User talk:Orangemarlin/Baseball ideas
This page is just an area for me to put together ideas for a Baseball-related FAC. If you have any ideas to help with baseball, drop them here.
- If there is a baseball MoS, I'm not aware, and it's not likely a strong one. The issue on sports team FAs is comprehensiveness; think in terms of covering marketing, history, ownership ... things that extend well beyond stats. You'll need to do research outside of the sports sites. Consult the cricket project (they have more experience) and Nishkid64 (talk · contribs) on baseball, and Giants2008 (talk · contribs) may be helpful. Oh, and learn about endashes on sports scores, and look at two recent FACs that had a hard time getting through because of lingo: 1926 World Series and Art Houtteman. You have to seriously recruit someone who doesn't speak baseball (not me) to de-jargonize. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 21:14, 3 July 2008 (UTC)
- Sorry to keep jumping in on your talk page - but I'd suggest User:TonyTheTiger would be quite a good one to talk to; he's taken quite a number of baseball related articles to FA/GA. – ırıdescent 21:21, 3 July 2008 (UTC)
- Read the FACs. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 21:29, 3 July 2008 (UTC)
- Hmm. That has reminded me just why I've never submitted anything to FAC, even the ones I think could pass. OK, maybe don't ask Tony... – ırıdescent 21:38, 3 July 2008 (UTC)
- If you get a good peer review (per my tips below), you should do fine at FAC. When people use FAC for a peer review, it makes for a rough time at FAC. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 21:41, 3 July 2008 (UTC)
- Hmm. That has reminded me just why I've never submitted anything to FAC, even the ones I think could pass. OK, maybe don't ask Tony... – ırıdescent 21:38, 3 July 2008 (UTC)
- Read the FACs. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 21:29, 3 July 2008 (UTC)
- Sorry to keep jumping in on your talk page - but I'd suggest User:TonyTheTiger would be quite a good one to talk to; he's taken quite a number of baseball related articles to FA/GA. – ırıdescent 21:21, 3 July 2008 (UTC)
- Nishkid64 is the baseball guy. Dweller (talk · contribs) and The Rambling Man (talk · contribs) would be good to consult at an advanced stage, as they aren't baseball folk and will be able to help spot holes. Also, you know GrahamColm (talk · contribs) from medicine articles; he doesn't speak baseball, and is a very thorough person for a final run-through from someone who can spot jargon/lingo issues. Then you should always consult someone strong in MoS before coming to FAC (Epbr123 (talk · contribs) or Maralia (talk · contribs) or Karanacs (talk · contribs). I suggest, per WP:FCDW/March 17, 2008, initiating a peer review when you're almost there, and inviting these people to participate (along with Elcobbola (talk · contribs) for images and Ealdgyth (talk · contribs) to check sources). SandyGeorgia (Talk) 21:35, 3 July 2008 (UTC)