User talk:Witerhawk

Hey
Hey, people what's up?

Welcome to Wikibooks
Welcome to Wikibooks. I hope you enjoy your time here.

I see you have started a new Wikibook, Basketball, and thought it might be useful to set out the scope of Wikibooks so that you can make sure your new book falls within it. Essentially, our scope can be summed up in one word. Wikibooks is for "textbooks". Anything that is a textbook is within our scope, anything that is not a textbook is not. This can make it difficult for sports subjects. A book on coaching basketball, to help people learn how to play the game, including lots of useful coaching tips, for example, would fall within our scope. And such a book will probably include information about what basketball is and what its history, including the names of some great players - but by way of background information rather than as the main thrust of the book. A general book about the sport - saying who won what division when, a Who's Who guide of all current players in the NBA, and containing lots of latest basketball news stories - would not, however, be a textbook and would not fall within our scope. I hope that by outlining this early, you will avoid some of the pitfalls others have fallen into. If you have further queries, don't hesitate to ask. All the best, and happy writing! Jguk 08:08, 29 May 2006 (UTC)

Thanks
Thanks, I know what you mean. I was planning to include history, more rules, strategic tips, and skill tips. I wouldn't want to focus on current NBA players, anyone can look that up. I want to teach the game of basketball.

Life Situations
I just wanted to let you know that the Life Situations book was nominated for deletion at WB:VFD, and that the current concensus (by a vote of 4-0) is to delete that book. Some of the main problems cited are NPOV violations and Original Research material. I would like to give you an opportunity to save a copy of that book if you wish, but whether you keep a copy or not it is likely to be deleted in a week or so. --Whiteknight (talk) (projects) 14:18, 11 October 2006 (UTC)