User talk:PhantomS/Archive/April 2007

Wikipedia:WikiProject Films/Style guidelines

Good day: Someone keeps adding the image of the poster to the style guideline. I reverted once and I don't want to get into a delete war with this person. Should it be deleted? The artilce mention yes. Thx. Luigibob 01:36, 19 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

WP Filmmakers

Thanks I was almost getting around to you!!!! I mentioned the tagging so when you tag an article it would be e.g {{WPFILMMAKERS|director =yes |class=start|importance=high but this by default would put the article in the releavnt categories for Filmmaker project and Biography project. I geninely reckon this would become amajor project ♦ Sir Blofeld ♦ ^{"I've been expecting you"} 15:22, 19 March 2007 (UTC) [reply]

Re: ad box request

Would it be possible for you to create an ad for WikiProject Radio? It is in serious need of more members. --PhantomS 09:20, 20 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, thank you for your suggestion. I'll see what I can do – Qxz 23:51, 20 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

– Qxz 02:44, 21 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Model page for WikiProject Film Bio started

I have started a page model for the new project User:Ernst Stavro Blofeld/Film biography page model. Please note that it is still in its infancy stage and the templates have not been fully completed. THis is how I'd like the page to look but with an adaption of the task side plate further to incorprate film and biography goals on wikipedia. What do you think as a start? ♦ Sir Blofeld ♦ ^{"I've been expecting you"} 16:17, 23 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I know all this. Hey all I want to know is whether this is worth it. Whether you think the project and the page has potential. I told you it is only about 2% complete but do you like the idea is all I'm asking for? ♦ Sir Blofeld ♦ ^{"I've been expecting you"} 18:13, 23 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Remember it is a model not the actual page!!!!! Feel free to build it with me until it can be transferred to the mainspace page that will be started . You said something about this should be on a separate page. Of course this is only a model ♦ Sir Blofeld ♦ ^{"I've been expecting you"} 18:15, 23 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

That would be a great idea. Also feel free to modify the initial sidebar. This will take a significant amount of time to set up, but I feel step-by-step this will become official and grow into a major project in no time at all... The bones are being laid anyway. ♦ Sir Blofeld ♦ ^{"I've been expecting you"} 18:22, 23 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I definitely think the info box should be changed to infobox film bio. As with films I'd like to see an info box for every film-bio article - it looks much more professional and like the article is taken care of better. ♦ Sir Blofeld ♦ ^{"I've been expecting you"} 18:54, 23 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

CineVoter

File:Film Reel Series by Bubbels.jpg

You voted for the Cinema Collaboration of the week, and it has been chosen as
Casino Royale (2006 film).Please help improve it to match the quality of an ideal Wikipedia film article.

This is an automated notice by BrownBot 21:01, 24 March 2007 (UTC) [reply]

hCard microformat in Template:Infobox actor

Hi,

I see that you're an editor of Template:Infobox actor. Would you be interested in helping to add the hCard microformat (see also Wikipedia:WikiProject_Microformats) to that? I can advise on the required mark-up, but I'm not familiar with template code editing. Andy Mabbett 11:16, 22 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I'd imagine it would be something like {bio|film=yes|director=yes|class=start|importance=high} which automatically places it in all the relevant project categories ♦ Sir Blofeld ♦ ^{"I've been expecting you"} 18:26, 23 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

That's not a microformat; please see the above links, Andy Mabbett 21:44, 27 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

March WP:FILMS Newsletter

The March 2007 issue of the Films WikiProject newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. Thank you. This is an automated notice by Cbrown1023 talk 00:37, 30 March 2007 (UTC) [reply]

SHOUTcast

No, this IS the correct kind of content for Wikipedia. This was featured in papers throughout Scotland as seen here and I doubt you can really argue with the fact that it CAN be included. So many times I have contributed with my time and effort and people who have nothing better to do such as yourself delete it. 172.188.13.180 09:53, 31 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It is not a general use for shoutcast, since it is a separate statistics program. In fact, the only notability it has is that it was created by a student. I have moved it to EL for now, where someone more informed about SHOUTcast addon programs can decide if it is appropriate or not for the article. As for your contribution history, there are only four entries for me to make any type of judgment from. In addition, please follow WP:NPA and WP:CIVIL. --PhantomS 18:53, 31 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Screen Guild Theater

Image added. Pepso 05:44, 2 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Casino Royale FAC

To let you know that Casino Royale (2006 film) has undergone improvement in the last week and I have now nominated it for Wikipedia:Featured article candidates. I would very much appreciate you taking the time to review the article and state your opinion. Thankyou. ♦ Sir Blofeld ♦ ^{"Expecting you" "S.P.E.C.T.R.E"} 09:43, 2 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Edit dispute

Would you please weigh in with your opinion at Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story? Thanks for your opinion either way. -- Ssilvers 18:32, 2 April 2007 (UTC) [reply]

Additional parameter...

Is it too much to ask for an additional parameter in the {{film|class=stub}} template, so that in non film articles (such as awards and other general film topic stubs) it doesn't display the upgrading info? Hoverfish Talk 23:48, 1 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I asked Nehrams and he is in agreement that we simply make this pseudo-class. It will be just so that if we enter in the field class=NF stub, on the one hand it will still display as Class=stub and will still assign the usual stub (talk page) category to the article, and on the other it will not display the upgrading info. If I understand it right, that#s what you meant, and I think it should be only an extra line in the template source. Hoverfish Talk 20:52, 2 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Well, I made a request at Template talk:Film, but was told better not to mess with class parameters, but rather with an extra conditional. One way or the other it would be good to find a solution. Hoverfish Talk 17:41, 3 April 2007 (UTC) [reply]

Charles and Claudette

Who would have thought Claudette Colbert would be such a contraversial subject - and now Charles Boyer. Actually, he's been on the Boyer page before. I objected to the romantic wording of Boyer's marriage was "as romantic as his movies" and changed it several times, only to be reverted. I think that must be how it was written in the book it was copied from. It's a very single minded attitude, but have you noticed that the IPs|users fight amongst themselves? One objects to comments about Colbert's sexuality, for example, but another puts it back in etc. Clearly all the work of the same editor. It's all very odd. Rossrs 07:00, 2 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

and also It Happened One Night ............ Rossrs 03:37, 6 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Cinema COTW

Argh... that would be great. I was on Wikbreak while the change should have taken place, I forgot about it and I guess everyone else did as well. It would be great if you could do it. Cbrown1023 talk 19:29, 10 April 2007 (UTC) [reply]

WikiProject Actors and Filmmakers

Wikipedia:WikiProject Actors and Filmmakers has started but needs some effort to get all the components set up. ♦ Sir Blofeld ♦ ^{"Expecting you" Contribs} 16:32, 7 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Please see the banner Template:Filmbio and help add all the different project categories for actors, directors, cinenmatographers, producers, editors, score composers I have tested it out for appearance and looks very good ♦ Sir Blofeld ♦ ^{"Expecting you" Contribs} 11:25, 8 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I know but I wasn't permitted to edit the bio template ♦ Sir Blofeld ♦ ^{"Expecting you" Contribs} 19:34, 8 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I was thinking also that it would incorporate the different categories of actors, directors, cinenmatographers, producers, editors, score composers e.g {filmbio|director=yes|class=stub ♦ Sir Blofeld ♦ ^{"Expecting you" Contribs} 19:36, 8 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

For the section filmbio in the biography template it would need to have all the different categories for each medium e.g Stub-class cinematographer articles high-importance film producer articles etc as well as the general WikiProject Actors and Filmmakers articles and all the default categories unassessed importance etc ♦ Sir Blofeld ♦ ^{"Expecting you" Contribs} 19:39, 8 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

OK maybe just a differentiation between one or two maybe its best to keep it simple -there is often a considrable overlap any -e.g many actors like CLint Eastwood are also directors and producers too I believe . Feel free to develop the main project page though. Regards ♦ Sir Blofeld ♦ ^{"Expecting you" Contribs} 19:41, 8 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I see the template has now been set up -However is it possible to make the image a little bigger for the actor and filmmakers? ♦ Sir Blofeld ♦ ^{"Expecting you" Contribs} 11:44, 11 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Possible yes, but I think it's big enough. WikiProjects have to be careful in the current climate, there's growing disquiet (again) about talk page clutter and oversized templates. So far WPBio has largely gone uncriticised, let's keep it that way. --kingboyk 11:50, 11 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

A better idea might be to have a simple icon that is identifiable when small. --PhantomS 14:06, 11 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I think it'll be ok as it is now. I really want this to be the image as they were the pioneers of film and the first "filmmakers" so have a major iconic significance. Great work so far thanks Phantom ♦ Sir Blofeld ♦ ^{"Expecting you" Contribs} 14:09, 11 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

template

Adding the filmbio-work-group to the WP:BIO template could probably be done automatically using User:Kingboyk's autowikibrowser script. You should probably ask him or some other automated bot if they would be kind enough to help out. Mahanga^Talk 05:33, 12 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]