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Hi, I would like you to please see this link on the Arena Football League WikiProject talk page. I would like everyone to read this one and the one right after it. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me. I will do my best to answer you in a timely manner. Thank you, Crash Underride 05:03, 5 July 2008 (UTC)

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TFC Roster Regulations

Trust me, you wouldn't the first one to be mixed up by MLS rules. I belong to a forum where we're not even completely sure of everything. The phrase you're referring to is, in my view, better understood in the context of the entire paragraph. Explaining roster regulations into comprehensible words fit for an encyclopedia is actually extremely hard in practice. I'll go point-by-point as I find it helps me explain things better.

1. MLS teams (Canadian or American) have a fixed number of roster spots which stands at 28.
2. Those 28 spots are divided into senior (18) and developmental (10) types. This, however doesn't really impact on your question. This is just so my explanation is complete.
3. American teams have 8 international slots for players who are not American (this includes Canadians). Essentially, for American MLS teams, they must have 20 American players on their roster but only because of the limited nature of international slots. Thus, it's not a quota of American players but rather a cap on non-Americans.
4. Toronto FC is a special case because it is a Canadian team. MLS recognizes that we have less population and so the talent pool is not as deep as in the United States.
5. This means that different roster rules are required to keep TFC competitive in the league. This is done by allowing TFC to have more international players on its 28-man roster.
6. But #5 is more complicated than just giving TFC more international slots (MLS gave TFC 16 slots). Because the MLS is American-based, it naturally wants to encourage the growth of American players (because that was the point of the league when it was established in 1994).
7. Thus, of the 16 international slots given to TFC, at least 5 of those must necessarily be used on Americans. To muddy the waters further, the classification of a player is done on the basis of citizenship rather than the place of birth. For instance, Amado Guevara is considered American though he is from Honduras because he has a green card.
8. As if that's not complicated enough, international slots can be traded between teams.
9. Lastly, the rule change from 2007 to 2008 (giving TFC two extra international slots) mentioned in the article itself is subject to review following the 2009 season. MLS wants to make sure that it doesn't give TFC a leg-up on the American teams.

That's about it for the rules. To answer your questions directly:

1. Everything you have said in your message to me is correct up to where you say that "this is where the confusion comes in" (obviously, otherwise you wouldn't be confused).
2. TFC does not have a cap on Canadian players, they could fill their entire team with Canadians and leave the allowed international slots unused, if they so desired.
3. TFC will never have more Americans on their team than American-based MLS teams. If TFC used all 16 of its international slots for Americans, that number would still be less than the 20 Americans will have (because of their 8 international slot limit --> 28 minus 8 equals 20).
4. What I think mixes you up is the 11+5 clause. TFC is under no obligation to use any of its 16 international slots (for anyone who is not Canadian). Within those 16 internationals, there is a limit of 11 who can be non-Americans. Beyond those 11, any further internationals must be American. But again, there is no obligation to use them. Finally, the 11+5 rule doesn't apply in reverse. More precisely, if TFC has 5 American players on its roster and wants more, that's fine so long as it doesn't exceed the original 16-player limit on non-Canadians.

Hope it makes some sense. Lucky Strike (talk) 16:30, 10 July 2008 (UTC)Lckystrke

WikiProject Baseball Newsletter

The Baseball WikiProject Newsletter Issue I – July 2008

"A home opener is always exciting, no matter if it's home or on the road." - Yogi Berra News and announcements Welcome to the first Baseball WikiProject Newsletter, dated Tuesday, July 15, 2008. The Article Improvement Drive has been revived. Check it out! The Outreach department is in the works, please contribute your ideas! Featured content In the past month, WikiProject Baseball has had the following articles promoted to Featured Article status: Art Houtteman 1926 World Series St. Louis Cardinals seasons Philadelphia Phillies seasons List of Major League Baseball players from Puerto Rico This month's newsletter was designed and written by Wizardman, jj137, and Blackngold29. If you would like to contribute to future newsletters, please contact the Baseball WP outreach dept.

News from the diamond The 79th MLB All-star Game is scheduled for this evening. The 2008 Home Run Derby took place yesterday. Justin Morneau defeated Josh Hamilton in the final round, 5 home runs to 3, although Hamilton broke a record with 28 home runs hit in the first round. From the Editors Baseball has a history unlike any other sport. It has been played in countless countries throughout the decades, and it will undoubtedly continue play for many more. On this eve, some the finest players the sport has to offer will take the field at the Yankee Stadium. Four popes spoke there, Pelé scored goals there, "The Greatest [football] Game Ever Played" was battled out there, John Philip Sousa lead a band there, George Costanza worked there; but what do all these events have in common? They fail to reach the level of greatness that the baseball that was played there did. In 1923, a man named Babe Ruth decided to build a new house, and over the years, that house was a home to some of the greatest baseball ever played. If I were to list out all of these great moments, it would be longer than the bill for the New Yankee Stadium. So I'll sum it up by saying that we can remember these great moments by adding them to this place we've gathered at for future generations to read about, to learn about, to dream about; but more importantly we can watch tonight and we can remember how baseball is unlike anything else that we will encounter in our lives. — Blackngold29

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so whats up with this chris nelson dude? why are you so leery of him? AdamBraniff75 (talk) 01:30, 19 July 2008 (UTC)

Potential Blocked

Man. Thanks for putting a few good points on the wp:ani. I don't like having to log in and the like and just now saw the discussion. Blood is in the water. I appreciate you bring up that I only reverted twice. my best guess, and I am afraid to ask is that they are tired of the discussion on the talk page not actual edits. The main thing I learned is that wiki is a democracy and dissent is not really liked. I an truly concerned that the NFL project is dying. No one really contributes much and many have just left. 72.0.36.36 (talk) 12:55, 23 July 2008 (UTC)

WikiProject Arena Football League Newsletter - August 2008

Project News Arena Football League only infoboxes have been created and need to be added to ALL AFL players. This infobox is for active AFL players only. However, this one is for players who retired from the AFL and NOT another league. Infoboxes are currently being worked on for af2. A few new templates have been created and added to the appropriate articels, however if you have ideas for a template leave them here. The assessment function has been added and the count is over 300 articles at the moment. Articles for the more popular and "star" players of the league need to be expanded, have citations added to them and hopefully we can get some GA's out of them. All articles on active players and coaches need to be updated with stats, news, and all things important. (Note: For stats it's best to use ArenaFan.) Also, we NEED to get things done so we can take them off of the to do list. Current Events After an almost 20 year wait, former Washington Redskins wide reciever Art Monk will finally be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday, August 2, 2008, along with Fred Dean, Darrell Green, Emmitt Thomas, Andre Tippett, and Gary Zimmerman. The Philadelphia Soul and the San Jose SaberCats faced each other in the Virgin Mobile ArenaBowl XXII on July 27, 2008. The Soul defeated the SaberCats by a final score of 59-56. A big congratulations goes out to all the players and coaches who had a great season this year. It was reported by the Philadelphia Daily News that Philadelphia was still in the hunt to host the 2009 ArenaBowl, though it wasn't alone. In fact, interest has been shown by Hawaii to host the event. Will Pettis was announced as the AFL's 2008 IronMan of the Year. The Columbus Destroyers named Pat Sperduto head coach. On July 26, 2008 AFL commissioner C. David Baker resigned after 12 years. Pat O'Hara was hired as the head coach of the Los Angeles Avengers on July 25, 2008. Cleveland Gladiators head coach Mike Wilpolt was named coach of the year. This Month in Football History Every year in August, in Canton, Ohio the Pro Football Hall of Fame inducts a new class. On August 31, 1997, Eddie George ran for 216 yards on 35 carries and one touchdown as the Tennessee Oilers, playing their first game in Tennessee, beat Oakland 24-21 in overtime at the Liberty Bowl in Memphis. Arena Football League Article Stats Our goal is to get the number of Stub-Class articles down to 0, in due time. The current count is 185, and will probably be growing in the near future. It would be greatly appreciated if anyone could help expand and/or source an article or two. A list is provided in the stub-class category of stub articles that need to be improved, and some should be fairly easy. Arena Football League articles Importance None Total Quality B 9 9 Start 68 68 Stub 185 185 List 1 1 Assessed 263 263 Unassessed 226 226 Total 489 489

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I was wondering why nobody could find your dorm room at UCLA to deliver the mudkip stickers. Now, I know!Zaphraud (talk) 08:24, 4 August 2008 (UTC)