Talk:List of roller derby associations

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Derby Roster[edit]

I've restored the reference to Derby Roster. It does, in fact, give total numbers of leagues by association or by country, so there is no original research required to gather totals. The data in it is initially user-submitted, but there is editorial oversight, which to my mind makes it a perfectly reliable source for establishing basic, uncontroversial information on roller derby leagues, such as a lower bound on numbers in a country or association. As with any substantial database of this sort, there will be some missing information, so it wouldn't be appropriate to use it for a definitive statement that there are exactly a particular number leagues meeting one of these criteria. Warofdreams talk 08:47, 13 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Nice. If the specific number of member leagues in an association becomes controversial I can see three options:
  • best: find a specific citation
  • unhelpful: remove the number from the article
  • practical: actually count the derby roster listing 1 by 1.
Honest, I have NO problem with counting. It's not original research -- it is only an editorial summary of the content of the reference, and verifiable by anyone who can read and do simple sums.--Nemonoman (talk) 12:52, 13 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - thank you for the restore. Why do I feel like there is a constant attack to destroy credibility on any non-WFDTA association? If people begin discounting sources such as this one than we might as well through out EVERY source anywhere. News articles and other online pages often don't cite their sources. That why we have wikipedia.
Hypothetical question - what if an association themselves put on a stat for # of leagues. Would that be a trusted source? IMO it would seem that an association would know the most about themselves and have the most factual information. I get the feeling that others might might say the stat needs to come from a 3rd party. Captain jim1 (talk) 16:30, 13 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
With regard to your question, an organisation is a reliable source on itself for non-controversial matters - so I would consider it fine to use it in that way, unless it was actively disputed (e.g. by another source). In the same way, a league website is a reliable source for non-controversial information such as its official name, regular location of bouts, founding date, etc, unless for some reason these are disputed. Of course, none of this would contribute to the notability of the organisation, in Wikipedia terms. Warofdreams talk 16:49, 13 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]


@ Captain jim1: Why do I feel like there is a constant attack to destroy credibility on any non-WFDTA association? No one can answer about your feelings but you. I'll tell you about my feelings. Over the past week or so there have been many fairly disruptive edits by drive by editors adding the names of any old association to the Roller Derby article with apparently no more intent than to get their name in there someplace. Their edits have not been helpful or consistent with Wiki guidelines. Some editors, like yourself, have taken the time to discuss the matter reasonably, and I hope you have seen efforts from editors like me to listen to your views and seek a good consensus. I have no agenda except to establish a reasonably good article, and from what I can tell, most of the editors on Roller Derby share that desire. I'm starting to believe that you do too. It's a pain in the ass to keep arguing the same point, but if you do, I promise I'll keep listening. --Nemonoman (talk) 17:33, 13 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I do appreciate the comment. The 'fly by editing' is indeed problematic and I understand the frustration. I just want to clarify that I was NOT including you or Warofdreams in the list of people I feel are on an crusade against anything non-WFTDA. I do appreciate the the time you take to discuss everything and your input has always been valuable. Captain jim1 (talk) 17:46, 13 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
I often have to re-read WP:AGF just to keep my blood pressure down. I am confident your fellow editors are also trying to do what's right for the article, and really have no agenda specific to the associations. FWIW, I have been on the other side of this sort of issue more than once, trying to assert that something important to me was important to an article. It can be an uphill battle, and in my case only only reached the summit 2 times out of 5. I'm sure other of your colleagues have been in the same boat. Why I created this list was to take some of the pressure off the Roller Derby main article and put the weight where it might better belong. That WFTDA rules Rule the derby world is suggested even by a quick glance at the MADE rulebook which says -- quoting from memory -- "the jammer no longer has to return from out of bounds behind the pack..." or something similar: this certainly suggests that the reader is familiar with a different ruleset where the jammer DOES return behind the pack, and the inference is obvious. So one might say that even MADE's leaders understand its relation to the more dominant association. Balance is needed, but as to what the proper balance is to be, you got me. --Nemonoman (talk) 20:21, 13 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Recognised vs Recognized[edit]

@Warofdreams - My apologies for the spelling correction. My spell-check in firefox was indicating it was misspelled. Odd, since I am in the US. Coincidentally I have always spelled it with a "z" myself so I assumed it was misspelled. Again, my apologies. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Captain jim1 (talk • contribs) 17:49, 13 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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