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'''DO NOT EDIT OR POST REPLIES TO THIS PAGE. THIS PAGE IS AN ARCHIVE.'''
| start = December 3, 2005
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This archive page covers approximately the dates between December 3, 2005 and April 12, 2006.
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Post replies to the [[{{NAMESPACE}} talk:Wikipedian Quorum|main talk page]], copying the section you are replying to if necessary.  (See [[Battlestar Wiki:How to archive a talk page]].)
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== Need help with a new article namespace ==
== Need help with a new article namespace ==


I want to create an entry on the atmosphere testing stick Starbuck used when stranded on the small moon in "[[You Can't Go Home Again]]", but do not know what the official name of the device is in order to name and initiate the page , and thoughts? — [[User:Lestatdelc|Lestatdelc]] 21:40, 3 December 2005 (EST)
I want to create an entry on the atmosphere testing stick Starbuck used when stranded on the small moon in "[[You Can't Go Home Again]]", but do not know what the official name of the device is in order to name and initiate the page , and thoughts? — [[User:Lestatdelc|Lestatdelc]] 21:40, 3 December 2005 (EST)


:"Field oxygen meter"? --[[User:April Arcus|April Arcus]] 21:55, 3 December 2005 (EST)
:"Field oxygen meter"? --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 21:55, 3 December 2005 (EST)
:We use many descriptive terms here to give a name to something not yet officially named in the show. "[[Humano-Cylon]]", [[Unknown Cylon Ship]], and "[[Presidential security service]]" are good examples. Feel free to create a descriptive term, and note it as such in a note in the article. It can always be moved later to its official name once we find it. --[[User:Spencerian|Spencerian]] 00:06, 4 December 2005 (EST)
:We use many descriptive terms here to give a name to something not yet officially named in the show. "[[Humano-Cylon]]", [[Unknown Cylon Ship]], and "[[Presidential security service]]" are good examples. Feel free to create a descriptive term, and note it as such in a note in the article. It can always be moved later to its official name once we find it. --[[User:Spencerian|Spencerian]] 00:06, 4 December 2005 (EST)


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== Cast Data infobox? ==
== Cast Data infobox? ==


With all the work [[User:April Arcus|April]] and the others are doing in regards to the cast and behind the scenes crew, I am wondering whether or not it is time to create a cast data template (similar to {{tl|Character Data}}).  It would probably look a lot better than blurbs on top of the main pages (such as those presently on the [[Edward James Olmos]] page).  Thoughts? Critisims?  Questions? -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] 22:10, 11 February 2006 (EST)
With all the work [[User:Peter Farago|Peter]] and the others are doing in regards to the cast and behind the scenes crew, I am wondering whether or not it is time to create a cast data template (similar to {{tl|Character Data}}).  It would probably look a lot better than blurbs on top of the main pages (such as those presently on the [[Edward James Olmos]] page).  Thoughts? Critisims?  Questions? -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] 22:10, 11 February 2006 (EST)
:Wikipedia uses [[Wikipedia:Template:Infobox Biography|Template:Infobox Biography]], which includes full name and dates and places of birth and death. I'm not entirely sure such a thing is useful, and there was enough controversy to generate a fairly active [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Templates_for_deletion/Log/Not_deleted/October_2005#Template:Infobox_Biographydebate|debate]] on Templates for Deletion (which it survived).
:Wikipedia uses [[Wikipedia:Template:Infobox Biography|Template:Infobox Biography]], which includes full name and dates and places of birth and death. I'm not entirely sure such a thing is useful, and there was enough controversy to generate a fairly active [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Templates_for_deletion/Log/Not_deleted/October_2005#Template:Infobox_Biographydebate|debate]] on Templates for Deletion (which it survived).
:Joe, what sort of information would you want to include in addition to that? Links to IMDB, episode categories and offsite biographies such as on EJO's page? --[[User:April Arcus|April Arcus]] 23:16, 11 February 2006 (EST)
:Joe, what sort of information would you want to include in addition to that? Links to IMDB, episode categories and offsite biographies such as on EJO's page? --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 23:16, 11 February 2006 (EST)
::Actually, it apparently survived a TfD twice. Here's the [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Templates_for_deletion/Log/2006_January_7#Template:Infobox_Biography|other one]]. Let me make it clear that my feelings on this are extremely mixed - I think the possibility exists that it could be done right, but I'd rather figure out what "right" is before we implement it than after. --[[User:April Arcus|April Arcus]] 23:25, 11 February 2006 (EST)
::Actually, it apparently survived a TfD twice. Here's the [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Templates_for_deletion/Log/2006_January_7#Template:Infobox_Biography|other one]]. Let me make it clear that my feelings on this are extremely mixed - I think the possibility exists that it could be done right, but I'd rather figure out what "right" is before we implement it than after. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 23:25, 11 February 2006 (EST)
::: I don't think the "infobox biography" template that Wikipedia uses is all that terribly useful either.  Typically, the fields I would like to see included are: name, birth date and location, date of death, character actor portrays; the infobox would include links to IMDB and NNDB, as well as the actor's official site. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] 10:18, 12 February 2006 (EST)
::: I don't think the "infobox biography" template that Wikipedia uses is all that terribly useful either.  Typically, the fields I would like to see included are: name, birth date and location, date of death, character actor portrays; the infobox would include links to IMDB and NNDB, as well as the actor's official site. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] 10:18, 12 February 2006 (EST)


:::: Would we want to include things like marital status or anything like that, or is that too tangental? --[[User:Day|Day]] 20:23, 12 February 2006 (EST)
:::: Would we want to include things like marital status or anything like that, or is that too tangental? --[[User:Day|Day]] 20:23, 12 February 2006 (EST)


:::::I would find that a bit voyeuristic. --[[User:April Arcus|April Arcus]] 20:59, 12 February 2006 (EST)
:::::I would find that a bit voyeuristic. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 20:59, 12 February 2006 (EST)


:::::I would avoid going into ''that'' much detail.  Just the fields I listed above should be satisfactory. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] 21:53, 12 February 2006 (EST)
:::::I would avoid going into ''that'' much detail.  Just the fields I listed above should be satisfactory. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] 21:53, 12 February 2006 (EST)
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::: I think that's not unreasonable. Maybe a shortened, kind of condensed blurb on S&C with a link to the full text of the Spoiler policy. Unless you would rather someone else do it, Merv, I'd like to see how you would realize this (i.e. go ahead and do it, unless you don't have the time or whatever). --[[User:Day|Day]] <sup>([[User talk:Day|Talk]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Administrators' noticeboard|Admin]])</sup> 19:36, 10 April 2006 (CDT)
::: I think that's not unreasonable. Maybe a shortened, kind of condensed blurb on S&C with a link to the full text of the Spoiler policy. Unless you would rather someone else do it, Merv, I'd like to see how you would realize this (i.e. go ahead and do it, unless you don't have the time or whatever). --[[User:Day|Day]] <sup>([[User talk:Day|Talk]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Administrators' noticeboard|Admin]])</sup> 19:36, 10 April 2006 (CDT)


:Our current policy is that rumors and spoilers need to be sourced, and should be hidden by spoiltext when not on episode pages. I don't think we need to ban references to non-production sources - that would rule out the accurate and helpful Patriot Resource, among other things. Do I misunderstand your intention? --[[User:April Arcus|April Arcus]] 19:45, 10 April 2006 (CDT)
:Our current policy is that rumors and spoilers need to be sourced, and should be hidden by spoiltext when not on episode pages. I don't think we need to ban references to non-production sources - that would rule out the accurate and helpful Patriot Resource, among other things. Do I misunderstand your intention? --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 19:45, 10 April 2006 (CDT)


:The policy I would like to see, personally is something like this: "Encyclopedic pages should contain only officially released (press release, TV listing) or definitifely sourced (producer's blog or podcast, detailed interview) information. After the episode airs, the episode itself is of course definitive. No detailed synopsis, no matter how credible the source, should be posted on an encyclopedic page before an episode has aired in one of its major markets."
:The policy I would like to see, personally is something like this: "Encyclopedic pages should contain only officially released (press release, TV listing) or definitifely sourced (producer's blog or podcast, detailed interview) information. After the episode airs, the episode itself is of course definitive. No detailed synopsis, no matter how credible the source, should be posted on an encyclopedic page before an episode has aired in one of its major markets."
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::::Shane, bother to read the posts I make.  Gateworld *IS* an almost always good source of information....that's why it would be so damaging if they posted something wrong.  Because then everyone would assume it to be correct, coming from a reputable source like Gateworld.  --[[User:The Merovingian|The Merovingian]] <sup>([[Special:Contributions/The Merovingian|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/The Merovingian|E]])</sup> 01:55, 12 April 2006 (CDT)
::::Shane, bother to read the posts I make.  Gateworld *IS* an almost always good source of information....that's why it would be so damaging if they posted something wrong.  Because then everyone would assume it to be correct, coming from a reputable source like Gateworld.  --[[User:The Merovingian|The Merovingian]] <sup>([[Special:Contributions/The Merovingian|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/The Merovingian|E]])</sup> 01:55, 12 April 2006 (CDT)


:::::I'm afraid I just don't see the urgency. Rumors are rumors. The best thing to do is cite agressively and not hold our breath. --[[User:April Arcus|April Arcus]] 01:57, 12 April 2006 (CDT)
:::::I'm afraid I just don't see the urgency. Rumors are rumors. The best thing to do is cite agressively and not hold our breath. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 01:57, 12 April 2006 (CDT)


::::::I agree.  This is why I am moving this to the [[Battlestar Wiki:Wikipedian Quorum]], the more apt place for this sort of thing. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]]</sup> 10:03, 12 April 2006 (CDT)
::::::I agree.  This is why I am moving this to the [[Battlestar Wiki:Wikipedian Quorum]], the more apt place for this sort of thing. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]]</sup> 10:03, 12 April 2006 (CDT)

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