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Fair use rationale for Image:NewSquiresLogo2.gif[edit]

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Redirects[edit]

I understand why Oakland Oaks (ABA) redirects here, but then why don't Washington Caps and Oakland Americans follow the same standard? IMO, Washington Caps could remain a separate page, but I fail to see how the Oakland Americans page warrants its own article. Can someone please help me out here? Bash Kash (talk) 04:20, 20 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It now appears that the Oakland Oaks article is no longer a redirect, although virtually all of the content is identical with that of the "In Oakland" section of this article. I think that all of these articles should probably be merged here, but I'm not sure if that's the same standard that most ABA articles follow. It's all the same franchise, right? Bash Kash (talk) 22:33, 3 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Oakland Oaks (ABA) does not redirect here, and it shouldn't. The Oaks didn't resemble the Virginia Squires. They wore entirely different colors and uniforms. They played on the opposite end of the country. Their roster was different. I don't think the articles should be merged there. Some ABA teams moved at times, but the "moved" teams were often very different, more like the league giving a new franchise to a new group of owners in a new city, with a lot of personnel changes inevitably involved when it came to coaches and players. I'm not sure that there is a good analogy among the other leagues; as with many things, the ABA did things in a different way. When an ABA team "moved", it was more like the league shut down the prior team and a new set of owners got a new franchise in a new city, with new people involved.

Ok, what about Oakland Americans? Bash Kash (talk) 03:38, 4 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, I redid my prior post, with a little more information or perspective. As to the Oakland Americans, I think there's much more reason to change that. The franchise stayed in the same place, kept the same owners and players through the name change, and the situation was different than the other supposed NBA "moves" in those respects. (By the way, singer Pat Boone was an owner of the team at that time, and tried to have it renamed the "Oakland Jacks" after author Jack London . . . not really relevant to this discussion or decision, but just a bit of quirky information I thought you might enjoy . . . )

Ok, you've convinced me that Oakland Oaks should remain a separate article (besides, I've already made a bunch of edits in Rick Barry and other articles to fix the links). I actually didn't know that about the new franchise and such. But I think that since there's basically no difference between the Americans and Oaks besides the name, right? Also, it creates a bad precedent for similar articles. That's why I think that Oakland Americans should be redirected and merged into Oakland Oaks (ABA). That's interesting about Jack London, they have a whole square dedicated to him actually. Bash Kash (talk) 03:54, 4 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I've decided to be bold and merge the two pages (Oakland Americans into Oakland Oaks (ABA)). Please let me know if you object. Bash Kash (talk) 07:08, 15 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Fair use rationale for Image:OaklandOaks.gif[edit]

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