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Yeah thanks, I was providing it as you attacked my talk page and edit conflicted me, silly bot. =) —MearsMan ^talk 15:10, 31 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Pokémon Live! edits

Hi! I was waiting for one of you Musical project people to get around to doing Pokémon Live!. I'm reasonably new to Wikipedia, and so thankyou for your useful edits. My main query is why you got rid of the rest of the original cast in the Cast section. I saw that your edit summary was that you erased them because you'd got them from when you went to see the show. Is it that you don't trust your memory? I'm not sure how the list could be inaccurate, and I liked having it there!

Cheers, Franklint (talk) 12:15, 3 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Franklint, thanks for asking! I believe you're referring to this edit that I made to the Pokémon Live! article. The reason I removed those names was not because I was unsure of their accuracy (although they were unsourced), but rather to try and help bring the article up to code with WikiProject Musical Theatre's style guidelines. According to these guidelines, "The names of non-notable (i.e., non-bluelinked) ensemble and chorus members, understudies and non-notable production team members (other than directors and choreographers) should be deleted. Only the actors playing principal (significant speaking and singing) roles should be mentioned." This helps to cut back on lengthy lists of non-notable actors from appearing in the articles. In my edit, I removed what I believed to be the names of ensemble and chorus members, leaving only the principal roles in accordance with the structure guidelines. If you have any further questions, please feel free to ask. =) —MearsMan ^talk 13:02, 3 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hey MearsMan. Awesome, thanks for justifying. I suppose, grudgingly, that that guideline is useful :-). Do you mind if I add a link to the Bulbapedia article (which contains the full cast list) for anyone interested, as an external link? Franklint (talk) 21:32, 3 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hmm, to be completely honest I'm sure what standard policy is about including links to Bulbapedia, so if you want to play it safe it might be a good idea to ask over at WikiProject Pokémon. I do know that Bulbapedia shouldn't be used as a source in articles, seeing as it's an open Wiki that can be edited by anyone. Still, my gut instinct says that there's nothing wrong with including a link to the article in the External links section in a "for further information, you might want to check out the Bulbapedia article on Pokémon Live!" sort of way, and if you were to add such a link I certainly wouldn't remove it unless I come across a policy of sorts stating that the site shouldn't be linked. Happy editing! :) —MearsMan ^talk 02:29, 4 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I noticed that you added the link! :) I've gone ahead and tweaked the link a bit so that it links to the main article itself and not just the cast section. I think the link is just a bit more "friendly" to the average reader this way, so that it's appealing to the average reader who's interested in any sort of additional information on the show, not just those readers who are looking for an extended cast list. I've also updated the language in the link accordingly. Hopefully you're okay with the changes I've made, but if not I suppose we could discuss them. —MearsMan ^talk 13:03, 4 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Nikki Blonsky

Nikki IS an assailant now. She has been charged with assault. Why can't I add this to her page? Why is it considered vandalism? Tootie Banks (talk) 00:18, 4 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The problem isn't so much the information you added as it is the manner in which you added it. Your edits here and later here introduced information in an inappropriate manner, giving the matter undue weight. While it may technically be true that Nikki Blonsky is an assailant, it is certainly not the most notable or important thing about her, and as such it should not be the first thing discussed in the article. Plus, it didn't help that your additions were more than a little POV-ish. Just let me know if you have any further questions. —MearsMan ^talk 02:41, 4 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

WP:HOTCAT

Seeing all the work you're doing with categories, you might want to add HotCat in your preferences. It makes the addition and deletion of categories much easier! — Music Maker 5376 20:10, 4 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for sharing that with me, I'm sure it'll be a big help in the future! I'm still experimenting with it a bit, trying to figure out exactly how it works, but I think I've almost got the hang of it. :) —MearsMan ^talk 21:18, 4 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

i'll just tack on another thanks here....thanks! --emerson7 21:16, 7 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Categorizing operettas as musicals

Hi. I see you are categorizing quite a number of operettas as musicals. I'm a bit puzzled as to the logic of this. Can you explain what your intention is? Thanks. --Klein zach 03:42, 6 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I've been using Category:Musicals by year to go through and list musicals in Category:Broadway musicals and Category:London West End musicals where appropriate and to list them by their source material where I can discern what served as the source material. If the articles were in a "musicals by year" category and had a WikiProject Musical Theatre banner on their talk page I added the applicable categories, regardless of whether the article described the show as a musical, operetta, or something else (WPMT's project page states that operettas sometimes fall under the scope of the project, although I personally don't know when an operetta should or should not be covered by our project). I'll freely admit that I know little about most of the shows I've edited so far (I've worked my way from the 1850's to 1930 today), and seeing as I've edited such a large number of pages in such a short period of time it is entirely possible that I've made a few mistakes along the way. I'm going to take a bit of a break from this for the night (and possibly the next day or so), but hopefully when I come back to it I'll be well rested and better focused. I'm quite tired at the moment, so I'm not sure if I've adequately answered your question, but feel free to respond and I'll do my best to answer any remaining questions at a later point in time. —MearsMan ^talk 04:24, 6 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. I understand. There are a number of operettas which are not ideally categorized, also some which are under the WikiProject Musical Theatre banner rather than Opera (by agreement). If you can avoid operettas that will be a good idea. I'll go ahead and revert any problematic ones I see. Regards. --Klein zach 06:03, 6 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

That sounds good to me, and thanks for understanding. In the future I'll do my best to avoid adding the categories to articles on operettas where there's a bit of ambiguity unless there's some sort of conclusive decision that they should be covered by WikiProject Musical Theatre in the future (why such a decision would be reached, I can't quite say). —MearsMan ^talk 12:40, 6 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Help

Since you're part of a Wiki Project, How do I become part of A WikiProject I am really confused. Please reply on my page. --RayqayzaDialgaWeird2210 14:41, 10 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Done I've left a message on your talk page. Hopefully that clears everything up for you. :) —MearsMan ^talk 15:21, 10 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the cookies xD

One question, please, i'm searching in Babel an userbox what say in it, VA (This code is from Valencian Speakers, in this wikipedia doesn't exists or what, excuse me for my poor English. --Ravave (talk) 15:47, 14 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You're very welcome, glad you enjoyed them! =) I've left a response to your question on your talk page, so hopefully that answers your questions. —MearsMan ^talk 16:34, 14 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for answer me. i send to you a great hello! from Spain xD --84.123.43.242 (talk) 17:51, 14 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]