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[edit] Mike Novick
I believe that Mike is the only recurring with a publicity shot (maybe because after all this time he is so important in the show as a regular). I pick the shot at the Brazillian 24 official website, that have different photos of the show.--Rockdolly 18:03, 04 April 2006
[edit] unblock request
{{unblock|Blocked when User:C-c-c-c was blocked. My IP address is 24.66.94.140.}} I've undone the autoblock. --pgk(talk) 20:03, 28 May 2006 (UTC)
- Certainly. If that ever happens again, just email myself or another admin, and we'll get it fixed right away. Sorry for the inconvinience! --InShaneee 20:37, 28 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] another unblock request
{{unblock|Blocked when User:Da_Croatian_Sensation was blocked. My IP address is 24.66.94.140.}}
Autoblock removed. --pgk(talk) 16:23, 2 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Image:Pb mahone.jpg
Hi. Thank you for uploading Image:Pb mahone.jpg. I noticed that you tagged it to be a "TV screenshot", however, isn't this a "promophoto"? Also, please state the source of the image. I am sorry to hound you about this. Regards, Ladida 00:10, 13 August 2006 (UTC)
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- Hi, T smitts. Can you please resolve the copyright status of the above picture before adding him back onto the page? It would be much appreciated. By the way, your edits to the Prison Break pages has been invaluable. Regards, Ladida 23:40, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
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- Thanks for fixing it. :) Ladida 12:04, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
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[edit] 24 template
Please participate in the discussion regarding this template. Reverting and doing nothing else is how these problem occur. Jtrost (T | C | #) 19:07, 8 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] 24 government template
It seams that you added a spoiler to the template please do not add spoilers to templates such as "president" Wayne Palmer.--Lucy-marie 10:06, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Lourdes Benedicto
I craeted the article and wanted to thank you for adding the pic. Sp thanks :-) -FateSmiled&DestinyLaughed 02:12, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] George Mason article
Why did you change the name of the George Mason (character) article to George Mason (24 character)? This level of disambiguation is not necessary, unless there are other characters from tv/film/literature that have the same name. — EagleOne\Talk 17:50, 19 September 2006 (UTC)
I dont mean to sound synical here but please refrain from moving pages without going through proper procedures such as nominating a page be moved as it breaks te linkage of the history.--Lucy-marie 00:17, 27 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Joy
Great work!! Thanks!!--201 21:13, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Re: Prison Break Characters
Hi T smitts! The main reasons I removed them at that point in time are as follows:
- Did not conform to Wikipedia: Writing about fiction
- I could summarise the character info in a paragraph. (By reducing the amount of detail, which some articles have way too much of - not that it's a bad thing but it's too "in-universe")
- Wikipedia: Notability (fiction)
If I could't reduce the length then I left it as it was. You might have noticed I kind of restructured the articles of the major characters but I haven't finished rewriting some of them since I am quite busy with assignments and tests. I was thinking that we should add some behind the scenes things to make these characters' articles more encyclopaedic.
OK, about the characters:
--Needs an article--
- Roy Geary: I agree he does have a prominent role but the reason I removed it was it was mostly a recount of the episodes and did not conform to Wikipedia:Manual of Style (writing about fiction). Thus, it needs a slight rewrite to conform to the encyclopaedic standard (which most of the major characters' articles need anyway).
- Nick Savrinn: I might have mistakenly removed this article. However, I think I did it because I could rewrite his info into a paragraph. Also, there were no behind-the-scenes details I thought we could have added for him in the future, which is why I deleted him. I think Westmoreland's character is more prominent as he is mentioned time and time again in season 2 and he has a background story.
--Does not need an article--
- Daniel Hale: I agree he had a major role in the first half of season 1 but his info could be summarised in a concise paragraph.
- Samantha Brinker: Same with Hale
- Manche Sanchez: Same with Hale
- Debra Jean Belle: Agreed
- Quinn: Agreed
- Philly Falzone: Agreed
- Robert Hudson: Agreed
- Nika Volek: I didn't have time to rewrite hers which is why hers is still there. Her info could also be rewritten in a concise paragraph.
- William Kim: To me, I don't think this character warrants an article, until perhaps we get a background info on him.
Regards, Ladida 07:16, 31 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Re: Prison Break Template
Hi again T smitts! Before I start, I just want to let you know that I won't be here as often for the next three weeks because of exams. Anyway, back on topic... the reason why I removed the recurring and secondary characters from the template was because it meant that the template was constantly being fiddled with. Moreover, I think it encouraged people to create articles for secondary characters and linked them via the template. Another reason I would like to point out is that each TV show is different so the template used may vary for each of them. Prison Break has so many recurring characters which makes it kind of hard to put all the links there without making the template looking like the "list of characters" article. In my opinion, I think that secondary characters shouldn't be linked individually but should be linked as a whole "list of secondary characters", which still provides easy access since it is linked to the section of secondary characters. I understand that distinguishing the members of "the Fox River Eight" may be more informative but again I changed the arrangement of the "list of characters" article to match those of other tv shows. Since main characters were separately grouped from the secondary characters, it meant that the "Fox River Eight" section had to be split up as Tweener and Haywire are secondary characters. There was another reason which prompted me to rearrange the article - "out-of-universe" style required in Wikipedia.
In response to "If I were looking up info on the characters of Prison Break to learn more about the show, I think I'd want to know who the fugitives were", I would like to say that if that person was watching the show, they would know about them. Previously, in the main article Prison Break, there was a paragraph in the synopsis section which listed the characters belonging to "Fox River Eight" but was deemed too "in-universe" and was removed subsequently. I think the information about the "Fox River Eight" could be added in the eight characters' articles if they haven't already been added.
Regards, Ladida 06:48, 6 November 2006 (UTC)
- You said "some recurring characters" should warrant a link in the template but I really would discourage that because that brings in POV issues unless you mean linking all the recurring characters that have their own articles. Again, I think the link to the list of recurring characters suffice. If the person who is reading about Prison Break and is NOT familiar with the show and do not know about the characters, then I think the current format is sufficient as it is written to conform to the encyclopaedic style of Wikipedia. Ladida 09:21, 6 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Critical Thinkers
Thanks for support my Userbox and displaying it on your page. Mkdwtalk 05:11, 9 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Re: Prison Break notes
Hi. Restoring Kim's article is probably a good idea since his character seems to be expanding. I'm unsure about adding Bellick to the Prisoners of Prison Break category. I mean, I know he is a prisoner now but he wasn't part of the main batch, if you know what I mean. But technically, he qualifies for the category, I think... Anyway, I have seen the episode and hoped you enjoyed it too! :) Ladida 03:30, 29 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Forever Blue (Cold Case Episode)
Sorry about removing the category, I might have edited an old version of the page by accident.--Vpb 01:50, 29 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Re: Paul Kellerman
Is the metallic sound you are referring to the gong sound? After I removed your comment, I checked some of the episodes. It actually sounds every time Kellerman makes an individual appearance. I'm sorry about removing that. I made a mistake. Regards, Ladida 23:08, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
- At least I think it was a gong. :) Regards, Ladida 23:13, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Ira Gaines
I see that you have restored his page. that is unconstructive as there was a merger proposed by myself whihc was unopposed by anybody. So the merger went ahead. I am sorry you dislike the redirect it is not unjustified it is fully justified and transparent. Nobody said anything against the merger so nobody opposed the merger. So if you would like to discuss this further please drop a note on my talk page but until then i will restore the link to the minor characters page.--Lucy-marie 21:14, 20 January 2007 (UTC)
Ok I'll give you till the end of the month.--Lucy-marie 19:22, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] License tagging for Image:Alanmiliken.jpg
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[edit] List of Prison Break characters
Hey, T smitts! Do you think List of Prison Break characters/sandbox is a good idea? 'Cos currently the article doesn't really look like a list and it doesn't really contain a complete list of characters (which is partly my fault as I keep removing them since some of them don't really deserve a screenshot or a long description). :) Otherwise, I was thinking of regrouping the recurring characters to two separate sections (relating to the season they were introduced in) because e.g. Pope doesn't belong in the Fox River Staff section any more. The roles of the characters aren't really static and if someone who had just started watching the series, they would group the characters differently. That was another reason I wanted to change it to a standard/simple list. Let me know what you think. Regards, Ladida 12:23, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
- It's implemented in List of Prison Break characters now. Regards, Ladida 08:10, 15 March 2007 (UTC)
