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Track Record on each season. (Including International Versions.)
Recently, the track records on each version of Drag Race and other spin-offs have been edited, and I personally think they should be reverted because now the specific details cannot be seen placement-wise.
I agree. Because of the contestant progress edit, queens that have had many "highs" on the show are discredited by the vagueness of just "safe". For example Jinkx Monsoon and Bianca Del Rio have both had extremyly successful streaks and the former contestant progress table reflected that, but now their track records just seem basic, average and not worthy of winning the season at all. The opposite of this works for the sake of my argument too, queens that placed low a lot on their season like Miss Fame who fell in the bottom three four times total, but her track record is now safe until her elimination. Or Nina West, whose two wins seem like a great track record, but that's because the table doesn't show three of her low placements. Or probably the best reason to bring the old table back, Brooke Lynn Hytes who has always gotten critiques, meaning she was never just the white color safe. This is ruining the track records y'all. Sure, highs and lows are technically safes, but the Drag Race fandom has always taken these placements into consideration while debating track record. Bring the old contestant progress table back, for the real fans of the show. I don't think we should make the table easier for people who don't understand or haven't ever watched the show. Sebastian Šikl (talk)
Completely agree. I don't think the highs and lows can really qualify as "original research" as each episode has a very similar format in terms of placements (white color safes usually declared first, then highs and wins, and the last person declared safe before the bottom two is usually the low), and there is always a consensus that is reached on Wikipedia and the fandom page. TheRealJackMarshall (talk)
The framing around the HIGH/LOW thing as just a fandom issue is truly ridiculous. This is how the show works, as how most reality competition shows function. Contestants being in the top/bottom consistently, even if they aren't winning or bottom 2, is a huge part of said contestant's storylines and is fully explored within the show, and to not capture that in the progression charts makes them less comprehensive and representative. 2A00:23C6:8281:A501:9E6:7953:D608:399D (talk) 15:24, 30 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I also agree, during the show the queens regularly discuss their own "high" and "low" placements in particular challenges. Being "in the top" (even if not winning the challenge) is seen as a valid and impactful position throughout the show. The wiki ought to reflect this. Narbac (talk) 11:26, 28 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
The article doesn't explain how the winner of miss congeniality is decided. I am guessing that the contestants that reach the final of the main competition are ineligible to win Miss Congeniality because nobody has won both the main competition and Miss Congeniality. (78.19.56.223 (talk) 18:12, 2 February 2024 (UTC))[reply]
