User talk:Mariacricket

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Hmlarson (talk) 19:29, 18 November 2019 (UTC)

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Caitlin_Clark&diff=next&oldid=1222812159 Why do you keep on doing this? Have you read MOS:TABLECAPTION? ―Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 02:54, 8 May 2024 (UTC)

Hi Justin, I made the above edit before I saw and reviewed your feedback. I was unaware of the full details/standards in the MOS:TABLECAPTION article and have since reviewed it. Duly noted. This will impact my future edits immediately. Thanks for the feedback. Mariacricket (talk) 05:04, 8 May 2024 (UTC)

Lovely. Thanks kindly and genuinely appreciated. Could you please add table captions to the stats tables there? If you can't, please let me know and I'll do it. ―Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 05:06, 8 May 2024 (UTC)

No problem. Done! Mariacricket (talk) 05:13, 8 May 2024 (UTC)

As an Indianapolitan, I am eternally grateful. ―Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 05:14, 8 May 2024 (UTC)

Lol, always nice to meet a fellow Hoosier on here. Mariacricket (talk) 05:16, 8 May 2024 (UTC)

Consensus is generally that it shows the years played, not the years attended/on roster if they didn’t play. This mirrors the way professional tenures are shown. If a player has a redshirt year (or doesn’t play for some other reason like ineligibility) at the front or back of the range, it just isn’t shown. However, if the player has a missed year in the middle (example, plays freshman year, sits out sophomore year, returns the following year) it just gets included in the range for the sake of brevity/space. The exception is a gap of two or more years, where two ranges are shown (you can look at BYU players like Devin Durrant, who did a 2-year Mormon mission, for examples).

The other examples you cited in your edit summary were players with redshirt seasons within the range, not on one of the ends like Martin.

Hope this helps. Rikster2 (talk) 14:15, 16 May 2024 (UTC)

By the way, thank you for your edits. We need more women’s basketball editors so I hope you stick around. Rikster2 (talk) 14:16, 16 May 2024 (UTC)

Thank you, that's very kind. Hoping to keep learning and then keep on editing. Maybe one day I'll be on your level! Mariacricket (talk) 21:23, 16 May 2024 (UTC)

Got it! I was unlucky in finding a definitive consensus on this, but your explanation makes sense to me. Thanks for the feedback! Mariacricket (talk) 21:20, 16 May 2024 (UTC)

Hi Mariacricket! Thanks for all your help with the WNBA edits to start the season. I've been doing them for the last few years and just wanted to explain why a few things are the way they are. On the team specific season pages, I will put a full players name in the high points/high rebounds/high assist section to match NBA pages, like this one. I guess I shouldn't be wikilinking a player every time, but I have in the past. On the main season page I won't put a full name to save some space. I try to keep a to-do list for anyone who wants to help with historic stuff here. That's especially helpful to keep track of players needing pages, which it looks like we're good on at the moment. There are plenty of coaches that need one, but a lot of those don't pass WP:GNG. I'm also starting to work on formatting old pages to match more recent ones, but that's going to be a long road. Feel free to ping me if you have any questions about things! Swimmer33 (talk) 19:19, 24 May 2024 (UTC)

Ah yes! Happy you reached out about this. I was wondering if there was a consensus for formatting these basketball stats tables. Thanks for clarifying and explaining. I'll start implementing this going forward.

I've been doing mostly women's soccer edits for the past few years, but saw some opportunity to help out with women's basketball. I'll definitely be checking out those project pages. Thanks for the warm welcome! Mariacricket (talk) 18:04, 25 May 2024 (UTC)

Hi,

Thanks for uploading File:BigTen 2023 Iowa v. Maryland - K.Martin1.jpg. I've moved it to Wikimedia Commons under the same name. This allows the image to be accessible from any of our sister projects such as other language Wikipedias. If you are uploading any free images in the future, consider uploading to Commons. Thanks. -- Whpq (talk) 13:27, 4 June 2024 (UTC)

Cool, thanks! Just started dipping my toes into uploads on here. Will take a look into Wikimedia Commons before uploading again. Mariacricket (talk) 17:49, 4 June 2024 (UTC)

		The Soccer–Basketball Barnstar
		In recognition of your contributions to women's sports articles, including your recent expansion of Kate Martin.

Keep seeing your name around the encyclopedia – thanks for all you've done! Hameltion (talk | contribs) 21:41, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

Aww thank you, Hameltion! Mariacricket (talk) 04:44, 8 June 2024 (UTC)

Hi Mariacricket, always thank you for your (not only) Unrivaled updates. I was editing Natisha Hiedeman's page the other day and noticed there was no text about her participation in Unrivaled. Since her status is a bit different I did not want to just copy paste the same line from other participants, and did not know what to write to not set some bad precedent! It is obviously not urgent, just if you ever have some free time, could you please update Hiedeman's page with the Unrivaled info? Thank you! Nvmea (talk) 10:37, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

Hi Nvmea! Thanks for pointing this out. I updated her page with something similar to what is written on NaLyssa Smith's page. Lots of uncharted territory here (especially with relief players), so it feels like the baseline precedent for the league's articles is still to be determined. Mariacricket (talk) 22:31, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

Hi Mariacricket. I noticed you've got pretty much everything set up for the new WNBA season. Thanks for taking care of all that so fast! I've been behind on some college soccer stuff I like to do, so its nice to know someone else is already ahead of the game on that. I just wanted to make you aware of this project page. I've used it in the past to keep up with things as the season gets near, and it has a big list of all the historical WNBA pages that aren't quite up to snuff. You're welcome to join in if you'd like, or just keep to the more current stuff. Thanks again for all your hard work! Swimmer33 (talk) 01:31, 12 February 2025 (UTC)

Hi Swimmer33. Thanks, you caught me! Saw the opportunity to help prep for the 2025 W season, so I went for it. I've yet to decide my next "endeavors" regarding WNBA articles. I was considering delving into expanding WNBA categories to match what is currently done for other pro sports (i.e. Category:NBA lists), but I have no grasp on the size of that project lol. So, the idea of getting those historical WNBA pages you mentioned updated does sound tempting. Is there any standing consensus for formatting these WNBA pages, or would mirroring the format from similar NBA or WNBA pages be a reasonable starting point? Mariacricket (talk) 19:32, 13 February 2025 (UTC)

So on the project page, I left a note above the list regarding that. I was trying to standardize to the format from 2017 onward as best you can. I also was having a bit of a hard time finding historic transactions so I was keeping those a bit more general. Just not going into the training camp contract detail that many teams have now. I know some users did some different things with historic team colors, but I'm not sure where to find reliable information on that. I started whittling down the list but its a big task! WNBAFan11 used to do a lot of that, but they don't appear to have been active recently so I really appreciate the help! That was my goal with WNBA editing, to get it more active! Swimmer33 (talk) 21:43, 13 February 2025 (UTC)

Awesome, thanks for the info! I'll definitely be keeping the task force editing in mind once all these free agency moves start to slow down! Mariacricket (talk) 03:00, 14 February 2025 (UTC)

Speaking of free agency and lists... in previous years someone has started a list of transactions, but one hasn't been made for this year. List of 2025 WNBA season transactions Not sure if that's something you want to add to your plate, but in the past I've shied away from it just because of how time consuming it is. I did a little during the season in 2024 but it was a lot. Swimmer33 (talk) 14:11, 14 February 2025 (UTC)

Lol yeah, I was waiting to see if that page would get going. No promises, but I'm happy to take a look at it. Could be a decent weekend project for me? Mariacricket (talk) 02:16, 15 February 2025 (UTC)

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Devonian Wombat (talk) 03:04, 21 February 2025 (UTC)

Awesome, thanks! Mariacricket (talk) 03:48, 21 February 2025 (UTC)

		The Original Barnstar
		For your significant contributions to WNBA pages, especially on adding and maintaining stat tables. Thank you! OceanGunfish (talk) 20:49, 23 June 2025 (UTC)

You're too kind, OceanGunfish. Thanks! Happy to help! Mariacricket (talk) 21:37, 23 June 2025 (UTC)

	The Citation Barnstar
	For adding citations to articles for the last 8 years. Keep up the good work! (I gave you this bran star because of your edit on 2025 Indiana Fever season. PawPatroler (talk) 04:17, 28 June 2025 (UTC)

Aww thank you, PawPatroler! Mariacricket (talk) 18:20, 28 June 2025 (UTC)

Hi Maria! I was trying to get some of your great work recognized by nominating the 2025 WNBA season transactions list as a good list. However, it looks like there are some strict rules about what counts for that and the page isn't quite perfect. See the nomination here. Was this something you'd be interested in getting up to snuff? If not I was just going to let the nomination expire. If you want I can help with some of the clean up. Let me know your thoughts! Swimmer33 (talk) 19:59, 5 July 2025 (UTC)

We can give it a shot! Thanks again for your support, Swimmer. How long would we have before nom expires? Mariacricket (talk) 21:26, 5 July 2025 (UTC)

I'm not sure there is a time limit, but it looks like the nominations that go under the "older nominations" section on the candidate page seem to be a few weeks old. I don't think that means they are no longer eligible to be made a good list though. Swimmer33 (talk) 22:43, 5 July 2025 (UTC)

Not sure if you were following the nomination discussion, but apparently I was way too early. Good lists should not change frequently so looks like we have until the end of the season to address comments. I asked if I needed to re-nominate. Thanks again for all your work! Swimmer33 (talk) 13:42, 10 July 2025 (UTC)

I hadn't reviewed it recently. Makes sense. Thanks for the heads up! Mariacricket (talk) 22:36, 10 July 2025 (UTC)

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Hi Mariacricket. I just wanted to make you aware that the lead for the 2025 Indiana Fever season is getting pretty long. I know you've been editing it, but you may want to move some of the info into the article above the schedule, or around the transactions table. I wouldn't want to run into a situation where someone comes a long, deletes half the lead and slaps a MOS:LONGLEAD tag on it. Thanks for all your work this season! Swimmer33 (talk) 14:34, 23 July 2025 (UTC)

Good point - I'll take a look! Mariacricket (talk) 02:01, 24 July 2025 (UTC)

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Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 01:43, 15 August 2025 (UTC)

Just a heads up, I usually create this page when the first team qualifies so I can fill out the table about qualification dates. I know two teams have qualified now so might be a good time to start. I would make it, but I'm going on vacation for two weeks, starting tomorrow. If it isn't made by then I'll probably make it when I get back. Swimmer33 (talk) 14:39, 26 August 2025 (UTC)

Noted! Work's been extra busy lately, but I may have some time to start it this weekend. Enjoy your vacation! Mariacricket (talk) 02:37, 29 August 2025 (UTC)

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Hi Mariacricket, I know that we're waiting for the WNBA CBA to be completed and signed, but I was wondering if you're still planning to create the 2026 season articles? So far, I've created the Schedule for 10 of the 15 teams in my sandbox. Once completed, I was going to work on the overall season articles (2026 Portland Fire season has already been published), but didn't want to duplicate any effort if you've already started working on them. Assadzadeh (talk) 19:48, 14 February 2026 (UTC)

Hi Assadzadeh! My pessimism over the CBA means I haven't started any 2026 articles whatsoever. If I do pre-prep, I usually make a draft page before publishing. I would be more than happy to help and review any 2026 articles at any point, if you have questions!

List of 2025 WNBA season transactions was my pet project last season, and I am planning on doing the 2026 one and also the 2026 WNBA expansion draft page, assuming we have a season. Mariacricket (talk) 17:30, 16 February 2026 (UTC)

I'm beginning to wonder too if the CBA will get completed anytime soon and if any games or the season will get cancelled. I have now completed the schedule for all the teams in my sandbox, but still need to verify some of them for accuracy. I have also published 2026 Toronto Tempo season and would appreciate your feedback on it. I'll continue working on the season articles, but will create drafts first before publishing them. Assadzadeh (talk) 17:55, 16 February 2026 (UTC)