Talk:Veruca Salt

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Contents 1 Cleanup request 2 Band doesn't get the main page? 3 Picture of Veruca in the novel 4 Lyrics 5 Picture from 1971 film 6 Veruca's name in Japanese 7 Ridiculous Trivia 8 Infoboxes 8.1 Restoration of book infobox and information 9 Book Illustration

[edit] Cleanup request

Boy oh boy, what a lengthy and confusing article. Someone who has neither read the book nor seen any of the films (me) can't make head or tail of it, although several scenes are referred to over and over again. And could you please stick to the present tense? All the best, <KF> 18:22, 23 November 2005

[edit] Band doesn't get the main page?

The popular progressive rock band doesn't get the main "Veruca_Salt" page, but a bit part character in a rold darl book does? I mean she comes up three short times, in the book, the movie and the remake of the movie... but the band has been around consitantly for over a decade. Shouldn't it be summat like the girl gets "Veruca_Salt_(fiction)" and the band gets "Veruca Salt". I know the band name was inspired by this character, but what there are three different versions of her (book and movies) that you probably see once every decade, but you can hear the songs tens of times a year (radio, department store music, cds, random encounters) or thousands of times a year (if you are a Veruca Salt fan and have one of their many cds). And I would think that 95 percent of people that put wiki/"Veruca_Salt" into their top bar will be looking for the band, not for one of the six children that played a part in one of rold darls stories! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by JayKeaton (talk • contribs) . (If I really wanted to hide who I was I would have gone to the public library to post this, but thanks anyway :@)

Wow, that really cheeses you off, huh? I think it could be argued either way. The fact that the band was named for the character is strong support for the character getting the main page. However, as you say, the likelyhood of searchers going for the band over the character, while exaggerated at 95%, is indeed high. The most reasonable solution might be to make Veruca Salt a disambiguation page. However, since doing so provides no improvement for people looking for the band, and makes it harder for people looking for the character, the status quo is also appealing. Powers 18:48, 13 March 2006 (UTC)

I think that the character gets the main page because the band is named after the character. Although, maybe, just to be fair, maybe the main page could be a disambiguation page, and then neither of them would get the main page.

Halibut Thyme 6:40 PM (Eastern TimeZone), 30 July 2006

[edit] Picture of Veruca in the novel

Can someone provide a picture of Veruca from the original novel? --User:Angie Y.

[edit] Lyrics

Who keeps adding the complete lyrics to the 2005 song? I thought it is not legal to post the entire song lyrics.- JustPhil 18:36, 8 January 2006 (UTC)

I'll remove them right awway. --User:Angie Y.

Sorry, I should have read the regulations; I did not know that posting the full lyrics was illegal. Apologies -

[edit] Picture from 1971 film

Is it just me, or is the picture from the 1971 film really dark. I can hardly see Veruca's face. --Rachel Cakes 04:04, 31 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Veruca's name in Japanese

What is Veruca's name in Nihongo? Who provides her dub voice? --User:Angie Y.

[edit] Ridiculous Trivia

*Similar spoiled girls followed her, in a sort of legacy. Princess Morbucks, Elisabeth Delmas, and Mindy are three examples. But no cartoon character is more known to be a spoiled brat than Angelica Pickles, who's also spoiled (and rarely disciplined) by her father, Drew. Several spoiled boys followed her as well, like Remy Buxaplenty and Richie Rich.

I removed this, It only mentioned Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon characters and I fail to see any “legacy” to Veruca Salt in these characters, and the rather untrue part about Angelica Pickles. --FlareNUKE 08:17, 25 June 2006 (UTC)

It seems to have sneaked its way back in. 138.69.160.1 19:45, 7 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Infoboxes

The infoboxes are a great touch! All we need now is better pictures. --User:Angie Y.

[edit] Restoration of book infobox and information

Someone carelessly deleted the book information. Angie Y. 14:27, 8 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Book Illustration

Does anyone know where an illustration of this character can be found from Quention Blake's drawing of the novel? It should be added... JackOfHearts 00:42, 24 December 2006 (UTC)

I found one months ago, but it was deleted. Angie Y. 02:43, 24 December 2006 (UTC)

I found some, but I wouldn't know what to categorize them as when uploading them to wikipedia: Augustus Gloop, Violet Beauregarde, Veruca Salt, Mike Teavee, and Charlie Bucket. JackOfHearts 22:51, 25 December 2006 (UTC)