Talk:Matt LaPorta

message: "Matthew Laporta" should redirect to "Matthew LaPorta," not the other way around. Abernethyj (talk) 07:55, 17 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Redirect 

message: Ive been hearing him called "Matt LaPorta" rather than "Matthew LaPorta" since he was traded to the Indians (organization).  Which does he go by? NewYork483 (talk) 01:49, 19 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: *Actually the discussion above concerns his last name (Laporta vs LaPorta) and the common name is used rather than the full name.  (it isnt Carston Charles Sabathia, James Thome, or Kenneth Lofton) NewYork483 (talk) 03:19, 19 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: *Sorry, i misread the conversation above, I was thinking it was about Matthew or Matt. I get what your saying about the other baseball players, but right now, LaPorta is known by both Matt and Matthew. In the sports world, probably known a little more as Matt. I personally think the article should stay Matthew for right now. If in the future he is mostly known by Matt, then maybe it should be changed. Hatmatbbat10Talk to me 21:13, 19 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: * Makes sense, He'll probably be talked about later in the summer or next year if/when he makes the major leagues.  It may be better to wait until then NewYork483 (talk) 21:23, 19 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Matt or Matthew

message: I added the University of Florida WikiProject and put this article at the Start class. I knew it wasn't stub anymore, but didn't know if it was deserving of C class. Since the C class is new, I don't know much about it yet. If you have any input about what assessment class it should be in, feel free to comment. Hatmatbbat10Talk to me 20:21, 23 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Assessment

message: This article was tagged for potential copyright violation on November 9 2008. Always good to check, but in this case Wikipedia seems to be in the clear. The identified source, here, posts a date of July 9, 2008. This material predates that. It was first introduced in slightly different form in July of 2007. At that time, our article read, "LaPorta attended Charlotte High School in his hometown. He was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 14th round of the 2003 amatuer baseball draft but chose to play baseball at the University of Florida instead." On April 13, 2008, those sentences were revised to read, "LaPorta attended Charlotte High School in his hometown after transfering [sic] from Port Charlotte High. He played quarterback on his freshman football team for the pirates. He was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 14th round of the 2003 amateur baseball draft but chose to play baseball at the University of Florida instead." On July 7, 2008, it was altered to read, "LaPorta attended Charlotte High School in his hometown after transferring from Port Charlotte High. He played quarterback on his freshman football team for the Pirates. He was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 14th round of the 2003 amateur baseball draft but chose to play baseball at the University of Florida instead." Given evidence of natural evolution in the article and the later date of publication of the external source, it seems far more likely that the infringement is the other way around. --Moonriddengirl (talk) 17:04, 17 November 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: That's a perfect example of why some of these people really need to read what the GFDL actually says instead of just assuming they can copy sites like Wikipedia freely without citing their source. Someone probably ought to email them. GO-PCHS-NJROTC (Messages) 23:35, 23 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Copyright concerns