Talk:Ryan Zimmerman

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The Nickname Issue[edit]

--ZoomZip 19:35, 20 October 2005 (UTC) Just a quick note that when I started the article, I didn't think the "Dutch" thing is such a big deal, and I'm not "affiliated" with the Dist. Sens blog. I like the compromise that later authors have reached.[reply]

--Scott930 15:20, 15 February 2006 (UTC) Just had to delete what was basically name-calling from the section regarding the nickname. Not sure why people are getting so worked up about it. I tried to revert the discussion back to the compromise reached earlier; although until either of these nicknames starts showing up repeatedly in print or media, I'm tempted to remove that section of the article altogether to end the silly back-and-forth quips.[reply]

--ZoomZip 19:11, 16 February 2006 (UTC) Scott930: Seems like a good compromise right now. Even if you remove it, it won't stop either the anti-Dutch (pro-Zimm) forces or vice-versa from coming back in on it. Hopefully since both are there now, both sides will be happy. And nice work on extending the entry.[reply]

nickname[edit]

In my mind, it is wrong to include any reference to the "Dutch" nickname as it is not and never has been a nickname commonly used. Here you can see a blogger's attempt to create a nickname out of the blue for Zimmerman. It has not caught on as he is known around the clubhouse in the pro's as he was in college as Zimm.

Is it time to look for a source and add Zimm's self-given "Employee #11" nickname to this article? David in DC (talk) 20:01, 4 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed removal of redundant publisher information[edit]

A number of citations in this article unnecessarily include the publisher for periodicals and websites that have their own Wikipedia article. This information has no value to anyone wanting to check or track down references. For example, publisher=Washington Post Company for references to The Washington Post, or publisher=MLB Advanced Media for references to MLB.com, only make the article longer - significantly longer when repeated many times - without adding anything useful. Therefore I plan to upgrade the article's citations to remove all such redundant publisher info, bringing them into line with the recommended use of the cite template (see Template:Citation#Publisher). I'll also remove redundant 'location' parameters (e.g. work=New York Times|location=New York), as suggested by the template's usage guidelines. Please raise any questions here or on my talk page. Colonies Chris (talk) 15:16, 26 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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