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randomsurfer Since: Jan, 2001
2015-09-19 08:17:54

That was me who added that. As I understand it the only things to place in the Trivia/ tab are those which have been defined here as "trivia" and has a trivia banner at the top. Scunthorpe Problem doesn't have a trivia banner so I put it in the Series/ page.

I've heard that there's a forum topic to decide if something not currently defined as trivia is trivia, but I don't know where that is.

v (Not worth a separate reply.) The show ran from 1993-2005. I'm reasonably sure it had closed captioning when first aired, but IDK whether or not the original captions were Scunthorped. Syndicated repeats have audible swear words bleeped along with the closed captioning.

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GnomeTitan Since: Aug, 2013
2015-09-19 08:38:34

Yes, I understand why you put it there. In this case it would probably fit better on the trivia page, since the closed captions aren't part of the series itself (I assume they were added later - or were there closed captions in 1975?) - but, as you write, the rules don't allow it there.

But the article about the Scunthorpe Problem seems more like a definition or as a Useful Note than either a trope or a trivia item. That's why I'd like to discuss it.

Edited by GnomeTitan
Morgenthaler Since: Feb, 2016
2015-09-19 09:46:23

The trivia discussion thread can be found in the long-term projects forum.

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bwburke94 (Y2: Electric Boogaloo)
2015-09-19 10:58:26

Added to the forum thread.

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