User talk:Eagles247

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Independent Professional Football Leagues of America

According to my research the association was also reported by UPI that was published nationwide and was titled "4 Grid Leagues Form Nationwide Group" (without mentioning the Midwest Professional Football League). At first I was sure that the "Texas League" was a different name for the Southwestern Football League, but now I think that it was something to it (maybe a proposed league or something). It worth looking it up, but at least keep in as an anecdote --Ccui123 (talk) 22:29, 12 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Ccui123: I chose to include the May 1972 article from Des Moines Tribune because the wire article from the AP in March 1972 said it was still waiting for one or two more teams to join. I assume they all did by May 1972. I'll add back Texas League, maybe it's different. Eagles 24/7 (C) 23:00, 12 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I just remembered something, Arthur Arkush from the Pro Football Weekly was involved with the Trans-American Football League and was later tried to established new football league in the region. Maybe "the Texas League" was related to his attempts (but it may be also me trying to fit a square peg into a round hole...).--Ccui123 (talk) 12:16, 13 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Ccui123: I'm not seeing anything connecting the two. Eagles 24/7 (C) 16:29, 13 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Steve Juday (January 7)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Mattdaviesfsic was:

See comment from Clarityfiend. Information in the infobox also needs a little sourcing work, but other than that, pretty good.

Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit after they have been resolved.

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Mattdaviesfsic (talk) 11:48, 7 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Eagles247! Having an article draft declined at Articles for Creation can be disappointing. If you are wondering why your article submission was declined, please post a question at the Articles for creation help desk. If you have any other questions about your editing experience, we'd love to help you at the Teahouse, a friendly space on Wikipedia where experienced editors lend a hand to help new editors like yourself! See you there! Mattdaviesfsic (talk) 11:48, 7 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Always learning

Hi Eagles247,

When I saw that Fantasyfootball04 was blocked, I thought I was next, lol. I was like ... man that person really helped out with adding U.S. Thank God for a 'show block details' tab. I actually thanked MC for helping with just that last month, not knowing a block was coming.

That's why you're the administrator. :)

Nice meeting you. Regards, Bringingthewood (talk) 22:21, 5 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Bringingthewood: You've been doing a good job around here from everything I've seen! With some of these users it's not a matter of whether they have good intentions, but if they are competent enough to be an editor here. With the user in question, their enthusiasm, effort, and good intentions are all there, but they have proven they are not capable of learning from mistakes or guidance given. Thanks for helping out with WP:NFL! Eagles 24/7 (C) 17:33, 6 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I get you 100%, it definitely looked that way. I was really hoping with thanks, maybe a non-combative word etc., would have helped him. Oh well, only time will tell.

One thing I wanted to say, truthfully, and this was from back when I was with Answers.com, I may come across willing to bend over backwards for people, nice guy I guess, but I'm not ***-kissing by any means. I'm friends with another admin. (hope he considers me a friend) and I've always respected authority. It's not me looking for brownie points. When I like people, I like people.

I really appreciate you responding to my message and please, like I've said to others here, if you see something that I'm doing that ruffles feathers, please let me know right away. I'm bad at stopping the ball from rolling. ;)

Glad to have met you and enjoy the rest of your week. Regards Bringingthewood (talk) 22:39, 6 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Bringingthewood: No worries, I'll be sure to point you in the right direction if needed! A quick tip if you're looking for one, when responding to a message on a talk page, be sure to use indentation. Wikipedia:Indentation has a good explainer for you, and I've fixed yours above. Thanks! Eagles 24/7 (C) 00:19, 7 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, I always forget that one. Wish I had the 'preview edit' button back again. Wikipedia must have changed things in April and I have a relic here. At least I could see the mess I make before making it. Sorry about that. Bringingthewood (talk) 00:25, 7 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Could this IP address be another sock? Seems to be engaging in similar behavior. BeanieFan11 (talk) 16:54, 2 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@BeanieFan11: Yep, that's certainly a sock. I've blocked the range Special:Contributions/192.196.218.192/27, let me know if they pop up again. Thanks! Eagles 24/7 (C) 01:12, 3 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Another one? BeanieFan11 (talk) 15:16, 7 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@BeanieFan11: Yep, blocked. Thanks! Eagles 24/7 (C) 13:35, 9 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Is this one? BeanieFan11 (talk) 16:22, 27 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@BeanieFan11: Almost certainly. I've expanded the range block from October 3 slightly to include that IP address. Thanks! Eagles 24/7 (C) 02:04, 29 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

Hey. Thanks for your understanding, but that was on me. I was doing too many things at once and had the wrong set of diffs open. All the best, El_C 00:10, 30 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Question

Hi Eagles247

Would you be opposed to restoring the NFL starting QB navbox but removing the current starters and just keeping the team links like the CFL one? Thanks, ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 18:37, 13 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@WikiOriginal-9: That's a good idea, and it's a shame we didn't think of that as a solution to the navbox in that discussion. I've restored Template:NFL starting quarterbacks navbox and repurposed it by removing the "current" QBs, could you add the navbox to the list articles? Thanks! Eagles 24/7 (C) 20:25, 13 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Probable sock

Pretty certain at this point that Oompaloompa1971 (talk · contribs) is that person from a while ago that was banned using numerous different IP's. The editing style is extremely similar. Yankees10 22:15, 24 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Yankees10: Yep, blocked. Thanks! Eagles 24/7 (C) 22:45, 24 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you to both of you. That user was stressing me lol. I could not get a gage on the situation because the editing style was so bizarre and they were persistant. Red Director (talk) 13:29, 25 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Think this user may be back under a different IP. [1] Red Director (talk) 18:26, 26 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Red Director: Range-blocked. Thanks! Keep 'em coming if you see 'em. Eagles 24/7 (C) 18:49, 26 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Here is another [2]. Just one rather large edit to Derrick Henry, which was one of the targeted pages, from a static IP with no other history. Red Director (talk) 03:17, 29 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Red Director: Blocked, thanks! I would expect this to continue for a little while. Eagles 24/7 (C) 15:03, 29 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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revdel request

hello, recently there was a pretty bad edits on Debra Messing (a pretty blatant blp violation). I'm not certain, but I think it might require a revdel.
link: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Debra_Messing&diff=prev&oldid=1241487560 Gaismagorm (talk) 12:55, 21 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Gaismagorm: Thanks, I've protected the page, blocked the IP, and RevDel'd. Eagles 24/7 (C) 13:01, 21 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

no problem, thanks for doing that! Gaismagorm (talk) 13:02, 21 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Template:Georgia State Panthers quarterback navbox

Template:Georgia State Panthers quarterback navbox was deleted here for not having enough blue links; there would now be 3 blue links (Nick Arbuckle, Darren Grainger, Christian Veilleux) - per this new information I am requesting undeletion Joeykai (talk) 14:46, 3 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Joeykai: I was not the closer of that discussion, but I do not believe a navbox with only three blue links that also does not have an article about the topic is worth restoring. My view is that is still fails WP:NAVBOX points 2, 3, 4, and 5. Eagles 24/7 (C) 14:56, 3 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Barnstar

		The Barnstar of Diligence
		Here is a barnstar for a user that is active in improving a lot of areas in Wikipedia. Thanks for being an example for others, including myself. Red Director (talk) 04:24, 14 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Red Director: Thanks! Eagles 24/7 (C) 14:36, 16 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sockpuppet

This guy at Jordan Williams (linebacker, born 1994) has been removing the image for years. Cmm3 and myself keep reverting him but he always comes back with a new account. He still hasn't explained what his problem with the image is despite being asked by both of us. ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 06:32, 21 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@WikiOriginal-9: I've reverted the recent edit, blocked the user as a sockpuppet, and semi-protected the page for three months. I'm not sure why they keep removing the image, but unless a good reason is provided it's just disruptive editing. Let me know if/when they return. Thanks! Eagles 24/7 (C) 13:46, 21 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Could you restore Paul Dekker please? I have a copyright-free version ready to go. ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 21:31, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@WikiOriginal-9: I moved your draft into the mainspace. There wasn't any revision that I could restore from the old version that was not a violation of copyrighted material. Thanks! Eagles 24/7 (C) 14:27, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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I've been reverting this IP for months. They keep removing teams from the infobox without rhyme or reason. I reported them to ARV last week but I guess nothing came of it. ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 17:51, 9 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@WikiOriginal-9: Blocked for a month. Let me know if they start up again once the block expires. Thanks! Eagles 24/7 (C) 19:08, 9 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Since 2015, IPs (probably the same person) keep adding unsourced stuff to Ron Lopez. The main thing they like adding is that he was with the Chargers in the summer of 1999. I couldn't find a source for that. They've also said he was in NFL Europe but I didn't see anything for that either. They're very persistent. When I came back from my multi-year editing hiatus, I had to remove more junk they added while I was gone, lol. ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 15:24, 11 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

This source specifically says he just had a "tryout" with the Chargers and also that he was not interested in playing in NFL Europe. *facepalm* ~WikiOriginal-9~ (talk) 15:28, 11 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@WikiOriginal-9: I blocked the recent IP for 31 hours for persistent additions of unsourced content. I assume it's likely the subject editing their own page given how infrequently the article is edited, their fringe notability, and the specificity of their edits. There's not enough disruption there to protect the article, but let me know if/when they return. Thanks! Eagles 24/7 (C) 20:13, 11 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]