Forum talk:Temporary forums/Lists of Appearances

Infobox appearances
The outcome of this thread appears to be that invalid appearances are now allowed on lists of appearances, on account of them being real-world pages. I'm wondering if this would also apply to the "|appearances = " sections in infoboxes (e.g. Harry Potter (character) with "|appearances = " (or, alternatively, "|appearances =  "). Cookieboy 2005  ☎  21:59, 31 January 2023 (UTC)
 * (I also see a slight potential issue with LEGO Dimensions in particular being included, considering it could bring into question the lack of pages for wholly non-DWU subjects from the game, since they'd technically be seen as an "appearance") Cookieboy 2005 ☎  22:02, 31 January 2023 (UTC)


 * Including invalid stories in the infobox seems like a logical extension of this thread so yes, I don't see why not. For consistency with prefixes elsewhere on the wiki, use NOTVALID. I don't feel that I know enough about the situation around LEGO Dimensions to comment on this. Perhaps this ould be a topic for its own thread? Bongo50   ☎  22:23, 31 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Just noting there's already been a complaint. Najawin ☎  16:38, 1 February 2023 (UTC)


 * I personally don't love the new format, but people are bound not to like change and I don't think seeing the name of Gareth Roberts is a legitimate enough complaint for us to worry about. Jack &#34;BtR&#34; Saxon ☎  16:41, 1 February 2023 (UTC)

If you read the replies, it's a more general dislike for the format. Najawin ☎  16:42, 1 February 2023 (UTC)


 * The original Tweet has been deleted so maybe I'm missing some crucial context, but as far as I can see, Jenny's entire argument against the new format is the fact that Gareth Roberts' name is now displayed. Again, maybe I'm missing something, but I really don't see how this can be an argument against the format as a whole. Bongo50   ☎  17:06, 1 February 2023 (UTC)


 * Not to mention that Gareth's name was only displayed so prominently because the stories were being listed in release order rather than by medium as their default sort, which has since been corrected. Ninth Doctor/Appearances is in a state of extreme flux; it's far too early to be taking reviews of that page.


 * In contrast, I've already heard something nice about Donna Noble - list of appearances: someone used it to notice that since two weeks passed The Unicorn and the Wasp and Silence in the Library, the Doctor Who website released a one-off short story to fill the gap. – n8 (☎) 17:14, 1 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Not her entire argument, she does seem to genuinely dislike the additional information. But I figured I'd just pass along it when I saw it. Najawin ☎  17:17, 1 February 2023 (UTC)


 * No. Jenny just generally hate stuff by default if it has had anything to do with Gareth Roberts. I mean, rightly so to hate Roberts, because he is a t**t, but that is not grounds to hate the thing. She says that every SJA written by him are bad solely because they are written by him, which is bollocks. So many of those stories are so good.