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I have realized and been disturbed by the fact that there are five pages concerning episodes of Children of Earth. This wiki seems to put episodes of one story into one page, why isn't the same being done here? I believe that [[Children of Earth: Day One]], [[Children of Earth: Day Two]], [[Children of Earth: Day Three]], [[Children of Earth: Day Four]] and [[Children of Earth: Day Five]] should be merged into a single page, [[Children of Earth]]. I'm A Hydroponic Tomato! [[User:Bigredrabbit|Bigredrabbit]] 00:02, December 19, 2009 (UTC)<br> | I have realized and been disturbed by the fact that there are five pages concerning episodes of Children of Earth. This wiki seems to put episodes of one story into one page, why isn't the same being done here? I believe that [[Children of Earth: Day One]], [[Children of Earth: Day Two]], [[Children of Earth: Day Three]], [[Children of Earth: Day Four]] and [[Children of Earth: Day Five]] should be merged into a single page, [[Children of Earth]]. I'm A Hydroponic Tomato! [[User:Bigredrabbit|Bigredrabbit]] 00:02, December 19, 2009 (UTC)<br /> | ||
:@Sulfer: The End of Time is one story, two episodes, but is still merged into one page for both. ;) [[User:Delton Menace|Delton Menace]] 11:10, December 20, 2009 (UTC) | :@Sulfer: The End of Time is one story, two episodes, but is still merged into one page for both. ;) [[User:Delton Menace|Delton Menace]] 11:10, December 20, 2009 (UTC) | ||
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:Is it going to be split when it airs, then? I bet it would have been split if the first part had the name of Nightmare's Reign like I hoped it would be called. :P [[User:Delton Menace|Delton Menace]] 15:15, December 20, 2009 (UTC) | :Is it going to be split when it airs, then? I bet it would have been split if the first part had the name of Nightmare's Reign like I hoped it would be called. :P [[User:Delton Menace|Delton Menace]] 15:15, December 20, 2009 (UTC) | ||
:::TEoT should be in two segements, since one is airing on/about Xmas and the other on/about NYD. | :::TEoT should be in two segements, since one is airing on/about Xmas and the other on/about NYD. My big problem with merging them is that we become inconsistent with two part stories that happen to have different names for part 1 vs part 2. Sure, they have different names, but it's one story, if we merge TEoT and CoE, then we should merge all of those too. -- [[User:Sulfur|sulfur]] 16:51, December 21, 2009 (UTC) | ||
I just think every TV story ever made is merged into one article, regardless of how many episodes it is made up of. CoE should be no acception. I'm A Hydroponic Tomato! [[User:Bigredrabbit|Bigredrabbit]] 02:08, December 22, 2009 (UTC) | I just think every TV story ever made is merged into one article, regardless of how many episodes it is made up of. CoE should be no acception. I'm A Hydroponic Tomato! [[User:Bigredrabbit|Bigredrabbit]] 02:08, December 22, 2009 (UTC) | ||
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How is "Day One", "Day Four", ect., any different to "Part 1" and "Part Four". They even called it a five ''part'' story. The name of Day One" more goes with the fact that each episode chronicled one day over the period of five days in the story, so they would have said, "Heck, why not? Let's called them 'Day' as an alternate way or saying 'apart' because they'e each going to chronicle ''a'' day." [[User:Delton Menace|Delton Menace]] 23:41, December 25, 2009 (UTC) | How is "Day One", "Day Four", ect., any different to "Part 1" and "Part Four". They even called it a five ''part'' story. The name of Day One" more goes with the fact that each episode chronicled one day over the period of five days in the story, so they would have said, "Heck, why not? Let's called them 'Day' as an alternate way or saying 'apart' because they'e each going to chronicle ''a'' day." [[User:Delton Menace|Delton Menace]] 23:41, December 25, 2009 (UTC) | ||
:Part, chapter, volume, etc. are established standard conventions for naming segments of a text work. Days are not. Works of text like a script can not be divided into units of time measurement. Works on film can, but those units are minutes and hours; it could only divided into days if each segment actually took 24 hours to watch. Yes, it's a five-part story, but they chose to give each of those parts its own episode title -- which like any episode title, contributes in its own way to the story in a way that part numbers can not. Calling them part 1, part 3, and so on would not contribute to the dramatic tension and pacing the way calling them "Day One" and "Day Three" does, and so those names are an integral part of the storytelling like any other episode title. "Part 1" is just a convenience measurement and not integral to the storytelling. | :Part, chapter, volume, etc. are established standard conventions for naming segments of a text work. Days are not. Works of text like a script can not be divided into units of time measurement. Works on film can, but those units are minutes and hours; it could only divided into days if each segment actually took 24 hours to watch. Yes, it's a five-part story, but they chose to give each of those parts its own episode title -- which like any episode title, contributes in its own way to the story in a way that part numbers can not. Calling them part 1, part 3, and so on would not contribute to the dramatic tension and pacing the way calling them "Day One" and "Day Three" does, and so those names are an integral part of the storytelling like any other episode title. "Part 1" is just a convenience measurement and not integral to the storytelling. --[[User:Bedawyn|Bedawyn]] 01:21, December 26, 2009 (UTC) | ||
Okay Delton and Bigredrabbit, I'll try to make this easy for you, so it does not confuse you, Children of Earth is Series 3, and Day One, Day Two etc are the episodes. It does not need to be merged together. | Okay Delton and Bigredrabbit, I'll try to make this easy for you, so it does not confuse you, Children of Earth is Series 3, and Day One, Day Two etc are the episodes. It does not need to be merged together. | ||
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*[[User:Tardis1963|Tardis1963]] 11:02, December 20, 2009 (UTC) | *[[User:Tardis1963|Tardis1963]] 11:02, December 20, 2009 (UTC) | ||
*We need a consistent serial policy, and either we go back and make it so all DW and SJA serials get separate episode pages or go the easier route of merging CoE like we are TEoT. --[[User:Golden Monkey|Golden Monkey]] 16:18, December 21, 2009 (UTC) | *We need a consistent serial policy, and either we go back and make it so all DW and SJA serials get separate episode pages or go the easier route of merging CoE like we are TEoT. --[[User:Golden Monkey|Golden Monkey]] 16:18, December 21, 2009 (UTC) | ||
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