary.Anythingyouwant (talk) 02:40, 11 June 2016 (UTC)
Help
Hey I saw you are interested in baseball and I was wondering if you would be interested in helping raise Bill "Spaceman" Lee to a GA or at least helping expand it a little? I've mostly focused on his gubernatorial campaign since it is recent but tackling his history is challenging especially someone with so many stories and intrigue as Lee. Spongie555 (talk) 06:38, 13 June 2016 (UTC)
- @Spongie555: I appreciate your interest in the article. I can see from a quick glance that there are many unsourced statements in the article. Every paragraph needs a citation at a minimum. Otherwise, I'm a bit busy and may not be able to work on the baseball portion, but his biography is an interesting one making him a good candidate to be improved for GA when my attention allows. – Muboshgu (talk) 17:40, 13 June 2016 (UTC)
DYK for Ricky Williams trade
On 14 June 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ricky Williams trade, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that after Mike Ditka, head coach of the New Orleans Saints, traded for running back Ricky Williams, the two posed together as bride and groom? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ricky Williams trade. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Ricky Williams trade), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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Award templates
Hi. I see no reason why the namesake of the named baseball award templates shouldn't be listed on the template, or, even more reason why the templates can't be on the pages of the namesakes themselves (at a minimum). Reasoning? Thanks, maybe we can start a discussion on this if you feel strongly. And thanks for all of your very good work on baseball pages. Randy Kryn 20:27, 15 June 2016 (UTC)
- @Randy Kryn: For one thing it seemed like there were already a lot of templates on Cy Young's page. The award itself is linked, and the award pages all discuss the namesakes of the awards. I don't feel that strongly, and could be convinced there's a way to do what you did, but my initial impulse was WP:BRD. Maybe we can have that discussion at WT:BASEBALL for greater community input. – Muboshgu (talk) 20:30, 15 June 2016 (UTC)
- OK, maybe will bring it there a bit later (have to sign off soon). My thought was that the younger readers might never read up on some of the namesakes, so a link to their pages might interest a few. Although many of the players have a huge amount of templates, which seems to be allowed on bb pages (especially if most are trapped in a navbox cage), a specific award named for the player or official seemed like a fair addition on the players page itself. Will get back to it later, unless you'd like to open a discussion there and I'll join in. Randy Kryn 20:49, 15 June 2016 (UTC)
- It's not necessary to have the namesake in the templates. The purpose of the these templates is to navigate the players that won the award. The namesake is fine for the article but not necessary in the template.--Yankees10 20:46, 15 June 2016 (UTC)
- How about leaving the namesake on just the Hutch Award template, since there it's not obvious who the award is named after. Maybe a longer discussion at the project if the award templates themselves can be attached to the template lists of the namesakes. Been reading The Life That Ruth Built, a wonderful book, have learned a lot about Ruth I've missed before (nothing like the one and only The Year Babe Ruth Hit 104 Home Runs though, since I read that a few years ago I've been calling Ruth the most underrated player in baseball history). Randy Kryn 22:26, 15 June 2016 (UTC)
- It's not necessary to have the namesake in the templates. The purpose of the these templates is to navigate the players that won the award. The namesake is fine for the article but not necessary in the template.--Yankees10 20:46, 15 June 2016 (UTC)
- OK, maybe will bring it there a bit later (have to sign off soon). My thought was that the younger readers might never read up on some of the namesakes, so a link to their pages might interest a few. Although many of the players have a huge amount of templates, which seems to be allowed on bb pages (especially if most are trapped in a navbox cage), a specific award named for the player or official seemed like a fair addition on the players page itself. Will get back to it later, unless you'd like to open a discussion there and I'll join in. Randy Kryn 20:49, 15 June 2016 (UTC)
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DYK for Donald Trump (Last Week Tonight)
On 20 June 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Donald Trump (Last Week Tonight), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that on Super Tuesday, Google Searches for "Donald Drumpf" surpassed those for Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Donald Trump (Last Week Tonight). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Donald Trump (Last Week Tonight)), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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California public domain
Please note that the official portrait of Edwin Lee is in the public domain as a California state government work, as described in Template:PD-CAGov. City governments are legally part of the state government, so a work of the City of San Francisco would count as a state government work for these purposes, and does not need evidence of a specific release. Antony–22 (talk⁄contribs) 23:22, 20 June 2016 (UTC)
- Noted. – Muboshgu (talk) 00:23, 21 June 2016 (UTC)
Plot
Rather than simply re-adding the plot clean up template, I hope you can assist the article by fixing its plot length, as I do not see anything worth removing, or is an unnecessary detail about the episode. As a third party observer, perhaps you can have some objectiveness that I do not have. Calibrador (talk) 23:48, 20 June 2016 (UTC)
- I just cut some. With more eyes, we can cut it down to a more acceptable length. – Muboshgu (talk) 00:09, 21 June 2016 (UTC)
- Seems very concise to me now. Calibrador (talk) 00:50, 21 June 2016 (UTC)
Jake Fraley
I am Jake's aunt. I edited the page earlier, adding some stuff and changing Jake's birthplace. Jake signed with the Rays today.
Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jtrz6210 (talk • contribs) 20:57, 22 June 2016 (UTC)
Your GA nomination of Bill Virdon
The article Bill Virdon you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Bill Virdon for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Wizardman -- Wizardman (talk) 12:01, 23 June 2016 (UTC)
Lonnie is a nickname for Lonald, though. I don't see the harm. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mattronsonhour (talk • contribs) 23:24, 28 June 2016 (UTC)
Jose Reyes
Is being under contract not considered being part of the team? What if it's due to injury, the player is signed with a team played the previous year, but never steps foot on the field during his injury year, should they not be considered part of the team for that time period? Just asking, I am curious what constitutes being on the team on wiki?--El Mayimbe (talk) 14:21, 29 June 2016 (UTC)
- @El Mayimbe: To me, it's being on the active 25-man roster, though some are more conservative than that and say it's only when he's played in a game. I guess I'm more forgiving for phantom ballplayers. – Muboshgu (talk) 16:07, 29 June 2016 (UTC)
ITN recognition for Buddy Ryan
On 1 July 2016, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Buddy Ryan, which you updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. The Rambling Man (talk) 19:57, 1 July 2016 (UTC)
2016 GA Cup-Wrap Up
Hello to our truly awesome GA Cup competitors! Thursday, June 30 saw the end of the 2016 GA Cup. It was a huge success. In the final, our five competitors reviewed an astonishing 207 articles, the most in any GA Cup final thus far. We continue to reach our goals and make a substantial impact in how quickly articles are reviewed for GA status. On March 1, the start of this competition, the article longest in the queue had languished there since June 26, 2015 [5]; in the July 1, 2016 list, the average wait length is just four months [6]. It's clear that we continue to make a difference at GAN and throughout Wikipedia, something we should all be proud of. Thanks to all our competitors for their enthusiasm, and for helping to make the GA Cup a continued success. Remember that most articles can't even be considered for FA status unless it's been passed to GA first, so our efforts have created hundreds of potentials FAs. That is, as they say, a big deal. The final this time represented a real horse race between our 1st and 2nd place winners. First-time competitor (who had won all previous rounds) Sainsf earned an impressive 1456 points with 91 articles reviewed during the final. Close behind, in second place was Carbrera, also a first-time competitor, reviewed the most articles (94). Their enthusiasm was a treat to witness. Congrats to you both! The competition went relatively smoothly, with very little drama this time. We had to clarify one rule: in order for the points to count, you must mark your reviews as completed; it's not up to the judges to ensure that all reviews are completed by the end of a round. We were strict about adhering to this clarification, especially at the end of the final. We intend on stressing it in the stated rules for our next competition, which will be announced soon, so watch out for it. We also intend on applying for a grant through Wikimedia to include gift certificates for our winners, to further incentivize the GA Cup. MrWooHoo should receive special recognition for acting as our main judge, and for stepping in for the rest of the judges when real-life busyness took over. He reviewed the majority of the submissions during our final round. Thanks for your hard work, and for the hard work of all our judges. We look forward to the next competition. Again, thanks to all our competitors, and congrats to our winners. Cheers from Figureskatingfan, 3family6, Jaguar, MrWooHoo, and Zwerg Nase. To subscribe or unsubscribe to future GA Cup newsletter, please add or remove your name to our mailing list. If you are a participant still competing, you will be on the mailing list no matter what as this is the easiest way to communicate between all participants.
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Peer review for Donald Trump (Last Week Tonight)
Hi Muboshgu, I just wanted to let you know that there's a peer review for Donald Trump, which is located here. Thanks, Kylo, Rey, & Finn Consortium, now featuring BB-8 (talk) 19:12, 5 July 2016 (UTC)
Daisy Ridley
Why did you change my edit to the endometriosis portion On Daisy Ridley's page? What was written is NOT accurate at all. I suffer from this disease and it is a HUGE disservice to women like me when we see inaccurate information about this disease. Briabrown537 (talk) 00:07, 9 July 2016 (UTC)
- Because you removed a citation, which is used for verifying information. Per Wikipedia:Verifiability, we need reliable sources. – Muboshgu (talk) 00:21, 9 July 2016 (UTC)
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