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[edit] Current Season / Recent News
I suggest that the second of these two sections be deleted and its contents moved to the former. The only item in it is the recent brawl at Harlington. I also note that the following:
The unusual circumstances of the game - it was not an official match and took place at QPR's training ground - means it could be difficult for the FA to act.
has been copied verbatim from the page at this link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/q/qpr/6341485.stm The Angel of Islington 09:01, 1 March 2007 (UTC)
- Having looked a bit more closely, I discovered that most of the section had been culled from this and other articles. I have removed "Recent News" and included it under "Current Season" complete with citations. The Angel of Islington 07:35, 6 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Fictional characters CAN be fans
Fictional chracters are not real people and are therefore not famous fans and should be avoided.
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- Why on earth can't a fictional character be a fan? That is absolute nonsense. Sherlock Holmes IS a famous pipe smoker - but he's fictional. The character supports QPR - that is fact. I really don;t see what the problem is. Please do not revert without further discussion. Robsteadman 20:28, 8 February 2006 (UTC)
I have checked out Fulham FC's article and they do not mention Wolfie Smith. I have checked the West Ham United article and they do not mention Alf Garrnet. It is without any shadow of doubt that the mentioned chracters express their club allegiance throughout almost every episode of their respective shows. The comedy 'Bottom' is not as famous or popular as 'Citizen Smith' or 'Til death do us part' and Eddie Hittler only mentions QPR in 2 or 3 episodes. Putting Eddie Hittler and the chracter from Little Britain as famous QPR fans seems a rather desperate atempt to add more people to the list. It also makes QPR fans look rather daft.
[edit] Russell Charman Is A Hoax
Please do not add this name back without providing a source. I can't find any reference for this person actually existing. dcandeto 17:41, 24 March 2006 (UTC)
The person does exist and is a qpr fan, but is not a famous one. If you look back at eailer edits you will see that it says on one revision "Russell Charman - aka charruss" the same charruss, that added an offenise comment to black burn rovers on the black burn rovers page. since then charruss has created a fake article about a "Russell Charman" who plays for a fake team, aka "The Toronto Tigers" i know this all this becuase i know the guy that keeps making these cries for attension. 14:01, 25 March 2006 (UTC)—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 81.159.250.164 (talk • contribs) 14:09, 25 March 2006 (UTC)
The Toronto Tigers are a new candian team people may consider this fake because the Tigers are not very well known nor are the players,But take my word they do exist! and they do have a striker by the name of Russell Charman who is a QPR fan but is not connected to me in any way. The AKA Charruss Edit was mearly saying that he had the same name as me. I admit to editing the blackburn Rovers Page and since it has been reverted i have not made any more stupid comments.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Charruss (talk • contribs) 14:30, 25 March 2006 (UTC)
It would depend on what people see as a stupid comment. After vandisling the computer network page at school, the offensive comment on the blackburn rovers page, the creation of a team by you, called the Toronto Tigers, which i can find on record of. The only record i have found so far, of a team called the toronto tigers, is a womens in-line hockey club, and a baseball team. And after those edits you made to the other pages listed above, it is hard for me to believe that it is a real team. i'm sure i am not the only one. --81.159.250.164 14:47, 25 March 2006 (UTC)
PEOPLE PLEASE STOP ARGUING RUSSELL CHARMAN AND THE TORONTO TIGERS DO EXIST. please could people not delte this name just because there freinds name is the same it is so childish) —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Volkan126 (talk • contribs).
The Toronto Tigers do exist, but russell does not play for them. The page here on wikipedia about the toronto Tigers is false, and if you look who created the page, you will see that is is Charruss, the same charruss that keeps adding his name to the famous fan list, when he isn't a famous fan. And how can you say that they are a new team when on the page you created says they where created in 1963. Russell charman is not manage of the toronto tigers, and there is no toronto tigers listed on the team list on the offical USL site —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 81.159.250.164 (talk • contribs) 16:12, 25 March 2006 (UTC)
The toronto tiger's are a football/soccer team, however the they do not play in the USL, they are a small part time team and i think they do have a player/manager called Charman although i am not sure of his first name- it is possible that this person is a QPR fan and seeing as they do have a page about them on wikipedia it is only fair that hey get added to the famous fan list. Furlong29 12:40
I have done some reasearch on the tigers and have discovered that there player/manager is called russell charman, however the chairman is called watts but not sam watts.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Furlong29 (talk • contribs) 11:42, 26 March 2006 (UTC)
It would be nice if you showed us this proof, at least given us a link. Unless you can find proof outside of wikipedia. A famous fan can only really be added to the list if lots of people have heard of them. the information on the toronto tigers on wikipedia was created by charruss, and can't really be classed as proof. --81.159.21.248 12:17, 26 March 2006 (UTC)
CHARRUSS HAS A USER ON WIKIPEDIA BUT MR. 81.159.250.164 OBVOUSLY DOESN'T SO WHO WOULD U TRUST MORE A REGULAT USER OR JUST SOME RANDOM IP ADRESS—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 86.17.233.145 (talk • contribs) 14:49, 26 March 2006 (UTC)
how hard can it be to create a user account? 5 minutes, 30 seconds? If you want me to create an account i will, but would you trust me more then? and how do we know who just said that if they didn't bother to sign it? --81.159.21.248 16:07, 26 March 2006 (UTC)
- The Wikipedia pages on the Toronto Tigers and Russell Charman have been deleted, so do not try to use them as justification for his notability. Fan1967 00:52, 27 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Famous fans - again.
The list of 'famous fans' is ill-fitting with the whole concept of an encyclopedia entry, so I removed it. Also, it doesn't reflect well on QPR, or its fans - it is a bit pathetic.
Qprmeteor 22:14, 30 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] squad template
Could somebody who knows about the team make a squad template? Guidelines can be found here SenorKristobbal 09:37, 4 August 2006 (UTC)
I've made a basic template and have placed it on the currently available player pages. Is there an easy way of editing a basic template and propogating any changes than editing every page?
Qprmeteor 23:47, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
Actually, just figured it out! Qprmeteor 00:01, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] QPR Userbox
I've created a QPR user box you can put on your user page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:User_QPR
Qprmeteor 23:29, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Gianni Paladini/Gun incident
I have just updated the Gianni Paladini bio. I am amazed after writing it, that this page has no referral to the gun incident/resultant coup. And before anyone asks, I rewrote it because I am a big Ian Holloway fan. Rgds, - Trident13 10:01, 6 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] A note on British English
British English should be used for articles on Britain related topics. Likewise, American English should be used on articles pertaining to American topics. For a clearer example, please visit this sub-section on the differences between their usage. However, is" works better than "are" with the term club as it is a singular and not a plural noun. (Compare with the word team which is a plural noun) --Siva1979Talk to me 13:21, 4 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Famous fans - yet again
The famous fans (or rumoured to be fanous fans) section has cropped up again. No other club page has this, and I feel that it should be removed as unnecessary clutter. How does everyone else feel on this? Qprmeteor 15:55, 15 November, 2006 (UTC)
- I would be inclined to keep it, so long as the list is properly referenced and is made up of genuinely famous people (rather than any old Tom, Dick or Harry). I notice that the only name in it at present is not referenced. If no-one can find a reference, it should be removed. Isn't Robert Smith of the Cure a fan? The Angel of Islington 09:06, 1 March 2007 (UTC)
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- On second thoughts, I've chopped it out. Only one name and it's not referenced. If anyone wants to reinstate the section then he or she can do so with references. The Angel of Islington 07:19, 6 March 2007 (UTC)
Robert Elms is a famous QPR supporter, he has stated that he is a QPR fan many times. I was going to add him to the list, but then it occured to me that if I was a QPR supporter, I wouldn't want to do anything to advertise any connection between the club and Robert Elms. If somebody wants to add him to the list he is definately a OPR fan and there are sources online that can be quoted, but I would understand if people prefered to leave his name off the list and keep his QPR association quiet. After all, Arsenal fans don't want Osama Bin Laden's support for the Gunners mentioned on their list either. 217.38.66.40 00:33, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
