Talk:Ray Allen

message: Commonly referred to as Ray Allen? Also known as Herman Allen. That line makes this entry sound ignorant. He goes by Ray Allen. Every TV station and newspaper call him Ray Allen. He isn't "commonly referred" to as Ray Allen. He is also known as a good defencive player, and he is at his prime while against . —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.27.113.92 (talk) 03:49, 13 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Name

message: I suggest reverting "joint" back to "film". After all, this is English Wikipedia, not Spike Lee Dialect Wikipedia. Kaleks 4 July 2005 04:06 (UTC)
Didn't he recently get filmed during a game accidentally getting his eye hit out of it's socket by another player? Maybe it's a different guy.
:That was Allan Ray of Villanova University. --jiy (talk) 01:40, 13 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Early discussions

message: Why is there no mention of He Got Game? Trevor GH5 03:21, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: ''He Got Game''

message: There needs to be a table instead of straight up text for the career season averages. --JennicaTalk 08:40, 7 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Table 

message: Since user 75.66.138.30 (talk) has deliberately deleted the nickname Jesus out of this article various times, here is a page that verifies it is an actual nickname: I *Heart* Celtics. | 8-Hype (talk) 21:16, 21 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: That is not a reliable source. Also, why do you think nationality should be USA and not American? --Tom 19:12, 16 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Because "nationality" actually means "nationality of", which makes the use of the adjective redundant. Take the Tiger Woods article as an example, or this site. "Nationality" is just another word for "country". | 8-Hype (talk) 19:25, 16 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: ok, I guess. Is there a Wiki standard for nationality in info boxes? Anyways, thanks, --Tom 19:29, 16 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Not a standard maybe, but definitely a NBA scheme on Wikipedia. Also, you will hear those nicknames from Mike Gorman when you watch Celtics games on CSN New England. There is just no source for that (except the game itself). | 8-Hype (talk) 19:33, 16 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Then it really should not be included. Wikiapedia is not about the "truth" but rather sourced material. Anyways, --Tom 19:39, 16 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Nickname "Jesus"

message: Those blocks of statistics are unnecessary on Wikipedia, per WP:NOT#STATS. There are other reputable sources on the internet with sports statistics; WP doesn't have to be one, it should just reference one. Timneu22 (talk) 10:03, 21 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Stats 

message: Apparently I have to come here because for some reason, I'm pretty much forbidden from removing the pictures from the article myself (thanks to 8-Hype). I know that many pictures are usually a good thing. But in certain situations, I do think there is a point that you need to stop. There are three pictures in the 'Boston Celtics' section in the article and takes up twice as many space as the text of that section. I think that two of the images can be removed: the image of Allen dunking (the lighting makes it difficult to see Allen at all and is it very far zoomed out) and the image of Allen throwing out a ceremonial first pitch at Fenway Park (which doesn't contribute anything to the article). I think that both of these images can be removed, but 8-Hype won't let me. 
I don't know if my IP address would be the same; it should be in the 166.129... range. It has changed a couple times before. 166.129.41.85 (talk) 02:24, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I think the ceremonial first pitch image at Fenway Park is appropriate for the honors section. After all, to throw one is to be given an honor. Louis Waweru  Talk  09:05, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

text: What do you mean by you're forbidden from removing the pictures because 8-Hype won't let you?  I see that they've been removed and then reverted at least three times in the past week (examples here, here and here). I think a consensus needs to be reached regarding the images. Here they are: Your Newest Celtic.jpg Ray Allen Dunk.jpg.  I've stated why the Fenway Park picture should remain on the article. I don't see how the Ray Allen Dunk image improves the article. Its bad qualities (brightness, hard to see Allen, perhaps makes the page cluttered) probably hurt the article. So I would support removing it. Louis Waweru  Talk  14:53, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't understand what's wrong with having additional pictures. It doesn't hurt anybody, does it? ● 8~Hype @ 15:00, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Not that it hurts anybody, but too many pictures, or poor quality pictures could hurt the aesthetics of the article. The appearance was so unpleasing to 166.129.41.85 that he removed it three times by my count. I don't think that there are too many pictures, but the infobox is so long and the Celtics section so short that the these two pictures kinda flood over. Maybe an image gallery section would be better? Louis Waweru  Talk  17:16, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I could understand putting the Fenway picture in the honors section, provided that the honor is at least mentioned in that section. But the Allen dunking picture is of poor quality, has a high level of brightness that makes it difficult to actually see the image without looking too hard, and I don't think these kinds of images help the article. Also, having so many images in a line like that makes the page a bit cluttered, especially if they overflow into other sections of the article, like this one does. 166.129.245.51 (talk) 00:30, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Agreed. Moreover, with the addition of the parade photo, this just seems like one (bad) photo too many. Samer (talk) 13:15, 20 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Excessive use of pictures 

message: 51 Points against bulls in game 6 in the 2009 playoffs  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mohammed416 (talk • contribs) 01:35, 3 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Carrer High's 

message: saw an NBA program today about how Allen struggled with his game after his son was diagnosed with diabetes after Game 4 of the 2008 NBA Finals. this also led him to develop philanthropic causes along those lines. something worth mentioning... Chensiyuan (talk) 01:55, 18 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  family 

message: Hiya, User:Hoops gza. You've reverted my edits to the records section, which consisted principally of adding bullets, removing extra linespaces, putting parentheses around text not strictly part of the record, and adding prepositions. What is your objection to these changes? PRRfan (talk) 02:24, 7 August 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Seeing no response, I've restored my formatting edits. PRRfan (talk) 02:59, 11 August 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Hey.  My formatting was simply following the same formatting standard I've been using on all basketball pages, so it makes sense to me to keep it consistent.Hoops gza (talk) 20:29, 13 August 2010 (UTC)
replies: text:  First off, thanks for your extensive additions to WP; I see you've put in a lot of effort. Now, consistency is good, but consistency with WP style and typographical principles helps ensure that your edits stand. I'd suggest you rethink your formatting. 1) Items on lists are generally delineated with bullets, not space-wasting linespaces. 2) Numerical basketball records are just that: numbers. Date, opponents,  location, etc., are secondary. Therefore, supplementary data goes in parentheses after the record itself. ("For" as a connecting word doesn't even make much sense here.) 3) Appository data like "Trails Reggie Miller" falls into this same category: best dealt with in parenthesis, not a bullet-delimited new line. Etc. Finally, a word about good WP behavior (as distinct from style): when you make an edit, put something in the edit summary box. It helps other editors follow your thinking and the progress of an article. PRRfan (talk) 20:53, 13 August 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Formatting records section

message: currently the league leader in three pointers made ever at 2651 - might make more tonight :)
Taxbax (talk) 02:02, 11 February 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm not sure how this is usually handled with sports articles with an active player. But this thread is a duplicate of that below, so marking as not done, and leaving the other open. -Atmoz (talk) 21:12, 11 February 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edit request from Taxbax, 11 February 2011 

message: I think the correct number of three-point filed goals is 2,652
sources:
http://www.nba.com/games/20110210/LALBOS/gameinfo.html
http://sports.espn.go.com/boston/nba/news/story?id=6110819&campaign=rss&source=ESPNHeadlines
thanks
Liburnico (talk) 09:24, 11 February 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Already done Something like this has now been added to the article. -Atmoz (talk) 15:23, 14 February 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edit request from Liburnico, 11 February 2011 

message: Please add RayAllen20.com to the list of external links, with the description "Ray Allen's Official Website."
It has up to date information which supplements the information here but with very little overlap. It would be a useful resource for information about Ray Allen that is not of the type that Wikipedia is meant to carry.
Johnthedesigner (talk) 17:54, 26 March 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Done — Bility (talk) 18:52, 26 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edit request from Johnthedesigner, 26 March 2011 

message: I want to edit Ray Allen`s page because they missed some info about him like his Personal Life and thats one of everybody`s chapters
Rilare (talk) 14:14, 28 May 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Can you be more specific?  Hot Stop 14:16, 28 May 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edit request on 28 May 2012 

message: change the ray allen boston celtics to miami heat because he joined miami heat i am sure of it
Timmykools (talk) 02:56, 2 July 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: If you're sure, please cite a reliable source confirming this fact... which is not the case because free agents cannot sign new contracts until July 11. Mosmof (talk) 05:03, 2 July 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edit request on 2 July 2012 

message: Ray allen plays for the heat now.
LanceB724 (talk) 02:00, 7 July 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edit request on 7 July 2012 

message: | years4 =– | team4 = Miami Heat
Now it's the big 4!
Chipaholics (talk) 18:58, 7 July 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edit request on 7 July 2012 

message: Allen isn't a F.A. He has just signed with Miami.--87.13.251.10 (talk) 06:54, 10 July 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: You must have overlooked the July moratorium mentioned in the article.  No contracts can be signed until July 11.—Bagumba (talk) 07:31, 10 July 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Miami signing

message: Some have been adding 34 as his number and having it removed.  While those editors should mention their source somewhere (e.g. in the edit summary), it has been reported.—Bagumba (talk) 18:26, 12 July 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Miami 34 

message: bobo po c ray allen :))
boglaks po sya :)
121.54.32.111 (talk) 14:19, 26 August 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm afraid this is the English Wikipedia. A boat that can float! (watch me float!) 14:33, 26 August 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edit request on 26 August 2012 

message: Why is there no mention of his inconsistency of shooting? Ray Allen has to be one of the most inconsistent shooter out there. He made 8 three-pointers in the 2010 finals game 2, and bricked 0-13 the next game.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Chenaren (talk • contribs) 14:46, 30 May 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Is this your own synthesis of available data, or is there an expert whose commentary you can attribute? Mosmof (talk) 15:09, 30 May 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  inconsistency 

message: PLEASE UPDATE THE PICTURE ON THIS PAGE HE IS NOT IN THE CELTICS ANYMORE HE IS A MIAMI HEAT PLAYER AND A 2013 CHAMPION! PICTURE NEEDS TO BE CHANGED
Lauraag24 (talk) 14:20, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Unfortunately, we can't just use any image we want. We need to find something that is available under a compatible license. Most of the stuff you find online is copyrighted. Zagalejo^^^ 16:57, 21 June 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edit request on 21 June 2013 

message: Where's his picture?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 114.76.177.252 (talk) 10:45, 19 October 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Where's his picture? 

message: Somebody should update him in a Miami Heat uniform.
Robert (talk) 14:59, 30 November 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Miami Heat picture

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message: Re-add his jersey number back - It was 20, and 34. Several edits back, it was removed
68.112.25.247 (talk) 00:46, 7 July 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: He is a free agent. See Special:Diff/725787983/725788213. — Andy W. (talk · ctb) 00:54, 7 July 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 7 July 2016 

message: RichieConant34 (talk) 07:06, 9 March 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Be bold! Commit yourself! Something like this could be helpful. DaHuzyBru (talk) 08:28, 9 March 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  More Information (Bucks and Sonics) 

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message: Allen's article has been republished by the Holocaust Museum .
His trip has been commented in Israel.Xx236 (talk) 11:23, 20 April 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ray Allen was serious about two things in life: his three-pointers and the Holocaust 

message: Who in the hell is trying to portray him as dead while citing sources that are about Cliff Robinson? What a tool. 108.20.236.124 (talk) 08:24, 2 March 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanls for cleaning that up.—Bagumba (talk) 08:36, 2 March 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ray Allen is not dead 

message: Can “near Merced” be replaced with “Atwater CA”? 2601:203:4200:BD00:75D1:971C:8FF8:29E5 (talk) 04:34, 18 March 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: The ref cited in the article states "Castle Air Force Base in Merced, California" . DaHuzyBru (talk) 05:08, 18 March 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Born in Atwater CA