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So, who's going to help me improve the articles of The Bill then? ( Just The Q ) 19:39, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Comment

I am in the process of adding new projects to the project directory, including this one. Based on the project page, I have no clear idea what The Bill is, and so I have no idea how to classify the project. I think other people coming to the project page might have similar concerns. You might want to insert a link to whatever it is this project is about on the project page, to clarify this issue. Also, I would suggest possibly consulting the Project Guide for some assistance in how to create a viable and successful project. I also may try to offer any help I can give your project if asked. My first concern right now, though, is finding out how to categorize this project. Please respond on my talk page, as I'll probably see your response first there. Thanks, and good luck with the project. Badbilltucker 18:34, 10 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Episode guide

I'm not sure Wikipedia is the right place for an entire episode guide for The Bill - there are nearly 2,500 episodes spanning 23 years and I think we'd be fighting a running battle for several years to keep individual episode articles from being deleted. I'm inclined to think this level of detail (episode/character guides) is more suited to Wikia than Wikipedia.

A while ago I did start a Bill wiki on Wikia: http://thebill.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page, I haven't had much time to work on it, but your efforts and contributions to create a reference space for The Bill would absolutely be welcomed there and would be in no danger of deletion. I hope I can convince you that is the better place to document and improve information about the show.

--Canley 06:29, 25 December 2006 (UTC)

:Hmm - I don't see why we can't. Other programmes (see Doctor Who for example) have very extensive episode guides that are full articles. Now I know there are less episodes there, but that doesn't mean that we can't do it for The Bill. I'll bear your comments in mind, and if anyone has any other advice (agree or disagree) I'll listen and then we'll see. For the time being though I'll carry on. Thanks ( Just The Q ) 13:59, 26 December 2006 (UTC)

By the way, what is Wikia? Does it work the same way as on here exactly? ( Just The Q ) 14:00, 26 December 2006 (UTC)
EDIT: On reflection, I've had a look and it does seem like a good idea. If you could give me administrator powers then that would be good, seeing as I'm going to do a lot, and I'd like to transform it into a great informative resource. ( Just The Q ) 15:25, 26 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] The Bill Wiki

For those of you who are interested and want to join in, I am now working on The Bill Wiki, a separate The Bill-only Wiki Encyclopedia, run along the same lines as Wikipedia. It's located at [1] - come take a look! :)

[edit] Wikipedia Day Awards

Hello, all. It was initially my hope to try to have this done as part of Esperanza's proposal for an appreciation week to end on Wikipedia Day, January 15. However, several people have once again proposed the entirety of Esperanza for deletion, so that might not work. It was the intention of the Appreciation Week proposal to set aside a given time when the various individuals who have made significant, valuable contributions to the encyclopedia would be recognized and honored. I believe that, with some effort, this could still be done. My proposal is to, with luck, try to organize the various WikiProjects and other entities of wikipedia to take part in a larger celebrartion of its contributors to take place in January, probably beginning January 15, 2007. I have created yet another new subpage for myself (a weakness of mine, I'm afraid) at User talk:Badbilltucker/Appreciation Week where I would greatly appreciate any indications from the members of this project as to whether and how they might be willing and/or able to assist in recognizing the contributions of our editors. Thank you for your attention. Badbilltucker 16:30, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Redirect all character articles

I propose we move all articles from their present state to articles which are titled with just the character's names and not their title.--NeilEvans 19:40, 3 February 2007 (UTC)

Ok, It's been a month and nobody has commented either way, so I'll go ahead and move or redirect the articles.--NeilEvans 19:24, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] The Bill

We need to find some consensus about how the characters are displayed on this page. There has previously been a lot of edit warring over the issue and it is currently being formatted to be in tabular form. I personally feel that the previous format of listing the characters in alphabetical order was sufficient and is the most aesthically pleasing. Can people voice their own opinions as to which format looks best and hopefully we can finally ends the constant warring.--NeilEvans 20:32, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

I've thought more about it and I've reverted the table to the list as adding a tabel should have been discussed, either on the article's talk page or here so that people can argue their point of view and then come to a consensus. I've placed a message of the talk page of the person who added the table, asking them to open some dialogue either on the article's talk page or here, hopefully they will put across their reasons for putting the table in the first place.--NeilEvans 23:18, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Character pages

Hey all, we need to change all pages to the literary present. Also only the character's name, and not their title should be given in the lead in paragraph. The character's title should be discussed in the body of the article. With this programme, it is likely that a character can be promoted and demoted several times during their time on the show, because of this only the name should be given and any promotion or demotion should be noted in the text.--NeilEvans 13:44, 17 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] The Bill page

Hey guys please help me out. PC Sally keeps adding information to The Bill page and changing the character list around. Specifically this user keeps moving Billy Rowan and Sally Armstrong from upcoming character changes to the main character list, even though they have not yet appeared in the programme. This person also keeps changing Billy Rowan's details to say that he is leaving in July 2007 after being killed, as the character has not even appeared on screen, I feel this info should be left until he has at least appeared on the programme. This user also keeps adding future information about the Billy Rowan character that has yet to happen. I urge all Wikiproject members to be vigilant and revert edits where necessary without breaking the three revert rule, thanks.--NeilEvans 20:21, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Character pages

All character pages URGENTLY need to be updated to comply with WP:FICTION, WP:V and WP:RS and justify each character having an individual page. Listing thebillbios.co.uk or another wiki is not sufficient for verifiability. 59.167.45.168 (talk) 10:54, 19 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Succession boxes on Character Pages

One of the current tasks is to remove succession boxes from character pages, why is this? Peachey88 (Talk Page | Contribs) 03:37, 25 May 2008 (UTC)