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Contents 1 Bill Simmons 2 The CIA and the Cult of Intelligence 3 WikiProject Baseball Newsletter 4 WikiProject Films August 2008 Newsletter 5 October Baseball WikiProject Newsletter 6 Articles you might like to edit, from SuggestBot 7 WP:FILMS Questionnaire 8 You're invited! 9 Articles you might like to edit, from SuggestBot 10 You're invited! 11 You're invited... 12 You're invited! 13 Wikipedia Takes Philadelphia

[edit] Bill Simmons

Didn't mean to revert you so quickly. Probably should have brought it to the talk page first. I summed up in my edit summary, but we can't take what Simmons said in a chat and interpret it, then put it in his article. If you want to further discuss, I'm of course willing. Gwynand | Talk•Contribs 15:29, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

Eh, to be honest, I could go either way. But, the preceding information about the controversy (in the wikipedia article) is an excerpt from a Bill Simmons e-mail that was printed on Deadspin.com. I'm not sure how a quote from Simmons during an ESPN.com chat is much different? Bjewiki (Talk) 17:21, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

I thought the controversy came from an interview with Deadspin (even if through email). Even the chat item takes a leap of faith to interpret it. He obviously can't say anything outright negative against ESPN right on the site, and that message didn't really indicate things were patched up. Most importantly... we really don't interpret this stuff on wikipedia, that's left to the sources. Gwynand | Talk•Contribs 18:55, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

Here's the original story [1]. I would classify it more as an e-mail exchange. In any case, i'm not going to put it back in (I didn't put it there originally), but I would think it would fair to say something like, "In a recent ESPN chat, Simmons referneced the situation by saying "<quote here>"...without making any judgements or interpretations (like the original editor did). Bjewiki (Talk) 19:02, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

Actually, that would probably be OK. I'm not crazy about using his chat logs for anything, but clearly his quote was in response to the so-called controversy, so I guess it could be noted what was said, without interpretation. Gwynand | Talk•Contribs 19:03, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] The CIA and the Cult of Intelligence

Hello. I'm contacting you and other members of WikiProject Books in order to find if you are interested in collaborating to expand and improve The CIA and the Cult of Intelligence article to make it worthy of becoming a featured article candidate, in light of the fact that it is the first book the U.S. government ever went to court to censor before its publication. --Loremaster (talk) 22:15, 24 June 2008 (UTC)

No thank you, but thanks for asking. Bjewiki (Talk) 22:44, 24 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] WikiProject Baseball Newsletter

The Baseball WikiProject Newsletter Issue I – July 2008

"A home opener is always exciting, no matter if it's home or on the road." - Yogi Berra News and announcements Welcome to the first Baseball WikiProject Newsletter, dated Tuesday, July 15, 2008. The Article Improvement Drive has been revived. Check it out! The Outreach department is in the works, please contribute your ideas! Featured content In the past month, WikiProject Baseball has had the following articles promoted to Featured Article status: Art Houtteman 1926 World Series St. Louis Cardinals seasons Philadelphia Phillies seasons List of Major League Baseball players from Puerto Rico This month's newsletter was designed and written by Wizardman, jj137, and Blackngold29. If you would like to contribute to future newsletters, please contact the Baseball WP outreach dept.

News from the diamond The 79th MLB All-star Game is scheduled for this evening. The 2008 Home Run Derby took place yesterday. Justin Morneau defeated Josh Hamilton in the final round, 5 home runs to 3, although Hamilton broke a record with 28 home runs hit in the first round. From the Editors Baseball has a history unlike any other sport. It has been played in countless countries throughout the decades, and it will undoubtedly continue play for many more. On this eve, some the finest players the sport has to offer will take the field at the Yankee Stadium. Four popes spoke there, Pelé scored goals there, "The Greatest [football] Game Ever Played" was battled out there, John Philip Sousa lead a band there, George Costanza worked there; but what do all these events have in common? They fail to reach the level of greatness that the baseball that was played there did. In 1923, a man named Babe Ruth decided to build a new house, and over the years, that house was a home to some of the greatest baseball ever played. If I were to list out all of these great moments, it would be longer than the bill for the New Yankee Stadium. So I'll sum it up by saying that we can remember these great moments by adding them to this place we've gathered at for future generations to read about, to learn about, to dream about; but more importantly we can watch tonight and we can remember how baseball is unlike anything else that we will encounter in our lives. — Blackngold29

--  jj137 (talk) 02:53, 16 July 2008 (UTC)

[edit] WikiProject Films August 2008 Newsletter

The August 2008 issue of the Films WikiProject newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. Thank you.
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[edit] October Baseball WikiProject Newsletter

The Baseball WikiProject Newsletter Issue III – October 2008

"If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving a baby's life... she'll save the baby without even considering how many men are on base!" — Stephen King (The Dark Tower) News and announcements The Baseball Project promoted 13 lists to Featured status in August and 8 more in September. Amazing job! A combined eleven articles were promoted to Good Article status in August and September. Featured content In September, WikiProject Baseball has had the following articles promoted to: Featured Article status: Nashville Sounds Featured List status: List of New York Mets Opening Day starting pitchers, List of Colorado Rockies Opening Day starting pitchers, List of Florida Marlins Opening Day starting pitchers, Nashville Sounds seasons, List of Tampa Bay Rays Opening Day starting pitchers, List of Seattle Mariners Opening Day starting pitchers, List of Boston Red Sox Opening Day starting pitchers, List of Arizona Diamondbacks Opening Day starting pitchers, New York Yankees seasons Good Articles of August and September: All the Way (Eddie Vedder song), Cy Young, Dan Brouthers, Harmon Killebrew, Rickey Henderson, Billy Pierce, Kinston Indians, Three Rivers Stadium, Bill Lange, Calgary Cannons, Hugh Daily, Homer at the Bat This month's newsletter was designed and written by Wizardman, jj137, and Blackngold29. If you would like to contribute to future newsletters, please contact the Baseball WP outreach dept.

News from the diamond The 2008 opening round playoff matchups with be: Boston Red Sox vs. Los Angeles Angels Milwaukee Brewers vs. Philadelphia Phillies Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Chicago Cubs Chicago White Sox vs. Tampa Bay Rays Help to keep the articles of the postseason updated From the Editors We apologize for not sending out our August newsletter, we have tried to cover some events of the month in this issue. The playoffs have started! The Dodgers and Phillies have won their respective Division Series and will face off in the NL Championship Series. Both series in the American League have yet to be finished. Show your support for your favorite teams by keeping up with their season pages!

--  jj137 (talk) 23:52, 4 October 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Articles you might like to edit, from SuggestBot

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[edit] WP:FILMS Questionnaire

As a member of WikiProject Films, you are invited to take part in the project's first questionnaire. It is intended to gauge your participation and views on the project. At the conclusion of the questionnaire, the project's coordinators will use the gathered feedback to find new ways to improve the project and reach out to potential members. The results of the questionnaire will be published in next month's newsletter. If you know of any editors who have edited film articles in the past, please invite them to take part in the questionnaire. Please stop by and take a few minutes to answer the questions so that we can continue to improve our project. Happy editing!
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[edit] You're invited!

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Cleanup Randall Cunningham Don Mattingly Shaun Alexander Merge List of New Zealand Knights F.C. players Lehigh Valley Ferranti Thistle F.C. Add Sources Mike Golic Indigenous Team of the Century Herschel Walker Wikify Fraternal Order of Police Threave Rovers F.C. Herb Brooks Expand Emmitt Smith Emeka Okafor Yorvit Torrealba

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[edit] You're invited!

In the afternoon, we will hold a session at Drexel dedicated to discussing Wikimedia Pennsylvania activity and cooperation with the regional Wikimedia New York City chapter.

Are events like a Wikipedia Takes Philadelphia in our future?

In the evening, we'll share dinner and friendly wiki-chat at a local Italian restaurant.
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[edit] You're invited...

In the afternoon, we will hold a session at Drexel dedicated to discussing Wikimedia Pennsylvania activity and cooperation with the regional Wikimedia New York City chapter.

Are events like a Wikipedia Takes Philadelphia in our future?

In the evening, we'll share dinner and friendly wiki-chat at a local sports bar.
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[edit] You're invited!

NOTE: The date and time of this meetup has been changed to accommodate other regional activities.

The purpose of this meeting is to finalize our plans for the Wiki Takes Philadelphia event. We'll discuss logistics, establish jobs, and coordinate with participating groups.

The floor will also be open to discussing other projects relating to the Wiki and Free Culture movement.

Afterward at around 5pm, we'll share dinner and friendly wiki-chat at a local sports bar.
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[edit] Wikipedia Takes Philadelphia

Wikipedia Takes Philadelphia is a photo scavenger hunt and free content photography contest to be held all around Philadelphia aimed at illustrating Wikipedia articles.

Scheduled for Sunday, October 4, 2009, the check-in location will be at the Drexel University quad (between Chestnut and Market, 33rd and 32nd) at noon, and the ending party and photo uploading (location to be announced) will be at 6 PM. To reach the Drexel quad, walk south from Market Street at 32nd Street into the campus.

Register your team here

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