Talk:Billy Rogell

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I'm the author of the new Rogell page. I just wanted to explain this huge update:

First of all, I'm not related to Billy Rogell nor did I ever have the pleasure of meeting him. This whole project spawned from me trying to locate some information on Charlie Gehringer one day and noticing that there's almost no information on Rogell available on the internet. At least no one source of info.

So I decided to do this page, and, in the process, decided I'm going to do some more of these for other lesser-known players in the history of the game. Sure, Billy Rogell isn't Mays, Williams, or Ruth, but he's still an important figure in baseball history as well as an important figure in Detroit history.

I think I got all the tags and links right. If you notice anything that needs to be categorized or linked, please do it. I'm still getting used to the way that stuff gets done around here but I think I did an all right job.

Anyways, that's my story. Anything else you can leave for me here or email me: desjardfan@gmail.com.

Thanks.

Desjardfan

Assessment Notes[edit]

Since you requested an assessment, I thought I'd briefly explain my ranking. First, what's good. The article is comprehensive. It gives a rounded view of Rogell's place in baseball and Tigers' history. Many articles of players from this era are just stats put in sentences instead of table. You have good references, which is incredibly important.

Most of my criticisms are smaller issues. There are a few passages that don't really adhere to Neutral Point of View. For instance, "one of the most popular plays in World Series history" and "he and Hall of Fame double-play partner Charlie Gehringer would give the Tigers one of the best keystone-combinations in baseball history." The short version is that subjective statements like these need to be attributed to a published source. Since it seems like you're fairly new here, you may want to take a look at that policy. It's essential reading for Wikipedia contributors.

One thing this article needs before it could be nominated for good article status in inline citations. They can be pretty time consuming when using print sources, but if you're interested, check out WP:CITE.

It's rare to find editors willing to do the kind of research necessary to write usable articles about lesser-known baseball players. Good work, and I hope you decide to stick around. --Djrobgordon 16:52, 9 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]