User talk:Gordgus

Dick Gordon (sports writer)

My suggesting is to keep populating the "works" section. I'll add something I just found. May not be enough. If the page is deleted, it could be userfied to a sandbox and built until it met standards for sourcing and notability. IMHO, the fellow was a regionally and nationally highly-regarded sportswriter, and such good stories deserve to be told. BusterD (talk) 12:30, 26 July 2011 (UTC)

The page found a friend in an editor I had a disagreement with on another page. That's Wikipedia. This page may squeak by, but we're not there yet, more discussion to come. However, strictly speaking, you have been editing Wikipedia with a purpose, to memorialize your friend or relative. An account doing this sort of thing is normally discouraged. I'd encourage you to consider editing other pages to demonstrate you care about more than this one page. Other stories deserve to be told. You may find it a fun and useful avocation, especially if you have a content area you already know. Start by editing stubs. People leave you alone and you can try stuff you see on other pages. Read some first. Start with the links in the welcome message above. BusterD (talk) 23:44, 26 July 2011 (UTC)

I wanted to say: I'm sorry you lost these two people who you loved. All my grandparents are gone now, and I'm sympathetic to someone who loved theirs as much as I loved mine. But more: thank you for trying to tell us all about these people. Per WP:MEMORIAL, Wikipedia isn't in the business of being a memorial for lost friends and relatives. However, Dick Gordon wasn't just a sportwriter, he was a famous sportswriter. And he was a great writer, in my limited judgement. I don't read much sports copy these days, but reading Gordon's writing has helped my own writing (this week). So I owe you a personal thanks for telling us about it. Reading about Dick and Adelaide is easy on the eyes, because it's a great American love story writ pretty large. As an appreciation to User:Cbl62, let's build the page suggested below together. I'll start it, and you can help any way you want. This guy writes almost as well as the subject we've been discussing. BusterD (talk) 22:47, 1 August 2011 (UTC)

Thanks a lot. I honestly made the article because I was interested in the Wikipedia editing process (which I now know is awesome), and I figured this would be a good topic to choose. I am amazed at the current condition of the page thanks to you guys. I never could have guessed so much about him had been put online. I have already put a good amount of research in for the Cobbledick article, and I was going to ask you if there was a good way we could work on it without publishing, then when it's good we can publish. Or maybe the best is to just publish immediately and edit from there.Gordgus (talk) 3:09, 2 August 2011 (UTC)

You can create a subpage at User:Gordgus/Gordon Cobbledick to work on. When it is in a reasonable state it can be moved into the main article space. You might want to consider letting people at WP:WikiProject Cleveland know about it - they might be able to help. noq (talk) 08:53, 2 August 2011 (UTC)

Great, Buster, you can make that on your own profile if you want since you plan on starting the article.Gordgus (talk) 14:42, 2 August 2011 (UTC)

Two things: 1) the discussion was closed as keep, so this article is here to stay, and 2) because this was such a compelling story, I put the article up for "Did you know..." and it has since passed review. This means that a link to this page will likely appear on the Wikipedia main page within the next week or so. In my application I gave credit to you and our new friend User:Cbl62, only taking credit for the page rescue myself. You said you wanted to learn something about Wikipedia; your first creation will appear linked on the Wikipedia front page (an auspicious beginning). Congratulations. BusterD (talk) 23:24, 2 August 2011 (UTC)

Amazing news! I saw your conversation with Giants. Couldn't have come close to doing it without your help. Anyway, let me know when you start the Cobbledick article (or I can start it if you'd like).Gordgus (talk) 19:37, 2 August 2011 (UTC)

Starter page is here. Write away. I'm finding a zillion sources. Why don't we share a DYK (Did you know...) for this page, then try to build it all the way up to a Featured Article? It would be my first, based on a subject I never heard of, assisted by someone I don't really know, and suggested by another stragner I started out disagreeing with. An awesome wikipedia story. Let's take a whack at this. BusterD (talk) 23:58, 2 August 2011 (UTC)

Looks like Cbl already began an official article. I worked on our page a little before figuring it out, but I didn't get too much. I suppose it's best just to transfer the edits to the official page.--Gordgus (talk) 06:33, 3 August 2011 (UTC)

Looks like I jumped the gun on Cobbledick. Gordgus' work on Dick Gordon inspired me to create articles on a number of sports writers who sadly lacked Wikipedia coverage. I also created Jerry Green (writer), but my favorite so far is Charles Dryden (writer), who I had never heard of, but turns out to be quite an important guy in baseball history. If you guys keep up with your collaboration, let me know if I can help in any way. Cbl62 (talk) 15:44, 3 August 2011 (UTC)

DYK hook will appear on the main page today for 8 hours beginning at 7pm, St. Paul time, if I read the Queue correctly. Thanks to both of you new wikifrends. BusterD (talk) 12:50, 5 August 2011 (UTC)

Gordon Cobbledick

If you're interested in another good topic for an article, consider Gordon Cobbledick. He was basically the Dick Gordon of Cleveland. He's clearly notable as he won the J. G. Taylor Spink Award, and much has been written about him that is available on-line. Despite this, he has no Wikipedia article. Cbl62 (talk) 03:14, 27 July 2011 (UTC)

Thanks, I'll look into it and try to get a page going. Both have strikingly similar names, too, haha. User:Gordgus (talk) 04:13, 27 July 2011 (UTC)

Rather a funny name, too, but a good subject nonetheless, if you're interested. Cbl62 (talk) 06:41, 27 July 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Dick Gordon (sports writer)

Panyd^{The muffin is not subtle} 00:03, 6 August 2011 (UTC)