Wikipedia:WikiProject Television
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![]() | This is WikiProject Television, a collaboration area for Wikipedians interested in improving coverage of Television. New participants are welcome; please feel free to participate! |
This is to guide the structure and normalize the standard of articles dealing with the Television medium and television series or other forms of episodic programs, such as web series.
Project-specific guidelines[edit]
- Wikipedia:Television episodes
- Wikipedia:Naming conventions (television)
- Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Television
- Wikipedia:Manual of Style (writing about fiction)
- Wikipedia:Notability (media) (essay)
- Wikipedia:Notability (fiction)
- Wikipedia:WikiProject Television Stations for advice on articles about television networks, channels, production houses etc.
Descendant WikiProjects and task forces[edit]
Related WikiProjects[edit]
- WikiProject Actors and Filmmakers
- WikiProject Albums
- WikiProject Animation
- WikiProject Anime and manga
- WikiProject BBC
- WikiProject Deletion sorting/Television
- WikiProject Film
- WikiProject Literature
- WikiProject Radio
- WikiProject Screenwriters
- WikiProject Westerns
Participants[edit]
User WikiProject Television
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A list of participants can be found at Category:WikiProject Television participants.
Technically speaking, anyone who edits / contributes to TV related articles is a participant, and there are no requirements other than that. If one wishes one can further identify oneself with the project by listing one's name as a participant. This helps spread the word about the project and can help other editors see what types of articles that user is interested in editing.
To add yourself to the project listing add the following to your user page:
[[Category:WikiProject Television participants|{{subst:PAGENAME}}]]
Or, if you wish to use the userbox, add {{User WikiProject Television}} to your user page instead as it includes the above wikicode.
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This project deals with a lot of television related articles, but they are not all the same. Therefore we have created separate pages with information for each type of television related article.
Guidelines[edit]
First of all, be sure to read these guidelines, policies and discussions if you want to write good articles on fiction.
- Avoid Trivia sections
- Writing better articles: Check your fiction
- Wikipedia is not an indiscriminate collection of information (#1, Plot summaries)
- Possible proliferation of in-universe-related content is discussed in the essay Wikipedia:Fancruft and its talk page.
Characters and fictional elements[edit]
Featured articles[edit]
See these featured articles for examples of well written articles on characters and elements from fiction:
Naming a character[edit]
There is no guideline or policy about naming an article about a fictional character. See the essay Wikipedia:Naming character articles.
People working in television[edit]
Actors, producers, writers etc. are all real people. Turn to WikiProject Biography for help on writing such articles. Here are some quick guidelines and tips for you however.
- Notability of people
- Biographies of living persons
- Manual of Style (biographies)
- Wikiproject Screenwriters - project dedicated to screenwriters.
Categories[edit]
As a rule do not create categories for "People by series", because they can potentially work on numerous series or movies etc. You should categorize by profession. See the higher level Category:Television actors, Category:Television directors, Category:Television producers, Category:Television writers, Category:Television presenters in the top level Category:Television people.
Images[edit]
Fair Use images on pages of real people that are still alive are not allowed, because these images are replaceable. You also cannot use an image from a television program, etc., because you are not illustrating the character but the actor.
Featured articles[edit]
More television templates[edit]
Tasks[edit]
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Maintenance categories[edit]
Infobox television[edit]
- Category:Pages using infobox television with alias parameters (0)
- Category:Pages using infobox television with flag icon (0)
- Category:Pages using infobox television with image-related values without an image (1,423)
- Category:Pages using infobox television with incorrectly formatted values (9,858)
- Category:Pages using infobox television with non-matching title (5,762)
- Category:Pages using infobox television with nonstandard dates (9,912)
- Category:Pages using infobox television with unknown parameters (1)
- Category:Pages using infobox television with unnecessary manual displaytitle (1,561)
- Category:Pages using infobox television with unnecessary name parameter (43,785)
Infobox television season[edit]
- Category:Pages using infobox television season with invalid colour combination (0) – articles that use WP:COLOR-violating colour combinations (per this discussion)
- Category:Pages using infobox television with flag icon (0)
- Category:Pages using infobox television season with unknown parameters (0) – articles using unsupported infobox parameters
- Category:Pages using infobox television season with the season_name parameter (164)
Infobox television episode[edit]
- Category:Pages using infobox television episode with unknown parameters (1)
- Category:Pages using infobox television episode with unlinked values (2,318)
- Category:Pages using infobox television episode with incorrectly formatted values (410)
- Category:Pages using infobox television episode with non-matching title (147)
- Category:Pages using infobox television episode with unnecessary title parameter (1,760)
- Category:Pages using infobox television episode with unnecessary manual displaytitle (4,002)
- Category:Pages using infobox television episode with image-related values without an image (877)
- Category:Pages using infobox television with flag icon (0)
- Category:Pages using infobox television with nonstandard dates (9,912)
- Category:Pages using infobox television episode with the based on parameter (88)
- Category:Television episode articles with short description with no series name (1)
- Category:Television episode articles with short description with no season number (495)
- Category:Television episode articles with short description with no episode number (21)
Other infoboxes[edit]
Aired episodes[edit]
- Category:Template:Aired episodes using equal showpage and title parameters (0)
- Category:Template:Aired episodes using both showpage and title parameters (0)
Episode table[edit]
Episode lists[edit]
- Category:Episode lists with unformatted air dates (12)
- Category:Episode lists with incorrectly formatted alternate air dates (6)
- Category:Episode lists with faulty line colors (14)
- Category:Episode lists with non-compliant line colors (2)
- Category:Episode list using the default LineColor (4,982)
- Category:Episode lists with row deviations (84)
- Category:Episode lists with invalid top colors (1)
- Category:Episode lists with TBA values (17)
- Category:Episode lists with a non-matching set of numbered parameters (7)
- Category:Episode lists with unformatted story or teleplay credits (233)
Series overview[edit]
Sections needed[edit]
- Category:Television articles that need a character section (299)
- Category:Television articles without infoboxes (336)
- Category:Television articles that need a production section (711)
- Category:Television articles that need a response section (950)
- Category:Television articles that need a synopsis (270)
- Category:Television articles that need an episode list (590)
Naming style[edit]
- Category:Television articles with incorrect naming style (943)
- Category:Television channel articles with incorrect naming style (196)
Misc[edit]
- Category:Television articles needing references (376)
- Category:Wikipedia requested television images (2,286)
- Category:Television articles needing attention (92)
- Category:Television articles needing expert attention (17)
Important alerts[edit]
New articles[edit]
InceptionBot has been set up to identify new articles that are potentially within the scope of this project, based on the rules defined at User:AlexNewArtBot/Television. It is likely that some are false positives, in which case the log at User:AlexNewArtBot/TelevisionLog should be examined for more information.
Article alerts[edit]
Please watch Wikipedia:WikiProject Television/Article alerts, for important alerts related to articles of this Wikiproject. "Article alerts" will be updated daily, and will also be transcluded here.
Today's featured articles
Did you know
- 05 Oct 2021 – Celestial Navigation (The West Wing) (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Theleekycauldron (t · c); see discussion
- 04 Oct 2021 – The Supremes (The West Wing) (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Theleekycauldron (t · c); see discussion
- 04 Oct 2021 – KCPQ (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Sammi Brie (t · c); see discussion
- 03 Oct 2021 – Say You to Yo Asobi (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Lullabying (t · c); see discussion
Articles for deletion
- 15 Oct 2021 – Archer (1975 TV series) (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by GhostOfDanGurney (t · c); see discussion (1 participant)
- 15 Oct 2021 – Esperanza TV (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Iskandar323 (t · c); see discussion (0 participants)
- 15 Oct 2021 – MTV Select (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Bearcat (t · c); see discussion (1 participant)
- 15 Oct 2021 – Orbiter (camera seat) (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by JohnFromPinckney (t · c); see discussion (0 participants)
- 15 Oct 2021 – PTV Newsbreak (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by SeanJ 2007 (t · c); see discussion (3 participants)
- 15 Oct 2021 – PTV News Headlines (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by SeanJ 2007 (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
- 14 Oct 2021 – Aqua Kids (TV series) (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Dronebogus (t · c); see discussion (1 participant)
- 13 Oct 2021 – Honey Bunny in Bank Robbery (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Vexations (t · c); see discussion (3 participants)
- 11 Oct 2021 – Basma Channel (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by EnPassant (t · c); see discussion (3 participants)
- 11 Oct 2021 – Making The Cut: Guards Conversion Course (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Kingoflettuce (t · c); see discussion (4 participants)
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Proposed deletions
- 15 Oct 2021 – John Melfi (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Sahaib3005 (t · c): concern
- 15 Oct 2021 – Street Woman Fighter (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Robert McClenon (t · c): concern
- 14 Oct 2021 – Alex St. Clare (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Avilich (t · c): concern
- 14 Oct 2021 – Simon Joyner (City Homicide) (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Avilich (t · c): concern
- 13 Oct 2021 – The Health Show (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Star Mississippi (t · c): concern
- 13 Oct 2021 – Matt Ryan (City Homicide) (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Avilich (t · c): concern
- 09 Oct 2021 – Me Too! (Canadian TV series) (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Sahaib3005 (t · c): concern
- 07 Oct 2021 – Duncan Freeman (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Avilich (t · c) was deleted
- 06 Oct 2021 – Bare Brita Show (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Ezzex (t · c) was deleted
- 04 Oct 2021 – Bubble Up Video (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by SL93 (t · c) was deleted
Categories for discussion
- 12 Oct 2021 – Category:Indian mythological television series (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Atlantic306 (t · c); see discussion
- 06 Oct 2021 – Category:Television shows set in Imperial Beach, California (talk · edit · hist) CfDed by WilliamJE (t · c) was closed; see discussion
- 05 Oct 2021 – Category:Television shows set in West Covina, California (talk · edit · hist) CfDed by WilliamJE (t · c) was closed; see discussion
Redirects for discussion
- 16 Oct 2021 – 79th Golden Globe Awards (talk · edit · hist) →Golden Globe Awards was RfDed by Rickyurs (t · c); see discussion
- 15 Oct 2021 – John Reynolds (Actor) (talk · edit · hist) →Manos: The Hands of Fate was RfDed by OcelotCreeper2 (t · c); see discussion
- 14 Oct 2021 – BBUS (talk · edit · hist) →Big Brother (American TV series) was RfDed by Shhhnotsoloud (t · c); see discussion
- 06 Oct 2021 – Eyewitness News 5 (talk · edit · hist) →KSTP-TV was RfDed by Wcquidditch (t · c); see discussion
- 03 Oct 2021 – Channel 13 Eyewitness News (talk · edit · hist) →WTHR was RfDed by Wcquidditch (t · c); see discussion
- 03 Oct 2021 – Channel five eyewitness news (talk · edit · hist) →KPIX-TV was RfDed by Wcquidditch (t · c); see discussion
- 03 Oct 2021 – Channel 3 Eyewitness News (talk · edit · hist) →WFSB was RfDed by Wcquidditch (t · c); see discussion
- undated – I live for the simple things, like how much this is gonna hurt! (talk · edit · hist) →Rocket (Marvel Cinematic Universe) was RfDed
- undated – Whoa, what a freak! Looked like a talking penis. (talk · edit · hist) →Samurai Jack (season 5) was RfDed
Files for discussion
- 15 Oct 2021 – File:Nagareboshi title card.png (talk · edit · hist) (on Nagareboshi (TV series)) was FfDed by Ixfd64 (t · c); see discussion
- 12 Oct 2021 – File:Satyamev Jayate Show Logo.jpg (talk · edit · hist) (on Satyamev Jayate (talk show)) was FfDed by Ixfd64 (t · c); see discussion
Featured article candidates
- 06 Oct 2021 – My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (talk · edit · hist) was FA nominated by Pamzeis (t · c); see discussion
- 17 Sep 2021 – Daisy (advertisement) (talk · edit · hist) was FA nominated by Kavyansh.Singh (t · c); see discussion
- 29 Aug 2021 – Grey's Anatomy (season 17) (talk · edit · hist) was FA nominated by TheDoctorWho (t · c); see discussion
- 20 Aug 2021 – Greed (game show) (talk · edit · hist) was FA nominated by Bcschneider53 (t · c); see discussion
Featured list candidates
- 03 Oct 2021 – List of accolades received by The Mandalorian (talk · edit · hist) was FL nominated by Brojam (t · c); see discussion
- 27 Aug 2021 – List of awards and nominations received by Friends (talk · edit · hist) was FL nominated by RunningTiger123 (t · c); see discussion
Good article nominees
- 27 Sep 2021 – Evrovidenie (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Danilmay (t · c); start discussion
- 13 Sep 2021 – Dick in a Box (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Damian Vo (t · c); start discussion
- 06 Sep 2021 – Doctor Who (series 12) (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Alex 21 (t · c); start discussion
- 17 Aug 2021 – Susan Tolsky (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by PancakeMistake (t · c); start discussion
- 20 Jun 2021 – Network18 Group (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by Tayi Arajakate (t · c); start discussion
Featured list removal candidates
- 02 Oct 2021 – List of Carnivàle episodes (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for FL removal by Hog Farm (t · c); see discussion
Good article reassessments
- 15 Oct 2021 – Trinny Woodall (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for GA reassessment by MIDI (t · c); see discussion
- 24 Sep 2021 – Dan Povenmire (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for GA reassessment by Theleekycauldron (t · c); see discussion
- 13 May 2021 – Jeopardy! (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for GA reassessment by HumanxAnthro (t · c); see discussion
- 30 Sep 2020 – SpongeBob SquarePants (season 3) (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for GA reassessment by Scrooge200 (t · c); see discussion
Requests for comments
- 02 Oct 2021 – Femme Fatales (TV series) (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by 80.187.100.232 (t · c); see discussion
- 27 Sep 2021 – Wikipedia:Notability (television) (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by Favre1fan93 (t · c); see discussion
- 12 Sep 2021 – Donald Trump (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by FormalDude (t · c); see discussion
- 08 Oct 2021 – Noah Oppenheim (talk · edit · hist) RfC by BC1278 (t · c) was closed; see discussion
Requested moves
- 14 Oct 2021 – Wiseguy (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Wiseguy (TV series) by 162 etc. (t · c); see discussion
- 13 Oct 2021 – Bart's Dog Gets an 'F' (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Bart's Dog Gets an "F" by BarrelProof (t · c); see discussion
- 13 Oct 2021 – The Old Man and the 'C' Student (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to The Old Man and the "C" Student by BarrelProof (t · c); see discussion
- 13 Oct 2021 – Bart Gets an 'F' (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Bart Gets an "F" by BarrelProof (t · c); see discussion
- 13 Oct 2021 – Marge Simpson in: 'Screaming Yellow Honkers' (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Marge Simpson in: "Screaming Yellow Honkers" by BarrelProof (t · c); see discussion
- 12 Oct 2021 – The Flight Attendant (TV series) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to The Flight Attendant by Vistadan (t · c); see discussion
- 21 Sep 2021 – The Next Step (2013 TV series) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to The Next Step (Canadian TV series) by IJBall (t · c); see discussion
- 21 Sep 2021 – The Next Step (1991 TV series) (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to The Next Step (American TV program) by IJBall (t · c); see discussion
- 08 Oct 2021 – Trollz (talk · edit · hist) move request to Trollz (TV series) by 162 etc. (t · c) was closed; see discussion
- 07 Sep 2021 – Who is the Millionaire (Vietnamese game show) (talk · edit · hist) move request to Ai là triệu phú by J. Smile (Love & V.A.V.I) (t · c) was no consensus to Who is the Millionaire (talk · edit · hist) by J. Smile (Love & V.A.V.I) (t · c) on 11 Oct 2021; see discussion
Articles to be merged
- 14 Oct 2021 – Subjective video quality (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Video quality by Kvng (t · c); see discussion
- 24 Sep 2021 – James Morton (baker) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to List of The Great British Bake Off finalists#James Morton by George Ho (t · c); see discussion
- 22 Sep 2021 – Nellie Bertram (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to List of The Office (American TV series) characters by Jamalkemal (t · c); see discussion
- 08 Sep 2021 – List of fictional librarians (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Libraries and librarians in fiction by Historyday01 (t · c); see discussion
- 08 Sep 2021 – Libraries and librarians in fiction (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to List of fictional librarians by Historyday01 (t · c); see discussion
- 03 Aug 2021 – Aaron (The Walking Dead) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to List of The Walking Dead (TV series) characters by BOZ (t · c); see discussion
- 03 Aug 2021 – Olivia (The Walking Dead) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to List of The Walking Dead (TV series) characters by BOZ (t · c); see discussion
- 02 Aug 2021 – BBC Three (streaming service) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to BBC Three by Jf81 (t · c); see discussion
- 20 Jul 2021 – Red vs. Blue: The Shisno Paradox (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to List of Red vs. Blue episodes by Judgesurreal777 (t · c); see discussion
- 08 Jul 2021 – Court Justice (TV series) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Court Justice: Sydney by Klbrain (t · c); see discussion
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Articles to be split
- 08 Oct 2021 – AV1 (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by SH4ever (t · c); see discussion
- 07 Oct 2021 – List of Ridiculousness episodes (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Zsteve21 (t · c); see discussion
- 05 Oct 2021 – List of Girl Meets World episodes (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Geraldo Perez (t · c); see discussion
- 04 Oct 2021 – Gogglebox (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by 92.236.253.249 (t · c); see discussion
- 03 Oct 2021 – Gogglebox Ireland (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by 92.236.253.249 (t · c); see discussion
- 02 Oct 2021 – Amphibia (TV series) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Voicebox64 (t · c); see discussion
- 02 Oct 2021 – List of Gogglebox episodes (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by 92.236.253.249 (t · c); see discussion
- 02 Oct 2021 – NHL on Sportsnet (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Zzyzx11 (t · c); see discussion
- 21 Sep 2021 – Hilda (TV series) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by 92.236.253.249 (t · c); see discussion
- 17 Sep 2021 – The Fairly OddParents (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for splitting by Coin945 (t · c); see discussion
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Articles for creation
- 16 Oct 2021 – Draft:Dobara (drama) (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by 119.160.58.91 (t · c)
- 14 Oct 2021 – Draft:Wong (Marvel Cinematic Universe) (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by (a)nnihilation97 (t · c)
- 12 Oct 2021 – Draft:Anne Zivi (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Xoruz (t · c)
- 12 Oct 2021 – Draft:Ishq e Laa (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by 59.103.219.41 (t · c)
- 11 Oct 2021 – Draft:Food Network (Italian TV channel) (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Boulette897 (t · c)
- 10 Oct 2021 – Draft:The Chestnut Man (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Revirvlkodlaku (t · c)
- 08 Oct 2021 – Draft:Qissa Meherbano Ka (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by 119.160.59.231 (t · c)
- 06 Oct 2021 – Draft:Mutale Mwanza (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by N1nj4n4ture (t · c)
- 03 Oct 2021 – Draft:Frederick Du Rietz (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Frederick Du Rietz (t · c)
- 02 Oct 2021 – Draft:Jack Archer (actor) (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Charliesangels3131 (t · c)
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