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[edit] Mets colors

Can you cite a source for the claim that the Mets team colors were deliberately intended to match the city flag, as well as the conventional wisdom that they were taken from Dodgers and Giants colors? Wahkeenah 17:22, 7 September 2005 (UTC)

Yes, I can -- aside from my own memories from news reports when the Mets were started up. It's on the team's website, in their history timeline:

http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/nym/history/timeline1.jsp

November 16, 1961 - [...] The Mets' colors are Dodger blue and Giant orange, symbolic of the return of National League baseball to New York after the Dodgers and Giants moved to California. Blue and Orange are also the official colors of New York State.

Their mistake is that blue and orange are the offical color of New York City, and not new York State, but otherwise this substantiates that the choice of blue and orange was influenced by the official colors of the Mets home location. Edfitz 18:10, 7 September 2005 (UTC)

Bingo! Now you have something you can use, in case somebody reverts it again. Now this little tidbit becomes a little clearer, too: Shea Stadium was originally decorated with little orange and blue squares. That stands to reason. But I also have a souvenir bag from the 1964 World's Fair, which of course was next door. It's printed in two colors: Orange and Blue. I never made the connection before, but now it's obvious. Good job! d:) Wahkeenah 18:50, 7 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Godfather II plot

The reverted version of the Godfather Part II's plot is overly cumbersome. I partiticpated in plot-line re-writes for Batman (1989 film), Batman Returns, Batman Begins and Alien Vs. Predator and the simple, condensed re-writes were generally accepted as being better than the spoiler-filled, overly descriptive plot descriptions that existed before. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, the entries for films exist only to give a general outline of the film's basic plot structure and production. These long-winded plot descriptions are unneccesary and not in keeping with encyclopedic entries. I ask that my re-write be left for commentary, as opposed to simply reverting.

I disagree with your contentions pretty much entirely. What I want to see in a plot synopsis is a synopsis of the plot, strangely enough, a retelling of the story of the picture. What you provided was a description of the storyline, which is not the same thing at all. I would have no problem with some parts of what you wrote being included in the lead paragraph which generally describes the film, but I do not think they are sufficient as retelling of the plot.
I also disagree with your contention that your radical changes should be left in place to garner commentary. What will happen then is that people will edit your version, adding, deleting or altering things, and the older version will be lost entirely. Instead, since it is you that wish to make a radical change, you should participate in a discussion about that potential change before making the change. unfutz 02:41, 31 May 2006 (UTC)

Thank you so much for completely ignoring my request and refusing to discuss which version of the plot section is preferred by the users. I have reverted, and will continue to do so until you engage in a discussion of the merits of each. unfutz 06:02, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Godfather

It's usually best for a third party to introduce sandbox changes as a balance point. — Deckiller 01:48, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

Thanks, I appreciate the information. Ed Fitzgerald (unfutz) 03:31, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] AfD nomination of The Godfather films in popular culture

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