Talk:Women's National Basketball Association

message: Should orlando and utah be listed as defunct teams since they relocated ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 152.163.253.100 (talk) 18:40, 30 May 2003 (UTC)
thread_title: Defunct vs Relocation

message: I've heard that the wnba didn't turn a profit the first several years after it was established but I'm not a good source on the issue. Does anyone have info on the wnba's finances?Vicarious — Preceding undated comment added 07:35, 21 July 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: The June 7 article in the New York Post entitled "WNBA Driving Toward Profit" states that as of 2005, the league has yet to turn a profit but hopes to become profitable by 2006 or 2007 (I don't fully remember the stated year). --Jtalledo (talk) 06:19, 29 August 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: The most recent edit, regarding inflating attendance figures with free tix, is consistent with my own understanding but it needs a cite. Decafdyke 13:41, 6 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: New update regarding David Stern's comment. In this bad economy, the WNBA is supposedly more profitable than the NBA and is looking to break even this season (probably in part thanks to the new TV deal with ESPN). Nickv1025 (talk) 00:08, 16 March 2009 (UTC)

text: I have a source that talks about the league wide losses for 2010 in the WNBA, I will work on adding this information to this section of the article. Here is the source, it is a scholarly article, Walker, M. & Sartore, M. & MacIntosh, E. (2012). Beyond the “Business Case” for the WNBA: A Strategic Perspectives Approach for League Sustainability. Journal of Contemporary Athletics. 6. 1-18. --CeceK15 (talk) 13:34, 27 February 2021 (UTC)
thread_title: Finances

message: I'm pretty sure that starting with the 2004 season, the 3-pt. line was moved back from the NCAA standard of 19' 9" to the FIBA standard of 20' 5".  Eric 20:06, September 4, 2005 (UTC)
:Actually, according to the 2005 WNBA Official rulebook , the distance is 20 ft. 5 in. But that's close enough. ;) Thanks for the heads up. --Jtalledo (talk) 02:42, 5 September 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  3-point line 

message: I've heard of a WNBA team the Fire? Have I heard wrong? Or have they gone bust?  Trekphiler 09:12, 21 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I believe they were the first WNBA expansion team to go under. See Portland Fire. --Jtalledo (talk) 18:35, 21 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Fire-ing line 

message: We only need to keep the current winners on the WNBA wiki page. -TheHoosierState89 — Preceding undated comment added 15:04, 26 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: WNBA Awards

message: The statement, "... Arguably most successful women’s professional team sports league" is not fit for an encyclopedia entry if left un-cited.
The phrase, "Arguably" is commonly used to insert an opinion while in the guise of a researched fact.  If it is argued so, cite the source in which it is argued.  If no source can be cited, then it is not fit for the entry. - Dan Kleinman 24.148.68.164 (talk) 17:39, 18 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Arguable" 

message: I reversed 226554831 based on the following. 
The edit to the 'Media Coverage section by  70.187.230.74 added "Ratings are often very low." but no source was cited or given. Some numbers or statistic would help in backing up this claim. --$user log (talk) 02:34, 19 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Ratings

message: "In 2008, the city of Baltimore, Maryland announced that when the new arena in the city is completed, a WNBA franchise may be "moved" to that location. There is no word on which franchise would be moved."
Any source? Brady4mvp (Talk to me) 22:51, 3 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Dixon, WNBA reps have discussed franchise opportunities HoosierStateTalk 23:04, 3 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Baltimore? 

message: "The WNBA made a huge step on May 23, 2000, when the Houston Comets became the first WNBA team to be invited to the White House Rose Garden."
Why is this a huge step?  Just wondering.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.228.223.74 (talk) 00:21, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree it is kind of funny wording, but I think it is a "huge step" because before that, only NBA teams were invited to the Rose Garden. It was perhaps a sign of recognition and progress for the league. Nickv1025 (talk) 23:37, 11 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Huge Step

message: The city of Tulsa is the most important city with the possibility of WNBA expansion as the commissioner is coming to the city to discuss possible options. This should be first in list of possible expansion teams.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.13.241.43 (talk) 19:43, 19 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Possible expansion teams

message: This statement doesn't add any value. Yeah, I now it cited but still just a rather un-thoughtful analysis by someone with apparently little knowledge of sports:
The nature of segregating female players into their own league has been criticized by British journalist Dominic Lawson, who says that desegregation of sports would "cut the Gordian knot of ambiguous sexual identities", and prevent controversies such as the one endured by track star Caster Semenya.
And just a quick Google will show that the NBA does allow a female players which makes this whole critic nonsensical. --MarsRover (talk) 01:02, 6 April 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lame statement 

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: I'm not sure where this should go. —valereee (talk) 21:42, 28 June 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  WNBA vaccination rates 

message: — Assignment last updated by Cjsmith7 (talk) 16:03, 26 September 2023 (UTC)
thread_title: Wiki Education assignment: University Writing 1020 Communicating Feminism TR 10 am

message: We added a section under "Business" and specifically the salary and revenue section to discuss the wage gap between the NBA and the WNBA. It covers the difference in player salaries, league advertisement deals and sponsorships, PMAs, NBA involvement in the league, and how the league is moving forward. Seashellll218 (talk) 14:38, 10 October 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Gender pay gap 

message: I'm not super informed but in mid 2024 it is jarring to read "The league has begun to do better financially in recent years. In December 2010, Donna Orender said that the league had its first-ever "cash flow positive" team during the 2010 season."
I don't think a section should start with "recent years" then list stats from more than a decade ago.  2607:FEA8:F8E1:8100:B5B2:E60D:DC9A:FCEC (talk) 14:03, 28 April 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Out of date business section? 

message: LA Sparks is listed as one of the WNBA teams with a direct NBA counterpart. However, the LA Sparks Wikipedia page states that “the Sparks have the distinction of not being affiliated with an NBA counterpart.” Need to either clarify that they share the same market as NBA team and/or remove it from that group. 50.237.13.62 (talk) 23:38, 1 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  NBA counterparts 

message: Does this section need updating? I'm very confused and adding a section update tag request.
CNC33 (. . .talk) 05:03, 3 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  What is the point of the section titled "All-time franchise history (through 2017)".  It is 2024. 

message: The “Attendance” section needs a serious rewrite. It randomly begins with the 2012 season and the second paragraph suggests that the 2015 season has not happened yet. 2600:1007:B085:61CE:53A:8F8:3598:3781 (talk) 20:26, 14 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Attendance 

message: Just a heads up, but I removed the references to Toronto WNBA team for now, in line with how other breaking sports news is handled (ala Wikipedia:WikiProject Sports/Handling sports transactions). As of May 14, we had no confirmation of a franchise being granted by either the WNBA and the Kilmer Group, with the former stating discussions with Toronto-based groups are ongoing, and the Kilmer Group stating no updates at this time. The final negotiations part is echoed echoed in ESPN's last report on the issue (May 10). 
I also redirect Toronto WNBA team to Larry Tanenbaum#Sports for now (redirected to speculated purchaser was what was done when the Utah NHL team was made prematurely, though if one can think of a better article to redirect, by all means).
In any case, the official announcement is expected May 23, so feel free to revert that all then I guess (or earlier if it happens earlier). Leventio (talk) 23:03, 14 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Removed Toronto for now