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I noticed that your Category:The_Office_cast_members is pretty much empty. In addition, it's been decided (see [2]) that Actors By Series categories are not allowed. Perhaps you could make a List of The Office cast members? Polymathematics 20:00, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
How do we reconcile the goal of being "comprehensive" (see {{WikiProject The Office (US)}}) against Wikipedia content guidelines? A "comprehensive" guide would include speculation ("Pam probably did confusing thing X because of Y"), trivia, lists, episode cross-references, none of which are suitable for Wikipedia. -- Raymondc0 17:37, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
There is somethin wrong with the season 6 episodes list. The numbers seams wrong : the i think that double episode isn't e17-18 but more e16-17 i am not sure so i haven't made the chage (and im french my english ins't really good) i just notify the problem here. —Preceding
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The WikiProject Television episode coverage taskforce have recently been working on a review process for episode articles. There are a rash of articles about individual episodes which fail notability, and are unlikely to ever reach such requirements. Many contributors are unaware of the specific guidelines to assess notability in episode pages: Wikipedia:Television episodes. We have expanded these guidelines to make them more helpful and explanatory, and we invite you to read the guidelines, and make any comments on its talk page. After much discussion, we have created a proposed review process for dealing with problem articles. See: Wikipedia:Television article review process. We invite discussion of this process on its talk page. General comments about this whole process are welcome at the episode coverage taskforce talkpage. Thanks! Gwinva 10:13, 20 June 2007 (UTC)
Hey — Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.83.206.197 ( talk) 03:50, 27 March 2014 (UTC)
I want to help with WikiProject, but I don't know where to start. What needs to be done? -- Mr.crabby (Talk) 00:43, 7 August 2007 (UTC)
Just about every episode article has a 'Notes' section that is half the length of the rest of the article. It's all trivia and is discouraged under WP:TRIVIA. That kind of information belongs on other websites (and I'm not saying those should be linked). I've been adding {{trivia}} to the sections as I see them. -- William Graham talk 20:20, 23 October 2007 (UTC)
Inserting this into all episode articles is spam:
One point in particular that WP:EL mentions is to avoid linking to most open wikis. Also, avoid linking to any site that does not provide a unique resource beyond what the article would contain if it became a Featured article. Unless anyone disagrees, be bold and delete spammy links ON SIGHT! Mrtea (talk) 20:10, 2 December 2007 (UTC)
I've noticed in alot of episode and character pages, episodes are referenced like this.
Or
Wouldn't it make more sence to convert all these statements to using Template:Cite episode? E.G
-- Jamie jca ( talk) 20:28, 18 December 2007 (UTC)
{{
cite episode}}
: Unknown parameter |episodelink=
ignored (|episode-link=
suggested) (
help); Unknown parameter |serieslink=
ignored (|series-link=
suggested) (
help)
Over the past months, TV episodes have been redirected by (to name a couple) TTN, Eusebeus and others. No centralized discussion has taken place, so I'm asking everyone who has been involved in this issue to voice their opinions here in this centralized spot, be they pro or anti. Discussion is here [3]. Even if you have not, other opinions are needed because this issue is affecting all TV episodes in Wikipedia. -- Maniwar ( talk) 03:56, 16 January 2008 (UTC)
WP:FICT, the notability guideline for elements within a work of fiction (characters, places, elements, etc) has a new proposal/revision that is now live [4] Everyone is encouraged to leave feedback on the talk page. Ned Scott 22:10, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
There is a proposal to split WP:EPISODE into a more general notability guideline, Wikipedia:Notability (serial works), and make the rest of WP:EPISODE just a MOS guideline. Please join in at WT:EPISODE#Proposed split of EPISODE and/or Wikipedia talk:Notability (serial works). -- Ned Scott 22:10, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
The Office (U.S. TV series) has been nominated for a featured article review. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. Please leave your comments and help us to return the article to featured quality. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, articles are moved onto the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Remove" the article from featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. Reviewers' concerns are here.
Maybe to get people interested in this project again, we should all try to get one article featured or have a contest to see who can get an Office-article to GA status first. Does anyone have any ideas on what could be done?
P.S. I know I haven't been active in the project, but I plan to now contribute more. -- Mr.crabby (Talk) 21:30, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
I've been working on the article for Booze Cruise and think I may have gotten it up to GA quality. Before I nominate it however, I would like someone with experience in these kind of articles to look over it and make sure everything is okay. Thanks! -- Mr.crabby (Talk) 16:00, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
As of a few hours ago. I'd almost forgotten about the nom. But I am relieved. It was a long road from saving it from deletion a couple of months ago. Now I'd like to point to it as an example of how to write an article about a fictional company. Daniel Case ( talk) 03:48, 13 June 2008 (UTC)
I've nominated this for GA since I was working on this quite alot yesterday and I believe I got it up to GA quality. I also submitted it for DYK since I also expanded the article. -- Jamie jca ( talk) 15:04, 14 June 2008 (UTC)
Ive just noticed the most of the episode articles have titled formated like this, " Pilot (The Office episode)" when according to Wikipedia:Naming conventions (television)#Episode articles using (The Office episode) should only be used if "an episode title is the same as a character or object from the series which has its own page." Shouldn't they all be moved to "Episode Title (The Office)" or "Episode Title (The Office U.S.)? -- Jamie jca ( talk) 15:09, 14 June 2008 (UTC)
I just took a shot at adding sources to all of the awards listed in The Office (U.S. TV series) as per the FA review. I noticed that nominations were left off the list (with the exception of one award, which I found out the show did not actually win in my search for a source). I think that's fine since the article is already quite long, but I was wondering how people felt about creating a list page like List of awards and nominations for Lost (which is an FL). The awards section on the main page could have a link to the article, and linking to it may mean we could take out some of the less significant awards from that section. Does anyone have any thoughts? I may try to start a page like that in a couple of days if no one objects. Calindigo ( talk) 06:23, 16 June 2008 (UTC)
I have nominated The Injury and Job Fair for GA status. In addition some other people involved with the project have nominated Dinner Party and Survivor Man for GA status. Best of luck to all articles involved. -- Mr.crabby (Talk) 16:41, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
Another nomination: Business School Mastrchf ( t/ c) 19:43, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
I must say, we're lighting it up. If someone would like to put a section for GA noms on the main page, that's be great. Mastrchf ( t/ c) 02:32, 25 June 2008 (UTC)
I've been working on the article and it is currently a GA nominee on hold. The main problem seems to be prose, which is defintly not my strong suit. If someone get proofread it and make corrections, that would be great. -- Mr.crabby (Talk) 15:19, 27 June 2008 (UTC)
The GA nom is currently on hold, and the reviewer has requested that the sources be converted to the citeweb template. I'm going to be gone today, and I was wondering if someone could take a short time to convert them in my absence. Mastrchf ( t/ c) 16:31, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
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I'm going to try to get Season 4 of the office to featured topic quality. Anyone is welcome to help me. Here's a table with my progress
← I recommend that for the episodes, expand the lead a bit more. Add some production information, generally. And reception info, too. Gary King ( talk) 16:49, 7 July 2008 (UTC)
(Re-format) True. Unfortunately, Gay Witch Hunt was season 3. Mastrchf ( t/ c) 20:51, 8 July 2008 (UTC)
I would just like to mention here that the project now has a section for the Collaboration of the Month. Here, instead of one user simply choosing the collaboration, the members of the project can nominate and vote on the collaboration. The link can be found on the main page. Mastrchf ( t/ c) 18:03, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
Just wanted to update everyone and apologize that the newsletter will be a bit overdue, possibly around 2 and a half days. Not sure how many this affects, but for those that do read it, it should be out this coming Sunday. Sorry again, Mastrchf ( t/ c) 04:16, 1 August 2008 (UTC)
If you've got time, please post at the Peer Review for The Office (U.S. TV series) season 5 at Wikipedia:Peer review/The Office (U.S. TV series) season 5/archive1. Even though it is a short article, I would like to receive any comments that you have to improve it; one of the primary reasons for the Peer Review is so that it is considered an audited article for a future Featured Topic candidacy. Gary King ( talk) 00:30, 10 August 2008 (UTC)
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The fourth season is a FLC at Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/The Office (US TV series) season 4. please offer your comments or suggestions, thank you! Nergaal ( talk) 19:25, 27 October 2008 (UTC)
Just wanted to compliment you guys on recent episode summaries and show we are gracious!-- Sauceyboy ( talk) 05:18, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
Hello, there. At this current FLC, an editor commented that they felt the image in the infobox section was a little big. The image in question is 200px wide, which is within the norm for episodes list as far as I understand. The editor added, "This in a way goes against WIAFL Cr 6, Visual appeal. because the image is very distracting. I would consult with the respective project(s) to discuss reducing the default size for the images in the infobox." It seems to me that the consensus about infobox image width in episodes lists goes against the FLC criteria. Your input is welcomed. Rosenknospe ( talk) 21:57, 26 December 2008 (UTC)
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Hey, just wanted to point out two recent additions of images I was able to get permission for from a Flickr user. Paul Lieberstein and Mindy Kaling both have new images for the infoboxes. In the past, I have been able to get images for many of the other Office actors, but these two are some of the best I've found so far. I just wanted to point it out if the project is interested in using the images for other articles. Happy editing! -- Nehrams2020 ( talk) 10:25, 12 January 2009 (UTC)
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Shouldn't we get a better main image, like one with Dwight and Andy facing off? -- DrBat ( talk) 03:40, 20 March 2009 (UTC)
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I'm new to the project, and just thought I would introduce myself. Sean ( talk || contribs) 05:19, 25 December 2009 (UTC)
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Was mentioning Ed Helms's promotion to the to the opening titles on his page really so offensive as to warrant deleting it two minutes after posting? It was one sentence and in many ways it is quite relevant to his career. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.230.70.180 ( talk) 18:26, 5 February 2010 (UTC)
For a number of season six episode recaps, the "Reception" section only cites one or two critics before claiming something like "This episode was critically acclaimed." For example, the Reception Section for the Mafia page states that the episode received generally high reviews, citing solely a good review from IGN. In reality, a number of other sources - Alan Sepinwall, Dan Fienberg, and AVClub - gave the episode very poor reviews, many stating it was the worst episode in the show's history.
In order to get a broader sense of critical reaction, we need to cite more critical sources.
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Since administrators do not accept task force conversions as move requests, I guess I have no other choices than WP:TV. -- George Ho ( talk) 14:45, 2 July 2012 (UTC)
I started a discussion at the The Office talk page on how we should work it out. Im starting to notice that the articles tend to be a bit FANCRUFTy with the which one is a direct counterpart to who in the series amd it seems to affect the articles in a very negative way. We should probably rework that (unless sourced) so that type of Original research doesnt show up. Lucia Black ( talk) 21:58, 17 December 2012 (UTC)
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I noticed that your Category:The_Office_cast_members is pretty much empty. In addition, it's been decided (see [2]) that Actors By Series categories are not allowed. Perhaps you could make a List of The Office cast members? Polymathematics 20:00, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
How do we reconcile the goal of being "comprehensive" (see {{WikiProject The Office (US)}}) against Wikipedia content guidelines? A "comprehensive" guide would include speculation ("Pam probably did confusing thing X because of Y"), trivia, lists, episode cross-references, none of which are suitable for Wikipedia. -- Raymondc0 17:37, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
There is somethin wrong with the season 6 episodes list. The numbers seams wrong : the i think that double episode isn't e17-18 but more e16-17 i am not sure so i haven't made the chage (and im french my english ins't really good) i just notify the problem here. —Preceding
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The WikiProject Television episode coverage taskforce have recently been working on a review process for episode articles. There are a rash of articles about individual episodes which fail notability, and are unlikely to ever reach such requirements. Many contributors are unaware of the specific guidelines to assess notability in episode pages: Wikipedia:Television episodes. We have expanded these guidelines to make them more helpful and explanatory, and we invite you to read the guidelines, and make any comments on its talk page. After much discussion, we have created a proposed review process for dealing with problem articles. See: Wikipedia:Television article review process. We invite discussion of this process on its talk page. General comments about this whole process are welcome at the episode coverage taskforce talkpage. Thanks! Gwinva 10:13, 20 June 2007 (UTC)
Hey — Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.83.206.197 ( talk) 03:50, 27 March 2014 (UTC)
I want to help with WikiProject, but I don't know where to start. What needs to be done? -- Mr.crabby (Talk) 00:43, 7 August 2007 (UTC)
Just about every episode article has a 'Notes' section that is half the length of the rest of the article. It's all trivia and is discouraged under WP:TRIVIA. That kind of information belongs on other websites (and I'm not saying those should be linked). I've been adding {{trivia}} to the sections as I see them. -- William Graham talk 20:20, 23 October 2007 (UTC)
Inserting this into all episode articles is spam:
One point in particular that WP:EL mentions is to avoid linking to most open wikis. Also, avoid linking to any site that does not provide a unique resource beyond what the article would contain if it became a Featured article. Unless anyone disagrees, be bold and delete spammy links ON SIGHT! Mrtea (talk) 20:10, 2 December 2007 (UTC)
I've noticed in alot of episode and character pages, episodes are referenced like this.
Or
Wouldn't it make more sence to convert all these statements to using Template:Cite episode? E.G
-- Jamie jca ( talk) 20:28, 18 December 2007 (UTC)
{{
cite episode}}
: Unknown parameter |episodelink=
ignored (|episode-link=
suggested) (
help); Unknown parameter |serieslink=
ignored (|series-link=
suggested) (
help)
Over the past months, TV episodes have been redirected by (to name a couple) TTN, Eusebeus and others. No centralized discussion has taken place, so I'm asking everyone who has been involved in this issue to voice their opinions here in this centralized spot, be they pro or anti. Discussion is here [3]. Even if you have not, other opinions are needed because this issue is affecting all TV episodes in Wikipedia. -- Maniwar ( talk) 03:56, 16 January 2008 (UTC)
WP:FICT, the notability guideline for elements within a work of fiction (characters, places, elements, etc) has a new proposal/revision that is now live [4] Everyone is encouraged to leave feedback on the talk page. Ned Scott 22:10, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
There is a proposal to split WP:EPISODE into a more general notability guideline, Wikipedia:Notability (serial works), and make the rest of WP:EPISODE just a MOS guideline. Please join in at WT:EPISODE#Proposed split of EPISODE and/or Wikipedia talk:Notability (serial works). -- Ned Scott 22:10, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
The Office (U.S. TV series) has been nominated for a featured article review. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. Please leave your comments and help us to return the article to featured quality. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, articles are moved onto the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Remove" the article from featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. Reviewers' concerns are here.
Maybe to get people interested in this project again, we should all try to get one article featured or have a contest to see who can get an Office-article to GA status first. Does anyone have any ideas on what could be done?
P.S. I know I haven't been active in the project, but I plan to now contribute more. -- Mr.crabby (Talk) 21:30, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
I've been working on the article for Booze Cruise and think I may have gotten it up to GA quality. Before I nominate it however, I would like someone with experience in these kind of articles to look over it and make sure everything is okay. Thanks! -- Mr.crabby (Talk) 16:00, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
As of a few hours ago. I'd almost forgotten about the nom. But I am relieved. It was a long road from saving it from deletion a couple of months ago. Now I'd like to point to it as an example of how to write an article about a fictional company. Daniel Case ( talk) 03:48, 13 June 2008 (UTC)
I've nominated this for GA since I was working on this quite alot yesterday and I believe I got it up to GA quality. I also submitted it for DYK since I also expanded the article. -- Jamie jca ( talk) 15:04, 14 June 2008 (UTC)
Ive just noticed the most of the episode articles have titled formated like this, " Pilot (The Office episode)" when according to Wikipedia:Naming conventions (television)#Episode articles using (The Office episode) should only be used if "an episode title is the same as a character or object from the series which has its own page." Shouldn't they all be moved to "Episode Title (The Office)" or "Episode Title (The Office U.S.)? -- Jamie jca ( talk) 15:09, 14 June 2008 (UTC)
I just took a shot at adding sources to all of the awards listed in The Office (U.S. TV series) as per the FA review. I noticed that nominations were left off the list (with the exception of one award, which I found out the show did not actually win in my search for a source). I think that's fine since the article is already quite long, but I was wondering how people felt about creating a list page like List of awards and nominations for Lost (which is an FL). The awards section on the main page could have a link to the article, and linking to it may mean we could take out some of the less significant awards from that section. Does anyone have any thoughts? I may try to start a page like that in a couple of days if no one objects. Calindigo ( talk) 06:23, 16 June 2008 (UTC)
I have nominated The Injury and Job Fair for GA status. In addition some other people involved with the project have nominated Dinner Party and Survivor Man for GA status. Best of luck to all articles involved. -- Mr.crabby (Talk) 16:41, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
Another nomination: Business School Mastrchf ( t/ c) 19:43, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
I must say, we're lighting it up. If someone would like to put a section for GA noms on the main page, that's be great. Mastrchf ( t/ c) 02:32, 25 June 2008 (UTC)
I've been working on the article and it is currently a GA nominee on hold. The main problem seems to be prose, which is defintly not my strong suit. If someone get proofread it and make corrections, that would be great. -- Mr.crabby (Talk) 15:19, 27 June 2008 (UTC)
The GA nom is currently on hold, and the reviewer has requested that the sources be converted to the citeweb template. I'm going to be gone today, and I was wondering if someone could take a short time to convert them in my absence. Mastrchf ( t/ c) 16:31, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
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I'm going to try to get Season 4 of the office to featured topic quality. Anyone is welcome to help me. Here's a table with my progress
← I recommend that for the episodes, expand the lead a bit more. Add some production information, generally. And reception info, too. Gary King ( talk) 16:49, 7 July 2008 (UTC)
(Re-format) True. Unfortunately, Gay Witch Hunt was season 3. Mastrchf ( t/ c) 20:51, 8 July 2008 (UTC)
I would just like to mention here that the project now has a section for the Collaboration of the Month. Here, instead of one user simply choosing the collaboration, the members of the project can nominate and vote on the collaboration. The link can be found on the main page. Mastrchf ( t/ c) 18:03, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
Just wanted to update everyone and apologize that the newsletter will be a bit overdue, possibly around 2 and a half days. Not sure how many this affects, but for those that do read it, it should be out this coming Sunday. Sorry again, Mastrchf ( t/ c) 04:16, 1 August 2008 (UTC)
If you've got time, please post at the Peer Review for The Office (U.S. TV series) season 5 at Wikipedia:Peer review/The Office (U.S. TV series) season 5/archive1. Even though it is a short article, I would like to receive any comments that you have to improve it; one of the primary reasons for the Peer Review is so that it is considered an audited article for a future Featured Topic candidacy. Gary King ( talk) 00:30, 10 August 2008 (UTC)
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The fourth season is a FLC at Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/The Office (US TV series) season 4. please offer your comments or suggestions, thank you! Nergaal ( talk) 19:25, 27 October 2008 (UTC)
Just wanted to compliment you guys on recent episode summaries and show we are gracious!-- Sauceyboy ( talk) 05:18, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
Hello, there. At this current FLC, an editor commented that they felt the image in the infobox section was a little big. The image in question is 200px wide, which is within the norm for episodes list as far as I understand. The editor added, "This in a way goes against WIAFL Cr 6, Visual appeal. because the image is very distracting. I would consult with the respective project(s) to discuss reducing the default size for the images in the infobox." It seems to me that the consensus about infobox image width in episodes lists goes against the FLC criteria. Your input is welcomed. Rosenknospe ( talk) 21:57, 26 December 2008 (UTC)
Most of the individual character articles consist almost entirely of in-universe plot summary and many contain original research. These violate core wikipedia policies. In the first instance, reliable third-party sources (not primary sources such as the episodes) need to be cited to demonstrate the real world notability of each character. In all cases articles must approach fictional characters from a real world perspective. At present none of the character articles meet the Wikipedia Manual of Style (writing about fiction). 59.167.62.205 ( talk) 12:34, 4 January 2009 (UTC)
Hey, just wanted to point out two recent additions of images I was able to get permission for from a Flickr user. Paul Lieberstein and Mindy Kaling both have new images for the infoboxes. In the past, I have been able to get images for many of the other Office actors, but these two are some of the best I've found so far. I just wanted to point it out if the project is interested in using the images for other articles. Happy editing! -- Nehrams2020 ( talk) 10:25, 12 January 2009 (UTC)
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Thanks. — Headbomb { ταλκ κοντριβς – WP Physics} 09:30, 15 March, 2009 (UTC)
Shouldn't we get a better main image, like one with Dwight and Andy facing off? -- DrBat ( talk) 03:40, 20 March 2009 (UTC)
I've noticed some issues with the disambiguation of articles in this WikiProject that I'd like to discuss. First, I'd like to go ahead and remove (U.S. TV Series) from the titles of the season articles, since there is no naming conflict; the first couple seasons could include a hatnote referring readers to The Office Series 1 for the UK version, and all other versions have foreign-language titles and so would not present a need for disambiguation. Furthermore, there are inconsistencies with some of the disambiguations; some of them punctuate the US, and some of them don't. If no one has any objections I'll just be bold. — DroEsperanto ( talk) 05:42, 26 August 2009 (UTC)
I'm new to the project, and just thought I would introduce myself. Sean ( talk || contribs) 05:19, 25 December 2009 (UTC)
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Was mentioning Ed Helms's promotion to the to the opening titles on his page really so offensive as to warrant deleting it two minutes after posting? It was one sentence and in many ways it is quite relevant to his career. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.230.70.180 ( talk) 18:26, 5 February 2010 (UTC)
For a number of season six episode recaps, the "Reception" section only cites one or two critics before claiming something like "This episode was critically acclaimed." For example, the Reception Section for the Mafia page states that the episode received generally high reviews, citing solely a good review from IGN. In reality, a number of other sources - Alan Sepinwall, Dan Fienberg, and AVClub - gave the episode very poor reviews, many stating it was the worst episode in the show's history.
In order to get a broader sense of critical reaction, we need to cite more critical sources.
I'm not sure how many people monitor WP:MOSTV or even WP:TV (the basic WikiProject for all of us), but we've been trying to get some feedback on additions to the TV Manual of Style. It largely has to do with the inclusion of "Overview" tables at the start of the page, the order in which season lists are presented (currently, there is no concrete order), and what is considered too much info for DVDs (i.e. should we be placing every detail about the box set in the article, from each interview to the aspect ratio, or should be keep it more generalized). Please see discussion at WT:MOSTV#Updates to the MOS. Thank you. BIGNOLE (Contact me) 22:10, 29 August 2010 (UTC)
Version 0.8 is a collection of Wikipedia articles selected by the Wikipedia 1.0 team for offline release on USB key, DVD and mobile phone. Articles were selected based on their assessed importance and quality, then article versions (revisionIDs) were chosen for trustworthiness (freedom from vandalism) using an adaptation of the WikiTrust algorithm.
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You are invited for the discussion about Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Proposals/NBC's Must See TV, intended for broadly shows in the Must See TV and Comedy Night Done Right lineups. -- George Ho ( talk) 19:20, 26 April 2012 (UTC)
The result of the proposal was no move. No admin action or move request is required for this; it's within the purview of the affected projects. Cúchullain t/ c 13:43, 2 July 2012 (UTC)
Wikipedia:WikiProject The Office (US) →
WP:WikiProject Television/The Office task force -
WP:WikiProject Television/The Office (U.S.) task force – or I wanted to turn this page into a
task force because of lack of activity nowadays, especially in this talk page. Now I think I want to broaden the scope by including the British series, unless there are objections. To me, there are so many projects, yet some are not as active as they were previously. --
George Ho (
talk) 01:22, 12 June 2012 (UTC)
Since administrators do not accept task force conversions as move requests, I guess I have no other choices than WP:TV. -- George Ho ( talk) 14:45, 2 July 2012 (UTC)
I started a discussion at the The Office talk page on how we should work it out. Im starting to notice that the articles tend to be a bit FANCRUFTy with the which one is a direct counterpart to who in the series amd it seems to affect the articles in a very negative way. We should probably rework that (unless sourced) so that type of Original research doesnt show up. Lucia Black ( talk) 21:58, 17 December 2012 (UTC)
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I invite editors to join the discussion at WP:WikiProject Television to close inactive task forces, including this one. Gonnym ( talk) 12:11, 10 July 2021 (UTC)