Talk:Ian Beale

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"He plans to leave the soap when his current contract runs out in september he says "The past 21 years have been brilliant, but i need something new to do. I want to thank Eastenders for everything and to the fans" The door will be left open for a return"

I have deleted this information as extensive research seems to suggest that this is incorrect.(StudentSteve 01:26, 15 March 2006 (UTC))

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[edit] Cleanup

What needs cleaning? AnemoneProjectors (talk) 21:38, 14 June 2006 (UTC)

All the separate sections need to be combined and cleaned up, they look (for want of a better word) choppy... Trampikey 22:38, 14 June 2006 (UTC)
I'll see what I can do. AnemoneProjectors (talk) 22:44, 14 June 2006 (UTC)
You know what. I started to edit, and got as far as Jane, but then I realised I like the sections as they are. I don't think they look "choppy". I do agree that the "children" section is unnecessary, but I like the "relationships" and "enemies" sections as they are. The "other storylines" section can be expanded. The article doesn't need to be in chronological order. Thoughts? AnemoneProjectors (talk) 23:09, 14 June 2006 (UTC)
It should be in chronological order, and I think it does look choppy. I'll make it look better tomorrow. Trampikey 23:14, 14 June 2006 (UTC)
Go on then :) AnemoneProjectors (talk) 00:22, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Trophy Wives

I have deleted this line "Ian's three marriages to trophy wives have brought little happiness" as it is a POV.

[edit] Marriage

Should there be a 'Fourth Marriage' part made to follow up from the other sections or will we just add the bit about the wedding to the end? Sparhelda 20:23, 6 July 2007 (UTC)

It's part of his "Relationship with Jane" and should be in that section. — AnemoneProjectors (zomg!) 23:05, 6 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] "Teenage daughter Lucy"

Is this section needed? It's only really about Lucy and Craig, not Ian. If it stays, it needs to be updated. I was about to update it when I realised it might not be needed. — AnemoneProjectors (会話) 18:14, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

I dont think it is needed either, I was going to trim it when I did a cut on this article the other week, but I decided to leave it until the storyline finished. I know ive been a fan of detail in the past, but some of the current character articles are becoming ridiculously long.
We should merge the Lucy section with the gost section, rename it to somethhing like "Paternal issues; Cindy's ghost", then the Lucy section can be summarised in just a line or two. Such as:
"Ian despaired in 2007 when his duaghter, Lucy, became surly & rebellious. Problems esculated when she started seeing Craig Dixon. When Ian found out that 13 yr old Lucy was about to have sex with 18yr old Craig, he did everything he could to split them up, and althouh Lucy came to realsie the hard way that Craig was no good, she resented Ian's interference. She began speaking to a mysterious person via the Internet, who claimed to be her dead mother Cindy, then began stalking Ian.... etc etc." Gungadin♦ 18:52, 3 October 2007 (UTC)
That sounds excellent. You're so good at this! — AnemoneProjectors (会話) 19:30, 3 October 2007 (UTC)
Ok it's done :) Gungadin♦ 20:16, 3 October 2007 (UTC)
Perfect. Not too long and not too short! — AnemoneProjectors (会話) 20:30, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

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[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:IanjiltsJane.jpg

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