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1 Opinion Requested
2 Unspecified source for Image:GreystoneXFac.jpg
3 Orphaned non-free image (Image:SpeedballScott.jpg)
4 Orphaned non-free image (Image:BronzeTigerAcceptance.jpg)
5 Orphaned non-free image (Image:NabuMordru.jpg)
6 Fair use rationale for Image:Groo.jpg
7 Orphaned non-free image (Image:HecDreaming.png)
8 Orphaned non-free image (Image:Outsidersomega.jpg)
9 episode numbers
10 The A-Team
11 A Team
12 RE:Angel (Buffyverse) image
13 Angel (Buffyverse)
14 Fair use rationale for Image:JesseQuickThird.jpg

Opinion Requested

Hi, I'd like to hear you opinion on the following debate. (Merging Alternate Versions of Characters) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.182.78.104 (talk)

Unspecified source for Image:GreystoneXFac.jpg

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Orphaned non-free image (Image:SpeedballScott.jpg)

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episode numbers

Hi, I saw you started migrating the List of The A-Team episodes to use {{Episode list}}; kudos. I'd like bring Template talk:Episode list#Parameters to your attention; it calls for episodes to be numbered from 1-n for the series, not each season. This is not a stylistic issue, it is technical; the template generates IDs of the form id="ep1"... ID="ep75" which allow linking directly to an individual instance of the template and if the Episode numbers are reset for each season, you get duplicate IDs and links will all end up in the first season. You can use the EpisodeNumber2 parameter for the number within a season. See here where I just made this sort of change to List of Monk episodes. Best, Jack Merridew 12:11, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

Hi again, I've close the A-Team episode discussion and redirected one of the episode articles. They should all be done this way, but there is the issue of the leading zeros you're using; I don't think we've a guideline on this, but I'd suggest dropping it. I see you're in the middle of editing these so I'll hold off and leave it to you for now. Anyway, when you get to season two, you'll encounter the issue I first commented on. Thanks, Jack Merridew 10:15, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

FYI, see: diff --Jack Merridew 13:08, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

Redirecting articles does not lose the prior content; it is still there and can be restored. Such content for redirected episode articles should not be restored unless the editor doing so has a plan to establish proper grounds for the article to exist. For example, the One More Time plot summary is still there. Key to understanding a wiki is understanding that everything has a temporal dimension --Jack Merridew 09:44, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

I was just responding to your referring to the episode articles being 'deleted' when they are only being redirected. FYI, I'm working on the A-Team LOE, so please avoid edit conflicts... --Jack Merridew 10:05, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

Hi, I'm done with the A-Team LOE - for now; there seem to be no production codes on tv.com for season 3+ and I see no value in these. The missing ones are producing duplicate id="pc" for the ones that are blank and the cells are just wasting space. I'd just delete the whole column... --Jack Merridew 11:45, 18 August 2007 (UTC)

The A-Team

Thankyou so much for cleaning up the A-Team page - well done! DO you like Kojak by any chance -this article is awful! ♦ Sir Blofeld ♦ ^{"Expecting you?" Contribs} 16:01, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

Ah I'm surprised you hadn't heard of it -god I love 70s and 80s US detective series!! = The Rockford Files, Miami Vice , and Magnum P.I. is also great. Heres some trivia for you Kojak is linked to Friends!!! Telly Savalas (Kojak) was the god father of Jennifer Aniston!! ♦ Sir Blofeld ♦ ^{"Expecting you?" Contribs} 16:10, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

Ah from the Netherlands. Great British series include The Avengers and Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased). I added all the article and episodes for Randall and Hopkirk -check them out -classic!! ♦ Sir Blofeld ♦ ^{"Expecting you?" Contribs} 16:15, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

In places yes - I am trying to undertake the List of films by country, Tibet, Cambodia , James Bond and my various projects at the same time also at the same time. Nice job anyway . All the best ♦ Sir Blofeld ♦ ^{"Expecting you?" Contribs} 16:20, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

You may be interested in joining Wikipedia:WikiProject Actors and Filmmakers which I founded. I don't know if your interest lies here or with films but you are welcome to jpin all the same. ♦ Sir Blofeld ♦ ^{"Expecting you?" Contribs} 16:23, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

The episode work on Buffy is awesome by everyone involved. Any work you can do on the A-Team episodes would be a bonus. Happy edits ♦ Sir Blofeld ♦ ^{"Expecting you?" Contribs} 16:32, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

Yes it is probably best to summarise them in the List of A Team episodes. But series 2-4 seem to be missing the summary. Saludos ♦ Sir Blofeld ♦ ^{"Expecting you?" Contribs} 16:39, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

A Team

I just read your request at WT:TV about the article The A-Team. I am currently also in need of a native copy editor and I know how hard it is to find one. I only watched this show as a kid (my brother was the one who was into this show) and don't remember much, but I can give you some notes:

Overall sectioning - good. See Lost (TV series) and Arrested Development (TV series) for other encyclopedic possibilites.
Intro sentence: about - who -while - too complex and confusing
Have a look at {{cite web}}.
I wouldn't use "According to" in the intro section; rather use <ref>s there.
Despite being thought of as mercenaries - who thought so?
There are talks of a movie. - where? Any maybe rather say "There are rumors about a new movie"
Footnotes come after punctuation
The name of the show comes from "A-teams"... feels tagged on in the intro
The A-Team revolves around the four members of a former commando outfit and current group of mercenaries - remove the "the"
Lt. Templeton "Faceman" Peck (Dirk Benedict) serves as the team's con-man and proprietor of vehicles and other useful items. - reads like Faceman serves as other useful items - strange.
I don't know whether I'm correct here, but I thing there should be commas after "Originally", "In the show's first season", etc.
The character section switches between in-universe and out-of-universe style when talking about cast changes - very confusing for me as I neither remember the characters' nor the actors' names. It is also confusing because there are (IMHO) too many people mentioned there, but it is not apparent what their role is (notability?).
Using parantheses "(" and ")" is discouraged. Find other ways in prose to include the info.
As the television ratings of The A-Team fell dramatically during the fourth season the format was changed for the show's final season in 1986-1987 in a bid to win back viewers etc. in the plot synopsis - rather create a new "Cancellation" or "Season 5 changes" section because this has nothing to do with Plot. There is also too much "random" plot info there that I as an outsider cannot relate to. (I.e. you need to make this section more accessible by removing unnecessary plot details, and expand the relevant plot info there.)
The first season credits open with "Ten years ago...", instantly dating the serie - redundant with what has been said right before that sentence
Opening sequence - reads like descriptive fancruft, but what would be interesting is why all these changes for each season. Needs references.
Formulaic nature of episodes - too much plot info; the only good info I found there was The show became emblematic of this kind of "fit-for-TV warfare" due to its depiction of high-octane combat scenes, with lethal weapons, wherein the participants (with the notable exception of General Fullbright) are never killed and rarely seriously injured (see also on-screen violence), but this needs a reference.
Connections to the Vietnam War - good section, but needs references
Cultural and societal impact - good section, but needs references
"--" in Reception section - see WP:MOS how to do dashes
Further analysis section - is this detailed example really necessary? Also, do all instances of on-screen deaths need to be mentioned? (You could mention them in footnotes like the current first footnote on Avatars (Carnivàle) instead, for example.)

Overall, a good first attempt, but as you said, it still needs (much) work, and I tried to give an overview over the issues. What I did with Carnivàle (an obscure TV show I wrote about) was to separate the plot from the show info and move it to Fictional universe of Carnivàle. Since The A-Team is already 54 kB in size, it might need splitting soon anyway, so separating these two topics might be a good idea once you have enough material (+ sources) to sustain a new article. What I currently see as one of the article's main problems (especially in the first part) was that it gives in-show examples, then synthesizes these examples into a statement. What would be better is to say "John Doe of The New York Times called The A-Team this and that, as can be observed in the episode XYZ." If you can't (or won't) do these changes yourself, you can copy the above points to the show's talk page. Happy editing, and don't let my remarks discourage you from working on this article. :-) – sgeureka ^t•c 13:41, 23 August 2007 (UTC)

Thanks a lot, mate. I'm going to get on this as soon as I can. Thanks again for the time and trouble. Kusonaga 14:39, 23 August 2007 (UTC)

RE:Angel (Buffyverse) image

Image on the infobox basically shows Angel in his prime. How he "truly" looks like as a vampire. The other image shows Boreanaz much older, and a bit chunky. It takes away the illusion of his character's immortality. On a minor note, the other image's quality is very poor. No good use on an infobox.--The Scourge 18:10, 29 August 2007 (UTC)

Angel (Buffyverse)

Hi, I've noticed your work on this article, and thought you might be interested to know that I just created a sandbox to improve it. I find sandboxes are helpful for making drastic edits to a page, which is what this article needs. I've not really done anything to it yet, but if you have any input or suggestions, I'd like to hear them. I plan on completely rewriting the page into sections entitled Appearances, Characterization, and Pop culture, similar to my other sandboxes for Buffy and Faith. If you look at some well-written character articles like Jason Voorhees, Jabba the Hutt, and Jack Harkness, you'll see that character histories and "in-universe" information about the character are discouraged. Again, if you have any plans for how this page should be rewritten, let me know. :) Paul730 22:37, 30 August 2007 (UTC)

I just summarised Angel's television appearances in my sandbox. It's only the first draft, but if you want to look it over, another pair of eyes are always useful for catching typos or clunky grammer. Paul730 23:52, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

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