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Why were the Region 4 DVD details removed from this page?

"Amsterdam" NOT "Hamsterdam"

Contrary to popular belief, ep.304 is called AMSTERDAM and NOT HAMSTERDAM! Can someone change this? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jdpeck2147 (talk • contribs) 22:16, 7 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Is it, really? The information is conflicting. I believe "Hamsterdam" to be the title but I could be wrong.–FunkyVoltron talk 11:37, 29 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • HBO's episode guide gives the title as "Hamsterdam". That may have been changed after production since apparently the mispronunciation was made on-set and only later incorporated into the script. ([1]) --Dystopos (talk) 20:41, 4 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I always heard it as "hamsterdam", a bastardisation of the dutch city, with intent. --Boris Barowski (talk) 23:03, 6 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
The argument isn't about the malapropism - it is definitely Hamsterdam within the series. We're wondering what the episode title was.--Opark 77 (talk) 08:03, 7 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • And I'm not sure why we're wondering since it's a current HBO series and HBO maintains a fully-fleshed-out website about it which gives the titles of the episodes. Even if they did change the title after the fact, we have precedent for accepting changes like that as authoritative. --Dystopos (talk) 01:08, 8 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It would appear that at least one person is applying a personal preference here instead of trying to be accurate. I did apply the change from Hamsterdam to Amsterdam and this person changed it back. Maybe this person thinks it's funny, however, the HBO site that lists the episode *clearly* lists it as Amsterdam. I'm not sure what is achieved by using some alternate name, when the real name is Amsterdam, but Wikipedia gets enough criticism based on its ability to be edited by anyone without people directly adding to the problem by entering clearly inaccurate information.

Structure

I think we need to change the way we structure individual episode articles in order to better conform to the standards set by WP:TV. When I started these articles I basically only wrote guest stars and plot sections. Now I think each article should aim to include a production, plot and reception section (along with references and external links). I think plot should contain the plot summary (which should be around 10 words per minute of screen time), first appearances and deceased sections as these are all in universe. Production should contains information on the cast, crew and credits, the epigraph, the title reference, locations, music and links to other works. Reception should include viewing figures, reviews and any awards or nominations received. What do people think? If there are no objections I will begin restructuring the episode articles to meet this format soon.--Opark 77 (talk) 17:58, 7 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Merge proposal

There's a merge notice on the current article, also one pointing here on Hamsterdam (The Wire episode) and I guess the others too.

I'd oppose the merge. The article is plenty long enough as is. Andrewa (talk) 03:30, 15 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

There is clear precedent for keeping individual episode pages for notable series. gren グレン 10:40, 15 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I too would oppose the merge - the article would be massive - likely so large that we would be motivated to split it into separate articles. Quadparty (talk) 11:14, 15 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Seeing as the proposal has been up for a few months, we're working to improve the articles and the consensus is against merging shall we begin removing these tags?--Opark 77 (talk) 12:48, 15 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Is there a justification for this merge proposal somewhere? Where? Andrewa (talk) 03:41, 16 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Just up here.--Opark 77 (talk) 09:38, 16 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Hmmm, OK. Then I'm inclined to think the tags should be removed. As you say, there seems no prospect of consensus to merge. Andrewa (talk) 05:40, 17 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose merge. The Wire is notable and these episode summaries are long enough that merging them would be unfriendly to users. Sevenstones (talk) 18:39, 10 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I know I am pretty much alone here, but support merger into new season articles (because a merger into the List of episodes is unlikely to gain consensus). I've had a look at the episode articles of the first season, and apart from the first two eps, they consist of unsourced trivia (everyone can make up trivia), cast lists (every TV episode has a cast) and sourced plot (every TV episode has a plot); no production or reception section to make the article not violate WP:NOT#PLOT and establish WP:NOTABILITY => why do these episode articles need to exist? Is someone seriously working in the articles, as claimed above? – sgeureka t•c 08:46, 10 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Without forming an opinion on the proposal yet, I'd support stripping the episode articles of unencylopedic trivia and detailed plot descriptions. Maybe then the picture would be clearer. --Dystopos (talk) 13:32, 10 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Automate archiving?

Does anyone object to me setting up automatic archiving for this page using MiszaBot? Unless otherwise agreed, I would set it to archive threads that have been inactive for 60 days.--Oneiros (talk) 00:14, 2 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

 Done--Oneiros (talk) 16:28, 3 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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