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This site contains no original content and is simply a list of links to incorrectly-dated news stories hosted by newspapers and video clips with no copyright information. As it stands (29 May 2006), it is not a sufficiently unique resource to warrant inclusion as a link in this site.
This has been explained to the site owner, but other anon users with similar IP addresses have now appeared. Advice has been sought from other users at Wikipedia:Help_desk#Links_to_pages_containing_no_original_content so please desist from adding this site unless and until it contains original content. - Stevecov 11:39, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
Stevecov seems to have a bug about this site. If you check some of the main Swans forums you will see that this site is often linked to. The site has lots of relevant info, including a season review, wallpapers and video relating to the club. matt_the_jack
Unfortunately I can not comment on the site owners lack of response to your invitation, but can only comment on how useful I have found this site since I first saw it on Jackarmy.net. I have made numerous edits to this and other topics in the past, and I commend you on your decision not to delete it. However, I would like to point out that you are not the leading authority on Swansea City FC, and do not have any more rights than any other Wiki users to make edits. I am a long term fan and season ticket holder of SCFC and believe my opinion to be as valid as yours. How many games do you go to a season? - matt_the_jack
3. ..........marking the link as such. In extreme cases, a link to a web directory of fansites can replace this link. (Note: fanlistings are generally not informative and should not ordinarily be included.)
So should we delete all the other fan sites as swansonline has a directory of fan sites on it? or as there is only a handfull of links there, just leave it as it is - matt_the_jack
I have no connection to this site or it's owner, nor do I get any cash from the site. However I have noticed this site being added and deleted (only by yourself I may add) in the history many times. I use swansonline often and have found it very useful (the thank you thread on JANET to the site owner my have given you an idea of how much the average jack appreciates it). I checked in on WIKI after the play offs with a view to amending the forthcoming vandalism from rival clubs, and found the site be vandalised from within. - matt_the_jack
I have just checked the site over once again, in the chance that I had been duped into backing a click farming site. All the sites it links to, link directly to the sites, and have no click id, so I cant see how the owner would get paid. Also even the video does not seem to be hosted on the same domain, chance are they are linking to the original video, which would not be a problem, as the video would not have been taken and hosted elsewhere. -
matt_the_jack
Good grief!
I've resisted joining this banal debate, but I can't sit on my hands any longer.
All this fuss over a simple link to a simple and humble fan site. I thought it would be a great idea to have a fan site which has a current and up-to-date list of all the great Swans related resources on the Internet.
Was this such a bad idea?
The feedback and clicks I receive suggest not, but for an unknown reason some Wiki user has taken it upon himself to rid the world of my evil and useless site.
Fine. Whatever.
Life is too short to argue about this and I'm certainly not going to lose sleep over it.
And for the record. My site is certainly NOT a farming link site (or whatever that is). All links are immediate and direct to their respective destinations. I spend a considerable amount of my time each week making sure that the links are still valid, whilst searching for new and exciting content at the same time.
When I have some spare time from my demanding career and family life, I even write the occasion article, as I have done this weekend with two pieces (Season review and History of Swansea Jacks).
Still convinced I'm a unscupulous money grabbing web guru?
Swans Online.co.uk —The preceding unsigned comment was added by SharkyJack ( talk • contribs) .
Personally, I find this debate silly, but here is what I think, according to WP:EL:
(NOTE:The following are my opinions on what should happen. However, my opinions are not necessarily what should happen. It is just what I see with the external links. It is by no means a concrete list of what should stay or what should go.)
Of the links in the section, listed below:
Hope that helps! Once again, only my opinion — Ian Manka Talk to me! 17:24, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
I'm afraid I'm not going to be of huge use here. As a site, SwansOnline seems to be fine, apart from the YouTube video copyright. I have to say, I am slightly wary of persistent adding of an external link if it's been removed, generally the motive for re-adding is a bit suspect. Not sure if that's the case here, though. HornetMike 02:09, 30 May 2006 (UTC)
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) -- S iva1979 Talk to me 18:35, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
Why was the paragraph about Swansea Cities attendence figures dropping due to a degree of underperformance in the league this season removed as vandalism?? The page itself says how the Swans spent most of last season in the automatic promotion places, yet this season they are just about in the playoff zone. Is this not a degree of underperformance in the league??
here are Swansea Cities attendence figures for last season http://scfc.co.uk/results0506.html here are Swansea Cities attendence figures for this season http://www.scfc.co.uk/results.html
It is quite clear here that while attendence figures were often impressive last season, a degree of underperformance in the league this season has seen attendence figures drop somewhat. Is anyone willing to dispute this? These figures are taken from www.scfc.co.uk - a reputable site. I think this edit was removed from a Swansea fan who is unwilling to accept what the article said before it was edited for "Vandalism" Bluebird john 22:59, 9 December 2006 User:bluebird john 22:59, 9 December 2006 (UTC)
These need some help as some of them are awful, full of typos and factual inaccuracies. It's been possible to break up the club's recent history into phases such as Rise and Fall. However, it seems that some of these sections are little more than lists of wins in cup competitions and insignificant league results.
These sections need some work; will anyone volunteer to take a section and try to bring it to the standard of the 1977-1986 paragraphs which are accurate, concise and chronologically faithful?
I will take 1986-1995 which is within my own memory span, although I will need to refer to sources for details. I suggest other contributors do likewise to ensure accuracy. - Stevecov 00:49, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
It is probably noteworthy to note when Swansea City AFC was incorporated as a Company. It (like many other Soccer Clubs) is likely to be amongst the oldest companies in England & Wales still in existance, again maybe worth noting. It's number 123414 and I'd guess we are upto about number 8,000,000 now. At guess looking at the number I suspect the company was formed pretty much when the club was founded in 1912. (Company numbers started at number 1- when the compaies act started and have been issued in sequence since.)
Also perhaps worth noting why the AFC suffix- well that's because "Swansea FC" would be the Rugby Club- which had already been in existance for about 40 years- it's only in recent years that the All-whites have changed to using an RFC suffix. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 149.254.56.243 ( talk) 21:16, 10 November 2013 (UTC)
I seriously doubt that we had a manager during WW I called 'Rob is the sex' so I reverted back to the acknowledgd 'no manager' for that period Hackerjack 08:34, 24 September 2007 (UTC)
Just noticed that the away kit is about 2 years out of date and the home kit probably needs attention too. Anyone care to address this?-- Punkrockjack ( talk) 09:24, 6 August 2008 (UTC)
I've grouped all of the notable players into Nationalities to make it look a bit tidier. Boddefan2009 ( talk) 01:49, 17 November 2008 (UTC)
I have a question. Why do they wave the Union Flag, like Rangers supporters? Everton FC ( talk) 12:27, 12 April 2010 (UTC)
there has been quite a bit of vandalsim made to the page over the last few months made by cardiff fans as it appears to be. cant we get one of those locks that only allows registered accounts to make edits to stop the problem. Swanseajack4life ( talk) 15:26, 29 June 2010 (UTC)
we just had another one someone changed the name at the top from swansea city afc to hey dad o cai. ive changed it back but i still think stuff like this is going to happen and we should do more to stop it than just keep changing back when it does happen. if we do get anymore, i think we should look into requesting for protection. Swanseajack4life ( talk) 22:16, 30 June 2010 (UTC)
Harry Griffiths appears twice on the list with overlapping, nonsensical reigns. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.253.200.175 ( talk) 04:06, 7 February 2011 (UTC)
According to the official website there is no Association in Swansea's name. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Adam4267 ( talk • contribs) 14:37, 2 June 2011 (UTC)
No consensus to move. Vegaswikian ( talk) 05:28, 15 July 2011 (UTC)
Swansea City A.F.C -> Swansea City F.C.
According to the official website the clubs name is Swansea City FC [ [1]]. Every other website also calls the club Swansea City FC [ [2]][ [3]][ [4]]. Why has wikipedia got Association tagged on. Adam4267 ( talk) 14:01, 8 July 2011 (UTC)
Swansea City AFC Limited is a member of the Football League and the Football Association of Wales and is an affiliate member of the West Wales Football Association.
It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Swansea City Football Club Limited. Adam4267 ( talk) 16:33, 11 July 2011 (UTC)
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I've just reverted a number of edits in the last few minutes that gave speculative information about Brendan Rogers, presumably following media rumours that he's off to Liverpool. According to The Guardian as of 17:01 on Wednesday he's only 'likely' to move. Until such time as a move is confirmed, he's still the manager of Swansea. I'll see if we can get some protection on the page just until things are decided. - Cucumber Mike ( talk) 16:22, 30 May 2012 (UTC)
Mike, you must have been the last one to know 31.53.206.189 ( talk) 01:34, 3 June 2012 (UTC)
Can we start thinking about simplifying or de-cluttering this page please? Don't get me wrong (being a Swansea fan myself) I think it's great that a large amount of information has been added here over the years - but I think we've come to a point where we need to prioritize what is displayed and what should probably be moved to Swansea City sub-pages.
Taking Arsenal's & Man Utd's pages as good examples of club pages, I think we could create a dedicated club history page (for example History of Arsenal F.C. (1886-1966), and simplify what's here to only highlighting the good times/key moments in Swansea City's history.
As for the rest of the page I'd only want to keep what is 'current', that is: the current squad, current management, and honours. Any information about club & player records could be shifted to a dedicated sub-page for the stat fans. (Again for example: List of Arsenal F.C. records and statistics and/or List of Manchester United F.C. players)
I know it's easier said than done... but it's something I feel needs to happen at some point. I hope you agree! Roguesoul ( talk) 15:00, 13 March 2013 (UTC)
The section on the rivalry v Cardiff mentions neither team has done the double and refered to an article discussing winning the league title and FA Cup. I am sure from context that is not what is mean't by the double here, and rather it means 1 team beating the other twice in 1 season. Is that correct?. Op47 ( talk) 16:28, 4 May 2013 (UTC)
Surely there is a less confusing way to phrase this? Obviously it's meant to explain to people that Swansea qualify for European competitions via places given to them via competing in English' domestic leagues, but this hardly the same thing as what "representing England" usually means in a sporting context. Ford ninety ( talk) 19:53, 24 January 2016 (UTC)
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I am not sure yet if Wilfried Bony would get the number 2 shirt as
1) I haven't found any sources saying he has that number (as of 7:00 UTC).
2) That number is reserved for Jordi Amat who is on loan for now. I think it is better to leave the squad number blank until the official news comes in.
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Jefferson Montero has joined Getafe on loan so he should be moved to the loan section until the 30 June 2018 (whole season) per ref here. 86.180.163.70 ( talk) 17:56, 1 September 2017 (UTC)
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Isn't that like an older logo? Yourlocallordandsavior ( talk) 01:59, 19 July 2022 (UTC)