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Hello. You add information about the National Teamball League in the article Handball in the United States. But what has Teamball with handball in common? In my understanding this are two differed sports.--Malo95 (talk) 09:35, 16 March 2021 (UTC)Reply

From what I understand, teamball was an "Americanized" version of team handball, with a smaller ball and a faster-paced game. There's very little information available about the NTL; I remember watching it as a kid growing up in suburban Detroit. (I even tape-recorded the intro of the only televised match!) Dr Clyde Crashcup (talk) 11:45, 16 March 2021 (UTC)Reply
Thank you for your answer I did also some digging and you are right it was similar to handball. Could you write in the article a sentence that teamball is based on team handball but not exactly the same?
I found in the newspaper Charlestown Patriot and Somerville Chronicle some information about the Boston Comets and two games in February. In conclusion there were more then the one game which you menioned. 25 January 1979 Page 12 and 8 February 1979, Page 8
I'm not able to link the documents directly because the document host is registered as spam at wikipedia. Malo95 (talk) 13:30, 16 March 2021 (UTC)Reply
Great find! I'll update the article as soon as I can! Dr Clyde Crashcup (talk) 16:53, 16 March 2021 (UTC)Reply
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I don't get it, are you mentioning the USA finish because they were the host, or are we describing the finish of all the teams. During the group play era of the juniors the USA were the 6th best nation, it is not particularly notable.18abruce (talk) 16:39, 29 May 2022 (UTC)Reply

Sixth place seems pretty poor for a host team. But whatever. Dr Clyde Crashcup (talk) 17:02, 29 May 2022 (UTC)Reply
I suppose you could say that a team that had Vanbiesbrouck, Chelios, and Housley may have expected to do better but I have never seen anything that even commented on their performance at that tournament.18abruce (talk) 17:28, 29 May 2022 (UTC)Reply
I should have started by thanking you for the added content on this page and the world championship page, it is appreciated.18abruce (talk) 18:22, 29 May 2022 (UTC)Reply
Could just be my frustration to see the US crap out in the semifinals yet again! Dr Clyde Crashcup (talk) 23:24, 29 May 2022 (UTC)Reply

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Hey, is there a source for the information about Lewis's ERA which you added to List of Major League Baseball players with unidentified given names? It would be helpful if you could include it in the article if so. Thanks. Hatman31 (talk) 01:58, 12 September 2022 (UTC)Reply

The source is a box score included in the article itself. I added a "(q.v.)" to direct people to it. Thanks! Dr Clyde Crashcup (talk) 11:21, 12 September 2022 (UTC)Reply
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I have again reverted your addition of unsourced content to Baynes Barron. Your edit summary that accompanied restoration of the text in question says, "It's mentioned in other Wikipedia articles". However, content in each article has to have its own citations. If the other articles that you mentioned contain adequate citations for the text in question, you can include one or more of the citations if you wish to restore the text. If the text in question is not adequately sourced, then it should be removed from those articles. Wikipedia itself is never an adequate source. WP:USERGENERATED Eddie Blick (talk) 02:59, 30 January 2023 (UTC)Reply

Wikipedia is not an appropriate source for Wikipedia? Well, okay, then. Dr Clyde Crashcup (talk) 15:12, 30 January 2023 (UTC)Reply
No, unfortunately it is not appropriate. The problem is that anybody can add anything to a Wikipedia article. Without a citation, we have no way of knowing whether the content is correct.
Another section that deals with not using Wikipedia as a source is WP:CIRCULAR. Eddie Blick (talk) 01:52, 31 January 2023 (UTC)Reply
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I just thought it was interesting that a song with a Portuguese title was popular all over Europe except in Portugal. If you think that's (horrors!) disruptive, then you need to touch grass. (Or maybe smoke some.) Dr Clyde Crashcup (talk) 01:28, 22 November 2023 (UTC)Reply
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