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I'll not revert your current edits at the Firefly actors' pages; I'm sad that the state of discussion of the topic is so scattered and in my opinion inconclusive, but I can't muster the energy required to try to gather and link all that discussion into something centralized and coherent. It deserves the attention, but I just can't give it. The consequence for you is that you'll continue to get startled reactions from editors who have no sensible, well-discussed central document to read, which will really explain the fractious and bumpy history of what you're doing. --Lexein (talk) 21:57, 9 January 2014 (UTC)

Yeah - maybe there should be something at the project documenting the historical consensus. --Rob Sinden (talk) 10:47, 13 January 2014 (UTC)

Return (2011 film)

There's being pointy, and that's what you're doing, reverting while discussion is ongoing. That's just really shitty behavior, and it's a bad example for new editors. What is your goddamn deal? Why can't you ever just let discussion take its few-days course? --Lexein (talk) 10:34, 13 January 2014 (UTC)

Consensus and guidelines are against exec producers in infoboxes. There is no field for exec producers. We do not include them. They should only be included if the guideline is changed. The claim that the exec producers are notable is irrelevant, as there is no place for them in the infobox. Even Spielberg doesn't get infobox inclusion. That there is an ongoing discussion (which is not in favour of inclusion) does not mean they should stay. We go with the current guideline. --Rob Sinden (talk) 10:40, 13 January 2014 (UTC)

Journey Template

Please see the Journey Template Talk page. Dave Golland (talk) 02:21, 16 January 2014 (UTC)

Bodily Fluids Triptych

I'm just wondering if Christopher Nolan is allowed a template as such, despite me including much of what Nolan has in terms of format, then why isn't McQueen allowed one? --Bartallen2 (talk) 14:45, 22 January 2014 (UTC)

McQueen has a template at Template:Steve McQueen (director). --Rob Sinden (talk) 14:46, 22 January 2014 (UTC)

As so does, Nolan; the only differentiation is that someone recently placed McQueen's art work in the film's he directed, thus the change at hand. Plus, the template I created is entirely different due to the fact it's highlighting a trilogy of films, similar to Nolan's The Dark Knight Trilogy template. --Bartallen2 (talk) 15:01, 22 January 2014 (UTC)

All artworks of McQueen, whether film or otherwise, can (and should) be grouped together in a single template. The "trilogy" of which you speak is not notable in itself, as it was coined last week in a single Guardian article. And the topics you wish to introduce are too broad for a single template. Sex, love, Provisional IRA, etc. And it falls foul of many other navbox guidelines, as I've explained on the talk page. But if you have any further questions, please ask. --Rob Sinden (talk) 15:08, 22 January 2014 (UTC)

Conflict

I'm not here to attack you, and I agree with your reasoning on the template, but I have observed how you operate beyond our own interactions and I do find you to often be meddlesome and quite confrontational in your approach to other editors who don't agree with you. I think there are certainly ways you could go about editing which reduce this sort of thing happening. In this case though it definitely seems like Ken is being unnecessarily heated in his response. There aren't many editors on wikipedia I don't get along with to some reasonable sort of understanding, but admittedly at present you're one of the ones I can't say I find reasonable, which is a shame as I believe you also have interests in cinema and are working here in good faith.♦ Dr. Blofeld 15:54, 28 January 2014 (UTC)

@Dr. Blofeld: Thanks. And I'm not being sarcastic - maybe I need to have it pointed out to me, now we're not in the heat of the moment with something. Maybe I have been letting some of these confrontations get to me sometimes, or just had a bad day. Maybe I've seen the same things over again and lose patience once in a while. Maybe it's an unintentional tone. Please let me know next time you see me do something out of order, and I'll try to rein it in a bit... --Rob Sinden (talk) 15:59, 28 January 2014 (UTC)

Yes, wikipedia can be very stressful at times, I agree. Arsenic and Old Lace would be worth expanding sometime. Bringing up Baby though I think I can get up to GA status first when I have more time. Above all I think most of us are here for the same reason. Beyond My Ken has actually done quite a bit of good work on films, even if the way he's responding indicates otherwise. It's a pity that more energy doesn't actually go into expanding it, it seems like 50% of disputes these days are over nav or infoboxes...♦ Dr. Blofeld 16:06, 28 January 2014 (UTC)

Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde-related

I heard that you were the one who moved the page detailing the full bio of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde back to Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Originally, I had given that character a separate page to detail more about him, his different portrayals, and other appearances (notably his appearance in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen comics and film) just like someone did with the Invisible Man. I'm just letting you know that. Rtkat3 (talk) 1:34, January 28 2014 (UTC)

@Rtkat3:. Sorry for the delay. The main issue here is that Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is an unsuitable title for the article, as the source material is most likely the target for anyone making this search. It also is the title of many films, so there is a disambiguation page. There is also an article at Henry Jekyll, which should probably have been improved. I've moved it to Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (character) and corrected the redirect. There may be a more suitable title for the article than that. --Rob Sinden (talk) 09:08, 31 January 2014 (UTC)

You are right about the renaming. Perhaps you can correct the links on the story page and the template as well. I will handle the links to "their" other appearances like in Mad Monster Party?, Mad Mad Mad Monsters, Gravedale High, Wake, Rattle, and Roll, Monster High, and some of the Looney Tunes pages that feature their version of the "characters". As I mentioned, I had created his page since the other contributors created pages for Griffin the Invisible Man, King Kong, Godzilla (alongside his different opponents), the Gill-man, and characters from the earlier Frankenstein films. Rtkat3 (talk) 11:02, January 31 2014 (UTC)

I think I already did that earlier on. --Rob Sinden (talk) 16:39, 31 January 2014 (UTC)

My apology...

...for my incivility towards you. BMK (talk) 21:33, 28 January 2014 (UTC)

Unwanted templates

I really recommend not restoring stuff because it exists that you don't even like yourself, and argue against, but still refer to WP:IDONTLIKEIT as the problem. Consensus-by-bureaucracy doesn't actually achieve anything.

Peter 14:42, 3 February 2014 (UTC)

What do you think of this? --Rob Sinden (talk) 14:46, 3 February 2014 (UTC)

Disambiguation linked

Do you have a policy or guideline for that? Standard practice as I've seen in every template is to leave the disambiguation unlinked. --Izno (talk) 15:26, 7 February 2014 (UTC)

No, I don't think it is mentioned in a guideline - just what I can remember of other editors' preferences in various discussions. I don't think there is a "standard practice" either way really, but navboxes are so badly abused and misused anyway, that's not usually a good judge. Maybe it's down to personal preference, but in {{Firefly}} I can see no need to break the disambiguation out - It's tidy and clear as it is, and the whole "phrase" is linked. Unlinking the disambiguation makes it that little bit more scruffy. --Rob Sinden (talk) 15:35, 7 February 2014 (UTC)

Transport from Paradise

Hello. I see you moved Transport from Paradise from its Czech-language title. Have you seen any references which use this name? The only references on the article, both in English (IMDB and Locarno), do not refer to the film as "Transport from Paradise". Thanks, C679 08:40, 8 February 2014 (UTC)

@Cloudz679: It's being released on DVD in the UK under this title, but here it is at TCM and Mubi. I'm really looking forward to seeing it! --Rob Sinden (talk) 08:52, 8 February 2014 (UTC)

Thanks, I will add those to the article. Enjoy the film! C679 08:54, 8 February 2014 (UTC)

Template

You are going to need to point me to this consensus on the matter. In any case, making the box harder to read (which it is, regardless of being in year order) for the sake of two whole lines seems open to debate in this isolated case. There may be a third approach, that combines readability with size worth looking into. However as it stands the template is now a mess to look at, which seems an important thing to consider before changing templates. Dandy Sephy (talk) 17:10, 11 February 2014 (UTC)

Hi @Dandy Sephy: Personally, I think the "mess" is caused when the navbox is unnecessarily cluttered. Adding decade splits (a split which is arbitrary anyway) forces the navbox to be larger than necessary, and doesn't allow for greater readability. If a navbox becomes too large, a split may be justified (say a 50/50 split, or something less arbitrary), but I don't think that applies here as there aren't that many articles linked. No specific discussion for this template, but there's a similar one for a parallel problem with film directors here, and a discussion about awards templates here, although that was when users had taken the bold decision to split them down into separate templates per decade or other arbitrary year groupings. --Rob Sinden (talk) 17:42, 11 February 2014 (UTC)

The box wasn't cluttered before because it was organised, but is looks cluttered now. I don't think decade splits are arbitrary, it's a pretty consistent way of dividing things up in all ways of life, not just wikipedia. It's a fairly logical thing to do. That said i didn't have any input into making the box and we can agree to disagree on that. Now, I can agree the 3 entries that didn't fit into the bigger groupings are an anomaly, but thats a different issue that is easily fixed by tweaking the groupings. You used the term "general consensus" in your edit summary, well I would suggest that it isn't. Rather that there is enough evidence that some people have established a consensus on their individual templates.

Now, I don't see the need for this to escalate into a big issue, because let's be honest it isn't. On the other hand we both seem to have a personal preference here. In the grand scheme of wikipedia this is a low importance template, limited entirely to articles under the WP:Anime banner. I've only skimmed your contrib summary but would I be correct in assuming this is an area that you don't have much interest in? If not, then may I suggest that I will edit the template to reduce the space used by the template by "merging" the 3 entries that stick out thus achieving your desire of a smaller template, but without affecting the readability of the box as a whole. Otherwise if you still insist your way is better than it will be necessary to seek consensus. I really don't think the latter option is necessary though, the former would seem a sensible middle ground.Dandy Sephy (talk) 20:19, 11 February 2014 (UTC)

Okay, I've reverted to one split - up to 2000 and 2001 onwards. Maybe it'll be time for a third section in 10 years or so! --Rob Sinden (talk) 20:32, 11 February 2014 (UTC)

John Wayne filmography

Hi Rob. Agree with you on the filmography layout and I've reverted back to your version per WP:FILMOGRAPHY. And you may be interested in this. Lugnuts 08:30, 12 February 2014 (UTC)

Thanks - I do wonder about the studio and director columns too, and maybe the notes column show a little bit too much information (per recent discussions on the matter), but I think everyone will agree that this is a massive improvement than what was there before. --Rob Sinden (talk) 09:10, 12 February 2014 (UTC)

Edit warring

Please try to avoid edit warring, as for example at Template:Sheep breeds of Italy. You should probably re-read WP:BRD. If there's any part of it you can't fully understand, do please feel free to ask. The gist is that if you make an edit and it is reverted, you discuss rather than making the same edit again. You should know that. Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 13:25, 12 February 2014 (UTC)

See the comment that I had already left on your talk page regarding the guidelines for and appropriate functions of navboxes and we'll discuss it there. --Rob Sinden (talk) 13:35, 12 February 2014 (UTC)

Ghostbusters Template

Another content dispute on the GB template. Please address your revision on here: Template_talk:Ghostbusters#Characters_vs._Main_Characters. NintendoFan (Talk, Contribs) 14:21, 12 February 2014 (UTC)

Incivility

This is the second time in the last few days that you have disparaged the work of another editor. You don't hurt my feelings by describing my work as a "carbuncle" because I don't have any, and I've always liked carbuncles anyway. But it is not acceptable for you to denigrate the work of Tsaag Valren, a particularly helpful visitor to this wiki and an absolute powerhouse in her own, with your petty insults; it must have been obvious to you that she had posted on that very page. I suggest that you strike through your unacceptable remark, and follow it with an apology. Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 10:43, 14 February 2014 (UTC)

I'm sorry, but it is an eyesore, and would not be deemed acceptable here on the English Misplaced Pages. It might be acceptable over at French Misplaced Pages, but to me it looks horrible and unprofessional, and goes completely against our guidelines (which you seem to disregard anyway). I'm not sure when stating that kind of opinion started being classed as incivil. I was commenting on the template, not the user. --Rob Sinden (talk) 10:50, 14 February 2014 (UTC)

Rob, {{navbox}} CLEARLY allows images and colors to be added; they are optional parameters. Were they unacceptable, they would not be in the template, and the template has examples of their use. You really need to drop this stick. Montanabw 19:12, 14 February 2014 (UTC)

Just because things are technically possible, doesn't mean they should be used. If consensus is against them, then the community has not condoned their usage. You need to stop clutching at straws. --Rob Sinden (talk) 19:20, 14 February 2014 (UTC)

I see no "the community." I see you and a couple of like-minded people who are engaging in a project that will affect thousands of navboxes. Montanabw 22:26, 14 February 2014 (UTC)

(Talk page stalking): Misplaced Pages:Manual of Style/Text formatting#Color and WP:COLOR are very relevant to this discussion. There does seem to be this thing called consensus already established on the issue. --Izno (talk) 00:53, 15 February 2014 (UTC)

Tarzan (2016 film)

I hand this issue to you per my unblock restrictions. The film is not yet filming, and has not enough information to pass WP:CRYSTAL. Rusted AutoParts 18:33, 15 February 2014 (UTC)

March 2014

Please do not remove content or templates from pages on Misplaced Pages, as you did to Jurassic World, without giving a valid reason for the removal in the edit summary. Your content removal does not appear constructive and has been reverted. Please make use of the sandbox if you'd like to experiment with test edits. Thank you. gsk 17:14, 4 March 2014 (UTC)