User talk:Oluwasegu
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October 2021[edit]
Your recent editing history at American football shows that you are currently engaged in an edit war; that means that you are repeatedly changing content back to how you think it should be, when you have seen that other editors disagree. To resolve the content dispute, please do not revert or change the edits of others when you are reverted. Instead of reverting, please use the talk page to work toward making a version that represents consensus among editors. The best practice at this stage is to discuss, not edit-war. See the bold, revert, discuss cycle for how this is done. If discussions reach an impasse, you can then post a request for help at a relevant noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases, you may wish to request temporary page protection.
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March 2022[edit]
Hello, I'm Sahaib3005. I wanted to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions to AnEsonGib have been undone because they did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, please use your sandbox. If you have any questions, you can ask for assistance at the Teahouse. Thanks. Sahaib3005 (talk) 21:54, 11 March 2022 (UTC)
Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did at AnEsonGib. Your edits appear to constitute vandalism and have been reverted. If you would like to experiment, please use your sandbox. Repeated vandalism may result in the loss of editing privileges. Thank you. Sahaib3005 (talk) 11:30, 12 March 2022 (UTC)
Please stop your disruptive editing. If you continue to vandalize Wikipedia, as you did at KSI, you may be blocked from editing. Sahaib3005 (talk) 11:33, 12 March 2022 (UTC)
- Vandalism?? What are you smoking?? Me including what KSI's favorite football (or soccer) club (since that sport jumpstarted his YouTube career through FIFA and football skill challenges w/ his mates) as well as the end result of his professional boxing fight is constitutes vandalism? If anything, I made constructive edits. Oluwasegu (talk) 05:16, 14 March 2022 (UTC)
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December 2022[edit]
You may be blocked from editing without further warning the next time you vandalize Wikipedia, as you did at France national football team. David Biddulph (talk) 23:16, 14 December 2022 (UTC)
OSU[edit]
Not trying to argue with you, but please don't just ignore the NCAA and team recognized titles won in 1961 and 1970. You want to mention '54, '57, and '68 were wire service titles, OK I can live with that, but don't make like the other two don't exist. We can both get a little of what we want - doesn't have to be all or nothing, Vjmlhds (talk) 03:53, 19 August 2023 (UTC)
- @Vjmlhds:
1) My edits were reflective of WP:RS I derived from ESPN (which reads: "...turned Ohio State into a perennial powerhouse, winning three national championships"), Ohio State University Library (which reads: "...and national championships in 1954, 1957 and 1968."), and CFB Hall of Fame (which reads: "...won 13 Big Ten Championships and added three National Championships"). Additionally, Encyclopædia Britannica's article on Woody Hayes reads: "his Ohio State University teams (1951–78) won 3 national championships (1954, 1957, and 1968)."
2) More importantly, this is a consistency edit with other FBS articles on WP. It is commonplace to mention "school claims "x" championships, including "x" from AP, Coaches' Polls" - For example, see the following articles which reflect this ~ Alabama Crimson Tide football, Tennessee Volunteers football, Notre Dame Fighting Irish football, Pittsburgh Panthers football, USC Trojans football, etc. Oluwasegu (talk) 04:27, 19 August 2023 (UTC)
- All well and good, which is why I came up with the compromise version. This way it lists the titles the NCAA and OSU recognize (which I made sure to include a reliable source for...being the NCAA itself), while also pointing out the ones the wire services recognize. Prior to recent years with the College Football Playoff, there was no "voice of God" authority to determine a true undisputed national champion, which would have made things a lot easier, and which is why we have split titles and schools making claims. At the end of the day, my compromise version should gives us both what we want, and hopefully puts this to bed Vjmlhds (talk) 14:09, 19 August 2023 (UTC)
- Please indulge me for a minute. Off the top I want to make it clear this isn't a you thing...you're fine. This is (I guess you can call it a rant) about college football in general, where - especially early on - everyone and their uncle got to be a selector for the national championship, and that caused all kinds of chaos and confusion. Post 1950, they narrowed it down somewhat to the 4 "consensus" selectors, and even with that some (especially in the media) don't want to acknowledge anything from the FWAA or NFF, and only recognize AP and Coaches Poll Champions. The whole way college football did things - especially way back in the day - was just screwy, which is why we have the conundrums we have today. Vjmlhds (talk) 14:15, 20 August 2023 (UTC)
- I understand the history of college football, the reason I’m highlighting the AP and Coaches Polls selections in OSU’s article (which is being consistent w/ other FBS articles on WP, in the examples I mentioned above) is because those carried more weight than other selectors
- This article on the Official Sugar Bowl website about Ole Miss Rebels football reads ---> "since 1951, Tennessee, Auburn, LSU, and Alabama had all won consensus national championships. Ole Miss had only been presented the Grantland Rice Award by the Football Writers of America (FWAA) as the country’s No. 1 team after its 1961 Sugar Bowl victory, though that did not carry the weight of the wire service voting."
- This mini documentary on YouTube (albeit a bit outdated) as part of a series called "Buckeye Classics" which explores the History of Ohio State Buckeyes football (and hosted by Archie Griffin), talks about the Buckeyes' national championships, but they ONLY highlight 1942, 1954, 1957, 1968, and 2002.
- Oluwasegu (talk) 14:33, 20 August 2023 (UTC)
- The NCAA recognizes 8 titles for OSU as does the team.. When you get down to it, they are the only ones who matter, because the NCAA runs the whole pop stand, and the team is the ones who won the titles. Everything else - especially regarding which titles "carried more weight" or "meant more" - is in the eyes of the beholder. Vjmlhds (talk) 17:58, 20 August 2023 (UTC)
- I understand the history of college football, the reason I’m highlighting the AP and Coaches Polls selections in OSU’s article (which is being consistent w/ other FBS articles on WP, in the examples I mentioned above) is because those carried more weight than other selectors
- Please indulge me for a minute. Off the top I want to make it clear this isn't a you thing...you're fine. This is (I guess you can call it a rant) about college football in general, where - especially early on - everyone and their uncle got to be a selector for the national championship, and that caused all kinds of chaos and confusion. Post 1950, they narrowed it down somewhat to the 4 "consensus" selectors, and even with that some (especially in the media) don't want to acknowledge anything from the FWAA or NFF, and only recognize AP and Coaches Poll Champions. The whole way college football did things - especially way back in the day - was just screwy, which is why we have the conundrums we have today. Vjmlhds (talk) 14:15, 20 August 2023 (UTC)
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