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Zzyzx11 (Talk) 18:34, 25 May 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Casino hotel summary

Yes, I think a standard table would be an excellent idea. I'm not sure of the best place to develop one, but on a casino page might not be the best choice. Maybe a temp page for a casino, stating out on the discussion page. There is a lot of information that can be considered and the hotel information needs to be kept out of the casino data. That begs the question of should hotels have a table also, again the answer is likely yes. Pick a casino that you want to start with and I'll help you get the discussion started. You may also want to do a little research to see if there is a policy for tables. I seem to recall something, especially if you want to reserve a color scheme. Vegaswikian 20:45, 31 May 2005 (UTC)

I'll look at that when I can. Right now I just created Las Vegas Boulevard and if you want to look at it and fill in missing information feel fre. I have to review all of the links and then I'll be finished for tonight. Vegaswikian 02:24, 22 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Well if you can't get feedback, then introducing it into several articles would be the bold step. Go ahead and see what happens. Vegaswikian 6 July 2005 19:04 (UTC)
If you noticed, I have been cleaning up some of them. Italics for the attractions and restaurants. Links for the owners and previous hotels. In at least one case, someone changed the width of the table. The biggest problem I have is the website at the top of the box. It seems too large. Also, including website tends to make this run to two lines for a lot of casinos. Moving to the bottom and using a smaller font or dropping the website might be better, or maybe just including this within the box itself? Vegaswikian 22:15, 19 July 2005 (UTC)
What I have done is simply edit Template:Casino hotel infobox or choose another name. Then cut and paste the source in and make all of the paramaters variables with a name. Once you get it created, I can help you finish the setup. Vegaswikian 17:28, 27 July 2005 (UTC)

[edit] MindPlay article

I see you created this article, and linked to it from Blackjack. Can I ask what your interest/source is for this information? The article seems to be more of an advertisment for MindPlay than an encyclopedia article on it, which is not the purpose of Wikipedia. I've marked the article with template:bias, but I've refrained from editing it, or nominating it for deletion until I've had your side of the argument. I've posted a similar statement on Talk:MindPlay as well. --me_and 20:18, 11 July 2005 (UTC)

[edit] My erroneous edit of Wedding Crashers

Interesting. The iamchazz.com site just looked really unprofessional, and I read somewhere in there that the site is apparently involved in some sort of legal battle with the company that made Wedding Crashers. I just thought that the site was the work of some entrepreneur trying to capitalize on the movie's popularity, and removed the link. Ikusawa 05:24, 25 July 2005 (UTC)

[edit] FASTPASS/Single Rider Logo

I noticed in some attractions facts "FASTPASS Availablity: Yes" or "Single Rider Availablity: Yes" started to appear, I thought just having a simple FP Logo or Single Rider logo would be easier to see if the Attraction has a FASTPASS option, I thought it would be a neat idea. If people don't like it, it's easy to find and remove LordBleen 05:05, 25 September 2005 (UTC)

I gotcha! I added redirects for both the FASTPASS and Single Rider logos, so if you click on them it sends you straight to the article.LordBleen 00:53, 26 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino

A lot of your edits on this page were inaccurate. The reason that clubs where Notable Attractions where because Voodoo Lounge is the tallest club in Vegas, also it is a very popular club. The reason Club Rio was on the list because it is one of the longest running dance clubs in Vegas. The Orleans is Mardi Gras themed but the Rio also has a lot of aspects of Mardi Gras, though it is not as strong as it once was it still is officially themed as both Mardi Gras and Carnival. Both Masquerade Show in the Sky and Masquerade After Hours are shows, they are attractions and shows all in one. They are choreographed and use props and sets so they are shows. Also the reason the WSOP was moved to the Rio was because Harrah's only bought Binions because is was in deep trouble. The company only kept the property for six months before agreeing to sell it (though they ran it for a time after.) So in conclusion I am reversing your edits. --Ben 17:42, 4 March 2006 (UTC)

Thanks again for your work too. I thought it would be best to reverse the edit because of the nature of the edits, they where very large so it was hard to break it down. But I think they is a very healthy comprimse. I understand what you are saying about the major attractions, but I think we both need to work on removing club and other things from the other info box's because your right I don't think a club is a major attraction though they there are a few resorts in town that people go to just go to the club. Pure, Light are famous clubs. There are other in town that are. I think we need to treat this on a case by case basis, because every resort is different. When we go to remove some clubs I think we need to put a comment on the talk page of that page. As far as the theme goes I think we need to go by what the hotel says its theme is. Harrah's says the Rio is Mardi Gras and Carnival and I think that is what we should go by. I think the big thing is just making sure discuss the major edits on the talk page with other Wikipedians because some of us have more insight on some resorts, since a lot of us out there work for the resorts. Thanks again and for the hard work. --Ben 00:05, 6 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] John Trivers

Your comment about me copying something verbatim from another bio is incorrect. Though certain factual elements are definitely the same, and there may be a phrase here and there that was incorporated, the two biographies are substantially different. A list of all the different locations from which I pulled information are clearly labeled on the page. --Elonka 04:40, 13 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Removing the roller coaster link

I see that you seem to have your heart set on removing my link in the roller coaster article. Might I remind you that the subsection of "external links" that I placed that particular link in was called "Fan sites, photo galleries, and forums." The link goes to the site www.xtremecoastin.com, which is indeed a fan site about roller coasters, and has numerous photo galleries as well as a forum. I am not a member of this site nor am I affiliated with it in any way, and I am simply placing it there to contribute. I never intended to "exchange" links with Wikipedia. If you are going to be rude enough to delete my link, then you might as well delete every other link in the external link section, because they are virtually the same in terms of content. I am placing the relevant link back on the article, and if you remove it again, I will notify an administrator. --Dunlevyd 08:32, 14 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Additions to coaster infobox require article updating, need help

I've made several large additions to the {{Infobox roller coaster}} template, which will require updating of EVERY article using it. These additions are automatic unit conversion for the statistics and automatic categorization. I have also provided full documentation of every parameter on the template page, which I strongly encourage you to read. Every article will need the following changes:

  • These parameters must be delinked: location, section, manufacturer, and type. They will be automatically linked, and will (except for section) be used for automatic categorization.
  • The type parameter must be Steel or Wood.
  • The secondary type (Inverted, Floorless, Duelling etc.) should be moved to the type2 parameter. If a second secondary type is necessary, it goes in type3. In either case, don't link them, it will be done automatically.
  • height, drop, length, speed, and restriction must have all non-numeric characters removed. height, drop, and length must be expressed in feet (using decimals instead of inches if necessary), speed must be expressed in miles per hour, and restriction must be expressed in inches. All of these parameters will automatically be converted to metric and displayed in both forms.

Also, the rcdb_number parameter should be added to every coaster article that doesn't have it yet.

If the article is about a widely-cloned coaster such as Batman: The Ride where the template covers multiple installations of the same coaster, the redesigned template will not be appropriate. For these articles, simply change the template to "Infobox roller coaster simplified". This is the old version, without all the automation.

I've already updated over 50 articles myself, but I can't do this all day and I'll need your help to get it done quickly. The list of pages using the template can be found here. I'm sending this message to all listed participants of Wikipedia:WikiProject Roller Coasters. Dusso Janladde 07:42, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Re:Misc Disney Page?

I like/prefer the park specifc. Having a list of all the Attractions of the Walt Disney World Resort or even the Disneyland Resort just creates a huge list. Hope this helps! LordBleen 06:20, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Re:Misc Disney Page

I may be the wrong person to ask, because I deem both pages as unnecessary in an encyclopedia. Many people forget it isn't a comprehensive fan site. Just an encyclopedia. Sorry I couldn't help. :( --Speedway 17:02, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

Oh no, I totally agree with you. Far better on it's own page then clogging up the main page. I just disagree with the information being there anywhere in Wikipedia. But if we have to have it, I'd rather it be on it's own page. --Speedway 18:51, 8 July 2006 (UTC)--Speedway 18:51, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] RE: See also

I removed it because they are not the same park. Simple as that. --Lyght 10:50, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Parades and Fireworks

Well, I thought it would be ok to include all of the parades and fireworks shows in the past attractions page, is there anywhere for previous shows like that? I think that it is important to the park's history. --blm07 04:55, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Brain Teaser AfD

To all WikiProject Roller coasters participants: Brain Teaser, a kiddie coaster at Six Flags Darien Lake is up for deletion via WP:AFD. This isn't my article, but if it's deleted, it sets the prescident for many small coasters to be deleted, such as Mild Thing, which runs counter to the Coaster Wikiproject and also will make a lot of park templates look dumb since they can't include all coasters. Dusso Janladde 20:21, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Magic Kingdom entertainment history

I've created Magic Kingdom entertainment history using List of current Magic Kingdom attractions as a template. I saw Disney's California Adventure entertainment history so I thought it would be fine to make one for the Magic Kingdom. Also, check Talk:List of past Epcot attractions for more information about the park's past. --blm07 10:30, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Sorcery in the Sky

Just a note to say that when you have moved Sorcery in the Sky to a new page you should have fixed the redirect (I have done so). Also, please search for Sorcery in the Sky and fix what will now be broken links - there are several. You will also need to check for the other section you moved. Let me know, here, if I can help further. BlueValour 15:39, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] inversion succession box

I will make edits so that is clear. Honestly I had thought about making a succession box on that topic for a while, but the issue that you brought up kept me from doing it. I saw that someone else started the succession box though and it was a huge mess, so I decided to fix it and move it back all the way to Corkscrew (Cedar Point) (before corkscrew RCDB makes the identity of the first coaster with two inversions very unclear). Best, Irongargoyle 21:24, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Tarzan's Treehouse

Hi Spike, you are correct that Tarzan's Treehouse is at Disneyland and not at WDW, but there is a tradition of using the same article to describe attractions that are based on the same concept, so Tarzan's Treehouse and Swiss Family Treehouse share a common page. Maybe we should have a page for Swiss Family Treehouse that redirects to Tarzan's Treehouse, but I accomplished the same thing by displaying "Swiss Family Treehouse" while directing the link to "Tarzan's Treehouse". Oh, and cool name... one of my favorite musicians. Bytebear 19:16, 22 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Ratatouille

Can I ask where it is specified? the image on the right says "rat-a-too-ee" not "rat-a-TOO-ee". The latter implies that the accent is on the "TOO" whereas normally the accent would be on the "ee" (well, the "oo" wouldn't really be a separate syllable normally). Esn 01:04, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Independent/Other

I saw the title on Special:Newpages, and just thought "wait...other?" and got confused for a moment. I think Independent works much better, and I think it'll be a lot better when people are doing searches for incidents. I'm glad I was able to help :) --Адам12901 Talk 05:20, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] WALL-E

I know there still isn't an official announcement directly from Pixar yet, but wouldn't the fact that Bob Iger, Disney CEO, announced the existence of WALL-E in this letter to stockholders be enough to substantiate its inclusion on Wikipedia, and references on other Pixar pages? RMS Oceanic 00:22, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

I agree; we were waiting for official beyond doubt, which this is.jj 07:06, 18 January 2007 (UTC)


well, when we've got Shrek 4 when shrek 3 isn't released, and given the trend of Pixar to be secretive about these things, you'd say we have to wait for a trailer or something in essence, which is not a rulejj 15:08, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

Look at how little info we have on Ratatouille, or had even 6 months ago. it is a stub, sure, but it obviously is Pixar and is going to happen, thus it is relevant.15:27, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
Also, leaving that unnanounced thing on Ratatouille won't work even if we delete wall-e, it has been announced —The preceding unsigned comment was added by JasonJack (talk • contribs) 15:30, 18 January 2007 (UTC).

[edit] Finding Nemo stuff

Spike, thanks for the headsup. Marlin was the one page I wasn't actively watching (fixed that). I dropped the other editor a note as well, so she will hopefully understand about the merge. I'm doing all I can to make that a good article ;). Thanks again! --Snicker|¥°€| 05:42, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

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