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Contents 1 NBA All-Rookie Team 2 BS 3 Image tagging for Image:NAGELOGO.GIF 4 Image copyright problem with Image:Ullogo.jpg 5 Disputed fair use rationale for Image:Fractured cover.jpg 6 Disputed fair use rationale for Image:Linearscaffoldfront.jpg 7 Disputed fair use rationale for Image:Neonismcover.jpg 8 NBA WikiProject Newsletter 9 NBA WikiProject May Newsletter 10 WikiProject National Basketball Association June 2008 Newsletter

[edit] NBA All-Rookie Team

Hi, Kgppra. Great work on the NBA All-Rookie Team; glad to have you on the Wikipedia team. If there's ever anything that I can help you with, please don't hesitate to ask on my my talk page. Best regards ×Meegs 07:34, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] BS

		The Minor Barnstar
		Hi there, noticed your excellent work on the NBA Project. Have a star for that! Chensiyuan 13:30, 10 August 2007 (UTC)

Nice!

[edit] Image tagging for Image:NAGELOGO.GIF

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[edit] Image copyright problem with Image:Ullogo.jpg

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[edit] Disputed fair use rationale for Image:Fractured cover.jpg

Thanks for uploading Image:Fractured cover.jpg. However, there is a concern that the rationale you have provided for using this image under "fair use" may be invalid. Please read the instructions at Wikipedia:Non-free content carefully, then go to the image description page and clarify why you think the image qualifies for fair use. Using one of the templates at Wikipedia:Fair use rationale guideline is an easy way to ensure that your image is in compliance with Wikipedia policy, but remember that you must complete the template. Do not simply insert a blank template on an image page.

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[edit] Disputed fair use rationale for Image:Linearscaffoldfront.jpg

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[edit] Disputed fair use rationale for Image:Neonismcover.jpg

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If it is determined that the image does not qualify under fair use, it will be deleted within a couple of days according to our criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the media copyright questions page. Thank you.BetacommandBot 06:10, 7 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] NBA WikiProject Newsletter

The NBA WikiProject Newsletter
Volume 1, Issue 1 • April 9, 2008 • Written by: Basketball110
News Project and league news: As of April 8, the following teams have clinched a playoff berth: Boston, Detroit, Orlando, Cleveland, Philadelphia, Washington, Toronto, New Orleans, San Antonio, Los Angeles (Lakers), Utah, Houston, and Phoenix. Heat coach Pat Riley, former Knicks center Patrick Ewing, former Rockets center Hakeem Olajuwon, former Rookie of the Year Adrian Dantley, Pistons owner Bill Davidson, and college coach Dick Vitale were elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame.	Features Featured NBA articles of the week: National Basketball Association Boston Celtics Michael Jordan	Project Collaboration This feature isn't available yet. You will be notified when it is ready.
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[edit] NBA WikiProject May Newsletter

The NBA WikiProject Newsletter
Volume 1, Issue 2 • May 5, 2008 • Written by: Noble Story
News On May 5, the first round of the NBA Playoffs were completed. In the East, Boston, will face Cleveland, and Detroit will face Orlando. In the West, the Los Angeles (Lakers) will face Utah, and New Orleans will face San Antonio. For more up-to-date information, visit the 2008 NBA Playoffs. The end-of-the-year awards are now being handed out. So far, Byron Scott has been awarded the Coach of the Year award, Kevin Garnett has been named the Defensive Player of the Year, Hedo Turkoglu has won the Most Improved Player award, and Kevin Durant has been named the Rookie of the Year.	Improved Content On April 9, Dirk Nowitzki was given Good Article status. On April 19, Yi Jianlian was promoted to Good Article status. On April 29, Yao Ming was given to Featured Article status. On May 4, the List of Houston Rockets first and second-round draft picks was promoted to Featured List status. Current Projects Update all the 2007-08 Playoff game logs that are located in Category:National Basketball Association game log templates As the playoffs continue, keep the 2008 NBA Playoffs article up-to-date.	Collaboration of the Month Magic Johnson has been chosen to be our very first Collaboration of the Month article. Although this is article is already a Good Article, it still can be improved. The goal is to improve this article by the end of May so that it can be nominated for Featured Article status. In particular, free-use images should be found for the article, all Manual of Style guidelines should be followed, and a neutral point of view should be maintained throughout the article. If there is anything you can do to improve the article, then please help out.
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[edit] WikiProject National Basketball Association June 2008 Newsletter

The Wikipedia:WikiProject NBA Newsletter Volume I, Issue 3 - June 2008 Archives
Project News List of Houston Rockets first and second-round draft picks (passed on 2008-05-04) Memphis Grizzlies draft history (passed on 2008-05-21) Pau Gasol (passed on 2008-05-28) List of NBA champions (passed on 2008-05-30) Member News There are now 106 members of WikiProject NBA! Welcome to the 4 new members that joined during the month of May: Gamloverks (talk · contribs) Paulinprogress‎ (talk · contribs) Y5nthon5a (talk · contribs) Chickenmonkey (talk · contribs) If you are interested in editing article related to the NBA, please add your name to the member list, if you have not already. This Month in NBA History.. June 6, 1946 – In the Commodore Hotel of New York, the NBA is officially formed as the Basketball Association of America. Maurice Podoloff is named the first commissioner of the league. June 7, 1990 – In Game 2 of the 1990 NBA Finals, Terry Porter of the Portland Trail Blazers sets an NBA record by making 15 free throws in a game without a miss. June 9, 1985 – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is named the MVP for the 1985 NBA Finals, after the Los Angeles Lakers defeat the Boston Celtics in six games. At 38, he becomes the oldest Finals MVP in NBA history. June 16, 1996 – The Chicago Bulls' series-clinching win over the Seattle Supersonics in Game 6 of the 1996 NBA Finals draws a 18.8 Nielsen rating. The estimated 60 million viewers make the game the most-watched game in NBA history. June 24, 1901 – Chuck Taylor is born in Brown County, Indiana. As an adult, he designed the iconic Chuck Taylor All-Stars for Converse, which went on to sell millions of the shoes around the world.	Collaboration of the Month Last month's Collaboration of the Month, Magic Johnson was a great success. A total of 560 edits were made to the article during the month of May, and the article was eventually nominated as a Featured Article Candidate. Although the article was not promoted, it was significantly improved through the work of many editors. This month's Collaboration of the Month is Steve Nash. Although this is article is already a Good Article, it still can be improved. In particular, all prose should conform to Featured Article standards, all statements should be verified, and the text should be in a neutral point of view. If there is anything you can do to improve the article, then please help out. Collaborator of the Month The Collaborator of the Month is given to the editor with the most number of substantial, beneficial edits to the article chosen as the Collaboration of the Month. This month's Collaborator of the Month award goes to Chensiyuan (talk · contribs). Although he had previously helped Magic Johnson to became a Good article, he made literally hundreds of edits during the month of May. For his contributions, he is rewarded with the NBA Collaborator of the Month Award. However, all beneficial edits made by any editor was a help. Other members of the project that contributed to the article include: Basketball110 (talk · contribs) Chrishomingtang (talk · contribs) Crzycheetah (talk · contribs) LOL (talk · contribs) Noble Story (talk · contribs) Onomatopoeia (talk · contribs) Zagalejo (talk · contribs) Contributors to this Issue Noble Story (Lead Editor) Crzycheetah (Editor) Diligent Terrier (Distributor) Please leave any comments or feedback regarding this issue here.
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