Talk:History of The Simpsons

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Contents 1 Ideas for further expansion 2 Missing cite? 3 Great article! 4 List of changes within the show

[edit] Ideas for further expansion

The article could be improved if we mentioned the first use of 3D animation ("Treehouse of Horror VI"). It could also be noted that "Deep Space Homer" used some form of computer animation. In addition to that the article should mention the entire feud with the Bush family ("Two Bad Neighbors"). --Maitch 07:53, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

It should also mention the Who Shot Mr. Burns contest as well as the real Simpson house contest. --Maitch 07:55, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

I think this article would be better with a list of the significant events that have occured on the show such as Milhouse's parents spliting up, Maude Flanders death, Apu getting married and having a family ones that have had a permanent lasting effect on the show. Oh thats right Sargent Scorpion won't allow it because he seems to think he owns all The Simpsons articles on Wikipedia and dictates what can and can't be on here. Bhowden (talk) 06:59, 23 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Missing cite?

There is a problem with cite 3. Cirt 16:25, 1 December 2007 (UTC).

[edit] Great article!

This is a most wonderful article. Well-done Maitch (talk · contribs) !! I must say I have not encountered much of your work (yet) on the project, though I have seen some of your featured stuff. You do great work. Cirt 16:27, 1 December 2007 (UTC).

[edit] List of changes within the show

A week ago I created a section listing the changes that have occured within the show, these are notable changes that have occured and have had a lasting change instead of reverting back to the way things were in the next episode or before the episode finished as the viewer would normally expect. These are things like Apu getting married and later Manjula having children and Milhouses parents spliting up. Anyone who didn't ever see these episode would have no idea such event occured and why such a change never happened, like I have never seen the episode where Barney gave up drinking and started flying a helicopter so I had no idea until I read about it somewhere. So I think this is a good idea, however Scorpion who seems to patrol these articles and removes any change he doesn't like doesn't like it. This info has a place somewhere within The Simpsons articles on Wikipedia, I don't think it is enough info for its own article and I know Sargent Scorpion would probably delete it like he did a few weeks ago with an article on businesses I wrote so decided this was the best place to put it. If someone can think of a better article then shift it there but this seems appropriate being in the History of The Simpsons. Bhowden (talk) 07:29, 16 March 2008 (UTC)

You do realize it was initially removed by someone else, right? By the way, I didn't delete the businesses article, I nominated it for deletion. It was the votes of a half a dozen others that deleted it.

This is an out of universe history of the show, it is not a dumping ground for cruft. The stuff you were adding doesn't really belong here. -- Scorpion⁰⁴²² 07:43, 16 March 2008 (UTC)

Got to agree with Scorp, it's a page about the out of universe history, so a list of permanent changes is really trivial cruft. The Simpsons Wiki would be a better place. Gran² 08:04, 16 March 2008 (UTC)

I agree with Scorpion and Gran. That list is pretty trivial and fan crufty. --Maitch (talk) 11:12, 16 March 2008 (UTC)

The last person that reverted this did so saying it was uncited no other reason, I was quick to fix this saying it is cited as there is a reference to the episode the event occured in. The people that are going to read this and any thing else Simpsons related on Wikipedia are more than likely fans of the Simpsons, if I wasn't a fan of the Simpsons I wouldn't have even considered looking at these articles. It seems so stupid that everything has to match silly PC standards, most people that read this will find it interesting. I think this should be included before some of the other content within The Simpsons articles. Bhowden (talk) 08:53, 20 March 2008 (UTC)