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why does this article refer to World Series in 1885 and 1886 when the World Series itself did not start until 1903? Cottonshirt τ 20:55, 14 November 2012 (UTC)
There are plenty of sources. Agreed. However, the salient points are, I think, as follows:
1) When does "eventually" refer to? If it was not called "The World Series" until 1903 and was called "World Championship Series" before that date then that useage should be reflected in Wikipedia. I have looked at a number of sources and they all say what you said, "...eventually came to be called the World Series" or words to that effect. None of the sources I looked at dated this "eventually". If the sources can't or don't date it then neither can we. Maybe I'm just looking at the wrong sources.
2) Wikipedia should be consistent with itself. If the page on World Series says, as it does, that it began in 1903 then any other page referring to the World Series should say the same. If you, or any other editor, goes to the page on World Series and edits that, with sources, to say that the World Series started in 1865 (or whatever) then any other page referring to the World Series can say the same thing. I don't have a bias against saying the World Series started in 1417 if you want; all I'm interested in is intellectual honesty and encyclopedic consistency.
3) Wikipedia articles are aimed, or at least I think of them as being aimed, at the non-specialist who comes here to learn something. I think non-specialist users would find it very confusing to have one article say the World Series started in 1903 and another article claiming that a club won this tournament almost twenty years earlier.
4) You say, "The last time I looked, it said the modern World Series began in 1903". I'm sorry, what does the "it" in your sentence refer to? The only time I have ever seen it referred to as the modern World Series is on the wikipedia article World Series where the term "Modern World Series" is used specifically to differentiate one tournament from the other in the way I am suggesting we should do and where the specific words you quote appear in the notes at the bottom. This means that Wikipedia is essentially quoting itself by saying that the "modern World Series began in 1903". That hardly supports a case for your point.
5) One suggestion might be to have an actual article called World Championship Series, and explain in there the evolution of the tournament, the uncertainty over dating, and the assumptions being made by stating that the World Series starts in 1903, all with relevant sources, of course. Then any reference in other articles to pre-1903 World Series-type tournaments can be called World Championship Series and link to that article where the issues and uncertainties are explained. Alternatively, you could re-name the section in the existing article from, "Precursors to the modern World Series (1857–1902)" or "The original World Series" to "World Championship Series" and proceed from there. There are more encyclopedic alternatives to simply calling any tournament between two league leaders "World Series" and hoping your reader will understand your intentions.
6) It might be worth noting that where baseball is concerned THE reliable source is MLB.com. They set the rules, they organise the tournaments and they determine what is or is not Major League Baseball. If you go to their website and choose stats, and select World Series, you can see the teams broken down by player with individual stats for each year going back to and including 1903. If you select any year earlier than that the selection <World Series> resets to <Regular Season>. Colour me green if you like, but I think that means the World Series starts in 1903 and anything anyone else has to say on the issue might be interesting, amusing or educational but it isn't either definitive or encyclopedic.
But that's just the way I look at it and I'm just as humanly fallible as anyone else. I certainly will not be engaging in edit wars if you want to revert my edit.
Cottonshirt
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06:27, 19 November 2012 (UTC)
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The Chicago Cubs played as the White Stockings in the National Association in 1871, 1874, and 1875. The team also played in the National Association of Base Ball Players in 1870. These seasons ought to be listed in any accurate history and description of the Cubs by season. The comparable page for the Atlanta Braves lists their campaigns in those years and associations.
The statistics and win-loss records from these years ought to count as well. Both of these associations were the top layer of baseball for those seasons. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Arkansas Editor ( talk • contribs) 00:12, 6 November 2016 (UTC)
The name of this article is misleading. It refers to Chicago Cubs' seasons but only discusses their major league seasons. This ignores their 1870-71, 1874-1875 seasons which MLB classifies as minor league seasons. Either the title has to be changed or all the seasons have to be included. (Though the minor league seasons would be segregated from the major league ones). — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tripodas ( talk • contribs) 16:48, 30 October 2016 (UTC)
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why does this article refer to World Series in 1885 and 1886 when the World Series itself did not start until 1903? Cottonshirt τ 20:55, 14 November 2012 (UTC)
There are plenty of sources. Agreed. However, the salient points are, I think, as follows:
1) When does "eventually" refer to? If it was not called "The World Series" until 1903 and was called "World Championship Series" before that date then that useage should be reflected in Wikipedia. I have looked at a number of sources and they all say what you said, "...eventually came to be called the World Series" or words to that effect. None of the sources I looked at dated this "eventually". If the sources can't or don't date it then neither can we. Maybe I'm just looking at the wrong sources.
2) Wikipedia should be consistent with itself. If the page on World Series says, as it does, that it began in 1903 then any other page referring to the World Series should say the same. If you, or any other editor, goes to the page on World Series and edits that, with sources, to say that the World Series started in 1865 (or whatever) then any other page referring to the World Series can say the same thing. I don't have a bias against saying the World Series started in 1417 if you want; all I'm interested in is intellectual honesty and encyclopedic consistency.
3) Wikipedia articles are aimed, or at least I think of them as being aimed, at the non-specialist who comes here to learn something. I think non-specialist users would find it very confusing to have one article say the World Series started in 1903 and another article claiming that a club won this tournament almost twenty years earlier.
4) You say, "The last time I looked, it said the modern World Series began in 1903". I'm sorry, what does the "it" in your sentence refer to? The only time I have ever seen it referred to as the modern World Series is on the wikipedia article World Series where the term "Modern World Series" is used specifically to differentiate one tournament from the other in the way I am suggesting we should do and where the specific words you quote appear in the notes at the bottom. This means that Wikipedia is essentially quoting itself by saying that the "modern World Series began in 1903". That hardly supports a case for your point.
5) One suggestion might be to have an actual article called World Championship Series, and explain in there the evolution of the tournament, the uncertainty over dating, and the assumptions being made by stating that the World Series starts in 1903, all with relevant sources, of course. Then any reference in other articles to pre-1903 World Series-type tournaments can be called World Championship Series and link to that article where the issues and uncertainties are explained. Alternatively, you could re-name the section in the existing article from, "Precursors to the modern World Series (1857–1902)" or "The original World Series" to "World Championship Series" and proceed from there. There are more encyclopedic alternatives to simply calling any tournament between two league leaders "World Series" and hoping your reader will understand your intentions.
6) It might be worth noting that where baseball is concerned THE reliable source is MLB.com. They set the rules, they organise the tournaments and they determine what is or is not Major League Baseball. If you go to their website and choose stats, and select World Series, you can see the teams broken down by player with individual stats for each year going back to and including 1903. If you select any year earlier than that the selection <World Series> resets to <Regular Season>. Colour me green if you like, but I think that means the World Series starts in 1903 and anything anyone else has to say on the issue might be interesting, amusing or educational but it isn't either definitive or encyclopedic.
But that's just the way I look at it and I'm just as humanly fallible as anyone else. I certainly will not be engaging in edit wars if you want to revert my edit.
Cottonshirt
τ
06:27, 19 November 2012 (UTC)
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The Chicago Cubs played as the White Stockings in the National Association in 1871, 1874, and 1875. The team also played in the National Association of Base Ball Players in 1870. These seasons ought to be listed in any accurate history and description of the Cubs by season. The comparable page for the Atlanta Braves lists their campaigns in those years and associations.
The statistics and win-loss records from these years ought to count as well. Both of these associations were the top layer of baseball for those seasons. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Arkansas Editor ( talk • contribs) 00:12, 6 November 2016 (UTC)
The name of this article is misleading. It refers to Chicago Cubs' seasons but only discusses their major league seasons. This ignores their 1870-71, 1874-1875 seasons which MLB classifies as minor league seasons. Either the title has to be changed or all the seasons have to be included. (Though the minor league seasons would be segregated from the major league ones). — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tripodas ( talk • contribs) 16:48, 30 October 2016 (UTC)