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[edit] Extraneous comments (before header was placed)

If you live on the west coast forget about playing. GSN dosnt show it live, and by the time it airs in the pacfic time zone, its allready to late to enter to have them call you. You can allways try to enter anyway and hope you can wing it and just get an easy question. I failed miserably.

I added that you have to be 18 to play and i fixed the time, it didn't say when it ended and had some issues with the flow of the language. --~~WalterWalrus3~~

  • Pacific time isn't the standard time used in reference. It's been reverted back to EST. Chad1m 02:50, 15 April 2006 (UTC)

Someone called in and said they were Tom Cruise! --*kate 05:07, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

I recently won money ($60) on Playmania (using the online entry form - no way I'm spending 99 cents) and they said it would take 2-4 weeks to process my winnings after confirming my eligibility, phone, mailing address, and age.

My e-mail was on Playmania!! I was the one that said the pickup line - "I wish I could rearrange the alphabet and put U and I together" on the pickup line themed e-mail show. I was Kate from Atlanta. --*kate speak 08:39, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

I was on again on August 4.

I was recently on twice. I was on the November 9th episode with Jessica York and I won $100 for the first time. I did not record it but if anyone has a copy, email me back and let me know. I was also on a day later with Shandi Finnessey but didn't win. I am hoping to be on again because it is a fun show to watch. --~~Derrick2006~~ 03:27, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Wow

I just saw this show... it is totally rediculous!! Maybe if they gave away more money? Or is this purely to fill time? - Abscissa 06:41, 21 May 2006 (UTC)

Well at least they give money away... if you think that is ridiculous then it is you who is ridiculous, who wouldn't want to win some free money?!? 69.121.67.198 06:22, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] lol this show

This show gets annoying, every other sentence is "WE ARE COMPLETELY LIVE"

And while it may be completely live, there is no "live" audience and everything you hear is made by a sound board... -Abscissa 18:53, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Hannah Peckham

Any idea who she is? All I was able to dig up with a quick search was that she is or was a presenter on Quiz Nation and that she is or was a brunette. Erechtheus 06:00, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

What is the proof that Hannah Peckham's appearances on PlayMania were "tryouts" for the show? There is no logic to this because they weren't looking for a third host until four months later. Mel was on vacation and PlayMania needed a fill-in for a few shows. With the PlayMania-Quiznation connection it made sense to bring in an experienced host. Perhaps it would be more accurate to just say that Hannah hosted two shows and let it go at that. Randrall 22:17, 25 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Bil Dwyer?

I think I get what you're getting at with the latest edit, but I think there is probably an even more effective way of saying what you're saying so it's clear to even somebody who didn't watch the marathon and PlayMania last night. I think what happened is that Bil was there live in what is also the PlayMania studio to do live introductions to the episodes. The episodes themselves were already pre-taped. What I think is missing is that there was a marathon the same night and that Dwyer was there from it only because he was doing live intros to taped material.

Am I making sense? Erechtheus 19:53, 23 June 2006 (UTC)


We should add the fact of a woman getting cheated out of 300 on tonights playmania(chris)(July 14th)

Pardon me? - Chad1m 17:58, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

On 7/14 on a top 5 game. When Shandi toled the people to up the cash prize they up'd it to 300. and it was like that for like 10 mins. Then when the lady won that to prize, they did the winning noise 3 times and was flipping the 300 around and made it a 150! That is cheap. Chris 7/21

[edit] I added episode July 29th

Chad, I added info about the July 29th episode to the specific episodes. However, my wording isn't exactly 100% understandable, so feel free to reword what I have said. :-) --TRAiNER4 TC 15:47, 30 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] New PlayManiac Userbar box

Are you a PlayManiac? If so, Chad has created a userbar for PlayManiacs. I have taken the liberty of turning it into a shortcut so that it is easier for you (the user) to use. To use the userbar, simply place {{User:TRAiNER4/Playmania}} in your user page. It should come out to something like this:

PM This user is a PlayManiac.

Enjoy! :-) --TRAiNER4 TC 01:05, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

Nice work. Are there instructions you could point me to for making a shortcut like this? Erechtheus 01:11, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
As I am not 100% familiar with all of WikiPedia's pages yet (I'm at like 90%), I'm sure Chad can help you out with this. --TRAiNER4 TC 01:16, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] A proposal for a subsection on the PlayMania page

I have a proposal. For the past 3 PlayMania weeks, there have been themed emails being read. I have a suggestion. If the themed emails continue for at least another week, we should split them into their own subsection under "Trivia" listing all the themes done thus far. I'd love to hear what everyone has to say and we'd need to know what themes and dates have been done so far. The list I have thus far is:

  • July 13 - Best/worst pickup lines
  • July 14 - Biggest lies
  • July 15 - What celebrity do you best look like?
  • July 20 - ??
  • July 21 - ??
  • July 22 - Ask Mel - Viewers would email Mel for advice
  • July 27 - ??
  • July 28 - Things people have won (Of course Chad would know about this one :P)
  • July 29 - What would you say to get past Shandi's dad to go on a date with her?

Now, one of the missing dates is fashion disasters, but I forget which day that was. There are 2 more themed email episodes that I forget what they are. Please help me out with this one. Please post a reply, do not edit the current list, as we want to keep posts as they originally were when posted. Thank you. — JT (TRAiNER4) TC 18:30, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

I like the idea, but it may be better to list them generally by date but lead with the topic, like this:
  • Best/worst pickup lines (July 13)
  • Biggest lies (July 14)
  • Fashion disasters (date unknown)

That way, we can account for items when the date is uncertain. Erechtheus 23:15, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

Tonight (August 4) was sport's fans, and my boyfriend and I's email got on there. --*kate speak 06:08, 4 August 2006 (UTC)
      • Congratulations! What did the email say? I fell asleep after 2am (EDT).. sorry :-/ — JT (TRAiNER4) TC 14:37, 4 August 2006 (UTC)
    • Yea August 3/4, since it comes on at 1 in the morning. The e-mail said who my boyfriend was (he plays Major Leauge Baseball), and everything. Does anyone tape PlayMania ? I really want to show my boyfriend the e-mail, but he doesn't watch the show. --*kate speak 15:56, 4 August 2006 (UTC)
      • I have also added this to the specific episodes list. It was August 3rd's episode, not fourth I'm a fraid. Thought I should clear that up. Chad, go ahead and polish and cleanup what I said. Also, can someone find the actual page for the american sport of football? I keep getting pages for soccer. Thanks. — JT (TRAiNER4) TC 14:37, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Charts/New Day

So, I went ahead and took up on your guys' suggestions and created an email theme chart in the email subsection. I took out all the email notes from after July 13 in the trivia section and put them in the chart. I hope you guys like it. If you have any questions or suggestions, just lemme know. Also, did you guys hear the news? Starting at the end of the month, PM will be on Sunday nights, too. I won't be able to watch regularly, obviously, because I have school, but it's cool nonetheless. - Chad1m 02:11, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

Since it's starting on the 27th, I'll be able to see this twice, as I don't start back up in school till the 6th of September. I'll let you know how things go :) — JT (TRAiNER4) TC 04:33, 5 August 2006 (UTC)
I'll be able to see the first (and maybe second, because I may be gone) Sunday episode, and then any episode when I have a 3-day weekend. Other than that, it's Sunday sadness for Chad. =D - Chad1m 04:46, 5 August 2006 (UTC)
It's Thursday and Sunday sadness for the JT too =] — JT (TRAiNER4) TC 14:14, 5 August 2006 (UTC)
OK, OK, my wording sucks. Cut me some slack people :P — JT (TRAiNER4) TC 16:59, 6 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] How Easy is it to Get On?

For someone who has actually decided to pay 99 cents, how easy is it to get on? Like I watching a show around 2:45 in the morning and nobody was in the "Player's Lounge" and the host basically had to talk for a good 10 minutes before somebody finally called in. So, if I had called at 2:45 would I have immediately gotten on (obviously go through that Verifying Player part), or are they just going to put you on hold and make the host waste time? sharpdust 04:39, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

I think they actually want to make this fair, so I think they wait for a few calls, like 50 or 100 before they randomly select someone. You don't go on hold, you're told to wait by your phone to see if you are selected or not. — JT (TRAiNER4) TC 14:16, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

I have a feeling it's not that easy to get on. Honestly, it seems like a ripoff. You pay 99 cents for every text message, which is $9.90 per night that you play if you enter 10 times. I also notice that the hosts promote to the point of annoyance the importance of texting, but never mention you can enter for free on the GSN website. How much do you want to bet they don't choose people who enter for free? I've never been chosen and that's how I enter. - Leese 07:30, 21 October 2006 (UTC)
Yes I don't think they choose anyone free. I have watched this show from almost day one now and always used to do the free as I don't have text messenging and yet to get anything via the internet method. Or even heard of anyone getting on the air via the free method. Legally they have to have a way for people to do it free. But that doesn't mean they have to choose those people. The hosts only promote the text message method. Once way back when a host mentioned the online method and you can see she was being told in her ear not to mention that way to do it as she almost looked sorry for mentioning that. Its really all a scam this whole show. You spend 10 bucks trying to get on in the hopes to win 100. While they stall and give ridiculous surveys that can go on for 45 minutes. But its a fun show to watch which is what I do instead of bothering with the free method now.
Also as to why it takes so long for a player to appear in the green box there. Its not due to no one calling or to make it fair (as much as we all wish it were). Its due to them stalling so they make more money as you call with all your text messenging. They make a nice bit of money on each one of those obviously so the longer they stall the more money that comes in. They can randomly choose anyone at any time once the calls start. Its all a matter of when they want to in the means of maximizing profits from each call. Notice how they take one call. He/she gets it wrong then the host will talk a long time about how you have to keep texting to get in and then they will go to an email and stall more while you text away. Lately the hosts have been stressing how you have to use all 10 if you want a chance and thats how people have been doing it. I guess they are not happy that people are only doing a few texts. This show is a blast to watch at how funny the dumb hosts can be or the contestants. But no way will I ever spend 10 bucks a day in the hopes of winning 50.PantheraLeo 08:16, 21 October 2006 (UTC)
They do pick people who enter online for free. I've won twice, and only used web form entries. I know several other Playmaniacs who only use web entries and have won money. On October 31st I was actually called twice and got on the air once (winning money) from web entries. You just have to get lucky to get called, no matter what method you use (and I hit long odds to get called twice in one night). As to how easy is it to get on the air, it's not. You enter, and you wait by the phone. If they call you, you wait on hold. Somebody else might get on the air before you, and if they give an answer that ends the game, they cut you off, unless it's the next-to-last game, in which case they don't clear the phone lines and use the people that are on hold for the final game. I've been playing since June, and gotten called six times. I got on the air three times and won money twice. The other three times the game was finished while I was on hold.


That's awesome. I was watching the halloween episode so I guess I heard you on there then. I guess that myth there is only text players taken is proven to be wrong then. But I still notice that the hosts don't mention the on line method of entering still. Just a little text blip there you have to notice to realize you can enter that way. Congratulations though. Glad to hear that the on line method is legit. I'm glad to be wrong here about that that's for sure. I'm going to go back to doing it now and see if I get lucky ever. The show is still hillarious just at how dumb the hosts are not to mention some contestants. But in all fairness it is hard to do a live show like this without making some mental errors whether you are caller or host. PantheraLeo 21:05, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
The host do not mention the free entires, agreed. The text entries at 99 cents per call are probably a big moneymaker for the show. Still, US law makes payment for entry into contests an illegal lottery unless valid under state law. So Playmania is required to provide a free entry option. Plus it is void in foreign countries, Arizona, Vermont, and the US Virgin Islands, where laws prohibit the game one way or another.

I love Playmania, but get annoyed when people think it's biased towards text entries. It isn't. From everything I know and have experienced, Playmania is happy to pay all valid winners. They are running a fair and square game. Oh, and in case anybody cards, my $125 win on Halloween was on the top 5 playmania staff for top 5 witches.

[edit] Chart of who hosted PlayMania and when.

Is anybody interested in a chart of who hosted PlayMania and on what dates they hosted? I am curious to know who has hosted most often. I think I have a fairly accurate list of recent shows but not so much the April and May shows. And I wouldn't have the vaguest idea of how to make such a chart. Randrall

There are too many episodes to count. The table would get too huge, although you could do something like this:
Host No. Episodes Hosted
Mel Peachey —
Shandi Finnessey —
Hannah Peckham 2
— JT (TRAiNER4) TC 01:17, 10 August 2006 (UTC)
And there would be no way (unless someone recorded EVERY show) to count up all 53 shows. I've thought about it before, but I don't think it'll happen. - Chad1m 13:18, 10 August 2006 (UTC)


I've given it a shot, but I decided to add it to my site instead of here. * Playmania Screen Caps!

Randrall

Looks good, I recommend you get started on something like PlayMania/Host_Chart or something. That's too big to go on the main page. — JT (TRAiNER4) TC 14:16, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

My chart agrees with the info here that the October 12 show was the 92nd show, thus making the 100th show on Saturday October 21. Mel just said that the 100th show will be Friday October 20. Are they counting the unaired show from May 12th? Are we wrong or is PlayMania wrong? Randrall 06:14, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] I know you didn't mean to do it...

...but I fixed the themes table for you, Chad. I know you didn't mean to almost screw it up by removing a table cell from it :| — JT (TRAiNER4) TC 14:24, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

Shhhhh... I had a long day last night, so I wasn't paying much attention to the table. Lo siento, but at least it's fixed now. ;) Chad1m 18:05, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
Be proud.. I didn't eff it up this time. =D - Chad1m 05:26, 12 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] We have to figure out a way...

...to combine both of our August 11 show notes... now, my note is the entire thing that happened. The prizes were multiplied by 5 of the original amount, making the top available prize $400. And I did hear Shandi say this was the top prize ever won, as in the July 14 mixup did not occur... — JT (TRAiNER4) TC 14:43, 12 August 2006 (UTC)

Done and done. ;) - Chad1m 00:17, 13 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] 67.162.86.200

I left you a message on your talk page but you seem to not care. Do me a favor and stop effing with the page. You know it's unwanted and now you're just trying to be the last user to edit it. Please quit or else I'll report you to the admins for messing with a page to a) just screw with it or b) to piss others off. - Chad1m 04:14, 13 August 2006 (UTC)

Naughty, Naughty Chad..... Someone a little mad because they never won money on Play Mania (Which I created the wiki page for)?

First off, I created this page. Second off all, I've won $15 on the show, thank you very much. Third off all, use four tildes to mark your name, 67.162.86.200, as if we didn't know it was you to begin with. - Chad1m 04:27, 13 August 2006 (UTC)
I watched the AlphaBucks game and I saw that Chad did infact win money. Get your facts straight, anonymous Illinois Comcast user... — JT (TRAiNER4) TC 14:08, 13 August 2006 (UTC)

*Cough* Chad is a lame. *Cough* He is a lame who can't spell. *Cough*

You've been reported. - Chad1m 04:37, 13 August 2006 (UTC)
I don't know what your problem is, 67.162.86.200, but you need to stop. Information on Wikipedia pages have to be formal. The formal title for "weird and wacky talents" is called "Unique talents." You need to lay off, else, the page could wind up being locked out of anonymous user editing. — JT (TRAiNER4) TC 04:39, 13 August 2006 (UTC)

Let the page get locked. I will celebrate if it does. Whoooooooa!

Let's give a round of applause to Goldom for temp. blocking this dingbat. - Chad1m 05:13, 13 August 2006 (UTC)

Chad, 67.162.86.200 is an Illinois Comcast user (c-67-162-86-200.hsd1.il.comcast.net). Could it be someone you could have possibly known by any chance? Like someone who could be mad at you? Just wondering... — JT (TRAiNER4) TC 14:07, 13 August 2006 (UTC)

I don't think so. He was probably starting trouble and just getting angry that he was continuously getting shut down. - Chad1m 19:07, 13 August 2006 (UTC)


[edit] New part

I added a part that will contain info about specific games (i.e. games not finished that will continue on next game)......the asshole deleted it 'this info isnt nessesary'. ya right....bullshit Walchop825 05:41, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

Excuse me, but language and attitudes like that aren't tolerated in this part of Wikipedia. First off, you need to add all additions to the talk page at the bottom, not the top. I have changed it to it's proper locale. Now, onto your complaint. First off, I'm "the asshole," thank you very much. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not an up-to-the-minute PlayMania newspaper. Occasions like the one you keep trying to add are few and far between and a total section dedicated to them is unnecessary. If you have any more complaints or concerns, post them here in a proper manner rather than flying off the handle. — Chad "1m" Mosher Email Talk Cont. 06:58, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] What's the actual game called?

Last night saw the premier of "Name the Catch Phrase," but I have a question... what is the game in the game actually called? For example, VA DERS would be Space Invaders... My sister used to be a pro at all of these, and she doesn't even remember what it is called. If anyone has any ideas, please let us know so we can put a reference (well not a <ref></ref>, but you get the idea) in the game description. Thank you. — JT (TRAiNER4) [TC][E] 15:15, 19 August 2006 (UTC)

The closest thing I can think of is a rebus, but I don't even know if that's appropriate. — Chad "1m" Mosher Email Talk Cont. 18:58, 19 August 2006 (UTC)
Yeah, they are rebuses. Erechtheus 19:24, 19 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] The PlayMania E-Mail Themes table

I have moved this table to its own transclusion page. The PlayMania article page was vastly approaching the 30KB size (it was sitting at ~28KB) and to prevent possible data loss for Firefox users (like me) and google toolbar users, I moved it so that can be pretty much avoided. — JT (TRAiNER4) [TC][E] 13:06, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

It should just be dropped, that's just pure fancruft for a low-rated late night show on a minor cable network, I'd just scrap it. Renosecond 02:54, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
It's actually higher rated than you think. The E-Mail theme table is relevant and useful, as many people go around asking "what was the theme on so and so day?". It should stay. — JT (TRAiNER4) [TC][E] 18:16, 23 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Proposal

Since the email themes list is getting insanely longer than anticipated, that a sub page be created and that the email themes contained a link to the email themes page. Up to you Chad. — JT (TRAiNER4) [TC][E] 10:27, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

Been taken care of. ;) — Chad "1m" Mosher Email Talk Cont. 00:17, 23 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Attention: Giant onehead

I don't know what your intentions are, but stop removing and changing things on the PlayMania article page. The info there is not cruft. At any rate, I have emailed Chad of your actions, he'll deal with this in his own matter. I'm just giving you fair warning as you don't want to endure the same fate as 67.162.86.200 did. — JT (TRAiNER4) [TC][E] 00:01, 23 September 2006 (UTC)

"Onehead", I do not know what your agenda is, but you obviously do not care about the hard work put into this entry. Please quit reverting and removing things or I will have you referred to the admins. — Chad "1m" Mosher Email Talk Cont. 00:11, 23 September 2006 (UTC)
I wasn't vandalizing anyting. This entry just has a lot of needless details on it that really aren't relevant to WP. I don't appreciate being threatened, this show is not as important as it seems. I will take this matter further. Giant onehead 03:29, 23 September 2006 (UTC)
Considering you recently vandalized a user's page for no reason, I can't exactly consider all of your motives positive. Sorry. — Chad "1m" Mosher Email Talk Cont. 03:56, 23 September 2006 (UTC)
I don't really consider you having many positive motives yourself. You should look more closely to my contributions to begin with. I asked for meditation to help out with the page. And I would like to refer you to WP:AGF and WP:OWN. Giant onehead 04:54, 23 September 2006 (UTC)
If you're one of those PlayMania Haters/Bashers, I suggest you stop while you're ahead, as any vandalism you commit from here on in will be reported to an administrator. I don't know what your intentions are, but I recommend you stop, or you may find yourself warned or possibly blocked. This is not a threat. I or Chad will report you.
Also, me and Chad have all the positive intention of keeping this page as accurate and informative as possible. I'm sorry if you feel that we aren't doing this properly, but we feel that we are. We are following all the policies properly. — JT (TRAiNER4) [TC][E] 14:22, 23 September 2006 (UTC)
I don't hate the show, and I'm not vandalizing. I'm trying to improve the article and it is a bit lengthy and should be simplified and some details should be removed. The article should provide a concise overview of the show, not have every detail plastered on it. If you want to have those details, you can make your own website for it. I also direct you to WP:NOT and keep in mind what is at the bottom of a page when you edit it: "If you don't want your writing to be edited mercilessly or redistributed by others, do not submit it." If you want to "report" me, that's fine, then maybe you can understand better that I'm just trying to help the article and not vandalize it. I will refrain myself from editing the article for a bit until things settle. Giant onehead 15:13, 23 September 2006 (UTC)
Another useful page for everyone involved in this edit/revert war: Wikipedia:Ownership of articles. RobJ1981 17:41, 23 September 2006 (UTC)
I need Chad's input on this matter, since he's the one who technically created the page — JT (TRAiNER4) [TC][E] 18:13, 23 September 2006 (UTC)
The person that created the page, does NOT matter in this situation. The creator is not the owner of the page. It's easy to understand. There isn't much else to say, if people just won't realize that fact. RobJ1981 19:00, 23 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Should PlayMe awards be included?

As there is a disagreement on whether to include PlayMe awards, I think we should discuss the pros and cons of including this section here before taking action. On the one hand, Wikipedia is not paper, and articles have no length limits (other than by technical constraints, in which case articles can be split up). Thus, if it is important for the show, I think it should be included. However, I am not sure if this is the case. Thoughts? -- Where 18:39, 23 September 2006 (UTC)

The reason I removed that section at first was due to that I don't think it's important for an overview of a show. This article should just focus on the games, hosts, maybe a trivia section, not a bunch of quasi-crufty "awards". Those "awards" are just silly and lighthearted, lots of shows do things like that and it isn't instantly notable, if ever. Again, if this info could be used in a fan page or such, go ahead. We are building an encyclopedia, not including details on everything that happens on a fairly low-rated cable network's late night lineup. I really don't know the ratings of this program, and I do watch it from time to time, but you can't possibly tell me that this show is worthy of a article the size of Desperate Housewifes. A set of joke awards are not important to the show, and the article reads better without it.

I have a few other suggestions to improve the article and make it more consise than my explanation here:

  • Move the info about Hannah, the sub-host from the intro into a trivia section, she's only hosted 2 eps, and it would place better in the trivia section.
  • Really watch the POV words and neutralize them, it comes up quite a bit throughout the article.
  • It's nice that the list of "Playmania E-mail themes" got spilt off, but if this show lasts for years and years, I'd suggest deleting it and maybe one of you could make a webpage with the info, since you've worked at it.
  • Maybe get rid of the "special games" section and spin that off into a site. Those are obviously one-time games and appear rather crufty, WP is not a discriminate source of infomation.

Basically, the page should be trimmed and those trying to help out should not be threatened and ridiculed. I hope my suggestions can be considered and used. Giant onehead 19:08, 23 September 2006 (UTC)

Hannah stuff done, POV still needs fixing, the email themes should stay unless there's word that PlayMania's going to remain a permanent game show. They keep saying it's a promotion for GSN, but it's beginning to not be that way. Special Games section was removed also. I hope this clears things up a little bit. — JT (TRAiNER4) [TC][E] 20:53, 23 September 2006 (UTC)

Yes, I've compromised with you all and I've added a couple of my own things. I removed the cleanup tag because, well, I cleaned it up. I hope everyone can stay happy. — Chad "1m" Mosher Email Talk Cont. 21:00, 23 September 2006 (UTC)

I'm happy with what's there. Thanks Chad. — JT (TRAiNER4) [TC][E] 21:02, 23 September 2006 (UTC)

I like the page much better now, it's more concise and it looks more readable. Thanks, sorry for any inconvinence. Giant onehead 02:54, 24 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Fan group removed

I just removed this link. In spite of the apparent misuse of the word "official", this does not appear to be in any way an officially sanctioned Playmania or Peachey site. As such, it would not be an appropriate external link. Erechtheus 22:41, 24 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Revert

Why were the changes I made this morning reverted without explanation? Please review WP:OWN. I understand that I'm not a frequent contributor to this content, but that does not mean my edits constitute vandalism or anything else that should simply be reverted. I'm not looking for ownership of this content, and I welcome any improvements to what I have written. Treating those contributions as vandalism is not improvement. In fact, it could be considered vandalism.Erechtheus 18:21, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

I'm not saying it's vandalism. I just find it's not necessary to convert first names to last names. Their last names are rarely mentioned on the show, thus the first names are used as a familiarity tool.  — JT (TRAiNER4)  [T·C·E] 23:54, 29 September 2006 (UTC)
I'd suggest that WP:MOSBIO gives us our best guidance on the issue. In particular, I would point out, "it is better to refer to the person by their surname and not their first name, even if the subject is not controversial. The use of the first name gives the impression that the writer knows the subject personally, which, even if true, is not relevant." It seems to me that given this article's reputation for cruft, it would be best to strike a formal tone. I'd certainly like to hear more discussion on the matter. Erechtheus 00:01, 30 September 2006 (UTC)
Though it may be more proper, using the last names just comes off as really weird. It just doesn't feel right for this article. — Chad "1m" Mosher Email Talk Cont. 05:01, 30 September 2006 (UTC)
What if you just say "the hostess will read an e-mail" or the like? That is much simpler and you curb this debate. Giant onehead 07:41, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] PlayMania Chat

I continue to remove the chat room in the external links area because the fansites listed are comprehensive tributes. No offense, but anyone can make a chat room for themselves, so it is not notably notable. — Chad "1m" Mosher Email Talk Cont. 05:20, 8 October 2006 (UTC)

Although you are entitled to your opinion it is there as a place for playmania players to go and chat and discuss answers during the game and it does comply with all external links rules. I would like a second opinion on this myself. Although you may not find it useful there are those that do. lagwag0n 21:12, 8 October 2006 (UTC)
See WP:EL  — JT (TRAiNER4)  [T·C·E] 13:26, 9 October 2006 (UTC)

Here is what I'm thinking about the links and what should be here and what shouldn't. If people continue to add (what I feel to be) unnecessary links, I'll remove them. Feel free to comment.

  • Official Site: Obviously a Hard Yes.
  • Play-Maniacs.org: Comprehensive fan site with a unique perspective on the game: Yes.
  • YouTube link: Not so much. It's neither fansite nor highly relevant: Iffy.
  • Chats, Screen Caps, Groups, etc...: Not very comprehensive and not noteworthy for an encycopedia to link to: No.

— Chad "1m" Mosher Email Talk Cont. 00:25, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

Are there any other non-fan links that could be added? Link standards allow for the one fan site, but it would be nice if there was a better ratio than 1:1 between fan sites and more encyclopedic coverage. Erechtheus 02:12, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] "Plard out to Room 7...Room 4...Room 8"???

I guess I am too old or something, but what does that mean exactly? I checked Urban Dictionary, but it was not much help. What are these rooms also? I don't get it...but maybe that's the point.  :-) Just curious... WarFighter 07:08, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

They are GSN interactive chatrooms that are live when PlayMania is on.  — JT (TRAiNER4)  [T·C·E] 15:24, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
Oooooooooooohhhhhh...cool. I see now. Thank you!WarFighter 18:35, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
Thanks, I had been wondering the same thing Subwayguy 19:03, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

The Plard people are a group of serious Playmaniacs who watch nearly every show and enter to the maximum (probably using free web entries). Room 7 (or 4) refers to whatever chat room they are using to share answers and keep track of wrong guesses. Why they use the word Plard is known only to themselves. Jclinard 07:14, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Vince Roberts?

What's the deal with Vince Roberts being listed as a new host? Subwayguy 17:26, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

I didn't add it, so I'm working on validating it or not. If it's not valid, then it's being removed. I've given the contributer a week to provide a cite for it.  — JT (TRAiNER4)  [T·C·E] 18:55, 21 November 2006 (UTC)
According to the moderator on GSN's forums, the Vince Roberts information is not accurate. Jclinard 00:26, 22 November 2006 (UTC)
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