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This is to guide the structure and normalize the standard of articles dealing with the Television medium and television series or other forms of episodic programs, such as web series.
Project-specific guidelines
- Wikipedia:Notability (television) (essay)
- Wikipedia:Naming conventions (television)
- Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Television
Related guidelines include:
- Wikipedia:Manual of Style (writing about fiction)
- Wikipedia:Notability (media) (essay)
- Wikipedia:Notability (fiction)
- Wikipedia:WikiProject Television Stations for advice on articles about television networks, channels, production houses etc.
Descendant WikiProjects and task forces
Related WikiProjects
- WikiProject Actors and Filmmakers
- WikiProject Albums
- WikiProject Animation
- WikiProject Anime and manga
- WikiProject BBC
- WikiProject Deletion sorting/Television
- WikiProject Film
- WikiProject Literature
- WikiProject Radio
- WikiProject Screenwriters
- WikiProject Westerns
Participants
User WikiProject Television
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A list of participants can be found at Category:WikiProject Television participants.
Technically speaking, anyone who edits / contributes to TV related articles is a participant, and there are no requirements other than that. If one wishes one can further identify oneself with the project by listing one's name as a participant. This helps spread the word about the project and can help other editors see what types of articles that user is interested in editing.
To add yourself to the project listing add the following to your user page:
[[Category:WikiProject Television participants|{{subst:PAGENAME}}]]
Or, if you wish to use the userbox, add {{User WikiProject Television}} to your user page instead as it includes the above wikicode.
This project deals with a lot of television related articles, but they are not all the same. Therefore we have created separate pages with information for each type of television related article.
Guidelines
First of all, be sure to read these guidelines, policies and discussions if you want to write good articles on fiction.
- Avoid Trivia sections
- Writing better articles: Check your fiction
- Wikipedia is not an indiscriminate collection of information (#1, Plot summaries)
- Possible proliferation of in-universe-related content is discussed in the essay Wikipedia:Fancruft and its talk page.
Characters and fictional elements
Featured articles
See these featured articles for examples of well written articles on characters and elements from fiction:
Naming a character
There is no guideline or policy about naming an article about a fictional character. See the essay Wikipedia:Naming character articles.
People working in television
Actors, producers, writers etc. are all real people. Turn to WikiProject Biography for help on writing such articles. Here are some quick guidelines and tips for you however.
- Notability of people
- Biographies of living persons
- Manual of Style (biographies)
- Wikiproject Screenwriters - project dedicated to screenwriters.
Categories
As a rule do not create categories for "People by series", because they can potentially work on numerous series or movies etc. You should categorize by profession. See the higher level Category:Television actors, Category:Television directors, Category:Television producers, Category:Television writers, Category:Television presenters in the top level Category:Television people.
Images
Fair Use images on pages of real people that are still alive are not allowed, because these images are replaceable. You also cannot use an image from a television program, etc., because you are not illustrating the character but the actor.
Featured articles
More television templates
Tasks
Maintenance categories
Infobox television
- Category:Pages using infobox television with alias parameters (0)
- Category:Pages using infobox television with flag icon (0)
- Category:Pages using infobox television with image-related values without an image (0)
- Category:Pages using infobox television with incorrectly formatted values (638)
- Category:Pages using infobox television with non-matching title (999)
- Category:Pages using infobox television with nonstandard dates (1)
- Category:Pages using infobox television with unknown parameters (1)
- Category:Pages using infobox television with unnecessary manual displaytitle (1)
- Category:Pages using infobox television with unnecessary name parameter (14,041)
Infobox television season
- Category:Pages using infobox television season with invalid colour combination (0) – articles that use WP:COLOR-violating colour combinations (per this discussion)
- Category:Pages using infobox television with flag icon (0)
- Category:Pages using infobox television season with unknown parameters (0) – articles using unsupported infobox parameters
- Category:Pages using infobox television season with the season_name parameter (203)
Infobox television episode
- Category:Pages using infobox television episode with unknown parameters (0)
- Category:Pages using infobox television episode with unlinked values (1,128)
- Category:Pages using infobox television episode with incorrectly formatted values (1,205)
- Category:Pages using infobox television episode with non-matching title (4)
- Category:Pages using infobox television episode with nonstandard dates (642)
- Category:Pages using infobox television episode with unnecessary title parameter (0)
- Category:Pages using infobox television episode with unnecessary manual displaytitle (4)
- Category:Pages using infobox television episode with image-related values without an image (1)
- Category:Pages using infobox television with flag icon (0)
- Category:Pages using infobox television episode with the based on parameter (133)
- Category:Television episode articles with short description with no series name (3)
- Category:Television episode articles with short description with no season number (561)
- Category:Television episode articles with short description with no episode number (13)
Other infoboxes
Aired episodes
- Category:Template:Aired episodes using equal showpage and title parameters (0)
- Category:Template:Aired episodes using both showpage and title parameters (0)
Episode table
Episode lists
- Category:Episode lists with unformatted air dates (0)
- Category:Episode lists with incorrectly formatted alternate air dates (0)
- Category:Episode lists with faulty line colors (31)
- Category:Episode lists with non-compliant line colors (6)
- Category:Episode list using the default LineColor (5,067)
- Category:Episode lists with row deviations (83)
- Category:Episode lists with invalid top colors (4)
- Category:Episode lists with TBA values (2)
- Category:Episode lists with a non-matching set of numbered parameters (5)
- Category:Episode lists with unformatted story or teleplay credits (268)
Series overview
Sections needed
- Category:Television articles that need a character section (301)
- Category:Television articles without infoboxes (347)
- Category:Television articles that need a production section (712)
- Category:Television articles that need a response section (950)
- Category:Television articles that need a synopsis (271)
- Category:Television articles that need an episode list (593)
Naming style
- Category:Television articles with incorrect naming style (920)
- Category:Television channel articles with incorrect naming style (191)
IMDb
- Category:Pages using IMDb title instead of IMDb episode (274)
- Category:Pages using IMDb title instead of IMDb episodes (309)
Misc
- Category:Television articles needing references (374)
- Category:Wikipedia requested television images (2,316)
- Category:Television articles needing attention (96)
- Category:Television articles needing expert attention (5)
Important alerts
New articles
InceptionBot has been set up to identify new articles that are potentially within the scope of this project, based on the rules defined at User:AlexNewArtBot/Television. It is likely that some are false positives, in which case the log at User:AlexNewArtBot/TelevisionLog should be examined for more information.
Article alerts
Please watch Wikipedia:WikiProject Television/Article alerts, for important alerts related to articles of this Wikiproject. "Article alerts" will be updated daily, and will also be transcluded here.
Today's featured article requests
- 16 Aug 2022 – El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (talk · · hist) has been proposed for Today's Featured Article by Flowerkiller1692 (t · c); see discussion
Did you know
- 25 Jun 2022 – Mr. Ratburn and the Special Someone (talk · · hist) was nominated for DYK by Bobamnertiopsis (t · c); see discussion
- 18 Jun 2022 – WPST-TV (talk · · hist) was nominated for DYK by Sammi Brie (t · c); see discussion
- 10 Jun 2022 – A Proportional Response (talk · · hist) was nominated for DYK by Theleekycauldron (t · c); see discussion
- 08 Jun 2022 – Generation Drag (talk · · hist) was nominated for DYK by Kbabej (t · c); see discussion
- 17 May 2022 – Dijon Talton (talk · · hist) was nominated for DYK by Kingsif (t · c); see discussion
- 20 Apr 2022 – Josh Hudson (talk · · hist) was nominated for DYK by Soaper1234 (t · c); see discussion
Articles for deletion
- 06 Jul 2022 – Diane Henry (talk · · hist) was AfDed by Bgsu98 (t · c); see discussion (1 participant)
- 05 Jul 2022 – Dilsha Prasannan (talk · · hist) was AfDed by Onmyway22 (t · c); see discussion (1 participant)
- 04 Jul 2022 – Lin Tan (talk · · hist) was AfDed by Volcom95 (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
- 04 Jul 2022 – Éamonn Ó Catháin (talk · · hist) was AfDed by Atsme (t · c); see discussion (7 participants)
- 04 Jul 2022 – Maria Fowler (talk · · hist) was AfDed by Joseph2302 (t · c); see discussion (0 participants)
- 04 Jul 2022 – List of e.tv original programming (talk · · hist) was AfDed by Chris troutman (t · c); see discussion (1 participant)
- 04 Jul 2022 – Roktopolash (talk · · hist) was AfDed by Robertsky (t · c); see discussion (1 participant)
- 03 Jul 2022 – Evans, Novak, Hunt & Shields (talk · · hist) was AfDed by TenPoundHammer (t · c); see discussion (4 participants)
- 03 Jul 2022 – List of minor Buffy the Vampire Slayer characters (talk · · hist) was AfDed by Piotrus (t · c); see discussion (6 participants)
- 03 Jul 2022 – Jaan (TV series) (talk · · hist) was AfDed by FormalDude (t · c); see discussion (4 participants)
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Proposed deletions
- 06 Jul 2022 – Jai Mahabharat (talk · · hist) was PRODed by Bruxton (t · c)
- 05 Jul 2022 – Storyline (TV series) (talk · · hist) was PRODed by Ductwork (t · c): concern
- 04 Jul 2022 – List of Son episodes (talk · · hist) was PRODed by Rorshacma (t · c): concern
- 03 Jul 2022 – I See Me, I.C.U. (talk · · hist) was PRODed by Just Another Cringy Username (t · c): concern
- 03 Jul 2022 – Aftermath: Population Zero (talk · · hist) was PRODed by Just Another Cringy Username (t · c): concern
- 03 Jul 2022 – Bull Session (talk · · hist) was PRODed by TenPoundHammer (t · c): concern
- 02 Jul 2022 – Growing Up... (talk · · hist) was PRODed by TenPoundHammer (t · c): concern
- 01 Jul 2022 – It's Not Fair (talk · · hist) was PRODed by Erpert (t · c): concern
- 29 Jun 2022 – List of The Engadget Show episodes (talk · · hist) was PRODed by TipsyElephant (t · c): concern
- 30 Jun 2022 – Maya Herrera (talk · · hist) PRODed by Piotrus (t · c) and endorsed by Just Another Cringy Username (t · c) on 04 Jul 2022 was deproded by Kvng (t · c) on 05 Jul 2022
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Categories for discussion
- 02 Jul 2022 – Category:Breaking Bad songs (talk · · hist) was CfDed by Starcheerspeaksnewslostwars (t · c); see discussion
- 02 Jul 2022 – Category:Better Call Saul songs (talk · · hist) was CfDed by Starcheerspeaksnewslostwars (t · c); see discussion
- 14 Jun 2022 – Category:China, IL (talk · · hist) was CfDed by TenPoundHammer (t · c); see discussion
- 06 Jun 2022 – Category:Television episodes about psychopathy (talk · · hist) was CfDed by Marcocapelle (t · c); see discussion
- 30 May 2022 – Category:Power Rangers stubs (talk · · hist) was CfDed by TenPoundHammer (t · c); see discussion
- 21 Apr 2022 – Category:Television stations in the Champaign–Springfield–Decatur market (talk · · hist) was CfDed by Mvcg66b3r (t · c); see discussion
Templates for discussion
- 08 Jun 2022 – Template:TVQ (talk · · hist) was TfDed by Jo-Jo Eumerus (t · c); see discussion
Redirects for discussion
- 20 Jun 2022 – Amin Hafeez (talk · · hist) →Geo News was RfDed by Rosguill (t · c); see discussion
- 19 Jun 2022 – Shep Unplugged (talk · · hist) →Shep Messing was RfDed by LaundryPizza03 (t · c); see discussion
- 11 Jun 2022 – Template:Euphoria (talk · · hist) →Template:Euphoria (American TV series) was RfDed by StarTrekker (t · c)
- 15 Apr 2022 – Sagittaron (talk · · hist) →Battlestar Galactica was RfDed by Steel1943 (t · c); see discussion
- 15 Apr 2022 – Sagittaron (planet) (talk · · hist) →Battlestar Galactica was RfDed by Steel1943 (t · c); see discussion
- 15 Apr 2022 – Sagittaron(planet) (talk · · hist) →Battlestar Galactica was RfDed by Steel1943 (t · c); see discussion
- 15 Apr 2022 – Tauron (Battlestar Galactica) (talk · · hist) →Battlestar Galactica was RfDed by Steel1943 (t · c); see discussion
- 15 Apr 2022 – Aerelon (talk · · hist) →Battlestar Galactica was RfDed by Steel1943 (t · c); see discussion
- 15 Apr 2022 – Canceron (talk · · hist) →Battlestar Galactica was RfDed by Steel1943 (t · c); see discussion
- 15 Apr 2022 – Virgon (talk · · hist) →Battlestar Galactica was RfDed by Steel1943 (t · c); see discussion
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Files for discussion
- 28 Jun 2022 – File:GOT-8x05-Daenerys.jpg (talk · · hist) (on The Bells (Game of Thrones)) FfDed by Whpq (t · c) was closed; see discussion
- 23 Jun 2022 – File:GOT-7x07-Dragonpit.jpg (talk · · hist) (on The Dragon and the Wolf) FfDed by Whpq (t · c) was closed; see discussion
Featured article candidates
- 02 Jul 2022 – Wizards of Waverly Place (talk · · hist) was FA nominated by SatDis (t · c); see discussion
- 30 May 2022 – Ed, Edd n Eddy's Big Picture Show (talk · · hist) was FA nominated by SNUGGUMS (t · c); see discussion
- 21 May 2022 – C. J. Cregg (talk · · hist) was FA nominated by Theleekycauldron (t · c); see discussion
Featured list candidates
- 19 Jun 2022 – Coldplay videography (talk · · hist) was FL nominated by GustavoCza (t · c); see discussion
- 12 Apr 2022 – List of Music Bank Chart winners (2021) (talk · · hist) was FL nominated by EN-Jungwon (t · c); see discussion
Good article nominees
- 06 Jul 2022 – Sonny with a Chance (talk · · hist) was GA nominated by SatDis (t · c); start
- 05 Jul 2022 – The Thing About Pam (talk · · hist) was GA nominated by A person in Georgia (t · c); start
- 05 Jul 2022 – Axe and Grind (talk · · hist) was GA nominated by A person in Georgia (t · c); start
- 05 Jul 2022 – Black and Blue (Better Call Saul) (talk · · hist) was GA nominated by A person in Georgia (t · c); start
- 05 Jul 2022 – Hit and Run (Better Call Saul) (talk · · hist) was GA nominated by A person in Georgia (t · c); start
- 05 Jul 2022 – Rock and Hard Place (talk · · hist) was GA nominated by A person in Georgia (t · c); start
- 01 Jul 2022 – WVPX-TV (talk · · hist) was GA nominated by Nathan Obral (t · c); start
- 22 Jun 2022 – Plan and Execution (talk · · hist) was GA nominated by FishandChipper (t · c); start
- 08 Jun 2022 – Seriously, Dude, I'm Gay (talk · · hist) was GA nominated by Underclass King (t · c); start
- 05 Jun 2022 – BeoutQ (talk · · hist) was GA nominated by ViperSnake151 (t · c); start
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Featured list removal candidates
- 10 Jun 2022 – List of awards and nominations received by 30 Rock (talk · · hist) was nominated for FL removal by RunningTiger123 (t · c); see discussion
Good article reassessments
- 05 Jun 2022 – Superstore (season 6) (talk · · hist) was nominated for GA reassessment by U-Mos (t · c); see discussion
- 16 Mar 2022 – IBM Watson (talk · · hist) was nominated for GA reassessment by Buidhe (t · c); see discussion
- 26 Dec 2021 – On the Day Before (talk · · hist) was nominated for GA reassessment by Theleekycauldron (t · c); see discussion
Requests for comments
- 20 Jun 2022 – PBS (talk · · hist) has an RfC by 2600:1700:C960:2270:79B0:F220:B8D8:7E65 (t · c); see discussion
Peer reviews
- 02 Jun 2022 – Basshunter (talk · · hist) has been put up for PR by Eurohunter (t · c); see discussion
- 23 May 2022 – My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (talk · · hist) has been put up for PR by Pamzeis (t · c); see discussion
- 09 May 2022 – Euphoria (American TV series) (talk · · hist) has been put up for PR by ElijahPepe (t · c); see discussion
Requested moves
- 29 Jun 2022 – DM SAT (talk · · hist) is requested to be moved to Dm sat by 5.43.73.144 (t · c); see discussion
- 29 Jun 2022 – X-Men (TV series) (talk · · hist) is requested to be moved to X-Men: The Animated Series by InfiniteNexus (t · c); see discussion
- 29 Jun 2022 – Channel 3 (Thailand) (talk · · hist) is requested to be moved to Channel 3 (Thai TV channel) by Polyamorph (t · c); see discussion
- 28 Jun 2022 – List of programmes broadcast by Sky One (UK & Ireland TV Channel) (talk · · hist) is requested to be moved to List of programmes broadcast by Sky One by GeoffreyT2000 (t · c); see discussion
- 25 Jun 2022 – Noddy (TV series) (talk · · hist) is requested to be moved to Noddy (1998 TV series) by Thomasfan1000 (t · c); see discussion
- 25 Jun 2022 – Vermont PBS (talk · · hist) is requested to be moved to Vermont Public (television) by Polyamorph (t · c); see discussion
- 22 Jun 2022 – That '90s Show (talk · · hist) is requested to be moved somewhere else by Iggy the Swan (t · c); see discussion
- 22 Jun 2022 – Pete (Disney) (talk · · hist) is requested to be moved to Pete (Disney character) by Shwcz (t · c); see discussion
- 26 Jun 2022 – John Schneider (screen actor) (talk · · hist) move request to John Schneider (actor/singer) by TenPoundHammer (t · c) was no consensus; see discussion
- 23 Jun 2022 – Pandemonium (TV series) (talk · · hist) move request to Here We Go (TV series) by Dom Kaos (t · c) was moved to Here We Go (TV series) (talk · · hist) by Mellohi! (t · c) on 01 Jul 2022; see discussion
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Articles to be merged
- 02 Jul 2022 – Adam Monroe (talk · · hist) is proposed for merging to List of Heroes characters by 82.132.185.193 (t · c); see discussion
- 01 Jul 2022 – Joggy Bear (talk · · hist) is proposed for merging to Lizzie Webb by Dwanyewest (t · c); see discussion
- 25 Jun 2022 – Cámbiame de noche (talk · · hist) is proposed for merging to Cámbiame by DGG (t · c); see discussion
- 24 Jun 2022 – Starship Excelsior (talk · · hist) is proposed for merging to Star Trek fan productions by 109.79.167.154 (t · c); see discussion
- 21 Jun 2022 – The Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odder (talk · · hist) is proposed for merging to The Fairly OddParents by Berry Jetson (t · c); see discussion
- 15 Jun 2022 – M3 (Canadian TV channel) (talk · · hist) is proposed for merging to CTV Life Channel by Musimax (t · c); see discussion
- 15 Jun 2022 – CTV Life Channel (talk · · hist) is proposed for merging to M3 (Canadian TV channel) by Musimax (t · c); see discussion
- 09 Jun 2022 – Smuggler's Guide to the Rim (talk · · hist) is proposed for merging to Firefly Role-Playing Game by 109.76.194.186 (t · c); see discussion
- 08 Jun 2022 – Television broadcasting in Australia (talk · · hist) is proposed for merging to Television in Australia by Psc edits (t · c); see discussion
- 29 May 2022 – R U All That?: Nickelodeon's Search for the Funniest Kid in America (talk · · hist) is proposed for merging to All That by Dan Wescher (t · c); see discussion
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Articles to be split
- 04 Jul 2022 – Hulu (talk · · hist) is proposed for splitting by Shockingman173223 (t · c); see discussion
- 22 Jun 2022 – List of The Shield characters (talk · · hist) is proposed for splitting by Dwanyewest (t · c); see discussion
- 03 Jun 2022 – CBS (talk · · hist) is proposed for splitting by Kp2016rockin (t · c); see discussion
- 27 May 2022 – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003 TV series) (talk · · hist) is proposed for splitting by Rtkat3 (t · c); see discussion
- 18 May 2022 – WETM-TV (talk · · hist) is proposed for splitting by Mvcg66b3r (t · c); see discussion
- 13 May 2022 – NBCUniversal Television and Streaming (talk · · hist) is proposed for splitting by Danubeball (t · c); see discussion
- 12 May 2022 – ATSC 3.0 (talk · · hist) is proposed for splitting by ViperSnake151 (t · c); see discussion
- 10 May 2022 – Alone (TV series) (talk · · hist) is proposed for splitting by Spiffy sperry (t · c); see discussion
- 18 Apr 2022 – List of international television show franchises (talk · · hist) is proposed for splitting by Darrelljon (t · c); see discussion
- 25 Mar 2022 – TBN Inspire (talk · · hist) is proposed for splitting by LABcrabs (t · c); see discussion
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Articles for creation
- 06 Jul 2022 – Draft:David C. Smalley (talk · · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Comedyresearcher (t · c)
- 05 Jul 2022 – Draft:The Private Detective Mike (talk · · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Nicerink (t · c)
- 05 Jul 2022 – Draft:Kalyani (2021 TV series) (talk · · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Bilorv (t · c)
- 05 Jul 2022 – Draft:Grub Street Productions (talk · · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Jay (t · c)
- 05 Jul 2022 – Draft:Mush-Mush & the Mushables (talk · · hist) has been submitted for AfC by MegaSmike46 (t · c)
- 04 Jul 2022 – Draft:Amika Shail (talk · · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Bagariachirag (t · c)
- 04 Jul 2022 – Draft:Cade Tropeano (talk · · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Blackbirdfan1 (t · c)
- 04 Jul 2022 – Draft:Akash DTH (talk · · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Ilhamnobi (t · c)
- 03 Jul 2022 – Draft:Alsace20 (talk · · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Excellenc1 (t · c)
- 03 Jul 2022 – Draft:Isabella Jones (talk · · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Mjones3490 (t · c)
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