Talk:The X Factor (British TV series) series 1

Fair use rationale for Image:XFactorTitles.jpg
Image:XFactorTitles.jpg is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.

Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale. Using one of the templates at Fair use rationale guideline is an easy way to insure that your image is in compliance with Wikipedia policy, but remember that you must complete the template. Do not simply insert a blank template on an image page.

If there is other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on the other images used on this page. Note that any fair use images lacking such an explanation can be deleted one week after being tagged, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you.

BetacommandBot (talk) 07:35, 15 January 2008 (UTC)

Page Move
From our talk pages: Rbernard80 said:

British Series

Beats the hell out of me how they keep them straight, but they do in fact call one year's worth of shows a "series". For example, if you go to the official X Factor site [1] you'll see that at the top it is titled "Series 5". —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rbernard80 (talk • contribs) 20:16, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

MaxxFordham's Response:

Okay, thanks for your explanation. I'll leave them alone, then. Why, are you some kind of Wiki admin. or something?


 * Could the people who are switching back and forth between "series" and "season" please make sure that at the end of this exercise all the articles are left in a consistent and coherent state in terms of article titles, terminology and inter-linking? I noticed that The X Factor (UK) was left broken. Thanks! Although the word "season" in this sense is understood by British English speakers, it's more common to use "series". I believe we should stick with "series". It seems you already got there though. 86.134.9.249 (talk) 01:37, 25 April 2008 (UTC)


 * I'm working on it. :) Rbernard80 (talk) 14:09, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

A series finale is the very last installment of a television series, usually a sitcom or drama. The term is typically used to refer to a planned ending, as opposed to an unplanned one when a series is suddenly cancelled by its network. Something labeled as a "series finale" is usually a high-profile event for a show's creators, fans, and sponsors. The phrase "series finale" is mainly used in North America; in British English final episode is more commonly used, because in the United Kingdom, "series" can be synonymous with the United States "season"..
 * I think that this page is suffeciant enough as to why British shows should use Series 1, Series 2, etc and why American shows use Season 1, Season 2, etc. Here is a quote from the page that sums it up in a nutshell

And this quote from Season finale A season finale (British English "last in the series"; Australian English "season final") is the final episode of a season of a television program. This is often the final episode to be produced for a few months or longer, and, as such, will try to attract viewers to continue watching when the series begins again.

So basically the article should have the title of The X Factor (UK series 1) since it is a British show.  ♪♫Al ucard   16♫♪  07:19, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

Results summary
Voting percentages were never revealed for this series, so this has gone unnoticed since March 2012. Can someone please revert the table and remove this (likely false) information? Thanks. – anemone projectors – 15:36, 13 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Thanks to the person who did it. Helpful to reply here and say it's done so I don't look stupid. I always feel ignored on these X Factor talk pages, and end up replying to myself after my request is carried out. – anemone projectors – 17:18, 13 January 2013 (UTC)

Move discussion in progress
There is a move discussion in progress on Talk:The X Factor (UK series 10) which affects this page. Please participate on that page and not in this talk page section. Thank you. —RMCD bot 13:15, 11 August 2013 (UTC)

External links modified
Hello fellow Wikipedians,

I have just modified 1 one external link on The X Factor (UK series 1). Please take a moment to review my edit. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple FaQ for additional information. I made the following changes:
 * Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20140701091700/http://www.barb.co.uk/viewing/weekly-top-30?_s=4 to http://www.barb.co.uk/viewing/weekly-top-30?_s=4

When you have finished reviewing my changes, please set the checked parameter below to true or failed to let others know (documentation at ).

Cheers.— InternetArchiveBot  (Report bug) 17:56, 21 July 2016 (UTC)