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Various IPs of OLTL vandal

Stub class vs Start class

I recently created a page for Frank Herbert’s short story "A Matter of Traces" and you rated it as "start class" on the quality scale which I appreciate. The reason I'm writing to you is because I have created pages on other short stories (some of which were, in my opinion, better than the one you evaluated) have had them rated as stubs. Probably the best page I've created was on the short story "Gert Fram" by Orson Scott Card. I was a bit surprised when it got a stub rating. What exactly is the difference between a stub and a start class page? Pmcalduff (talk) 07:24, 2 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The choice of stub vs. start can be kind of arbitrary, as the actual criteria are relatively vague. I personally feel like stubs are total bare-bones articles, and that Start class covers a broader range of small/incomplete articles. Some editors are more strict. In the case of "A Matter of Traces," it needs expansion but I think it covers the basics, which to me is beyond a stub. I also "upgraded" "Gert Fram" because as you say, it's more substantial. — TAnthonyTalk 18:48, 3 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you. If it's not too much trouble could you take a look at some other pages I've created and possibly "upgrade" them as well? Don't worry, I won't ask you to look at the pages I created that are obviously stubs.

Novels by Orson Scott Card:

A War of Gifts: An Ender Story

Short stories by Orson Scott Card:

The Polish Boy - Teacher's Pest - Ender's Game - Investment Counselor - Mazer in Prison - Pretty Boy - Cheater - A Young Man with Prospects - The Gold Bug - Ender's Stocking - Prentice Alvin and the No-Good Plow - Billy's Box - The Best Family Home Evening Ever - Bicicleta - I Think Mom and Dad Are Going Crazy, Jerry - Gert Fram - Fat Farm - Middle Woman - The Best Day - A Plague of Butterflies

Thank you. Pmcalduff (talk) 06:08, 4 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I'd be happy to take a look; you may also note that I added the WP:NOVELS/short story task force banner to both Herbert story articles but did not assess them. Kevinalewis is diligent about assessing new articles for that Project and I know he has his own criteria as well. He tagged them both as Starts, but I'm not sure in this case if he looked at them and agreed with my assessment, or just "took my word" on it and updated the banner alone. — TAnthonyTalk 16:52, 4 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you very much. Pmcalduff (talk) 01:38, 5 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I just finished with another batch of stories by OCS and I was hoping you'd take a look at them as well:

Pmcalduff (talk) 05:21, 8 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

NBC Terms of Use

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BamBam's Emmy nomination

Hey, do you know where you got that statement from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences? I think it'd probably be nice to cite that. -- Dougie WII (talk) 18:35, 22 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I believe the quote was from Soap Opera Digest but I actually have a copy of the letter from the Academy; I was thinking I could upload it to Photobucket to use as a source, as I've seen done with magazine articles, but that brings up Theresa Crane verifiability issues for me, so I don't know, LOL
OK, I can reveal my secret now ... since tomorrow is the last tape day of Passions, I can admit to those of you watching my page that I work for the show. I'll be striking everything for the next few weeks so let me know if there's any info I can dig up before it's boxed away, LOL. Not that anything I could tell you can be considered from a reliable source. Like obviously anything that can solve the Theresa Crane dilemma. — TAnthonyTalk 02:19, 28 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Wow, that's awesome! -- Dougie WII (talk) 02:56, 28 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Holy crap, that is fabulous. Before I start asking questions, what type of information do you have access to, and what can you reveal? — Spanish lullaby (talk) 03:41, 28 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
LOL, I CANNOT tell you what's going to happen;) The show is airing thru like August in DirecTV, they're dragging it out. I just meant, if you want me to dig up the credits from show #405 or the last line of the 5th scene of the script for #6, LOL. — TAnthonyTalk 04:14, 28 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
LOL, I figured as much. It was worth a shot, though. :P Honestly, all I'd like to ask is that you give James E. Reilly a massively mean glare for me should he ever descend from Olympus or wherever it is he seems to think he resides and make his way to LA. — Spanish lullaby (talk) 20:38, 28 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I have half a box of leftover business cards, anybody have a birdcage to line?? ;) — TAnthonyTalk 04:26, 28 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
My biggest question is to JER, why did he make a show with a great backstory and wonderful characters then squander it all with storylines that never end, couples who are never happy, forcing even the most ardent fans of the show have a love-hate relationship with it? -- Dougie WII (talk) 08:53, 28 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
LOL, we have ALL asked questions like that, especially now that we're out of work! But he works from home on the East Coast. — TAnthonyTalk 17:14, 28 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
This so sad... I guess there's no hope left for the show? I just hope things were wrapped up properly if so. -- Dougie WII (talk) 20:06, 28 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I think the fans will be happy with it ... — TAnthonyTalk 20:31, 28 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Well, I must say good luck to you and all the other cast members and crew! It was great while it lasted. If I win the lottery I'll try to buy the rights and start again! -- Dougie WII (talk) 22:27, 28 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Same here... Passions has been a major part of my teen years, and I really appreciate everything that everyone involved with the show has done over the past nine years. Best of luck to you and everyone else in the future.  :) — Spanish lullaby (talk) 23:00, 28 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Hey, thanks to you both, it is a great bunch of people here and we have honestly had a lot of fun doing this show all these years. Everybody really appreciates the fans because they're so supportive and they're what have kept us going this long. We've had a nice run but this is what the TV business is, most shows don't last forever! — TAnthonyTalk 01:08, 29 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
OH, HAIL NO, you little TARD =) ~ You got to work with Eric Martsoff (damn, I can't ever spell his name right) every day??? That's so freakin' cool (and I don't know how I missed this thread for so many days). So JER really is as reclusive as they say? Did you work there when Josh Ryan Evans died? That was one of the saddest days in my soap viewing. Josh, Douglass Watson (Mac from Another World), and MacDonald Carey were the saddest losses of NBC daytime. I am sorry about you being unemployed. That's rough in California. I hope you find something soon. Good luck in your job hunt. KellyAna (talk) 01:20, 29 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
LOL, Eric's on camera RIGHT NOW but of course I can't say what he's doing or saying ;) Yeah, I have been here since the very beginning, it was definitely a starnge and sad time when Josh passed away. Thanks for the well wishes, I'll let ya know where I land next. ;) — TAnthonyTalk 01:24, 29 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Ahhhhhhhhhh is about all I can say to that. He's so hot. Hotter than James Scott (but I'll deny I said that forever). Wish him well too and I hope he ends up on a soap or show I like. Damn he's one fine man. YUMMMMMM!!! Okay, so you now know my major crush and why I stay away from his article because I'm not objective about it. He needs to join Days of our Lives and come to Burlington in August. In all seriousness, I know being out of work can suck, I hope you find something soon. Oh, if only you could get me Eric's autograph. His and Juliet Mills. I've loved her since Nanny and the Professor and she is my second all time fave Passions character. KellyAna (talk) 01:34, 29 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Many tears last night, but I think the fans will be happy with how it all turns out! You may even see me on camera, I'll let you know ;) Kelly, didn't get this until today, but we have a final party and I'll see what I can do ... — TAnthonyTalk 22:35, 29 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I don't know if you remember the Santa Barbara ending but I felt the most bad for the crew that they showed on the last ep. It was so sad. If you're one of those I'm going to bawl my eyes out. I'll miss Passions but I'm worried about you being out of work in California. Good luck and the Gods' speed to you. KellyAna (talk) 23:14, 29 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you much, but don't worry, I'm awesome and will no doubt get another show right away, LOL. I'm not sure how it will look on screen, but if SB's crew made you tear up, you may want to have the tissues ready. ;) — TAnthonyTalk 07:25, 30 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

So, what did you do for the show? Just curious. -- Dougie WII (talk) 18:03, 1 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I'm the Production Manager, though not for long ;) — TAnthonyTalk 05:03, 2 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Was there any thought of moving the show to a weekly primetime show? I think it would do better there if it could be compressed into one weekly episode. NBC has nothing but crap in its primetime line up now. The only thing I regularly watch on NBC now is Meet the Press -- Dougie WII (talk) 22:17, 2 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

We were never a huge hit so I think they just gave up on it. Realistically, there is no reason for them to have thought we would do better at night, and it would be more expensive to produce ... but who knows? The novela thing seems to only work for the Latin culture, however. It's just a shame because we were such a well-oiled machine. — TAnthonyTalk 23:16, 2 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Honestly, who thought it would work on DirecTV? Half the time my DVR won't even record it during the week or records the same show three times. I know a lot of people who rely on DVR for their soaps. I took to catching it on the weekends because it was reliable most weekends. I wish they had just cut a deal with SoapNet instead of DTV and I had DTV before it switched over. KellyAna (talk) 23:39, 2 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Theresa

TAnthony, I think you had the right idea before, moving the various threads off of usertalk, to the article talkpage. Can you please do that now, from my talkpage and others? Feel free to "drop" the uncivil comments along the way, and just keep the actually useful ones. When in doubt whether to drop or not, drop. We can always re-add later. And thanks, I'd do this myself, but I have other paperwork to jump on at the moment.

If you don't have time for this, no problem, I'll get it later. Let me know.  :) --Elonka 03:34, 2 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I have happily removed the entire section from your talk pagehere]. To be honest, it is all redundant of what is already at Talk:Theresa Lopez-Fitzgerald (except for the inflammatory comments between Dougie and Kelly), so I really don't think it is necessary to merge any of it into the talk page. But obviously is someone disagrees, we can do so. I will take a look at their talk pages later and clean up what I can. — TAnthonyTalk 03:47, 2 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks.  :) --Elonka 03:53, 2 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Barnstar

The Soap Opera Barnstar
You have been awarded the Soap Opera Barnstar for your contributions to Passions both on Wikipedia and in real life! Dougie WII (talk) 05:01, 2 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
LOL, thanks! — TAnthonyTalk 05:03, 2 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you! I really did love that show. -- Dougie WII (talk) 05:31, 2 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

"What directs here"

I was bold (not sure what I'm thinking) and created the Minor characters of Days of our Lives article and I'd like to find some of the minor characters we've redirected to the Days page so I can add them there. I know there's a list or way to find out, can you help? KellyAna (talk) 18:07, 4 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]