Wikipedia talk:WikiProject National Basketball Association/Boston Celtics task force

Userbox

Just a thought... shouldn't our userbox be green, seeing as we are the Celtics... Basketball110 _{the pages I've messed up completely} 23:43, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

More like this:

This user is a member of WikiProject Boston Celtics.

Basketball110 _{the pages I've messed up completely} 23:48, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

I modified the colors a bit - I think it made it look a little better.   jj137 (talk) 02:13, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

Where? Basketball110 _{vandalise me} 16:24, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

Why is this an independent WikiProject?

Since Boston Celtics is one of the franchises of the NBA, shouldn't this project be a task force of the WP:NBA? OR a subproject of WP:NBA? Just wondering.--Crzycheetah 22:42, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

Newhart

Hey, in an episode of Newhart, dick, goerge and kirk go to a celtics game. Wouldn't that technically put the tv show inside the scope of this wikiproject? RC-0722 ^communicator/_kills 18:54, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

No. The episode, yes, though if you can find it. Basketball110_{Frankly, I don't give a damn.} 00:34, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

Mistake in userbox

I noticed it says "this user is member" and it's leaving out a letter. :) Enigma ^msg! 22:12, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

Parquet floors

The TD Banknorth Garden article mentions that the basketball court has a parquet floor, and the latter article returns the favor. But neither talks about the effect of that kind of floor on the game. Or is there no effect now that the dead spots from the old Boston Garden are gone? Ma^t_chups 01:23, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

A Request

Not that I mind at all, but this WikiProject looks eerily similar to WP:GNB. It would be nice is things were reworded, as they are basically verbatim to WP:GNB, just replace Boston Celtics with Green Bay Packers (There was actually an instance where the project page says to tag all Celtics articles with the Green Bay Packers banner, although I fixed it). Also, I think it would help if you changed the colors, as these colors are not even the Celtics colors. Just some suggestions, as although it is a nice design, we dont want a bunch of cookie-cutter WikiProjects, try and add your own flare to it. Thanks! « Gonzo fan2007 (talk ♦ contribs) 07:27, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

Also the statement "America's greatest small-town team, the Boston Celtics," I mean come on, Boston isnt even a small-town. A rewrite would be nice. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk ♦ contribs) 07:28, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

I fixed the colors, some other minor typos/wrong thing. I still think it needs a thorough copyedit, make sure all the links are working and are pointing to the right pages, move all of the pages into the Wikipedia:WikiProject Boston Celtics/ Namespace (Wikipedia:WikiProject National Basketball Association/Boston Celtics subproject/Members is still used as a link on the right side, even though most of the page seems to link to Wikipedia:WikiProject Boston Celtics/Members, which is confusing), and work on defining the project by making it unique from others. Hope this helps! « Gonzo fan2007 (talk ♦ contribs) 08:09, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

2007-08 Boston Celtics season

Can this article be nominated for GA or FA status? It is pretty detailed and well-sorced. ● 8~Hype ^@ 13:18, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

I think we should wait until the season ends, at least for the Celtics. It's a current event... Basketball110 19:09, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

But would it deserve GA or FA status? ● 8~Hype ^@ 21:09, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

Yes. Basketball110_{Frankly, I don't give a damn.} 00:35, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

It would probably be more featured list status than featured article. - MILK'S FAVORITE COOKIE ^(Talk) 00:37, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

Tom Thibodeau

I created the article Tom Thibodeau. Please feel free to contribute to this page. ● 8~Hype ^@ 18:23, 26 April 2008 (UTC)

I added the stub Kevin Eastman (basketball coach). Enigma ^message 08:05, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

Retired numbers

Should retired numbers be added to Template:Boston Celtics, as in Template:Phoenix Suns? ● 8~Hype ^@ 17:22, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

Celtics season article

[1] Shouldn't it receive some sentences about the playoffs? Or are people waiting until the playoffs are completed? Enigma ^message 07:30, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

Still waiting. ● 8~Hype ^@ 08:12, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

Gary Payton

Hi there. I've put a lot of work into the Gary Payton article and think it's on the verge of being moved up to "B" status. What do you think it needs? Davemcarlson (talk) 21:19, 28 June 2008 (UTC)

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2007–08 Boston Celtics season

I have put a lot of work into this article, and I would like to know if it qualifies as FAC, at the very least GAC? ● 8~Hype ^@ 04:37, 17 August 2008 (UTC)

Please feel free to review the article and comment on it. ● 8~Hype ^@ 14:28, 22 August 2008 (UTC)

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Robert Parish

I'm not a member of the project, and I don't work on enough Celtics articles to justify becoming one, but the Robert Parish article really needs work... and soon!

I just included a BIG, well-sourced section on his college career that's literally chock-full of DYK material. If someone can expand on his NBA career within the next couple of days, it might make the 5X expansion requirement for DYK. My Centenary section more than doubled the overall size of the article, and likely tripled the total amount of actual text. Think someone can help? — Dale Arnett (talk) 21:46, 20 November 2008 (UTC)

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Merger into WikiProject National Basketball Association

I proposing that Boston Celtics WikiProject should be merge and converted into a task force of WP:NBA since there is low activity. Any thoughts are welcome here. Thank for your time. JJ98 (Talk) 18:31, 16 April 2011 (UTC)

Just do it. No one's gonna argue, it's so inactive. I just came across this by chance. SOXROX (talk) 00:22, 25 May 2011 (UTC)

All right, it is accepted. I will begin convert into a task force, and add |Celtics-task-force= and |Celtics-importance= to the WikiProject National Basketball Association banner. JJ98 (Talk) 03:13, 30 May 2011 (UTC)

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Glen Davis

Hi,

Glen Davis is still listed as one of your project's "articles of interest" on the article's talk page even though he hasn't played for the Celtics for a few years now. Not sure if there's a task force for the Clippers or if it really matters, but just thought you should know. - Marchjuly (talk) 06:32, 25 February 2014 (UTC)

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