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November 9[edit]

Creations of articles about Scooby-Doo's relatives[edit]

You know what would be great? What would be great is if someone could create articles about Scooby-Dum, Scooby-Dee, Yabba-Doo and Deputy Dusty, complete with images. Who can do that type of thing?2603:7000:8100:F444:D5C6:CF06:97F9:66A7 (talk) 15:12, 9 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Anyone can do that, provided that those subjects have received significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject. Shantavira|^{feed me} 15:33, 9 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hello IP. Along with what Shantavira has stated Wikipedia's WP:NOTABILITY guidelines means that it is unlikely that any of those characters would merit a stand alone article. They could be mentioned in the List of Scooby-Doo characters article. You can also check the Scooby-Doo wiki to see what they have. MarnetteD|Talk 17:49, 9 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Translation: Scooby-don't. Clarityfiend (talk) 06:24, 10 November 2022 (UTC) [reply]

If there is a reliable resource, the main Scooby Doo article could state that Scooby has had many relatives represented in the series, including... 97.82.165.112 (talk) 13:02, 11 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

small flags overhead (Spain, Portugal)[edit]

What's the name of this decoration (engl. or spanish or portugese)? thx, --Mateus2019 (talk) Mateus2019 (talk) 18:12, 9 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Bunting (decoration). --Jayron 32 19:23, 9 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Reminiscent of Tibetan prayer flags. Cullen328 (talk) 06:33, 10 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Those are very common in Mallorca. In Spanish, they are "serpentinas de fiesta," which simply means "festival streamers." 97.82.165.112 (talk) 13:00, 11 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Bunting is common enough in England too, notably at village fêtes and street parties. Alansplodge (talk) 15:08, 11 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, bunting or streamers (the latter being more colloquial) would be used for those in American English. --User:Khajidha (talk) (contributions) 15:48, 12 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

In British English, "streamers" are thin strips of paper thrown like confetti, rather like this. Alansplodge (talk) 22:17, 12 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Frank Howson[edit]

One Frank Howson is mentioned in the article Trelawney of the 'Wells' as composing incidental music for its 1898 opening in New York. Is anything more known about this person, as it could be the Frank A. Howson in the article Howson family. Doug butler (talk) 20:58, 9 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The Internet Broadway Data Base (IBDB), not a reliable source for Wikipedia purposes, has some information on him, including works he composed. He is unrelated to the Frank Howson who has a Wikipedia article, AFAIK, though they work in a similar industry. Given the similarities of the names and careers, I am getting a lot of interference at Google making it hard to extricate the older composer from the younger filmmaker. --Jayron 32 13:03, 10 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks JR. The IBDB references to Frank A. Howson as musical director 1872–1908 plausibly relate to Francis Alfred Giralomo Howson (28 March 1841 – 28 June 1926) and answers my question about Trelawney of the "Wells". Reference to a stage career would have to be another Frank or Frank A. Howson. Our article on the Howson family notes the lack of association with the colorful filmmaker. Doug butler (talk) 20:53, 10 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]