Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Animation/Archive 2

Featured portal candidate: Animation
Portal:Animation is currently a featured portal candidate. Please feel free to leave comments. JJ98 (Talk / Contributions)  23:28, 7 December 2011 (UTC)

Categories for discussion nomination of Category:Hanna-Barbera and Cartoon Network Studios
Category:Hanna-Barbera and Cartoon Network Studios, which is under the purview of this WikiProject, has been nominated for splitting. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the Categories for discussion page. Some of this category's subcategories are also included in the nomination. Thank you. &mdash;{&#124;Retro00064&#124;&#9742;talk&#124;&#x270D;contribs&#124;} 06:23, 26 December 2011 (UTC).
 * The above discussion closed with the result being Split. I have recategorized the articles in those categories. The old categories that were split may be deleted soon. Feel free to add the WikiProject boxes to the new categories' talk pages and correct any recategorization mistakes, etc., as well as updating any of this project's pages and work groups if necessary to link to the new categories. I removed some articles from the Hanna-Barbera/Cartoon Network Studios categories altogether or added to a different relevant category like Category:Cartoon Network programs because they did not seem to fit in those categories to me.


 * Regards,


 * &mdash;{&#124;Retro00064&#124;&#9742;talk&#124;&#x270D;contribs&#124;} 05:32, 4 January 2012 (UTC).

Looney Tunes Superstars DVD
Searching under "aspect ratio" produced nothing, strange to say. So, here goes.

The page on the Looney Tunes Superstars (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Looney_Tunes_Super_Stars) series contains a statement that appear to me to be incorrect: That the incorrect aspect ratio of some of the early disks is 1.85:1.

Two reasons are given for this: 1) That this is how they were shown from 1953 on; and 2) That this was done because WB still believes, 20 years after letterboxing came to VHS, that most viewers prefer the picture to fill their screen

The first explanation is unlikely, I think, because Maltin suggests that films began being made in non-academy ratio in 1953. It would surely have taken some time before 1.85:1 became the standard ratio. Note that Disney, when they put out /Darby O'Gill and the Little People/ on DVD, cited the "widescreen" version as being 1.75:1, stating that it was filmed in Academy ratio but was chopped on the top and bottom by the theater owners -- and that was in 1959. The 1.85:1 ratio would have come later.

The second explanation conflicts with a 1.85:1 aspect ratio because the aspect ratio of a 16:9 television set is 1.78:1, not 1.85:1. Other than that, it is perfectly believable: that is, it is perfectly believable that, despite having lost the anti-letterboxing wars in VHS and DVD for standard (4:3 or 1.33:1 aspect ratio) TV owners, the bozos in charge have decided that widescreen (16:9) TV owners are too stupid to appreciate seeing the entire image. It apparently has not occurred to them that many vidoephiles moved to 16:9 long ago, and that those same videophiles were the most vehement proponents of viewing things in the correct aspect ratio.

I, myself, use a normal (4:3) TV set and so cannot tell by looking at the image whether it is 1.85:1, 1.78:1 or 1.66:1. On a 16:9 TV set, a program with a 1.85:1 aspect ratio should be letterboxed; if these are not, then they should not be described as having aspect ratio 1.85:1. Nor should they be described as being widescreen (which, for films, properly means "an aspect ratio greater than 1.85:1") but rather as "16:9 Full Frame", which is what the second reason above is saying they are. However, unlike, say, /Voyage of the Dawn Treader/, which was 16:9 Full Frame Unrolled (nothing missing, much added to the top and bottom), these are 16:9 Full Frame Pan & Scan (material missing from the top and bottom), showing that they were done by people who have no respect at all for either those who created the programming or for those who are watching them.

I apologize if this is excessively argumentative, offensive or otherwise unacceptable. I have very little experience with doing this, and feel rather strongly on some of these issues. 70.58.86.248 (talk) 01:39, 17 January 2012 (UTC)


 * Ok, I will take a look at it later after my Wikibreak. JJ98 (talk) 21:12, 19 January 2012 (UTC)

Individual releases by GoodTimes Entertainment
I'm surprised to see that many of their direct-to-video cartoons have articles, such as Snow White (1995 film) or Heidi (1995 film) (see Template:Goodtimes for a full list). The company marketed really, really, really low budget cartoons direct-to-video mainly to take advantage of concurrent Disney film releases (for which they were in fact sued by Disney); I remember them selling for a few bucks each at local grocery stores back in the '90s. The articles are all lacking reliable sources (unless Big Cartoon DataBase counts), have almost all redlinks for the cartoons' creators (the one exception appears to be Goodtimes' founder, who may or may not merit her own article), and show no sign of any notability, either from critical reviews (were there any?) or significance in animation history. So my view is that at best, the titles and their release dates should be listed at the company's article, because I don't see a basis for such detailed coverage for each video release. As this isn't my usual area of editing, however, I thought I'd get some other opinions in case there's something I haven't considered before I redirect these and/or list them and the template for deletion. postdlf (talk) 18:14, 28 January 2012 (UTC)
 * So no objections? postdlf (talk) 23:14, 1 February 2012 (UTC)
 * If anything, the articles could provide the information you need to correct the many inaccurate claims you've made in this criticism. "GoodTimes" was not founded by Diane Eskenazi; she founded the American Investment Corporation (later Golden Films) which is only one of several companies involved in GoodTimes' animation releases.  Yes, Disney sued Goodtimes and lost the case because the judge rightfully decided that GoodTimes' animation companies were not, in any way, infringing on Disney's copyrights (since once again Disney was trying to get around copyright claims they do not own).  Golden Films is in fact part of the Wheel of Peace foundation, a small-budget charity foundation aimed at the welfare of children worldwide; the earnings made from the animation company's animated releases was forwarded to Wheel of Peace projects.  Burbank Films Australia and Jetlag Productions worked differently, but each had their own story.  There's very little information online separating these branches from the umbrella term 'GoodTimes' which is why I think it is useful to provide articles.  All of the films, some more than others, are significantly well-known even if credible sources on them are hard-to-come by. T.W. (talk) 18:07, 4 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Can you show any sources to satisfy WP:GNG or WP:MOVIE for any of these videos? postdlf (talk) 21:23, 4 February 2012 (UTC)
 * I'm sure if I researched I possibly could find some valid resources for some, though usually negative or unenthusiastic. Unfortunately, I no longer have the time to devote to these articles, only to occasionally do a few quick fixes and improvements. T.W. (talk) 03:33, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

WikiWomen's History Month
Hi everyone. March is Women's History Month and I'm hoping a few folks here at WP:Animation will have interest in putting on events related to women's roles in animation; as artists, characters, etc. We've created an event page on English Wikipedia (please translate!) and I hope you'll find the inspiration to participate. These events can take place off wiki, like edit-a-thons, or on wiki, such as themes and translations. Please visit the page here: WikiWomen's History Month. Thanks for your consideration and I look forward to seeing events take place! SarahStierch (talk) 19:10, 1 February 2012 (UTC)

Heads up
Just in case anyone wasn't aware, there's a consensus discussion going on here. Sarujo (talk) 11:27, 16 February 2012 (UTC)

Animation point people for new editors?
Hi everyone! I'm looking for 1-2 editors from WP:Animation that would be able to serve as point people for new editors who might have interest in participating and contributing to subject matter related to animation. If a new editor drops by the Teahouse and expresses interest, I can introduce them to you (or whomever) to politely point them in the right direction to get involved in the project and ares of animation that interest them. Feel free to reply here, or add your name to the appropriate section on this page. Thanks so much and I'm happy if you can help in the retention and participation of new editors! SarahStierch (talk) 16:11, 1 March 2012 (UTC)

Episode missing from family guy
Family guy season 5 episode 19 is not listed and is called family guy Special 100th episode, Even though it is episode 99, blue harvest, season 6 episode 1 is the 100th episode, I have no idea how to edit Wikipedia, and it will take me to long to edit every episode after the 100th episode, so just starting this topic so someone else can verify that I am correct 49.224.243.255 (talk) 17:10, 2 March 2012 (UTC)

Spider-Man merge
Hello! I working on implementing Articles for deletion/Spider-Man episodes, which calls for merging lots of episode pages into List of Spider-Man (1994 TV series) episodes. However, I am not sure what to do with the season pages, such as Spider-Man (1994 TV series) Season 2. The letter of the AfD does not call for merging these, but the spirit seems to; I have already merged Spider-Man (1994 TV series) Season 1, but I want your opinions before I continue. Thanks, --Cerebellum (talk) 02:44, 5 March 2012 (UTC)
 * All right, in the absence of opposition I've gone ahead and merged the articles. Thanks, --Cerebellum (talk) 01:18, 10 March 2012 (UTC)

Articles_for_deletion/Granite_Hotel
Could use additional eyes on this AFD. Debate ongoing between myself and another editor. Thanks. Gaijin42 (talk) 15:38, 9 March 2012 (UTC)

Toonzone
Hi all, I have started a discussion on toonzone on reliable source notice board, i would like to get as many editors involved as possible soa consensus on the site various parts can be have resolution and eventually archived consensus decisions that all user will be able to look over in the future. Here is the link to the thread Reliable_sources/Noticeboard please i really encourage all editors to participator as this is used as source for main article son wikipedia and there is always arguments over it, i have tried to collect the different areas of the site as there is many and post my opinions on each part so lease join in-- Andrewcrawford ( talk  -  contrib ) 20:19, 11 March 2012 (UTC)

Family Guy episode discussion
Hey, just thought I'd pass along that there's a discussion going on over here. Sarujo (talk) 22:25, 22 March 2012 (UTC)

"All your base are belong to us" translation
There's a disagreement at Talk:All your base are belong to us about the need to list a sample of sentences from the video game cutscenes. There are three possibilities being suggested:
 * Include the quotes in Japanese and the broken Engrish translation original from the video game.
 * Include the quotes in Japanese, the broken Engrish translation, and an accurate English translation.
 * Remove the table.

The existence and contents of the table have been debated several times through the years at the talk page. Please join in to help achieve a strong consensus. Diego (talk) 11:34, 25 March 2012 (UTC)

Italian amimation
There are some Italian animators (directors) who should have articles. Their notability has recently been increased due to their association with animated films relating to the RMS Titanic; and are wiki-linked from multiple WP entries: Kim J. Ok, Orlando Corradi, Camillo Teti

In addition, the animated feature In Search of the Titanic could use an article, or at least an entry on a list. ~Eric F 184.76.225.106 (talk) 20:48, 20 April 2012 (UTC)

Alpha and Omega (film)
Hi everyone ! I'm Supporterheninois, a french contributor. We try, with Eunostos, to improve the article of Alpha and Omega on the french version to a Good article label. We don't find the press release of LionsGate who announced the project of a second movie (Alpha and Omega 2). If you know the reference, please say to me. Excuse me for my english. Good bye. Supporterhéninois (talk) 11:05, 26 April 2012 (UTC)

Notes, trivia, etc.
OK, so there's this who's got it in his head to zap all the "notes" sections in all the cartoon articles. Tortoise Wins by a Hare is just one of many examples. What say y'all? Is he doing the right thing? Or is he getting carried away? ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 03:18, 27 April 2012 (UTC)
 * That specific article's been tagged for needing sourcing since 2007, and the information removed had no sourcing, so I'd say Iniced was acting appropriately. In general I believe Notes, Trivia, etc. need third-party sourcing to establish that they have some degree of significance. Otherwise IMO they are inappropriate for inclusion. Doniago (talk) 14:11, 27 April 2012 (UTC)
 * I'd recommend continuing this discussion at WT:FILM, where it looks like other editors have basically said what I did. Doniago (talk) 14:31, 27 April 2012 (UTC)

Outline
For anyone that might be interested, there's a Outline of animation draft at WikiProject Outlines/Drafts/Outline of animation.--Cattus talk 17:06, 29 April 2012 (UTC)

Split of Animation film stub
There is currently a discussion at WikiProject Stub sorting/Proposals/2012/May regarding a proposal for splitting, by creating separate stub-types and categories for Betty Boop, Pink Panther and Woody Woodpecker stub articles. Any opinions on the best way to sort these articles are appreciated. Fortdj33 (talk) 19:05, 14 May 2012 (UTC)

Long-term abuse affecting this WikiProject
Hello, I hope I can find some editors interested in cleaning up after some very sneaky vandalism that affected several articles within this WikiProject. has just been blocked for 1 year following repeated warnings and blocks for introducing factual errors into articles. Among this editor's contributions are edits to articles such as. I have singled out this article in particular because there are many small edits in the article history going back to Christmas 2010, and sometimes this editor did make constructive edits, and the lack of reliable secondary sources in such articles makes it hard to verify whether these are factual errors or not. I am slowly going through the complete list of contributions and repairing what I can, but some of the edits are so old now, and the errors are sneaky enough, that it is slow going. I would certainly appreciate another pair of eyes on this. Elizium23 (talk) 04:47, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

Goofy Gophers
An editor blanked Goofy Gophers redirected it to a non-existent section on Looney Tunes with the edit summary "Article doesn't even TRY to come off as notable". As this is a lengthy long-standing referenced article with 150 incoming links and ranked as Mid-Importance for your project, I have reverted the redirection and added several more references. The characters have been written about in multiple books and even scholarly articles and were the leading characters in several films. Project members might want to keep this on watch and if appropriate comment on the article's talk page. Voceditenore (talk) 08:54, 3 June 2012 (UTC)

Wiki Project AMERICAN DAD become on of your work groups?
Can My New WikiProject, WikiProject: American Dad Become one of your workgroups. Grizzly1110 (talk) 00:25, 23 June 2012 (UTC)
 * This WikiProject is currently under MFD, and if WP:TOON would take it as a work group, it would save us the hassle of deletion. Achowat (talk) 15:36, 26 June 2012 (UTC)

Assistance with material related to an article under your project
Hi. I'm aware you cover animation within Wikipedia, would you be kind enough to tell me if you also deal with voice actors/actresses too? If so, I need your help with material concerning a VA on Babar and the Adventures of Badou.

Dallas Jokic, who voices the protagonist, Badou, has no article on here - instead, his entry redirects to Arthur Read, whom he is most noted for voicing - but he has other work under his belt and I'd like to get some assistance to compile a live entry on the kid, rather than having him redirect to a fictional 8 year old aardvark :)  Any assistance would be warmly welcomed.  BarkingFish  15:45, 30 June 2012 (UTC)

New discussion
Just thought I pass it along that there a new discussion over here. Sarujo (talk) 16:15, 9 July 2012 (UTC)

Can somebody help with some fact checking?
Hi everybody. I have been reverting some changes to the cast list on The Mr. Men Show because the changes seem implausible and disagree with IMDB. I know IMDB is not gospel but the changes seemed implausible anyway as they mixed up British and American voice actors and included a sprinkling of people who do not seem to be voice actors at all. Anyway, I am concerned that the author of those changes may have been hoaxing a lot of other animation related articles. Many of them are subjects I am not familiar with and all I can do is compare their edits with IMDB. Would somebody be willing to take a look at the contribution history of 74.100.85.83 and see if they agree that their contributions are all or almost all hoaxes? I don't want to blanket revert a large number of edits on subjects I am unfamiliar with until somebody has confirmed that this is the right thing to do. Many thanks. --DanielRigal (talk) 22:01, 16 July 2012 (UTC)

Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel
I started to create a page on the upcoming crossover episode of Phineas and Ferb at User:JDDJS/Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel, which I will make into a full article once there is enough content. Considering that this is the first Disney/Marvel crossover, I feel that this page could expand fast. Please help contribute to it. JDDJS (talk) 19:33, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

Red vs. Blue FAR
I have nominated Red vs. Blue for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. JJ98 (Talk / Contributions)  09:08, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

Never Say Never (TV Series)
Another editor created Never Say Never (TV Series), but the article is unreferenced. Eastmain (talk • contribs) 06:05, 12 August 2012 (UTC)

SpongeBob SquarePants (character)
I've placed SpongeBob SquarePants (character) for GAR. Please comment here for any concerns. JJ98 (Talk / Contribs)  10:20, 13 August 2012 (UTC)

Alpha and Omega (film)
Hi everyone. and I are contributors in the French Wikipedia. Supporterhéninois had made the french article of Alpha and Omega (film) a Good Article in July. And he asked for my help to alert you about the english one: in the past few weeks, IP contributor(s) has wrote some mistakes (probably vandalism...), particulary about a sequel (there is no sign of it in Imdb and the Google search shows only fansites talking about it) and about the accolades (the only one is the Artios Award, the others are fantasy). Considering neither of us are familiar with the en:WP (and not very skilled in english, thanks to the french educational system!), we don't know what is the procedure (I don't know if I can just delete the passages...), could anyone from the WikiProject take care of it, please? Thank you in advance. JRibax  08:41, 21 August 2012 (UTC)

Simpsons episode template awaiting feedback
Please comment at Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_The_Simpsons.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 03:43, 25 August 2012 (UTC)

No-importance?
This has been covered elsewhere, but do we really need a separate importance class of "No" just for redirects and disambiguation pages? Most other projects do not use this extra criteria for non-article pages, and the few projects that do have it as an option, do not use it consistently in favor of "NA". Both of these importance criteria apply to non-article pages such as redirects, and if "importance=no" is left off, the importance defaults to "NA" anyway. I think that a lot of time and extra sorting could be eliminated, if we did away with "No-importance", and let all non-article pages fall under "NA-importance". Fortdj33 (talk) 18:05, 4 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Posted and replied at Wikipedia talk:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Assessment. JJ98 (Talk / Contribs)  08:41, 5 September 2012 (UTC)

Category:Computer-animated short films
I think the category "Category:Computer-animated short films" should be created. Now if you want to remark that a film is a short film made with computer animation you have to categorize it with "Category:Computer-animated films" and "Category:Animated short films", so I think it is better to create this new category.--Aliuken (talk) 13:34, 1 October 2012 (UTC)

Series of unsourced edits in animation articles
Overview sought by anyone knowledgeable in animation history, the circumstances briefly described at ANI. A range of IPs have made long-term changes to articles about prominent animators and studios, without sources or explanation, and someone who can skillfully fact check would be much appreciated. 76.248.149.47 (talk) 00:24, 6 October 2012 (UTC)

Freedom of speech = New WikiProject
Hi there, I'm notifying this WikiProject due to its relevance to Freedom of speech. I've recently gone ahead and created WP:WikiProject Freedom of speech. If you're interested, here are some easy things you can do: Thank you for your interest in Freedom of speech, &mdash; Cirt (talk) 22:33, 25 October 2012 (UTC)
 * WP:WikiProject Freedom of speech
 * 1) List yourself as a participant in the WikiProject, by adding your username here: WikiProject_Freedom_of_speech.
 * 2) Add userbox User Freedom of speech to your userpage, which lists you as a member of the WikiProject.
 * 3) Tag relevant talk pages of articles and other relevant pages using WikiProject Freedom of speech.
 * 4) Join in discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Freedom of speech.
 * 5) Notify others you think might be interested in Freedom of speech to join the WikiProject.

Tim Maloney
Hi a large chunk of text was removed and notability added. I am concerned about notability, but I dont know much about this topic, and maybe participants in this wikiproject able to fix that easily. John Vandenberg (chat) 14:51, 10 November 2012 (UTC)

Dodecaphony in "The Cat that Hated People"
In the wikipedia article on the cartoon music of "The Cat that Hated People", it is stated that a 12-note theme is used to represent Jerry and its retrograde represents Tom - but this isn't a Tom and Jerry cartoon, the cat isn't named, and no mouse appears at all! Is any of the music here dodecaphonic, or have they got the wrong film? Is it maybe "Puttin' on the Dog" instead? 2.102.53.250 (talk) 15:04, 2 December 2012 (UTC)

Proposed merge: Object animation → Stop motion
Finally, after 4 years of heated discussion, there seems to be a unanimous consensus* that Object animation should be merged with Stop motion

* Two others + Me: [ 74.60.29.141 (talk) 20:53, 5 January 2013 (UTC) ]

Women's History Month is in March
Hi everyone at WikiProject Animation!

Women's history month is around the corner, in March, and we're planning the second WikiWomen's History Month.

This event, which is organized by volunteers from the WikiWomen's Collaborative, supports improving coverage about women's history during the month of March. Events take place both offline and online. We are encouraging WikiProjects to focus on women's history related to their subject for the month of March. Ideas include:
 * Improving coverage about animated characters that have made an impact on women's roles in animation
 * Women animators, producers, writers, directors, and related
 * Animation related to women, women's history and so forth

We hope you'll participate! You can list your your project focus here, and also help improve our to-do list. Thank you for all you do for Wikipedia! SarahStierch (talk) 20:39, 19 January 2013 (UTC)

GAR
Exosquad, an article that you or your project may be interested in, has been nominated for an individual good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status will be removed from the article. Ten Pound Hammer • (What did I screw up now?) 20:48, 24 January 2013 (UTC)

Possible split of Cartoon Network work group of WikiProject Animation
Greetings, a discussion of a possible split of the Cartoon Network work group of WikiProject Animation is underway. If you have questions or comments, please comment here. Thank you for your time. JJ98 (Talk) 07:34, 31 January 2013 (UTC)

Articles for deletion/Jetix (local)
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Jetix (US) is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Articles for deletion/Jetix (US) until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. Additional, all other known national version of Jetix have been listed in the same discussion. --Spshu (talk) 20:00, 19 March 2013 (UTC)

Nomination for deletion of Template:Jetix
Template:Jetix has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. Spshu (talk) 19:15, 20 March 2013 (UTC)

The usage of is up for discussion, see Talk:Larry the Lobster (Saturday Night Live) -- 65.92.180.137 (talk) 04:48, 22 March 2013 (UTC)

Who was first in animation?
Which was the first in animation? So which is correct, though El Apóstol is stated to be the first film, the Katsudō Shashin is stated to be a short animation (but an animation nonetheless). Thanks, Marasama (talk) 18:31, 8 April 2013 (UTC)
 * El Apóstol states in 1917.
 * Imokawa Mukuzo Genkanban no Maki states to be in January 1917. If El Apóstol is not made in January, then it would not be the first.
 * Katsudō Shashin states to be in 1907 by the page History of anima.

Page cite from Jerry Beck's The 50 Greatest Cartoons for Gertie the Dinosaur
Does anyone here have access to The 50 Greatest Cartoons: As Selected by 1,000 Animation Professionals (1998), edited by Jerry Beck? I need the page(s) on which Gertie the Dinosaur appears. It's the only remaining place uncited in the article; I'm hoping to brush up the article and bring it to FAC in time for its 100th anniversary in Febraury 2014. Curly Turkey (gobble) 06:08, 23 April 2013 (UTC)

Block for Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps
Someone keep on edited Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps with false info. Is there a way to block person?mich (talk) 00:34, 23 May 2013 (UTC)

Nicktoons
Some Nicktoons project pages pages have just been deleted, but before cleaning up; were you using them and would like them restored or do you want the rest of the Nicktoons taskforce scrubbed also? :) · Salvidrim!  ·  &#9993;  01:18, 25 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Yes. I was removing some of the deleted Nicktoons work group from the banner, but it will take weeks to remove it. Since I've nominated myself for deletion and was speedy deleted per MFD due to low activity. I am planing to add a task force of WP:NICK, but not today. The main article had its AFD and was redirected to List of programs broadcast by Nickelodeon. Since Nickelodeon and SpongeBob SquarePants had been decreasing while Cartoon Network and Adventure Time had been increased since it got very higher then Nick and SpongeBob. Check the popular pages for more information. JJ98 (Talk) 04:32, 1 June 2013 (UTC)

Gertie the Dinosaur FAC
I've nominated Gertie the Dinosaur—a Top Importance article at this Project—for Featured Article status. Everyone is encouraged to participate in the review. All feedback is much appreciated. Curly Turkey (gobble) 13:17, 31 May 2013 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Karate Star


The article Karate Star has been proposed for deletion&#32; because of the following concern:
 * Fails WP:GNG. Has only few sources including IMDb and TV.com which are not reliable, failing WP:RS.

While all constructive contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, content or articles may be deleted for any of several reasons.

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.

Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Removing will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. JJ98 (Talk) 21:54, 5 June 2013 (UTC)

Portal:Cartoon Network
Portal:Cartoon Network is up for peer review. Please comment here. Thanks. JJ98 (Talk) 09:18, 18 June 2013 (UTC)

Barnstar
Would anyone support the idea of creating an Animation Barnstar? I wouldn't know how to do this myself, but have occasionally wanted to award one to certain editors, only to be disappointed that one doesn't yet exist. I find it rather surprising that there is a Barnstar for a specific type of animation (Anime and Manga) and not one for the broader topic. The only Barnstar right now that could be used to honor work on animation-related articles (other than generic ones, such as the Original Barnstar or the Special Barnstar) is the Film Barnstar, but that would leave out all of the animated television series. --Jpcase (talk) 15:21, 19 June 2013 (UTC)

Deletion of 2 in the AM PM
2 in the AM PM has been proposed for deletion. Please see WP:Articles for deletion/2 in the AM PM. Simply south...... fighting ovens for just 7 years 23:00, 12 August 2013 (UTC)

Just a heads-up
I submitted a WikiProject proposal for Project Vocaloid, which is, as the name implies, a project focused on Vocaloid-related articles, their improvement, and the addition of Vocaloid-related articles that currently do not exist. Since quite a few pieces of Vocaloid-related software, such as MikuMikuDance, MikuMikuMoving, and MikuMikuCapture, are used for 3D animation, I just came by to inform the project of its (potentially) being listed as a related project.

I wanted to make this an entirely new project because Vocaloid has many things related to it that would fall under several projects' jurisdictions. For example, Hatsune Miku (and other individual Vocaloids) would fall under WikiProject Fictional characters's authority due to their being fictional characters, but pages like MikuMikuDance and the currently nonexistent page for MikuMikuMoving would fall under this project's watch, due to the software being a tool used for 3D animation, as well as being related to Vocaloid.

I just wanted to give the project a heads-up that it'll (potentially) be shown in the "Related Projects" section of another WikiProject.

Have a nice day! N  Studios   2  22:02, 15 August 2013 (UTC)

How a Mosquito Operates FAC
I've put up the article for Winsor McCay's 1912 animated film How a Mosquito Operates as a Featured Article Candidate. Any and all participation in the nomination page would be enormously helpful. Thnaks, Curly Turkey (gobble) 13:32, 17 August 2013 (UTC)

PorkysRailroadTitle.jpg
image:PorkysRailroadTitle.jpg has been nominated for deletion -- 76.65.128.222 (talk) 07:32, 22 August 2013 (UTC)

Hasbro, Claster, Sunbow, 80s
Created a navigational template for Hasbro cartoons in mid 80s. Check here. Can anyone check for inaccuracy or something? JSH-alive/talk/cont/mail 12:42, 26 August 2013 (UTC)


 * Looks fine to me (aside from the redlinks; but that's my own personal pet peeve...) and I see an IP user has already added the template to many MLP articles. Looks good. Thanks for dropping the note on WP:MLP btw, or else I probably wouldn't have seen this. -- .Yellow1996. (ЬMИED¡) 16:25, 26 August 2013 (UTC)

Little Nemo (1911 film) Featured Article canditature
I've put up Little Nemo (1911 film) as a Featured Article canditate, and would appreciate any and all feedback on the article. Please join in the discussion at Featured article candidates/Little Nemo (1911 film)/archive1. Curly Turkey (gobble) 07:49, 9 September 2013 (UTC)

List of multimedia franchises
Greetings! I have created List of multimedia franchises, Wikipedia's first complete effort to list all true multimedia franchises (i.e. franchises with multiple installments in each of several forms of media). Since many animated works are part of such franchises, please feel free to add any missing franchises or add examples or summaries of media for existing franchises. Cheers! bd2412 T 19:50, 9 September 2013 (UTC)

CBS Storybreak release
The entire CBS Storybreak Series holds 26 episodes.

During the years only 13 episodes have been released.

The company refuses to discuss when if ever, they intend to release the rest of the episodes or when the the entire series will be available on DVD.

Reminder-the series began in 1985 and there is no known reason why they will not comment on this old series. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cheneekoo (talk • contribs) 15:04, 19 September 2013 (UTC)

The Scarecrow (short film)
Project members are welcome to come assist with the expansion of The Scarecrow (short film), a recently-released animated short film and advertisement that has received quite a bit of press (see talk page for sources). Any assistance is much appreciated! -- Another Believer ( Talk ) 16:05, 26 September 2013 (UTC)

The Sinking of the Lusitania Featured Article canditature
I've put up The Sinking of the Lusitania (the film, not the event) as a Featured Article canditate, and would appreciate any and all feedback on the article. Please join in the discussion at Featured article candidates/The Sinking of the Lusitania/archive1. Curly Turkey (gobble) 06:46, 6 October 2013 (UTC)

Franchise articles for Disney films
Due to the trend on Dreamworks films of writing articles about the franchsies as a whole, I think we should start to create them for Disney films. Lord knows many have been milked for every penny they're worth so we'll have a lot to talk about. I can attempt to create some of them (I was going to do Aladdin (franchise) now but changed my mind), but they'll probably be bare stubs.

Thoughts?--Coin945 (talk) 20:08, 19 October 2013 (UTC)
 * I think there's a good basis for treating them differently, but maybe I'm wrong. The Dreamworks films (I assume you mean like Madagascar (2005 film)) tend to be a series of theatrical releases, thus of relatively equal importance and audience, and so an overview is useful. But aren't the Disney films all theatrical blockbusters with a string of direct-to-DVD sequels? I'd think it would be enough just to list the Disney DVD sequels in each article, maybe via a navigational template. postdlf (talk) 22:25, 19 October 2013 (UTC)


 * See The Little Mermaid (franchise) and The Lion King (franchise) for what these articles can become. We're talking video games, musicals, sequels, soundtracks, tv shows, and much much more.--Coin945 (talk) 09:36, 20 October 2013 (UTC)

Illumination entertainment
Illumination entertainment has a parent company and It is Rex entertainment. heres the link below: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rex_Entertainment — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.172.21.5 (talk) 01:00, 3 December 2013 (UTC)

The Toons Show: Episode 1: The Volgar
[The court room, the cartoons were the jury]


 * Tigger: Hello, guys. This criminy message sends that the boy killed the manager. You must find him guilty.
 * Judge: Ladies and gentlemen, you guys will find that boy not guilty, — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.90.244.100 (talk) 19:16, 23 December 2013 (UTC)

Invitation to User Study
Would you be interested in participating in a user study? We are a team at University of Washington studying methods for finding collaborators within a Wikipedia community. We are looking for volunteers to evaluate a new visualization tool. All you need to do is to prepare for your laptop/desktop, web camera, and speaker for video communication with Google Hangout. We will provide you with a Amazon gift card in appreciation of your time and participation. For more information about this study, please visit our wiki page (http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:Finding_a_Collaborator). If you would like to participate in our user study, please send me a message at Wkmaster (talk) 18:28, 20 January 2014 (UTC).

Teletoon request
I have a request, if anyone involved in this project is able to assist.

What happened is that Teletoon used to artificially transclude onto each article that contained the template, instead of the category being directly declared on individual articles. However, since templates aren't actually supposed to be doing that per WP:TCAT, a few days ago a user edited the template to the category instead. Their edit had the effect of entirely depopulating the category, however, so today I did a batch run of readding the category as a direct declaration on each individual article instead.

However, it's since been brought to my attention that some of the shows listed in the template may not really count as "Teletoon originals" and thus should not actually be in the category or the template — but I don't have the depth of knowledge necessary to determine what shows should be in the category; I can only determine, by looking at the template transclusions, whether a show was in the category prior to the noinclude edit.

Accordingly, I wanted to ask if somebody associated with this project could review, the Teletoon template and the associated List of Teletoon original series, to ensure that they aren't listing things that don't really belong there. Thanks in advance for any assistance. Bearcat (talk) 23:56, 1 February 2014 (UTC)


 * Given that I'm pretty much the only editor of List of Teletoon original series, I'm not particularly pleased with any of this. User:Bearcat, I expect that you will - at the very least - be monitoring the number of shows at Category:Teletoon original series to make sure that it continues to match that in the list. If you are aware of any specific shows that do not belong, feel free to bring these to my attention - at the moment, I do not know of any such shows. Dogmaticeclectic (talk) 03:15, 2 February 2014 (UTC)


 * Oh, and one more thing: User:Bearcat, when doing this kind of thing, make sure that you re-add the category to every single page! I re-added it to a number of pages that you missed. Dogmaticeclectic (talk) 03:22, 2 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Just for clarity's sake, I'm going to review one more time what happened here: first, an editor applied a change to the template which was correct per the WP:TCAT rule, but failed to follow the corollary step of ensuring that the change wasn't depopulating the category in the process. (Three of the articles, in fact, ended up entirely uncategorized by the change, because they didn't have any category declarations on them at all besides the template-transcluded one, so they ended up on the uncategorized articles list and that's how the problem came to my attention in the first place — if that hadn't happened, this whole thing would have sailed right past me.) So I repopulated the category to the best of my ability, but then in turn more than one editor challenged me on whether some shows actually belonged in the category or not. Some just questioned me about it, while others actually hit the revert button on my category edit or made a new edit to remove the category again — so, because I was getting blowback about it, I posted the request here for an outside party with more knowledge than I have about the topic to review the matter. Not, I repeat, because I was taking issue with whether some shows belonged there or not, but because other people were coming back at me to take issue with whether some shows belonged there or not even though I lack the expertise to give them any answer more substantive or definitive than "it's in the template and list".
 * You're certainly free to be "not particularly pleased" about this, but you should take your issues up with the people who caused the problem rather than attacking me for it all. And by the same token, what I ran was a complete batch of all articles that were transcluding the template, of which I manually skipped exactly none — so if there were any "missed" articles, then they came from one of two issues: a technical error outside of my control which caused the edit not to actually register properly, or one of the several cases where another editor reverted or removed the new category after my edit. So, again, not something that I should have to accept getting attacked or criticized for.
 * And finally, if you're enough of an expert on Teletoon programming to know what properly belongs or doesn't belong in the category, then you should be the one who monitors the category to ensure that it remains accurate and complete. It's not something that you can or should expect another user to take on for you, nor is it something that I have the necessary expertise in — if you want it done, and you have the expertise required, then you need to do it. Bearcat (talk) 21:49, 2 February 2014 (UTC)


 * User:Bearcat, perhaps a bit of background is in order. I originally added the categorization to the template because vandals repeatedly add the template to articles that shouldn't have it. By comparing the number of articles in the category to the number on the list, I can usually quickly determine when such additions are made. This is what I was referring to with the monitoring issue.


 * As for the missed articles, you are unfortunately incorrect - you are responsible for your use of every tool on Wikipedia. If there is a bug with a tool, you are responsible for doing something about it, such as informing the developer(s) of the tool.


 * Finally, I am only aware of one case in which the addition of the category was challenged, and in that case the editor later self-reverted. If there are other cases, then I repeat: feel free to bring these to my attention. Dogmaticeclectic (talk) 10:13, 3 February 2014 (UTC)


 * Well, on the first point, no matter what your reasons are for artificially transcluding a category via template, WP:TCAT says it's not allowed. (The template being added to pages that shouldn't have it is one of the reasons why that's the case; for example, it becomes impossible to clean up the category properly if somebody uses the template on a sandbox or AFC page.) So I'm sorry you've been inconvenienced, but there are other ways to do what you wanted from that.
 * And on the second, I can only report a bug that I'm aware of; I am not a magician and cannot psychically divine the existence of a bug after the fact if it wasn't brought to my attention at the time. I offered that as an option only in the sense that it's theoretically possible that any edit on Wikipedia could fail to register on occasion; I am not aware of any individual case in which that did happen. So that leaves me with a responsibility to report...what, exactly? A theoretical problem that might have maybe hit random pages I can't name because I have no way to identify the pages or the problem? Want to guess how long it would take for that bug report to be deemed a piece of non-actionable fluff? Bearcat (talk) 10:29, 3 February 2014 (UTC)

Popular pages tool update
As of January, the popular pages tool has moved from the Toolserver to Wikimedia Tool Labs. The code has changed significantly from the Toolserver version, but users should notice few differences. Please take a moment to look over your project's list for any anomalies, such as pages that you expect to see that are missing or pages that seem to have more views than expected. Note that unlike other tools, this tool aggregates all views from redirects, which means it will typically have higher numbers. (For January 2014 specifically, 35 hours of data is missing from the WMF data, which was approximated from other dates. For most articles, this should yield a more accurate number. However, a few articles, like ones featured on the Main Page, may be off).

Web tools, to replace the ones at ~alexz/pop, will become available over the next few weeks at popularpages. All of the historical data (back to July 2009 for some projects) has been copied over. The tool to view historical data is currently partially available (assessment data and a few projects may not be available at the moment). The tool to add new projects to the bot's list is also available now (editing the configuration of current projects coming soon). Unlike the previous tool, all changes will be effective immediately. OAuth is used to authenticate users, allowing only regular users to make changes to prevent abuse. A visible history of configuration additions and changes is coming soon. Once tools become fully available, their toolserver versions will redirect to Labs.

If you have any questions, want to report any bugs, or there are any features you would like to see that aren't currently available on the Toolserver tools, see the updated FAQ or contact me on my talk page. Mr.Z-bot (talk) (for Mr.Z-man ) 04:52, 23 February 2014 (UTC)

Invitation to Participate in a User Study - Final Reminder
Would you be interested in participating in a user study of a new tool to support editor involvement in WikiProjects? We are a team at the University of Washington studying methods for finding collaborators within WikiProjects, and we are looking for volunteers to evaluate a new visual exploration tool for Wikipedia. Given your interest in this Wikiproject, we would welcome your participation in our study. To participate, you will be given access to our new visualization tool and will interact with us via Google Hangout so that we can solicit your thoughts about the tool. To use Google Hangout, you will need a laptop/desktop, a web camera, and a speaker for video communication during the study. We will provide you with an Amazon gift card in appreciation of your time and participation. For more information about this study, please visit our wiki page (http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:Finding_a_Collaborator). If you would like to participate in our user study, please send me a message at Wkmaster (talk) 22:53, 14 March 2014 (UTC).

Animated films task force
Hello all! Just wanted to let you know that the Animated films work group is now an official task force of WikiProject Film! You can add articles to the project, by simply adding the parameter yes to the WikiProject Film banner. If you're interested in helping develop and classify animated films, please add your name to the project's participants as well. Hope to see you there! Fortdj33 (talk) 01:52, 26 March 2014 (UTC)

Leaflet For Animation At Wikimania 2014
Are you looking to recruit more contributors to your project? We are offering to design and print physical paper leaflets to be distributed at Wikimania 2014 for all projects that apply. For more information, click the link below. Project leaflets Adikhajuria (talk) 14:39, 9 May 2014 (UTC)

Dinosaur Train Dispute
I would like to request comments for the Shiny/Gilbert Romance Plot dispute on the Dinosaur Train talk page - CharlieBrown25 (talk) 05:58, 11 May 2014 (UTC)


 * Exclude unless/until a secondary source is found to support it, per WP:OR. Balaenoptera musculus (talk) 12:05, 13 May 2014 (UTC)

Frozen (2013 film)
Please assess this film for B-class (or even A-class). I don't think it should be tagged in some "attention needed" hidden categories.Forbidden User (talk) 16:13, 28 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Here I give my gratitude to they guy who assessed this article. However, the accessibility session is not checked and the person has changed the class parameter to B. So, should I add the b6 myself?Forbidden User (talk) 14:36, 29 May 2014 (UTC)

Joseph: King of Dreams
Please copyedit this article I have been working on.--Coin945 (talk) 11:22, 1 June 2014 (UTC)

Leaflet For Wikiproject Animation At Wikimania 2014
Please note: This is an updated version of a previous post that I made. Hi all,

My name is Adi Khajuria and I am helping out with Wikimania 2014 in London.

One of our initiatives is to create leaflets to increase the discoverability of various wikimedia projects, and showcase the breadth of activity within wikimedia. Any kind of project can have a physical paper leaflet designed - for free - as a tool to help recruit new contributors. These leaflets will be printed at Wikimania 2014, and the designs can be re-used in the future at other events and locations.

This is particularly aimed at highlighting less discoverable but successful projects, e.g:

• Active Wikiprojects: Wikiproject Medicine, WikiProject Video Games, Wikiproject Film

• Tech projects/Tools, which may be looking for either users or developers.

• Less known major projects: Wikinews, Wikidata, Wikivoyage, etc.

• Wiki Loves Parliaments, Wiki Loves Monuments, Wiki Loves ____

• Wikimedia thematic organisations, Wikiwomen’s Collaborative, The Signpost

For more information or to sign up for one for your project, go to: Project leaflets Adikhajuria (talk) 10:16, 18 June 2014 (UTC)

discussion on voice actors being notable or not

 * Wikipedia_talk:Notability_(people) Since this Wikiproject is about animation, some may wish to participate in a discussion about whether voice actors are notable enough to be listed in the subject specific notability guideline of WP:ENTERTAINER.  D r e a m Focus  03:10, 22 June 2014 (UTC)

Leaving myself
To my sorryness, I must leave Wikipedia myself in July, effective immediately. I will no longer be participating this project myself, but my best that I will retire myself and do some blogging. I know that South Park, SpongeBob SquarePants and My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic are not very comprehensive, along with the main article since they think it not a genre. I know WP:MLP was created by a sock, but I won't be here any time soon. JJ98 (Talk) 23:02, 29 June 2014 (UTC)

Vary Peri
Please if someone knows this, do a thorough edit on the Vary Peri page as it needs to be assessed and to be expanded.--BlackGaia02 (talkpage if you dare) (talk) 08:33, 10 July 2014 (UTC)

Marge Be Not Proud GAR
Marge Be Not Proud, an article that you or your project may be interested in, has been nominated for an individual good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. GamerPro64 20:20, 2 August 2014 (UTC)

Comment on the WikiProject X proposal
Hello there! As you may already know, most WikiProjects here on Wikipedia struggle to stay active after they've been founded. I believe there is a lot of potential for WikiProjects to facilitate collaboration across subject areas, so I have submitted a grant proposal with the Wikimedia Foundation for the "WikiProject X" project. WikiProject X will study what makes WikiProjects succeed in retaining editors and then design a prototype WikiProject system that will recruit contributors to WikiProjects and help them run effectively. Please review the proposal here and leave feedback. If you have any questions, you can ask on the proposal page or leave a message on my talk page. Thank you for your time! (Also, sorry about the posting mistake earlier. If someone already moved my message to the talk page, feel free to remove this posting.) Harej (talk) 22:47, 1 October 2014 (UTC)

WP:VG comments subpages cleanup
Hi, there is currently a discussion taking place at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Video games regarding whether it would be acceptable to permanently shift all comments subpages associated with WP:VG articles into talk. This shift would follow the recommended approach given at WP:DCS. The WikiProject Animation articles that would be affected by this action are these: If you have objections related specifically to WikiProject Animation's use of these subpages, please make this clear at the discussion so that other unrelated talk pages can be cleaned up where appropriate. Thank you. -Thibbs (talk) 15:53, 16 October 2014 (UTC)
 * Diary of a Camper
 * Machinima
 * Tara Strong
 * This Spartan Life
 * I have no objections; I've removed some of the comments subpage by going through it by db-g6. I don't think that helps with WP:BIAS, but it helps a little bit. JJ98 (Talk) 08:35, 30 October 2014 (UTC)

New article on graphic novel Bucko
I've created a new article on graphic novel Bucko.
 * Bucko

Help or suggestions with additional secondary sources would be appreciated on the article's talk page, at Talk:Bucko.

Thank you,

&mdash; Cirt (talk) 04:18, 9 November 2014 (UTC)
 * No worries. This project is not very active right now. JJ98 (Talk) 17:08, 13 November 2014 (UTC)

The Powerpuff Girls
Another Wikipedian insists on having the article on The Powerpuff Girls at a higher importance than it needs to be for certain projects, including this one; see this edit: I object to this because this show was a fad. A fad is a show or other material good or such that was very popular for a very brief period, as is the case with The Powerpuff Girls show. The show seems to have been very popular, mostly in the year 2000, but not so much after that. The feature film based on the series, released in 2002, did poorly, thus supporting the fact that this was a fad. Fads deserve to be of lesser importance than those things that have more lasting power, such as shows like SpongeBob SquarePants and Scooby-Doo. Classicalfan626 (talk) 23:35, 27 November 2014 (UTC)

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within at FAC
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within, whch is under the scope of this project, has been nominated for featured status. See here: Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within/archive1. All comments on the nomination are welcome. Have a nice day. Freikorp (talk) 07:17, 12 January 2015 (UTC)

WikiProject X is live!


Hello everyone!

You may have received a message from me earlier asking you to comment on my WikiProject X proposal. The good news is that WikiProject X is now live! In our first phase, we are focusing on research. At this time, we are looking for people to share their experiences with WikiProjects: good, bad, or neutral. We are also looking for WikiProjects that may be interested in trying out new tools and layouts that will make participating easier and projects easier to maintain. If you or your WikiProject are interested, check us out! Note that this is an opt-in program; no WikiProject will be required to change anything against its wishes. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you!

Note: To receive additional notifications about WikiProject X on this talk page, please add this page to WikiProject X/Newsletter. Otherwise, this will be the last notification sent about WikiProject X.

Harej (talk) 16:56, 14 January 2015 (UTC)

The Mr. Men Show
Somebody who (unlike me) knows about such matters, please look at this recent edit and the edits (there aren't many) that follow it. Thank you! -- Hoary (talk) 12:46, 7 February 2015 (UTC)

Invitation to Participate in a WikiProject Study
Hello Wikipedians,

We’d like to invite you to participate in a study that aims to explore how WikiProject members coordinate activities of distributed group members to complete project goals. We are specifically seeking to talk to people who have been active in at least one WikiProject in their time in Wikipedia. Compensation will be provided to each participant in the form of a $10 Amazon gift card.

The purpose of this study is to better understanding the coordination practices of Wikipedians active within WikiProjects, and to explore the potential for tool-mediated coordination to improve those practices. Interviews will be semi-structured, and should last between 45-60 minutes. If you decide to participate, we will schedule an appointment for the online chat session. During the appointment you will be asked some basic questions about your experience interacting in WikiProjects, how that process has worked for you in the past and what ideas you might have to improve the future.

You must be over 18 years old, speak English, and you must currently be or have been at one time an active member of a WikiProject. The interview can be conducted over an audio chatting channel such as Skype or Google Hangouts, or via an instant messaging client. If you have questions about the research or are interested in participating, please contact Michael Gilbert at (206) 354-3741 or by email at mdg@uw.edu.

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The link to the relevant research page is m:Research:Means_and_methods_of_coordination_in_WikiProjects

205.175.97.53 (talk) 00:11, 13 February 2015 (UTC)

Ira B. Woods / Buck Woods
Where the article credits "Ira Woods" as a voice actor, I have a strong suspicion that it should be Ira B. Woods, actually, who generally went by the name Buck Woods. An African American actor and singer originally from Texas, Wood worked in at least 30 films, often without credit. One of his most notable credits was singing the song "I'll Be Glad When You're Dead You Rascal You" in the 1942 film "Reunion in France." Anyway, I'd love it if someone can clear this up and correct the credit if possible. I'm researching Buck Wood right now but there's not much online aside from IMDB, see The song "I'll Be Glad When You're Dead You Rascal You" was written by Sam Theard and featured in a Betty Boop cartoon in which Louis Armstrong also appears in performance, Thanks. Blanco pagina (talk) 17:21, 6 March 2015 (UTC)

Wacky Races changes

 * Talk:Wacky_Races

Looking for outside input on the changes I've made. --Harizotoh9 (talk) 11:23, 6 April 2015 (UTC)

Move at Talk:April O'Neil
Following removal of "pornographic" from April O'Neil (pornographic actress) see RM. In ictu oculi (talk) 20:21, 7 April 2015 (UTC)

GAR
Ocean's Three and a Half, an article that you or your project may be interested in, has been nominated for an individual good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Snuggums (talk / edits) 16:12, 22 April 2015 (UTC)

Creator template RFC
Be advised that there is an WP:RFC at Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Actors_and_Filmmakers with the intent of creating a general rule to support deleting templates at Category:Film producer navigational boxes, Category:Film writer navigational boxes, Category:Television producer templates, Category:Television creator templates, and Category:Television writer templates.--TonyTheTiger (T / C / WP:FOUR / WP:CHICAGO / WP:WAWARD) 18:18, 23 April 2015 (UTC)

new WikiProject proposal
FYI, there's a new wikiproject proposal, see WikiProject Council/Proposals/Golden Age of American Animation -- 65.94.43.89 (talk) 01:09, 17 May 2015 (UTC)

The Walt Disney Company listed at Requested moves
A requested move discussion has been initiated for The Walt Disney Company to be moved to Disney. This page is of interest to this WikiProject and interested members may want to participate in the discussion here. —RMCD bot 22:30, 28 May 2015 (UTC)

Joker (comics) listed at Requested moves
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David Silverman listed at Requested moves
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Big Hero 6 (film) listed at Requested moves
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ALVINNN!!! and the Chipmunks listed at Requested moves
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opining weekend
Can any help making http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Highest_grossing_animated_opening a more suitable page for wikipeda
 * I'd definitely appreciate if anyone could help him or her out. I do think that this has merit as an article. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡)  09:18, 4 June 2015 (UTC)

Misuse of terms such as "CGI" "computer graphic imagery" and "traditional".
It has come to my attention that wikipedia has a lot of articles referring to digitally created 2D animation as "traditional animation" or "traditional art" and referring to "CGI" only when it comes to 3D animation. Even methods such as flash and ToonBoom don't appear to be referred to as CGI, but at the least they aren't being called traditional either(though pages like Flash Animation are still using "traditional" wrong).

The use of things such as digital ink is literally creating imagery on a computer, and even most "analog art"/actual traditional art is still most likely animated on a computer these days, making the animation not traditional. It is primarily for this reason that I propose that this inaccuracy be rectified. Mattwo7 (talk) 02:47, 19 June 2015 (UTC)

Copyright Violation Detection - EranBot Project
A new copy-paste detection bot is now in general use on English Wikipedia. Come check it out at the EranBot reporting page. This bot utilizes the Turnitin software (ithenticate), unlike User:CorenSearchBot that relies on a web search API from Yahoo. It checks individual edits rather than just new articles. Please take 15 seconds to visit the EranBot reporting page and check a few of the flagged concerns. Comments welcome regarding potential improvements. These likely copyright violations can be searched by WikiProject categories. Use "control-f" to jump to your area of interest.--Lucas559 (talk) 22:32, 25 June 2015 (UTC)

AfC submission
Is this an article that should be accepted? Draft:List of non-Disney comics by Carl Barks. Thanks for your input, FoCuSandLeArN (talk) 20:45, 26 June 2015 (UTC)

Disney characters
Please consider joining this discussion, on the proper disambiguation of Disney characters. Thanks! Fortdj33 (talk) 13:35, 8 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Handsdown.1 has been adding "Disney" to the disambiguation of articles where it is unnecessary. Please help us come to a consensus, on a consistent way to disambiguate articles about Disney characters, by joining the above discussion. Fortdj33 (talk) 14:36, 10 July 2015 (UTC)

Okefenokee Swamp and Roger Rabbit?
The article Okefenokee Swamp references a 1947 Roger Rabbit cartoon called "The Wet Nurse". Is this an actual 1947 cartoon, or is this a cartoon within the Who Framed Roger Rabbit universe? Based on Who Censored Roger Rabbit?, it looks like Roger Rabbit didn't exist before 1981, but I don't know animation history at all. SchreiberBike &#124; ⌨  02:06, 8 October 2015 (UTC)
 * A poster was created for "The Wet Nurse" in 1988, as a "ghost poster" (a poster made to be shown IN a movie, but not for a real film). Therefore, since the 1947 cartoon doesn't actually exist, I removed the reference from the article. Fortdj33 (talk) 15:33, 9 October 2015 (UTC)
 * Thanks! SchreiberBike &#124; ⌨   19:42, 9 October 2015 (UTC)

Cleared the entire GA Review backlog for Media and drama

 * 1) Thank you all to all our editors who help to contribute to Quality improvement efforts on Wikipedia related to WP:ANIMATION.
 * 2) I've helped to clear the entire GA Review backlog for Media and drama, which can be seen at Good article nominations/Topic lists/Media and drama.
 * 3) I'd like to make a suggestion, here, which is optional, for you to please consider:
 * 4) Suggestion: This suggestion is optional only, but I ask you to please at least read over the Good Article review instructions, and consider reviewing two to three (2-3) GA candidates from good articles nominations, for each one (1) that you nominate. Again, this is optional and a suggestion only, but please do familiarize yourself at least with how to review, and then think about it -- as a way to pay it forward.

Thank you,

&mdash; Cirt (talk) 06:43, 18 October 2015 (UTC)

Demoscene
Is 64k intro and demoscene demos not acceptable animation? demoscene products are audio-visual presentations with computer generated animated imagery and sound. -- 70.51.44.60 (talk) 06:24, 31 October 2015 (UTC)

Pending mergers
Various articles related to this workgroup have been proposed for merger since November 2010. Requesting editors of this group to do the needful and clear the 5 year long pending issues. Articles are: • Babbit and Catstello

• Beans (Looney Tunes)

• Bunny and Claude

• Claude Cat

• Clyde Rabbit

• Colonel Shuffle

• Conrad the Cat

• Egghead, Jr. (Looney Tunes)

• Goopy Geer

• Gabby Goat

• Hatta Mari

• Merlin the Magic Mouse

• Quick Brown Fox and Rapid Rabbit

• Spike the Bulldog and Chester the Terrier

• Willoughby the Dog §§Dharmadhyaksha§§ {Talk / Edits} 10:26, 8 December 2015 (UTC)

Proposing to move this category and its children to "requested images"
Please see discussion at Category talk:Wikipedia requested images by subject. Thank you for your time. JJ98 (Talk) 17:57, 11 December 2015 (UTC)

Discussion over at Wikiproject:Film regarding production section.
I'm inviting anyone who's interested to join in a discussion regarding Production section clutter over at Wikiproject: Film the discussion can be found here --Deathawk (talk) 06:00, 16 January 2016 (UTC)

Putiferio Va Alla Guerra (1968)
Please add this movie to the list of animated movies of the 1960s: https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Putiferio_va_alla_guerra Italy, 1968 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.241.113.76 (talk) 18:18, 22 February 2016 (UTC)

I have nominated Coonskin (film) for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. Dagko (talk) 04:09, 8 March 2016 (UTC)

voice credit contradiction
the wikipage on Patrick Warburton lists among his voice credits, the title role in the FOX animated tv series, "The Tick." however, if you follow the internal link on that page to the wikipage for "The Tick," there you will find that Townsend Coleman is listed as the one and only voice actor for the title role in that show. i do not know which of these two gentlemen was in fact the voice actor for the title role in "The Tick" (i believe it was Townsend Coleman), but i DO know for CERTAIN that both wikipages CANNOT be correct. someone who knows for sure needs to correct one of these two pages so that they no longer contradict one another. Billyrayjoejimbob (talk) 23:29, 2 June 2016 (UTC)

Signpost WikiProject Report
Hello! Would anyone in this WikiProject be interested in talking to me for a Signpost article? If so, please ping me! Megalibrarygirl (talk) 20:39, 8 June 2016 (UTC)

Fritz the Cat (film) at WP:FAR
I have nominated Fritz the Cat (film) for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. Laser brain  (talk)  16:48, 17 June 2016 (UTC)

Foxy Fables: Human character name
Who is the human character in the first episode? Is it Norris or Boris? Icantrenember (talk) 20:50, 18 June 2016 (UTC)

Move discussion on various outlines
Because of a bug in how article alerts notices mass nominations, I just wanted to note that there's a proposal to move draft outlines at WikiProject Outlines/Drafts/Outline of animation and WikiProject Outlines/Drafts/Outline of anime out of the Outlines projects to draftspace (such as at Draft:Outline of anime). The discussion is here. Comments are welcome. -- Ricky81682 (talk) 09:00, 22 June 2016 (UTC)

Expend
Is any one interested in expend List of animated box office bombs82.38.157.176 (talk) 14:40, 16 July 2016 (UTC)

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Talk:Morph (animation)
Hi all, discussion at Talk:Morph (animation) for anyone who knows anything about Morph. I think the article suffers from a lack of focus. It's unclear if we're talking about a character, a film, a TV series, a series of shorts, or what. Thanks for any input you might have. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 09:00, 28 August 2016 (UTC)

2016 Community Wishlist Survey Proposal to Revive Popular Pages
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File:Treehouse of Horror.png
This image has been nominated as FFD for six months. I invite you to improve consensus as soon as possible. --George Ho (talk) 05:30, 13 December 2016 (UTC)

Joker (character) nominated for deletion
Joker (character) has been nominated for deletion. See Articles for deletion/Joker (character).  Dark Knight  2149  22:53, 8 January 2017 (UTC)

Cast images in the middle of prose
What's with tables of images of cast members? For example The Simpsons, Family Guy, SpongeBob SquarePants. This breaks up the prose and repeats information already in the prose. What's the encyclopedic value of a gallery of headshots of the voice actors? They interrupt the prose and should be removed. Bright☀ 19:25, 7 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Support I see no need for them. -- 1989 19:30, 7 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Since this discussion affects all TV series articles, not just those concerning animation, this discussion would be better held at WT:TV. In any case, I have notified the TV project. -- Aussie Legend  ( ✉ ) 02:18, 8 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Support - I also feel that they have no encyclopedic value and should be removed. Galleries of headshots won't enhance a reader's understanding of a television show. --SBSPfan (talk) 03:14, 9 April 2017 (UTC)

Softwares used by Next Animation Studio for TomoNews Animations ?
Hello, i would like to know which software is used to make the Tomonews animations. They reminds me of the Sims video games.

Do you know which software it is ?

Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by MatterScreech (talk • contribs) 17:39, 28 April 2017 (UTC)

Remove hatnote about film's game and soundtrack
Animation film article in wikipedia tend to have hatnote about it's game and soundtrack; live-action film doesn't have it. I have tried to remove it, but they argued that "some percentage of people might come here seeking the game". It false because I think just because the article have the same name, doesn't mean that it need a hatnote. Hddty. (talk) 11:31, 29 April 2017 (UTC)

Popular pages report
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Mother's Day (Rugrats) - featured article candidate
I've nominated the article about the episode "Mother's Day" (Rugrats) for Featured Article consideration. This article is on the Mother’s Day special from the animated television series Rugrats, which aired on May 6, 1997. Comments would be appreciated, at Featured article candidates/Mother's Day (Rugrats)/archive1. Thank you for your time. Aoba47 (talk) 17:42, 1 June 2017 (UTC)

Proposed merger of Cartoon pornography to Erotic animation
The article Cartoon pornography, which is tagged as part of this project, has been proposed for merger with Erotic animation. See Talk:Erotic animation for discussion. -Jason A. Quest (talk) 23:00, 5 June 2017 (UTC)

Proposal to rename Category:Animated internet series
There is a proposal to rename Category:Animated internet series to Category:Animated web series. The discussion is located here. ~Cheers, Ten  Ton  Parasol  15:48, 9 June 2017 (UTC)

Wheelie (Transformers) at Articles for Deletion
The article Wheelie (Transformers) has been nominated at Articles for Deletion. See this article's entry at Articles for Deletion/Wheelie (Transformers) (2nd nomination). Noah Kastin (talk) (🖋) 04:27, 7 July 2017 (UTC)

Ruff and Reddy broadcast schedule
The main article on Ruff and Reddy states that the short (about 4 min) episodes of Ruff and Reddy were used to open and close a 30-min TV show. (What was the name of the show? What was the other content?)

However, the list of episodes (and this is true on IMDB too) shows that sets of THREE episodes were shown on each broadcast date given. Did the nameless 30-minute show also have a Ruff and Reddy episode in the middle? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Barubiito (talk • contribs) 15:08, 7 July 2017 (UTC)

Discussion of "additional voices" in voice actor articles
Please come participate in the discussion at WT:ANIME. Thank you. AngusWOOF ( bark  •  sniff ) 21:16, 17 July 2017 (UTC)

RfC: Remove "adult" as a descriptor from the opening sentence of Family Guy
I've made a proposal to have "adult" removed from the opening sentence of Family Guy at Talk:Family Guy. Curly "JFC" Turkey 🍁 ¡gobble! 13:15, 15 August 2017 (UTC)

Pirata & Capitano
I recently created Draft:Pirata & Capitano, but I need help from those familiar with the subject (especially development, production and episode titles in English). It's a French show, based on the idea from Spanish duo Gallego Bros.. JSH-alive/talk/cont/mail 10:29, 10 November 2017 (UTC)