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List of films based on television programs

Pinging Geraldo Perez – this is more a reminder to myself than to you, Geraldo: but the WP:SCOPE of List of films based on television programs looks like it needs to be (massively?) narrowed. Right now it's including a bunch of what are basically TV movies in the list (including some TV movies that basically aired as episodes of these series – e.g. I just removed Shake It Up: Made In Japan which should not have been included under any circumstances!). That list should be narrowed to just theatrically-released films that are based on TV series. FWIW. (And, again, this is more a reminder to myself...) --IJBall (contribs • talk) 23:15, 21 March 2017 (UTC)

• See also: List of television spin-offs to do the same. --IJBall (contribs • talk) 03:27, 18 June 2017 (UTC) ‎
• And: Lists of actors by television series is another cleanup job... --IJBall (contribs • talk) 01:18, 10 July 2017 (UTC)

Just Add Magic (TV series) and Aubrey K. Miller

There is an editor who is updating the name of the actress to include her middle initial, which goes against MOS:TVCAST (the middle initial in her name is clearly not in any of the credits I've seen on this TV series, or Austin & Ally or Sam & Cat). Also, they attempted to re-create an article on the actress, over the redirect currently pointing to the TV series. A draft currently exists at Draft:Aubrey Miller, though I remember a draft article on the actress with her middle initial that has been G5 deleted. (She still does not pass any notability standards in Wikipedia.) Thirdly, I noticed an IP was vandalizing the three AfD articles of the actress, which have been restored. Please keep an eye on this situation; I will also ping Amaury and Geraldo Perez. MPFitz1968 (talk) 06:46, 31 August 2021 (UTC)

User:Stratoshift could be a sock, esp. considering their short edit history. Best course of action is to try and figure out who this is a sock of, and then report to WP:SPI. --IJBall (contribs • talk) 12:11, 31 August 2021 (UTC)

How do you put a notice in the redirect about a draft article being available? I wanted to do that for the Aubrey K. Miller redirect, but also another redirect I just created, also pointing to Just Add Magic ... Aubrey Miller (which is how she's actually credited in that series, and others). The draft article again is Draft:Aubrey Miller. MPFitz1968 (talk) 16:35, 2 September 2021 (UTC)

@MPFitz1968: You use {{R with possibilities}} – I just did that at Aubrey Miller. Unfortunately, I don't think you can do this when the names are different, so it won't work for Aubrey K. Miller. When that happened with a userspace draft once, I think I put a hidden note in the redirect... One option would be to try to delete the latter redirect, or at least take the issue to WP:RfD... --IJBall (contribs • talk) 16:44, 2 September 2021 (UTC)

Still can't do much without concrete proof

But seems awfully fishy that they've just randomly popped up again. Amaury • 17:40, 1 September 2021 (UTC)

Warped!

Pinging Amaury as well. Haven't gotten around to checking/cleaning up the article myself, but was just created by the same editor who recently had multiple edits reverted on Tyler Perry's Young Dylan. Also don't know how much of the article is actually accurate- checked The Futon Critic and Deadline Hollywood, not sure where they are getting it but AFAIK no release/premiere date has been announced (no idea where the October 16, 2021 date is coming from... possibly this???). Magitroopa (talk) 22:06, 1 September 2021 (UTC)

Does it pass WP:TVSHOW? Maybe/probably (though I'd like to see more than just a Deadline Hollywood source, effectively). Is there any support for a "October 16, 2021" premiere date in the article? – Nope. That should be removed from the article, until it is properly sourced... Beyond that, I'm neutral on moving it to WP:Draftspace in the meantime. --IJBall (contribs • talk) 22:56, 1 September 2021 (UTC)

Taylor Swift

I have given both of the editors here an EW warning now. If one or both of them should revert again, it's probably time to go to WP:ANEW. Amaury • 18:44, 2 September 2021 (UTC)

I ended up retracting my warning for Bettydaisies as I miscounted their reverts. I have, however, submitted a report for Mirrored7 at ANEW, if you're interested in commenting. Currently second to last report. Amaury • 17:08, 3 September 2021 (UTC)

User Joeyconnick

So, after he tried to pull the alphabetizing shenanigan on the Katherine McNamara page, he's doing it on the Victoria Justice page as well.

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Victoria_Justice&action=history

He's been reverted by another editor, who also cited https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Lists_of_works#Filmographies .

When does Joeyconnick get a warning? 👍 136.49.32.166 (talk) 06:04, 4 September 2021 (UTC)

Honestly, neither format is worth fighting about, but neither is worth changing from an established style for either. I would start a talk page discussion on it, to see which formatting version has consensus support. --IJBall (contribs • talk) 06:07, 4 September 2021 (UTC)

Deadline

Dude, what are you talking about? Deadline's writing quality is poor, and they mostly just parrot press releases. The Hollywood Reporter, Variety, and EW are leagues better.136.49.32.166 (talk) 06:20, 4 September 2021 (UTC)

It's such an atrocious publication that after sending them numerous corrections, I just stopped reading them. 136.49.32.166 (talk) 06:22, 4 September 2021 (UTC)

Personal opinions on source quality is irrelevant – nobody here thinks Deadline isn't a WP:RS. Indeed, it's one of the most used sources for stuff like this on Wikipedia. That you don't like them is of no consequence. And there is no need for you to comment further on this here. --IJBall (contribs • talk) 06:22, 4 September 2021 (UTC)

And IP blocked. --IJBall (contribs • talk) 14:55, 4 September 2021 (UTC)

Username meaning

I want to know what your username actually stands for. Oh and it's been a while since I used Wikipedia but I won't be active alot here as of now. TheRavineStudios (talk) 05:52, 5 September 2021 (UTC)

Honestly, I am under no obligation to explain that to anybody. FWIW. --IJBall (contribs • talk) 05:54, 5 September 2021 (UTC)

I see. Thanks for your messsage. Didn't know what FWIW meant at first, but I looked it up and it means "For What It's Worth." TheRavineStudios (talk) 05:56, 5 September 2021 (UTC)

List of Big City Greens episodes

Feel free to restore anything you feel actually belongs, as I know you'll do it properly, but for the most part, it's trivia and unnecessary: [1]. Some of it was added by our problematic user here. I don't know when the rest was added. The articles are on my watchlist, but I don't keep too close of an eye on them. Amaury • 18:29, 5 September 2021 (UTC)

Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem

Hi! Can you tell me where you found the official cast listing in regards to supporting and guest? I watched the first episode and I'm not seeing what you added. For instance, all I see in the opening is "Special guest star Lisa Rinna". I didn't see any of the cast listed in the end credits either. Thanks! Partyclams (talk) 09:27, 7 September 2021 (UTC)

@Partyclams: I simply watched it on Peacock. Unlike "regular" DOOL, this series has "opening credits". I can't remember exactly when they happen, but it is several minutes into the episode – in episode #1, the "opening credits" came immediately after Austin came into the room with Anna and Carrie. Those in these "opening credits" need to be considered the "main" or primary cast of this series. Everybody, all together, are listed in the end credits. One interesting note: Peter Porte is credited in the main credits of ep. #1, but AFAICT does not appear in ep. #1... --IJBall (contribs • talk) 12:23, 7 September 2021 (UTC)

@IJBall: I watched the opening credits too. That’s very interesting. Should Lisa be listed as a “guest” since that’s how she’s credited in the opening? Partyclams (talk) 15:37, 7 September 2021 (UTC)

Nah – this is a Heather Locklear on Melrose Place crediting situation – IOW, for this limited series, Rinna is still "main cast", but with "special" billing. --IJBall (contribs • talk) 16:05, 7 September 2021 (UTC)

@IJBall: I uploaded the title card for the show to the page but I guess I didn't source it enough as it was just deleted. Are you good at uploading images by any chance? I still have the screenshot. It really should be in the infobox for the page. Partyclams (talk) 13:54, 8 September 2021 (UTC)

I am not good at this stuff. There are certain rules, like I think title cards need to be "low-res" images. But I'm not the one to help on this – you'll need to track down someone more knowledgeable about images and copyrights, etc. --IJBall (contribs • talk) 13:56, 8 September 2021 (UTC)

Sofia Carson

Ping Geraldo Perez as well. MPFitz1968 and I are likely going to need help here. Amaury • 17:19, 8 September 2021 (UTC)

I have removed the article temporarily from my watchlist. MPFitz1968 (talk) 17:20, 8 September 2021 (UTC)

IP should be reported (to WP:AIV) – clearly WP:NOTHERE. --IJBall (contribs • talk) 18:01, 8 September 2021 (UTC)

New rule

How do we mean if we wait for 2 years, instead of a year after the show has finished airing the last episode with no source of a season renewal or a cancellation, and then we remove the show from the list?

110.22.13.38 (talk) 05:24, 12 September 2021 (UTC)

That's not what I said, and you know it. Dash & Lily at least has not been officially cancelled, and it has not been a year yet. Don't remove shows like this from the list. --IJBall (contribs • talk) 13:26, 12 September 2021 (UTC)

A Cinderella Story: Starstruck

Can you do A Cinderella Story: Starstruck since it's been released last June, please?

Users BrickMaster02 and TheRavineStudios

• BrickMaster02 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
• TheRavineStudios (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

With regard to the former, it's edits like those with swear words that make me question whether this user actually has the competency to be here. It's not the swearing itself that's the problem, because I couldn't care less if someone swears as those words don't offend me, it's the user and the way they're doing it that makes me suspicious. They just created a user page, claiming to be autistic, but I don't know if I buy it. I think they're only doing it to try to excuse their behavior. And even if they were, it still wouldn't excuse their behavior. As for the latter, I continue to be suspicious of them as well. They keep showing up at more and more articles that I watch. Doesn't seem like a coccineous. Whether or not one or both of them are socks, I cannot say with certainty, but I don't believe they're completely innocent. Amaury • 01:22, 15 September 2021 (UTC)

On a mostly unrelated note, I'll let you asses the latest edits at Just Roll with It, as I've already reverted a few times, as per WP:DE. (We're also having issues with IPs persistently adding an end date, but that's another issue.) It's been a long time since I've worked with episode tables, but putting that aside, it seems awfully strange that this user suddenly shows up here. Remember, this is the user who created the "L Is for Love" article, one of the LGBT-themed episodes of The Loud House. It was later deleted after being nominated since it wasn't notable enough to be a standalone article. Needless to say, this is another editor I don't trust. Add: And, regardless, now is the time for them to follow WP:BRD, just as with the first user mentioned above at Side Hustle, where even though I agreed with the edits themselves, since you challenged it, they should have followed WP:BRD. They ended up giving up, but yeah. I am done with these "editors." Amaury • 01:28, 15 September 2021 (UTC)

There is nothing wrong with standardizing the aligning of column spacing in episodes tables between seasons. That edit shouldn't have been reverted, as they explained what they were doing. I've had other issues with that editor before (primarily in Filmography tables), but that edit was OK... As for the first two, they'll just need to be further monitored. BrickMaster02's editing has approached WP:DE/edit warring on occasion (and seems unwilling to start discussions), and if they don't get that under control, they will get themselves in trouble. --IJBall (contribs • talk) 12:30, 15 September 2021 (UTC)

New Page Patrol newsletter September 2021

New Page Review queue September 2021

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Notice of edit warring noticeboard discussion

Hello. This message is being sent to inform you that there is currently a discussion involving you at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Edit warring regarding a possible violation of Wikipedia's policy on edit warring. The thread is Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Edit warring#User:Saturnc0rp reported by User:Amaury (Result: ). Thank you. Amaury • 19:54, 16 September 2021 (UTC)

Just Roll with It

I'm not at my computer right now. Can you submit a protection request, please? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Amaury (talk • contribs) 03:19, 19 September 2021 (UTC)

 Done – semi-protection request at WP:RfPP submitted. --IJBall (contribs • talk) 03:25, 19 September 2021 (UTC)

Dilshad Vadsaria

Is it okay to put in 1999 for her college graduation year. Because I looked at both of the sources that were provided and the second one is a University Of Delaware Class of 1999 yearbook and her picture is among the students that graduated that year. Here's the link

file:///C:/Users/Lenovo/AppData/Local/Temp/1999_03_Seniors-2.pdf

If you scroll down you'll see here picture on page 73. Sorry I'm not sure how to make the link clickable.

99.21.95.87 (talk) 02:03, 20 September 2021 (UTC)