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It would be nice to see a list of child movie stars separate from a list of child television stars. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jasonwithwings ( talk • contribs) 02:20, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
These two lists are evidently US-centric. I propose that they be renamed:
The few non-American entries can be the start of new lists by nationality. I would set up category:Lists of child actors so that readers can browse all such lists. - Fayenatic (talk) 07:31, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
I agree that they are not ideal, although anything else has to be longer. What would be better? List of former child actors from the United States and List of current child actors from the United States? There are some precedents for that format in Category:Lists of American people by occupation. - Fayenatic (talk) 19:35, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
When user:JPG-GR wrote in the edit history here "per WP:RM", that is what he meant. You can clearly see it in the edit history there, properly removed from WP:RM at the date and time that this page was moved: http://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Wikipedia:Requested_moves&diff=next&oldid=215224871
You have reverted one but not the other. Please see the discussion at Talk:List of current child actors from the United States#What to do now? which has a report on progress. I hope you will then see fit to reinstate the move of this page. Whether or not you have time to assist with splitting the article by nationality, another active editor has already volunteered. - Fayenatic (talk) 18:41, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
No problem, thanks for reverting quickly. - Fayenatic (talk) 21:53, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
Petula Clark isn't an American. Not sure if anyone intends to make pages for other nationalities or not. Also, why does the redirect to List of child actors come directly to this page? This should be fixed as well - not all child actos are Americans. This whole thing gives me a headache. Giorgio Cantarini is now the sole listing on an orphaned page. ExRat ( talk) 02:10, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
I only glanced through the page briefly, but I noticed at least one major child actor missing. Kirsten Dunst. Not sure how she got overlooked, but she does have a wiki page to link to. I'm new to editing, so I'd rather someone else do it, just wanted to point it out. Thanks! Redaera ( talk) 20:00, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
Kurt Russell is missing. He was a HUGE star for Disney as a teenager. Raffy85 ( talk) 20:17, 22 June 2009 (UTC)
It seems Annette Funicello might need to be added to the list, as well. 67.170.3.8 ( talk) 22:02, 13 October 2010 (UTC)
I noticed Debi Storm was missing from the list. 2601:203:300:6D20:99F8:FF01:122E:2A8C ( talk) 16:14, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
I'm not aware of a MOS for this type of "list" page, but It seems some have added rather long filmographies for some actors while it appears most have chosen to add a list of the top five credits (or less). I realize some child stars were rather prolific and a handful became superstars as children, but it seems like a list of the top five most well known credits (determined either by Wikipedia traffic stats, or IMDb traffic stats) would keep things under control and keep the page easy to read. I'm willing to perform this "cleanup" myself, but I just wanted to mention it here to get other editors' thoughts before i started removing anything. It looks like this talk page doesn't seem to get a lot of traffic in recent years, so I'll leave this here for a few weeks to see if we need to reach a consensus before I start any cleanup on the page. If I don't see any objections by this time next month then I'll assume it's non-controversial and just go ahead with the changes.--- Crakkerjakk ( talk) 00:51, 13 April 2012 (UTC)
For all you fellow article lurkers, I think we should maybe establish consensus for how many examples of a child actor's works should be presented under their names. Personally I think 3 examples are sufficient. The scope of this article seem primarily to list child actors, not their works. Cyphoidbomb ( talk) 04:19, 4 December 2013 (UTC)
Proposal: The number of examples provided for each child actor should be limited to five, and this should be clarified in the lead. I propose language to the effect of:
Rationale: Wikipedia is not an indiscriminate list. Wikipedia is not IMDb. The focus of the article are the actors, not their works.
Support - as nominator. Cyphoidbomb ( talk) 19:16, 12 February 2014 (UTC)
Community question Do we need to specify that actors added to the list need to be notable, i.e. there should be articles on them already? Typically for lists of this nature, we don't add people who don't have articles. Cyphoidbomb ( talk) 02:56, 21 February 2014 (UTC)
Nicole Kidman at 16 or 17 is not really a child actress. Her first credit is for 1983 at 16. Koplimek ( talk) 01:55, 26 September 2018 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: moved. ( closed by non-admin page mover) feminist ( talk) 19:40, 4 December 2018 (UTC)
– To apply the usual demonym for people from the United States. (After submitting this, I noticed that all the lists in Category:Lists of child actors by nationality are similarly titled, so if this one is moved, then moving all of them should be considered.) — BarrelProof ( talk) 17:42, 27 November 2018 (UTC)
Every name in this list is formatted in boldface font. I believe this is contrary to the MOS:BOLDFACE guideline for the use of boldface formatting in Wikipedia, and that it should be changed. — BarrelProof ( talk) 17:45, 27 November 2018 (UTC)
Please stop adding articles of child actors that are not 18 yet. Sorry, this is the article of American former child actors that are 18 and above, some of them are still minors. Janlanuzo ( talk) 17:23, 31 March 2024 (UTC)
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It would be nice to see a list of child movie stars separate from a list of child television stars. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jasonwithwings ( talk • contribs) 02:20, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
These two lists are evidently US-centric. I propose that they be renamed:
The few non-American entries can be the start of new lists by nationality. I would set up category:Lists of child actors so that readers can browse all such lists. - Fayenatic (talk) 07:31, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
I agree that they are not ideal, although anything else has to be longer. What would be better? List of former child actors from the United States and List of current child actors from the United States? There are some precedents for that format in Category:Lists of American people by occupation. - Fayenatic (talk) 19:35, 26 May 2008 (UTC)
When user:JPG-GR wrote in the edit history here "per WP:RM", that is what he meant. You can clearly see it in the edit history there, properly removed from WP:RM at the date and time that this page was moved: http://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Wikipedia:Requested_moves&diff=next&oldid=215224871
You have reverted one but not the other. Please see the discussion at Talk:List of current child actors from the United States#What to do now? which has a report on progress. I hope you will then see fit to reinstate the move of this page. Whether or not you have time to assist with splitting the article by nationality, another active editor has already volunteered. - Fayenatic (talk) 18:41, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
No problem, thanks for reverting quickly. - Fayenatic (talk) 21:53, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
Petula Clark isn't an American. Not sure if anyone intends to make pages for other nationalities or not. Also, why does the redirect to List of child actors come directly to this page? This should be fixed as well - not all child actos are Americans. This whole thing gives me a headache. Giorgio Cantarini is now the sole listing on an orphaned page. ExRat ( talk) 02:10, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
I only glanced through the page briefly, but I noticed at least one major child actor missing. Kirsten Dunst. Not sure how she got overlooked, but she does have a wiki page to link to. I'm new to editing, so I'd rather someone else do it, just wanted to point it out. Thanks! Redaera ( talk) 20:00, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
Kurt Russell is missing. He was a HUGE star for Disney as a teenager. Raffy85 ( talk) 20:17, 22 June 2009 (UTC)
It seems Annette Funicello might need to be added to the list, as well. 67.170.3.8 ( talk) 22:02, 13 October 2010 (UTC)
I noticed Debi Storm was missing from the list. 2601:203:300:6D20:99F8:FF01:122E:2A8C ( talk) 16:14, 21 February 2021 (UTC)
I'm not aware of a MOS for this type of "list" page, but It seems some have added rather long filmographies for some actors while it appears most have chosen to add a list of the top five credits (or less). I realize some child stars were rather prolific and a handful became superstars as children, but it seems like a list of the top five most well known credits (determined either by Wikipedia traffic stats, or IMDb traffic stats) would keep things under control and keep the page easy to read. I'm willing to perform this "cleanup" myself, but I just wanted to mention it here to get other editors' thoughts before i started removing anything. It looks like this talk page doesn't seem to get a lot of traffic in recent years, so I'll leave this here for a few weeks to see if we need to reach a consensus before I start any cleanup on the page. If I don't see any objections by this time next month then I'll assume it's non-controversial and just go ahead with the changes.--- Crakkerjakk ( talk) 00:51, 13 April 2012 (UTC)
For all you fellow article lurkers, I think we should maybe establish consensus for how many examples of a child actor's works should be presented under their names. Personally I think 3 examples are sufficient. The scope of this article seem primarily to list child actors, not their works. Cyphoidbomb ( talk) 04:19, 4 December 2013 (UTC)
Proposal: The number of examples provided for each child actor should be limited to five, and this should be clarified in the lead. I propose language to the effect of:
Rationale: Wikipedia is not an indiscriminate list. Wikipedia is not IMDb. The focus of the article are the actors, not their works.
Support - as nominator. Cyphoidbomb ( talk) 19:16, 12 February 2014 (UTC)
Community question Do we need to specify that actors added to the list need to be notable, i.e. there should be articles on them already? Typically for lists of this nature, we don't add people who don't have articles. Cyphoidbomb ( talk) 02:56, 21 February 2014 (UTC)
Nicole Kidman at 16 or 17 is not really a child actress. Her first credit is for 1983 at 16. Koplimek ( talk) 01:55, 26 September 2018 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: moved. ( closed by non-admin page mover) feminist ( talk) 19:40, 4 December 2018 (UTC)
– To apply the usual demonym for people from the United States. (After submitting this, I noticed that all the lists in Category:Lists of child actors by nationality are similarly titled, so if this one is moved, then moving all of them should be considered.) — BarrelProof ( talk) 17:42, 27 November 2018 (UTC)
Every name in this list is formatted in boldface font. I believe this is contrary to the MOS:BOLDFACE guideline for the use of boldface formatting in Wikipedia, and that it should be changed. — BarrelProof ( talk) 17:45, 27 November 2018 (UTC)
Please stop adding articles of child actors that are not 18 yet. Sorry, this is the article of American former child actors that are 18 and above, some of them are still minors. Janlanuzo ( talk) 17:23, 31 March 2024 (UTC)