... I'd like to ask a question; what is the goal of hockey-databank? If it is simply to "free" or "open source" the information on hockeydb.com or other online...
... people from ... be ... messages, ... and in ... ensuring no ... can see ... interests ... be ... you have ... unfortunate view ... always ... a ... It...
The goal is to provide data in a format that can be used to run queries, aid in research, etc. For example, someone might want to make a list of players who...
... is ... it ... or ... For me, personally, I see this is a one stop shop. I'd like to run my own comparisons, see top stats for an entire year, compare...
... people from ... be ... messages, ... and in ... ensuring no ... can see ... interests ... be ... you have ... unfortunate view ... always ... a ... Sorry,...
... I'm obviously trying to protect my self-interests here. I have no problem whatsoever with people using data from hockeydb.com personally, or to further...
... Is this what's bothering you? That this initiative will draw people away from hockeydb and thereby cause loss of income for you? I certainly hope not, but...
... Let's be clear on one point - I freely admit that I did not type everything in from scratch, but this database was *not* derived from hockeydb.com. The...
... No, I'm concerned that since this data is being advertised as "open source", that means that the next entrepreneur would go to hockey-databank, download...
... You probably sent this before my last message, but again let me emphasize - this database was NOT "pulled" from hockeydb.com. Frankly, I think it's a bit...
... 1987-88 ... I only started this conversation because of the talk of expanding the database with more data that was "available at hockeydb". Today it's just...
... ok, that one was my fault. I was inquiring about draft-info, i.e. Vincent Lecavalier's entry would have draftyear 1998, draftposititon 1 etc. I mentioned...
... If this is what you're looking for then I could definitely be in board with helping -- depending on the ultimate goal of this group. ... You _could_ do...
The lag on this list is killing me :-> ... You don't have my perspective. Generally, when a large body of hockey data appears on the internet, it comes from...
I'll address scope / goals / "to do" list shortly in a separate post. Suffice it to say for now that my goal is most definitely *not* to duplicate hockeydb.com...
... Baseball-Reference.com, TheBaseballCube.com, BaseballAlmanac.com, BaseballProspectus.com, REtrosheet.org, and I'm sure others, all offer an online baseball...
Just want to add my 2 cents in regards to Ralph's comments... ... I have only been a SIHR member for about 5 years, but in that time have become a rather...
I believe the Lahman / Forman team is working on a hockey site. http://www.hockey-reference.com has been reserved by them for over a year, though it's just a...
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I have made a number of changes in this release. The main ones (other than minor corrections) are as follows: * Removed probable phantoms - Mike Neville,...
... On that note, do people actually LIKE the layout of the baseball-reference website? I've used it on occasion, but I found it maddening to use. On another...
... What is so maddening about it? Speaking as both a programmer and end-user, it's fantastic. And I'm not alone: http://tinyurl.com/32gvvt HockeyDB is...
... This one is a pet peeve of mine. I'm not sure if people are aware of the issues surrounding this, but I'll try and highlight them. From what I understand,...
Tangotiger w ... I think it's the overabundance of abbreviations. I like the verbosity of showing that a player played for the Boston Bruins instead of BOS. I ...
General objectives: * Provide data in a format that can be used to run queries, aid in research, etc. * Avoid excessive restrictions on distribution and use. *...
... Hi Guys: Bob Duff recompiled the NHL stats at the request of the league for the 1917-18 through 1925-26 seasons. There are no gamesheets for these seasons....
... That's my peeve -- if score sheets once existed, they were presumably more accurate than newspaper accounts. I can _maybe_ see it for the 1917-18 season,...
Ralph wrote--> That's my peeve -- if score sheets once existed, they were presumably more accurate than newspaper accounts. I can _maybe_ see it for the ...
... Hi Stu, the problem with this is that, as you have noted below, until recently the NHL has been more than happy to sanction stats that weren't correct for...
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