In the same way that I like when a Creator page has all the works that actor worked on, I like these pages because it has all the Creators that a work has.
I think creating Cast/ could be a good idea, especially since it could have information that a character page doesn't have, like the Directors or Screenwriters.
The idea being if I like a particular work due to writing or a character, I could go to Cast and see the Creator who's responsible and go to his page in search of similar works.
If a work's creators are listed, why does the list need to be separate from the work page(s)?
Edited by GastonRabbit on Jan 30th 2019 at 9:42:06 AM
I got a rock for Halloween.
You mean in the description? Not all work creators are normally listed, especially stuff like writers, producers, minor characters and works with Loads And Loads Of Characters.
Not necessarily the description. At least some of that stuff sounds like it could go on Trivia pages (this is partially why I said "page(s)" and not singular "page"), which are directly tied to and accessible from the work's main page. From What Goes Where on the Wiki:
"Facts that occur during or around the production of a work but are not elements written to tell the story. Casting choices not relevant to the story, who did what to whom on set, Throw It In, etc."
As for plot-relevant casting choices, this thread has already covered listing actors along with their characters and vice versa.
Edited by GastonRabbit on Jan 30th 2019 at 10:44:45 AM
I got a rock for Halloween.That's what work pages do. Or heck, even Franchise pages.
Edited by jamespolk on Jan 30th 2019 at 10:16:23 AM
We really should just get a crowner going. This discussion is going nowhere.
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Yes, crowner time. (And if anybody is undecided, go look at all those David Warner indexes!)
We agreed on making it a while ago, but not on what the crowner options would be. I'll try my hand at making one.
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Administrivia/HowCrownersWork
This would be the crowner: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/crowner.php/PageAction/FranchiseActors
Can we agree with these options? Based it on what crazysamaritan suggested a few pages ago.
- Add UsefulNotes.Franchise Actors (and subindexes) to the Cut List.
- Keep UsefulNotes.Franchise Actors (and subindexes) as it is.
- Remove the index tags from UsefulNotes.Franchise Actors (and subindexes)
- Move UsefulNotes.Franchise Actors (and subindexes) to another place, such a Just for Fun namespace or Trivia pages.
- Create a new namespace (Cast And Crew or Cast alone) to be a subpage to work pages in general (listing everyone involved in production)
No, because getting moved and keeping the index tages are separate issues.
Link to TRS threads in project mode here.
I agree. If we aren't going to remove the index tags, why move the information at all?
I really don't like the idea of adding a separate namespace for cast and crew. What's going to happen is once we add it, people will see the new namespace and feel compelled to add every single person involved with the work and that's not what this site's about. There's already a great site with all of that information: IMDB. Why should we duplicate all of that here?
Crown Description:
Franchise Actors is being declared Not Tropeworthy.

Anyone who wanted to know that would go to the Franchise. Not to mention that many of these things just aren't franchises. Charles Dickens is not a franchise.