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Rebecca Mader interview

The Rebecca Mader Interview news item can be removed from the page, as questions are no longer being accepted. -- Sam McPherson  T  C  10:41, 1 July 2008 (PDT)

Lost Book Club

I saw that ABC.com created a section called The Lost Book Club. I'm not sure if this is the right place to put this, but someone should create a new page for it on here and add it to their resume! --Lostbrotha 16:57, 1 July 2008 (PDT)

This should go under Lostpedia:Ideas. -- Sam McPherson  T  C  16:59, 1 July 2008 (PDT)

Oceanic Six Pages

I think we need a hard-and-fast rule about how the After-Island sections are handled for the 06/Ben/Desmond ect. I like the 2005/2006/2007 layout, but Sun's page specifically is constantly altered to having descriptive headings, like pre-island stuff. So, what do you think is better? --Jamster 13:40, 5 July 2008 (PDT)

Link

To interviews?--Rbfskywalker 09:20, 7 July 2008 (PDT)

You might get a better response if you use those words to form complete sentences.    Jabberwock    talk    contribs    email   - 09:58, 7 July 2008 (PDT)

• Was that a Personal Attack I heard? --Rbfskywalker 13:59, 7 July 2008 (PDT)

No, more a request to state reasoning I think. Also there is a link on the main page to interview, do you mean a more noticeable link? --Nickb123 (Talk) 14:01, 7 July 2008 (PDT)

Not, PA and not a request to state reasoning. I absolutely had no idea what was being asked.    Jabberwock    talk    contribs    email   - 14:58, 7 July 2008 (PDT)

• Mayby on the Lostpedia Frappr Map · Media Coverage · Categories · The Lost Experience · Find 815 bit?--Rbfskywalker 14:27, 7 July 2008 (PDT)

That could work, though it may be too long for a single line. Perhaps Lostpedia Frappr Map should be moved? --Nickb123 (Talk) 14:51, 7 July 2008 (PDT)

We don't need two links. In fact that whole line is pretty much redundant and should be merged into the links above.    Jabberwock    talk    contribs    email   - 14:54, 7 July 2008 (PDT)

I meant move "Interviews" from the above template to the Frappr line. Stands out more. --Nickb123 (Talk) 14:55, 7 July 2008 (PDT)

Hm...I do feel that a more prominent link could be used. However, two links would be unnecessary.-- Sam McPherson  T  C  14:57, 7 July 2008 (PDT)

I don't think it makes sense to move it out of the section with the other portal pages. If we need to draw more attention to things, then a news item should be posted when the interviews go up.    Jabberwock    talk    contribs    email   - 15:01, 7 July 2008 (PDT)

I feel that the interviews are a very important part of the wiki, but at the same time, if a news item was posted for each interview, there would be too many news items. Perhaps a little header at the top of each page, much like the David Fury interview was publicized, except simply linking to the portal? -- Sam McPherson  T  C  15:04, 7 July 2008 (PDT)

We could utilize the featured article section, or remove the poll for now.    Jabberwock    talk    contribs    email   - 15:06, 7 July 2008 (PDT)

(undenting) Another option would be to create a portal for Featured Content similar to Wikipedia.    Jabberwock    talk    contribs    email   - 15:18, 7 July 2008 (PDT)

That would be a good idea as well, Jabr. -- Sam McPherson  T  C  15:21, 7 July 2008 (PDT)

There is loads of room under fearured atrical. Also couldn't we have like a mini news thing for it like Latest interviews with pitures? I think people want to kbow about new interviews but not as mutch as they do the other stuff in the news box. --Rbfskywalker 08:24, 8 July 2008 (PDT)

There is "loads of room" right now, but not usually. That area changes dynamically based on the amount of news posted and the size of the featured article section. I was under the impression you wanted this "above the fold" anyway.    Jabberwock    talk    contribs    email   - 05:17, 9 July 2008 (PDT)

I just think anywhere with a little more exposure would be fantastic. I mean, this week's article of the week has gotten 40,000 views, likely from being put in a spot on the main page. The Rebecca Mader interview, however, has only 1,000. Perhaps a more prominent spot for the interviews would draw more attention to them, as they are original content by Lostpedia, and are no small thing. Even a small permanent note around the news/next time on lost section would generate more views for the interviews, because not many people look up to the portals section of the page, apparently. -- Sam McPherson  T  C  12:22, 14 July 2008 (PDT)

Sam's making an excellent point. This is not just any content, it's exclusive content, and I think it's at least as interesting as any featured article.--     c      blacxthornE      t     09:07, 16 July 2008 (PDT)

Comic-Con

The Comic-Con 2008 schedule has been released, with Damon and Carlton appearing on Saturday at noon and also on Friday at 1:45 for an Entertainment Weekly spot. This may be worthy of a recent news spot. -- WanderingMathematician  talk  contribs  email  07:39, 16 July 2008 (PDT)

The appropriate place to suggest news stories is here. Robert K S (talk) 08:00, 16 July 2008 (PDT)

8 noms

Lol, noms. Anyway, because Lostpedia covers the entire Lost universe, not just the TV series, the Emmy news article should note 8 nominations, because of the Missing Pieces nom. --Blueeagleislander 18:15, 17 July 2008 (PDT)

I agree with that, it should really be 8 -random2502 18:23, 17 July 2008 (PDT)

That's nice and all, but they decide, not us. Officially, it is 7 nominations for Lost, 1 for Lost: Missing Pieces. danhm 18:30, 17 July 2008 (PDT)

But 8 for the Lost universe! IF you're so attached to seven, perhaps another news article about the 8th would be good? --Blueeagleislander 18:34, 17 July 2008 (PDT)

I mentioned the "eighth" nomination in the article. danhm 18:52, 17 July 2008 (PDT)

Sigh, I don't think I'll win. What I meant was it's not on the Main Page, but don't worry 'bout it. --Blueeagleislander 18:56, 17 July 2008 (PDT)

This site's for everything Lost related (were not the mobisodes referred to in the main page's spoiler warning amongst other things) so surely they should be referred to in the news article's title. They're not even mentioned in the article at all, despite the fact that they are a lot more related to the show that other item's listed on the main page (the new ARG and bookclub both with news articles). -random2502 19:01, 20 July 2008 (PDT)

The time for this has passed really, but I believe that we should have stated the 8 nominations, it is "Lost" news of course, so if we were to overlook that, why not just delete the whole Missing Pieces page? (I also hold this view because when I first joined this site years ago, this was my only point of reference for everything Lost, including news, I did not use Dark etc, and I am sure there are still those kind of people around, so lets try and be as comprehensive as possible?) --Lewis-Talk-Contribs 06:57, 22 July 2008 (PDT)

Wasn't it ABC though and the Lost people who publicized themselves as having 7 nominations. In the blog post, you'll notice we mention the Missing Pieces thing, but it seems like TPTB themselves called it seven. --Nickb123 (Talk) 07:00, 22 July 2008 (PDT)

Oh really? Thats a shame that they are overlooking that nomination.. I dont know how the emmys work, do they only show a limited number of awards and then have minor awards like the Missing Pieces category? Maybe thats why they listed it as 7. --Lewis-Talk-Contribs 07:07, 22 July 2008 (PDT)

Big empty space idea

I have an idea on what to put under the AotW during the hiatus. An "Octagon Watch" box, which is regularly updated to show recent events in the new ARG. Feedback? --Blueeagleislander 05:22, 18 July 2008 (PDT)

Sounds like an awesome idea! I would find it very useful.--Baker1000 05:45, 18 July 2008 (PDT)

I think this could work, but perhaps wait to see how big this is gonna be first. Also, I think we first need to think about calendar links for the OGR page primarily - as the clues so far are already stretching the one page. --Nickb123 (Talk) 05:48, 18 July 2008 (PDT)

Misspelling in Latest News

In the latest news it says "ARG Comic Con Update - ...at Comic Con, San Digeo". Somebody should fix that. --   DerAndre    Talk   19:40, 20 July 2008 (PDT)

This has been fixed since post --Lewis-Talk-Contribs 06:49, 22 July 2008 (PDT)

Spoiler Warning

Given that we're nearly 2 months after the finale showed, is there any point of having the spoiler warning on the main page now? PeterR 14:11, 23 July 2008 (PDT)

Yes, Season 5 begins shooting soon (August I believe), and therefore spoilers begin to emerge. --Blueeagleislander 01:18, 24 July 2008 (PDT)

You also have to remember that not every visitor to the site has watched Season 4. Some might be new fans looking for their Season 1 summaries!--Baker1000 05:23, 24 July 2008 (PDT)

The spoiler warning has been there for YEARS. Its purpose is to indicate that anything on this site could be considered a spoiler, and it makes clear what episode of the show the site is updated to. Its purpose isn't to warn people of potential spoilers at the time, its to make clear that the whole site is updated to that particular point, and to make clear the spoiler policy and its intent.  Plkrtn  talk  contribs  email  11:11, 24 July 2008 (PDT)