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Contents 1 Language in Use 2 Move cancelled show list to its own entry? 3 Last name references 4 The Relive a Day Foundation 5 Expanding Character Articles 6 Brief plot summary at beginning of entry. 7 Why on Earth would you "speedy-delete" the DVD cover? 8 Tru's school

[edit] Language in Use

The language in use in the article is Canadian/British English. It has been like that since way before I started editing the article. The Wikipedia convention on this matter is that majority rules, and as most contributors to the page are evidently in accordance with this, it should remain that way. I note that FYC Travis whom I know, has been here since I reverted a change back to this previously, and he doesn't miss a thing. so, if it is good enough for Travis, who's an Admin, then it should be good enough for everyone else - and this, as said previously is in keeping with the Wiki directives on this matter. Where the programme originates from doesn't make any difference.

Lost Girls Diary 19:24, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Move cancelled show list to its own entry?

There seems to be an extensive list here of scifi shows cancelled before their time. Should it get its own entry? --Cfeyrer 16:36, 1 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Last name references

I think it's ridiculous for the characters (especially Tru) to be referred to by their last names throughout the article. It's awkward and stilted and just doesn't feel appropriate at all. It would be like referring to the main character of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" as "Summers," or the cast of "Friends" as Bing, Gellar, Tribianni, etc... this sort of approach might be suited to certain shows (like the CSI's or the "Law and Order" franchise), but it just doesn't feel right for this one. -- Tony

Agreed, especially as the episode guide did have the correct names. Names have now been edited so the episode guide and the rest of the page match, and so the character names are now the ones used on the show (eg. "Davies" to "Tru" and "Harper" to "Jack")

It should make the page a lot easier to read and understand.

Also corrected "Lindsay" throughout as IMDb shows that as the correct spelling. -- B33R 05:01, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] The Relive a Day Foundation

Hi, I noticed in the article about The Relive a Day Foundation (fan-made season '3' of Tru Calling). In my opinion, this should be taken out of the article, because then, we (wikipedia) would have to show every fan made Tru Calling, or we could move this to a new article e.g. 'Tru Calling Fanon'?.. What do you think? Illyria05 (Talk • Contributions) 18:01, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

Rather it should be reworded and generalized. Note that describing the influence a series has had on real world is an important aspect of an article. This includes describing the fandom that resulted, spin-offs, merchandise etc. It's much more important then character and episode descriptions (in-universe information) which is often deemed less encyclopedic of nature than real world facts TheDJ (talk • contribs • WikiProject Television) 15:33, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

Yes, I agree with you now, I did a slight cleanup and generalization.. Please comment about it here.. Illyria05 (Talk • Contributions) 00:57, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Expanding Character Articles

Hello, I just created a few Tru Calling character articles here that need some expanding.. (Jack Harper, Harrison Davies, Davis), and the Tru Davies article (I did not create that one) needs to be expanded as well.. Illyria05 (Talk • Contributions) 02:02, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Brief plot summary at beginning of entry.

All the other TV series entries I've looked at have a brief (may only be a sentence or two) plot summary in the first section. Whereas in this you have to go past the spoiler warning before you even have any idea what the show is about. For someone like myself who knows nothing about the show this if the first thing I want to know, rather than information on when the show was cancelled, when it aired, etc. as is currently there. 121.44.65.18 17:04, 19 May 2007 (UTC)

I added a very broad and brief synopsis right at the beginning. I also added that reruns will be starting on Sci-Fi, if that seems relevant.RawrVenom27 02:41, 6 July 2007 (UTC)RawrVenom27

[edit] Why on Earth would you "speedy-delete" the DVD cover?

The Season One DVD cover image is now missing, and the Season Two cover is listed as "Speedy-delete". May I ask why on Earth this is so? First, I can't believe any company would have a problem with a low-res scan of their DVD covers being posted in an article on the show, seeing as the cover itself is everywhere online where it's sold - is this not basically the exact same thing as using officially-released promotional pictures or theatrical posters in articles? It's promotional material for the series which is intended to be widely viewed, and in this case it is very relevant, given that the article includes an infobox on the DVD releases and including covers is a common practice in such infoboxes, which is pretty obvious from the fact that there's a place for such an image. Second, I'd like to know why I can't seem to reach a discussion page to debate whether it should be kept or not, as when it comes to DVD cover images, but especially this one, I would in general feel it to be defensible at least, and yet when I try to access the page to discuss the deletion proposal, all I get is a listing of the general reasons for speedy-delete, which as far as I can tell may not even apply in this case, as fair use rationale, origination, copyright tag, etc. was given for the image. :\ Is this an effect of being listed for Speedy-delete instead of regular deletion, and if so - please, can someone tell me why it's listed for non-regular deletion? 4.235.60.11 15:52, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

I have the same problem comprehending why either were listed for speedy delete. I gave tried to remove the tag, but undortunately the picture goes down with it. for now, luckily, the season one picture survives. Hopefully, if it IS actually deleted, someone will put it back. If anyone has access to the season two picture, please add it back in the appropriate place and lets see it if survives this time. Lost Girls Diary 22:00, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Tru's school

Could someone please confirm where the character Tru was going to school. I am currently writing an article, and I would like to have that information available. I also would like to know in which episode it was mentioned. - LA @ 12:54, 13 March 2008 (UTC)