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As the playoffs continue, keep the 2008 NBA Playoffs article up-to-date.
Collaboration of the Month
Magic Johnson has been chosen to be our very first Collaboration of the Month article. Although this is article is already a Good Article, it still can be improved. The goal is to improve this article by the end of May so that it can be nominated for Featured Article status. In particular, free-use images should be found for the article, all Manual of Style guidelines should be followed, and a neutral point of view should be maintained throughout the article. If there is anything you can do to improve the article, then please help out.
Project News - Recent news from the WikiProject including FA and GA articles.
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Collaboration - A report on this months' project collaboration, Los Angeles Lakers.
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Project Collaboration – May 2008
Each month, the editor of the newsletter will select one article that he or she thinks needs a bit of work, or maintaining. This month, Thisisborin9 (the editor) chose the article "Pau Gasol." Don't forget to drop by the page and see what you can do.
Pau Gasol scored 36 points, 16 rebounds, 8 assists and 3 blocked shots as the Lakers beat the Nuggets. Gasol, who was 0-12 in his prior playoffs, finally won a postseason game with the Lakers.
If you could look at it and see what more should be done, along with giving me some tips on how to note more than one reference from the same site, it'd be much appreciated. Gamloverks (talk) 21:47, 6 May 2008 (UTC)
Yeah, I'm pretty new, so any information is appreciated. So thanks for letting me know how I can improve on editing and such. ^_^ Gamloverks (talk) 20:06, 7 May 2008 (UTC)
Okay I've retooled the headers, added the references, and improved the intro. Anything else you think should be improved? Gamloverks (talk) 20:29, 7 May 2008 (UTC)
Sorry, I thought I was still logged in. I did include some more stuff in personal and intro. And included more references. Gamloverks (talk) 01:34, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
I have replaced the references that included wikipedia except for one, because I cannot find the site that lists the Memphis Grizzlies franchise records. Gamloverks (talk) 02:00, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
Do you think it looks good enough now or should I add more information, because at this moment, it's looking pretty good and developed. I have asked User:The Placebo Effect about using wikipedia as a source. I have yet to hear back from him. Gamloverks (talk) 14:56, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
I think my article is getting vandilized, the stuff I had that was referenced in the intro, was removed, can I request it to be blocked from users editing it or something so I can return it to the way I had it before people starting majorly changing it? Gamloverks (talk) 23:58, 11 May 2008 (UTC)
Not to mention I've managed to counter all the tags that were on the article. I've gotta get better at some stuff. Gamloverks (talk) 14:52, 16 May 2008 (UTC)
Well, I fixed the citations that we're not already fixed. Should I try again at a GA or keep working towards it? Gamloverks (talk) 17:23, 17 May 2008 (UTC)
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40 Articles Challenge
Hello! As per your challenge that you will present "an AfC barnstar and a Tireless Contributor barnstar" for those who created 40 articles...well, please check my User Page for the 40 articles that I created. Thanks! Ecoleetage (talk) 12:09, 22 May 2008 (UTC)
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Must I use a citation-style reference? If so, is once sufficient?
Is there some other way to indicate the info source?
I'm not sure how to proceed and would appreciate your guidance. Meanwhile I'll add the relevant Stub templates to attract the attention of other editors who might help expand the content. -- Thanks, Deborahjay (talk) 15:44, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
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This Month in NBA History..
June 6, 1946 – In the Commodore Hotel of New York, the NBA is officially formed as the Basketball Association of America. Maurice Podoloff is named the first commissioner of the league.
Last month's Collaboration of the Month, Magic Johnson was a great success. A total of 560 edits were made to the article during the month of May, and the article was eventually nominated as a Featured Article Candidate. Although the article was not promoted, it was significantly improved through the work of many editors.
This month's Collaboration of the Month is Steve Nash. Although this is article is already a Good Article, it still can be improved. In particular, all prose should conform to Featured Article standards, all statements should be verified, and the text should be in a neutral point of view. If there is anything you can do to improve the article, then please help out.
Collaborator of the Month
The Collaborator of the Month is given to the editor with the most number of substantial, beneficial edits to the article chosen as the Collaboration of the Month.
This month's Collaborator of the Month award goes to Chensiyuan (talk·contribs). Although he had previously helped Magic Johnson to became a Good article, he made literally hundreds of edits during the month of May. For his contributions, he is rewarded with the NBA Collaborator of the Month Award.
However, all beneficial edits made by any editor was a help. Other members of the project that contributed to the article include:
