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The Crown

Thanks for reverting back. But I feel Softlavender doesn't fully grasp why it's being discussed, and Drmargi will likely reinstate it at some point tomorrow as they feel the matter is settled. Rusted AutoParts 07:38, 4 March 2017 (UTC)

No problems. I respect Drmargi, having worked with her before; what I don't respect is the edit-warring away from the version of consensus while a discussion is in place. Alex|The|Whovian^? 07:40, 4 March 2017 (UTC)

Seems it just doesn't matter to them. How many times has the edit been undone in the past ten minutes? Rusted AutoParts 07:48, 4 March 2017 (UTC)

And how many times has Softlavender repeated herself? I've requested the page to be protected from all editors until a consensus is reached. Alex|The|Whovian^? 07:49, 4 March 2017 (UTC)

Drmargi registers revert #lost count. Seems she doesn't have the same respect for you that you have for her. Rusted AutoParts 07:53, 4 March 2017 (UTC)

The edit war discussion and her talk page seems to have deteriorated into nothing but ignoring her behaviour. Seeing that the blocker is willing to let her off the hook. I hate this site sometimes. Rusted AutoParts 18:30, 4 March 2017 (UTC)

X-Men (film series)

Hey there. Noticed your ideas on the X-Men (film series) talk page. I back your argument that the individual films should be listed with headings. Given the other examples, I think that the consensus should be to change the page. --DisneyMetalhead (talk) 21:44, 9 March 2017 (UTC)

I would also like to hear your opinion on the topic I listed on the talk page TV series are not Tie-in material. Thanks!

--DisneyMetalhead (talk) 21:44, 9 March 2017 (UTC)

RuPaul's Drag Race (season 1)

Hey there, thought I'd message you ask how the red color on RuPaul's Drag Race season 1 page (for the episodes), how is that a non-compliant colors? I'm just curious, and don't want to start an edit war. Thanks! MSMRHurricane (talk) 01:36, 10 March 2017 (UTC)

@MSMRHurricane: No problems, thanks for the question; white on red and black on red both fail the WCAG 2 AAA Compliant check. Alex|The|Whovian^? 04:26, 10 March 2017 (UTC)

Ah I see, thanks for the reply and informing me of this rule. I had no idea, haha. MSMRHurricane (talk) 05:06, 10 March 2017 (UTC)

@MSMRHurricane: No problems! There's more information at WP:COLOR; while AA compliance (contrast ratio of 4) is required at a minimum, articles are placed in Category:Episode lists with non-compliant line colors if they are not AAA compliant (contrast ratio of 7), so it's best to stick to the best version of the guideline. The discussion on conformity in television articles can be found at Template talk:Infobox television season/Archive 3. Alex|The|Whovian^? 10:56, 10 March 2017 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

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People Just Do Nothing

Hi User:AlexTheWhovian, just wondered if the new PJDN Comic Relief episode counts as an episode. It is here [1] and here [2], thanks.

Also: is PJDN series 2 colour compliant or has that finished?--Theo Mandela (talk) 09:52, 13 March 2017 (UTC)

@Theo Mandela: I've adjusted the colours. I'm not sure about the CR episode, as I'm not familiar with the series. -- Alex^TW 09:54, 13 March 2017 (UTC)

About the episode table template

Hello, Alex. I hope I am not disturbing. I was wondering, how did the last edit/revision, which was done on 14 July 2016, actually improve the template itself? I am just curious, also, I am trying to bring it to the Romanian Wikipedia, so, I need to pretty much understand all the lines in the code. Also, could you explain what is the difference between the "release date" of an episode and the "original air date"? (so that I would know what would be the best translation to Romanian). Oh, and by the way, it seems that the contrast "If" clause doesn't work on the Romanian Wikipedia for some reason (check this article on the English and Romanian version) - Victor P. (talk) 17:10, 15 March 2017 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) I can't speak much to the coding, but I can answer the "release date" versus "original air date" question. "Release date" is used for a series in which all episodes are released at one point. (So think all Netflix series, such as House of Cards, Orange is the New Black, etc.) "Original air date" is when each episode releases individually (ie your "standard" TV series like your examples above, Samurai Jack). Hope that helps you. - Favre1fan93 (talk) 19:09, 15 March 2017 (UTC)

@Victor P.: Never a bother to help out. You are talking about this edit? It didn't exactly improve upon the template itself, it just made the back-end coding and implementation of it a lot easier to handle and deal with. View the edit page linked. Note on the left, how the original version of the template was implemented in Wikicode; see the number of nested brackets used, and how complicated it appears. The edit on the right implemented the Lua code now stored at Module:Episode table - see how simpler that looks, and how much more advanced coding we can add into it (see the edit history of the module for some further details of features that have been added).

Concerning the differences, I point to what Favre1fan93 has said, with one small modification: "release date" is for web series that have had their episodes released online rather than being broadcast (whether it's all at the same time like Luke Cage, or weekly like 11.22.63), and "air date" is for the cases left over, where the episodes have been initially broadcast on television. Hope that helps! -- Alex^TW 21:32, 15 March 2017 (UTC)

Actually, both answers have helped a lot. Thank you for letting me know that coding can actually go further in the module, I will actually check it out to see how I can manage to translate and adapt it to the needs of local Wikis (at least one). - Victor P. (talk) 21:44, 15 March 2017 (UTC)

@Victor P.: Glad to help, of course! I would recommend reading up on Lua and modules; Wikicode-d templates are sufficient enough for a basic need, but once the template needs to become more dynamic advanced, Lua's the way to go. Good luck with the translation and adaptation of the template and module. Always glad to see the work spread to where it's needed. -- Alex^TW 12:49, 16 March 2017 (UTC)

Consensus on Legion

How on earth is there consensus? Precisely three people (not including you, who, so far as I can tell, have not actually expressed your own personal opinion on this) have discussed the issue. Two of us have questioned the inclusion of that information, and one has supported it. You are not even discussing the issue on the merits, so I don't see why you're reverting. If adamstom97 were reverting me, that would be one thing, but "wait for the discussion to conclude" just means nothing ever gets changed, given the speed of discussions on Wikipedia over the last five years. If you care about this, make an argument for why we should include this. Don't give me a bunch of procedural BS based on nothing. john k (talk) 22:40, 16 March 2017 (UTC)

white text on dark backgrounds has readability issue

Articles are violating MOS:NAVBOXCOLOR and basic fontography rules for legible paged text. 119.224.86.132 (talk) 05:15, 17 March 2017 (UTC)

You have had this discussion before, and there was no consensus for any changes. Respect that. -- Alex^TW 05:15, 17 March 2017 (UTC)

You don't respect MOS:NAVBOXCOLOR. 119.224.86.132 (talk) 05:17, 17 March 2017 (UTC)

That is a guideline, not a policy; the colours currently used respect both MOS:TV and WP:COLOR. Again: there have been multiple discussions on this, and the consensus is to continue per the current usage. Continuing to force your edits will result in a prompt report against for you mass edit-warring. -- Alex^TW 05:18, 17 March 2017 (UTC)

MOS:NAVBOXCOLOR is there to ensure paged text is legible for all readers. You are violating that and will be reported. 119.224.86.132 (talk) 05:27, 17 March 2017 (UTC)