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Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons nominated at WP:FAC

Sorry about the delay — the nomination is now up and ready for outside comment. Let's see how it goes. SuperMarioMan 01:48, 25 June 2010 (UTC)

Hi. Regarding File:CaptainScarletPuppetCast.jpg, I now have a clip (in the right format, I think) which illustrates practically all that appears in the current image, but (as reviewer Steve suggests) a lot more effectively. It has been compressed to about 2.5 MB, is one minute long and, like the image, is taken from the Captain Scarlet episode "Attack on Cloudbase". I'm not sure how familiar you are with this episode (the plot is self-explanatory in the title), but it includes the characters of Captains Scarlet, Blue and Magenta along with Colonel White and Lieutenant Green (who are in either the Cloudbase radar room or control room) and a lot of motion on the part of the marionettes, which backs up statements in the third paragraph of the "Puppets" section on the difficulties of puppet movement. A clear shot of Scarlet (which the current image does not really provide) would support the commentary on the appearance of the character (i.e. as an imitation of Cary Grant), with the added benefit that his Mid-Atlantic tones are brought out. I originally uploaded the image with the intention of presenting the majority of the cast in a single shot, but I feel that I agree with Steve when he proposes that an image or video clip depicting a smaller numbers of characters would be no less useful to the reader. As a long shot, the current image presents a few of the depicted characters from an angle which hides their faces, while others (e.g. Scarlet) are too far off to see clearly. The sole problem media in the article appears to me to be this one image, which could be replaced by superior video. Assuming that I can upload successfully and in satisfactory quality, do you agree with this proposal? Would the described scene, in your opinion, provide good illustration? On a side note, opposition to the article passing the FAC process has, so far, been restricted to its use of non-free media rather than its own written content, which I interpret as a promising sign. However, I believe that some sort of fundamental resolution to the problem of the cast photo is necessary, and that a video alternative would have justification. SuperMarioMan 19:32, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

Thanks once again and, further to video media, I do have short musical excerpts from the Mysteron, Scarlet and Spectrum motifs now saved in the .ogg format, totalling about 30 seconds of material. These are taken from incidental music in the pilot episode. I have been considering the possibility of an upload of the title sequence ("This is the voice of the Mysterons. We know that you can hear us, Earthmen", etc.), since that has the Mysteron theme, regular characters and also the "Mysteron rings", which pan across scenes of destruction. Again, it is about one minute long. However, the presence of both an "Attack on Cloudbase" clip and a title sequence would probably stretch guidelines, and the first is likely preferable since it actually includes the appearance and tones of Captain Scarlet, the lead character. I'll concentrate on replacing the cast photo as a priority - I'll need to check a few things first and probably ask some additional questions about the format - since that is the main FAC issue at present. If the first upload is successful, I'll see about a musical recording, but the score images could just remain in the article regardless. SuperMarioMan 22:06, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

The article has just been promoted. Thanks so much for helping at the FAC to secure this brilliant result! SuperMarioMan 02:57, 15 July 2010 (UTC)

Thick of It characters

I'm running off of my own analysis plus what consensus on TV Tropes (hardly the most reliable source, but the mainstream media isn't terribly interested in such things). I'll be honest: it's not much more than suspicion, but on the other hand, when your very-informed-about-UK-politics buddies all come to exactly the same conclusions about "who that fellow should be," it's not exactly difficult to make these points. Lockesdonkey (talk) 07:27, 26 June 2010 (UTC)

RFA

Hi Bob. I'd be happy to nominate you for RFA if you felt comfortable with the process? The JPS^{talk to me} 22:59, 27 June 2010 (UTC)

DYK for The Flying Scotsman (1929 film)

— Rlevse • Talk • 06:03, 30 June 2010 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Sherlock Holmes Baffled

The article Sherlock Holmes Baffled you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Sherlock Holmes Baffled for eventual comments about the article. Well done! –– Jezhotwells (talk) 13:47, 11 July 2010 (UTC)

Upstairs, Downstairs

Hi. I addresses your comments for the List of Upstairs, Downstairs episodes. Care to take a second look? — Jimknut (talk) 04:47, 20 July 2010 (UTC)

Silly Billy

		The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
		In thanks for your selfless encouragement which gave me the nudge needed to post the article at DYK. Colonel Warden (talk) 15:34, 21 July 2010 (UTC)

• Looking to update the Trinity Square (Gateshead) article with the Indy reference, I see that you got there first. Well done again. Great minds think alike .... Colonel Warden (talk) 10:08, 26 July 2010 (UTC)

RE: Charlie Brooker

Maybe we could merge all his "wipe" shows together into one episode guide. Considering there is also a newswipe series and a one off episode called gameswipe. LET ME KNOW. Futurama3002 (talk) 22:20, 29 July 2010 (UTC)

I thought of doing that only because Louis Theroux has something similar with every documentary that he has done and most aren't even part of the same series. Brooker's all feature him sat ranting in his flat in all 3 programmes. I don't know though. I'm easy. Futurama3002 (talk) 22:31, 29 July 2010 (UTC)

Sherlock Holmes Baffled

Looking over the article, I would assume that the film is public domain now with the copyright being from 1903, are you aware of its current status? If it's public domain, then we can upload the entire film as a video to include with the article. If you need assistance with this let me know. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 05:26, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

Nice job. It works fine for me in Firefox, but I also couldn't get it to load in Internet Explorer (just one more reason I don't use that browser). It's hard to incorporate videos into film articles since the majority are non-free, but it's good to see that this article is able to implement the entire film (well, it's only 30 seconds to begin with...). Good work on the quick upload. --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 05:52, 11 August 2010 (UTC)

GA review of A Ghost Story for Christmas

Hi, I noticed this waiting at GAN and have left some comments at the review page. SuperMarioMan 01:08, 13 August 2010 (UTC)

Well done for all that added information, including critical comments. The article appears to me to be of GA standard. One small question: would the episode titles be better rendered in quotation marks rather than italics, as is generally recommended for instalments of a TV series? Otherwise, minor issues (e.g. use of the past tense in places where the present tense is preferable) are dusted. Excellent work indeed! SuperMarioMan 19:56, 22 August 2010 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Adventures of Sherlock Holmes; or, Held for Ransom

Hello! Your submission of Adventures of Sherlock Holmes; or, Held for Ransom at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and there still are some issues that may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Sasata (talk) 03:46, 13 August 2010 (UTC)

DYK for 1993 Grand National

Courcelles 12:02, 19 August 2010 (UTC)

Last of the Summer Wine

My thanks for the help you gave in getting LOTSW featured on the main page! It was greatly appreciated. Also, thank you for your kind words on my talk page. It was an experience I won't soon forget. hehe Redfarmer (talk) 14:55, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

Re: Adaptations of Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Hello, just wondering if the dots are after Dr and Mr in Stevenson's original? It's just the main article on Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde doesn't have them, and the picture of the first edition doesn't either. Bob talk 20:52, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

According to the etext at Project Gutenberg, the punctuation after "Dr" and "Mr" is there. Project Gutenberg has a fairly rigorous proofreading process, and I don't think they'd do it if it were incorrect. I can't say if the punctuation is missing in the original edition, because all we see is a picture of the cover, all in capitals, and that may have been done for stylistic reasons. As far as the article missing the punctuation, I've wondered, too, since it is considered improper according to all the English teachers I've had from the first grade onward. I think not using periods after abbreviations is a fairly recent development by British journalists, because I've examined 19th century and early 20th century British writings, and they indicate abbreviations such as "Mr.", "Mrs.", "Dr.", etc. with a period, just like the rest of the English-speaking world. Maybe it's laziness or ignorance, who knows?—Quicksilver^{T @} 21:05, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

Sherlock Holmes Baffled

Congratulations on the promotion at FAC. Jezhotwells (talk) 19:29, 1 September 2010 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for your work on the lead. I always thought it looked a bit odd with four paragraphs. Looks much better now. The JPS^{talk to me} 10:16, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

Daybreak

I stated why I moved the page in the edit summary. Jonny7003 (talk) 19:59, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

It's called ITV Daybreak on the google link which directs to the website, which is what I stated in the edit summary. Jonny7003 (talk) 20:05, 2 September 2010 (UTC)

Crossroads to Crime

Thank you for your swift review of this article, and for passing it as GA! I have responded to specific comments at the review page. Also, congratulations on the subject of the Sherlock Holmes Baffled FAC mentioned above — a fine read indeed. SuperMarioMan 04:45, 7 September 2010 (UTC)

The Thunderbirds page really ought to be the perfect Featured Article candidate — if Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons can gain that distinction, there's no reason why Thunderbirds can't. After all, it remains the most popular and well-known production that the Andersons made. The Wikipedia article would, however, need a tremendous amount of work first to streamline all the information that is already there (the parodies section in particular). With Captain Scarlet, it was more of a case that the article had only been half written when I started revising it (e.g. no reception information), so building it up seemed like working on a more or less blank slate. Thunderbirds could certainly be a huge article — perhaps comparable to Captain Scarlet, which I think is ranked something like 70-80 in the list of FAs by length (out of 3000+ FAs!). Perhaps a subpage would be a good idea for the various parodies and revivals listed?

On the Thunderbirds episode articles, I probably won't be making more. From 2006, these all existed as bare plot summaries (in fact, writing a synopsis for "Cry Wolf" was my first Wikipedia edit under this username), and were redirected on the grounds of not being notable. Although four have been brought back with real-world information, I don't feel that there is enough to justify resurrecting the others - to me, the Chris Bentley episode guide and other books that I've been using as reference don't offer sufficient detail. "Trapped in the Sky" and "Attack of the Alligators" definitely qualify, and I think that "30 Minutes After Noon" just about cuts it, but with others it would be difficult to build up a full article without adding lots of original research. I'm sure quite a lot could be said about "Terror in New York City", for example. Of course, in light of 2001, that title now seems more than a bit unfortunate, but discussion in reliable sources on its unintentional parallels to September 11 would lend it some real-world significance. "The Man From MI.5" is basically a James Bond imitation (it features a secret agent named "Bondson", no less), but aside from that there is little else to write backed up with reliable sources, which is frustrating. I'll attempt to get all four existing episode articles to GA, in the manner of "The Mysterons", when a new drive starts at the nominations page (I think it's next month). I'll throw in "Attack on Cloudbase" as well.

Pending a GA review of Doppelgänger, I've been wondering whether (just perhaps, I'm not sure), there would be scope for a Good Topic on the AP/Century 21 film productions in the manner of the various GTs on The Simpsons seasons. It would probably mean writing a parent article, or boosting the AP Films article up to GA as well. On the other hand, restricting the topic to just the films (excluding all the Anderson TV series) might appear too much like "cherry-picking". At this time, I'll probably just work on the series pages instead — I've been considering expanding The Secret Service, for instance. Doppelgänger does, I think, have the potential to reach FA, assuming that it is of Good Article standard — I'll see about nominating it at FAC at some point. SuperMarioMan 02:19, 8 September 2010 (UTC)

louchely

Thank you for the explanation on louchely. Wiktionary had the adjective louche but not the adverb louchely. I've added it. RJFJR (talk) 15:58, 7 September 2010 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Reverend Timothy Farthing

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