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Have a interwiki to add: pt:Predefinição:The Simpsons
--Vin 2 (talk) 14:17, 23 February 2009 (UTC)
Hey I'm the IP that added recently. I think we should work together on this template, its something I've been wanting to get around to for some time. A show as long running and intertwined with modern culture as the Simpsons should have a really nice (and possibly large) Template I think.
I see your trying to separate the family members from the springfield members. Why don't we maybe make two catagories (and move the link to the full character list), one for members of the Simpson family (since its the signature family of course) and another for the secondary Springfield characters (I suggest keeping it to the most prolific though, keeping the majority of them to the lists we could offer the links for.) I'll make a quick alteration now, tell me what you think later.
Maybe we could even split the template's characters further, like one for the Simpson family members themselves, one for the Teachers and the children, one for villain and other misc characters, and another for Springfield's prominant citizens like Quimby, Wiggum, Apu etc. I'll go around putting the template on what I can as well.--Kiyosuki 23:23, 13 May 2006 (UTC)
Yeah this template could be pretty large, and thats why I have a new suggestion. Although I think the selection is pretty good where it is now, the problem is that there's still so many characters people are going to want to know about whom have an article on this website that we're inevitably going to have a problem with people constantly adding a character to this template. I have a suggestion for that, what if we split the template? Like make two separate templates, one for the general information such as the publications, hallmarks, and other general show related information(This one in other words), and another template dedicated just to the characters?
I was looking up information on how to make a template just for my own sake (I even made another version of this one, I'm pretty proud of it considering its my first scratch built but I feel uncertain about it right now.) and someone suggested this idea. What would be nice about it is it would make both the character template and the information template a nice size, and it would be flexible as the only page you'd really have to put both on at the same time would be the main Simpsons page. You can put only the info template on general information wiki's, and only the character template on individual character pages. That would give the freedom to include more info on the character template for better convenience to a browser.
I already made a possible character template, here's the code:
The Simpsons Characters |
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The Simpsons |
Homer Simpson | Marge Simpson | Bart Simpson | Lisa Simpson | Maggie Simpson | Abraham Simpson | Patty and Selma Bouvier | Mona Simpson |
Around Springfield |
Barney Gumble | Ned Flanders | Professor Frink | Julius Hibbert | Reverend Timothy Lovejoy | Apu Nahasapeemapetilon | Joe Quimby | Moe Szyslak | Chief Clancy Wiggum |
Springfield Nuclear Power Plant |
Montgomery Burns | Carl Carlson | Lenny Leonard | Waylon Smithers |
Springfield Elementary School and Children |
Edna Krabappel | Elizabeth Hoover | Milhouse Van Houten | Martin Prince | Nelson Muntz | Seymour Skinner | Sherri and Terri | Ralph Wiggum |
Recurring Villains |
Snake Jailbird | Kang and Kodos | Sideshow Bob | Fat Tony |
Families |
The Simpsons | The Flanders | The Van Houtens | The Wiggums |
Miscellaneous |
Recurring characters | Fictional characters | One-time characters | Animals |
And if the characters are given they're own template, this will free up this template so you can be more creative with it. It also makes it easier to navigate.
Either this (This is in the style of how it is now)...
The Simpsons | |
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Production: | Episodes | Tracey Ullman shorts | Cast members | Awards | TV channels | Songs |
Hallmarks: | Chalkboard gag | Sax solo gag | Couch gag | Treehouse of Horror | Recurring jokes | Guest celebrities |
Publications: | DVDs | The Simpsons Movie | Simpsons Comics | Bart Simpson Comics |
Related media: | Futurama | Life in Hell | The Critic |
Miscellaneous: | Neologisms | Homer Simpson's jobs | Vehicles | Do the Bartman |
Or this (akin to the character template example I gave)...
The Simpsons |
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Production |
Episodes | Cast members | Awards | TV channels | Songs |
Hallmarks |
Chalkboard gag | Sax solo gag | Couch gag | Treehouse of Horror | Recurring jokes | Guest celebrities |
Publications |
DVDs | The Simpsons Movie | Simpsons Comics | Bart Simpson | List of The Simpsons publications |
Related Media |
Futurama | Life in Hell | The Critic |
Miscellaneous |
Neologisms | Homer Simpson's jobs | Vehicles | Do the Bartman |
Because the Simpsons has so many details in it, I think its warrented to do this personally. Not only will this satisfy everyone and make it so neither you or I have to reverse names added to the one template because random people don't see their favorite character in the list, but its also highly convenient for people browsing the Simpsons wiki's. While they can go to the big main list of character pages, that page is really long as are some of the other "main" lists of characters. Not only does this highlight the characters with pages so a person can go straight to them quickly and easilly, but it makes less clutter since we don't have to have the character template on information pages like the publications page, and in turn the information template on character pages. We already have a separate template dedicated just to Simpsons video games so I really think its the best way to go. Considering how large this show's cast is, its very justified. I'll go to each character page gradually and put this on if we do it this way.
It'll save you and I a lot of trouble, and it makes it much easier for people to find individual articles among all the information around this show. Can we try it for a few days and see how it goes? We can always reverse it if it doesn't work out but I feel very strongly that this is a great idea. I won't do it until I hear from you, but please consider this.--Kiyosuki 21:19, 14 May 2006 (UTC)
Just thinking, should we add Family Guy to the related media, I mean they've admitted it wouldn't be around if it weren't for the Simpsons... - Adolphus79 06:03, 18 June 2006 (UTC)
What happened to the 'writers' section of this template?
Didin't there use to be a page called "list of Simpsons name origins" or something, and it had the origins/inspirations for the names of Simpsons characters. I'm sure I saw it somewhere. Was it deleted (or am I just losing my mind)? Rhino131 00:02, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
Ok, to end an ongoing edit war, I would like to discuss here what people think is the best name. I personally believe that "The Simpsons Ride" is the best solution, because we also say "The Simpsons Movie" and not just "The Movie". I will however go with whatever the majority of people thinks. --Maitch (talk) 09:30, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
Regarding the "Hallmarks" line of the template...
Currently listed are Opening sequence, Theme song, Chalkboard gag, Couch gag, Treehouse of Horror episodes, and Recurring jokes. Considering that Chalkboard gag and Couch gag are both now redirected to The Simpsons opening sequence, should they be removed? - Adolphus79 (talk) 18:50, 23 November 2008 (UTC)
This is an archive of past discussions about Template:The Simpsons. Do not edit the contents of this page. If you wish to start a new discussion or revive an old one, please do so on the current talk page. |