Talk:Gossip Girl

Cast image

I have no involvement in this show, or this page, and no involvement with the fact that the image of the cast has recently been nominated for deletion. A recent edit removed the notice of pending deletion, which is a really bad idea. If you like the image and think that there is good reason to keep it here as a way of providing increased understanding of the article, you will have to engage with the nomination for deletion.

As a courtesy, you should be aware that the use of non-free content on wikipedia, such as this image, has recently been subject to a lot of debate. It may take a bit of time to get up to speed on the relevant issues. Personally, I am in favour of the use of non-free images that contribute to understanding, and I think you may have a good case for that with this image, especially given the role of fashion in the show, for which images can really help understand this aspect. On the other hand, I have a feeling this particular image might be a bit out of date. It was taken in May. That's up to you; you are the experts on the content matters.

As a help for engaging this, check the following links.

• The official policy on non-free content. This is what you have to apply to justify using the image.
• The guidline on non-free content, intended to help explain how the policy works.
• The image page itself, which will need to have a fair-use rationale. Image:0000039823 20070517133204.jpg
• The recently developed non-free use rationale guideline, to help in producing a good rationale.
• The page where the nomination for delete is being discussed, here.

I really recommend reading the policy and guidelines, and keeping in mind the need for civility and assuming good faith. The nomination for deletion is not malicious, though it may be disputed if you disagree with reasons for deletion. One requirement under present guidelines is that the image rationale on the image page actually sets out where the image is to be used and for what purpose on that particular page. There is also a template that may be useful. Examples of some rationales I helped put together recently with this template can be seen at Image:Time evolution wars.jpg and Image:ThisWeekInGod.jpg.

Do check whether your image is actually up to date. I think it was originally at the CW website, but that they have since removed it for some reason. —Duae Quartunciae (talk · cont) 02:44, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

Airdates

Guys, please remember that Wikipedia is an international project, not an American one. We go by original airdate not first American airdate. And remember to cite your sources. (re: edit war at List of Gossip Girl episodes) Matthew 16:35, 23 September 2007 (UTC)

• Just to add my two cents: all of the airdates listed are AMERICAN. If this was truly an international project, it would list the correct original airdates. It's common knowledge that the episodes generally air 1 if not 2 days prior in Canada, yet these airdates are never listed. TV.com only lists American airdates, therefore their sources are not reliable. 99.247.236.34 (talk) 05:38, 28 December 2007 (UTC)

Can I also add that an airdate has been listed for Australia (Dec 4 2007). Gossip Girl is currently airing on Fox8 but I keep seeing edits that it will also re-air on another channel. So far the only source for this goes back to around June 2007 [1] however this is clearly outdated. Channel Nine have since onsold the broadcast rights to Fox8, and have have since not indicated that they will even air it [2]. I just think it's misleading to list it as airing on 2 channels particularly if there is are no sources proving this. Please prove me wrong! Therefore I think it should be cleaned up. Bdenwinter (talk) 09:35, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

Viewer and critical response

Is it me or does the Viewer and critical response look very advertised and fake?? User:labohemianartist 10:31, 27 September 2007

NY Palace Hotel

FYI...the "Gossip Girl" crew has actually been filming there this week. So although they've made sets to resemble the Palace Hotel, they are really there! --204.246.229.131 18:00, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

TV episode articles

Currently, the titles of TV episodes (example) all redirect to List of Gossip Girl episodes, apparently redirected by User:TTN with good reason; all of these do not have real-life sources. Now an arbcom case is about to end with results expected not to favor TTN's actions, the injunction on halting redirecting, proposals for deletion and reversion of the two actions will end so it will be a free-for-fall once again. However to prevent that from happening, all "restorations" of the articles must be based on real-life sources or else there will be an edit war. In fact, after reading the article histories, most of the content is derived almost word-for-word from Gossip Girl's blog herself so I don't know what should be done about that (maybe deletion of the old edits to start from scratch). --Howard the Duck 15:12, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

If anyone wants to help in "resurrecting" the episode articles, there is a draft at User:Howard the Duck/GG. --Howard the Duck 14:33, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

Im confused?!?!?

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I love this show!!!!!but am so confused to why it suddenly started again???or are we still looking into the past??either way i like it!!!anyone shed some light?Piper —Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.184.102.227 (talk) 10:55, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Spin-off

I know claims have been denied of a spin-off, but I read earlier today that the claims were actually true. I actually read it in a gossip mag, so the info should not be included yet. Just wanted to give a heads up. Corn.u.co.pia ŢĐЌ Disc.us.sion 13:25, 1 August 2008 (UTC)

Region 4 DVD

There is currently no confirmed DVD release date for the series on Region 4, so can whoever adds it to the page please stop. It has not even been submitted for classification by the OFLC yet: [3] Blaedvanderwoodsen (talk) 16:01, 10 August 2008 (UTC)

Characters

I have noticed that the characters page redirects to the information on the novel's characters. While many of the characters have similar qualitites and life events as the characters in the novels, there are some very interesting differences in the series, such as Nate's current affair fling, Erik's sexuality, and others. I was wondering if perhaps we should create a character section/page that focuses on the characters and their developments during the course of the television series (citing specific episodes, of course). --Vg0131 (talk) 19:10, 3 September 2008 (UTC)

List of characters in Gossip Girl is exclusively devoted to the characters as they appear on the show; the characters as they were portrayed on the books can be found on Gossip Girl. The character articles have sections devoted to both book and TV portrayals. –Howard the Duck 12:37, 12 September 2008 (UTC)

Shameless plug

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Hilary Duff

Sources say that Hilary duff was going to join the cast in a multi-episode arc but that doesn't mean she has to be added to the starring cast for now we will just edit her out and leave her as the recurring character —Preceding unsigned comment added by Blackie23 (talk • contribs) 21:08, 11 July 2009 (UTC)

The Blair and Serena Issue

All right, I'd attempted to help resolve this, but SmallHill seems to have handled it better than I could've. :) Anyway, there's been some friction here in recent days regarding the characters Blair and Serena, specifically with regards to who gets credited first, who gets labeled what, and who gets mentioned first. I currently think that the version as of today, with SmallHill's added sources, is probably for the best. It's worth mentioning that the person billed first isn't necessarily the main character (Josh Schwartz's previous show, The O.C., serves as an example of this). However, we shouldn't label anyone the "main character" -- whether they're billed first or second -- unless we have a reliable source which says the same. With regard to credits, those should indeed be listed in the show's official order. -- James26 (talk) 19:52, 27 September 2009 (UTC)