Talk:Character Video Transcripts

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There are potentially two questions to answer: (1) Should this be done? (2) If so, how should it be done? For the first question, I for one think it might be a good and quick way to read all the transcripts, and I like the way it groups similar things together. On the other hand, is it really that hard to go through each character's page? As for the second question, to avoid duplicating work, either the transcripts should all be moved here or some templates set up to include the verbiage both here and on each character's page. I'd go for the second option, since it requires less clicking for the reader. — It's dot com 23:49, 26 February 2009 (UTC)

This has been brought up again? I say delete, since a sysop who knew what he was doing deleted it. Delete once more. — MichaelXX2 23:50, 26 February 2009 (UTC)

Yes I did, I say Keep, there's too much of this clicking to find the Character Transcipts of everyone, besides, this is is easier, Thank you It's dot com, I know I'll make this worth, two is all I could do, I say all the Transcripts etc. moved here.
Meaty85203 00:02, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

Unless someone wants it in different Articles? Anyone, Nowone Mooooo... Mooooooooooo Meaty85203 00:02, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

Michael: The article was previously deleted because the information is elsewhere. As I explained in my first post, however, there are ways to get around violating the once-and-only-once rule (by moving the data or using templates), and we organize the same data different ways all the time if we think it serves the reader (for example, all the Strong Bad Email lists). The issue of whether a combined page should be created for quick viewing has not to my knowledge been addressed, and should be. — It's dot com 00:12, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

Personally I always found it odd that we stuck the character transcripts on the character pages, and it's something I've considered bringing up some time. I think they should all be on a different page, albeit perhaps a different name (like "Character Videos"), and have the character pages link to this one. —Guard Duck ^talk 03:35, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

I like the character videos where they are: on separate pages, where they can have separate fun facts and separate filmographies. --DorianGray 05:40, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

I wouldn't be opposed to having a separate page for each one, in the style of [[(Name)'s Character Video]]. We have separate pages for all the other toons, and this would preserve the separate filmographies like dorian said. I also would not be opposed to having them contain noinclude tags for the headers and footers, to allow them all to be included on a central page like this one. I think i'll make some mock-ups in my userspace to make it clearer, just give me a little while. — Defender1031*Talk 10:06, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

Well, after a lot of experimenting with templates and totally flooding recent changes, i have discovered that it would be more difficult to do what i proposed than i initially thought... I'll give it more thought over the weekend and hopefully i'll have a better idea next week. Sorry for the flood, everyone. — Defender1031*Talk 11:28, 27 February 2009 (UTC)