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[[Davros]] is credited by [[Colin Baker]], currently under the {{{actor}}} variable in Davros' infobox. I assume that's not a live-action role, "main" ''or'' "other"? Which story did he do that anyway? -- [[User:Tybort|Tybort]] ([[User talk:Tybort|talk page]]) 20:14, March 24, 2012 (UTC)
[[Davros]] is credited by [[Colin Baker]], currently under the {{{actor}}} variable in Davros' infobox. I assume that's not a live-action role, "main" ''or'' "other"? Which story did he do that anyway? -- [[User:Tybort|Tybort]] ([[User talk:Tybort|talk page]]) 20:14, March 24, 2012 (UTC)

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Davros is credited by Colin Baker, currently under the {{{actor}}} variable in Davros' infobox. I assume that's not a live-action role, "main" or "other"? Which story did he do that anyway? -- Tybort (talk page) 20:14, March 24, 2012 (UTC)

Never mind, found it. The Curse of Davros. -- Tybort (talk page) 21:04, March 24, 2012 (UTC)
Yeah, I had a real struggle with allowing that. In the end I got tired of thinking and just pushed "publish". I'm not sure that one-off audio performances are really infobox-worthy. I mean, fine, Caitlin Blackwood has a legitimate claim to Amy Pond — and I think even one-episode actors who are portraying a character at a different time of life do — but this Colin thing is like a body swap. Kinda like the Daniel Anthony-as-Eleven deal in Death of the Doctor. Is that really important enough to count? I think it's noteworty in the article about Daniel Anthony or even Colin Baker. But if it's gonna be in the infobox on Davros, maybe it needs a new variable like {{{minor actor}}} or something like that.
The fact that you, a fan with a reasonable knowledge of DW trivia, were stumped means that the infobox isn't really working as it is. It's okay for an infobox to provide information that is not immediately apparent — people have different levels of knowledge about the DWU. But this is almost a case of true trivia entering the infobox. Any ideas about how to make it work better, please let me know.
Moving this over to the Panopticon cause it's really a more generalised line of enquiry.
czechout<staff />    <span style="">21:15: Mon 26 Mar 2012