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Talk:Stopper (plug)

Merge
This should be merged with Bung, it is the exact same thing. Mrgoogfan (talk) 10:00, 10 January 2010 (UTC)

 * A bung is specific to closing a bunghole in a barrel. A stopper can be used on a variety of containers and laboratory equipment.  No merge.   Rlsheehan (talk) 15:07, 2 February 2010 (UTC)
 * A "stopper" is just an unthreadded bung. Articles merged for clarity of this project. -- Davodd (talk) 15:31, 10 December 2010 (UTC)
 * A plug is to keep liquid from flowing down a hole. A bung is to keep liquid from spilling out of a container. I think they should remain as separate articles. Kaldari (talk) 01:20, 25 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Neither of the separate articles were about 'plugs' in the sense you describe, though. The two articles, stopper and bung, were each little more than stubs. The merger, therefore, I think was justified. HOWEVER, I also think the editor that performed the merge picked the wrong title: the objection raised here, that was then ignored, was that a bung describes a SPECIFIC KIND of stopper. Therefore, I have moved the entire article back to stopper, and clarified in the article for what applications is bung used Firejuggler86 (talk) 04:14, 12 March 2021 (UTC)

History
"Before cork came into common use, wine bottles were sealed with custom ground glass stoppers," Doesn't everyone know how amphorae were sealed? A moment's reflection on the expense would halt this suggestion. How do statements like this get into Wikipedia? --Wetman 11:00, 23 Oct 2004 (UTC)
 * removed all the wine stuff - dup of stuff at main cork entry. I think this is candidate for moving to Wiktionary really.

GaylordBumBum 22:52, 4 March 2007 (UTC)Any chance of a picture of a ground-glass stopper? Does anyone know where to find one?

 * Nothing at the commons:, far as I see. Femto 13:30, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

Can this be fixed?
No point explaining really, but the article template does call for a talk page comment: "...rubber bungs are rarely used now... In chemistry, bungs are usually made of hardened rubber...". If I were a chemist, I'd fix it. --Lo2u (T • C) 22:14, 20 December 2013 (UTC)

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Talk:Red Hat Society

Comments
This organization was around long before 1997. It was in existance in western Missouri in the late 70's or early 80"s. My sister told me about it when we were out eating and we saw a group of women dressed in purple and red with red hats.

What about women over 40 but under 50? Or did I miss something? -- sannse (talk) 11:01, 23 Oct 2004 (UTC)

I thought that was the white hat distro. 70.22.244.8 (talk) 07:36, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

A woman under the age of 50 is considered a "pink hatter" and she wears pink hats and lavender clothing to gatherings until her 50th birthday when she's "earned" the right to wear the red and purple. It's the one "rule" that is pretty much enforced throughout the RHS

There goes the Baby Boomers again... [sigh] 221.25.208.156 05:11, 30 Jan 2005 (UTC)

WHY does this article say that RHS is an crime organization? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Judyjetson87 (talk • contribs) 23:53, 8 May 2011 (UTC)

I put back in the fact that "it is now open to women of all ages," since it seems important to me that the first paragraph establish who makes up the membership. Women from 18 on are eligible for membership in the RHS. Until they are 50, as the text later explains, they wear pink hats, but are full-fledged members. One can see from the very first question in this section that it can be a point of misunderstanding. Also, the word "originally" seems to ask for an explanation of how it is now. [Usbeth] — Preceding unsigned comment added by Usbeth (talk • contribs) 09:15, 2 March 2012 (UTC)

Where is the citation for the claim that this is the largest women's social group in the world? And why is this discussion page being used as the cheering section for the RHS? 67.160.139.209 (talk) 07:16, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

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Wouldn't it be useful to have some indication of what the purpose of the organisation is? Being women over 50 and wearing red hats, etc., gives the membership requirement and the uniform, but what do they do? Mel Etitis ( Μελ Ετητης ) 20:41, 6 Feb 2005 (UTC)

For so many members - The Red Hat Society is a 'playgroup' for women of a certain age. OK - so, we are all 50 or older if we are in Red Hats. Under 50 if we are in Pink hats. That's simple enough to understand. Everything else is up to us. What do we do? Whatever we want! The Society offers us various official events to attend all over North America and in the UK. But individual Chapters (alone or in conjunction with other Chapters) will have various invitational gatherings or events. Teas, Parades, Theatre visits. Some gatherings are for a few hours..some a few days. The world truly is our playground.[User: Lady Lace}

 * They do lunch, mostly. Sometimes tea. ;-) They are purely a social organization. As their website puts it, the only purpose is to "have fun". Jonathunder 01:49, 2005 Apr 5 (UTC)

If you want to know what they do, read the poem. It gives a pretty good idea of the sort of antisocial behaviour that they should, at any rate, be getting up to. Large, if not enormous, meals probably do come into it. -- Derek Ross | Talk 01:18, Apr 18, 2005 (UTC)

I thought I read, a few years ago, that The Red Hat Society was started in the early 1900's buy ladies of high society in Georgia or there abouts. They gathered primarily to catch up on the latest gossip while sitting for civilized tea and showing off in their finest apparel. __________________________________________________________________________

'''I think you have this all wrong ~ surely your concept about the Red Hat Society ~ which is, indeed, a Social Group. With the misconception that it is limited to only Women of a Certain Age ~ the Society defies gravity in many aspects. When Women ~ at and beyond the age of 50 have come to realize ~ is that we have paid our "dues" in life ~ and it is time to do for ourselves. Never with the addage that being without a life-partner means our life is over ~ and ~ since we are unwilling to be satisfied with that of being the partaker of "nurse or purse" for someone who wants just that ~ we have turned our lives around to enjoy the simple sisterhood of friendships with ladies from all walks of life ~ regardless of location or social standing ~ or what society deems is correct or incorrect.

When we don our Red Hats ~ and our Purple Attire (which depicts royalty, by the way) ~ it is to show the world that we can have fun ~ that we are related in that fun ~ that the spice of life isn't necessarily at puberty ~ or at the age of 30 ~ but that we really can enjoy all that life has to offer ~ but it can be done with gusto and with enthusiasm in our heart and lives.

Being enriched in all areas of our lives ~ we gather together in the spirit of the moment ~ whether it is to watch a play ~ shopping together ~ a lovely restaurant ~ or going on a cruise together in the spirit of the Red Hat Society ~ it is the positive reaction we get wherever we go. Our laughter can be heard around the world. The spirit of this movement is catching on in every country of the world ~ and isn't that a wonderful thing ~ to know that in groups of Red and Purple ~ we can still excite others to applaud ~ to forget whatever troubles might be in a personal life ~ and ~ for period of time ~ appreciate others in joy and friendship.

And...there is nothing wrong with that ~ as a matter of fact ~ with all that is wrong with this world ~ and all the sadness that is expanding ~ a group of ladies dressed in bling and laughing together ~ enjoying the friendship of others ~ should be looked upon as positive in all ways.

With a purpose to enjoy ourselves ~ and to do tht in such a way that comes across to others as fun...I should think that would be enough encouragement for anyone to applaud.

Wearing our colors is merely an expression ~ like placing the Exclamation Point at the end of a fun sentence. And, sliding into Home Plate yelling,
 * 1) What a Helluava Ride!!!!!' —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.38.111.126 (talk) 01:46, 3 September 2007 (UTC)

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Saundra wrote the above Commentary..just so you know. Have a nice day!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.38.111.126 (talk) 01:51, 3 September 2007 (UTC)

Red Hat Society
It has offered many new friends into my life. Red hat, purple outfit, red feather boas, even purple stockings. Now could you have figured your mother ever wearing that in public. Older women coming out of the nursing home rooms to dress up and have conversation and tea with others instead of sitting around watching TV. Oh to be active again and to be accepted for our age. To have young men tell us how beautiful we all look as we walk down the street in our groups of two to twenty (or more)lifts our hearts like you cannot imagine. So hold your heads up proudly ladies. Desert Mama03/13/08 (≈≈≈≈Desert Mama) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Desert Mama (talk • contribs) 21:47, 13 March 2008 (UTC)

RHS inducts Terry the dolphin
Needs citation!

On 18 August 2010, an Atlantic bottlenose dolphin named Terry was inducted into the society. The induction was performed at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, at the park's Dolphin Encounter pool. At 50, she is one of the oldest known dolphins, having lived twice the expected lifespan for a captive dolphin. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.153.205.39 (talk) 02:39, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

Address of the RHS
The Red Hat Society, Inc. 431 S. Acacia Ave. Fullerton, CA 92831 This is why I have added a California template to the article.--DThomsen8 (talk) 00:12, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

Verification
The flag about failing citations is no longer necessary, as the unsourced sentence about the RHS being the largest women's social organization in the world (though probably true) has been removed, since it is a generalized item of statistics that has not been proven. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Usbeth (talk • contribs) 12:33, 16 November 2011 (UTC)

Proposal for reverting to previous version
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Talk:Guardians of the Cedars

Historical Errors
". Unlike the Phalangists and the Tigers, which sometimes cooperated tacitly with Israel for tactical reasons, the Guardians of the Cedars' alignment with Israel was based on the conviction that there was a commonalty of interest between the Jewish state and the Christian minorities of the Middle East. Apart from the South Lebanon Army (founded by Sa'ad Haddad), they were the only significant faction in the Lebanese Civil War to side with Israel openly"

This is mistaken. Certainly the policy of the Phalange was alliance with Israel and there was nothing hidden about that policy.

 * at the beginning it was. Pierre Gemayel and Amin Gemayel were against ratifying the 17th of May agreement . The alliance was tactical, not strategic. equitor 05:16, 2 May 2005 (UTC)

Cleanup required
The current version is repetitive and not properly divided into sections. Todowd 10:53, 19 June 2006 (UTC)

I've cleaned it up myself, and added a picture of Étienne Saqr. Todowd 11:53, 19 June 2006 (UTC)

I'm removing this until someone provides a source
In the heading, it says the Guardians changed their official motto to:

It is the duty of each Lebanese to kill one Palestinian in reaction to numerous crimes and massacres committed by the Palestine Liberation Organization against Lebanese civilians on Lebanese soil.

Firstly, this sounds a touch long-winded to be a real motto. Secondly, it had a 'citation needed' tag at the end and there is no way something this extreme should stay up without a reputable source, let alone *no* source at all. Don't revert back unless you can provide a citation. Roland Deschain 01:40, 17 July 2006 (UTC)

 * Roland, actually it's the shorter version of the sentence that was a motto, and it was graffiti-ed all over east Beirut in a time of complete animosity by the Lebanese Christians towards the Palestinian presence in the country. The quote 'It is the duty of each Lebanese to kill one Palestinian' and it largely held as an ethos for Abu Arz's men throughout their operations in the war. --A Gooner (talk) 15:00, 2 July 2010 (UTC)

I added some references.Petrus Groen (talk) 15:43, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

Embarrassment to Wikipedia and VERY POV
This article must be an embarrasement to wikipedia, not only is it Extremly POV, the aticle implies in many instances Lebanon is a non-arab country, says that the Palestinians plundered and massacred all of Lebanons christians and demonizes Palestinians and Arabs in general. The article must be completly revamped. I took out the most serious and questionable racist remarks in the article but an entire rewording is needed to make the article up to standard, i dont know how no one has noticed anything all this time. --Doge120 05:10, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

 * Strongly agree with Doge. Good clean-ups.  In the future, if such issues pop up, and strong bias cannot be eliminated, the article must at least mention that opinions are divided.  However, the previous wording was generally incorrect by historical standards.   Thanks Doge, I also intend to do some revisions.  Nimur 21:58, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

 * Continuing work. Much of the ideology has been tagged as controversial.  Historical facts are also being corrected. Other editors, feel free to contribute so that we can make this article better as a whole. Nimur 22:14, 5 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Much further work to help organize and clean up. I will leave up the POV tag until I get some feedback.  Please, everyone, let's work to keep Wikipedia informative and unbiased - realize that our audience is here to learn, not to be propagandized. Nimur 22:36, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

I don't really understand something over here. Is telling the truth really a racist thing? Robert Fisk, the most pro-Palestinian Western journalist even admitted to the crimes commited by the Palestinians against the Lebanese. Being politicall correct all the time shields the truth.

Its POV or racist when its factual Palestinians DID do that in Lebanon and they do it do to christians, 94.7.109.168 (talk) 18:31, 22 January 2010 (UTC)

 * The following discussion is an archived discussion of the . Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

merge.--Jorfer 16:57, 30 July 2007 (UTC)

Merge with Lebanese Renewal Party
Since these organizations are essentially one and the same, I suggest we merge them. We should create a sub-section to discuss political vs. military wings; but the history, demographics, and ideology are the same for both. The LRP article will simply re-direct here. This merge will also make it easier to police for POV statements by consolidating them into one area. Comments welcome. Nimur 22:35, 6 August 2006 (UTC)

 * I thought Lebanon didn't have national elections from 1972-1990. Did the party ever win any seats, even on a local level? -- Kendrick7 03:31, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

 * Two points. First, there was a war from 1975 - 1990 (of course); but elections were held anyway.  The legitimacy of these elections was disputed (with military force - several winning candidates were assasinated in the late 1970s); and of course, opposition parties would not participate in the voting process.  Second, the "party" or political wing was merely a figurehead representation of the militia.  I'm not sure whether they held "seats in parliament" - the way the government was run in the '70s and '80s was very military-junta style.  I'd be interested to know if any official records were even kept.  Finally, the collaboration of this group with similar parties (Phalange and others) may make it hard to distinguish which group a particular politician represented, especially towards the late 1980s. Nimur 20:17, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

 * In that case, the merge sounds good to me. -- Kendrick7 23:31, 4 October 2006 (UTC)
 * I think it's been agreed. So someone do it. Radagast83 16:01, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

Agree
Let's merge them, its essentially the same thing, but can some writer from the "lebanese civil war" article or some non-bias knowledgeable person explain the difference between the two movements. we should merge. --Doge120 23:19, 6 August 2006 (UTC)

You know what I love. A bunch of people who have no clue about Lebanese culture and history trying to write our   history as Lebanese. Anyway, it's simple. The "Lebanese Renewal Party" was the name of the GOC before it officially turned into a party with a militia. That's it basically. 198.7.245.91 04:50, 10 January 2007 (UTC) Fadi

 * If you would like to contribute, please do. Wikipedia allows you to edit articles if you feel you can improve them.  Nimur 06:38, 1 February 2007 (UTC)

 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the . Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

Talk:Lebanese Renewal Party
Again theres some bias here, can some people, NOT Guardian of the Cedars members please, also check the facts and explain the difference between the guardians and the renewal party.--Doge120 06:06, 6 August 2006 (UTC)

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Talk:Brisbane Broncos

Typo?
Is Gorden Tallis actually meant to be spelt Gord o n Tallis? Also, perhaps it would be a good idea to put in a Club Information section, like the Sydney Roosters have?

No, that's how Gorden spells his name. Great idea about the club information section. Get cracking!Dr Zen 00:12, 24 Oct 2004 (UTC)

History

 * The history needs some serious fleshing out. It just discusses the first final etc. THeres a massive hisotry (not very long granted) about the Bronocos... their defection to Super League, the turmoil of Powers beer vs XXXX leading to the move to ANZ. The loss of Wally Lewis because of rumoured fighting between him and Wayne....

 * The history section is still very bland and very vague. The Broncos have so much history and in this web article such little is written. Would expect to see alot more. Bradley1956 11:15, 14 April 2006 (UTC)]]

Tidy up
This article is untidy. Its lengthy and has unnecessary information

Many times is it filled with biased and emotive language as well as informal language. There is a load of information in this article, but with that alot of biased one sided commentary in the writing.

Also I dont see any sourcing to the article in the history section? I would expect something like this addressed. Since I don't have access to Brisbane Broncos sources you have been using I would think it appropriate any uncited, unsourced material be removed. Bradley1956 11:11, 14 April 2006 (UTC)]]

 * I have removed the inappropriate tone tag as the article appears to be fine on this front. If anyone would like it to be reinstated, please list areas that need attention.--dan, dan and dan 20:43, 20 May 2006 (UTC)

 * Can the following statement be expanded/referenced? "with many percieving the Brisbane Broncos as the orchestrators", eg, who are many? -mike —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 202.63.40.190 (talk) 09:01, 28 January 2007 (UTC).

Article Status
I've watched this article take shape over the past month or so and I'm paticularly amazed at the number of editors that contribute to the article. The history section seems quite comprehensive from a neutral point of view and I can see that a lot of people have put in much dedication into the article. But personally I think this article could be improved dramatically with relatively little effort at all. All the basic parts of a featured article are there, but a lot of tidying up needs to be done. Check out the layout of Sydney Roosters and Arsenal FC and have a look what needs to be done to get it to this stage. As I said, what's been done so far is great, but I think tables and statistics need to be reduced in numbers and a few more direct references need to be made if you guys want this to be pushed up to featured status. Where do you guys want this article to head? --mdmanser 11:43, 8 October 2006 (UTC)

 * I've moved some stuff around, and added info on the crest, colours, etc from Gallaway's The Brisbane Broncos: The Team To Beat. Stuff that was taken off was put into the Brisbane Broncos records and Brisbane Broncos Stadiums sections - imo its still good info, just it couldve been in a better place. Steeden 08:04, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

2006 GF?
The 2006 Grand Final was the first final between two non-NSW based teams, not Sydney based. For example, the 1994 GF between St George and Broncos, both of these teams are not based in Sydney.
 * St George are, and always have been based in Kogarah, which is a southern suburb of Sydney. --mdmanser 03:51, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

My bad, what about Panthers v Raiders in '91 then? Or is Penrith still technically still part of Sydney? 144.134.73.207 02:28, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

 * Penrith is a part of Greater Sydney and has been at least since the early 1970's. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 81.145.240.162 (talk) 11:56, 4 May 2007 (UTC).

History Section
Is it worth including a bit of the history, briefly summarising what is said on the history of the broncos page?

Colours
I'm a little concerned with the language used in the section particularly the comment about navy blue being used to complement Ergon Energy's sponsorship. It makes the club seem a little mercenary and seems more like a opinion than a fact.

Also, who the heck is Thomas Bradford? (14 January 2007)

Club Song
If anyone knows the words to the club song I think it would be a valuable addition to this page. Other club's pages include their songs.--Jeff79 23:21, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

I looked everywhere for the club song and amazingly (since we hear it more often than any other clubs') I can't find it anywehre on the web.--Jeff79 03:42, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

team song

 * Yeah, I saw that. But that's not the one the team sings after the grand final (which is the only one worth mentioning I think). I have a general idea of its melody in my head and I think the very last line is something like: "..and they're (we're) never gonna do it again. BULLSHIT!"--Jeff79 03:57, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

 * Sorry, but even if you did find it you'd have to put it onto a new article connected to the Brisbane Broncos template because the team song on the page would make it look very informal.. (i dont know why) SpecialWindler 03:59, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

Players' Games
This list: is from the official brisbane broncos webpage and shows the number of games each player has played for the club. The figures are different from those in the Brisbane Broncos Players list. Is this because the wiki list isn't including super league or World Club Challenge games, but the broncos.com.au list is? I think Super league games should certainly be included in players' and clubs' game-playing histories.--Jeff79 23:25, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

 * If you see that link - it shows first graders (including knockout cup matches) - they are not first grade games and are not included in the Broncos Players list. SL games are included though. 202.83.118.27 22:32, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

 * Ok, but WCC matches should definitely be counted I think.--Jeff79 20:23, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

Kits
http://forums.rugbyleague2.com/showthread.php?t=25695&page=10

Are we able to use these kits on wikipedia? Londo06 07:52, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

 * I have no idea, but it'd be wicked if we could!--Jeff79 04:50, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

Famous Fans
I think Peter Sterling's more a rugbly league fan than a broncos fan. I have doubts about his inclusion in this list.--Jeff79 06:26, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
 * Andrew Symonds .--Jeff79 (talk) 12:03, 14 August 2009 (UTC)

Broncos History
If you want to add to the history of the Broncos, please do so on the Brisbane Broncos History page. It is the main article on that topic. The history section in this article should briefly summarize the information in the history article, as per every other page on Wikipedia.--Jeff79 17:24, 7 April 2007 (UTC)

Summary of Broncos Seasons
Why'd you move the season summary table to the history page? I think it's not too detailed and sums up the club in a nutshell, so should stay on the club's page. Don't you think history pages are for detail, not summarisations?--Jeff79 05:50, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

Sure, the table is a good summary of the club's performance but ironically I believe a bit too detailed to be left on the main page of an article. All of the important points of the club's history are already summarised in the main history section of Brisbane Broncos. I don't think having games won, games lost and ladder position are a major priority for readers, and from my experience with other editors tables are not encouraged unless they significantly improve the article or are absolutely essential. I'm happy to discuss this with other editors and change my mind if there is a general consensus to leave it where it is. But what I'm doing to the article at the moment will, in my opinion, make the article look and read better. Cheers, mdmanser 05:58, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

Ok, but I feel it shows the club's history 'at a glance', which is exactly what the summarised history section on a club's page should do, linking to further details on the history page. And I think someone who has just read paragraphs of details about each year of the Broncos' history on the history page would be puzzled to find a summary table at the end of it. Also, with regard to readers' priorities, alot of the items within the table are links to other pages that a reader might be interested in.--Jeff79 06:47, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

I've added a heading for the season summaries table for now, but I think that it'd look better at the end of the article. While having something like that in the main article is convenient, it's a bit incongruous in the middle of all the text. Damanmundine1 11:27, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

History approch
I find the duplication of content in the Brisbane Broncos History article in the form of 'Season Summary' sections in Broncos' season articles really absurd. We can approach this two ways: Do away with the History article altogether and just copy and paste the sections of text in it for each year onto their respective season articles, or, put descriptive text in the history article only, and just have tables and lists in the season articles. I don't mind which of these two approaches we use, but having a section of text describing each season on the history article and again on each season article is wrong. Readers should be able to do all their reading about a Broncos season in one place.--Jeff79 (talk) 08:00, 21 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Personally, I would prefer to keep it the same. But I understand your point of not having duplicate information. So if I must have a choice, I'd prefer the History article stay, therefore the history section loss of every article but a link to the History article. But as I've said, I don't think it should change at all.  The Windler    talk  08:08, 21 March 2008 (UTC)
 * I've given a good reason for it to change. You've given no reason, good or bad, for it to stay the same.--Jeff79 (talk) 08:09, 21 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Someone who wants read an entire history of the Broncos would go to the History page, and read up. Whereas someone who wants to look at the 2006 season, they want to know what happened. It wouldn't be a great 2006 article season if it didn't mention anything about how they got to the grand final. Someone who wants to read a comprehensive history of the Broncos dosen't want to go page by page through each season. They do overlap, and none really are detailed comprehensiveness but with work they can be the same. Is that a reason? I think so.  The Windler    talk  08:17, 21 March 2008 (UTC)
 * I don't even know what "the history section loss of every article but a link to the History article" or "none really are detailed comprehensiveness but with work they can be the same" means. So you agree that duplicating is a mistake and your vote is for the history article to stay. In that case I shall go about amalgamating the paragraphs of text on the season articles back into the history article (remember, each year in the history article has a 'see also' link to the season article if anyone wants further details of match results, points totals, signings/transfers, etc.). --Jeff79 (talk) 09:05, 21 March 2008 (UTC)
 * "the history section loss of every article but a link to the History article" means If we decide to remove the history from the season articles we should link to the history page.
 * "none really are detailed comprehensiveness but with work they can be the same" the word same should be "better" meaning none of the history sections are comprehensive, but could be better.   The Windler    talk  09:33, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

This discussion has moved to The WikiProject Rugby league's talk page on 03:51, 24 March 2008 (UTC). If it is not there check the talk page's archives.  The Windler    talk  03:51, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

Jersey
Is anyone else out there as disgusted as I am at the lack of maroon, white and gold we see the broncos wearing these days? Not really related to the article but it drives me nuts whenever I see them in that ridiculous white and blue rubbish (especially in a grand final or against the Titans, whose jersey features alot of white and blue). Do the people in charge think we have no pride in our colours? What would bulldogs supporters think if their team ran out one day wearing maroon and gold? What are the Broncos' admin. thinking? Sorry, had to let that out.--Jeff79 02:06, 19 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Mate I'm with you - I hate the away jersey with a passion. Steeden 11:08, 1 May 2007 (UTC)

Re-assessed
I have re-assessed this article from B class to GA class and from no importance to low. Harrison-HB4026 03:26, 20 April 2007 (UTC)

 * My apologies to editors of this article but in discussion with Harrison I have pointed out some of the reasons why this is not just yet a GA article so I have reverted back to B grade for now. I will later this evening give a fully detailed assessment so that with some minor adjustments this article will reach that grade.-- VS  talk 02:37, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

Tina Turner
In the early 1990s did Tina Turner have any special affiliation with the Broncos in particlar, or just the Winfield Cup in general?--Jeff79 07:59, 20 April 2007 (UTC)

Jeff, I was at the ad agency that did the campaign. She had no particular affinity for the Broncos as such. There are shots of her with the team after the 92 or 93 GF because she was at that GF and performed the song beforehand (footage has her sitting on the ground with them mouthing the team song, though she had no idea of the words). I remember other shots of her one year running on a beach with Alfie, ET and Junior Pearce but there wasn't a Broncos affiliation as such. Sticks66 13:37, 13 May 2007 (UTC)

Great, I've been a bit confused about exactly when Tina Turner was involved with the NSWRL and what she did. Maybe you can shed some light on it as I think it's rather encyclopedic information. Check out Talk:New South Wales Rugby League season 1993 and feel free to edit related articles so it's all correct.--Jeff79 23:38, 13 May 2007 (UTC)

I've only just come across your series of NSWRL season articles and think they're a great idea. So many of the contributions about a particular season are written from the perspective of the competing clubs. I support the idea of having them be less NPOV by having a common format in setting out season issues neutrally. On the Ad Campaign stuff I think I can help. I was at that agency from 1988 to 1996 when the NSWRL was a client. I'll see what I can dig up. I've made some other comments on Talk:New South Wales Rugby League season 1993 Sticks66 12:42, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

GA on hold
Further to my comments above under the heading Re-Assessed I provide the following.

This article is quite well put together. It is reasonably close to a GA but at this stage is only a high B.

I suggest as a minimum adjustments to the following before a further re-assessment according to the GA criteria. Other editors may have more suggestions. Please note my suggestions at times whilst obvious perhaps to Rugby League followers or Australians, attempts to take into account the fact that Wikipedia is an international online encyclopedia:

 * 1) The lead sentence refers to the Modern Era – what is this, where is it defined (is there a need for an inline specific reference)? ✅ I changed it to history of the game, because that what the link shows, the modern era is the National Rugby League (1998-2007) SpecialWindler 06:59, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
 * 2) Brisbane Broncos Ltd. is currently (as of 30 June, 2006) 68.87% owned by Rupert Murdoch's…  is there a later dating reference to this claim? ✅ SpecialWindler 04:10, 22 April 2007 (UTC)
 * 3) Barry Maranta and Paul "Porky" Morgan – should these two have wikilinks to their own page (I note that Maranta redirects back to the Bronco’s page and Morgan is not even mentioned.  I note that many other League players are considered notable with their own pages – perhaps these two are not but why redirect one name and not the other? ✅ see below SpecialWindler 12:43, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
 * 4) There is a spacing error in the second paragraph under the sub-heading titled Broncos History. ✅ SpecialWindler 06:59, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
 * 5) National Panasonic Cup is not wiki-linked and perhaps it should be because any person who checks this detail out as a search item will be linked to the AFL. ✅ It was retitled, it links to Amco Cup. SpecialWindler 07:04, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
 * 6) There should be no spacing in the third para of this section between orchestrators and the inline link.  (Please note there are other similar errors throughout the document which I may not individually refer to in this assessment – all should be fixed).  I am also wondering about both the correct use of the word orchestrator and its pluralisation. ✅ SpecialWindler 09:18, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
 * 7) The article variously uses the terms mid-season and midseason.  Midseason is not an English word. ✅ SpecialWindler 07:16, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
 * 8) The paragraph that ends … As many of the Queensland Maroons who compete in the mid-week State of Origin matches are Broncos' players, this extra workload often results in a loss of form for the club around and after the time of the Origin series. probably needs a reference. ✅ SpecialWindler 07:27, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
 * 9) The language used in this paragraph … In 2003, they were in the upper echelons of the ladder before losing their last eight games and falling to eighth place, nearly missing the finals for the first time since 1992. 2004 was marginally more successful; the club finished third on the ladder, but quickly bowed out of the finals series after losing to the Melbourne Storm and North Queensland Cowboys. In 2005 the Broncos led for much of the season before fading yet again and limping out of the competition early in the finals' series.  is a little choppy and un-encyclopaedic. ✅ it is source 4. SpecialWindler 07:43, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
 * 10) The final paragraph in this section refers to The Storm and probably should refer to The Melbourne Storm considering it does so earlier in the article without suggesting a shortened naming for future occurrences. ✅ All fixed. Harrison-HB4026 07:34, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
 * 11) The last sentence in the first paragraph under Emblem probably requires referencing. ✅ SpecialWindler 07:51, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
 * 12) The first sentence in the second paragraph under Emblem refers to an image that is not there. ✅ It is actually to the leftSpecialWindler 07:51, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
 * 13) The second sentence here requires an inline reference. ✅ - I couldn't find an adequate source. so I removed the claim SpecialWindler 00:49, 22 April 2007 (UTC)
 * 14) There are spacing errors for both of the references in the first paragraph under Colours.  One is before the comma and should be directly after it and the second takes out the space after the full-stop. ✅ SpecialWindler 09:18, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
 * 15) There are grammatical errors with the sentence that reads …. It was, though, dropped in 2006 in favour of a mainly maroon jersey with gold trim. ✅ SpecialWindler 07:53, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
 * 16) The final paragraph under Colours talks about The Sevens tournament and I do not think this tournament is either linked nor disambiguated – which I believe it should be – considering there are various forms of Sevens on wiki. ✅ SpecialWindler 07:53, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
 * 17) The first reference under Stadium should come immediately after the full-stop and the third should be preceded by a full-stop because the sentence at this stage is unpunctuated. ✅ SpecialWindler 09:18, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
 * 18) There are similar errors in the areas titled Current Players and Notable Players. ✅ SpecialWindler 09:18, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

As time permits I will be happy to re-assess if someone drops me a line at my talk page after these adjustments are made and some of the more prominent editors involved in the article have made a thorough check of all content and images. Good luck – keep editing.-- VS talk 04:22, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

Orchestration?
A note to editors - As I am trying to assess this article for a GA grade I have noted that the article comments in relation to Super League that ... many perceiving the Brisbane Broncos as the orchestrator's,[3] however the reference used does not say that the Broncos Orchestrated - that is composed, arranged or combined to get Super League up and running but rather that when the Super League war arrived in 1995 [they] were right to the fore of it. Can we either get another word in there because such an important point (in the history of Rugby League) needs to be corrected or be verified by a correct reference? -- VS talk 11:57, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
 * ✅ I have done this SpecialWindler 12:24, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

 * I'd say something like "the Broncos played a central role in the advent of the Super League war". No need for colourful language like 'orchestrated'.--Jeff79 06:42, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

Barry Maranta and Paul "Porky" Morgan
Further to the above assessment - the article relates the fact that Barry Maranta and Paul "Porky" Morgan won the Brisbane licence. As these two people are an integral part of the Broncos I have checked to see if either have their own wiki articles (many less important and less notable sports people do have). At the moment a search for Barry Maranta reveals a redirect back to the Broncos page and there are no hits for Paul "Porky" Morgan at all. It would seem to me that either an article is created for both these ex-players or a redirect for Paul "Porky" Morgan also occurs? Any thoughts by other editors?-- VS talk 11:44, 21 April 2007 (UTC) PS on this point I note that Paul Morgan directs to a British engineer so if a page is created it will have to be in a format that dismbiguates from that page.-- VS talk 11:50, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
 * There is some information on Paul Morgan (rugby league footballer) at this site —The preceding unsigned comment was added by SpecialWindler (talk • contribs) 11:51, 21 April 2007 (UTC).
 * ✅(sorry for not signing before): I have created Barry Maranta and Paul Morgan (rugby league footballer) SpecialWindler 12:24, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

GA passed
I have passed this article according to the GA criteria. All references and images have been checked by me this date and are accurate. New reference added today is appropriate to cite in relation item of ownership. Adjustments to the 18 items listed for review are well completed - particularly two new player/owner pages. To help the article keep its GA status, please make sure that all new information added to the article is accurate and properly cited. Altogether, the article looks great. Keep up the good work!-- VS talk 04:11, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

Controversy section
People should stop deleting it. It is relevant. The newspapers of the day covered it at the time, so they considered it significant.

Besides, the Broncos should not worry too much because they have no new controversial incidents in 2007. So the Broncos are doing well compared to some other clubs.

Also, it is the only list that shows what Broncos players were involved in incidents. 210.84.33.138 22:16, 23 April 2007 (UTC)

 * Firstly, we don't put details of everything that national newspapers have ever reported about every Brisbane Broncos player in this article. That would be absurd, so your argument is pretty flimsy. Secondly, the information has been typed out already in players' pages and the rugby league incidents page. It does not need to be typed out a 3rd time. I am removing it again as it is not relevant in an encyclopedic context to the Brisbane Broncos club as a whole, which this article is about.--Jeff79 22:37, 23 April 2007 (UTC)
 * A great deal of the League coverage in the media these days is about player indiscretions and incidents. There is obviously a public interest in the subject. I feel the real reason you are deleting it is to protect the reputations of the players involved. Obviously, the public want to read about these incidents (which is why the newspapers keep covering it). I guess that you don't like that kind of coverage, but the wikipedia (and in fact, any encyclopaedia) is not solely to show just glory of players. It should show both the positive, the negative, and especially the controversial. Also, you'll find that this controversy section is in point form, and often much briefer than the accounts that are found in the players' pages.Besides, repeatedly deleting wiki content is against the wiki rules, and is forbidden. 210.84.33.138 22:50, 23 April 2007 (UTC)
 * This article is about the Brisbane Broncos football club. Players have their own pages. Rugby league incidents even has its own page.  Why do you want this content to appear verbatim in several articles on wikipedia?  I think it's quite clear that you have some kind of agenda for raising awareness of player indescretions. I'm just trying to keep this article looking professional.  It's also a shame that you're so misguided you think that because newspapers print it, therefore people want to read it.  That's not a basis for inclusion in any encyclopedia. This isn't a news site, it's an encycopedia. I welcome the input of an admin on this issue.  Look at the headings on this page: History, Colours, Players.  These are important themes for a football club and deserve their own sections. You think the isolated controversies involving individual players throughout the past is equally deserving of its own section? If you must type it out a 3rd time, perhaps the Brisbane Broncos History page would be better.--Jeff79 23:02, 23 April 2007 (UTC)
 *  'Jeff79' said: "perhaps the Brisbane Broncos History page would be better" - I guess that would be a way to bury the information. That would bury negative or controversial issues deep down enough so that few would find it, while leaving the front page clean of any hint of controversy. But what you end up with (and what it is now) is a clone of the football club's website, with only glory comment and scores. Even with a 'Controversy' section added, the disputed page is still 95% glory and 5% controversy. You could set up a separate personal fan website for the glory of players. 'Jeff79' also said: "It's also a shame that you're so misguided" - It would have been better keep this discussion serious, without the personal comments.210.84.33.138 00:01, 24 April 2007 (UTC)

I don't know why you'd re-type what I put on a discussion page. It's right there for all to see. Anyway, I'm happy for the controversy information to appear on relevant players' pages in wikipedia. I'm willing to accept it appearing again in the list of rugby league incidents page and yet again in the relevant year of clubs' history pages/sections. However, I reject its appearance yet again on clubs' pages with its own section, putting it on par in terms of relevance/importance as the club's history, players and results. How is this trying to bury it? The article is for the Brisbane Broncos rugby league club. And I don't think you've actually clicked on the broncos' official website, as it doesn't mirror this article at all. If anything you should add a section on the NRL page (oh, but wait, I'm supposed to be trying to 'bury' the information, oops, shouldn't have said that). Why must you go through to each club's page to add it? It's a blatant awareness raising mission akin to advertising. It is not worthy of its own section on all clubs' (not just the Broncos') pages. I can't wait for more people to join this discussion.--Jeff79 00:14, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
 * It's a matter of fairness and balance. The number of fans who put their comments on this discussion doesn't reflect one way or another on whether the article is fair & balanced or not. The page should cater both for people who are members of the club, and for those who have nothing to do with the club. People come to Wikipedia to get both sides of any issue (which other fan sites don't provide). The page should allude to all issues, even if those issues are in more detail elsewhere in Wikipedia 210.84.33.138 01:15, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
 * I'm all for fairness and balance. That's why I have no problem with the inclusion of those issues in wikipedia articles that deal with past incidents involving Broncos players. As a matter of fact I created Joe Kilroy's page and I did not neglect to mention his conviction on drugs charges in 1989. I created Julian O'Neill's page too (all the controversy you could ever want). I also inserted the bit about Darren Lockyer's 2004 Johnny Raper joke in his article long before you came along. So much for my efforts to only glorify players and to 'bury' controversial information about them.  Because they are isolated issues that concern individual players that happened in the past.  The issues for this article are Brisbane Broncos issues.  As I have said repeatedly already, I am all for the information appearing on wikipedia in the right place (even more than once if you insist).  But this just isn't it.  Even Super League doesn't have its own section heading! The sacking (the only part of your proposed content that actually involves the Broncos club) of relatively junior players Seymour and Costigan does not warrant its own section heading on the Brisbane Broncos page, for the same reason that similar 'controversy' sections don't appear in AFL, NHL, NFL, NBA, Super 14, English Premier League or any other sporting competion's clubs' pages.--Jeff79 04:27, 24 April 2007 (UTC)

May I suggest you move the Contreversy section to Brisbane Broncos History, because they are history. SpecialWindler 08:13, 24 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Sorry that was already said, but the Broncos contreversy doesn't deserve it's own section because no Broncos contreversy, beside the Super League War, is notable enough to mention, which can be mentioned in History page. Its not as if any of those contreversys were 37 points off their ladder for salary cap breaches like the Bulldogs. SpecialWindler 08:16, 24 April 2007 (UTC)

 * Most of the points of controversy which I have noticed on each of the club pages refer to individual incidents, not the club as a whole. The only notable "incidents" relating to clubs in rugby league that I can think of are salary cap breaches. These do not constitute a section of their own either - rather, integrate them under history. --mdmanser 04:13, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

Coach
I may be wrong, but I'm pretty sure no other club in Australian rugby league history (or even world professional sports history?) has had the same coach for 20 years. This should be mentioned either in the introduction or the records section.--Jeff79 06:34, 26 April 2007 (UTC)
 * It's a possibility for rugby league, but certainly not for other sports. Sir Alex Ferguson has been in charge of Manchester United for over 20 years now I think. --mdmanser 07:29, 26 April 2007 (UTC)
 * And this bloke, this one as well
 * Okay, well rugby league only then. That's hardly insignificant.--Jeff79 (talk) 14:59, 23 February 2008 (UTC)

Red Hill
Nowhere in this article is Red Hill mentioned. I'm not 100% certain on the details of what the signifance in its entirety is to the Broncos, but I'm pretty sure it's their training ground and perhaps more. I think it should be mentioned in the article as sometimes the club is referred to as 'Red Hill' in the media.--Jeff79 01:43, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

 * Yep, Red Hill is the location of the Gilbert Park - the location of their training ground, Leagues club and general club management. So it would play a role in the Broncos, but where it would it go in the article? Maybe under homegrounds? Steeden 05:05, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

 * Thanks. Added a mention on the Red Hill article after first discussing it there. Now, where to put it in this article. Maybe briefly in the introduction?--Jeff79 22:11, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

 * Yeah that'd probably work. Maybe have a "Based at Red Hill in Brisbane's inner-north, the Broncos..... (etc)" Although that does sound like they play out of Red Hill. Theres probably a better way to word it. On the topic of the introduction, I think "The club was founded in 1988 and, together with the Gold Coast-Tweed Giants, was one of the first clubs from the state of Queensland to participate in the New South Wales Rugby League competition." could be reworded, mainly because the Giants were entirely based at Tweed Heads, so the Brisbane Broncos were technically the first club from Queensland to play in the Winfield Cup. Actually now that I think about it, they may actually be the first team from outside of NSW to play in the competition because (I think) in 1988 Canberra were still based at Queanbeyan (sp). Ill do some research on the matter. Steeden 11:08, 1 May 2007 (UTC)

Major Rivalries
Does this section really help make the article better? I would say that really the only major rivalry the Broncos have is with NQ and the Gold Coast (possibly - the Giants/Seagulls/Chargers vs. Broncos games were always great). Steeden 04:19, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

Are you kidding me? What about the rivalry with st george in the 90s?

The dragons one is/was a good one, but I was concentrating more on the value of having the Broncos vs. Wests and other rivalries there. TBH they're not games that the media sits up and pays attention to year after year. Think of all the attention the Gold Coast generated when they wanted to open their season against the Broncos. IMO that showed the rivalry (and respect) the Cowboys and Broncos have for each other. I wouldnt rate the Tigers in the same bracket. Steeden 02:28, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

I really don't think the broncos have a greater rivalry with one club than another. I'm against the inclusion of this section. It would be misleading to people unfamiliar with the broncos and puzzling to people who are.--Jeff79 06:30, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

 * I'm not a Brisbane fan, so I can't say for certain who their biggest rivals are, but I'll gladly help expand any section which does name who the rival teams are. I'm guessing the Gold Coast and North Queensland teams are the bigger rivals, but could someone please open a new section just to give a start? The more text in the article, the more inclined FAC reviewers will be inclined to promote the article. Sure, the team is relatively new but surely such a section could be created. --mdmanser 11:30, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

 * South Queensland derby had over 50,000 people at Suncorp for a NRL weekly round game. Goal Post Titans are the Broncos local rivals, with the Gold Coast club edging out Brisbane when they played a few weeks back. Londo06 11:39, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

 * There used to be a section like this (below) but was too out of hand. The only real club that the Broncos have rivalry with is the North Queensland which they dub the "Local Durby", they also dubbed this again with the Titans when they played in Round 5.  Rivalries below that are really belony are St. George and Dragons.  Melbourne may have a revenge thingo going after the 06 Grand Final.  The Sydney Roosters have a scheldeled game on Good Friday which has been going since 2000, but only Nth Qld and Titans have anything worth saying. SpecialWindler 12:17, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

 * Now that I read the Rivalries section above, there was a rivalrie with St George in the 90s so. The Tigers one is the only real balony one. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by SpecialWindler (talk • contribs) 12:20, 27 April 2007 (UTC).

 * Was there ever a rivalry with the old Gold Coast team? mdmanser 12:22, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
 * I don't know SpecialWindler 22:08, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
 * I suppose you could say there was - they did get over 50,000 to a game at ANZ back in 1993 (I think that was the year). Steeden 10:58, 1 May 2007 (UTC)

Major Rivalries

 * North Queensland Cowboys - At every start of the season, since the Cowboys knocked out the Broncos in the 2004 finals, these two teams have clashed in the oepning round at Suncorp Stadium. Matches at both this ground and Dairy Farmers Stadium always attract large crowds. The Cowboys have won the last three contests, including the 23-16 season opener at Suncorp Stadium in round 1, 2007.
 * Melbourne Storm - Brisbane and Melbourne made NRL history by becoming the first non-NSW teams to fight out a decider in Sydney. In front of a sold out crowd, the Brisbane Broncos stormed to their sixth premiership, winning 15-8. However in a recent trial they were thumped 46-0 at Princes Park, the Storm's training ground and former home of the Carlton Football Club.
 * Gold Coast Titans - rugby league's newest team have already created a HUGE rivalry with the Broncos, with a round five match scheduled for Friday, 13th April, 2007, at Suncorp Stadium (NB: This is a Titans home game). These teams are the closest to each other outside New South Wales.
 * St George Illawarra Dragons - Matches between Brisbane and St George Illawarra always attract large crowds. The Dragons have a strong supporter base in Brisbane ever since its' inception in 1999. The Dragons have won the last four contests, including the 20-4 final at Suncorp Stadium in 2006 which proved to be the turning point in Brisbane's charge to the premiership.
 * Sydney Roosters - Since 2001 these two teams have played on Good Friday. All matches are played at Aussie Stadium and is usually Channel Nine's first pick from whatever round it lands in. The Broncos have claimed honours all but twice (in 2001 and 2003) since this started in 2001. In round 26, 2000, with the minor premiership secure, they were thrashed 28-0, but won the premiership against the same opposition four weeks later. This year's only clash may determine who wins the Test fullback position out of Karmichael Hunt and Anthony Minichiello, who had his Test jumper taken by Hunt after a horrific season. Ironically, Minichiello's last match was also against the Broncos.
 * Wests Tigers - In 2005 the Tigers entertained the rugby league world with players such as Brett Hodgson, Benji Marshall and Scott Prince shining. In the finals series, they knocked the Broncos out of season 2005 with a 34-6 win. However in their round 21, 2006 match-up at Suncorp Stadium, the Tigers caused a 20-6 upset without Hodgson, Marshall, Liam Fulton, Paul Whatuira and Bryce Gibbs, who all sat out the rest of that season with long term injuries.

As I've already said, I really don't think the broncos have a greater rivalry with one club than another. I'm against the inclusion of this section. It would be misleading to people unfamiliar with the broncos and puzzling to people who are. I know it was suggested by an editor in the FA review, but I doubt that that person is familiar with the subject matter. Creating a major rivalries section just for the sake of having one does not enrich this page as an information source on the Brisbane Broncos club. If more text needs to be added to this article I suggest more relevant topics like Red Hill, Wayne Bennett, the club's song, etc. that I've started discussions about on this page already.--Jeff79 20:13, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
 * I added it so that if mmasner (or whatever his/her name is) wanted to add a rivals section he/she could see what the old rivals section was like, which was deleted. SpecialWindler 22:08, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Personally I'm still against the idea of a rivalries section because I personally dont think it adds anything to the article. If anything, it makes it look worse because most the "rivalries" are nothing more than media hysteria (like Tigers, Melbourne, etc. Even the NQ rivalry only really began from a Brisbane perspective in 2005. Before that the crowds at Cowboys games were not that impressive. Steeden 10:58, 1 May 2007 (UTC)

I don't know if there is already a page on this, but just suggesting a separate page on Rugby League rivalries over the years. That way all clubs could be listed and linked back to the NRL page.CEP78 02:10, 1 May 2007 (UTC)

Emblem
Read the article for crest and the article for emblem. The Broncos (and all NRL clubs for that matter) do not have a 'crest'. NFL and Super League (Europe) club articles on wikipedia as well as the official NRL website use the word 'emblem'.--Jeff79 19:29, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
 * I see what you mean. I think it was me who originally put it in, so yeah, I'll take responsibility for not researching it better in the first place. The Titans article and some of the Qld Cup articles are probably in the same boat as well. Definately change to emblem. Steeden 10:58, 1 May 2007 (UTC)

Publicly Listed
"The Brisbane Broncos are the only publicly listed sporting club on the Australian Stock Exchange". While this may be true, I just wondered if the Melbourne Storm aren't also listed, as apparently they are also partly owned by News Ltd. Can we check this and maybe add a citation?--Jeff79 21:37, 4 May 2007 (UTC)

Player matches

 * Greatest Broncos team named There seems to be differences in the matches played in quite a few of the players, anyone verfiy? Londo06 11:03, 11 May 2007 (UTC)

 * There are very unreliable, I have a full sheet with all the Broncos first grade games and etc. It a bit sketchy for example

 * Petero Civoniceva played his 200th game on Round 8, 07 (last week), but is states he has played 202 games (+2games from no where).
 * Darren Lockyer has played 268 games (Round 8, 07) but it says he has played 265 (so thats -3games)
 * Shaun Berrigan has played 159 games (Round 8, 07) but he seems to have 50 games added to him. (which contradicts its own site)

 * Don't trust that. It may have other games added such as trials etc.  The club record is 274 by Michael Hancock, followed by Darren Lockyer (currently 268 (Round 8,07)). SpecialWindler 11:21, 11 May 2007 (UTC)

 * I'd be surprised if anyone would include trials. However it's my opinion that World Club Challenge games be included in individual and club totals. These are serious games that are played and trained for with the genuine intention of winning.--Jeff79 18:45, 11 May 2007 (UTC)

 * I'd say every team goes in with a genuine intention of winning, but they are only first grade NSWRL/ARL/SL/NRL games, if you take one club or one player and added 2 games to it, it makes it inconsistency. I have a full database of the Broncos players which is only first grade games. SpecialWindler 12:19, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

 * The World Club Challenge is without doubt a first-grade game. Jersey Flegg, Premiership, Jim Bean are not. Are Queensland Cup 1st grade in the effect that it is a league. Londo06 12:33, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

 * Depends what school of thought you come from really in regards to Qld Cup games. Going by NSWRL records Wally Lewis played for Australia before he played first grade, but at the same time the Qld Cup and NRL are technically the same as the NRL is a successor to the NSWRL and the QC is a successor to the BRL. Tough one really. Id probably leave it out, or reword it to say only NRL games. Steeden 11:16, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

Yeah, until poker machines were introduced in New South Wales in the 1950s the BRL and NSWRFL were on pretty much an equal footing. But I think ever since then the BRL (sadly) started to decline and the NSWRL took precedence. Televisation of the NSWRL games really damaged the BRL, then introduction of the Broncos was the final blow. I guess it's not really clear-cut when the Queensland comp took a back seat to the NSW comp. It was a gradual process. Some players' articles use the expression "first-grade" in relation to their BRL careers. I think that's fair enough if it's specified. Since this article is about the Broncos, which came about in 1988, well into the NSWRL's rise to dominance, first grade would apply to the NSWRL. The Broncos were never part of any other competition.--Jeff79 19:48, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

London Broncos
Shouldn't there be something written about the London Broncos partnership, the modern day London club Harlequins RL.

Would it be worthwhile to have something written about the London Broncos and the Brisbane players that the London side gained in the mid-90s as part of the deal between the two clubs. Londo06 16:50, 19 May 2007 (UTC)

 * I put a mention in the history page a while ago. But it's only brief. I think the association has since ended, so it is history now.--Jeff79 18:10, 19 May 2007 (UTC)

Baby Broncos
Does anyone else think the "Baby Broncos" deserve a mention in this article? Their games each year have become somewhat notable fixtures. And I think it's something that's unique to the Broncos.--Jeff79 22:36, 24 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Not in this article, maybe in Brisbane Broncos History. SpecialWindler 11:16, 27 May 2007 (UTC)
 * I like the idea but where abouts would it fit in this article? If we want this article to become featured we do need to include more information in though - I think that may be some useful additional information. mdmanser 11:22, 27 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Often the problem when adding info to this article. We had the same dilemma with Red Hill (as discussed above). I added mention of that recently in the introduction because the article needed it. Again with the Baby Broncos: where to mention it? They're a feature of the club that's ongoing, but the history section could be a place to put a mention. Not sure when people started talking about them. I think it was a match in the NRL era that they won aganist the Tigers. Not sure why that's when people started taking notice though. Origin has always taken most of the players away, so there would have been Baby Broncos teams before that. Under the Notable Players section there's mention of the Broncos' high rate of representative absence, which is directly related to the Baby Broncos and might be an appropriate spot to mention them. I don't really know where to mention them though. Tough one.--Jeff79 23:13, 31 May 2007 (UTC)

History
In the first para of the history section, the word "competition" is used three in times within two sentences. GizzaDiscuss  © 05:39, 8 July 2007 (UTC)

 * And?  SpecialWindler   talk  06:26, 8 July 2007 (UTC)

 * It would be nice if the vocabulary is varied a bit. Perhaps use another word, because hearing competition so often doesn't sound good. GizzaDiscuss  © 06:29, 8 July 2007 (UTC)

Bronco
Anyone know the name of that horse that does a lap of the ground everytime the broncos score a try? I remember seeing something on the news about it. Maybe it retired or something. It has a name. Anyone know any details worth putting into the article?--Jeff79 (talk) 12:32, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

 * I understand the horse's name is Buck.--Jeff79 (talk) 02:26, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

 * I don't think its worthy to put in the article, in comparison to some things that are. Though if you'd like to help me, I propose a "Club culture" section. In that we could discuss, the Red Hill factor etc...   The Windler      talk   03:34, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

"in comparison to some things that are." Like, say, the entire Toyota Cup squad? Hmmm, interesting. Thanks for your two cents. I was just seeing if anyone had more detailed information before I add it to the article. Red Hill's already in the introduction where it belongs.--Jeff79 (talk) 06:27, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

Boot Camp
For a number of years now the Broncos have involved the Australian Army in their pre-season training routine. Is it every year? Anyone have any citeable details about this? Might be worth a mention.--Jeff79 (talk) 10:29, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

section headers
I plan to revamp this article by dramatically expanding this article to have it up to FA status by the NRL grand final. Just to help me:

Planned sections
 * Corporate
 * The Brisbane Broncos as a franchise
 * Their buying of the London Broncos
 * The only NRL club on stock exchange.
 * Club structure
 * Infrustructure
 * Where they train,
 * Training
 * Regular training.

Any help would be appreciated.  The Windler    talk  11:54, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

 * You're gonna struggle to fill these enough as individual sections. They're good ideas for content, but they simply will not be long enough to constitute sections of thir own. It really is ok to have a few paragraphs of text in one section, don't think it's not. This excessive use of headings in rugby league articles is just making it look like the people who work on them want to have a lot of headings.--Jeff79 (talk) 14:03, 9 March 2008 (UTC)
 * The will only be the addition of two headings ("Corporate" and "Club structure") the info above that are underneath these arne't going to be sub headings, just whats going to be in the above section.  The Windler    talk  20:21, 9 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Sweet.--Jeff79 (talk) 13:20, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

Under 20s Comp
Just thinking if we should add the squad for the toyota cup under the 2008 Subject. I would be interested in creating the profiles for each player just like the first graders. Also maybe creating a Brisbane Broncos Toyota Cup 2008 page for keep track of scorers, results in the same mould of the Brisbane Broncos 2008 page. Smiley21 (talk) 07:18, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

 * Beware: Non first grade player articles will be deleted due to lack of notability. Don't create them for the sake of creating them, because they will be deleted.

 * However there is no problem with adding the squad to the Brisbane Broncos article.  The Windler    talk  10:52, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

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Brisbane Broncos commercial arm : The Thoroughbreds
Earlier references to the creation of the Commercial arm of the newly-established Brisbane Broncos RL Franchise - namely The Thoroughbreds- mistakenly had been attributed to Paul (Porky) Morgan. In fact, bringing together this group of high-powered Brisbane business identities was the brainchild of the Founding Chairman of the Broncos franchise, Barry Maranta. The Broncos franchise was formed in 1987 and the first competition games commenced in the following year. It was in 1988 that Maranta created The Thoroughbreds with his close colleague and nationally-known businessman, Ron McConnell as inaugural Chairman. Indeed, the twenty (20) selected high-profiled businessmen to link up with the Brisbane Broncos were chosen by Ron and Barry. The Thoroughbreds enjoyed a hugely unique relationship with the playing, coaching and front-office staff under McConnell’s tutelage. However, when Maranta elected to stand down as Chairman for the 1992 season and Paul Morgan took over, relations between him and the Thoroughbreds deteriorated noticeably. In fact, McConnell stepped away from his six-years at the helm of The Thoroughbreds and other members followed suit. When News Ltd purchased the highly successful Brisbane Broncos franchise in 1997 and removed Morgan from the Chairmanship, The Thoroughbreds was later revived. Fair to report that this concept continues to this day with a different set of well-established businessmen.

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Pulaski Yankees

The Pulaski Yankees were a minor league baseball team based in Pulaski, Virginia, United States. They were an Advanced Rookie League team in the Appalachian League. The team played its home games at Calfee Park. They were affiliated with several Major League Baseball teams, including the New York Yankees in their final season.

The Pulaski Yankees were awarded Minor League Baseball's top honor, the John H. Johnson President's Award, in 2019. The award recognizes the "complete baseball franchise—based on franchise stability, contributions to league stability, contributions to baseball in the community, and promotion of the baseball industry."

The start of the 2020 season was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic before ultimately being cancelled on June 30. In conjunction with a contraction of Minor League Baseball beginning with the 2021 season, the Appalachian League was reorganized as a collegiate summer baseball league, and the Yankees were replaced by a new franchise, the Pulaski River Turtles, in the revamped league designed for rising college freshmen and sophomores.

Pulaski baseball history

 * Pulaski Counts, 1942, 1946–1950
 * Pulaski Phillies, 1952–1955, 1969–1977
 * Pulaski Cubs, 1957–1958
 * Pulaski Braves, 1982–1992
 * Pulaski Rangers, 1997–2002
 * Pulaski Blue Jays, 2003–2006
 * Pulaski Mariners, 2008–2014
 * Pulaski Yankees, 2015–2020

Pulaski's teams won the Appalachian League's championship in 1948, 1969, 1986, 1991 and 2013.

Pulaski was the 2010 Appalachian League Eastern Division Champion.

Ballpark
The Pulaski Yankees played at Calfee Park. Calfee Park opened in 1935 and had a capacity of 3,200 fans. A number of houses that surround the park had good views of games.

The park had major renovations prior to the 1999 season, with a new grandstand behind the plate and along the first-base side as well as "open-air suites" (railed-in areas with picnic tables) farther down on the first-base line. A new scoreboard was also installed.

Since the Shelor Automotive Group purchased Calfee Park from the Town of Pulaski in 2015, ownership has completed numerous upgrades including a renovated home team clubhouse; a new visiting team clubhouse, concession stand, press box, and souvenir store; the addition of two VIP Towers, upgrading seating, and a 35’ x 22’ JumboTron; a Bermuda grass playing field and new irrigation system; construction of new home offices for ballpark employees; and the expansion of the upper concourse.

Most recently prior to the 2019 season, a three-tiered party deck and new boxes were added along the third base line, increasing the ballpark's capacity to 3,200. Additional upgrades including 800 new seats behind the party deck and new concessions points of sale were planned for 2020 before being put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Calfee Park was voted the best rookie-level ballpark in America in 2019 and 2020 by a fan vote in Ballpark Digest's annual Best of the Ballparks competition.

Playoffs

 * 2019: Lost to Burlington 2–1 in semifinals.
 * 2017: Defeated Bluefield 2–1 in semifinals; lost to Elizabethton 2–0 in finals.
 * 2015: Lost to Princeton 2–1 in semifinals.
 * 2013: Defeated Bluefield 2–0 in semifinals; defeated Greeneville 2–0 to win championship.
 * 2010: Lost to Elizabethton 2–0 in semifinals.
 * 2008: Lost to Elizabethton 2–0 in finals.
 * 1999: Lost to Martinsville 2–0 in finals.
 * 1997: Lost to Bluefield 2–0 in finals.
 * 1991: Defeated Burlington 2–0 to win championship.
 * 1989: Lost to Elizabethton 2–0 in finals.
 * 1986: Defeated Johnson City 2–1 to win championship.
 * 1984: Lost to Elizabethton 1–0 in finals.

Notable Pulaski alumni

 * Steve Avery (1988) MLB All-Star
 * Jeff Blauser (1984) 2 x MLB All-Star
 * Don Cardwell (1954)
 * Larry Christenson (1972)
 * Mark Clear (1974) 2 x MLB All-Star
 * Julio Cruz (MGR, 1997)
 * David Elder (1997)
 * Jim Essian (1970)
 * Tony Graffanino (1990)
 * Dallas Green (1970, MGR) Manager: 1980 World Series Champion - Philadelphia Phillies
 * Aaron Harang (1999)
 * David Justice (1985) 3 x MLB All-Star; 1990 NL Rookie of the Year
 * Mike Lamb (1997)
 * Kameron Loe (2002)
 * Colby Lewis (1999)
 * Grady Little (MGR, 1986–1987)
 * Javy López (1989) 3 x MLB All-Star
 * Jerry Martin (1971)
 * Kevin Mench (1999)
 * Urban Meyer (1983) College Football Coach
 * Travis Snider, Pulaski Blue Jays
 * Jason Schmidt (1992) 3 x MLB All-Star
 * Mike Stanton (1987) MLB All-Star
 * Eugenio Vélez, Pulaski Blue Jays
 * Turk Wendell (1988)
 * C. J. Wilson (2001) 2 x MLB All-Star
 * Mark Wohlers (1988-1989) MLB All-Star
 * Anthony Volpe (2019) New York Yankees

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World in Motion

"World in Motion..." is the nineteenth single by British band New Order (performed with the England national football team, credited as ENGLANDneworder). The song is New Order's only number-one song on the UK Singles Chart. It was produced for the England national football team's 1990 FIFA World Cup campaign and features a guest rap by England footballer John Barnes and additional vocals by several members of the English team of 1990 and comedian Keith Allen, who co-wrote the lyrics.

Singer Bernard Sumner described the single to NME as "the last straw for Joy Division fans", noting how its upbeat sound had inverted their former band's famously gloomy image. The song was originally to be called "E for England", with lyrics that ran "E is for England, England starts with E / We'll all be smiling when we're in Italy", but the Football Association vetoed the title, realising that it sounded suspiciously like a reference to the drug ecstasy.

Origins
The Football Association's (FA) press officer at the time, David Bloomfield, who had been a fan of Joy Division, contacted Tony Wilson, the head of New Order's label Factory Records, with the suggestion that the band record a track for the forthcoming World Cup in Italy. Without any hesitation, Wilson agreed. Bloomfield had seen and heard England's previous World Cup tunes and thought them uniformly dull, with the possible exception of the 1970 single, "Back Home".

Bloomfield had been inspired by a track by Colourbox called "The Official Colourbox World Cup Theme", and he had noticed that the respected BBC Radio DJ John Peel occasionally played tracks by American football teams, deeming them good enough to play on his show without a hint of irony.

Watching television one night, Bloomfield found himself watching Best and Marsh, a concoction of football chat and action clips. When the credits ran at the end of the programme, he noticed that the theme music was provided by New Order. In a eureka-like moment, he knew in an instant that he needed to contact Wilson and get the ball rolling.

There was a minor standoff between the agent acting on behalf of the England squad and Wilson with Bloomfield acting to get the parties talking once more. The players were by no means all willing to get involved. They were of the view that World Cup records were all dire and many did not want to be associated with a band that few of them were familiar with.

Recording
The recording session took place before the squad met up on the afternoon of 25 March 1990, prior to an international match at Wembley. The FA had requested members of the squad be involved in recording the song and six players turned up on the day; John Barnes, Peter Beardsley, Paul Gascoigne, Steve McMahon, Chris Waddle and Des Walker. On the day of the recording, the lyrics had yet to be finalised, with players, band members and others all collaborating on parts. There was a good mood in the studio as the players added their vocals to the backing track that New Order had put together. The FA placed no restrictions or indeed gave any guidance to New Order, although Bloomfield had warned that he did not want anything associated with hooliganism.

A plan to have each player take turns to sing a line of the rap verse was abandoned, and instead it was decided to audition each player to perform the rap in its entirety. John Barnes ended up being selected after Beardsley, Gascoigne, McMahon and Walker were all deemed unsuitable either due to their broad northern English accents or inability to keep the required rhythm. Waddle was not auditioned as Barnes was selected before he was trialled. As such, Barnes was the only player given a leading vocal on the song, the others being restricted to backing vocals.

The backing track for "World in Motion..." bore some similarities to the instrumental theme tune for the DEF II current affairs programme, Reportage, which had been written for the show by Stephen Morris and Gillian Gilbert of New Order. "World in Motion..." was produced by Stephen Hague, who had also produced one of the group's earlier hits, "True Faith". The single was released on 21 May 1990. It was New Order's last release on Factory Records.

The "They think it's all over" quotation, uttered by football commentator Kenneth Wolstenholme at the end of the 1966 World Cup Final, between England and West Germany, is utilised at the beginning and end of the track (though not the original; Wolstenholme re-recorded the phrase specially for the producers), and somewhat less known samples, such as "A beauty scored by Bobby Charlton" and "We Want Goals", are taken from Goal!, the official documentary film of the tournament of 1966; the voice is that of actor Nigel Patrick.

The squad with Allen shout "express yourself" in the verses and sing the refrain at the end; in the "Carabinieri mix" they are also heard providing backing vocals in the chorus.

John Barnes' rap
A rap is performed by England player John Barnes towards the end of the track. The song was not originally going to feature a rap; it was the brainchild of Keith Allen after he had been recruited to help inject some humour into the song in case of poor reception.

The rap verse has been described as the most memorable part of the original song. According to BBC News entertainment reporter Chris Leggett, Barnes's 1990 effort was the first time a footballer had managed a respectable performance in a World Cup song, all previous efforts having been marked by out-of-tune recordings and mimed performances on the likes of Top of the Pops. Writers such as Tom McGowan have claimed "even England fans who weren't alive in 1990" know the lyrics.

"The B-Side"
The single's B-side, an early version of the A-side, was titled "The B-Side", extending the football theme of the release. It was produced by former Swans member Roli Mosimann. Besides a different arrangement and some different lyrics, this version lacks the commentary samples and squad vocals, with Keith Allen's "naff football chants and JB impersonation" (as credited on the sleeve) in their place.

Remixes
Like "True Faith", "Fine Time" and "Round & Round" before it, the single was issued on two separate 12" singles, the first featuring the original mix of the song, the second containing reinterpretations by outside remixers. This would be the last New Order single released in this way until "Be a Rebel" in 2020/21. Remixers Andrew Weatherall and Terry Farley were supplied with an alternative chorus vocal, with the result that the chorus hook on their mixes runs "We've got the world in motion" rather than the original "Love's got the world in motion".

In 1996, LFO's Mark Bell remixed version of the song appeared on The Beautiful Game, which was released to tie in with Euro 96.

In 2010, one reworked version of the song was used in an advert for the Mars Bar. The A side features heavily in the film Butterfly Kiss; both the song itself is heard as well as the two main actresses singing versions of it.

Re-release
The single was re-released for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, this time with the track "Such a Good Thing" replacing "The B-Side". It failed to enter the UK Top 40. This version was planned to have David Beckham performing the rap, but the F.A. vetoed the idea. It was due to have been re-released again in remixed form for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, but despite a release date in the United Kingdom of 29 May 2006, a last-minute decision was taken to shelve this release and the remix has never surfaced. "Such a Good Thing" would be the final original New Order song to be released as a B-side, with all following singles simply including alternate mixes of the A-side and/or previously released tracks (typically in a remixed form).

Legacy
In 1998, New Order performed the song live for the first time at the Reading Festival with Allen. In the interim time Allen had written another England football song, the unofficial release "Vindaloo". Allen performed it with the band again at the Move Festival at the Old Trafford Cricket Ground in 2002, and in 2005 at Glastonbury.

John Barnes has occasionally revisited his rap during public appearances.

The song has often been compared to "Three Lions", with polls often conducted during England campaigns asking fans which song is better.

In July 2021, the song entered the UK Singles Chart again, charting at number 61 on the chart dated 9–15 July 2021.

In popular media
The rap in the song was featured in a scene in series 2, episode 5 of the British sitcom Gavin & Stacey. In this scene, the character Neil "Smithy" Smith (James Corden) starts the rap when Gavin Shipman (Mathew Horne) opens the door to welcome Smithy to his home. Gavin then joins in the rap, followed by his father, Mick Shipman (Larry Lamb), and then his mother, Pam Shipman (Alison Steadman).

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