Talk:Female (1933 film)

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Can you point me to the part of MoS that says that italics shouldn't be used for roles, to help differentiate them from actor's names? I can't seem to find it. Thanks. Ed Fitzgerald (unfutz) ^{(talk / cont)} 06:57, 7 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The format is specified as "ACTOR as CHARACTER", and the example given is "Robert Russell as John Stearne" (bolding used when there is extensive following text.) Also, if you check other film articles, very few of them italicize the character names, so to be consistent, it's better to follow the example of the 99%, rather than the 1%. Clarityfiend (talk) 07:35, 7 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

As I thought, there is no proscription against it. The example in the MoS is just that, an example, not Holy Writ to be followed slavishly. That being the case, I'm going to restore the italice, which I believe make it easier to read the list, and is a device frequently used (although not necessarily on Wikipedia) to make cast listing more functional for the reader. Ed Fitzgerald (unfutz) ^{(talk / cont)} 08:32, 7 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Incidentally, if you have a reason for not using italics which isn't simply reference to a (non-existant) clause in the MoS, anything to do with functionality or ease of use or visual design, I'm all ears. I don't have some special jones for italics, I'm just trying to help make the page more functional for the reader. Ed Fitzgerald (unfutz) ^{(talk / cont)} 08:36, 7 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]