Talk:Wayne Gretzky/Archive 1

message: If you were to check out how many times this page has been vandalized just in the past 2 months, I think we should nominate this page to be protected somehow that would allow legitimate users to continue editing while keeping out the trolls. — LegolasGreenleaf 01:52, Nov 12, 2004 (UTC)
:Temporary protection can be used for targets of "Persistent vandalism". Would we call this page a target of persistent vandalism? Brendan62442 14:29, 15 Apr 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Put this page on the protected list?!? 

message: can it be verified that after gretzky left edmonton, edmonton's ticket sales declined? the oilers were still a great team with many superstars. i can't imagine that their attendance would drop too much, if at all.
:No it can't, so I am removing that part of my edit. I entered it out of recollection from my memory and some posts from BBS's I have read, but nothing on sports news sites, only from peoples' mouths. User: Kojangee
Ticket Sales did decline, but only from 16,957/game to 16,845/game. More notably, LA Kings attendance rose from 11,667 to 14,875 in a 16,005 seat arena, and I think they sold out every game in 1992.  --MJR 18:57, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edmonton Ticket Sales 

message: I have a question! Has anyone ever thought about getting this article as a featured one? I have no idea how to do it but the thought crossed my mind. I think, though, in order for it to be a feautured article we would have to do some work to it. Just a thought. Masterhatch 17:42, 9 October 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Featured article

message: Someone changed information in the wedding section from Catholic Church to Anglican church. Somehow i don't think that was right. Was it wrong in the first place and is now right? or is it wrong now and was right in the first place? Masterhatch 21:11, 13 December 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: The poster was half-right.  The church used to be called St. Joseph's Cathedral, but was changed to 'Basilica' in 1984 before the wedding.  I just reverted that bit.  That being said, I just looked over the Basilica's website, and it mentioned the controversy over the wedding.  Gretzky and Jones did indeed have an Anglican ceremony, but it was held in the Catholic basilica, provoking some protest.  RGTraynor 21:27, 13 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Royal Wedding

message: Anyone want to give Mr Pyles a heads up on 3RR, of which he's in current violation?  I think we have four of us reverting him at this point.  RGTraynor 20:21, 30 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  3RR 

message: I once heard this "strange but true" story about Gretzky.  This might be similar to one of those urban legends, so please tell me if someone is pulling my leg.
The story is about how Gretzky got in a bar fight in Cincinnati Ohio
when he was in the minors.  He left before police arrived, so a bench
warrant was issued.  Gretzky never appeared in court and apparently
never went back to Ohio. He then joined Edmonton the following year and that
minor league folded.
The reason that Ohio was always passed over for a new franchise was
because the league's best player could not, or would not, ever travel to
Ohio. Gretzky retired and the city of Columus was granted a 
franchise the following year.
Is this true or did someone just make this up?
:I doubt that't true, also cuz he's a coach now and has to travel to Columbus anyways. Croat Canuck 21:11, 31 December 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: You are confusing this story. It was Frank Beaton of the 1975 Edmonton Oilers who was charged with Assault against a Cincinnati Gas Station Attendant near the end of the Season. He evaded arrest, and was then arrested the next season when the Oilers returned to Cincy to play the Stingers TrulyTory 01:42, 5 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Fun fact on how Beaton avoided the arrest: he was stuffed in an equipment bag and shipped out on a separate truck, before returning to the team bus just outside of town.  He was with the Birmingham Bulls when he was caught the following year.  Ironically, he was bailed out by Stingers head coach Jacques Demers.  (Ed Willes, The Rebel League, p. 122-23) 70.72.76.224 10:01, 22 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: STRANGE BUT TRUE?

message: The article states that the loonie at Center ice was Gretzky's doing. The truth is the Salt Lake O.C. hired the best ice maker, who happened to be Canadian, and his team had to mark centre ice with something. The tradition has always been to use a coin. The head ice maker only had Canadian coins on him and so used the $1 coin. He later told the coaches of both the men's and women's teams. It was later credited as a good luck charm. A far as I know, Gretzky had nothing to do with it other than the digging up of the coin. See Loonie --Walter Görlitz 08:08, 4 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: The Loonie

message: Why do people keep taking the current events template down? The gambling investigation is the biggest story in North American sports right now. --djrobgordon 20:43, 10 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Current 

message: Where's the part of the article concerning the top five reasons (according to ESPN Classic's The Top 5 Reasons You Can't Blame... series) you can't blame the Edmonton Oilers for trading Wayne Gretzky?User:TMC1982
:I'm not sure where the movement to include lists from this fairly obscure show on bio articles comes from. I know there's one on Pete Rose, and I'm not in favor of it either. Maybe it's simply that the type of person likely to edit on Wikipedia is predisposed to lists? I'm not going to get in a revert war if it's added, but I'm not sure it's necessary. I think a better solution might be to reference the show in the bio, and reproduce the list on the show's page (or perhaps make a separate page for the particular episode). I do think it would be useful (or at least interesting) to have all the lists in one place. --djrobgordon 01:37, 11 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Don't add it. It's really not encyclopediac at all, and we're trying to get this to Featured Article status. By the way, TMC, why did you throw in an Expand tag?  RasputinAXP  talk contribs 01:40, 11 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm taking that template down, until someone provides a rationale for it here. --djrobgordon 02:06, 11 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: ''The Top 5 Reasons You Can't Blame...''

message: I don't recall Gretzky playing for team Finland at the 1998 Winter Olympics?? To the best of my recollection Finland defeated Canada in the bronze medal game. Mr Pyles 14:46, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Good catch, reverted. Ice hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics  RasputinAXP  c  15:26, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Winter Olympic Box

message: There is a song by Goldfinger on the Open Your Eyes album called "Wayne Gretzky".  In it, the singer expresses his fascination for Gretzky, and how he would like to make love with him.  The lyrics are available here: [link to copyvio website removed].  Perhaps this is worth a mention in the article (when it's unprotected).  --Daniel Lawrence 22:09, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: In my opinion, trivia sections lower us all. That said, they're fairly commonplace. --djrobgordon 02:12, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

text: I'd think not. Superman isn't mentioned in Superman, and that was certainly a better known song.  RasputinAXP  c  12:56, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Goldfinger song