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Order of surnames in lead[edit]

Hi all. The article Jean Slater has got me thinking - I've always been in favour of the name Slater being the first name in the article and then Walters the "also" name in brackets, because Jean has been called Slater for over 10 years and only Walters for less than a single episode, so to put "Jean Walters (also Slater)" seems unbalanced. So I think it would be a good idea to use the WP:COMMONNAME (i.e. the article title) as the first name in the lead, and then other names (including the "current" name if it's not the "common" name) in brackets. For example:

  • Patricia Louise "Pat" Butcher (also Wicks and Evans)
  • Katherine "Kathy" Beale (also Mitchell and Sullivan)
  • Sharon Anne Watts (also Mitchell and Rickman)
  • Dorothy "Dot" Cotton (also Branning)
  • Kathleen "Kat" Slater (also Moon)
  • Stacey Slater (also Branning and Fowler)
  • Kim Fox (also Fox-Hubbard)
  • etc

Any thoughts on this? –anemoneprojectors– 09:40, 18 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I also think we should remove middle names and just have:
  • Pat Butcher (also Wicks and Evans)
  • Kathy Beale (also Mitchell and Sullivan)
  • Sharon Watts (also Mitchell and Rickman)
  • Dot Cotton (also Branning)
  • Kat Slater (also Moon)
  • Stacey Slater (also Branning and Fowler)
  • Kim Fox (also Fox-Hubbard)
There wasa major discussion about this somewhere (that would have affected all fictional characters) but the whole thing was archived before being resolved, so nothing ever happened. anemoneprojectors 09:36, 25 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]
I'd support the removal of middle names for sure, but maybe keep the Dorothy "Dot" Cotton ones. Some fictional characters have been known by both the full and shortened names. I think that discussion was at the infobox talk page. May be we should restart it to get a consensus? - JuneGloom07 Talk 12:56, 25 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]
I can live with Dorothy and Patricia, etc. I found the discussions (Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Soap Operas/Archive 11#Middle names, maiden names, married names, birth names, etc... for the original, Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)/Archive 126#RfC: In-universe name details of fictional characters, in article leads for the RFC). Although the originaltor of the discussion was indef blocked, I think he had a point about middle names. (The other thing I seem to have wanted to be removed was marriage/stepfamily years in the infobox, which I'd still be happy to see go.) anemoneprojectors 15:54, 25 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Ah, well done. I wouldn't mind losing the years for stepfamiles, but I think marriage years might be more tricky. - JuneGloom07 Talk 16:46, 25 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

So the middle names have gone, we went with just credited names. The order or surnames has been brought up recently at Talk:Jean Slater so I think it's time to revive this discussion! — ᴀnemoneᴘroᴊecтors 18:42, 25 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Not sure if this has got any further elsewhere, but it's something that's struck me recently on various soap articles (recently-married Elly Conway/Brennan from Neighbours springs to mind) so I'll chip in: surely the first name mentioned should always be that used in the article's title (and, therefore, what is considered to be the WP:COMMONNAME)? Having a disagreement between the two is extremely odd and places preference on the in-universe present; I don't see how it could ever be beneficial. At a glance, currently Kat Slater and Dot Cotton disagree with themselves, while Jean Slater and Pat Butcher do not. (Side note: after 17 years, is it perhaps time to consider moving Dot to Dot Branning?) U-Mos (talk) 01:14, 26 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Characters needing independent articles[edit]

My opinion is that the following current characters should have independent articles, or at least drafts started so that they can become independent articles in the future:

I may have missed or forgotten some. I also think that Buster Briggs, Louise Mitchell and Carmel Kazemi could be worked on but may not be ready yet, though we would see what sources can be found. I already have drafts for Gavin and Paul in my userspace, but they still require some work to be completed (even though Gavin's looks good, it's actually nowhere near ready and I want it ready before it is moved), and I've started one for Buster but not done any work on it. Is anyone a) already working on these or b) willing to work on or collaborate on them? If so, I suggest creating drafts in the draftspace, such as Draft:Les Coker and working on them there, starting with the information that already exists in the list entries and then expanding and improving them before having them moved to mainspace. What I don't want to see is a cut and paste from a list to a new article without any work being done and without any attribution being taken into consideration (as has recently happened with Lee Carter). AnemoneProjectors 15:58, 27 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I've added links to existing drafts - please add yours if you started any
What about Yvonne Cotton and Aleks Shirvos? Yes they've departed but they did have notable storylines?188.28.23.44 (talk) 12:40, 11 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]
I'd be happy for departed characters to be worked on to see if they are worthy of separate articles. For example, I also have drafts for Joey Branning, Kirsty Branning and Ayesha Rana. anemoneprojectors 17:53, 14 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Hi,
I was wondering if I could maybe do Louise Mitchell and probably Bex Fowler if it's OK with you? And if it is OK for me to do Bex, would I go by Rebecca Fowler or Bex Fowler? Personally, I would go by Rebecca.
Thanks,
Grangehilllover (talk) 17:19, 30 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]
No problem. Add links here when you start so others can help out if they want. I would go with Rebecca for the title for now, as the list entry uses that name and it's the location of the main redirect. I've added her to the above list. anemoneprojectors 07:14, 1 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Hi,
I've started the drafts and added the links.
Thanks,
Grangehilllover (talk) 08:54, 1 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks. Don't forget to leave an edit summary saying you've copied text from another page (assuming that's what you did and didn't start from scratch), a bit like my first edit summary here because attribution is essential on Wikipedia. anemoneprojectors 10:10, 3 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

An IP (188.30.109.24) added Tracey, Yvonne Cotton and Sylvie Carter to the list but I removed them as a bot signed them making it look like either the IP had made my comment or I had listed those three. I'm not convinced any of them need an article or could ever get one beyond what they already have in the list entries, with the possible exception of Yvonne if there are more sources to find. Does anyone have any further thoughts? anemoneprojectors 12:36, 19 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I think there has always been potential in a Tracey article, it is just finding the right real world information. Soaper1234 (talk) 15:18, 19 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Oh actually Tracey has more information in her list entry than I thought. If there was any more, I might support a separate article. But I don't think that would need working on in a draft. anemoneprojectors 21:35, 21 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I'm adding to the list:

I would say that Keegan and Fi could become articles very soon. — anemoneprojectors 12:41, 13 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

If anybody wants something to do, please consider drafts for the following as well:

  • Luke Browning
  • Ted Murray
  • Joyce Murray
  • Aidan Maguire
  • Arshad Ahmed
  • Mariam Ahmed

And not forgetting that Carmel, Donna and Woody are current characters still with nobody working on them. Or you can help on any of the above existing drafts. Thanks. — ᴀnemoneᴘroᴊecтors 12:07, 14 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Update on the list:
I've added Hayley as there are lots of thoughts that she may be the new Slater. Feel free to remove if this is denied/proved not to be true. Soaper1234 - talk 16:51, 20 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I think we should wait before suggesting Hayley to see how it pans out. But this one has been forgotten:

  • Josh Hemmings

Thanks! — ᴀnemoneᴘroᴊecтors 16:51, 21 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I completely forgot - thank you Soaper1234 - talk 17:15, 21 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]
We can definitely include Hayley now! — ᴀnemoneᴘroᴊecтors 09:25, 4 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Table[edit]

For ease, here's a table - just add to it as and when

Character Draft Notes
CURRENT CHARACTERS
Kush Kazemi User:Soaper1234/Kush
Donna Yates User:AnemoneProjectors/Donna Yates
Carmel Kazemi
Bex Fowler User:Grangehilllover/Rebecca Fowler
Keegan Baker User:AnemoneProjectors/Keegan Baker
Karen Taylor User:AnemoneProjectors/Karen Taylor (EastEnders)
Keanu Taylor User:AnemoneProjectors/Keanu Taylor
Bernadette Taylor User:AnemoneProjectors/Bernadette Taylor
Woody Woodward
Ted Murray
Arshad Ahmed
Mariam Ahmed
Hunter Owen
Hayley Slater
PAST CHARACTERS
Les Coker User:AnemoneProjectors/Les Coker
Pam Coker User:Bluebolt94/Pam Coker
Claudette Hubbard User:AnemoneProjectors/Claudette Hubbard
Lee Carter User:AnemoneProjectors/Lee Carter (EastEnders)
Kyle Slater User:AnemoneProjectors/Kyle Slater
Johnny Carter User:AnemoneProjectors/Johnny Carter (EastEnders)
Buster Briggs
Fi Browning User:AnemoneProjectors/Fi Browning
Madison Drake and Alexandra D'Costa User:AnemoneProjectors/Madison Drake and Alexandra D'Costa
Luke Browning
Joyce Murray
Aidan Maguire

Request for information on WP1.0 web tool[edit]

Hello and greetings from the maintainers of the WP 1.0 Bot! As you may or may not know, we are currently involved in an overhaul of the bot, in order to make it more modern and maintainable. As part of this process, we will be rewriting the web tool that is part of the project. You might have noticed this tool if you click through the links on the project assessment summary tables.

We'd like to collect information on how the current tool is used by....you! How do you yourself and the other maintainers of your project use the web tool? Which of its features do you need? How frequently do you use these features? And what features is the tool missing that would be useful to you? We have collected all of these questions at this Google form where you can leave your response. Walkerma (talk) 04:24, 27 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Should a miscarriage be counted as a death?[edit]

(Ooh, controversial...) Is there, or has there ever been, a project consensus not to include miscarried babies in the list of deaths in Wikipedia:WikiProject EastEnders/List of births, marriages and deaths in EastEnders? See recent edit history on the page. Kat Slater's unborn baby died in February 2003, but should this or should this not be included in the list? Anyone who has ever suffered a miscarriage would argue that the death of an unborn baby is effectively the same as any other human death, but is that taking things too far for the purposes of the project? The births/marriages/deaths list is not in main space and is just used as a reference tool for editors on EastEnders pages, therefore I vote to leave it in. Argument against: The baby was not a named character. There are probably other miscarriages that would also need to be included to be consistent. How far into the pregnancy was Kat Slater? If she was close to term, it should certainly be kept in. Rodney Baggins (talk) 13:52, 12 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Stacey Slater needs attention and watchers[edit]

The page name, name on the first line, and name on the infobox are no longer consistent.

I would do it myself but I think I'm on the verge of a slow-motion edit war with non-logged-in editors.

A few years ago the page was moved to its current location per WP:COMMONNAME. I am not familiar with the show's recent history to know if the page should be moved or kept where it is. In any case, the infobox name, the first name on the first line, and the page title should be consistent. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs) 22:44, 12 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The page needs to stay at its current location. I'm trying to keep an eye out on the page as I know other editors are too. Soaper1234 - talk 20:51, 14 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Rose Ayling-Ellis[edit]

Hi everyone, I have drafted the page for Rose Ayling-Ellis, who plays Frankie Lewis, as part of a project to expand the presence of deaf people on Wikipedia. I would be grateful if you could expand the draft and/or move it to mainspace. Thanks! Esamiarum (talk) 13:59, 9 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

"Wikipedia:EE" listed at Redirects for discussion[edit]

An editor has identified a potential problem with the redirect Wikipedia:EE and has thus listed it for discussion. This discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2022 February 12#Wikipedia:EE until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion. NotReallySoroka (talk) 04:05, 12 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

User script to detect unreliable sources[edit]

Main page: User:Headbomb/unreliable

I have (with the help of others) made a small user script to detect and highlight various links to unreliable sources and predatory journals. Some of you may already be familiar with it, given it is currently the 39th most imported script on Wikipedia. The idea is that it takes something like

  • John Smith "Article of things" Deprecated.com. Accessed 2020-02-14. (John Smith "[https://www.deprecated.com/article Article of things]" ''Deprecated.com''. Accessed 2020-02-14.)

and turns it into something like

It will work on a variety of links, including those from {{cite web}}, {{cite journal}} and {{doi}}.

The script is mostly based on WP:RSPSOURCES, WP:NPPSG and WP:CITEWATCH and a good dose of common sense. I'm always expanding coverage and tweaking the script's logic, so general feedback and suggestions to expand coverage to other unreliable sources are always welcomed.

Do note that this is not a script to be mindlessly used, and several caveats apply. Details and instructions are available at User:Headbomb/unreliable. Questions, comments and requests can be made at User talk:Headbomb/unreliable.

- Headbomb {t · c · p · b}

This is a one time notice and can't be unsubscribed from. Delivered by: MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:01, 29 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

"Wikipedia:EE" listed at Redirects for discussion[edit]

An editor has identified a potential problem with the redirect Wikipedia:EE and has thus listed it for discussion. This discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2022 August 15#Wikipedia:EE until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion. — Red-tailed hawk (nest) 18:31, 15 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

GAs that need to be trimmed heavily[edit]

Whitney Dean is a 2008 GA with a 6k+ word storylines section. I'm posting here in case anyone would like to trim it down by 80%, otherwise I'm going to create a GAR. Alyo (chat·edits) 16:28, 31 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Same thing applies to Abi Branning, Dot Cotton, Cora Cross, Fatboy (EastEnders), and Chrissie Watts. These are all pre-2012 GAs that have just ballooned over the years and need to be cut back quite a bit. Alyo (chat·edits) 19:55, 31 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Your comments are certainly valid - I hate any storyline section in general and often tag the lengthy ones. These all certainly need to be trimmed considerably, for which I would like to ping DaniloDaysOfOurLives, who does this task quite well. I will offer my help to some articles in a few days when I have more time on my hands as I am ruthless with trimming details. However, after seeing your edit on Linda Carter, I'd like to ask that you learn what storylines are necessary to keep, or perhaps leave it to those informed on the topic. You removed numerous storylines such as her marriage, rape, having children, alcoholism, losing her husband, etc, and replaced it with 1 sentence on who her relatives are which is covered in the infobox. I think that was lazy. – Meena • 00:00, 1 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
In that case, I will just remove the storyline(s) section entirely. The paragraphs will continue to exist in the edit history, and anyone who wants can pull details and sentences from them there. Alyo (chat·edits) 14:37, 1 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I've trimmed all of the above GAs. It took a little longer to get around to than I thought, but June was busy. I enjoyed the task more than I thought I would - quite therapeutic and I'll probably continue trimming people with long plots instead of just tagging them as I've been doing for a while. – Meena • 18:10, 1 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Haha I'll continue to tag you in as I find them then--those look much better! Alyo (chat·edits) 20:19, 2 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Hey, I am sorry for the lateness in reply. Over the next few weeks I am going to trim those storylines. However, I do agree with the above comment. Additionally, I thought it was quite rude that the storylines from certain articles (such as Babe Carey) were removed rather than tagged... it causes much more trouble and stressDaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk) 07:36, 3 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Again, the content still exists in the article's edit history, easily available to anyone who wants to use them to build the articles out. I'm sorry if anyone takes these edits personally, but the burden is not on me to condense the content until it abides by our policies. Alyo (chat·edits) 05:50, 4 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I did not say AT ALL that the burden is on you to condense it. I am saying that you can easily tag them or alert editors (like you did above) rather than removing a big section of the article... DaniloDaysOfOurLives (talk) 06:17, 4 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]
You may not have said that, but Meena called my edits lazy and you agreed with the comment, so you can see how I read that. With regards to alerting/tagging, I brought those articles here because they are GAs. If I tag the articles with {{Long plot}}, the articles get added to a backlog of over 6k articles, dating back to July 2007 (Category:Wikipedia articles with plot summary needing attention). If those articles were not GAs, I would have removed the relevant sections, as I don't know that they will be fixed otherwise. I'm happy to create a running list of articles at WP:SOAP that need significant attention, although the current discussion saying that the storyline section guidance actually needs to be more inclusive doesn't fill me with hope. Alyo (chat·edits) 19:05, 4 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move at Talk:List of EastEnders characters (1985)#Requested move 5 January 2024[edit]

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:List of EastEnders characters (1985)#Requested move 5 January 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Vanderwaalforces (talk) 21:38, 5 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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