User talk:Mr Sitcom

November 2023

Hello, I'm PiGuy3. I noticed that in this edit to Jimmy Perry, you removed content without adequately explaining why. In the future, it would be helpful to others if you described your changes to Wikipedia with an edit summary. If this was a mistake, don't worry, the removed content has been restored. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. PiGuy3 (talk) 06:53, 9 November 2023 (UTC)

Re: Dad's Army task force

Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia - thank you for your message. The Dad's Army task force used to be what was called a 'Wikiproject' and was fairly active in about 2006-8 or so, which seems a long time ago now. The standard of Wikipedia has really improved since those early days - most of the 'Good Articles' I created about British sitcoms seem to be being delisted every other week! Which is a bit disheartening although I mostly find myself agreeing with their reasoning.

I'd be inclined to caution against restarting the task force - I remember at the time editors spent quite a bit of time creating Wikiprojects for sitcoms which either ended up with too many episode and character articles, or became a thing that was really just one person's project (and really the time setting up a project may have been better spent improving the main article).

With that in mind, I'd probably suggest that improving the main Dad's Army page may be a good aim. There are a plethora of excellent in-depth books for sources, especially the Graham McCann one, not to mention the various memoirs by actors, and I've often thought that of all sitcoms it really has the potential to regain a Good Article status, or even featured article (which always have to have loads of reliable sources). I'm afraid I'm a bit jaded with big editing projects these days though. Bob talk 00:05, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

To @Bob Castle: Thank you for your very prompt reply. I thought the answer may be no, given how long the task force has been inactive for, but it was worth a shot.

Isn't it funny how the Dad's Army article – with the amount of information written about the show, and being listed as one of Britain's greatest sitcoms – is not even a Good Article yet (though it used to be). It is a good place to start and I will keep the advice in mind.

Thank you very much for your advice and considerate reply. Lotsw73 (talk) 22:13, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

center tags are obsolete

Please note the correct way to center userbox text. Thanks. – Jonesey95 (talk) 03:38, 26 January 2024 (UTC)

@Jonesey95: I have now taken note of this. Thanks for the tip! Lotsw73 (talk) 03:58, 26 January 2024 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Category:Pages using WikiProject Bendigo with unknown parameters

A tag has been placed on Category:Pages using WikiProject Bendigo with unknown parameters indicating that it is currently empty, and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, a featured topics category, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion. If it remains empty for seven days or more, it may be deleted under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and removing the speedy deletion tag. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 01:13, 31 January 2024 (UTC)

Hello, Lotsw73,

Most WikiProjects that only have one member are not successful. It's a lot of work to do, assessing articles and keeping the WikiProject alive. I encourage you to recruit more editors to participate in it. If you have questions, please bring them to the Teahouse. Thank you. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 01:19, 31 January 2024 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Category:Automatically assessed Bendigo articles

A tag has been placed on Category:Automatically assessed Bendigo articles indicating that it is currently empty, and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, a featured topics category, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion. If it remains empty for seven days or more, it may be deleted under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and removing the speedy deletion tag. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 05:34, 31 January 2024 (UTC)

Reverting my edits

@Lotsw73, you reverted my edits (including my Citation bot edits) on 2022 in Australian television (specifically the revisions of 1203012336, 1203012886 and 1203022023), while making your edit at rev 1203049262. Can you please not revert my edits to articles from now on? Yours sincerely, TechGeek105 (his talk page) 03:12, 4 February 2024 (UTC)

I have just added information from those revisions of 2022 in Australian television back to that article. Yours sincerely, TechGeek105 (his talk page) 03:31, 4 February 2024 (UTC)

Hi @TechGeek105, sorry about that, I had no idea I had reverted your edits. We must have been editing the article at the same time, and it messed up with the edit history and what actually appeared in the article when the edits were completed... who knows. I will see what else I can add to article. All the best, Lotsw73 (talk) 07:09, 4 February 2024 (UTC)

g'day

https://pageviews.wmcloud.org/?project=en.wikipedia.org&platform=all-access&agent=user&redirects=0&range=latest-90&pages=Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Australian_historic_places

It is worth getting a handle on where the editors are... that is not one place... - maybe worth checking

https://pageviews.wmcloud.org/?project=en.wikipedia.org&platform=all-access&agent=user&redirects=0&range=latest-90&pages=Wikipedia:Australian_Wikipedians%27_notice_board

JarrahTree 13:01, 4 February 2024 (UTC)

@JarrahTree: Thanks for this. I'll have more luck posting a message in the bottom group rather than in the top one. Lotsw73 (talk) 00:25, 5 February 2024 (UTC)

National varieties of English

Hello. In a recent edit to the page 2022 in Australian television, you changed one or more words or styles from one national variety of English to another. Because Wikipedia has readers from all over the world, our policy is to respect national varieties of English in Wikipedia articles.

For a subject exclusively related to the United Kingdom (for example, a famous British person), use British English. For something related to the United States in the same way, use American English. For something related to another English-speaking country, such as Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, India, or Pakistan, use the variety of English used there. For an international topic, use the form of English that the first author of the article used.

In view of that, please don't change articles from one version of English to another, even if you don't normally use the version in which the article is written. Respect other people's versions of English. They, in turn, should respect yours. Other general guidelines on how Wikipedia articles are written can be found in the Manual of Style. If you have any questions about this, you can ask me on my talk page or visit the help desk. Thank you. Yours sincerely, TechGeek105 (his talk page) 08:53, 7 February 2024 (UTC)

Doctor Who (series 2)

I have nominated this page for GA and I was wondering if you were interested in working with me to pass the GA review. Questions? four Olifanofmrtennant (she/her) 01:17, 3 March 2024 (UTC)

Hi @OlifanofmrTennant: Sure, I would be happy to help out. I might start with the basic copyediting jobs first, and then move on to something more substantial.

With the Done symbols that you have placed underneath each dot point, I think it would be better if the symbols were placed on the same line,

• like this,  Done

to make it easier to see which tasks are done and which tasks still need doing. Would you mind if I set the Done symbols to look like this example? Lotsw73 (talk) 02:20, 3 March 2024 (UTC)

Not at all go ahead Questions? four Olifanofmrtennant (she/her) 02:32, 3 March 2024 (UTC)

Thanks. Lotsw73 (talk) 02:56, 3 March 2024 (UTC)

Fawlty Towers episodes

Thank you for your message on my talkpage re Fawlty Towers and your plans to reinstate individual articles for all 12 episodes.

I am replying here because I see that you have only joined Wikipedia very recently and I want to welcome you to the Wikipedia community. I hope you are enjoying your time here and that you continue to contribute.

I am very much looking forward to reading your Fawlty Towers articles and I am more than happy to help. Therefore, please leave a message on my talkpage when you are ready to begin reinstating the pages for each episode.

One idea might be to write the articles in your sandbox ahead of putting them onto the main site to reduce the chance of them ending up in a speedy AfD with a view to redirecting them to the main FT article, as I presume that these episodes did previously have their own articles and that the redirect followed that AfD. Rillington (talk) 08:03, 6 March 2024 (UTC)

Hi @Rillington, thanks for the warm welcome! I'm glad you like my idea. I will let you know on your talk page when I am ready to begin. Lotsw73 (talk) 11:14, 6 March 2024 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: The Jury (Australian TV program) has been accepted

The Jury (Australian TV program), which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created.

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Thanks again, and happy editing!

Crunchydillpickle🥒 (talk) 16:54, 13 March 2024 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of It Sticks Out Half a Mile

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Your GA nomination of It Sticks Out Half a Mile

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Your GA nomination of It Sticks Out Half a Mile

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The Phenomenon Squad moved to draftspace

Thanks for your contributions to The Phenomenon Squad. Unfortunately, I do not think it is ready for publishing at this time because it has no sources and it needs more sources to establish notability. I have converted your article to a draft which you can improve, undisturbed for a while.

Please see more information at Help:Unreviewed new page. When the article is ready for publication, please click on the "Submit your draft for review!" button at the top of the page OR move the page back. Boleyn (talk) 15:54, 12 April 2024 (UTC)

DYK for It Sticks Out Half a Mile

On 28 April 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article It Sticks Out Half a Mile, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that It Sticks Out Half a Mile is a radio sequel series to Dad's Army that follows three of the main characters in their attempts to renovate a seaside pier in post-war Britain? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/It Sticks Out Half a Mile. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, It Sticks Out Half a Mile), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

—Ganesha811 (talk) 00:02, 28 April 2024 (UTC)

I have sent you a note about a page you started

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WIkiProject Doctor Who Newsletter: July 2024

The Space-Time Telegraph Volume II, Issue I — July 2024 Brought to you by the editors of WikiProject Doctor Who Okay–ooh. New teeth newsletter. That's weird... Hello! Welcome to the first regenerated issue of The Space-Time Telegraph, the official newsletter of WikiProject Doctor Who. We hope it finds you well in your safe travels across the Whoniverse! This newsletter was founded in 2008 and seemed to get lost in the time vortex quite quickly. Thanks to the Doctor dragging Sutekh through the time vortex and bringing life by bringing death to death (yeah... I'm a little confused too), it seems to have regenerated. The writing staff hopes to bring you future editions quarterly. For this first edition, we have created an updated version of our mailing list that includes any active editors who previously had their usernames included in our participants list. If you do not wish to receive future editions, please remove your name from the mailing list. If you no longer wish to participate in the project, please also remove your name from the participants list. I think that's enough about the newsletter for now. Let's dive into interesting things happening within the Doctor Who side of Wikipedia. Geronimooooo..... Big Spike in Productivity During 2024, the project has scored 8 GAs, 2 FLs and a GT, up from last year's 4 GAs and a GT. Several additional things are in the pipeline, with a bunch of things currently having been nominated with some mix of OlifanofmrTennant, TheDoctorWho, and Pokelego999 having their names attached to them. Allow me to look into the nominees. Series 14: As of July 18th, every single episode has been sent to GAN, with "Boom", "73 Yards", and "The Devil's Chord" having made it to GA. 2023 Specials: Early in the year, as part of trying to not lose the WikiCup, Ollie sent "The Star Beast" (still salty about the move) to GAN. It was reviewed by frequent collaborator (fly high) of hers, but failed. She then fixed it up and sent it back where it passed. Later "The Giggle" was expanded and sent to GA, followed shortly by "Wild Blue Yonder". WBY received help by JustAnotherCompanion, a pretty fresh user. This other companion chose not to be listed as co-nom. A page was created for "Destination: Skaro" and quickly got GA status. The Daleks' Master Plan was also sent to GAN by Rhain. It passed to join Rhain's other First Doctor content, being the fourth season three article to get the green check. Peter Capaldi: The filmography and newly created awards of Capaldi were both sent to FLC and passed. Capaldi's main page was sent to GA, though due to some minor incompetence on the part of the nominator it was failed. Proposals to the WikiProject A recent proposal at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Doctor Who suggested potential improvements and suggestions for the main page of the project, as well as discussions about the project overall. The proposals are as follows: The Task Forces section should be removed due to inactivity in the Torchwood Task Force, and a lack of significant interest in creating further Task Forces. The freenode channel no longer works and should be removed due to most discussion taking place on site. Due to the low quality of Lungbarrow and Jubilee despite being sample articles, these articles should either be removed as samples or improved. Additionally, the "sample device" has a very small application field, and should be removed from the sample articles section. An updates infobox should be included, similarly to those used by Wikipedia:VGCHAR. Radio Times's Doctor Who sections should be included in the references section due to their benefits for the project sourcing wise. The Deletion Discussion archive should be removed, or have work invested in updating it, due to its lack of updates. If you feel you have any thoughts or suggestions on these matters, or on any other matters pertaining to the project and its main page, feel free to chime in the ongoing discussion. Discussions of Note A move discussion is currently underway on whether or not Doctor Who series 14 should be moved to Doctor Who season 1 (2024). The discussion also involves conversation on a few other adjacent articles. If you have an opinion on the matter please read over the discussion or leave comments. Contributors TheDoctorWho (talk) Pokelego999 (talk) Questions? four Olifanofmrtennant (she/her) If you wish to contribute to future editions of the newsletter, leave a message on the WikiProject talk page or reach out to one of the current contributors listed above. If you do not wish to receive future editions of the Space-Time Telegraph, please remove your name from our our mailing list.

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Fawlty Towers

Thank you for your message on my talkpage about reinstating pages for each of the episodes, something I think needs to happen.

My view is that the articles should follow the format of the Dad's Army episodes, thereby allowing for a decent plot summary, a cast list and notes which provide information about the episode, with any additional sections following should they be seen as necessary. Rillington (talk) 09:47, 3 August 2024 (UTC)

@Rillington: That seems like a good way to format the articles. My first task will be to continue working on "Waldorf Salad", and then move on to "The Germans". If you can help edit any of those articles, it would be much appreciated! Thanks, Mr Sitcom (talk) 07:02, 5 August 2024 (UTC)

WIkiProject Doctor Who: September 2024 Newsletter

The Space-Time Telegraph Volume II, Issue II — September 2024 Brought to you by the editors of WikiProject Doctor Who You like Doctor Who? What's his name then? Welcome Hello and welcome to the second issue of the new newsletter! Following the success of the first newsletter we are back to write more stuff. Articles for deletion Several articles have been nominated for deletion, such as Time War (Doctor Who), and several articles have been deleted, or merged or redirected, especially those relating to books, due to lack of WP:SIGCOV and WP:NBOOK. Editors can always help either by participating in the deletion discussions (which are noted on the project page), adding to such articles, or bringing attention to other such articles through AfD or the WikiProject talk page, to aid in clean-up. Notice of Draft Articles A new Doctor Who spin-off was announced at the 2024 San Diego Comic-Con, called The War Between the Land and the Sea, and will feature old and new Whoniverse characters working for UNIT as they battle the Sea Devils. The main space article currently redirects to Whoniverse, but collaboration is currently underway in a draft article. As filming on this miniseries has recently begun, its relocation to the mains space will presumably take place soon per the recommendations laid out at WP:NTV. There is also a draft article in progress for the upcoming 2024 Christmas special. While this article won't be moved until the episode airs, any new contributions are welcome. Doctor Who News A small number of editors have recently raised questions regarding the reliability of Doctor Who News. This website is particularly used for information regarding viewing figures and the Appreciation Index of most episodes as well as some news information. If there is a better source for any information supported by this website, it should be replaced in good faith. A full consensus on whether or not to remove the information that can't be supported by a different source has not yet been reached. Any editor who has opinions on this matter should contribute to the discussion on the WikiProject talk page. Continued Progress Towards Good/Featured Content There has been lots of progress made towards recognized articles in the last two months, related to such diverse categories as series, specials, lists and episodes A sub-page has also been added to the WikiProject, to list any possible goals we can aim towards. Proposals Regarding the State of Fictional Elements Articles in the WikiProject Several proposals have been laid out regarding fictional elements in the WikiProject, which includes fictional characters, locations, and more. Due to a concerning quality state regarding the large majority of them, several methods of tackling them in order to improve these articles' quality for the future have been proposed. The primary three proposals are as follows: 1. A priority list should be made to determine what articles are most pressing and in need of improvement in the WikiProject overall. Focus would be put onto important subjects and articles in a state of dubious notability that would make them viable for deletion processes such as AfD. 2. A group of articles is selected for improvement, which are ones deemed most relevant to the WikiProject for the future. Any lesser important subjects can be sidelined and worked on as editors see fit. 3. A long term goal is made to improve all elements. This will come at the caveat of taking significantly longer and requiring more heavy participation than the above two proposals, but would guarantee a slow and steady way to solve the issue. If any editors are interested in chiming into the conversation and sharing their piece on how this should be handled, or if any editors wish to help with this proposal and improve fictional elements articles, then feel free to share thoughts at the discussion's section on the article's talk page. Contributors TheDoctorWho (talk) Pokelego999 (talk) Questions? four Olifanofmrtennant (she/her) DoctorWhoFan91 (talk) "I'm not appalled by it" - The New New York Times If you wish to contribute to future editions of the newsletter or have any feedback, leave a message on the WikiProject talk page or reach out to one of the current contributors listed above. If you do not wish to receive future editions of the Space-Time Telegraph, please remove your name from our our mailing list.

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Concern regarding Draft:The Phenomenon Squad

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