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[edit] Thanks for the Call-Net/Rogers Telecom changes

I knew that I was putting outdated information, but since Rogers didnt give info about the key people and public/private company, I just put old information until I got more. Your changes were well needed and tank you for changing them. TorontoStorm 13:53, July 21, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Spotlight Television, The Canadian Film Channel, etc.

To be perfectly honest, I'm not convinced that proposed networks should be getting Wikipedia articles, because then we run into a problem if they're not licensed. I really don't think that a new channel application should get an article until the CRTC approves its license. But I suppose you're free to differ in your opinion... Bearcat 20:28, 27 July 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks for restoring NPOV

The Thomson Corporation - (and that is definitely the name). The short-lived sentence you killed looked like what a bored gossip columnist might have written 30 years ago. Robin Patterson 21:45, 27 July 2005 (UTC)

Oh, btw, just so you don't think I'm nothing but a whining pest...great job on the A-Channel updates. Excellent idea to comment the changes in early. Bearcat 17:31, 28 July 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Royal Dutch Shell

Did you merge Royal Dutch Shell with Royal Dutch/Shell? --129.173.105.28 00:46, 29 July 2005 (UTC)

Please read this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Merging_and_moving_pages#Renaming_.28moving.29 . Never copy and paste a page to move it. There is a forum where you can get admins to do complicated moves. When in doubt seek help. --129.173.105.28 03:31, 31 July 2005 (UTC)
Thanks, will be more careful in future. Stickguy 04:39, 31 July 2005 (UTC)

[edit] The Gazette

One question: are you absolutely certain that no other publication in the entire world uses the name The Gazette? Are you absolutely certain that a city name isn't needed in the title for disambiguation purposes? Unless you can definitively prove that to be the case, the article has to be titled either Montreal Gazette or The Gazette (Montreal). "Use the official name" is an important rule, but "disambiguate when necessary" trumps it. Bearcat 01:31, 7 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] FM/TV and the CBC

Yeah, I actually realize that...I just wasn't sure if it was best to go with "do it anyway to keep the naming format relatively consistent", or "stick with the canonical form even if the situation is confusing to people". I reluctantly decided to go with the former, but wouldn't particularly object to the latter. (Except that if we don't have a consistent rule, it may very well empower the "but nobody calls it CIVT; the title has to be Global BC" crowd.) Some kind of move still realistically had to happen, so ultimately they'll have to be at either CXXX-TV or CXXX (TV)...and even if we used (TV), policy would permit a redirect from the expected -TV format anyway, so it's not as though those would need to be deleted if you or I were to move the CBC sticks to (TV) instead.

FWIW, Wikipedia doesn't actually have a policy that the official name of something always trumps considerations such as common name or consistency of naming format within like categories; in fact, Wikipedia policy quite specifically subordinates official name to other considerations when there's a conflict. So, in reality, situations like this bring up some complex decision-making about how best to handle the specific circumstances -- "what the CRTC uses is automatically Wikipedia's title, case closed, no exceptions" simply isn't how Wikipedia works. The CRTC, for example, will never have to render a decision concerning the Chicago Board of Trade, so it doesn't need to disambiguate CBOT from anything. But we do, whether the CRTC uses a suffix in that instance or not. And I personally wouldn't be comfortable leaving most CBC stations at undisambiguated titles unless somebody can prove that nothing else in the world actually uses acronyms like CBAT, CBLT or CBST. I think it's better to prepare for that eventuality now, rather than set up potentially problematic situations in the future. But YMMV, I suppose. Bearcat 18:29, 15 December 2005 (UTC)

I don't think we're actually disagreeing as much as it may seem...I think the biggest real difference of opinion here has to do with how readily we can assume that the four-letter callsign without the TV or FM suffix is actually a unique name. If I do a Google search on CFTO, for instance, I do mostly get refs to the TV station, but there are a few cases of it being an acronym for something else. I'm not sure if those other things deserve their own encyclopedia articles or not, but I'm reluctant to assume that the undisambiguated title CFTO should be the TV station rather than a dab page.
The example I'm coming from is CKY. For the longest time, the article there was the TV station in Winnipeg, but then somebody blanked out the TV article in favour of a rock band that I'd never even heard of. They didn't even move the TV station to another title; they just erased it. I fixed the problem, but the thing is that I had originally written the article not even knowing that a dab page would be necessary. And because nobody had the page watchlisted, it sat for a couple of weeks without anybody noticing what had happened.
So, in reality, I'm just trying to avoid such a situation happening again. I'm probably just being unnecessarily cautious, I admit. I'm open to using a different format for the CBC stations that don't actually use the -TV suffix, but basically I'm just trying to make things as clear and straightforward and not-overly-confusing as possible. Bearcat 22:10, 15 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] CBOT

Just noticed your edit to CBOT. Thought I'd let you know that piping and excess wikilinks don't go on disambiguation pages. One wikilink per entry is appropriate. Wikipedia:Manual of Style (disambiguation pages) has more info, and I'm always happy to disucss disambiguation.--Commander Keane 23:33, 15 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] List of CW affiliates

Have a look at the comment I added to the article. Do you think this will help in deterring unwarranted additions? More specifically, does this allow us to remove the bit near the beginning about how existing affiliation is not a guarantee and the technicalities of the deal don't make it automatic and yada yada yada, which seems more geared towards editors than general users? I can understand why general users would want to know that, but I had thought I had already added it (it happened on a day Wikipedia was having technical problems) and I want your opinion on whether it's sufficient deterrent. Morgan Wick 04:34, 22 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] The NBC Thing

To be honest, I can't remember why I did it.

If a history page of cable TV in the St. John's area was possible, we might be able to give my new info a new home.

MapleLeafFan04 02:35, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] Saryn Hooks

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[edit] CHUM/Bell Merger

I have a question: Should we add the information about Bell Globemedia intending to buy CHUM Limited to the CJON-TV page? MapleLeafFan04 23:34, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] Between a rock and a hard place (NTV)

It seems like NTV is in a no-win position should they drop CTV's newscasts for Global's. Considering there's three separate OTA stations in St. John's (one of which is a repeater), and both rival private networks end up doing what is mentioned in the article (both networks applying for their own stations), what would NTV do, if we assume the CRTC gives the green light for both networks, and St. John's could likely end up with five stations (and a crowded cable presence as nearly every channel from 2 to 62 and maybe beyond on the cable dial has been claimed)?—The preceding unsigned comment was added by MapleLeafFan04 (talk • contribs).

[edit] List of flops in entertainment

Apropos of The One, you are, of course, altogether correct, and I am, to be sure, an idiot (or, at the very least, someone who ought not to edit when ridiculously tired). Thanks, in any case, for fixing my error...—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Jahiegel (talk • contribs) 14:09, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Network affiliate lists

After seeing you re-arrange the Fox affiliate list into "DMA style", I am working on an ABC affiliate list in DMA style on my sandbox. I copied and pasted the table from the Fox affiliate list, but I have added the ABC stations in the top 35 markets and some others in the Midwest. Feel free to add more stations to the list and replace the ABC affiliate list with the one in my sandbox when finished. I plan on making all of the network affiliate lists in DMA style eventually. --grejlen - talk 02:00, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Bragg Communications Inc.

I do agree with your Eastlink renaming . I will do a little more investigating on Bragg Communications Inc. they seem to name Eastlink as "Eastlink Communications" or "Eastlink Cable" or "Eastlink Limited" on the website or as they bill thier customers for cable TV ,internet and phone all the same bill but not the Long Distance . Its confusing to all of us .--Bill 03:10, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thanks for the message

The reason I linked to that page on my blog is because it provides an imperical look at what the markets are doing. The data is aggregated from our local MLS (of which i'm a member), and allows people to measure buyer intensity in a non objective way (i.e. its a better method than saying 'gee there are a lot of for sale signs up' although that may be true too). As far as I know, there is no other way to visually guage the local market currently being offered.

Thanks Benjamin

[edit] Tim Hortons

You have edited this article in this past. Decimal10 is causing problems over at this article again (both through his account and his IP address). If you have time, I was wondering if you would help me keep an eye on the article. For more background, take a look at the lengthy message I have left on his talk page, which details all of his inapprorpiate behaviour (User talk:Decimal10#Your vandalism of Tim Hortons), a message he may erase (or just as likely ignore). Additional details are on Bearcat's talk page, relating to one particular issue (User talk:Bearcat#Tim Hortons). I'm just getting tired of dealing with him (he called me a "nutcase" this morning in an edit summary), and I could use a hand from some experienced editors familiar with the article (not to mention some third party input, just in case I am losing perspective). Thanks. Skeezix1000 20:29, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

Thanks. That's great. It is always helpful to have third parties get involved. Skeezix1000 00:52, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] TV/radio station moves

Hi! Just want to let you know that I think you've misinterpreted the naming conventions. Per WP:NAME:

All full-power Canadian FM and commercial TV stations have a (-FM or -TV) suffix... most U.S. and many Mexican stations, do not.

A quick search of the FCC TV Query for, say, WAGA shows that the correct call sign is simply "WAGA"; compare to the results for WDIV (which lists the station as "WDIV-TV").

The section you pointed to in your edit summary is meant to give guidelines if there are multiple stations with the same base callsign. It doesn't mean that all TV stations should have titles with the "-TV" suffix, because many do not.

It's a common mistake, but the distinction is important. Happy editing! — stickguy (:^›)— || talk || 22:03, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

Hi Stickguy, thanks for the message. You should probably contact Taestell about this; I'm really just carrying out his orders as I'm an administrator and can move pages over other pages. I'll review the moves that I've performed now :-) —Mets501 (talk) 22:47, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Talk:Académie française

Hi!

Did you see my response to your arguments? --Espoo 10:41, 25 November 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] Entertainment Now

A company being non-operational is not, in my opinion, a valid reason for it not to be acknowledged. I don't feel the article was written as an advert but please feel free to edit it, I simply see no reason why the article cannot exist (even on an disambiguation page) considering there is no other entry for Entertainment Now other than a re-direct, which is a link to an organisation no longer affiliating themselves with that name.

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