Talk:Ty Murray

message: How does one go about getting page protection on an article? There have now been three attempts to add the same content to this page regarding Murray's marriage to the infobox. It's probably true, considering Paige has changed her name to Murray on her Twitter account and there is a valid news source for their engagement. However, these three attempts have not added content to the article but just the infobox and have not given any source. All of them have created accounts just for this content and they only have this one contribution, no other contributions are being made to Wikipedia. So blocking accounts without the basic rights should do it. Thought? dawnleelynn(talk) 17:35, 17 October 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Go to WP:RPP and follow the directions there.  You usually want semi-protection, which allows users with confirmed accounts to edit, but not anon IPs or brand-new accounts. Most likely, it's a fan or a family member trying to add it in.  If Ty Murray has a verified Twitter or FB account and he verifies the marriage, you can probably use that as a source if stated as such... i.e. "On date X, Murray announced via Twitter/FB/Instagram/whatever that he did XYZ." then source to the specific post.  Still best to find a better source, but I've noticed that Rodeo gossip is a lot harder to find than, say gossip about Golf or the NFL...  ;-) Montanabw(talk) 00:27, 20 October 2017 (UTC)
replies: text:  I looked all through that Wikipedia reference you gave me, and I understand about semi-protection. It's the option I wanted, I just didn't know what it was called. I guess I didn't wait long enough to see if a news site would come out with a story about Ty's wedding or that I just didn't find one that was out there soon enough. TMZ published one on October 16, and I just now found it in my search results tonight. So I added a short few sentences to his article and added the marriage in the infobox. But you are right, the gossip is definitely harder to find for rodeo. I have been searching for several days. Thanks for the information at least now I know where to go if does come up and I need it. :) dawnleelynn(talk) 03:09, 20 October 2017 (UTC)
replies: text:  To show you how right you are about rodeo gossip, the headline of the news article about the marriage was focused on the famous singer, not Ty. "Jewel's Ex-Husband, Ty Murray, Gets Hitched Again in Country Waterfall Wedding" although it is the first line in the string of headings, I will at least give them credit for making it the smallest type. It's also the URL for the article. That's why the article isn't coming up easily in a search for Ty or Paige Murray. dawnleelynn(talk) 16:17, 20 October 2017 (UTC)
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message: Hi  Just a quick note to let you know I have not forgotten about this article. I am planning to do the changes we discussed above. I actually got a book from Thriftbooks real cheap but in excellent condition "King of the Cowboys" which I am hoping will help me get things right and find other sources as well. 
P.S. Here's that quote on Justin McBride from Don Gay. I also bought another book real cheap from ThriftBooks, "Fried Twinkies, Buckle Bunnies & Bull Riders, etc." This is back in 2004.
"Gay moaned about how little the new riders know about the sport, adding, 'Justin McBride don't know if bulls sleep on the ground or roost in the trees.'"
LOL... dawnleelynn(talk) 21:11, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
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