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Should be "{{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD}}" not "{{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD}]", a bracket was switched.Mercurywoodrose (talk) 05:19, 3 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

On the "first aired" field, it looks like there might be an error with the "Start date" mini-template. It says <!-- {{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD}] -->, when I think it should say <!-- {{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> Notice the difference between a ] and a }. Can this be fixed to have the right punctuation?

dogman15 (talk) 08:38, 4 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

That was just a typo on the documentation page. The documentation is not protected, so don't hesitate to make corrections yourself. — Edokter (talk) — 10:48, 4 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Add the Simple English link

Tate Brandley Stockwell 19:09, 5 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: {{edit protected}} is usually not required for edits to the documentation or categories of templates using a documentation subpage. Use the 'edit' link at the top of the green "Template documentation" box to edit the documentation subpage. 117Avenue (talk) 03:37, 6 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I know it states that if a logo image is being used in the infobox that a caption isn't necessary, but to be really clear does that also apply to intertitle images. Just to differentiate between an actual logo, png, svg image like this File:The Legend of Korra logo.png or an actual intertitle/screen capute with the logo in it like this: File:Avatar-TLAlogo.jpg. QuasyBoy (talk) 16:19, 16 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The following relates to both the "|list_episodes=" field in this template and the "|episode_list=" field in {{Infobox television season}}. Since most episode lists are at "List of <foo> episodes" is there a reason why the content of the "|list_episodes=" field should not be generated automatically based on the contents of "|show_name="? It seems common in season articles these days to fill the "|episode_list=" field with "[[List of <foo> episodes|List of ''<foo>'' episodes]]" and automation would negate the need to add a piped link. --AussieLegend (talk) 09:16, 23 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Do we really need both {{Infobox television}} and {{Infobox television season}}? Both templates use common fields although some, like "|list_episodes=" and "|episode_list=" serve essentially the same purpose but have different names. Those fields that aren't common could be enabled or disabled as necessary by a "|type=" field (where type=series or season, defaulting to series since it's used in more articles). {{Infobox television season}} is only used in 1,640 articles, while this template is used in 23,758 (that seems an interesting statistic given that there are more seasons than TV series) but that many changes are easily handled by a bot. Just a suggestion, but I thought I'd put it up for discussion. --AussieLegend (talk) 09:16, 23 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

There's apparently a consensus on limits for number of writers (5), but why not for any other category? For example, Glee has 6 editors mentioned- I have a hard time believing many people care at all about who edits a show, if not removed completely I'd think not listing if over 3 would be fair. A rule about not listing for producers, Cinematography, directors about similar numbers makes sense too. In some shows lists of cast regulars over the course of the series gets pretty long (Glee's another example there) but at least those are the people everyone actually sees. Even then, we might want to have a concensus on limits (maybe if over 8, only list regulars for more than one season/the entire run/75% of the run/etc; if over 10 list in main article and put a link to that section in the infobox). --208.38.59.161 (talk) 18:04, 17 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I came here to post something similar, can we please have "Don't use if the show has many (5+) writers." added to other entries including Director and possibly a slightly higher limit for starring? Those fields are being taken out back and beaten with a rusty wrench over at Game of Thrones (TV series).Darkwarriorblake (talk) 19:42, 28 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

C'mon guys, someone must be monitoring this.Darkwarriorblake (talk) 12:00, 3 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]