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Sakai Noriko

2026-06-07T08:06:37Z

Groink: /* TV Shows */

[[File:Sakai_Noriko.jpg|thumb|Sakai Noriko (2006)]]

==Profile==
*'''Name:''' 酒井法子
*'''Name (romaji):''' Sakai Noriko
*'''Married name:''' Takaso Noriko (相法子)
*'''Nickname:''' Nori-P
*'''Profession:''' Singer/songwriter, actress, and former 80's/90's idol
*'''Birthdate:''' 1971-Feb-14
*'''Birthplace:''' Fukuoka, Japan
*'''Height:''' 157cm
*'''Weight:''' 43kg
*'''Star sign:''' Aquarius
*'''Blood type:''' B
*'''Family:''' Husband (since 1998) and one son (1999)

==About Noriko-chan==
Noriko was first introduced to the world in 1985, signing on with BOMB Magazine after being discovered at the Grand Prix beauty pageant. Noriko then made her debut in 1986 as a [[Wikipedia:J-pop|JPOP]] idol, signing on with Sun Music. Her first piece of merchandise was her '''Video YUPPIE''' book, released in November 1986. Her first single, ''Otoko no Ko ni Naritai'' was released in February 1987, and her first LP, ''Fantasia'', was released later in June. Since 1987, she released over 25 LPs and CDs, and dozens of CD-singles. Her "anthems" include [[Aoi Usagi]], [[Kagami no Doresu]], Hohoemi wo Mitsuketa, and YUMEBOKEN.

Noriko is also a seiyu for various childrens' videos, and even recorded several anime theme songs. Her most famous is ''Ureshi Namida'', the opening theme song for the anime [[Wikipedia:Video Girl Ai|Video Girl Ai]]. Creator [[Wikipedia:Masakazu Katsura|Masakazu Katsura]] even once mentioned that he created the character [[Wikipedia:Video Girl Ai|Hayashida Moemi]] after Nori-P. She also performed the opening theme song '''Active Heart''' for the late 1980's anime [[Wikipedia:Gunbuster|Gunbuster]]. And, she has illustrated a few children storybooks, one of them titled '''Nori-chan''' starring YUPPIE.

Noriko first appeared in a Japanese drama in 1986, taking on a minor role in the drama [[Harukaze Ichiban!]]. Her first major role came in 1993, playing Kashiwagi Koyuki in the Fuji TV hit series [[Hitotsu Yane no Shita]]. Hitotsu had an average viewership of 33.7-percent, one of the highest viewed trendy drama series of the 1990's, and certainly the most popular Noriko has ever starred in.

An even more challenging role came to Noriko in 1995, starring in [[Hoshi no Kinka]] as Kuramoto Aya, a mute. She spent months prior to filming learning sign language. It has been brought up numerous times where in episode 1, some people really believed she couldn't hear. She repeated her Aya role in 1996, starring in [[Zoku Hoshi no Kinka]]. The second series actually had a higher viewership rating.

Her [[:Category:NHK Taiga|NHK Taiga drama]] major role opportunity came in 2002, starring as One in [[Toshiie and Matsu|Toshiie to Matsu]]. And, she captured a starring role in the [[:Category:NHK Asadora|NHK Asadora]] [[Fight]], playing the mother to the 15-year old heroine. "This is a challenge for me. I want to play a cheerful mother," she said with a smile in one interview. "I've always admired strong wives, so I am using this role as a learning experience. I think playing a warm-hearted mother who isn't too unfriendly would be about right." ''--- [[User:Groink|Groink]] 22:20, 6 Aug 2006 (EDT)''

==TV Shows==
*[[Chibi Maruko-Chan#Renzoku|Marumaru Chibi Maruko-chan]] (Fuji TV, 2007)
*[[Fight]] as Kido Asako (NHK, 2005)
*[[Kunitori Monogatari (TV Tokyo)|Kunitori Monogatari]] (TV Tokyo, 2005)
*[[Koi no Kara Sawagi Drama Special#Love Stories|Koi no Kara Sawagi Drama Special]] ''Love Stories'' (NTV, 2004)
*[[Okami ni narimasu!]] as Yoshino Natsuko (NHK, 2003)
*[[Mukodono 2003]] (Fuji TV, 2003)
*[[Toshiie and Matsu]] as One (NHK, 2002)
*[[Honke no Yome]], NTV (2001)
*[[Tenshi ga kieta machi|Tenshi ga Kieta Machi]] (NTV, 2000)
*[[Seija no Koushin]] (TBS, 1999)
*[[Toi Shinseki Chikaku no Tanin]] (NHK, 1999)
*[[Hitotsu Yane no Shita 2]] as Kashiwagi Koyuki (Fuji TV, 1997)
*[[Zoku Hoshi no Kinka]] as Kuramoto Aya (NTV, 1996)
*[[Hoshi no Kinka]] as Kuramoto Aya (NTV, 1995)
*[[Watashi, mikata desu|Watashi, Mikata Desu]] (TBS, 1995)
*[[I Love the Mermaid]] (STV, 1995)
*[[Deatta Koro no Kimi de Ite]] (NTV, 1994)
*[[Hitotsu Yane no Shita]] as Kashiwagi Koyuki (Fuji TV, 1993)
*[[Manatsu no Santa Claus]] (真夏のサンタクロース) (TBS, 1992)
*[[Kohantei]] (湖畔亭) (Fuji TV, 1992)
*[[Koishikute]] (1992)
*[[Daihyo Torishimariyaku Deka]] as Tachibani Hinako (TV Asahi, 1990-1991)
*[[Maiko-san wa Meitantei|Maiko-san wa Meitantei (Part 3)]] as Kogiku (TV Asahi, 1990)
*[[Tobu ga Gotoku]] (NHK, 1990)
*[[Iemitsu to Hikoza to Isshin Tasuke Tenka no Ichidaiji]] (TV Asahi, 1989)
*[[Maiko-san wa Meitantei|Maiko-san wa Meitantei (Part 2)]] as Kogiku (TV Asahi, 1989)
*[[Maiko-san wa Meitantei|Maiko-san wa Meitantei (Part 1)]] as Kogiku (TV Asahi, 1988)
*[[Harukaze Ichiban!]] (春風一番!) as Mitsuko (NTV, 1986)

==TV Show Theme Songs==
*Photograph, from [[Toi Shinseki Chikaku no Tanin]] (1999)
*[[Yokogao]], from [[Kayo Suspense Gekijyo]] (1998-Apr-14 to 1998-Sep-22)
*[[Aoi Usagi]], from [[Hoshi no Kinka]] (1995)
*[[Kagami no Doresu]], from [[Zoku Hoshi no Kinka]] (1996)

==Movies==
*[http://www.yesterdays-movie.com/ Yesterdays] (2008)
*SS (2008)
*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0419280/ Yogen (Premonition)] as Satomi Ayaka (2004)
*Moonlight Jellyfish as Terasawa Yukiko (2004)
*[http://www.mandiapple.com/snowblood/juonthegrudge2.htm JU-ON The Grudge 2] as Harase Kyoko (2003)
*Hana no Oedo no Tsuribaka Nisshi (1998)
*Hissatsu! 5: Ougon no Chi (必殺！5 黄金の血) (Shochiku, 1991)

==Endorsements==
*LION, Shinyokumiai, Glico, Chiba Prefecture, TOSHIBA, TAKARA SHUZO, NISSAN Motors, KAMEDA SEIKA, Araks, Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, Nissan Food Products, BOUKOSUMETTO, Chubu Electric Power, MITSUKAN

==Recognitions==
*'''AWARD:''' (1995) Best actress, [[Hoshi no Kinka]], Japan Drama Awards
*'''APPEARANCE:''' (1995) 46th NHK Kouhaku Uta-Gassen, song [[Aoi Usagi]]
*'''AWARD:''' (1996) Best actress, [[Zoku Hoshi no Kinka]], Japan Drama Awards

==External Links==
*[http://mmsuite.com:8081/nshouse/ Sakai Noriko's Discography]
*[http://www.macgeek.org/album/noripsingles/ groink's Sakai Noriko CD-Singles collection]
*[http://hanamikouji.tripod.com/rekisi.html Sakai Noriko History (HUGE!!!!)]
*[http://www.sunmusic.org/noriko/ Sun Music]

[[Category:JActress]] [[Category:JSinger]]

I Love the Mermaid

2026-06-07T08:05:57Z

Groink:

==Details==
*'''Title:''' 我愛美人魚
*'''English title:''' I Love the Mermaid
*'''Genre:''' Romantic Fantasy
*'''Episodes:''' 30
*'''Broadcast channel:''' Super TV (超級電視台, STV)
*'''Broadcast period:''' 1995
*'''Theme song:''' ''You Yuan Qian Li'' (有緣千里) by [[Sakai Noriko]] and Eric Suen

==Synopsis==
''I Love the Mermaid'' is a romantic fantasy television drama filmed in Taiwan starring Japanese superstar [[Sakai Noriko]].

In the series, Sakai plays Meimei, a kind, innocent, and lovable little mermaid. By chance, Meimei rescues a young man named Shaoqi after he accidentally drowns while surfing at the beach. She also finds a jade pendant that Shaoqi was wearing, which has fallen to the seabed. Guided by Uncle Turtle and Grandma Fish, Meimei comes ashore in search of Shaoqi. Her adventures in the human world lead to many strange, dramatic, and twist-filled events.

Other principal cast members include well-known Taiwanese actors Chin Feng (Qin Feng), Su Ming-ming, Chen Jun-sheng, and Jin Ming.

After the drama was introduced to television stations across mainland China in the mid-1990s, it quickly achieved very high ratings and sparked a wave of enthusiasm for Sakai, often referred to as the "Noriko Sakai craze."

Unfortunately, during a copyright dispute between the Taiwanese production company and a Japanese television network, the original master tapes were reportedly destroyed. As a result, the series went out of print and became extremely difficult to obtain, much to the disappointment of many fans.

==User/Viewer Ratings==
<vote type=1/>

==Cast==
*[[Sakai Noriko]]

==Production Credits==

==External Links==
*[https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/158668?language=zh-HK TheMovieDB.org]

[[Category:TWDrama]] [[Category:TWDrama1995]]
{{cdrama-stub}}

Sakai Noriko

2026-06-07T07:58:17Z

Groink: /* TV Shows */

[[File:Sakai_Noriko.jpg|thumb|Sakai Noriko (2006)]]

==Profile==
*'''Name:''' 酒井法子
*'''Name (romaji):''' Sakai Noriko
*'''Married name:''' Takaso Noriko (相法子)
*'''Nickname:''' Nori-P
*'''Profession:''' Singer/songwriter, actress, and former 80's/90's idol
*'''Birthdate:''' 1971-Feb-14
*'''Birthplace:''' Fukuoka, Japan
*'''Height:''' 157cm
*'''Weight:''' 43kg
*'''Star sign:''' Aquarius
*'''Blood type:''' B
*'''Family:''' Husband (since 1998) and one son (1999)

==About Noriko-chan==
Noriko was first introduced to the world in 1985, signing on with BOMB Magazine after being discovered at the Grand Prix beauty pageant. Noriko then made her debut in 1986 as a [[Wikipedia:J-pop|JPOP]] idol, signing on with Sun Music. Her first piece of merchandise was her '''Video YUPPIE''' book, released in November 1986. Her first single, ''Otoko no Ko ni Naritai'' was released in February 1987, and her first LP, ''Fantasia'', was released later in June. Since 1987, she released over 25 LPs and CDs, and dozens of CD-singles. Her "anthems" include [[Aoi Usagi]], [[Kagami no Doresu]], Hohoemi wo Mitsuketa, and YUMEBOKEN.

Noriko is also a seiyu for various childrens' videos, and even recorded several anime theme songs. Her most famous is ''Ureshi Namida'', the opening theme song for the anime [[Wikipedia:Video Girl Ai|Video Girl Ai]]. Creator [[Wikipedia:Masakazu Katsura|Masakazu Katsura]] even once mentioned that he created the character [[Wikipedia:Video Girl Ai|Hayashida Moemi]] after Nori-P. She also performed the opening theme song '''Active Heart''' for the late 1980's anime [[Wikipedia:Gunbuster|Gunbuster]]. And, she has illustrated a few children storybooks, one of them titled '''Nori-chan''' starring YUPPIE.

Noriko first appeared in a Japanese drama in 1986, taking on a minor role in the drama [[Harukaze Ichiban!]]. Her first major role came in 1993, playing Kashiwagi Koyuki in the Fuji TV hit series [[Hitotsu Yane no Shita]]. Hitotsu had an average viewership of 33.7-percent, one of the highest viewed trendy drama series of the 1990's, and certainly the most popular Noriko has ever starred in.

An even more challenging role came to Noriko in 1995, starring in [[Hoshi no Kinka]] as Kuramoto Aya, a mute. She spent months prior to filming learning sign language. It has been brought up numerous times where in episode 1, some people really believed she couldn't hear. She repeated her Aya role in 1996, starring in [[Zoku Hoshi no Kinka]]. The second series actually had a higher viewership rating.

Her [[:Category:NHK Taiga|NHK Taiga drama]] major role opportunity came in 2002, starring as One in [[Toshiie and Matsu|Toshiie to Matsu]]. And, she captured a starring role in the [[:Category:NHK Asadora|NHK Asadora]] [[Fight]], playing the mother to the 15-year old heroine. "This is a challenge for me. I want to play a cheerful mother," she said with a smile in one interview. "I've always admired strong wives, so I am using this role as a learning experience. I think playing a warm-hearted mother who isn't too unfriendly would be about right." ''--- [[User:Groink|Groink]] 22:20, 6 Aug 2006 (EDT)''

==TV Shows==
*[[Chibi Maruko-Chan#Renzoku|Marumaru Chibi Maruko-chan]] (Fuji TV, 2007)
*[[Fight]] as Kido Asako (NHK, 2005)
*[[Kunitori Monogatari (TV Tokyo)|Kunitori Monogatari]] (TV Tokyo, 2005)
*[[Koi no Kara Sawagi Drama Special#Love Stories|Koi no Kara Sawagi Drama Special]] ''Love Stories'' (NTV, 2004)
*[[Okami ni narimasu!]] as Yoshino Natsuko (NHK, 2003)
*[[Mukodono 2003]] (Fuji TV, 2003)
*[[Toshiie and Matsu]] as One (NHK, 2002)
*[[Honke no Yome]], NTV (2001)
*[[Tenshi ga kieta machi|Tenshi ga Kieta Machi]] (NTV, 2000)
*[[Seija no Koushin]] (TBS, 1999)
*[[Toi Shinseki Chikaku no Tanin]] (NHK, 1999)
*[[Hitotsu Yane no Shita 2]] as Kashiwagi Koyuki (Fuji TV, 1997)
*[[Zoku Hoshi no Kinka]] as Kuramoto Aya (NTV, 1996)
*[[Hoshi no Kinka]] as Kuramoto Aya (NTV, 1995)
*[[Watashi, mikata desu|Watashi, Mikata Desu]] (TBS, 1995)
*[[Deatta Koro no Kimi de Ite]] (NTV, 1994)
*[[Hitotsu Yane no Shita]] as Kashiwagi Koyuki (Fuji TV, 1993)
*[[I Love the Mermaid]] (STV, 1993)
*[[Manatsu no Santa Claus]] (真夏のサンタクロース) (TBS, 1992)
*[[Kohantei]] (湖畔亭) (Fuji TV, 1992)
*[[Koishikute]] (1992)
*[[Daihyo Torishimariyaku Deka]] as Tachibani Hinako (TV Asahi, 1990-1991)
*[[Maiko-san wa Meitantei|Maiko-san wa Meitantei (Part 3)]] as Kogiku (TV Asahi, 1990)
*[[Tobu ga Gotoku]] (NHK, 1990)
*[[Iemitsu to Hikoza to Isshin Tasuke Tenka no Ichidaiji]] (TV Asahi, 1989)
*[[Maiko-san wa Meitantei|Maiko-san wa Meitantei (Part 2)]] as Kogiku (TV Asahi, 1989)
*[[Maiko-san wa Meitantei|Maiko-san wa Meitantei (Part 1)]] as Kogiku (TV Asahi, 1988)
*[[Harukaze Ichiban!]] (春風一番!) as Mitsuko (NTV, 1986)

==TV Show Theme Songs==
*Photograph, from [[Toi Shinseki Chikaku no Tanin]] (1999)
*[[Yokogao]], from [[Kayo Suspense Gekijyo]] (1998-Apr-14 to 1998-Sep-22)
*[[Aoi Usagi]], from [[Hoshi no Kinka]] (1995)
*[[Kagami no Doresu]], from [[Zoku Hoshi no Kinka]] (1996)

==Movies==
*[http://www.yesterdays-movie.com/ Yesterdays] (2008)
*SS (2008)
*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0419280/ Yogen (Premonition)] as Satomi Ayaka (2004)
*Moonlight Jellyfish as Terasawa Yukiko (2004)
*[http://www.mandiapple.com/snowblood/juonthegrudge2.htm JU-ON The Grudge 2] as Harase Kyoko (2003)
*Hana no Oedo no Tsuribaka Nisshi (1998)
*Hissatsu! 5: Ougon no Chi (必殺！5 黄金の血) (Shochiku, 1991)

==Endorsements==
*LION, Shinyokumiai, Glico, Chiba Prefecture, TOSHIBA, TAKARA SHUZO, NISSAN Motors, KAMEDA SEIKA, Araks, Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, Nissan Food Products, BOUKOSUMETTO, Chubu Electric Power, MITSUKAN

==Recognitions==
*'''AWARD:''' (1995) Best actress, [[Hoshi no Kinka]], Japan Drama Awards
*'''APPEARANCE:''' (1995) 46th NHK Kouhaku Uta-Gassen, song [[Aoi Usagi]]
*'''AWARD:''' (1996) Best actress, [[Zoku Hoshi no Kinka]], Japan Drama Awards

==External Links==
*[http://mmsuite.com:8081/nshouse/ Sakai Noriko's Discography]
*[http://www.macgeek.org/album/noripsingles/ groink's Sakai Noriko CD-Singles collection]
*[http://hanamikouji.tripod.com/rekisi.html Sakai Noriko History (HUGE!!!!)]
*[http://www.sunmusic.org/noriko/ Sun Music]

[[Category:JActress]] [[Category:JSinger]]

I Love the Mermaid

2026-06-07T07:58:04Z

Groink: /* Details */

==Details==
*'''Title:''' 我愛美人魚
*'''English title:''' I Love the Mermaid
*'''Genre:''' Romantic Fantasy
*'''Episodes:''' 30
*'''Broadcast channel:''' Super TV (超級電視台, STV)
*'''Broadcast period:''' 1993

==Synopsis==
''I Love the Mermaid'' is a romantic fantasy television drama filmed in Taiwan starring Japanese superstar [[Sakai Noriko]].

In the series, Sakai plays Meimei, a kind, innocent, and lovable little mermaid. By chance, Meimei rescues a young man named Shaoqi after he accidentally drowns while surfing at the beach. She also finds a jade pendant that Shaoqi was wearing, which has fallen to the seabed. Guided by Uncle Turtle and Grandma Fish, Meimei comes ashore in search of Shaoqi. Her adventures in the human world lead to many strange, dramatic, and twist-filled events.

Other principal cast members include well-known Taiwanese actors Chin Feng (Qin Feng), Su Ming-ming, Chen Jun-sheng, and Jin Ming.

After the drama was introduced to television stations across mainland China in the mid-1990s, it quickly achieved very high ratings and sparked a wave of enthusiasm for Sakai, often referred to as the "Noriko Sakai craze."

Unfortunately, during a copyright dispute between the Taiwanese production company and a Japanese television network, the original master tapes were reportedly destroyed. As a result, the series went out of print and became extremely difficult to obtain, much to the disappointment of many fans.

==User/Viewer Ratings==
<vote type=1/>

==Cast==
*[[Sakai Noriko]]

==Production Credits==

==External Links==
*[https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/158668?language=zh-HK TheMovieDB.org]

[[Category:TWDrama]] [[Category:TWDrama1993]]
{{cdrama-stub}}

I Love the Mermaid

2026-06-07T07:53:58Z

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==Details==
*'''Title:''' 我愛美人魚
*'''English title:''' I Love the Mermaid
*'''Genre:''' Romantic Fantasy
*'''Episodes:''' 30
*'''Broadcast channel:'''
*'''Broadcast period:''' 1993

==Synopsis==
''I Love the Mermaid'' is a romantic fantasy television drama filmed in Taiwan starring Japanese superstar [[Sakai Noriko]].

In the series, Sakai plays Meimei, a kind, innocent, and lovable little mermaid. By chance, Meimei rescues a young man named Shaoqi after he accidentally drowns while surfing at the beach. She also finds a jade pendant that Shaoqi was wearing, which has fallen to the seabed. Guided by Uncle Turtle and Grandma Fish, Meimei comes ashore in search of Shaoqi. Her adventures in the human world lead to many strange, dramatic, and twist-filled events.

Other principal cast members include well-known Taiwanese actors Chin Feng (Qin Feng), Su Ming-ming, Chen Jun-sheng, and Jin Ming.

After the drama was introduced to television stations across mainland China in the mid-1990s, it quickly achieved very high ratings and sparked a wave of enthusiasm for Sakai, often referred to as the "Noriko Sakai craze."

Unfortunately, during a copyright dispute between the Taiwanese production company and a Japanese television network, the original master tapes were reportedly destroyed. As a result, the series went out of print and became extremely difficult to obtain, much to the disappointment of many fans.

==User/Viewer Ratings==
<vote type=1/>

==Cast==
*[[Sakai Noriko]]

==Production Credits==

==External Links==
*[https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/158668?language=zh-HK TheMovieDB.org]

[[Category:TWDrama]] [[Category:TWDrama1993]]
{{cdrama-stub}}

Algernon ni Hanataba wo

2014-06-19T20:04:15Z

Groink:

[[File:algernontitle.jpg|frame|Title screen]]

==Details==
*'''Title:''' アルジャーノンに花束を
*'''Title (romaji):''' Algernon ni Hanataba o
*'''Also known as:''' Flowers for Algernon
*'''Genre:''' Renzoku drama
*'''Episodes:''' 11
*'''Viewershp rating:''' 11.1%
*'''Broadcast network:''' Fuji TV
*'''Broadcast period:''' 2002-Oct-09 to 2002-Dec-19
*'''Air time:''' [[Kayou 10 (Fuji TV)|Tuesday 22:00]]
*'''Theme song:''' ''Song of Bernadette'' by [[Wikipedia:Jennifer Warnes|Jennifer Warnes]]
*'''Insert song:''' ''Speed'' (English acoustic version) by luvhandles
*'''Related drama:''' [[Hello, God]] (KBS2, 2006)

==Synopsis==
''Algernon ni Hanataba o'' is based on the award winning work [[Wikipedia:Flowers for Algernon|Flowers for Algernon]] by [[Wikipedia:Daniel Keyes|Daniel Keyes]].

Abandoned as a child by his mother, Hasumi Sachiyo ([[Ishida Ayumi]]), Fujishima Haru ([[Yusuke Santamaria]]) is a mentally challenged man that has grown up and worked at the Sakurai Bakery as a baker. Working with him at the bakery is the owner Sakurai Kyoko ([[Nakajima Tomoko]]) and Tashiro Miki ([[Enomoto Kanako]]), a girl who is also mentally challenged and is like a sister to Haru. At night, after the bakery is closed, Haru and Miki attend a night class with other mentally challenged adults. Their teacher at the class is Toya Erina ([[Kanno Miho]]) who not only is their teacher but also their friend.

One day, Erina is approached by her old friend Kobayashi Rumiko ([[Ishibashi Kei]]) about a candidate in the research she is conducting with Professor Tatabe Shinichiro ([[Masuoka Toru]]) and Tokunaga Atsushi ([[Taguchi Hiromasa]]) that could possibly increase the intelligence of the mentally challenged. Reluctant at first, Erina changes her mind when she sees the resolve in Haru to become smarter so that his mother will come back for him.

With the success of the surgery, Haru becomes more and more intelligent. However, with his newfound mental abilities comes problems. Haru now must face the challenges his new self-awareness presents such as the people around him and his own emotions.

==Cast==
*[[Yusuke Santamaria]] as Fujishima Haru
*[[Kanno Miho]] as Toya Erina
*[[Yoshizawa Hisashi]] as Takaoka Haruhiko
*[[Nakajima Tomoko]] as Sakurai Kyoko
*[[Masuoka Toru]] as Tatabe Shinichiro
*[[Ishibashi Kei]] as Kobayashi Rumiko
*[[Taguchi Hiromasa]] as Tokunaga Atsushi
*[[Enomoto Kanako]] as Tashiro Miki
*[[Ishida Ayumi]] as Hasumi Sachiyo
*[[Yamaguchi Ayumi]] as Hasumi Fuyumi
*[[Izawa Ken]]
*[[Sato Kazuya]]

==Production Credits==
*'''Original novel:''' [[:wikipedia:en:Daniel Keyes|Daniel Keyes]]
*'''Screenwriter:''' [[Okada Yoshikazu]]
*'''Producer:''' [[Tojo Yuji]]
*'''Director:''' [[Shinjo Takehiko]], [[Tsukamoto Renpei]]
*'''Music:''' [[Terashima Tamiya]]　(寺嶋民哉)

==External Links==
*[http://jdorama.com/drama.688.htm JDorama.com]
*[[Wikipedia:ja:アルジャーノンに花束を|Japanese Wikipedia]]

{{SeasonRing|Fuji TV|[[Kayou 10 (Fuji TV)|Tuesday 22:00]]|Previous|[[Tentai Kansoku]]|Next|[[Boku no Ikiru Michi]]}}

[[Category:JDrama]] [[Category:JDrama2002]] [[Category:Fuji TV]]

Tanaka Minoru

2011-04-27T09:17:38Z

Groink:

[[File:tanakaminoru.jpg|frame|Tanaka Minoru]]

==Profile==
*'''Name:''' 田中実
*'''Name (romaji):''' Tanaka Minoru
*'''Profession:''' Actor
*'''Birthdate:''' 1966-Oct-27
*'''Birthplace:''' Ota, Tokyo, Japan
*'''Death:''' 2011-Apr-25 (suicide)
*'''Height:''' 184.5cm
*'''Weight:''' 73kg
*'''Star sign:''' Scorpio
*'''Blood type:''' O
*'''Talent agency:''' [http://www.jvc-entertainment.jp/ JVC Entertainment Company, LTD.]

==TV Shows==
*[[Deka Wanko]] (NTV, 2011, ep4)
*[[Mother]] (NTV, 2010)
*[[Challenged]] (NHK, 2009)
*[[Voice]] (Fuji TV, 2009, ep8)
*[[Tokyo Ghost Trip]] (Tokyo MX, 2008, ep10)
*[[Tomorrow (2008)|Tomorrow]] (TBS, 2008)
*[[Jodan ja nai!]] (TBS, 2007, ep11)
*[[Koi no Kara Sawagi Drama Special#Love Stories IV|Koi no Kara Sawagi Drama Special]] ''Love Stories IV'' (NTV, 2007)
*[[Iryu 2]] (Fuji TV, 2007, ep1)
*[[Tantei Gakuen Q#Renzoku|Tantei Gakuen Q]] (NTV, 2007, ep10)
*[[Ultraman Mebius]] (TBS, 2006-07)
*[[Dr. Koishi no Jiken Chart#3rd Edition - Dokuyaku|Dr. Koishi no Jiken Chart 3]] (Fuji TV, 2006)
*[[Okusama wa Keishi Sokan]] (Fuji TV, 2006)
*[[Tenka Souran]] (TV Tokyo, 2005)
*[[Anego]] as Miyamoto Koichi (NTV, 2005)
*[[Rikon Bengoshi#Season 2|Rikon Bengoshi 2]] (Fuji TV, 2005, ep9)
*[[Onsen e Iko! 5]] (TBS, 2004)
*[[Fuufu]] (TBS, 2004, ep3)
*[[Onsen e Iko! 4]] (TBS, 2003)
*[[Onsen e Iko! 3]] (TBS, 2002)
*[[Shiawase No Shippo]] (TBS, 2002)
*[[Onsen e Iko! 2]] (TBS, 2000)
*[[Onsen e Iko!]] (TBS, 1999)
*[[Nurse's Station]] (TBS, 1991)

==External Links==
*[http://www.jvc-entertainment.jp/talent/tanaka_minoru/index.htm Official site]
*[[Wikipedia:ja:田中実 (俳優)|Japanese Wikipedia]]

[[Category:JActor]]

User talk:Groink

2009-08-28T06:07:33Z

Groink:

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*[[User talk:Groink/Archive 3|Archive 3]]


== Photo Changes ==
OMG! Did you actually like something I submitted. No way. Thank you groink. And you know you it was unnecessary for to be so rude. I am trying to understand your mannual. It is just so different.[[User:Dana|Dana]] 23:57, 15 Aug 2009 (CDT)

:Wrong! I reverted that photo. The photos you're picking are along the line of being faggy, fan-like, with cutey poses and such. We do not want that! We want something you'd see on a passport - a photo of the face - with the head properly straight and virtually nothing showing below the neck. This is explained in the style guide. [[User:Groink|Groink]] 00:05, 16 August 2009 (UTC)

:And as far as being rude, YOU'RE the one who's causing the trouble here! You're bringing the ideology of Crunchy Roll, which BTW is s_hit of a wiki and the admins there are nothing but money eating a_ssholes, and you really should burn in Hell for just being associated with them. DramaWiki is THE NUMBER ONE ASIAN DRAMA WIKI ON THE PLANET! And yet, you're trying to change things here. That is cause for us being rude - you're basically coming to our home, s_hitting on our lawn, and claiming that you have some God-given right to do this. It just isn't going to pass with us. [[User:Groink|Groink]] 00:09, 16 August 2009 (UTC)

:Okay I don't understand you. So you would consider that 2007 Spris photo of Lee joon Gi to be passport appropriate? That isn't a passport appropriate photo though. And I am not trying to overtake your site. I am just trying to help. And I see you have a thing against CR well that is your problem really. But my fan group is there and we are not ready to move yet, so. Anyways you need to change your attitude Groink it's not very nice, especially when I wasn't rude back. Anyways I submitted another photo for Lee Joon Gi can you tell me if it is better? [[User:Dana|Dana]] 24:05, 15 Aug 2009 (CDT)

:: My attitude has gotten me very far in my 41 years of life, and over 25 years in cyberspace. You just don't get it do you? You SAY you're not rude, but your aggressive editing, and the dozens of reminders from four other editors of your conduct being ignored is WORSE that anything I've said. Again, you do not shit on someone else's lawn and expect the owner to clean it up. You seem like a very young fandork for this Lee guy. You'll learn with time how things are handled on the Internet. As for the last photo, this is a very good photo. Why it took you 24 hours and several uploads later to figure this out, we'll never know. That 2007 photo (just knowing that proves you're a fandork) was as close to passport quality as we've seen - and it was better than all your other offerings up to now. [[User:Groink|Groink]] 00:33, 16 August 2009 (UTC)

:Alright "Fan Dork". Wow! Have you never been a fan of anything in your of 41 years. Just because I am a fan that doesn't make me any less of a person than what you are Groink. So please talk to me as if you were talking to colleague or even a stranger, and not an idot. I know it may be asking much but please. I am sorry it took me 24 hours and several uploads to realize what it was that you wanted. We can't all be as smart as you. Am I right? And by the way i looked up what date that spris photo was published and you don't have to be a fan dork to know that that photo isn't passport material.[[User:Dana|Dana]] 24:35, 15 Aug 2009 (CDT)

:: When did I ever say that the 2007 photo was passport quality? I said before that it was the closest thing to being passport quality that DramaWiki has seen. We DO allow that! But what you were doing is sending DramaWiki backwards in your contributions. And just now, you uploaded yet another photo showing the guy's chest. We do NOT want to see the chest or shoulders! We want to see the FACE! The FACE! We want to see down to his chin. Again, if there wasn't any other photo available on the planet that fit this description, then we could let the photo slide. But once we've found a perfect photo, trying to send the photo quality backwards is not justified. Again, the age of the photo is NONE of our concern. If the best photo dates back to 1980, then so be it. [[User:Groink|Groink]] 00:46, 16 August 2009 (UTC)

:You are right I don't understand. Are members allowed to change anything even if they go with the rules?[[User:Dana|Dana]] 26:37, 15 Aug 2009 (CDT)
:: The photos should only be replaced IF and ONLY IF the current photo is so full out of compliance it is ridiculous. You don't get the "spirit" of our rules here. I'd guess that 70-percent of the photos on DramaWiki (we're talking thousands of photos) does somewhat break one of the rules. But what you're doing is basically giving a guy a speeding ticket for going 11km/h on a 10km/h highway. We americans would say "Let some shit slide." I'm assuming that English is a secondary language for you. The culture of DramaWiki is not 100-percent, absolutely, positively must be on-spot for every regulation here. Again, there are rules, and then there are the spirit of the rules. I really don't think that needs to be documented - it is human nature. [[User:Groink|Groink]] 02:53, 16 August 2009 (UTC)

::Oh so in other words it's about what the moderators and administrators want, and not the public. You can do whatever you want and even bend the rules and the public should sit back and take it up the ass. Oh ok I see now. [[User:Dana|Dana]] 25:20, 15 Aug 2009 (CDT)

::: Well, you DO have very lousy taste in imagery. Let's be honest here - throwing the rule book out, many of the photos you uploaded are just lousy quality! The color and hue is way off. Bad shadowing. Press conferences do not offer good imagery, as they tend to have bad lighting. Studio photos are always better than live/press conference photos. And yes, you are correct in that DramaWiki is indeed a semi-closed wiki, unlike Crunchyroll, Wikipedia, etc., and the major contributing editors here have a set idea on how we want things to look here. Although you have an account here, you are very far from being active, and during the two years of inactivity, us more active contributors have set a feel/look on DramaWiki. We don't appreciate someone like you popping in suddenly and attempt to replace potentially thousands of images. Just stop editing for today, sit back and ponder over what the problems are here. [[User:Groink|Groink]] 03:12, 16 August 2009 (UTC)

== Minor changes to KDrama formatting guides ==

I did some minor changes to the KDrama formatting guides which basically reflect the currently used formatting. Please have a look. Perhaps some of the general things can also be applied to the JDrama guides.
*'''General / Dateformat.''' Using consistent YYYY-MMM-DD format
*'''Artist / TV Show listing.''' Removed the listing of the actor's character/role because it is redundant and was rarely added. Although someone, who must have read the guide, started to this info recently. Maybe this should be made ''optional''.
*'''Artist / Recognitions section.''' Got heavily changed because on the web you find only information about ''won awards''. Appearances or nominations don't seem to be noteworthy enough for Koreans.
*'''KDrama / Air time format.''' Commented out the paragraph about the 24h-format, because ''8:00'' for korean morning dramas without ''AM'' could be confusing for readers who don't know about the time format. Also it seems that the AM/PM format is more common in Korea... well at least on the official drama websites. Happy Wiki'ing! --<b>[[User:MoerkJ|<font color=green>MoerkJ</font>]] <sup>[[User talk:MoerkJ|<font color=red>talk</font>]]</sup></b> 12:21, 14 Aug 2008 (CEST)

: That's great! Thanks for the update. FYI, I only wrote the Japanese version. The editors who work on the Korean articles copied the Japanese version, and then made changes pertaining to Korean. [[User:Groink|Groink]] 21:57, 14 Aug 2008 (CEST)

== Birthday ==

''Please do not use the existing articles as examples when developing your template. You had in your template "Birthday:" and that is totally incorrect. The official profile format is covered in this article: DramaWiki:Korean_Artist_Article_Formatting''

My mistake... I did update my template to reflect the new formatting and accidently deleted the "Birthdate:" line and then retyped it incorrectly.
Anyhow... thanks for the updated date format... Now I can remove June and ???? from my memory.

''Artist / TV Show listing. Removed the listing of the actor's character/role because it is redundant and was rarely added. Although someone, who must have read the guide, started to this info recently. Maybe this should be made optional.''

Guilty ... I will remove these actors' character/role as I edit pages.

Hello! We use "Birthdate" instead of "Date of Birth." How about death details? I see articles using either "Date of Death" or simply "Death." Which one would we retain? Or is there any other term we should use? I would just like to clarify before I continue editing. Thanks! --[[User:MochaValencia|MochaValencia]] 16:12, 30 Aug 2008 (CEST)
:I've been using "Death:" [[User:Groink|Groink]] 22:46, 30 Aug 2008 (CEST)
::Got it. Thanks! --[[User:MochaValencia|MochaValencia]] 18:02, 31 Aug 2008 (CEST)

== Profile format ==

Is there a perferred way to name - Empas Profile / EMPAS Profile / Profile (empas)? Thanks [[User:Imian|Imian]] 17:51, 31 Aug 2008 (CEST)
:Probably the last one is the best - Profile (empas) [[User:Groink|Groink]] 22:35, 31 Aug 2008 (CEST)

== HK Dramas' Air Dates ==

I have a small concern about HK dramas (specifically TVB series). For example, [[Greed Mask]]'s production year is 2003, the overseas launch was also 2003, but I believe the date aired in HK was years later in 2006. So would we use the 2006 date in the details section? I was also wondering if there can be a new option for HK dramas to add "Production period" or the like in the details section as well? Because with TVB series, some dramas may be warehoused and aired a few years after the production date. Or would you rather we just stick to putting the production period in the Notes/Trivia section on the respective drama's page? Also, I was wondering if we should change the overseas dates to the HK dates or keep it like that ([[The Slicing of the Demon]])? Sorry for the bother & thank you~ --[[User:Ladys07|Ladys07]] 12:37, 14 Nov 2008 (EST)
: I would use the air date as 2006, and in the trivia section write a note that the show was produced in 2003. [[User:Groink|Groink]] 07:37, 14 Nov 2008 (CET)

== TV Movies ==

Why are theatrical movies okay to list on DramaWiki, but not TV ones? That doesn't make much sense to me. --[[User:Lady Zhuge|Lady Zhuge]] 15:16, 21 Dec 2008 (CET)

:If they were TV movies, they should've been listed under TV shows. A TV movie is basically a one-shot TV drama, much like what us Japanese fans call a "tanpatsu." I'm not a Chinese/Hong Kong fan by any means, so categorization is even more vital here. [[User:Groink|Groink]] 23:14, 21 Dec 2008 (CET)

::If that's the case, then why did you remove them altogether from [[Zoe Tay]]'s article instead of just moving them to the TV section? In China and I believe Singapore as well, a TV movie is not the same as a TV drama or series and thus there is differentiation. Even the terminology is different (电视剧 [TV drama] or 电视连续剧 [TV series] vs. 电视电影 [TV movie]). Therefore, I've been listing all TV movies under "Movies." Until there's an official okay in the guidelines to make 电视电影 articles, that's what I'll continue to do. --[[User:Lady Zhuge|Lady Zhuge]] 01:36, 22 Dec 2008 (CET)

::: Because, I repeat, I am not familiar with Chinese or Hong Kong dramas. As an outsider, I go by the categories with western thinking in mind. As for DramaWiki's definition of a TV movie, keep in mind that the definition fits the westerners and other native English speakers - as ALL aspects of DramaWiki is for that demographic. Even though the country of origin considers a "TV movie" and a "motion picture in a movie theater" the same thing, to us westerners and English speakers they are NOT one in the same. That's something you editors must consider when deciding how others interpret what you put up here. If, for example, someone on D-Addicts uploads a Chinese TV movie, a moderator is going to delete that movie because, as you've said you've been doing, it is listed as a "movie" on DramaWiki. Movies are not allowed on D-Addicts, but we don't go as far as taking each country of origin's definition of what a movie is. See where I'm getting at here? [[User:Groink|Groink]] 02:25, 22 Dec 2008 (CET)

::::Then perhaps you shouldn't have just taken it upon yourself to remove them without discussion first. I did not say that a "TV movie" and a "motion picture in a movie theater" are the same thing by anyone's definition. If by chance you've happened upon some of the China articles, the TV movies that are listed under "Movies" are differentiated with a "TV movie" notation in parentheses. They were also differentiated from theatrical films in the [[Zoe Tay]] article by a separate sub-section (Telemovies). --[[User:Lady Zhuge|Lady Zhuge]] 02:40, 22 Dec 2008 (CET)

::: It isn't my fault that you Chinese editors deviated from DramaWiki's and D-Addicts' guidelines. My edits follow the guidelines of these two bodies. Where in the Chinese artist article guidelines (BTW, it is virtually a copy of the Japanese artist guidelines, which I personally wrote in 2006) does it say you can create a "telemovie" sub-section? Where in the the guidelines does it say that TV movies are placed in the movies section? [[User:Groink|Groink]] 02:49, 22 Dec 2008 (CET)

::::Maybe people who don't have any clue about Chinese dramas shouldn't be writing and editing the guidelines on Chinese articles in the first place. TV movies are still movies. Nowhere does it say that the "Movies" section is restricted to films in a movie theater. --[[User:Lady Zhuge|Lady Zhuge]] 03:10, 22 Dec 2008 (CET)
::: That's where you're wrong. D-Addicts define movies as movie theater shows, and TV movies as TV shows. DramaWiki is spawned from D-Addicts. Again, I did not write the Chinese guidelines; someone just copied my Japanese guidelines and use it for the Chinese articles, which basically it is acceptable because, once again, westerners believe that movies are found in a movie theater. I repeat, DramaWiki is for westerners and native English speakers! Your definitions are Eastern Asian, and do not apply here. [[User:Groink|Groink]] 03:20, 22 Dec 2008 (CET)

Reading through your talk page, I think I know where the confusion is. In one of the topics of your talk page, it was brought up that the Koreans see a "TV show" and "TV series" differently. In short, the reason why DramaWiki stuck with the "TV show" nomenclature as the section name of choice is that it doesn't force the editor to think about whether the show is only one episode or multiple episodes. One of your comments was that if ALL the TV shows have multiple episodes, then the section name should be "TV series". To me, that is totally ridiculous because it further complicates the whole process of the section. Among the Japanese editors, we treat ALL TV shows as TV shows, and we could care less if it only one episode or multiple episodes. This simplifies the process.

The reason I bring this up is because I think you're thinking way too much about a given TV show. '''The best thing do is just to simplify the process!''' Simply put, ANYTHING that appears originally on broadcast TV - it is a TV show. Anything that appears on the big screen in a movie theater - it is a movie. Simple! Trying to force us editors to think about 1) did it air on TV? 2) did it have multiple episodes? 3)xxxxxxxx - it is asking for too much! The guidelines I wrote two years ago is simple! As we move forward here, I will continue to change "TV series" to "TV shows" in the Korean articles, and I will continue to enforce the concept that a "telemovie" is just simply a one-episode TV show.

If after all of this you still disagree, you should put this issue up for discussion in the Chinese Artist Article Guideline talk page. [[User:Groink|Groink]] 03:20, 22 Dec 2008 (CET)

:You're bringing up a different issue here. If the admins want all the headings to read "TV Shows", they can change them with one SQL command without you going through every article and doing it manually. "ANYTHING" is a dangerous word. "ANYTHING that appears originally on broadcast TV" can include a whole lot more than just TV dramas. And again if you really believed that a telemovie is just a one-episode TV show, you would have moved it to the appropriate section instead of deleting it altogether. I don't care if you're "not familiar" with the topic or whatnot. You felt as though you knew enough to feel compelled to edit it. And yes, I still disagree with your "simplify" process for ALL articles because they don't always apply appropriately to Chinese dramas since some of them go straight to DVD and may or may not ever get broadcast. But whatever. Go ahead and change what you'd like to whatever articles you'd like since you wrote and can edit the guidelines to your liking. This is apparently your website, or at least one that's heavily influenced by you, and one that I no longer want any part of. --[[User:Lady Zhuge|Lady Zhuge]] 04:06, 22 Dec 2008 (CET)

Unbelievable. I suggested bringing this discussion to the talk page of the guidelines article, and instead you decide to dump this wiki? Maybe it's for the best... For everyone else who's reading this, [[DramaWiki:Style guide#Formatting philosophy]] states that "every article must have the same look." If we go around and let the Korean editors do their own formatting, the Chinese editors do their own formatting, the Hong Kong editors do their own formatting.... then DramaWiki will lose its consistency. All successful web sites are consistent concerning the flow of their articles. We just happen to use a wiki engine vs style sheets and hard-coded templates. Consistency makes for easier reading, and to give the entire site the look that simply put, "We have our act together! We communicate with one another!" If every one of you were to read the style guide, you will come to believe that when every article is identical in formatting, our readers will appreciate the idea that we consider them priority one. I've been told by several people off-line our articles show that our editors work together - unlike some other wikis. The concept of consistency is the entire foundation of everything we do here! If we took Lady Zhuge's ideas and started sub-categorizing, re-formatting and re-defining terms in order to fit each culture, then we're moving away from our consistency goal. [[User:Groink|Groink]] 04:41, 22 Dec 2008 (CET)

:Yes, it is for the best, Mr. Dictator. But don't preach about losing consistency and identical formatting when this Wiki never had that. Hong Kong articles have the "Cantonese/Mandarin title" subheading, but which other ones do? The Chinese/Taiwanese/HK/Singapore articles use "Also known as" in their artist profiles, but the Korean and Japanese articles use "Nickname." Some articles use "Awards" and some use "Recognitions." All of that's tailored to the countries of origin. --[[User:Lady Zhuge|Lady Zhuge]] 05:02, 22 Dec 2008 (CET)

::'''Now you're getting nick-picky here. It is impossible to keep even 50-percent of the articles consistent. But no one can ever tell us we don't try. As of right now, there are over 9000 articles. For just a handful of us editors to police every single article - that'll take years. Right now, we have at least a dozen new articles created each day, as well as over 100 edits each day. Most of us active editors will make these changes (Awards -> Recognition, etc.) when we run into them. But, I personally only read the Japanese articles, but do read others when I see an editor make too many edits to one article in a short time period. This is usually a red flag where the editor is doing something out of the ordinary. In your situation, what you're trying to pull is re-defining terms, and introducing entirely new terms and sub-sections. THAT'S what I have a problem with here.'''

On a closing note, if you look above my desk, you will see my Ph.Ds in dictatorships, message board bullying, and the like. I take pride in these because for every person who calls me one of these names, it basically tells me that I'm doing my job of maintaining order. In my entire professional life, I'm often hunted down by job head hunters because I have a reputation of getting shit done. My methods may be bad to some people, but who cares. This is something the Internet needs way more of - the dictators and the bullies because if it weren't for us, there would be total chaos and anarchy throughout the network. And no one would be able to maintain order and conduct any sort of business in an efficient and militarily manner. It'll be like "Escape from New York". Is that what people on the Internet want? As General McArthur once said, "You want me on that line. You NEED me on that line." [[User:Groink|Groink]] 05:22, 22 Dec 2008 (CET)

::So you and Hitler have something in common. I hope you can add that comparison to your self-glorification as well. But in response to the bolded, the differences I pointed out are in the EXISTING GUIDELINES themselves. I wasn't trying to redefine anything, just following how I interpreted the Movies heading to be. Your way of defining "Movies" isn't the only one. And BTW, I can't take credit for creating the "Telemovies" subheading. --[[User:Lady Zhuge|Lady Zhuge]] 05:38, 22 Dec 2008 (CET)

:Puh, what a nasty discussion... Please calm down both. You shouldn't get so busy over such little things. Let me add three things. First, commercial movies are categorized by the medium on which they were released ''first''. Movies are released first either in movie theatres (cinemas), straight to video (STV), or on TV. We list the first two under Movies and the TV released movies under TV Shows. Second, deleting the TV movies on the [[Zoe Tay]] article without discussing first it was obviously a mistake. The movies could have been moved to the TV Shows section, instead. Maybe it wasn't obvious how to handle his, because there are not many TV movies listed on DramaWiki. Third and last, the guidelines are just a help for (new) editors how to create new pages. But the guidelines should be treated as what they are: guidelines, not strict rules. If we want a thight layout for every page then we would have used templates. It shouldn't really matter if a section is called "TV Series" or "TV Shows", "Recognitions" or "Awards". If you really want uniform section names then I could do that for you with a few SQL commands for all pages within a few seconds. I always believed that collecting the information comes first, then the layout. Most of the cosmetical changes (trivial edits) can be applied later either anonymously by simple text relacements "inside the database" or as programmed edits through bot scripts. --<b>[[User:MoerkJ|<font color=green>MoerkJ</font>]] <sup><small>[[User talk:MoerkJ|<font color=red>talk</font>]]</small></sup></b> 07:36, 22 Dec 2008 (CET)

Seriously, I really thought a "telemovie" was a cell phone movie. I'm not kidding here. That is why I deleted those entries. See what I mean? Not all of us know what a "telemovie" is. That's a term not many of us westerners have in our vocabulary. [[User:Groink|Groink]] 07:49, 22 Dec 2008 (CET)

Also, because Lady just rattled off a reference to Hitler, I must now invoke [[:wikipedia:Godwin's law|Godwin's Law]], and put an end to this discussion. Further discussion added to this talk page regarding this matter will be deleted. [[User:Groink|Groink]] 07:52, 22 Dec 2008 (CET)

== Question about a name ==
Hi Groink, I really hope i'm doing this in the right place, if not sorry about it. But I was just wondering if I could get your input before I make a page for the jactress Oomasa Aya 大政絢. On her talent agency profile and on jdorama it says her name is spelt "Oomasa Aya" but her blog says "Omasa Aya." (Also on dramawiki both is used) In hiragana her name is おおまさあや so it would be an extended Oo so should I use Oomasa? I think on dramawiki even if it's an extended we use the short version? Which would be the correct one to use? Thanks in advance. -- [[User:IwaseJEN|IwaseJEN]]
: I would first use what her official profile uses, in this case it is [[Oomasa Aya]]. Create a redirect for [[Omasa Aya]] and have it point to Oomasa Aya. And then, in the article, you can add something like "Name (romaji): Oomasa Aya / Omasa Aya". Thanks for asking! [[User:Groink|Groink]] 20:07, 26 Dec 2008 (CET)

== Zhao or Chao? ==

I'm not sure if you are watching the discussion page for Mark Chao/Zhao, but I just wanted to let you know that I have posted up my reply about the Zhao/Chao issue. [[User:Zahra|Zahra]] 10:27, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
: Thanks... I think it is a matter of settling on some romanization standards on the Chinese article end. In case you haven't already read through them, the [[DramaWiki:Romanization of Chinese|Romanization of Chinese]] article should be the standard, so please read the article and see if this issue can be settled using the guidelines in the article. [[User:Groink|Groink]] 10:39, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
:: Going by this: "It is best to include the Hanyu Pinyin romanization in any article as it will usually be the romanization technique used when the official romanization or its English language title is unclear." and "Taiwan has 2 romanization standards in use today. Tongyong Pinyin, the official romanization standard adopted by the National Government of the Republic of China(Taiwan) in 2000 and Wade-Giles, which is the de-facto standard. Unfortunately, usage of both romanizations by the Taiwanese have been rather limited and many Taiwanese themselves do not know either system. Apart from artiste and place names, though even an artiste's romanized name may be hard to find, it is rare that either romanization will be used to romanize drama names."
:: It's not explicit, but I still believe that it should be changed to Zhao if only for the sake of consistency. [[User:Zahra|Zahra]] 10:59, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
::: I really know absolutely nothing about things Chinese. I eat the food, and I like Bruce Lee. That's about it. But I do know a lot about DramaWiki. We basically run things differently here from other places like IMDB and even Wikipedia. And, our rules seem to be somewhat strange to newcomers. Our number-one goal is to serve the English-speaking visitor, and not the scholars and native speakers. Many of these English speaking people are like me - they don't know the difference between Zhao and Chao. And, it really should not matter to us, which is why we need everything Chinese subbed and romanized for us. I really can't be of further help. I do trust WaterOB because he's been around DramaWiki for quite some time, and he's done really good and accurate work here. But, if you think that our guidelines need changing regarding romanization, I would prefer you work with WaterOB since you seem to know a lot as well. [[User:Groink|Groink]] 12:12, 11 May 2009 (UTC)

== Hontou ni Atta Kowai Hanashi Edit Advice ==

Hi Groink. I was just wondering if I could get your input/advice for editing the [[Hontou ni Atta Kowai Hanashi]] page. I've been meaning to edit it for a long time but I couldn't figure out which format would be best. First of all, this show airs about once every year and its fronted by Inagaki Goro as the main host. Basically within each show they show a few mini dramas of horror story. In each of the mini drama (about 3-5 usually per show) they have different actors and directors etc. So I was wondering if it would be better if I wrote the title in general for the aired show, such as Summer Special 2007, then under it put the airdate. then indent and put the title of the mini drama then indent again and list the cast/staff?

or should i just collectively list all the cast under summer special 2007 then next to their names have in italics the title of the mini drama they were in? and same for the staff?

or is it better to use charts. so have a chart with 3 columns for each year they air a show, like one chart for the summer special 2007, one for 2008 etc: title, cast, staff?
Sorry if this seems confusing. Let me know if I can clarify anything XD. And thank you. =)

: The format sounds very familiar to [[Yonimo Kimyona Monogatari]]. The difference is that YKM is quarterly, while your show is annually, but you could probably apply the same idea to Hontou. [[User:Groink|Groink]] 09:11, 18 May 2009 (UTC)

:: Thank you so much Groink ^^b

== Trivia ==
Hey Groink! I was wondering what facts are considered trivia.. the reason why I'm asking is someone recently made changes to a TV drama article ([[Shining Inheritance]]) about this network buying the rights to air it in their country. Is that trivia? I mean should that be included in the article? cuz many dramas air in other countries and usually they aren't noted on the article... --[[User:C51236|C51236]] 27 Aug 2009

:I'd leave that out. The articles should only focus on the drama's country of origin. Eastern Asian dramas are mega-popular in the Philippines and Vietnam, and we don't want these articles to be flooded with this information - as one editor tried to do awhile back. I could even flood the Japanese and Korean articles with Hawaii information, but I'd rather not. [[User:Groink|Groink]] 06:07, 28 August 2009 (UTC)

Abe Shinnosuke

2009-08-22T02:54:09Z

Groink:

==Profile==
*'''Name:''' 阿部進之介 (あべしんのすけ)
*'''Name (romaji):''' Abe Shinnosuke
*'''Profession:''' Actor
*'''Birthdate:''' 1982-Feb-19
*'''Birthplace:''' Osaka, Japan
*'''Height:''' 185cm
*'''Star sign:''' Pisces
*'''Blood Type:''' AB

==TV Shows==
*[[Torihada]] SP5 (Fuji TV, 2009)
*[[Mei-chan no Shitsuji]] (Fuji TV, 2009)
*[[Getsuyo Golden]] (TBS, 2008)
*[[Tokyo Ghost Trip]] (Tokyo MX, 2008)
*[[Doyo Wide Gekijo]] (TV Asahi, 2008)
*[[Shukan Akagawa Jiro]] (TV Tokyo, 2007)
*[[Ai no Meikyu]] (Fuji TV, Tokai TV, 2007)
*[[Doyo Wide Gekijo]] (TBS, 2006)
*[[Suiyo Mystery 9]] (TV Tokyo, 2006)
*[[PS Rashoumon]] (TV Asahi, 2006)
*[[Kamen Rider Kabuto]] (TV Asahi, 2006)

==Movies==
*[http://gu3.jp/cz2.html Crow Zero II] (2009)
*Apartment 1303 (2007)
*[http://www.taitei.jp/ Taitei no ken] (2007)

==External Links==
*[[Wikipedia:ja:阿部進之介|Japanese Wikipedia]]

[[Category:JActor]]

User talk:Kaichan

2009-08-22T02:49:36Z

Groink:

'''Welcome to ''DramaWiki''!'''
We hope you will contribute much and well.
You will probably want to read the [[Help:Contents|help pages]].
Again, welcome and have fun! <b>[[User:MoerkJ|<font color="green">MoerkJ</font>]] <sup><small>[[User talk:MoerkJ|<font color="red">talk</font>]]</small></sup></b> 04:05, 21 August 2009 (UTC)

== About your edits ==
Several things that need to be pointed out. There is NO space between surname and first name in the actor's kanji name. You're also adding hyperlinks in places where there should be wikilinks, such as the Japanese Wikipedia links. And, you're forgetting to add the correct categories to these articles. Study your previous articles - I've already made these changes. Study the changes I made. [[User:Groink|Groink]] 02:49, 22 August 2009 (UTC)

Hagiwara Tatsuya

2009-08-22T02:42:24Z

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==Profile==
*'''Name:''' 萩原達也 (はぎわらたつや)
*'''Name (romaji):''' Hagiwara Tatsuya
*'''Profession:''' Actor
*'''Birthdate:''' 1986-Sep-13
*'''Birthplace:''' Ibaraki, Japan
*'''Height:''' 170cm
*'''Star sign:''' Virgo
*'''Blood Type:''' 0
*'''Talent agency:''' [http://www.ondina.co.jp Ondina]

==TV Shows==
*[[Samurai Sentai Shinkenger]] (TV Asahi, 2009) as Masato
*[[Osananajimi]] 幼なじみ (NHK, 2008)
*[[Giragira]] (TV Asahi, 2008, ep2-4)
*[[Hanazakari no Kimitachi e]] (Fuji TV, 2007)

==External Links==
*[http://www.ondina.co.jp/hagiwara_tatsuya/ Official Site]
*[[Wikipedia:ja:萩原達也 (俳優)|Japanese Wikipedia]]

[[Category:JActor]]

Shibasaki Keisuke

2009-08-22T02:41:41Z

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==Profile==
*'''Name:''' 柴崎佳佑 (しばさきけいすけ)
*'''Name (romaji):'''Shibasaki Keisuke
*'''Profession:''' Actor
*'''Birthdate:''' 1989-Feb-1
*'''Birthplace:''' Tokyo, Japan
*'''Height:''' 176 cm
*'''Star sign:''' Aquarius
*'''Blood Type:''' A
*'''Talent agency:''' [http://hirata-office.jp Hirita Office Co.,LTD.]

==TV Shows==
*[[Shibatora]] (Fuji TV, 2009)
*[[Hanazakari no Kimitachi e#Special|Hanazakari no Kimitachi e SP]] (Fuji TV, 2008)
*[[Hanazakari no Kimitachi e]] (Fuji TV, 2007)
*[[Pink no Idenshi]] (TV Tokyo, 2005)

==Movies==
*Tokyo Zance (2004)

==Trivia==
*'''Special talent:''' boxing, soccer, bowling
*'''Hobbies:''' snowboarding, billard, movie nights, reading, skateboarding
*'''License:''' car, motor bike

==External Links==
*[http://hirata-office.jp/talent_profile/men/shibasaki_keisuke.html Official Site]
*[[Wikipedia:ja:柴崎佳佑|Japanese Wikipedia]]

[[Category:JActor]]

Watanabe Toshihiko

2009-08-22T02:41:21Z

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==Profile==
*'''Name:''' 渡辺俊彦
*'''Name (romaji):''' Watanabe Toshihiko (わたなべとしひこ)
*'''Also known as:''' Ono Yuki (桜野裕己 (おうのゆうき))
*'''Profession:''' Actor
*'''Birthdate:''' 1982-Jan-14
*'''Birthplace:''' Tokyo, Japan
*'''Height:''' 174cm
*'''Star sign:''' Capricorn
*'''Blood Type:''' 0
*'''Talent agency:''' [http://hulk.tokpro.jp/ HULK]

==TV Shows==
*[[Hanazakari no Kimitachi e#Special|Hanazakari no Kimitachi e SP]] (Fuji TV, 2008)
*[[Seigi no Mikata (2008)|Seigi no Mikata]] (NTV, 2008)
*[[Hanazakari no Kimitachi e]] (Fuji TV, 2007)
*[[Cinderella ni Naritai!]] (TBS, 2006)

==Movies==
*[http://www.cz2.jp/index.html Crow Zero II] (2009)
*[http://www.lastgame-movie.jp/ Last Game] (2008)

==External Links==
*[http://hulk.tokpro.jp/ Official Site]
*[http://ameblo.jp/toshi0114/ Official Blog]
*[[Wikipedia:ja:渡辺俊彦|Japanese Wikipedia]]

[[Category:JActor]]

Takahashi Yuta

2009-08-22T02:40:30Z

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==Profile==
*'''Name:''' 高橋優太 (たかはしゆうた)
*'''Name (romaji):''' Takahashi Yuta
*'''Profession:''' Actor
*'''Birthdate:''' 1984-May-31
*'''Birthplace:''' Tokyo, Japan
*'''Height:''' 180cm
*'''Star sign:''' Gemini
*'''Blood Type:''' 0
*'''Talent agency:''' [http://www.merrygoround.co.jp/ MERRYGOROUND]

==TV Shows==
*[[Cafe Kichijoji de]] (TV Tokyo,2008)
*[[Otome100]] (2008)
*[[Hanazakari no Kimitachi e#Special|Hanazakari no Kimitachi e SP]] (Fuji TV, 2008)
*[[Hanazakari no Kimitachi e]] (Fuji TV, 2007)

==Movies==
*[http://takumi-kun.com/index.html Takumi-kun Series] (2009)
*[http://www.j-taiikukan.com/ Taiikukan Baby] (2008)
*[http://www.j-dokyusei.com/ Dokyusei/Classmates] (2008)

==External Links==
*[http://www.merrygoround.co.jp/takahashi Official Site]

[[Category:JActor]]

Suzuki Kota

2009-08-22T02:39:16Z

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==Profile==
*'''Name:''' 鈴木康太 (すずきこうた)
*'''Name (romaji):''' Suzuki Kota
*'''Profession:''' Actor
*'''Birthdate:''' 1986-Jul-29
*'''Birthplace:''' Tokyo, Japan
*'''Height:''' 175cm
*'''Star sign:''' Leo
*'''Blood Type:''' B

==TV Shows==
*[[Hanazakari no Kimitachi e#Special|Hanazakari no Kimitachi e SP]] (Fuji TV, 2008)
*[[Gokusen 3]] (NTV, 2008)
*[[Hanazakari no Kimitachi e]] (Fuji TV, 2007)
*[[Puzzle (2007)]] (TV Asahi, 2007)
*[[Sheeraza Do]] (NHK, 2004)
*[[Minami-kun no Koibito 2004]] (TV Asahi, 2004)
*[[Remote]] (NTV, 2002)
*[[Nemurenu Yoru wo Daite]] (TV Asahi, 2002)

==External Links==
*[http://www.theatre.co.jp/talent/pickup/suzukikouta_2.html Official Site]

[[Category:JActor]]

Sato Takeshi

2009-08-22T02:38:08Z

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==Profile==
*'''Name:''' 佐藤タケシ
*'''Name (romaji):''' Sato Takeshi
*'''Profession:''' Actor and model
*'''Birthdate:''' 1987-April-24
*'''Height:''' 180 cm
*'''Star sign:''' Taurus
*'''Talent agency:''' [http://www.fridaymodelshot.net/ Fridaymodelshot]

==TV Shows==
*[[Gokusen 3]] (NTV, 2005)

==External Links==
*[http://www.fridaymodelshot.net/model_details.php?model=85 Official Site]

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Sato Takeshi

2009-08-22T02:37:34Z

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==Profile==
*'''Name:''' 佐藤タケシ
*'''Name (romaji):''' Sato Takeshi
*'''Profession:''' Actor and model
*'''Birthdate:''' 1987-April-24
*'''Height:''' 180 cm
*'''Star sign:''' Taurus
*'''Talent agency:''' [http://www.fridaymodelshot.net/ Fridaymodelshot]

== TV Shows ==
*[[Gokusen#Season_3|Gokusen 3]] (NTV, 2005)

==External Links==
*[http://www.fridaymodelshot.net/model_details.php?model=85 Official Site]

Shibasaki Keisuke

2009-08-22T01:34:00Z

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Seigi no Mikata (2008)

2009-08-22T01:31:40Z

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[[File:seigi_no_mikata_08.jpg|thumb|400px|Seigi no Mikata]]

==Details==
*'''Title: ''' 正義の味方
*'''Title (romaji):''' Seigi no Mikata
*'''Format:''' Renzoku
*'''Genre:''' Comedy
*'''Episodes:''' 10
*'''Viewership rating:''' 10.3 (Kanto)
*'''Broadcast network:''' NTV
*'''Broadcast period:''' 2008-Jul-09 to 2008-Sep-10
*'''Air time:''' Wednesday 22:00
*'''Theme song:''' ''Honto wa ne'' by Okumura Hatsune

==Synopsis==
15-year-old Yoko, a young girl who is constantly tormented by her self-centered and devilish older sister Makiko, who works for a government office after having graduated from a famous university. But despite her ill nature, Makiko's actions tend to somehow make things better for those around her, causing others to praise her as an "ally of justice."

==Cast==
[[File:Seigi no Mikata-correlationchart.jpg|thumb|400px|Correlation chart]]
*[[Shida Mirai]] as Nakata Yoko
**[[Konno Moeka]] (紺野萌花) as young Yoko
*[[Yamada Yu]] as Nakata Makiko
**[[Natsui Runa]] as young Makiko
*[[Mukai Osamu]] as Yoshikawa Naoki
*[[Hongo Kanata]] as Okamoto Riku
*[[Takizawa Saori]] as Yamashita Midori
*[[Irie Jingi]] as Komori Taichi (Jumbo)
*[[Nishiuchi Mariya]] (西内まりや) as Moriyama Chika
*[[Nakamura Shizuka]] (中村静香) as Komatsu Kyoko
*[[Shimura Rena]] (志村玲那) as Shimazaki Mai
*[[Ishii Mieko]] (石井美絵子) as Horita Arisa
*[[Sano Shiro]] as Nakata Goro
*[[Tanaka Yoshiko]] as Nakata Haruko
*[[Tokui Yuu]] as Nogami Koichiro
*[[Hiraizumi Sei]] as Yoshikawa Katsuo
*[[Yamaguchi Izumi]] (山口いづみ) as Yoshikawa Satomi

===Guests===
*[[Watanabe Toshihiko]] as the tennis coach (ep1-2,9)
*[[Fuse Eri]] as Nogami Koichiro's wife (ep2)
*[[Choshu Koriki]] (長州小力) as himself (ep3)
*[[Watanabe Yuki]] (渡辺裕樹) as Naoki's senpai (ep4)
*[[Takubo Issei]] as Naoki's boss (ep6)
*[[Abe Ryohei]] as the policeman, ramen shop owner (ep6,9)
*[[Hisamoto Tomoko]] as the dog owner (ep7)
*[[Tajima Ryo]] as Yoshikawa Hiroshi (ep7,10)
*[[Yoshiyuki Kazuko]] as Kurumizawa Mieko (ep8)
*[[Ogura Jun]] (小倉淳) as himself (ep10)

==Production Credits==
*'''Original writing:''' Manga ''Seigi no Mikata'' by Hijiri Chiaki (聖千秋)
*'''Screenwriter:''' [[Ouki Shizuka]] (旺季志ずか) (ep1-3,5,7,9-10), [[Seki Erika]] (ep4,8), [[Fukuma Masahiro]] (福間正浩) (ep6)
*'''Producer:''' [[Tsugiya Hisashi]] (次屋尚), [[Okubo Tomomi]] (大久保智己)
*'''Director:''' [[Nakajima Satoru]] (中島悟) (ep1-2,5,7,9-10), [[Abe Yuichi]] (阿部雄一) (ep3-4,6,8)
*'''Music:''' [[Konishi Yasuharu]] (小西康陽)

==Episode Information==
{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0"
! width=100 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" | Episode
! width=500 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" | Subtitle
! width=100 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" | Kanto
! width=100 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" | Kansai
! width=100 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" | Nationwide
|- align=center
| 01 || Piquant Comedic Masterpiece of Intense Older Sister & Boo-Hoo-Hoo Younger Sister || 13.2 || ??.? || ??.?
|- align=center
| 02 || When My Older Sister Falls in Love, Everyday is a Nightmare || 10.1 || ??.? || ??.?
|- align=center
| 03 || My Wicked Older Sister is Fond of Seasonal Articles || 08.7 || ??.? || ??.?
|- align=center
| 04 || Operation Proposal || 09.4 || ??.? || ??.?
|- align=center
| 05 || Operation Marriage Send-Off || 11.6 || ??.? || ??.?
|- align=center
| 06 || Chicken Heart Sisters || 09.1 || ??.? || ??.?
|- align=center
| 07 || Only Demons on the Other Side of the World!! || 07.8 || ??.? || ??.?
|- align=center
| 08 || Devil Wearing a Mourning Dress || 10.5 || ??.? || ??.?
|- align=center
| 09 || The Steamed Soft-Shelled Turtle Sisters || 10.0 || ??.? || ??.?
|- align=center
| 10 || Divine Punishment to Wickedness! The Demon Becomes Stronger? || 12.2 || ??.? || ??.?
|- align="center" style="background:#ffdead;"
! Average || -- || 10.3 || ??.? || ??.?
|}
Source: [http://www.videor.co.jp Video Research, Ltd.]

==Awards==
*'''58th [[Television Drama Academy Awards]]:''' Best Actress - [[Shida Mirai]]
*'''58th [[Television Drama Academy Awards]]:''' Best Supporting Actress - [[Yamada Yu]]

==External Links==
*[http://www.ntv.co.jp/seigi Official site]
*[[Wikipedia:ja:正義の味方 (漫画)|Japanese Wikipedia]]

{{SeasonRing|NTV|Wednesday 22:00|Spring 2008|[[Hokaben]]|Autumn 2008|[[OL Nippon]]}}

[[Category:JDrama]] [[Category:JDrama2008]] [[Category:NTV]]

Cinderella ni Naritai!

2009-08-22T01:30:17Z

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[[File:Cinderella-ni-Naritai!.jpg|thumb|250px|Cinderella ni Naritai!]]

==Details==
*'''Title:''' シンデレラになりたい!
*'''Title (romaji):''' Cinderella ni Naritai!
*'''Also known as:''' I Want to be Cinderella!
*'''Format:''' Tanpatsu
*'''Genre:''' Human, romance
*'''Broadcast network:''' TBS
*'''Broadcast date:''' 2006-Mar-18
*'''Air time:''' Saturday 14:00
*'''Theme song:''' ''Good Is Good'' by [[Wikipedia:Sheryl Crow|Sheryl Crow]]

==Synopsis==
Kuramochi Bon works at a fast food burger joint, taking out the garbage. All his life he has been told he is ugly, and has never even held hands with a girl. A chance encounter with a mysterious doctor leaves him with 3 bottles of a potion which will make him look like someone else for 24 hours. When Bon gets transfered to another shop temporarily, he decides to use his potion to transform into the most handsome employee. With his new-found looks and confidence he reworks the shop, and asks the girl of his dreams out on a date.

==Cast==
*[[Okura Tadayoshi]] as Kuramochi Bon / Narumizaka Ken
*[[Sano Yasuomi]]
*[[Owada Miho]]
*[[Okamoto Rei]]
*[[Saito Satoru]]
*[[Toyama Toshiya]]
*[[Kobayashi Masahiro]]
*[[Oshima Yoko]]
*[[Kongochi Takeshi]] (金剛地武志)
*[[Izumi Motoya]]
*[[Kobayashi Kinako]]
*[[Watanabe Toshihiko]]

==Production Credits==
*'''Original writing:''' Yoshihara Yuki (吉原由起) ''Cinderella ni Naritai!'' (manga)
*'''Screenwriter:''' [[Yasu Keiichi]] (やすけいいち)
*'''Producer:''' [[Tsumura Yuki]] (津村有紀), [[Ikeda Sadako]] (池田禎子)
*'''Director:''' [[Takezono Hajime]]

==External Links==
*[http://www.tbs.co.jp/program/cinderella.html Official page]
*[[Wikipedia:ja:シンデレラになりたい!|Japanese Wikipedia]]

[[Category:JDrama]] [[Category:JDrama2006]] [[Category:TBS]]

Hanazakari no Kimitachi e

2009-08-22T01:29:40Z

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[[#Renzoku|Renzoku]] |
[[#Special|Special]]
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[[File:HanazakarinoKimitachi-e-ban.jpg|thumb|350px|Hanazakari no Kimitachi e]]
==Details==
*'''Title:''' 花ざかりの君たちへ
*'''Title (romaji):''' Hanazakari no Kimitachi e
*'''Title (English):''' For You in Full Blossom
*'''Tagline:''' イケメン♂パラダイス / Ikemen Paradise
*'''Also known as:''' Hana Kimi
*'''Genre:''' High school romance comedy
*'''Broadcast network:''' Fuji TV

==Renzoku==
*'''Episodes:''' 12
*'''Viewership ratings:''' 17.3 (Kanto)
*'''Broadcast period:''' 2007-Jul-03 to 2007-Sep-18
*'''Air time:''' [[Kayou 9 (Fuji TV)|Tuesday 21:00]]
*'''Theme songs:'''
**'''Opening theme:''' ''Ikenai Taiyo'' by Orange Range
**'''Ending theme:''' ''PEACH'' by [[Otsuka Ai]]
**'''Insert songs:''' ''My Love'' by Kawashima Ai, ''Boom boom boom'' by Go Hiromi, ''Paradise Ginga'' by Hikaru Genji, ''Tomaranai Ha~Ha'' by Yazawa Eikichi, ''Girlfriend'' by Avril Lavigne
**''See [[Hanazakari no Kimitachi e OST]] for original soundtracks listing''
*'''Related drama:''' [[Hua Yang Shao Nian Shao Nu]]

===Synopsis===
Based on a popular comic, this hilarious comedy follows the chaos, troubles and friendship at a boys' boarding school after a girl-disguising-a-boy joins. Ashiya Mizuki has just come back to Japan from California where she was raised. She fell in love with Sano Izumi, a hopeful high jump hero, who has quit after an accident. As she wants him to go back to the sport once again, she enters the same high school as a boy! With a short hair, flattened chest and lowered voice, she starts sharing the same room with Sano. ''--Fuji Creative''

===Cast===
[[File:Hanakimi chart.jpg|thumb|400px|Correlation Chart]]
*[[Horikita Maki]] as Ashiya Mizuki
*[[Oguri Shun]] as Sano Izumi
*[[Ikuta Toma]] as Nakatsu Shuichi
*[[Konno Mahiru]] as Hara Akiha
*[[Kamikawa Takaya]] as Umeda Hokuto
*[[Matsuda Seiko]] as Tsubaki, the School Principal
*[[Ukaji Takashi]] as Sawatari
*[[Kobayashi Susumu]] as Yoshioka
*[[Okada Yoshinori]] as Ashiya Shizuki
*[[Daito Shunsuke]] as Sano Shin
*[[Shirota Yu]] as Kagurazaka Makoto
*[[Moriguchi Yoko]] as Nanba Io
*[[Harada Natsuki]] as Tanabe Kanako
*[[Yamazaki Hajime]] as Ashiya Takumi
*[[Tsutsui Mariko]] as Ashiya Eiko
*[[Inagaki Goro]] as Kitahama Noburo
*[[Sugimoto Tetta]] as Sano Takehiko

====First Dormitory Students====
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*[[Ishigaki Yuma]] as Tennoji Megumi (Dorm Leader)
*[[Takahashi Mitsuomi]] as Daikokucho Mitsuomi
*[[Takeda Kohei]] as Kitahanada Kohei
*[[Suzuki Ryohei]] as Akashi Soichiro
*[[Sato Yuuichi]] as Tetsukayama Shota
*[[Hayakawa Ryo]] as Gotenyama Sakyo
*[[Matsushita Koji]] as Shojaku Ren
*[[Nishiyama Sosuke]] as Shichido Soma
*[[Hagiwara Tatsuya]] (萩原達也) as Ishikiri Hiroto

====Second Dormitory Students====
*[[Mizushima Hiro]] as Nanba Minami (Dorm Leader)
*[[Kimura Ryo]] as Senri Nakao
*[[Okada Masaki]] as Sekime Kyogo
*[[Yamamoto Yusuke]] as Kayashima Taiki
*[[Igarashi Shunji]] as Noe Shinji
*[[Mizobata Junpei]] as Saga Kazuma
*[[Sakimoto Hiromi]] as Kyobashi Arata
*[[Chiyo Shota]] as Yodoyabashi Taichi
*[[Tajima Ryo]] as Arashiyama Jyo
*[[Shimegi Enoku]] as Tannowa Kyoichi
*[[Okada Hikaru]] as Takaida Riku
*[[Ikeda Jun]] as Kamishinjo Itsuki
*[[Shibasaki Keisuke]] (柴崎佳佑) as Minase Manato
</div>
<div style="float:right; width:48%;">

====Third Dormitory Students====
*[[Kyo Nobuo]] as Himejima Masao (Oscar M. Himejima, Dorm Leader)
*[[Kato Keisuke]] as Yao Hikaru
*[[Watanabe Toshihiko]] as Imamiya Sho
*[[Takahashi Yuta]] (高橋優太) as Shijo Haruki
*[[Matsuda Shoichi]] as Kuzuha Junnosuke
*[[Miyata Naoki]] as Saiin Tsukasa
*[[Furuhara Yasuhisa]] as Ogimachi Taiyo
*[[Ojima Naoya]] as Kaizuka Kohei
*[[Suzuki Kota]] (鈴木康太) as Uenoshiba Kanata
*[[Nakada Yuya]] as Katabiranotsuji Ken
*[[Kawakami Yu]] as Korien Genji

====St. Blossom's Academy====
*[[Iwasa Mayuko]] as Hanayashiki Hibari
*[[Matsuda Madoka]] as Kishizato Juri
*[[Kiritani Mirei]] as Amagasaki Kanna
*[[Kurose Manami]] as Imaike Komari
*[[Taira Airi]] as Abeno Erika
</div><br clear="all"/>

===Production Credits===
*'''Original writing:''' Manga ''Hanazakari no Kimitachi e'' by [[Wikipedia:Hisaya Nakajo|Nakajo Hisaya]]
*'''Screenwriter:''' [[Muto Shogo]], [[Yamaura Masahiro]] (山浦雅大) (eps 8&10)
*'''Producer:''' [[Goto Hiroyuki]] (Fuji TV), [[Moriyasu Aya]]　(森安彩) (Kyodo TV)
*'''Director:''' [[Matsuda Hidetomo]], [[Tsuzuki Junichi]], [[Sato Genta]]
*'''Music:''' [[Kono Shin]], [[Takami Yu]] (高見優), [[Shida Hirohide]] (producer)
*'''Opening narration:''' [[Moriyama Shuichiro]] (森山周一郎)

===Episode Information===
{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0"
! width=80 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" | Episode
! width=350 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" | Subtitle
! width=80 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" | Ratings<br>(Kanto)
! width=80 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" | Ratings (Kansai)
! width=100 bgcolor="#FFCCCC" | Ratings (Nationwide)
|- align=center
| 01 || Getting into the Forbidden Boys' Dormitory || 15.9 || 14.4 || ??.?
|- align=center
| 02 || Wrong Kiss || 16.8 || 15.7 || ??.?
|- align=center
| 03 || Bizarre Big Brother || 16.5 || 12.6 || ??.?
|- align=center
| 04 || Dangerous Three-Person Room || 16.6 || ??.? || ??.?
|- align=center
| 05 || Hopeless Coast Story || 15.3 || ??.? || ??.?
|- align=center
| 06 || The Beginning of Stormy Love || 14.7 || ??.? || ??.?
|- align=center
| 07 || Suddenly in Bed || 14.7 || ??.? || ??.?
|- align=center
| 08 || I Like Mizuki || 17.5 || ??.? || ??.?
|- align=center
| 09 || Exposed! || 18.2 || ??.? || ??.?
|- align=center
| 10 || Depend On Me || 17.8 || ??.? || ??.?
|- align=center
| 11 || I'll Jump for You || 19.5 || ??.? || ??.?
|- align=center
| 12 || We'll Protect You || 21.0 || ??.? || ??.?
|- align="center" style="background:#ffdead;"
! Average || -- || 17.3 || ??.? || ??.?
|}
Source: [http://www.videor.co.jp Video Research, Ltd.]

===Awards===
*'''54th [[Television Drama Academy Awards]]:''' Best Drama
*'''54th [[Television Drama Academy Awards]]:''' Best Actress - [[Horikita Maki]]
*'''54th [[Television Drama Academy Awards]]:''' Best Supporting Actor - [[Ikuta Toma]]
*'''TVnavi Magazine 2007 Drama Awards:''' Best Supporting Actor - [[Oguri Shun]]

===Notes===
*A "Hana Kimi Ouji" contest for "ikemen" (good-looking guys) has been announced. It was open to anyone who looks like high school students; even females can apply. The winner got a chance to appear as an extra on the show. [http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-1400 Tokyograph]
*The last episode was a two-hour special.

==Special==
*'''Viewership rating:''' 18.8 (Kanto)
*'''Broadcast date:''' 2008-Oct-12
*'''Air time:''' Sunday 21:00

===Synopsis===
The special took place half a year after the series' end. With Osaka Gakuen getting ready for an upcoming Valentine's Day event, Sano and Nakatsu reflect on the final week of their last summer vacation, which falls into the timeline of the original series between episodes 7 and 8. The special also includes a graduation scene and addresses the relationship between Mizuki and Sano. - ''[http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-2789 Tokyograph]''

===Cast===
*[[Horikita Maki]] as Ashiya Mizuki
*[[Oguri Shun]] as Sano Izumi
*[[Ikuta Toma]] as Nakatsu Shuichi
*[[Minami]] as Julia
*[[Shirota Yu]] as Kagurazaka Makoto
*[[Okada Yoshinori]] as Ashiya Shizuki
*[[Yamazaki Hajime]] as Ashiya Takumi
*[[Tsutsui Mariko]] as Ashiya Eiko
*[[Manda Hisako]] as Nakatsu Kanoko
*[[Konno Mahiru]] as Hara Akiha
*[[Ukaji Takashi]] as Director Sawatari
*[[Matsuda Seiko]] as Tsubaki, the School Principal
*[[Kamikawa Takaya]] as Umeda Hokuto

====First Dormitory Students====
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*[[Ishigaki Yuma]] as Tennoji Megumi (Dorm Leader)
*[[Takahashi Mitsuomi]] as Daikokucho Mitsuomi
*[[Takeda Kohei]] as Kitahanada Kohei
*[[Suzuki Ryohei]] as Akashi Soichiro
*[[Sato Yuuichi]] as Tetsukayama Shota
*[[Hayakawa Ryo]] as Gotenyama Sakyo
*[[Matsushita Koji]] as Shojaku Ren
*[[Nishiyama Sosuke]] as Shichido Soma
*[[Hagiwara Tatsuya]] (萩原達也) as Ishikiri Hiroto

====Second Dormitory Students====
*[[Mizushima Hiro]] as Nanba Minami (Dorm Leader)
*[[Kimura Ryo]] as Senri Nakao
*[[Okada Masaki]] as Sekime Kyogo
*[[Yamamoto Yusuke]] as Kayashima Taiki
*[[Igarashi Shunji]] as Noe Shinji
*[[Mizobata Junpei]] as Saga Kazuma
*[[Sakimoto Hiromi]] as Kyobashi Arata
*[[Chiyo Shota]] as Yodoyabashi Taichi
*[[Tajima Ryo]] as Arashiyama Jyo
*[[Shimegi Enoku]] as Tannowa Kyoichi
*[[Okada Hikaru]] as Takaida Riku
*[[Ikeda Jun]] as Kamishinjo Itsuki
*[[Shibasaki Keisuke]] (柴崎佳佑) as Minase Manato
</div>
<div style="float:right; width:48%;">

====Third Dormitory Students====
*[[Kyo Nobuo]] as Himejima Masao (Oscar M. Himejima, Dorm Leader)
*[[Kato Keisuke]] as Yao Hikaru
*[[Watanabe Toshihiko]] as Imamiya Sho
*[[Takahashi Yuta]] (高橋優太) as Shijo Haruki
*[[Matsuda Shoichi]] as Kuzuha Junnosuke
*[[Miyata Naoki]] as Saiin Tsukasa
*[[Furuhara Yasuhisa]] as Ogimachi Taiyo
*[[Ojima Naoya]] as Kaizuka Kohei
*[[Suzuki Kota]] (鈴木康太) as Uenoshiba Kanata
*[[Nakada Yuya]] as Katabiranotsuji Ken
*[[Kawakami Yu]] as Korien Genji

====St. Blossom's Academy====
*[[Iwasa Mayuko]] as Hanayashiki Hibari
*[[Matsuda Madoka]] as Kishizato Juri
*[[Kiritani Mirei]] as Amagasaki Kanna
*[[Kurose Manami]] as Imaike Komari
*[[Taira Airi]] as Abeno Erika
</div><br clear="all"/>

===Production Credits===
*'''Original writing:''' Manga ''Hanazakari no Kimitachi e'' by [[Wikipedia:Hisaya Nakajo|Nakajo Hisaya]]
*'''Screenwriter:''' [[Muto Shogo]]

==External Links==
*[http://wwwz.fujitv.co.jp/hanakimi/ Official site]
*[[Wikipedia:ja:花ざかりの君たちへ#テレビドラマ|Japanese Wikipedia]]
*[http://www.sanspo.com/geino/top/gt200803/gt2008031915.html SP news]

{{SeasonRing|Fuji TV|[[Kayou 9 (Fuji TV)|Tuesday 21:00]]|Spring 2007|[[Hanayome to Papa]]|Autumn 2007|[[Abarenbo Mama]]}}

[[Category:JDrama]] [[Category:JDrama2007]] [[Category:Fuji TV]]

DramaWiki talk:Chinese TV Show Article Formatting

2009-08-21T07:46:33Z

Groink:

== Combining multiple seasons ==
Is is possible for you Chinese editors to combine multiple seasons into a single article? Rather than having one article for each season? If a show were to air for, let's say 18 seasons, I don't want to see 18 different articles. It would make more logical sense to keep all the seasons together in one article. We do this for the Japanese articles. Thanks! [[User:Groink|Groink]] 19:10, 19 Aug 2007 (CDT)
:How should I start? Where to I send the old (season 2) articles once I combine it to the original (season 1) article? --[[User:WaterOB|WaterOB]] 09:08, 20 Aug 2007 (CDT)
::In the Japanese articles, we section the article as "Season 1", "Season 2", etc. Then in the wikilink within the artist's article, we place <nowiki>[[Drama Name#Season 2|Drama Name 2]]</nowiki> for seasons 2 and up. [[User:Groink|Groink]] 11:49, 20 Aug 2007 (CDT)
:::Since the combination needs to be done manually (cannot be moved or redirected), what would happened to the old articles (eg: season 2, 3, 4, etc) after the combination? Do we just leave it blank or tag them with request for deletion? --[[User:Uladelz|uladelz]] 15:07, 20 Aug 2007 (CDT)
::::I added <nowiki>{{deletebecause|Article has been combined under [[Drama Name]]: Season 2, 3, 4, etc}}</nowiki> to the old articles.--[[User:WaterOB|WaterOB]] 16:04, 20 Aug 2007 (CDT)
:::::Add <nowiki>#REDIRECT [[Drama Name#Season 2]]</nowiki> to the old articles, so that we don't need to tag them with request for deletion. --[[User:Uladelz|uladelz]] 13:27, 21 Aug 2007 (CDT)

What should we do about unconfirmed season 2 articles, such as [[Corner with Love 2]]? --[[User:WaterOB|WaterOB]] 14:51, 20 Aug 2007 (CDT)
:Actually, if the show hasn't been confirmed, '''there shouldn't even be an article created for it.''' The <nowiki>{{unconfirmed}}</nowiki> was created as a way to handle incorrectly created articles for shows like Goong 2 and such, seeing no one can delete articles. But in the case of unconfirmed drama articles that already exists, I would just leave it as-is. But make sure that:
# The article contains the <nowiki>{{unconfirmed}}</nowiki> tag.
# NO ARTIST should be linking to the unconfirmed drama article.
[[User:Groink|Groink]] 17:57, 20 Aug 2007 (CDT)

What about situations like [[Liao Zhai 2]] and [[Liao Zhai Qi Nu Zi]] when the original production company for [[Liao Zhai]] split into two and went their separate ways? --[[User:WaterOB|WaterOB]] 08:29, 21 Aug 2007 (CDT)
:I suggest we don't have to combine them and just leave it as what they are now since they went to two different separate ways. Well, not all Japanese articles with different seasons have been combined into one article, so there must be a few exceptions in Chinese section too. --[[User:Uladelz|uladelz]] 09:29, 21 Aug 2007 (CDT)

I find combining different seasons into one article a very sufficient idea. I have noticed it in the Japanese articles. It helps the people who visit DramaWiki save a lot of time in looking up articles. [[User:Yamayo69|Yamayo69]] 14:07, 21 Aug 2007

== Unnecessary Hanzi? ==
The hanzi for the roles are a bit unnecessary as it leads nowhere in the case of trying to provide for English readers. Now, I understand why it would be essential for the artist as I do know many English readers would search for an artist through their hanzi. But for a role, I think not. And moreover, if following closely with the [http://wiki.d-addicts.com/DramaWiki:Chinese_TV_Show_Article_Formatting#Cast_and_production_credits_sections guidelines], there is no (<hanzi>) at the end of <character name> on cast. --[[User:Vivi.g|Vivi.g]] 19:37, 14 Aug 2009 (PST)
:If no further complaint, I will proceed removing the hanzi again. --[[User:Vivi.g|Vivi.g]] 19:48, 14 Au 2009 (PST)
::this drama is not the only one you know
:::Yes, this isn't the only page with this "error". But as they say, if you don't start somewhere, you won't achieve anywhere. --[[User:Vivi.g|Vivi.g]] 20:00, 14 Aug 2009 (PST)
::::From what start?
:::::It's a figure of speech. --[[User:Vivi.g|Vivi.g]] 20:04, 14 Aug 2009 (PST)
::::::As for me, I don't get it
:::::::Marc8, do you have anything else that goes against my "theory"? If not, I will revert the page back to the other format.--[[User:Vivi.g|Vivi.g]] 20:08, 14 Aug 2009 (PST)
::::::::The reason why I want hanzi on characters because I' ll know the exact names on characters.
:::::::::I believe that that's what the pinyin is for. And keep in mind this is the DramaWiki guideline I'm following, not what I wanted. --[[User:Vivi.g|Vivi.g]] 20:14, 14 Aug 2009 (PST)
::::::::::This is no pinyin, it is romanization of Chinese language. For example, Ai, obviously means love. However, Ai can be means cloudy sky, to hide, narrow, etc. If you follow the DramaWiki guideline precisely, then there is a loophole in this guideline.
:::::::::::What you are pointing out is English translation. Which, yes, there are multiple meaning for almost every characters. But that, what you are exemplifying, has nothing to do with the way hanzi and pinyin are dealed here. This is not focusing on English translation, but rather converting hanzi into pinyin so they can be easily read by the English readers. Loophole or not, it is the guideline that is set for us to follow in here.--[[User:Vivi.g|Vivi.g]] 20:39, 14 Aug 2009 (PST)
::::::::::::What if the creator didn't realize that there is a flaw on character names? Why not ask Groink or Pinkpineapple about this? If they don't agreed about my concerns, then there is no need to debate on this any further. Just let you know, if they really honour your theory, they have a serious clean up to do.

To start off, I know absolutely nothing about Hanzi. From my understanding, Hanzi is not as clear cut as Kanji. When us Japanese editors romanize a given Kanji name, it is virtually indisputable because our Japanese romanization system is very specific. Given that, whenever an editor romanize Hanzi, we must trust the editor. We do at times have mis-transcriptions of the romanization, and we do correct it. Corrections are not a problem. As long as the person making the correction cites some sort of a reference, for example a trusted web site, the drama's official web site, Wikipedia (Japanese Wikipedia occasionally use spaced hiragana to aid in romanization), etc. we'll accept the correction. So in short, I don't think it is necessary to keep the Hanzi for character names for the reason of verification later on. I think a person who's very familiar with the drama is more than qualified to pick out incorrect romanization of character names without the Hanzi. I also encourage the fansubber of the drama to come to DramaWiki and make the corrections.

In short, the ONLY time Hanzi is left in an article is when the article (artist or drama title) hasn't yet been created. We leave the Hanzi in an article to help other editors search for articles referencing the Hanzi. Once the article is created, the editor will then hunt down all the articles containing the Hanzi, and then remove the Hanzi.

Again, I'm not an expert in Hanzi. But I do believe that Hanzi and Kanji have identical roles on DramaWiki. [[User:Groink|Groink]] 05:48, 15 Aug 2009 (UTC)

:Thank you for clearing up the disagreement. I do agree with you on the only time hanzi should be placed. I will revert the page now.--[[User:Vivi.g|Vivi.g]] 21:28, 14 Aug 2009 (PST)

; Further discussion...

I've copied comments from Chillyperson to Vivi.g from Vivi.g's talk page, seeing it is relevant to this discussion. I want all the discussion to stay on this page, rather than scatter it all over place. [[User:Groink|Groink]] 11:15, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

Please don't delete the hanzi from the Taiwanese dramas because it is a necessary component in the cast section. From the fact that one hanyu pinyin can represent a lot of Chinese characters they can help others to avoid misunderstandings. This situation also applies to the romanization of Chinese in Taiwanese drama titles and actor/actress names. Please don't delete them because most Taiwanese actors/actresses use it in their pages and DramaWiki editing standards did not restrict this. Chillyperson 01:47, 20 August 2009 (PST)

: Earlier, I made the suggestion that the hanzi really should not be needed, once the character's name has been romanized. It isn't needed in the Japanese dramas articles. I don't understand why Taiwanese drama articles requires it. For one thing, you mention that there can be a variety of romanization transcriptions for a given name. I don't understand this because, if you watch the drama, you should be able to hear the character name audibly, and that in turn should secure the correct romanization. That's how we do it on the Japanese drama side. Couldn't you apply the same practice to Taiwanese dramas? [[User:Groink|Groink]] 11:20, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

:: Vivi.g and Groink made a good point. Dramawiki is for English speakers. But, it rubs me the wrong way when I see a Taiwanese drama page without hanzi character name. Maybe it's a Taiwanese thing, I love to do search under drama + character names. The web gives me whole lot of pictures, fan made videos, music videos just on my favorite character. (I could careless about most Taiwanese actors/actresses.) So my position is with Chillyperson. Please don't delete character hanzi from Taiwanese section. --[[User:WaterOB|WaterOB]] 15:56, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

::: Right now, I don't think any clear decision is going to be made anytime soon. So we'll just have to stick with what is currently written in the guidelines. In the guidelines, "Hanzi are placed in parenthesis ONLY if the artist page does not currently exist. Once the artist page is created, remove the (<hanzi>) from the article." Although this guideline is specific to artist hanzi, I think the spirit of this guidelines pertains also to character names once they're romanized. Again, I'm not a Chinese drama fan. My only concern is DramaWiki as a whole, and I would like to see a level of consistency across all the Asian articles - including the Japanese and Korean articles. I'm not saying "yes" or "no" on the matter. I'd like to leave that up to the major Chinese contributors like WaterOB, Chillyperson, vivi.g, VT and Marc8, among others I might have missed. If all of you vote on it, and leaving the hanzi is the majority, then I'd be fine with it. At this point, I would recommend one of you take a lead on this. Write a request for vote on this talk page. Write a statement, stating the issue at-hand. Write to each of these contributors' talk page to draw attention to the vote, and have them vote on it. [[User:Groink|Groink]] 06:27, 21 August 2009 (UTC)

You say "misunderstandings", you were directing this toward the editors, correct? If that's the case, the editor should have done his/her research from a reliable source before changing the edits. I still don't see how removing the hanzi could cause any confusions. Most of the readers, again aiming toward the English reading audience, would usually read the pinyins as opposed to the hanzi. And no matter how you read it, both pronunciations will still be the same. Furthermore if the readers really want the hanzi, which I find it to be a more personal appeal, the External Links section should provide a link to the names in hanzi (e.g. the official site). --[[User:Vivi.g|Vivi.g]] 22:10, 20 Aug 2009 (PST)

:If voting is the only way to settle this then I guess it must do. Since this was mainly involving the Taiwanese section, will this affect only the Taiwanese articles or the Chinese articles as well?--[[User:Vivi.g|Vivi.g]] 22:18, 20 Aug 2009 (PST)
:: This is why I'm against leaving the hanzi. Either way, the rule would apply to all Chinese articles. [[User:Groink|Groink]] 07:46, 21 August 2009 (UTC)

User talk:Yenkenlover15

2009-08-21T07:40:21Z

Groink:

==Welcome to DramaWiki==
Before making further edits please take the time to read the following articles:

:[[DramaWiki:Style_guide|DramaWiki Style Guide]]
:[[DramaWiki:Chinese TV Show Article Formatting|Chinese TV Show Article Formatting]]
:[[DramaWiki:Chinese Artist Article Formatting|Chinese Artist Article Formatting]]

Thanks. --[[User:Pinkpineapple|Pinkpineapple]] 06:10, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

== Choice of imagery ==
It seems that you have not read the Style Guide, as recommended by Pinkpineapple. Please read it, but especially read the section on imagery. Several of the images you uploaded were reverted as a result of your imagery failing one or or more guidelines. [[User:Groink|Groink]] 08:15, 20 August 2009 (UTC)
: You're STILL failing to obey DramaWiki's wishes when it comes to imagery. Continuing to ignore our guidelines is considered abuse of DramaWiki. Further abuse will result in your account being locked. [[User:Groink|Groink]] 07:40, 21 August 2009 (UTC)

== Plagiarism ==

Once again, please read the style guide recommended by Pinkpineapple. Especially read up on plagiarism. DramaWiki does not condone the practice of copying content word-for-word from other web sites. Constant breaking of the plagiarism rule can result in locking your account. [[User:Groink|Groink]] 08:18, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

DramaWiki:Vandalism Watch List

2009-08-21T07:37:11Z

Groink:

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{| border=1 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=0
|-
| bgcolor=#ffeeaa | Please report vandals on this page. Add new entries on the top of the list. Please include:
* the name or IP-address or the name of the vandal
* a short description of the vandalism (include a link to the page)
* add your [[Help:Signature|signature]] (just click the signature button on the edit panel, it's the 2nd one from the right.)
You can check [[Wikipedia:Vandalism in progress|Wikipedia's watch list]] for examples.
|}

== Current alerts ==

===[[Special:Contributions/Rdongjae|Rdongjae]]===
This editor is spamming [[Banjun Drama]] with a streaming site URL. I reverted, and sent him a warning on his talk page. He ignored my warning, and re-added the URL. Recommend locking his account for one week. [[User:Groink|Groink]] 07:37, 21 August 2009 (UTC)

===[[Special:Contributions/Dana|Dana]]===
This user has repeatedly been warned by several editors about ignoring DramaWiki guidelines and continues to change various artist pictures to images that do not meet standards. Most of this editor's contributions (see: [[Lee Joon Ki‎]], [[Miyazaki Aoi]] and [[Nam Sang Mi‎]]) have been reverted numerous times by not only myself, but also three other editors. --[[User:Pinkpineapple|Pinkpineapple]] 21:26, 15 August 2009 (UTC)

: Please admins! For the love of God, lock this person's account for a week or so, and have her ponder the problems she caused. [[User:Groink|Groink]] 00:12, 16 August 2009 (UTC)

:User has been blocked for a week. --[[User:Ruroshin|Ruroshin]] 03:23, 16 August 2009 (UTC)

=== [[Special:Contributions/Jkytam|Jkytam]] ===
This editor has an issue with [[Shin Ae]] for some reaosn. TWICE he deleted the entire external links section. The external links are fine. Jkytam might have some other motive, but I don't want to bother dealing with it. [[User:Groink|Groink]] 15:43, 11 May 2008 (CDT)

=== [[Special:Contributions/TUNG|TUNG]] ===
All this editor has ever done is add external links to fansites. [[User:Groink|Groink]] 04:50, 8 Mar 2008 (CST)
*Banned. --[[User:Gryzze|Gryzze]] 07:19, 8 Mar 2008 (CST)

=== [[Special:Contributions/Zhodudu|Zhodudu]] ===
Uploaded a spam image publicizing a web site. [[User:Groink|Groink]] 01:05, 7 Mar 2008 (CST)
*Banned. --[[User:Gryzze|Gryzze]] 03:26, 7 Mar 2008 (CST)

== Vandalism report archive ==
*[[DramaWiki:Vandalism Watch List/2006|2006]]
*[[DramaWiki:Vandalism Watch List/2007|2007]]

[[Category:DramaWiki Maintenance|Vandalism Watch List]]

DramaWiki talk:Chinese TV Show Article Formatting

2009-08-21T06:27:09Z

Groink:

DramaWiki:Style guide

2009-08-21T06:06:34Z

Groink:

The ''DramaWiki Manual of Style'' is a guide that has one objective: Have all editors conform to the same style guidelines. This style guide pertains to all editors, regardless of the type of article an editor handles. The list below are other guides that are specific to the type of articles DramaWiki handles:

* '''DramaWiki-wide'''
: [[DramaWiki:Style guide|DramaWiki Manual of Style]] (this article)
: [[DramaWiki:DramaWiki is not|DramaWiki is not...]]
: [[Wikipedia:ISO_8601|International standard for date format]]
* '''Japan articles'''
: [[DramaWiki:Japanese TV Show Article Formatting|Japanese TV Show Article Formatting]]
: [[DramaWiki:Japanese Artist Article Formatting|Japanese Artist Article Formatting]]
: [[DramaWiki:Romanization of Japanese|Romanization of Japanese]]
* '''Korea articles'''
: [[DramaWiki:Korean TV Show Article Formatting|Korean TV Show Article Formatting]]
: [[DramaWiki:Korean Artist Article Formatting|Korean Artist Article Formatting]]
: [[DramaWiki:Romanization of Hangul|Romanization of Hangul]]
: [[DramaWiki:Korean Personal Names Romanization Preferences|Korean Personal Names Romanization Preferences]]
* '''HK/China/Taiwan/Singapore articles'''
: [[DramaWiki:Chinese TV Show Article Formatting|Chinese TV Show Article Formatting]]
: [[DramaWiki:Chinese Artist Article Formatting|Chinese Artist Article Formatting]]
: [[DramaWiki:Romanization of Chinese|Romanization of Chinese]]

== Learn to edit on DramaWiki ==
In Internet 101, it is best to learn the ways of a wiki by analyzing existing articles. If you are new to wiki editing but new to DramaWiki, read about 10 to 20 of the existing articles, in order to form a consensus of how things work on DramaWiki. When reading these articles, look at:
*How articles are formatted, and how sections are used.
*How images are handled. Note the sizes and quality of the images.
*How the synopses are written.
*Methods of romanization used.
*And especially, '''notice what you do not see in the articles.'''

== Formatting philosophy ==
One misconception about the wiki is that wiki pages are free-form. Although the [[Wikipedia:Wikitext|wikitext]] markup language offers flexibility in formatting a web page like HTML, giving the impression that editors can do anything on a given article, the last thing a wiki can be is free-form. Any well-established wiki site has its own set of style guidelines. Wikipedia has a style guide. MetaWiki has a style guide. Even Wiki.ThePPN has a style guide.

DramaWiki is no different from any other wiki site. Given the fact that DramaWiki hosts content very unique to any other wiki on the Internet, the information sets the style guidelines. This is why the style guidelines for a wiki site do not pertain to DramaWiki articles.

The most common problem on DramaWiki is the battle between the editor and CSS. Editors must not ''fight'' the formatting presented by the DramaWiki software. DramaWiki is based on the MetaWiki wiki software package. MetaWiki uses a modern web page concept called ''[[Wikipedia:Cascading Style Sheets|cascading style sheets]]'' (CSS). The purpose of CSS is to force all content for a given web site to conform to the same style. Style includes font type, font size, width of an article page, spacing between lines, and so on. In other words, every article should have the same look. Some editors are tempted to force their own sense of style into their articles in order to defeat MediaWiki's CSS, such as adding multiple blank lines between sections, or an overuse of tables. There is a logical reason why there is no Microsoft FrontPage for Wiki, or any other GUI/WYSIWYG-based wiki design product.

=== Scanning versus reading ===
Having all pages look the same seem boring and drab to some editors. That's another idea all editors should leave at the door before entering DramaWiki: editors are not encouraged to apply visual creativity to any of the articles. Against [[Wikipedia:Popular psychology|pop psychology]], [http://www.useit.com/alertbox/9710a.html readers of the Internet do not read; they scan.]

[[File:Eyetracking.png|thumb|240px|Using eye-scanning technology, one can sense how web pages are being read. ''Graphic provided courtesy of useit.com'']]
''Scanning'' is similar to skimming a novel, or skimming through an episode of a TV drama. What readers are more interested in is specific pieces of information. The objective for every article on DramaWiki is for a reader to get the tidbits of information he needs within just a few seconds. The Internet has forced people to digest large amounts of information quickly, so speed reading is of an essence for readers. Editors should not force readers to stick to any given article for minutes at a time. Doing so causes reader fatique. Reader fatique turns readers off not only on an article, but the entire web site.

Here's visual proof of reader fatique. As you can see in the image to the right, most readers' eyes will start from the top and work their way down. The idea behind the data collected in this image is that the longer the article is in length and content, the less likely the reader will actually finish the article. This is why it is vital that the most important piece of information in a DramaWiki article is kept within the first few inches or centimeters of the page. Referring back to the image, the portions in red/orange/yellow were read only within the first 10 to 20 seconds. This is why it is counter-productive to pack any one article with large quantities of text that would take five minutes to read.

Web sites like the New York Times or C-Net want you to stay on a given article for long periods of time. They want you to read the article word-for-word, and look a the hoards of paid advertisements. DramaWiki should then be thought of as the fast-food joint of web sites: '''come in, get what you came for, and get out!''' So once again, do not spend long periods of time spiffying up an article.

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== Style disputes ==
When either of two styles is acceptable, it is inappropriate for a DramaWiki editor to change from one style to another unless there is some substantial reason for the change. For example, with respect to British spelling as opposed to American spelling, it would only be acceptable to change from American spelling to British spelling if the article concerned a British topic. Revert warring over optional styles is unacceptable; if the article uses ''colour'' rather than ''color'', it would be wrong to switch simply to change styles, although editors should ensure that articles are internally consistent (i.e. the word ''colour'' is used throughout the article.) If in doubt, defer to the style used by the first major contributor.

If there is a style being used that an editor disagree with, the proper thing to do is to bring the issue up in the article's discussion page. This will give the chance for other editors to chime in their opinions, and eventually take the necessary action (or no action if the dispute is groundless.)

== Capitalization ==
It is a general rule on DramaWiki that we apply the principles of capitalization on romanized artist and TV show names, using the same princples English writers use. Capitalization is the process of capitalizing the first letter in a word. Components of a DramaWiki article requiring capitalization include article names and sections.

It is therefore a DramaWiki policy that the rules of capitalization apply, in that all words, except for internal [[Wikipedia:Article (grammar)|articles]], [[Wikipedia:Adposition|prepositions]] and [[Wikipedia:Grammatical conjunction|conjunctions]], must be capitalized. DramaWiki also does not capitalize most particles used in Asian languages. Please consult DramaWiki's romanization article for the specific language. Briefly, [[Wikipedia:Grammatical particle|particles]] used in Asian languages are very similar in use as adpositions and similar components (prepositions, postpositions, circumpositions, conjunctions, etc.) in the English language.

== Acronyms, abbreviations and nicknames ==
:''See [[DramaWiki:Acronyms_abbreviations|DramaWiki's Acronyms & Abbreviations]] for a list of acronyms and abbreviations used on DramaWiki.

An ''abbreviation'' is a letter or group of letters, taken from a word or words, and employed to represent them for the sake of brevity. An ''acronym'' is a form of abbreviation, where the first letter of each word in a name or statement is put together, again for the sake of brevity. For example, "Co." is the abbreviation for company, while ROYGBIV is an acronym for the colors of the rainbow (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and yellow). ''Nicknames'' are names given to a person when either his real name is too difficult to pronounce, or as a sign of affection by the fans.

Editors should avoid assumptions that the reader is familiar with a particular nickname, acronym or abbreviation. The standard writing style is to always spell out the acronym, abbreviation or full name on the first reference (wikilinked if appropriate) and then use the shortcuts afterwards. This signals to readers to look out for it later in the text and makes it easy for them to refer back to it. For example:

:[[Matsuura Aya]] appeared in several commercials (CM) for the Japan-based company [[Wikipedia:Seiko Epson|Seiko EPSON Corporation]]. Ayaya-chan's CMs appear to have improved sales for EPSON in the Japan electronics market.

Notice that the abbreviation for the word commercial was used once it was defined by a previous sentence. Also notice that the formal name of the company was mentioned in the first sentence; once defined, it is okay to use the company's more common name. And, the artist's nickname was used because the full name was established in the previous sentence, setting the basis that the paragraph is about the artist.

In lengthy articles, it can be helpful to spell out the acronym or abbreviation for the reader again or to rewikify it if it has not been used for a while. It is also not good writing technique to keep using the artist's nickname throughout the article; doing so gives the article a fan-like feel, rather than a formal feel DramaWiki strives for.

When abbreviating a country name, please use periods between the letters. For example, United States should use the abbreviation "U.S."; this is is the more common style in that country. When including a particular country in a list of countries, do not abbreviate the country name (for example, "France and the United States", not "France and the U.S."). And, avoid using abbreviations, acronyms and nicknames that may be offensive to even the smallest of on-line user communities (ex: japs, flips, etc.)

== Article names ==
Article names should conform to the following format:
* Because of the characteristics of the MediaWiki software, the first letter of an article name will be capitalized. There is no work-around for this. For example, if you create an article with the name ''iPod'', the article name will come out as ''IPod''.

* Special characters are acceptable. Special characters include the dash ("-"), exclamation point ("!"), comma (",") and tilde ("~"). However, the following special characters should be avoided:
** Underscore ("_") seeing this character is already being used by the MediaWiki software.
**[[Wikipedia:Macron|Macrons]], as is stated in the romanization articles on DramaWiki.
* Article name must match either the TV show or artist name.
* Taglines must be left out of the article name.
* All other formatting issues for article names are covered in the language-specific formatting articles.

== Section and field names ==
A ''section'' is the component that provides categorization within an article. A ''field name'' is a component that identifies a parameter within an article.
<pre>== Section ==
*'''Field name 1:''' information
*'''Field name 2:''' information</pre>
For sections:
* The capitalization rules for titles also apply to section names.
* Good section names:
** The Pig Can Jig
** President of the United States
** Hen in the Fox's Den
* Bad section names:
** President Of The United States
** hen in the fox's den
For field names:
* Field names must be in '''bold type'''.
* Field names are not proper nouns, nor are they titles. Therefore, capitalization rules regarding titles or proper nouns do not apply to field names.
* The first letter in the first word is capitalized. All other words are in [[Wikipedia:Minuscule|lower case]], unless the word is an acronym.
*[[Wikipedia:Acronym|Acronyms]] must be all in [[Wikipedia:Majuscules|upper case]] letters (KPOP, JPOP, KBS, etc.)
* Good field names:
** '''Talent agency:'''
** '''KPOP group name:'''
** '''Real name:'''
* Bad field names:
** '''Real Name:'''
** '''real name:'''
** '''kpop group name:'''

=== Suggested use of sections ===
The use of sections in an article is very similar to topics in an [[Wikipedia:Outline|outline]] you would use when putting together a term paper. A section in a wiki article can be thought of as a ''topic'' in an outline. All editors of DramaWiki should organize the sections and sub-sections in a logical form, so that all sub-topics fall under a main topic.

Format of a properly written outline:
<pre>I. First main topic
A. First subordinate idea
1. First supporting idea
2. Second supporting idea
3. Third supporting idea
B. Second subordinate idea
1. First supporting idea
2. Second supporting idea

II. Second main topic
A. First subordinate idea
1. First supporting idea
2. Second supporting idea
a. First supporting detail
b. Second supporting detail</pre>

This outlines can be converted to a wiki-written article:
<pre>== First Main Topic ==
=== First Subordinate Idea ===
==== First Supporting Idea ====
==== Second Supporting Idea ====
==== Third Supporting Idea ====
=== Second Subordinate Idea ===
==== First Supporting Idea ====
==== Second Supporting Idea ====

== Second Main Topic ==
=== First subordinate Idea ===
==== First Supporting Idea ====
==== Second Supporting Idea ====
===== First Supporting Detail =====
===== Second Supporting Detail =====</pre>

It is important that all like-information is kept under the same section. For example, if a TV drama article has two seasons:
* Example of good use of sections and sub-sections:
<pre>==Details==
*'''Title:''' That's Showbiz
*'''Broadcast network:''' ABC123
*'''Genre:''' Family comedy

==Synopsis==
A family comedy drama about an actor who just can't do thing right.

== Seasons ==
=== Season 1 ===
*'''Broadcast period:''' 2004-Apr-01 to 2004-Jun-30
*'''Episodes:''' 12
==== Episodes ====
# - ''I Fell on My Face'' - 13.4
# - ''I Ripped My Pants'' - 14.2

=== Season 2 ===
*'''Broadcast period:''' 2005-Apr-03 to 2005-Jul-01
*'''Episodes:''' 11
==== Episodes ====
# - ''I Fell and I Can't Get Up'' - 11.8
# - ''I Love Sakai Noriko'' - 24.5</pre>

Notice that ''Seasons'' is the main section, while all the related elements - the seasons themselves - fall under as sub-sections. Also, the fields specific to the season were placed under their respective sub-sections, rather than being placed under the Details section. And, notice that ''Episodes'' was turned into sub-sections, and placed under the ''Season X'' sub-section. Again, the ideas behind the development of properly organized sections are that:
* All major ideas are developed into sections.
* A field related to any one idea is placed under its respective section.

== Writing a synopsis ==
A ''synopsis'' is a brief piece outlining a TV drama's primary premise. For DramaWiki use, a synopsis should be very brief - no more than two paragraphs, and no more than 150 words. Going along the overall goal of DramaWiki, a synopsis should be quick and easy to read - with a reading time limit of no more than 60 seconds, and written well enough so that a person with knowledge of English as a secondary language can comprehend. Reading time longer than 60 seconds demonstrates several factors about the synopsis:
#. The synopsis contains more detailed information about the drama than necessary.
#. The editor(s) of the synopsis lacks the understanding of the drama's primary premise.
#. The writing is too complicated to comprehend.

=== Qualifications of writing a synopsis ===
First off, it is against DramaWiki policies, as well as Internet etiquette in general to copy the work of one web site and paste it into a DramaWiki article. This practice is considered ''plagiarism''. When done on even a small-scale basis, it demonstrates to the readers that DramaWiki editors are incapable of writing its own synopses. It also demonstrates to the readers that the editors have never watched the drama. And even if the editors did watch the drama, it demonstrates that the editors never grasped the primary premise, and isn't qualified to write a synopsis about the drama. Most editors who lack the knowledge of the primary premise have the tendency of writing large, lengthy amounts of text, causing the editor to become a storyteller rather than just telling the reader what the drama is about.

It is a primary preference that all DramaWiki articles contain ''original'' writings by its editors. Once editors start copying works from other web sites and other media, DramaWiki basically becomes just a mirror site of the same information that is scattered throughout the Internet. If this is okay with readers, then DramaWiki shouldn't even exist in the first place. The fundamental idea that produced DramaWiki in the first place is for the contents to be written by its own editors.

Therefore, it is best that a drama article be left without a synopsis than to have a synopsis that is either copied or poorly written.

=== Putting together a concisely written synopsis ===
Any story can be summarized in 150 words or less. The fall of the Roman Empire can be summarized in 150 words or less. The entire World War II can be summarized in 150 words or less. It is quite easy to achieve such a small synopsis. The editor must first quantify the primary premise of the drama's storyline. In any well-written screenplay, you have one primary premise, followed by several secondary premises. These secondary premises will eventually lead up to the primary premise.

For example, let's take a look at the Japanese drama [[Great Teacher Onizuka]]. The primary premise of the story is that Eikichi wants to be Japan's greatest teacher. The conflict here is that Eikichi's demeanor is not what most people would consider being the quality of a proper role model to teens. Despite his lack of glowing credentials, a high school principal sees potential in Eikichi and therefore decides to take a chance with him by hiring him as a homeroom teacher. His warmth and passion for teaching has a positive effect on his pupils. Viewers refer to Onizuka Eikichi as the ''anti-Kinpachi Sensei''.

There you have it: you have the primary premise, along with a one-sentence statement that challenges the premise. And you have a one-sentence statement describing how the primary premise affects the overall storyline. To finish the synopsis, a one-sentence statement makes a comparison to another Japanese drama with similarities or differences. Notice that the synopsis does not include any secondary premises, such as Eikichi's professional relationship with the teachers, relationships with specific students, the supporting artists' conflicts, and so forth. DramaWiki is not concerned about anything other than the primary premise. This is what makes a concise synopsis that is small, and easy to read and understand.

== Dates and times ==
=== Entering dates ===
Because dates and times can vary from country to country, DramaWiki must settle down on a format that is to be used by all editors, regardless of the formatting they use in their everyday lives.

Examples of formats, depending on the components of the date being made available:
;Year only
*Use all digits of the year.
** Good examples: 1974
** Bad examples: "74" or "'74"
;Month only
*Use full name of the month.
** Good example: Sayako was born in January.
** Bad examples: Sayako was born in Jan.
;Century
*Address a century as a century, or use all the digits of the century followed by an "s". Okay to use ordinal suffixes. Do not add apostrophes before the "s".
** Good example: 20th century or 1900s
** Bad examples: 1900's
;Decade
*Address a decade using all digits of the decade, and without an apostrophe before the "s".
** Good example: 1970s
** Bad example: 1970's, 70's, 70s.
;Year and month
* Situation 1: Referencing the date in a complete sentence. Spell the month in its entirety, followed by the year.
** Good example: Sayako was born in January 1982.
** Bad examples: Sayako was born in 1982-Jan. Sayako was born in Jan 1982.
* Situation 2: Referencing a year and month as data. Year, dash, and abbreviated month
** Good example: Birthdate: 1982-Jan
** Bad examples: Birthdate: Jan 1982, January 1982, 1982 January
;Year, month, and day
* Situation 1: Referencing the date in a complete sentence. Use either Day Month Year, or Month, Day Year. '''The original major contributor of the chooses what format to use (see the ''Style disputes'' section.)''' At the same time, however, other editors have no right to change the format to his/her preferred liking. In any situation, do not use ordinal suffixes (ex: February 14th) or articles (ex: the 14th of February). Also, once a date format is chosen, it must be used throughout the article.
** Good examples: Sayako was born on 9 January 1982. Sayako was born on January 9, 1982.
** Bad examples: Sayako was born on 1982-Jan-9. Sayako was born on 1982-1-9.
* Situation 2: Referencing the date as data. Use the format Year-Month-Day for all dates. Abbreviate the month.
** Good example: Birthdate: 1982-Jan-9
** Bad examples: Birthdate: 9 January 1982. Birthdate: January 9, 1982.

=== Entering time ===
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!24-hour clock||12-hour clock
|-
|12:00||12:00 p.m. (noon)
|-
|13:00||1:00 p.m.
|-
|14:00||2:00 p.m.
|-
|15:00||3:00 p.m.
|-
|16:00||4:00 p.m.
|-
|17:00||5:00 p.m.
|-
|18:00||6:00 p.m.
|-
|19:00||7:00 p.m.
|-
|20:00||8:00 p.m.
|-
|21:00||9:00 p.m.
|-
|22:00||10:00 p.m.
|-
|23:00||11:00 p.m.
|-
|24:00||12:00 a.m. (midnight)
|}
To avoid disagreements with time formatting, DramaWiki has set a standard when expressing time.

The DramaWiki standard is to write all times in 24-hour notation. Advantages to using 24-hour notation:
* There is no possibility of ambiguity between times in the morning and evening (in the 12-hour system "seven o'clock" can mean both 7 am and 7 pm). In reading schedules and the like, it is easy to see at a glance whether times refer to before or after noon. This is especially important for organizations that run services 24 hours a day, including television networks.

*Entries that use the 12-hour system usually show noon as 12:00 pm and midnight as 12:00 am — a convention which is ambiguous and therefore confuses many people. The workaround of writing "noon" or "12 midnight" requires more space, makes the notation language dependent, and still fails to distinguish between midnight at the start and at the end of a day.

* The duration of time intervals is easier to see in the 24-hour notation. From 10:30 a.m. till 3:30 p.m. is 5 hours. From 10:30 till 15:30 indicates this more clearly.

* The 24-hour notation is shorter, which can save space in tables.

* The 12-hour notation obscures the fact that the date changes between 11:59 p.m. and 12:00 a.m., which regularly confuses people who program their video recorder. The transition from 23:59 to 00:00, on the other hand, provides a clear reminder that a new date starts.

* Many Asian TV schedules use 24-hour notation. Many Asian TV drama web pages also use 24-hour notation.

When expressing time in terms of scheduling, always use the time zone of origin. For example, when listing air times for a Japanese TV drama, all times should be written using [[Wikipedia:Japan Standard Time|Japan Standard Time (JST)]]. It is also important to enter the abbreviation for the time zone. For example, 19:00 in Japan should be entered as 19:00 JST.

If a TV show time period runs into the next day, it is best to use 24:00 for 12:00 midnight. For example, some TV shows start at 11:54pm and ends at 12:54am. To prevent further confusion, editors should write it as 23:54 to 24:54.

It is quite easy to calculate 24-hour time in your head. Any time from 1:00pm to midnight, just subtract two from the hour. For example, 13:00 is 13 minus 2, or 1:00. 19:00 is 19 minus 2, or 7:00pm.

=== Conversion of Showa dates ===
In Japanese-written documents, you may come across dates using the 昭和 (Showa) format. Showa is the period of 1926 to 1989, when Emperor Showa ruled Japan (also known as Emperor Hirohito before his death). Older generations of Japanese people continue to use this form of dating, including NHK, as a show of respect.

Conversion is very easy. For example, 昭和42年2月22日 is written as February 22, Showa 42. Add 42 to 1925, and you get 1967. The date then becomes February 22, 1967.

=== Conversion of Republic Year dates ===
Many calender dates in the Republic of China (Taiwan) uses the Republic Year(民國). These dates may sometimes be found without the Republic Year prefix (民國95年1月23日 or just 95年1月23日). The Republic Year calender begins on 1911, the year when the Republic of China is established.

Conversion of Republic Years is done by adding 1911 to the year. For example, 民國95年1月23日(Republic Year 95 January 23) will become 2006 January 23.

== Imagery ==
DramaWiki is based on the MediaWiki software. MediaWiki requires all images to be uploaded to DramaWiki first. Once uploaded, they can be used in the article.

'''DramaWiki does not allow linking of external images within an article.''' This is because the image parameter in the MediaWiki software has no control over formatting of externally linked images, such as caching, resizing, positioning, etc. Generally, linking to external images is an unethical act throughout the Internet because it basically steals bandwidth from the host site. Many of these sites use free hosting and are therefore open to possible shut-down if their bandwidth exceeds a certain limit. Other sites pay for the bandwidth on an as-use basis. External linking by DramaWiki would accelerate the bandwidth consumption process ten-fold. DramaWiki wants no part in having other web sites shutdown or flooded with bandwidth charges.

Another reason for not linking to images outside of DramaWiki is that it bypasses the upload process. In the upload file page, you MUST affirm that the image you upload and use is not copyrighted.

=== Original imagery is preferred ===
The goal of DramaWiki is to keep all content as ''original'' as possible. This goal affects all components: the synopses, imagery, reviews, and so forth. Regarding imagery, DramaWiki prefers original artwork over those taken from other web sites. If an editor does not have the Photoshop skills necessary to produce an original image, that does not mean the uploaded image is preferred over a home-made, DramaWiki original image. Also, do not take this as a full-on ban of copyrighted imagery. DramaWiki does allow copyrighted imagery IF it is the only thing available at the time of uploading. DramaWiki assumes fair-use of all imagery. The drawback of using copyrighted imagery, however, is that if the copyright owner or licensee demands the image be taken down, DramaWiki will comply.

If you do choose to use a copyrighted image, or other imagery from another source, clean the image of all unnecessary clutter, such as dates & times, copyright symbols and watermarks. If you need assistance in cleaning an image, DramaWiki recommends you contact an editor who is familiar with graphic tools via that editor's talk page.

=== Guidelines on image selection and usage ===
* The age of the image is not an issue with DramaWiki. The primary objective is formatting compliance with DramaWiki standards. For example, if a photo is from 2003, and no more recent photo that satisfies DramaWiki standards can be found, then the 2003 photo is kept. This is to protect imagery from being overtaken by fanboys/girls where photos would be replaced every time, for example a hair style is changed.
* Crop images prior to uploading. Apply some artistic sense when working with images. For example, it is better to focus on a person's face than to display the entire body.
* For images used in artist articles, the entire head, along with the full face should be viewable. Focus on images where the parts of the face is not covered up, such as hair covering up the person's eye, or the person is wearing sunglasses or an eyepatch (unless, of course, these items are actually a part of the artist's persona.)
* Images should be sharp and in-focus. Avoid images that are badly colored and bitty, such as amateur scans from a magazine.
* DramaWiki recommends using JPEG and GIF images. Although other formats, such as PNG, are supported, JPEG and GIF are universal across all web browsers and all computer operating systems.
* Images should not be scaled larger than its actual size. Example: 120px image scaled up to 200px. This causes the image to have a bitty or jagged look.
* Attempt to edit the image to the correct size before uploading to DramaWiki. Using the ''thumb'' parameter requires additional processing by the MediaWiki software, and also uses up additional disk space to store the cached version(s) of the re-sized image.
* Avoid uploading of images that contain copyright or trademark symbols, watermarks containing the web site domain name or other name, or other markings not a part of the photo's theme (talent agency names, web site URLs, and other markings left due to cropping, etc.) '''Here's a big hint: If the image contains any web site name markings or other logo, the creator of that image does not want it to be used elsewhere.''' Respect these markings by not uploading and using them on DramaWiki.
* If the owner of the image requests the image to be removed, please do so. Technically, it is illegal to upload copyrighted images to DramaWiki. DramaWiki leaves the declaration of licensing purely up to the uploader.

=== Examples ===
<div style="float:left; width:25%;">
[[File:KimTaeHee.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Good!]]
</div>
<div style="float:left; width:45%;">
On the left photo, her face takes up more of the photo's space. It isn't "posey" like the image to the right, where her head is tilted with her hand on her face, with the "aren't I cute?" look. Also notice that the photo to the right has far too much hair, wasting even more space that could be occupied by the face. Although the background in the left image is somewhat busy, the head is large enough so that the background does not interfere.
</div>
<div style="float:right; width:25%;">
[[File:Kimtaeheeprofile3.jpg|frame|BAD!]]
</div><br clear="all"/>

<div style="float:left; width:25%;">
[[File:Wonbin.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Good!]]
</div>
<div style="float:left; width:45%;">
The photo on the right has a background that blends in too much into the foreground. The image to the left has a lighter background that allows for the foreground to present more of itself. Also, the quality of the image on the right is too grainy - clearly a bad scan from a magazine. The photo on the left is much cleaner.
</div>
<div style="float:right; width:25%;">
[[File:Won_Bin2.jpg|thumb|200px|BAD!]]
</div><br clear="all"/>

<div style="float:left; width:25%;">
[[File:MikeHe-good-example.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Good!]]
</div>
<div style="float:left; width:45%;">
The image on the left - the head placement is great. The nose is close the middle of the image. Head is straight, with the eyes aligned. The artist is also smiling and happy, as he should be since he's making a living doing something he loves. The image on the right - Much too serious in the facial expression. The face is too small - need to crop more of the portion from the neck-down out. But even if cropped, the shadow in the back of the head also blends too much into the left side of the head.
</div>
<div style="float:right; width:25%;">
[[File:MikeHe-bad-example.jpg|thumb|200px|BAD!]]
</div><br clear="all"/>

=== Naming ===
Filenames on all images must be properly named. A good rule-of-thumb is to use the article name as the filename, along with some form of indication as to the type of image. Good names in filenames help identify the content of the image without having to open the image.
* Good filenames:
** The_Greatest_Drama-banner.jpg
** Sakai_Noriko-headshot.jpg

* Bad filenames:
** file01.jpg
** picture.jpg
** DCM384789.jpg

As fellow editors, if you see a badly named image, you can correct it by moving the image, much like if you were changing the name of an article.

=== Placement ===
When placing images in an article, apply some web page design sense. Do not allow the image to take up too much of the screen. Try keeping the article's formatting so that it will look presentable when displayed in a 800x600 display. A good rule-of-thumb is to keep all artist images at a maximum size of 200px, and drama banners at or under 300px.

== Establishing credibility ==
Treat DramaWiki as if it was a very large school research paper. Once again, credibility is vital when presenting information to the general public. Editors must learn that what is written on DramaWiki must never reflect a personal point of view (PPOV). The problem with PPOV is that it goes against what DramaWiki stands for: presentation of information from a [[Wikipedia:Neutral point of view|''neutral'' point of view]] (NPOV). Jimbo Wales, founder of Wikipedia defines NPOV as "absolute and non-negotiable."

=== Fancruft ===
Regarding Asian dramas and artists, it is obviously difficult to keep a NPOV in one's writings. The basis of entertainment are the fans; fans will always have a PPOV. The word ''fan'' (short for the word ''fanatic'') refers to someone who has an intense, occassionally overwhelming liking of a person, group of persons, or a artistic work like TV dramas.

Fans are also DramaWiki editors. And most editors are able to keep a NPOV on all written content. However, there are also the [[Wikipedia:Fanboy|fanboy/fangirl]] editors that have a difficult time keeping a NPOV. This is where the editors with a more neutral outlook of the overall activities have to jump in; editors need to be aggressive and control the fanboy/fangirl editors from turning DramaWiki articles into fansites. A ''fansite'' is a web-based page created and maintained by the fans or devotees interested in the subject matter of the page. Fansites offer specialized information on the subject, usually to the extreme level, such as likes/dislikes, desires, opinions on political issues, and so on. Wikipedia uses the term ''[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Fancruft|fancruft]]'' to describe content that an editor finds to be of importance to an article even though the content itself is of importance only to a niche group of fans. The practice of fancrufting is not wanted on DramaWiki because, with all due respect, the information by definition does not hold a NPOV, nor does the information convey any value to the artist or TV drama under DramaWiki's objective.

DramaWiki is not a fansite hosting a collection of fan-based articles; existing fansites serve a purpose, and they serve the purpose well. Let these sites provide fan-like information, and keep DramaWiki from becoming a fansite.

=== Credible sources ===
The challenge DramaWiki editors face is delivering information to the general public, but still retain a NPOV. NPOV can be established quite easily. To start off, all information on DramaWiki is second-hand. Therefore, information written in an article must have come from somewhere - written in a publication such as magazine or website, aired on TV, or some other source.

Sources can be broken down into two groups: primary and secondary. A ''primary source'' is the TV drama or artist. It can also be the TV network or talent agency's website. A ''secondary source'' feeds off the primary source and reports the information to the general public. Quickly, DramaWiki is not a primary source, and nor are its editors. DramaWiki and its editors will always be secondary sources, and all articles are put together from primary or other secondary sources.

For example, an editor attends an artist's wedding. Under DramaWiki's policies the editor is not allowed to report the information in the artist's article because the editor witnessed the event first-hand, therefore becoming a primary source. However, if a magazine with established credibility later on published the information, then the information can be reported on DramaWiki.

There are credible sources, and then there are sources with some form of an agenda. Once an editor understands the distinction between the two, it is very easy to evaluate any source and determine whether the information is credible or not. Using basic research paper techniques, credible sources under DramaWiki are those that have a solid and well-known establishment in the Asian entertainment business. Credible sources include:
* All television network websites
* Established news sites
* Talent agencies

On the other hand, sources that DramaWiki finds not credible and usually hold some form of an agenda include:
* Fansites and fanzines - Objective is always to present the person or TV drama in a positive light, aka PPOV.
* "Bottom feeders", aka "I heard from a friend who heard from her cousin..."
* Tabloids - Objective is to increase readership by reporting controversial information.

A good rule-of-thumb: If one source is reporting the information, while the other sources are not, more likely that one source is not credible. And therefore, the information is not allowed on DramaWiki.

=== Citing the source ===
When editors write information on DramaWiki, it is important to cite the source of the information. Citing a source is the act of identifying the original source of the information. This allows for the reader to understand where the information came from so that the reader can make his/her own judgement whether the information is credible or not. DramaWiki must again and again prove to the reader than any information provided is accurate and verified.

DramaWiki is not requiring every tidbit of information to be cited. For example, when constructing information under the Details section of a TV drama article, using information posted on a TV network website, the TV network website does not have to be cited in the article. However, the editor should not create a TV drama based purely on a secondary source, while the primary source (the TV network in this case) hasn't mentioned anything about it. It is important that the editors not only duplicate information from secondary sources, but also perform follow-up research to establish the fact that the information is indeed accurate.

There are, however, other kinds of information within an article that must be cited - even if it's just an act of common courtesy. For example, a synopsis or review should be cited. If the editor wrote the information first-hand, he should place his signature at the end. But once again, make sure these synopsss and reviews are written under a NPOV.

And then there are information that are objective. Objective information must be cited. Statistics are objective pieces of information. If there are any statistical information, such as TV viewership ratings, it must be cited. Citing statistics is very important because, as statisticians would tell you, you can process numbers to fulfil any agenda. Especially with viewership ratings, they come from several firms. Even TV networks use their own internal ratings systems. This is why it is very important that the reader understands how these statistics were developed.

== Hyperlinking ==
=== Wikilinks over external hyperlinking ===
Hyperlinking is the most powerful tool on the Internet. Hyperlinking is what created the on-line environment we all know as the world wide web. Unfortunately, there are pages on the Internet that, for all intents and purposes, DramaWiki would like to avoid. Just like citing and verifying written material, hyperlinking must maintain the same level of integrity and credibility. Hyperlinking creates associations between the hyperlinker and the hyperlinked.

There are two methods of hyperlinking within the [[Wikipedia:Wikitext|wikitext]] system: wikilink and external hyperlink. For more information on how to use the wikitext markup language regarding linking, please consult the [[metawiki:Wikitext standard|MediaWiki]] documentation.

A ''wikilink'' is a hyperlink within the wiki system. DramaWiki encourages editors to use wikilinks over external hyperlinking because wikilinks are scalable, while external hyperlinks are static. For example, let's say editors were using external hyperlinking for resources within Wikipedia. And then one day, Wikipedia changes its domain name. All the external hyperlinks would then have to be changed. By using wikilinks, only one change needs be made within the DramaWiki's configuration settings.

=== What hyperlinks are allowed and not allowed ===
Briefly, DramaWiki does not allow external hyperlinking to the following sources:
* Closed sites - Also known as membership-only sites, private sites, etc. These are sites that are not anonymously accessible without some form of identification, either via a user account, IP address registration/tracking, invitation-only, etc. The Internet is all about openness of information. [[Wikipedia:External_links#Sites_requiring_registration|This rule is consistent with Wikipedia's stance on sites requiring registration.]]
* Fansites - These types of sites do not maintain the NPOV ([[Wikipedia:Neutral point of view|neutral point of view]]) DramaWiki believe in. Associating DramaWiki with fansites causes a loss of credibility. Linking to fansites can also get out of control, as [[Wikipedia:Spamdexing|link spamming]] is a common practice among some editors, where they flood DramaWiki with their web site links in order to gain strength in the PageRank and other search engine point systems. Fansites include (but not limited to): forums, blogs, etc.
* Idol sites - These are sites that maintain a database of idol photos and fan-based information. Same NPOV and link spamming reason. In addition, many of these idol sites contain material that are offensive to some DramaWiki visitors. DramaWiki does not want to associate itself with this type of material.
* Hyperlinking to a web site not specific to the subject matter (artist or TV drama) - For example, it is okay to hyperlink a specific artist page on JDorama or Soompi. What DramaWiki does not want is a hyperlink to the root of those sites - or any site for that matter. Again, this is a method of link spamming.
* Direct-download sites - DramaWiki does not endorse the use of hyperlinking to direct-downloading sites. Direct-download are web sites that warehouse small to large media files, such as music, motion video, photobooks, and so forth. DramaWiki does not want to associate itself with the direct-downloading practice.
* Hyperlinking to torrents - DramaWiki is associated with D-Addicts. D-Addicts does not want its torrents to be directly hyperlinked. DramaWiki wishes to follow suite not only for D-Addicts, but also to give the same common courtesy to all peer-to-peer sites.
* Hyperlinking to streaming sites, or to sites that host links to streaming sites. As a torrent hosting site, D-Addicts takes an anti-streaming stance.
* Links to for-sale merchandise, i.e. electronic commerce or e-commerce sites. ''e-commerce'' sites are those who are designed specifically for the sale of media to customers. These sites either license/produce DVDs as finished goods, or are set-up as retail outlets. Sites that are considered e-commerce include but are not limited to: YesAsia, CDJapan, Amazon, YA Entertainment, etc. TV network sites are not e-commerce sites seeing they are the primary producers of the works. DramaWiki is purely an information database, and should not be used to endorse products for any drama or artist.
* Any other material that 1) can be found offensive by a minority of DramaWiki readers, 2) does not maintain a NPOV, and 3) other material DramaWiki does not to associate itself with.

On the other hand, DramaWiki does allow external hyperlinking to the following sources:
* Well-established news sources - These include sites that consistenly maintain a NPOV.
* Drama community-trusted sources - These include Soompi, JDorama.com, D-Addicts, and Wikipedia (all countries). For Wikipedia material, please use wikilinks instead of external hyperlinks.
* Links to primary sources - Sources include TV network and talent agency sites. But make sure hyperlinks are pointing to a specific page within these sites, rather than the root of the sites.
* Talent agency and TV network-sponsored sites - They can include blogs and such. Limit links to one link per [[Wikipedia:domain name|domain name]]; what DramaWiki does not want are eight links to the same domain name (ex: one for the drama itself, one for a wallpaper gallery, one for an episode synopsis, etc.)

=== List of trusted external secondary sources ===
Below is a partial list of secondary sources outside of DramaWiki it finds to be trusted. The list is very incomplete; all other external sites should be verified on a case-by-case basis. ''EDITORS: please do not add additional sources to this list.''
* '''D-Addicts''' [http://www.d-addicts.com/ Link] - (All) This is the parent web site of DramaWiki.
* '''JDorama.com''' [http://www.jdorama.com/ Link] - (Japanese) JDorama.com is the sister web site of D-Addicts. There is deep history between the two sites; D-Addicts is a spin-off of JDorama.com, and the pre-opening phase of D-Addicts was conducted on JDorama.com.
* '''The Internet Movie Database''' [http://www.imdb.com Link] - (All) This site hosts a database of many Eastern Asian works. Watch what you use off IMDB, as much of the romanization is not accurate or fits DramaWiki conventions, as well as verification of its information. Still, it is a reliable secondary source.
* '''Wikipedia family''' [http://www.wikipedia.org/ Link] - (All) Wikipedia is a family of wiki-based resources. Their strong NPOV enforcement makes their articles probably the strongest resource outside of DramaWiki (of course!)

For all other secondary sources outside of the above list, please screen for NPOV before linking.

=== Using wikilinks and hyperlinks in TV show and cast listings ===
In short, it is preferred that all TV show and cast listings links point only to other DramaWiki articles by use of wikilinks. Do not link to sources outside of DramaWiki, such as Wikipedia.

Some editors believe that by pointing a listing to an external source, it will help that one editor who will use the link as a source when making an article on DramaWiki. Actually, the opposite occurs: no one will have the inspiration to create an article for DramaWiki since a link to a source is already provided.

Another problem is that some editors have a hard time distinguishing the different shades of blue used to differentiate between a wikilink pointing to a DramaWiki and a wikilink pointing to Wikipedia. By leaving the wikilink as a DramaWiki link, the link will have a red color, allowing other editors to pick up on the needed article.

The maintenance tools within MediaWiki include reports that show what articles are needed; it wouldn't be able to produce these reports if the wikilinks and hyperlinks were pointing to sources outside of DramaWiki.

=== Hyperlinking better than plagiarism ===
Plagiarism is unethical. There is a belief among some editors that plagiarism is okay on the Internet seeing information is free. This is far from the truth. Although information is indeed free, it does not give the editor a right to copy the information word-for-word and post it on DramaWiki. Even if the information is cited, the original author loses access of the writing once it is published on DramaWiki. As an editor, it is important for the editor to guarantee that all rights to a work is maintained by the original author.

Of course, an editor can seek permission to use published information from a given source. For example, J!ENT obtained permission from Wm. Penn to use her writings for its web site. This seem to be too much effort on the part of the editor. Instead, DramaWiki encourages all editors to create an external hyperlink to the published material, rather than copy/paste the material into DramaWiki itself. This gives the original author full control of the work without having to join DramaWiki.

== Re-use of your works from other web sites ==
DramaWiki realizes that editors of DramaWiki also contribute to other wiki's, such as Wikipedia, among others. There are, however, challenges that make tracking of possible plagiarism quite difficult. Whenever an editor enters a large portion of text into an article, it is natural for another editor to verify via search engines whether or not the entry was plagiarized.

The best way to approach this issue is not to copy entries word-for-word from another web site to DramaWiki - regardless of whether or not you actually wrote the entry yourself. DramaWiki prides itself on hosting ''originally'' written material. Even if the sources are cited, it gives people an impression that DramaWiki can't write for itself, and must copy material from other sites.

If, however, you do copy your originally written synopses, biographies, etc. from another source, you must prove to DramaWiki that you are indeed the person at the other source. The problem is that DramaWiki must be able to verify your claim to the content at the other source; the burden of proof of identity is on you. There are several ways to prove your identity. One way is to place a statement somewhere on the page of the original source, stating something along the line that you personally wrote the text.

If you use an alias on DramaWiki that is different from the original source, you must provide proof that you are indeed the same person. The best way to establish proof of AKAs is to enter the AKAs into your profile on the other source, and then hyperlink to that profile on your DramaWiki user page. When an editor then questions plagiarism, he will check your user page on DramaWiki to see if you did indeed verify your AKA.

== Tables ==
As a general rule-of-thumb, tables should be avoided unless the presentation of certain material deems it necessary. The table is the most difficult feature of wikitext to master, and the element that is the most mis-used. It takes quite a bit of time to get a table to work. Once the table is created, it is very cryptic, making it difficult for other editors to make additions, edit, or remove elements of a table. The idea behind wikitext is to make editing easy for non-scripting folks. Tables in wikitext make articles more difficult to edit.

When an editor chooses to use a table, he should think about it carefully before going forward. As mentioned earlier in [http://www.useit.com/alertbox/9710a.html another article], there are more effective methods for presenting information that is easy to scan. Bullet lists, for example, have been proven to be quite effective - even for the fastest of scanners. Bullet lists work well in situations where there are a number of points that need to be made. Numbered lists are also just as effective, just as long as the numbers actually have some form of relationship with the information.

Tables work when there is at least one primary concept, and two or more secondary concepts that link to the primary. For example, an episode listing containing the episode number, episode title, viewership rating, and guest list would work very will in a table structure. The episode number is the primary concept, and all the other information are secondary to the episode number. With this idea in mind, the table would look like the following:

{| id="table1" style="width:75%; height:50px" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
|-
| colspan="4" | '''Episode listing'''
|-
| align="left" valign="top" | '''Episode'''
| align="left" valign="top" | '''Episode title'''
| align="left" valign="top" | '''Guest list'''
| align="left" valign="top" | '''Episode rating'''
|-
| align="left" valign="top" | 1
| align="left" valign="top" | Rain in Spain
| align="left" valign="top" | Joe Blow, Len A. Dollar, Glenn Miyashiro
| align="left" valign="top" | 12.1
|-
| align="left" valign="top" | 2
| align="left" valign="top" | Mmmmm... Good!
| align="left" valign="top" | George W. Bush
| align="left" valign="top" | 13.7
|}

The last thing an editor should do is use tables purely for formatting of the article itself. This works well in HTML, but not in wikitext. Keep in mind that the more complex the table becomes, the more difficult it is for a reader to scan, and the more difficult it will be for other editors to work with.

== Currency ==
=== Referencing currency ===
There are situations where references are made to measurements of currency, such as an artist's salary, or the cost of producing a show. When referencing currency, use the original currency value. Do not convert the value of the currency to another currency format (ex: yen to british pounds). It is also preferred that editors use the latinized symbols for the currencies rather than the UTF-8 based symbols. Last, it is important to avoid ambiguities when entering currency values where the symbol used is identical to other currencies (ex: US dollar ($) and Canadian dollar ($)) Therefore, it is important to use the latinized symbol along with the currency code, standardized as [[Wikipedia:ISO 4217|ISO 4217]].

Good examples of currency:
* JPY¥1,000
* KOR₩1,000
* CNY¥1,000
* US$1,000
* C$1,000

=== Referencing currency conversions ===
Conversions can be made into other currencies that are more familiar to most readers, such as the euro or United States dollar. Conversions should be in parentheses after the original currency, with the year given as a rough point of reference. And, always round the converted value to the nearest whole number.
Good examples:
* JPY¥1,000 (approx. US$9, c.2006)

== Resources ==
*[http://www.useit.com/alertbox/9710a.html How Users Read on the Web]
*[[Wikipedia:Style guide|Wikipedia Style Guide (covers use of language)]]
*[[Wikipedia:Manual of Style|Wikipedia Manual of Style (covers formatting of content)]]

[[Category:DramaWiki Policies]]

DramaWiki:Style guide

2009-08-21T01:04:04Z

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The ''DramaWiki Manual of Style'' is a guide that has one objective: Have all editors conform to the same style guidelines. This style guide pertains to all editors, regardless of the type of article an editor handles. The list below are other guides that are specific to the type of articles DramaWiki handles:

* '''DramaWiki-wide'''
: [[DramaWiki:Style guide|DramaWiki Manual of Style]] (this article)
: [[DramaWiki:DramaWiki is not|DramaWiki is not...]]
: [[Wikipedia:ISO_8601|International standard for date format]]
* '''Japan articles'''
: [[DramaWiki:Japanese TV Show Article Formatting|Japanese TV Show Article Formatting]]
: [[DramaWiki:Japanese Artist Article Formatting|Japanese Artist Article Formatting]]
: [[DramaWiki:Romanization of Japanese|Romanization of Japanese]]
* '''Korea articles'''
: [[DramaWiki:Korean TV Show Article Formatting|Korean TV Show Article Formatting]]
: [[DramaWiki:Korean Artist Article Formatting|Korean Artist Article Formatting]]
: [[DramaWiki:Romanization of Hangul|Romanization of Hangul]]
: [[DramaWiki:Korean Personal Names Romanization Preferences|Korean Personal Names Romanization Preferences]]
* '''HK/China/Taiwan/Singapore articles'''
: [[DramaWiki:Chinese TV Show Article Formatting|Chinese TV Show Article Formatting]]
: [[DramaWiki:Chinese Artist Article Formatting|Chinese Artist Article Formatting]]
: [[DramaWiki:Romanization of Chinese|Romanization of Chinese]]

== Learn to edit on DramaWiki ==
In Internet 101, it is best to learn the ways of a wiki by analyzing existing articles. If you are new to wiki editing but new to DramaWiki, read about 10 to 20 of the existing articles, in order to form a consensus of how things work on DramaWiki. When reading these articles, look at:
*How articles are formatted, and how sections are used.
*How images are handled. Note the sizes and quality of the images.
*How the synopses are written.
*Methods of romanization used.
*And especially, '''notice what you do not see in the articles.'''

== Formatting philosophy ==
One misconception about the wiki is that wiki pages are free-form. Although the [[Wikipedia:Wikitext|wikitext]] markup language offers flexibility in formatting a web page like HTML, giving the impression that editors can do anything on a given article, the last thing a wiki can be is free-form. Any well-established wiki site has its own set of style guidelines. Wikipedia has a style guide. MetaWiki has a style guide. Even Wiki.ThePPN has a style guide.

DramaWiki is no different from any other wiki site. Given the fact that DramaWiki hosts content very unique to any other wiki on the Internet, the information sets the style guidelines. This is why the style guidelines for a wiki site do not pertain to DramaWiki articles.

The most common problem on DramaWiki is the battle between the editor and CSS. Editors must not ''fight'' the formatting presented by the DramaWiki software. DramaWiki is based on the MetaWiki wiki software package. MetaWiki uses a modern web page concept called ''[[Wikipedia:Cascading Style Sheets|cascading style sheets]]'' (CSS). The purpose of CSS is to force all content for a given web site to conform to the same style. Style includes font type, font size, width of an article page, spacing between lines, and so on. In other words, every article should have the same look. Some editors are tempted to force their own sense of style into their articles in order to defeat MediaWiki's CSS, such as adding multiple blank lines between sections, or an overuse of tables. There is a logical reason why there is no Microsoft FrontPage for Wiki, or any other GUI/WYSIWYG-based wiki design product.

=== Scanning versus reading ===
Having all pages look the same seem boring and drab to some editors. That's another idea all editors should leave at the door before entering DramaWiki: editors are not encouraged to apply visual creativity to any of the articles. Against [[Wikipedia:Popular psychology|pop psychology]], [http://www.useit.com/alertbox/9710a.html readers of the Internet do not read; they scan.]

[[File:Eyetracking.png|thumb|240px|Using eye-scanning technology, one can sense how web pages are being read. ''Graphic provided courtesy of useit.com'']]
''Scanning'' is similar to skimming a novel, or skimming through an episode of a TV drama. What readers are more interested in is specific pieces of information. The objective for every article on DramaWiki is for a reader to get the tidbits of information he needs within just a few seconds. The Internet has forced people to digest large amounts of information quickly, so speed reading is of an essence for readers. Editors should not force readers to stick to any given article for minutes at a time. Doing so causes reader fatique. Reader fatique turns readers off not only on an article, but the entire web site.

Here's visual proof of reader fatique. As you can see in the image to the right, most readers' eyes will start from the top and work their way down. The idea behind the data collected in this image is that the longer the article is in length and content, the less likely the reader will actually finish the article. This is why it is vital that the most important piece of information in a DramaWiki article is kept within the first few inches or centimeters of the page. Referring back to the image, the portions in red/orange/yellow were read only within the first 10 to 20 seconds. This is why it is counter-productive to pack any one article with large quantities of text that would take five minutes to read.

Web sites like the New York Times or C-Net want you to stay on a given article for long periods of time. They want you to read the article word-for-word, and look a the hoards of paid advertisements. DramaWiki should then be thought of as the fast-food joint of web sites: '''come in, get what you came for, and get out!''' So once again, do not spend long periods of time spiffying up an article.

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== Style disputes ==
When either of two styles is acceptable, it is inappropriate for a DramaWiki editor to change from one style to another unless there is some substantial reason for the change. For example, with respect to British spelling as opposed to American spelling, it would only be acceptable to change from American spelling to British spelling if the article concerned a British topic. Revert warring over optional styles is unacceptable; if the article uses ''colour'' rather than ''color'', it would be wrong to switch simply to change styles, although editors should ensure that articles are internally consistent (i.e. the word ''colour'' is used throughout the article.) If in doubt, defer to the style used by the first major contributor.

If there is a style being used that an editor disagree with, the proper thing to do is to bring the issue up in the article's discussion page. This will give the chance for other editors to chime in their opinions, and eventually take the necessary action (or no action if the dispute is groundless.)

== Capitalization ==
It is a general rule on DramaWiki that we apply the principles of capitalization on romanized artist and TV show names, using the same princples English writers use. Capitalization is the process of capitalizing the first letter in a word. Components of a DramaWiki article requiring capitalization include article names and sections.

It is therefore a DramaWiki policy that the rules of capitalization apply, in that all words, except for internal [[Wikipedia:Article (grammar)|articles]], [[Wikipedia:Adposition|prepositions]] and [[Wikipedia:Grammatical conjunction|conjunctions]], must be capitalized. DramaWiki also does not capitalize most particles used in Asian languages. Please consult DramaWiki's romanization article for the specific language. Briefly, [[Wikipedia:Grammatical particle|particles]] used in Asian languages are very similar in use as adpositions and similar components (prepositions, postpositions, circumpositions, conjunctions, etc.) in the English language.

== Acronyms, abbreviations and nicknames ==
:''See [[DramaWiki:Acronyms_abbreviations|DramaWiki's Acronyms & Abbreviations]] for a list of acronyms and abbreviations used on DramaWiki.

An ''abbreviation'' is a letter or group of letters, taken from a word or words, and employed to represent them for the sake of brevity. An ''acronym'' is a form of abbreviation, where the first letter of each word in a name or statement is put together, again for the sake of brevity. For example, "Co." is the abbreviation for company, while ROYGBIV is an acronym for the colors of the rainbow (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and yellow). ''Nicknames'' are names given to a person when either his real name is too difficult to pronounce, or as a sign of affection by the fans.

Editors should avoid assumptions that the reader is familiar with a particular nickname, acronym or abbreviation. The standard writing style is to always spell out the acronym, abbreviation or full name on the first reference (wikilinked if appropriate) and then use the shortcuts afterwards. This signals to readers to look out for it later in the text and makes it easy for them to refer back to it. For example:

:[[Matsuura Aya]] appeared in several commercials (CM) for the Japan-based company [[Wikipedia:Seiko Epson|Seiko EPSON Corporation]]. Ayaya-chan's CMs appear to have improved sales for EPSON in the Japan electronics market.

Notice that the abbreviation for the word commercial was used once it was defined by a previous sentence. Also notice that the formal name of the company was mentioned in the first sentence; once defined, it is okay to use the company's more common name. And, the artist's nickname was used because the full name was established in the previous sentence, setting the basis that the paragraph is about the artist.

In lengthy articles, it can be helpful to spell out the acronym or abbreviation for the reader again or to rewikify it if it has not been used for a while. It is also not good writing technique to keep using the artist's nickname throughout the article; doing so gives the article a fan-like feel, rather than a formal feel DramaWiki strives for.

When abbreviating a country name, please use periods between the letters. For example, United States should use the abbreviation "U.S."; this is is the more common style in that country. When including a particular country in a list of countries, do not abbreviate the country name (for example, "France and the United States", not "France and the U.S."). And, avoid using abbreviations, acronyms and nicknames that may be offensive to even the smallest of on-line user communities (ex: japs, flips, etc.)

== Article names ==
Article names should conform to the following format:
* Because of the characteristics of the MediaWiki software, the first letter of an article name will be capitalized. There is no work-around for this. For example, if you create an article with the name ''iPod'', the article name will come out as ''IPod''.

* Special characters are acceptable. Special characters include the dash ("-"), exclamation point ("!"), comma (",") and tilde ("~"). However, the following special characters should be avoided:
** Underscore ("_") seeing this character is already being used by the MediaWiki software.
**[[Wikipedia:Macron|Macrons]], as is stated in the romanization articles on DramaWiki.
* Article name must match either the TV show or artist name.
* Taglines must be left out of the article name.
* All other formatting issues for article names are covered in the language-specific formatting articles.

== Section and field names ==
A ''section'' is the component that provides categorization within an article. A ''field name'' is a component that identifies a parameter within an article.
<pre>== Section ==
*'''Field name 1:''' information
*'''Field name 2:''' information</pre>
For sections:
* The capitalization rules for titles also apply to section names.
* Good section names:
** The Pig Can Jig
** President of the United States
** Hen in the Fox's Den
* Bad section names:
** President Of The United States
** hen in the fox's den
For field names:
* Field names must be in '''bold type'''.
* Field names are not proper nouns, nor are they titles. Therefore, capitalization rules regarding titles or proper nouns do not apply to field names.
* The first letter in the first word is capitalized. All other words are in [[Wikipedia:Minuscule|lower case]], unless the word is an acronym.
*[[Wikipedia:Acronym|Acronyms]] must be all in [[Wikipedia:Majuscules|upper case]] letters (KPOP, JPOP, KBS, etc.)
* Good field names:
** '''Talent agency:'''
** '''KPOP group name:'''
** '''Real name:'''
* Bad field names:
** '''Real Name:'''
** '''real name:'''
** '''kpop group name:'''

=== Suggested use of sections ===
The use of sections in an article is very similar to topics in an [[Wikipedia:Outline|outline]] you would use when putting together a term paper. A section in a wiki article can be thought of as a ''topic'' in an outline. All editors of DramaWiki should organize the sections and sub-sections in a logical form, so that all sub-topics fall under a main topic.

Format of a properly written outline:
<pre>I. First main topic
A. First subordinate idea
1. First supporting idea
2. Second supporting idea
3. Third supporting idea
B. Second subordinate idea
1. First supporting idea
2. Second supporting idea

II. Second main topic
A. First subordinate idea
1. First supporting idea
2. Second supporting idea
a. First supporting detail
b. Second supporting detail</pre>

This outlines can be converted to a wiki-written article:
<pre>== First Main Topic ==
=== First Subordinate Idea ===
==== First Supporting Idea ====
==== Second Supporting Idea ====
==== Third Supporting Idea ====
=== Second Subordinate Idea ===
==== First Supporting Idea ====
==== Second Supporting Idea ====

== Second Main Topic ==
=== First subordinate Idea ===
==== First Supporting Idea ====
==== Second Supporting Idea ====
===== First Supporting Detail =====
===== Second Supporting Detail =====</pre>

It is important that all like-information is kept under the same section. For example, if a TV drama article has two seasons:
* Example of good use of sections and sub-sections:
<pre>==Details==
*'''Title:''' That's Showbiz
*'''Broadcast network:''' ABC123
*'''Genre:''' Family comedy

==Synopsis==
A family comedy drama about an actor who just can't do thing right.

== Seasons ==
=== Season 1 ===
*'''Broadcast period:''' 2004-Apr-01 to 2004-Jun-30
*'''Episodes:''' 12
==== Episodes ====
# - ''I Fell on My Face'' - 13.4
# - ''I Ripped My Pants'' - 14.2

=== Season 2 ===
*'''Broadcast period:''' 2005-Apr-03 to 2005-Jul-01
*'''Episodes:''' 11
==== Episodes ====
# - ''I Fell and I Can't Get Up'' - 11.8
# - ''I Love Sakai Noriko'' - 24.5</pre>

Notice that ''Seasons'' is the main section, while all the related elements - the seasons themselves - fall under as sub-sections. Also, the fields specific to the season were placed under their respective sub-sections, rather than being placed under the Details section. And, notice that ''Episodes'' was turned into sub-sections, and placed under the ''Season X'' sub-section. Again, the ideas behind the development of properly organized sections are that:
* All major ideas are developed into sections.
* A field related to any one idea is placed under its respective section.

== Writing a synopsis ==
A ''synopsis'' is a brief piece outlining a TV drama's primary premise. For DramaWiki use, a synopsis should be very brief - no more than two paragraphs, and no more than 150 words. Going along the overall goal of DramaWiki, a synopsis should be quick and easy to read - with a reading time limit of no more than 60 seconds, and written well enough so that a person with knowledge of English as a secondary language can comprehend. Reading time longer than 60 seconds demonstrates several factors about the synopsis:
#. The synopsis contains more detailed information about the drama than necessary.
#. The editor(s) of the synopsis lacks the understanding of the drama's primary premise.
#. The writing is too complicated to comprehend.

=== Qualifications of writing a synopsis ===
First off, it is against DramaWiki policies, as well as Internet etiquette in general to copy the work of one web site and paste it into a DramaWiki article. This practice is considered ''plagiarism''. When done on even a small-scale basis, it demonstrates to the readers that DramaWiki editors are incapable of writing its own synopses. It also demonstrates to the readers that the editors have never watched the drama. And even if the editors did watch the drama, it demonstrates that the editors never grasped the primary premise, and isn't qualified to write a synopsis about the drama. Most editors who lack the knowledge of the primary premise have the tendency of writing large, lengthy amounts of text, causing the editor to become a storyteller rather than just telling the reader what the drama is about.

It is a primary preference that all DramaWiki articles contain ''original'' writings by its editors. Once editors start copying works from other web sites and other media, DramaWiki basically becomes just a mirror site of the same information that is scattered throughout the Internet. If this is okay with readers, then DramaWiki shouldn't even exist in the first place. The fundamental idea that produced DramaWiki in the first place is for the contents to be written by its own editors.

Therefore, it is best that a drama article be left without a synopsis than to have a synopsis that is either copied or poorly written.

=== Putting together a concisely written synopsis ===
Any story can be summarized in 150 words or less. The fall of the Roman Empire can be summarized in 150 words or less. The entire World War II can be summarized in 150 words or less. It is quite easy to achieve such a small synopsis. The editor must first quantify the primary premise of the drama's storyline. In any well-written screenplay, you have one primary premise, followed by several secondary premises. These secondary premises will eventually lead up to the primary premise.

For example, let's take a look at the Japanese drama [[Great Teacher Onizuka]]. The primary premise of the story is that Eikichi wants to be Japan's greatest teacher. The conflict here is that Eikichi's demeanor is not what most people would consider being the quality of a proper role model to teens. Despite his lack of glowing credentials, a high school principal sees potential in Eikichi and therefore decides to take a chance with him by hiring him as a homeroom teacher. His warmth and passion for teaching has a positive effect on his pupils. Viewers refer to Onizuka Eikichi as the ''anti-Kinpachi Sensei''.

There you have it: you have the primary premise, along with a one-sentence statement that challenges the premise. And you have a one-sentence statement describing how the primary premise affects the overall storyline. To finish the synopsis, a one-sentence statement makes a comparison to another Japanese drama with similarities or differences. Notice that the synopsis does not include any secondary premises, such as Eikichi's professional relationship with the teachers, relationships with specific students, the supporting artists' conflicts, and so forth. DramaWiki is not concerned about anything other than the primary premise. This is what makes a concise synopsis that is small, and easy to read and understand.

== Dates and times ==
=== Entering dates ===
Because dates and times can vary from country to country, DramaWiki must settle down on a format that is to be used by all editors, regardless of the formatting they use in their everyday lives.

Examples of formats, depending on the components of the date being made available:
;Year only
*Use all digits of the year.
** Good examples: 1974
** Bad examples: "74" or "'74"
;Month only
*Use full name of the month.
** Good example: Sayako was born in January.
** Bad examples: Sayako was born in Jan.
;Century
*Address a century as a century, or use all the digits of the century followed by an "s". Okay to use ordinal suffixes. Do not add apostrophes before the "s".
** Good example: 20th century or 1900s
** Bad examples: 1900's
;Decade
*Address a decade using all digits of the decade, and without an apostrophe before the "s".
** Good example: 1970s
** Bad example: 1970's, 70's, 70s.
;Year and month
* Situation 1: Referencing the date in a complete sentence. Spell the month in its entirety, followed by the year.
** Good example: Sayako was born in January 1982.
** Bad examples: Sayako was born in 1982-Jan. Sayako was born in Jan 1982.
* Situation 2: Referencing a year and month as data. Year, dash, and abbreviated month
** Good example: Birthdate: 1982-Jan
** Bad examples: Birthdate: Jan 1982, January 1982, 1982 January
;Year, month, and day
* Situation 1: Referencing the date in a complete sentence. Use either Day Month Year, or Month, Day Year. '''The original major contributor of the chooses what format to use (see the ''Style disputes'' section.)''' At the same time, however, other editors have no right to change the format to his/her preferred liking. In any situation, do not use ordinal suffixes (ex: February 14th) or articles (ex: the 14th of February). Also, once a date format is chosen, it must be used throughout the article.
** Good examples: Sayako was born on 9 January 1982. Sayako was born on January 9, 1982.
** Bad examples: Sayako was born on 1982-Jan-9. Sayako was born on 1982-1-9.
* Situation 2: Referencing the date as data. Use the format Year-Month-Day for all dates. Abbreviate the month.
** Good example: Birthdate: 1982-Jan-9
** Bad examples: Birthdate: 9 January 1982. Birthdate: January 9, 1982.

=== Entering time ===
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|23:00||11:00 p.m.
|-
|24:00||12:00 a.m. (midnight)
|}
To avoid disagreements with time formatting, DramaWiki has set a standard when expressing time.

The DramaWiki standard is to write all times in 24-hour notation. Advantages to using 24-hour notation:
* There is no possibility of ambiguity between times in the morning and evening (in the 12-hour system "seven o'clock" can mean both 7 am and 7 pm). In reading schedules and the like, it is easy to see at a glance whether times refer to before or after noon. This is especially important for organizations that run services 24 hours a day, including television networks.

*Entries that use the 12-hour system usually show noon as 12:00 pm and midnight as 12:00 am — a convention which is ambiguous and therefore confuses many people. The workaround of writing "noon" or "12 midnight" requires more space, makes the notation language dependent, and still fails to distinguish between midnight at the start and at the end of a day.

* The duration of time intervals is easier to see in the 24-hour notation. From 10:30 a.m. till 3:30 p.m. is 5 hours. From 10:30 till 15:30 indicates this more clearly.

* The 24-hour notation is shorter, which can save space in tables.

* The 12-hour notation obscures the fact that the date changes between 11:59 p.m. and 12:00 a.m., which regularly confuses people who program their video recorder. The transition from 23:59 to 00:00, on the other hand, provides a clear reminder that a new date starts.

* Many Asian TV schedules use 24-hour notation. Many Asian TV drama web pages also use 24-hour notation.

When expressing time in terms of scheduling, always use the time zone of origin. For example, when listing air times for a Japanese TV drama, all times should be written using [[Wikipedia:Japan Standard Time|Japan Standard Time (JST)]]. It is also important to enter the abbreviation for the time zone. For example, 19:00 in Japan should be entered as 19:00 JST.

If a TV show time period runs into the next day, it is best to use 24:00 for 12:00 midnight. For example, some TV shows start at 11:54pm and ends at 12:54am. To prevent further confusion, editors should write it as 23:54 to 24:54.

It is quite easy to calculate 24-hour time in your head. Any time from 1:00pm to midnight, just subtract two from the hour. For example, 13:00 is 13 minus 2, or 1:00. 19:00 is 19 minus 2, or 7:00pm.

=== Conversion of Showa dates ===
In Japanese-written documents, you may come across dates using the 昭和 (Showa) format. Showa is the period of 1926 to 1989, when Emperor Showa ruled Japan (also known as Emperor Hirohito before his death). Older generations of Japanese people continue to use this form of dating, including NHK, as a show of respect.

Conversion is very easy. For example, 昭和42年2月22日 is written as February 22, Showa 42. Add 42 to 1925, and you get 1967. The date then becomes February 22, 1967.

=== Conversion of Republic Year dates ===
Many calender dates in the Republic of China (Taiwan) uses the Republic Year(民國). These dates may sometimes be found without the Republic Year prefix (民國95年1月23日 or just 95年1月23日). The Republic Year calender begins on 1911, the year when the Republic of China is established.

Conversion of Republic Years is done by adding 1911 to the year. For example, 民國95年1月23日(Republic Year 95 January 23) will become 2006 January 23.

== Imagery ==
DramaWiki is based on the MediaWiki software. MediaWiki requires all images to be uploaded to DramaWiki first. Once uploaded, they can be used in the article.

'''DramaWiki does not allow linking of external images within an article.''' This is because the image parameter in the MediaWiki software has no control over formatting of externally linked images, such as caching, resizing, positioning, etc. Generally, linking to external images is an unethical act throughout the Internet because it basically steals bandwidth from the host site. Many of these sites use free hosting and are therefore open to possible shut-down if their bandwidth exceeds a certain limit. Other sites pay for the bandwidth on an as-use basis. External linking by DramaWiki would accelerate the bandwidth consumption process ten-fold. DramaWiki wants no part in having other web sites shutdown or flooded with bandwidth charges.

Another reason for not linking to images outside of DramaWiki is that it bypasses the upload process. In the upload file page, you MUST affirm that the image you upload and use is not copyrighted.

=== Original imagery is preferred ===
The goal of DramaWiki is to keep all content as ''original'' as possible. This goal affects all components: the synopses, imagery, reviews, and so forth. Regarding imagery, DramaWiki prefers original artwork over those taken from other web sites. If an editor does not have the Photoshop skills necessary to produce an original image, that does not mean the uploaded image is preferred over a home-made, DramaWiki original image. Also, do not take this as a full-on ban of copyrighted imagery. DramaWiki does allow copyrighted imagery IF it is the only thing available at the time of uploading. DramaWiki assumes fair-use of all imagery. The drawback of using copyrighted imagery, however, is that if the copyright owner or licensee demands the image be taken down, DramaWiki will comply.

If you do choose to use a copyrighted image, or other imagery from another source, clean the image of all unnecessary clutter, such as dates & times, copyright symbols and watermarks. If you need assistance in cleaning an image, DramaWiki recommends you contact an editor who is familiar with graphic tools via that editor's talk page.

=== Guidelines on image selection and usage ===
* The age of the image is not an issue with DramaWiki. The primary objective is formatting compliance with DramaWiki standards. For example, if a photo is from 2003, and no more recent photo that satisfies DramaWiki standards can be found, then the 2003 photo is kept. This is to protect imagery from being overtaken by fanboys/girls where photos would be replaced every time, for example a hair style is changed.
* Crop images prior to uploading. Apply some artistic sense when working with images. For example, it is better to focus on a person's face than to display the entire body.
* For images used in artist articles, the entire head, along with the full face should be viewable. Focus on images where the parts of the face is not covered up, such as hair covering up the person's eye, or the person is wearing sunglasses or an eyepatch (unless, of course, these items are actually a part of the artist's persona.)
* Images should be sharp and in-focus. Avoid images that are badly colored and bitty, such as amateur scans from a magazine.
* DramaWiki recommends using JPEG and GIF images. Although other formats, such as PNG, are supported, JPEG and GIF are universal across all web browsers and all computer operating systems.
* Images should not be scaled larger than its actual size. Example: 120px image scaled up to 200px. This causes the image to have a bitty or jagged look.
* Attempt to edit the image to the correct size before uploading to DramaWiki. Using the ''thumb'' parameter requires additional processing by the MediaWiki software, and also uses up additional disk space to store the cached version(s) of the re-sized image.
* Avoid uploading of images that contain copyright or trademark symbols, watermarks containing the web site domain name or other name, or other markings not a part of the photo's theme (talent agency names, web site URLs, and other markings left due to cropping, etc.) '''Here's a big hint: If the image contains any web site name markings or other logo, the creator of that image does not want it to be used elsewhere.''' Respect these markings by not uploading and using them on DramaWiki.
* If the owner of the image requests the image to be removed, please do so. Technically, it is illegal to upload copyrighted images to DramaWiki. DramaWiki leaves the declaration of licensing purely up to the uploader.

=== Examples ===
<div style="float:left; width:25%;">
[[File:KimTaeHee.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Good!]]
</div>
<div style="float:left; width:45%;">
On the left photo, her face takes up more of the photo's space. It isn't "posey" like the image to the right, where her head is tilted with her hand on her face, with the "aren't I cute?" look. Also notice that the photo to the right has far too much hair, wasting even more space that could be occupied by the face. Although the background in the left image is somewhat busy, the head is large enough so that the background does not interfere.
</div>
<div style="float:right; width:25%;">
[[File:Kimtaeheeprofile3.jpg|frame|BAD!]]
</div><br clear="all"/>

<div style="float:left; width:25%;">
[[File:Wonbin.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Good!]]
</div>
<div style="float:left; width:45%;">
The photo on the right has a background that blends in too much into the foreground. The image to the left has a lighter background that allows for the foreground to present more of itself. Also, the quality of the image on the right is too grainy - clearly a bad scan from a magazine. The photo on the left is much cleaner.
</div>
<div style="float:right; width:25%;">
[[File:Won_Bin2.jpg|thumb|200px|BAD!]]
</div><br clear="all"/>

<div style="float:left; width:25%;">
[[File:MikeHe-good-example.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Good!]]
</div>
<div style="float:left; width:45%;">
The image on the left - the head placement is great. The nose is close the middle of the image. Head is straight, with the eyes aligned. The artist is also smiling and happy, as he should be since he's making a living doing something he loves. The image on the right - Much too serious in the facial expression. The face is too small - need to crop more of the portion from the neck-down out. But even if cropped, the shadow in the back of the head also blends too much into the left side of the head.
</div>
<div style="float:right; width:25%;">
[[File:MikeHe-bad-example.jpg|thumb|200px|BAD!]]
</div><br clear="all"/>

=== Naming ===
Filenames on all images must be properly named. A good rule-of-thumb is to use the article name as the filename, along with some form of indication as to the type of image. Good names in filenames help identify the content of the image without having to open the image.
* Good filenames:
** The_Greatest_Drama-banner.jpg
** Sakai_Noriko-headshot.jpg

* Bad filenames:
** file01.jpg
** picture.jpg
** DCM384789.jpg

As fellow editors, if you see a badly named image, you can correct it by moving the image, much like if you were changing the name of an article.

=== Placement ===
When placing images in an article, apply some web page design sense. Do not allow the image to take up too much of the screen. Try keeping the article's formatting so that it will look presentable when displayed in a 800x600 display. A good rule-of-thumb is to keep all artist images at a maximum size of 200px, and drama banners at or under 300px.

== Establishing credibility ==
Treat DramaWiki as if it was a very large school research paper. Once again, credibility is vital when presenting information to the general public. Editors must learn that what is written on DramaWiki must never reflect a personal point of view (PPOV). The problem with PPOV is that it goes against what DramaWiki stands for: presentation of information from a [[Wikipedia:Neutral point of view|''neutral'' point of view]] (NPOV). Jimbo Wales, founder of Wikipedia defines NPOV as "absolute and non-negotiable."

=== Fancruft ===
Regarding Asian dramas and artists, it is obviously difficult to keep a NPOV in one's writings. The basis of entertainment are the fans; fans will always have a PPOV. The word ''fan'' (short for the word ''fanatic'') refers to someone who has an intense, occassionally overwhelming liking of a person, group of persons, or a artistic work like TV dramas.

Fans are also DramaWiki editors. And most editors are able to keep a NPOV on all written content. However, there are also the [[Wikipedia:Fanboy|fanboy/fangirl]] editors that have a difficult time keeping a NPOV. This is where the editors with a more neutral outlook of the overall activities have to jump in; editors need to be aggressive and control the fanboy/fangirl editors from turning DramaWiki articles into fansites. A ''fansite'' is a web-based page created and maintained by the fans or devotees interested in the subject matter of the page. Fansites offer specialized information on the subject, usually to the extreme level, such as likes/dislikes, desires, opinions on political issues, and so on. Wikipedia uses the term ''[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Fancruft|fancruft]]'' to describe content that an editor finds to be of importance to an article even though the content itself is of importance only to a niche group of fans. The practice of fancrufting is not wanted on DramaWiki because, with all due respect, the information by definition does not hold a NPOV, nor does the information convey any value to the artist or TV drama under DramaWiki's objective.

DramaWiki is not a fansite hosting a collection of fan-based articles; existing fansites serve a purpose, and they serve the purpose well. Let these sites provide fan-like information, and keep DramaWiki from becoming a fansite.

=== Credible sources ===
The challenge DramaWiki editors face is delivering information to the general public, but still retain a NPOV. NPOV can be established quite easily. To start off, all information on DramaWiki is second-hand. Therefore, information written in an article must have come from somewhere - written in a publication such as magazine or website, aired on TV, or some other source.

Sources can be broken down into two groups: primary and secondary. A ''primary source'' is the TV drama or artist. It can also be the TV network or talent agency's website. A ''secondary source'' feeds off the primary source and reports the information to the general public. Quickly, DramaWiki is not a primary source, and nor are its editors. DramaWiki and its editors will always be secondary sources, and all articles are put together from primary or other secondary sources.

For example, an editor attends an artist's wedding. Under DramaWiki's policies the editor is not allowed to report the information in the artist's article because the editor witnessed the event first-hand, therefore becoming a primary source. However, if a magazine with established credibility later on published the information, then the information can be reported on DramaWiki.

There are credible sources, and then there are sources with some form of an agenda. Once an editor understands the distinction between the two, it is very easy to evaluate any source and determine whether the information is credible or not. Using basic research paper techniques, credible sources under DramaWiki are those that have a solid and well-known establishment in the Asian entertainment business. Credible sources include:
* All television network websites
* Established news sites
* Talent agencies

On the other hand, sources that DramaWiki finds not credible and usually hold some form of an agenda include:
* Fansites and fanzines - Objective is always to present the person or TV drama in a positive light, aka PPOV.
* "Bottom feeders", aka "I heard from a friend who heard from her cousin..."
* Tabloids - Objective is to increase readership by reporting controversial information.

A good rule-of-thumb: If one source is reporting the information, while the other sources are not, more likely that one source is not credible. And therefore, the information is not allowed on DramaWiki.

=== Citing the source ===
When editors write information on DramaWiki, it is important to cite the source of the information. Citing a source is the act of identifying the original source of the information. This allows for the reader to understand where the information came from so that the reader can make his/her own judgement whether the information is credible or not. DramaWiki must again and again prove to the reader than any information provided is accurate and verified.

DramaWiki is not requiring every tidbit of information to be cited. For example, when constructing information under the Details section of a TV drama article, using information posted on a TV network website, the TV network website does not have to be cited in the article. However, the editor should not create a TV drama based purely on a secondary source, while the primary source (the TV network in this case) hasn't mentioned anything about it. It is important that the editors not only duplicate information from secondary sources, but also perform follow-up research to establish the fact that the information is indeed accurate.

There are, however, other kinds of information within an article that must be cited - even if it's just an act of common courtesy. For example, a synopsis or review should be cited. If the editor wrote the information first-hand, he should place his signature at the end. But once again, make sure these synopsss and reviews are written under a NPOV.

And then there are information that are objective. Objective information must be cited. Statistics are objective pieces of information. If there are any statistical information, such as TV viewership ratings, it must be cited. Citing statistics is very important because, as statisticians would tell you, you can process numbers to fulfil any agenda. Especially with viewership ratings, they come from several firms. Even TV networks use their own internal ratings systems. This is why it is very important that the reader understands how these statistics were developed.

== Hyperlinking ==
=== Wikilinks over external hyperlinking ===
Hyperlinking is the most powerful tool on the Internet. Hyperlinking is what created the on-line environment we all know as the world wide web. Unfortunately, there are pages on the Internet that, for all intents and purposes, DramaWiki would like to avoid. Just like citing and verifying written material, hyperlinking must maintain the same level of integrity and credibility. Hyperlinking creates associations between the hyperlinker and the hyperlinked.

There are two methods of hyperlinking within the [[Wikipedia:Wikitext|wikitext]] system: wikilink and external hyperlink. For more information on how to use the wikitext markup language regarding linking, please consult the [[metawiki:Wikitext standard|MediaWiki]] documentation.

A ''wikilink'' is a hyperlink within the wiki system. DramaWiki encourages editors to use wikilinks over external hyperlinking because wikilinks are scalable, while external hyperlinks are static. For example, let's say editors were using external hyperlinking for resources within Wikipedia. And then one day, Wikipedia changes its domain name. All the external hyperlinks would then have to be changed. By using wikilinks, only one change needs be made within the DramaWiki's configuration settings.

=== What hyperlinks are allowed and not allowed ===
Briefly, DramaWiki does not allow external hyperlinking to the following sources:
* Closed sites - Also known as membership-only sites, private sites, etc. These are sites that are not anonymously accessible without some form of identification, either via a user account, IP address registration/tracking, invitation-only, etc. The Internet is all about openness of information. [[Wikipedia:External_links#Sites_requiring_registration|This rule is consistent with Wikipedia's stance on sites requiring registration.]]
* Fansites - These types of sites do not maintain the NPOV ([[Wikipedia:Neutral point of view|neutral point of view]]) DramaWiki believe in. Associating DramaWiki with fansites causes a loss of credibility. Linking to fansites can also get out of control, as [[Wikipedia:Spamdexing|link spamming]] is a common practice among some editors, where they flood DramaWiki with their web site links in order to gain strength in the PageRank and other search engine point systems. Fansites include (but not limited to): forums, blogs, etc.
* Idol sites - These are sites that maintain a database of idol photos and fan-based information. Same NPOV and link spamming reason. In addition, many of these idol sites contain material that are offensive to some DramaWiki visitors. DramaWiki does not want to associate itself with this type of material.
* Hyperlinking to a web site not specific to the subject matter (artist or TV drama) - For example, it is okay to hyperlink a specific artist page on JDorama or Soompi. What DramaWiki does not want is a hyperlink to the root of those sites - or any site for that matter. Again, this is a method of link spamming.
* Direct-download sites - DramaWiki does not endorse the use of hyperlinking to direct-downloading sites. Direct-download are web sites that warehouse small to large media files, such as music, motion video, photobooks, and so forth. DramaWiki does not want to associate itself with the direct-downloading practice.
* Hyperlinking to torrents - DramaWiki is associated with D-Addicts. D-Addicts does not want its torrents to be directly hyperlinked. DramaWiki wishes to follow suite not only for D-Addicts, but also to give the same common courtesy to all peer-to-peer sites.
* Links to for-sale merchandise, i.e. electronic commerce or e-commerce sites. ''e-commerce'' sites are those who are designed specifically for the sale of media to customers. These sites either license/produce DVDs as finished goods, or are set-up as retail outlets. Sites that are considered e-commerce include but are not limited to: YesAsia, CDJapan, Amazon, YA Entertainment, etc. TV network sites are not e-commerce sites seeing they are the primary producers of the works. DramaWiki is purely an information database, and should not be used to endorse products for any drama or artist.
* Any other material that 1) can be found offensive by a minority of DramaWiki readers, 2) does not maintain a NPOV, and 3) other material DramaWiki does not to associate itself with.

On the other hand, DramaWiki does allow external hyperlinking to the following sources:
* Well-established news sources - These include sites that consistenly maintain a NPOV.
* Drama community-trusted sources - These include Soompi, JDorama.com, D-Addicts, and Wikipedia (all countries). For Wikipedia material, please use wikilinks instead of external hyperlinks.
* Links to primary sources - Sources include TV network and talent agency sites. But make sure hyperlinks are pointing to a specific page within these sites, rather than the root of the sites.
* Talent agency and TV network-sponsored sites - They can include blogs and such. Limit links to one link per [[Wikipedia:domain name|domain name]]; what DramaWiki does not want are eight links to the same domain name (ex: one for the drama itself, one for a wallpaper gallery, one for an episode synopsis, etc.)

=== List of trusted external secondary sources ===
Below is a partial list of secondary sources outside of DramaWiki it finds to be trusted. The list is very incomplete; all other external sites should be verified on a case-by-case basis. ''EDITORS: please do not add additional sources to this list.''
* '''D-Addicts''' [http://www.d-addicts.com/ Link] - (All) This is the parent web site of DramaWiki.
* '''JDorama.com''' [http://www.jdorama.com/ Link] - (Japanese) JDorama.com is the sister web site of D-Addicts. There is deep history between the two sites; D-Addicts is a spin-off of JDorama.com, and the pre-opening phase of D-Addicts was conducted on JDorama.com.
* '''The Internet Movie Database''' [http://www.imdb.com Link] - (All) This site hosts a database of many Eastern Asian works. Watch what you use off IMDB, as much of the romanization is not accurate or fits DramaWiki conventions, as well as verification of its information. Still, it is a reliable secondary source.
* '''Wikipedia family''' [http://www.wikipedia.org/ Link] - (All) Wikipedia is a family of wiki-based resources. Their strong NPOV enforcement makes their articles probably the strongest resource outside of DramaWiki (of course!)

For all other secondary sources outside of the above list, please screen for NPOV before linking.

=== Using wikilinks and hyperlinks in TV show and cast listings ===
In short, it is preferred that all TV show and cast listings links point only to other DramaWiki articles by use of wikilinks. Do not link to sources outside of DramaWiki, such as Wikipedia.

Some editors believe that by pointing a listing to an external source, it will help that one editor who will use the link as a source when making an article on DramaWiki. Actually, the opposite occurs: no one will have the inspiration to create an article for DramaWiki since a link to a source is already provided.

Another problem is that some editors have a hard time distinguishing the different shades of blue used to differentiate between a wikilink pointing to a DramaWiki and a wikilink pointing to Wikipedia. By leaving the wikilink as a DramaWiki link, the link will have a red color, allowing other editors to pick up on the needed article.

The maintenance tools within MediaWiki include reports that show what articles are needed; it wouldn't be able to produce these reports if the wikilinks and hyperlinks were pointing to sources outside of DramaWiki.

=== Hyperlinking better than plagiarism ===
Plagiarism is unethical. There is a belief among some editors that plagiarism is okay on the Internet seeing information is free. This is far from the truth. Although information is indeed free, it does not give the editor a right to copy the information word-for-word and post it on DramaWiki. Even if the information is cited, the original author loses access of the writing once it is published on DramaWiki. As an editor, it is important for the editor to guarantee that all rights to a work is maintained by the original author.

Of course, an editor can seek permission to use published information from a given source. For example, J!ENT obtained permission from Wm. Penn to use her writings for its web site. This seem to be too much effort on the part of the editor. Instead, DramaWiki encourages all editors to create an external hyperlink to the published material, rather than copy/paste the material into DramaWiki itself. This gives the original author full control of the work without having to join DramaWiki.

== Re-use of your works from other web sites ==
DramaWiki realizes that editors of DramaWiki also contribute to other wiki's, such as Wikipedia, among others. There are, however, challenges that make tracking of possible plagiarism quite difficult. Whenever an editor enters a large portion of text into an article, it is natural for another editor to verify via search engines whether or not the entry was plagiarized.

The best way to approach this issue is not to copy entries word-for-word from another web site to DramaWiki - regardless of whether or not you actually wrote the entry yourself. DramaWiki prides itself on hosting ''originally'' written material. Even if the sources are cited, it gives people an impression that DramaWiki can't write for itself, and must copy material from other sites.

If, however, you do copy your originally written synopses, biographies, etc. from another source, you must prove to DramaWiki that you are indeed the person at the other source. The problem is that DramaWiki must be able to verify your claim to the content at the other source; the burden of proof of identity is on you. There are several ways to prove your identity. One way is to place a statement somewhere on the page of the original source, stating something along the line that you personally wrote the text.

If you use an alias on DramaWiki that is different from the original source, you must provide proof that you are indeed the same person. The best way to establish proof of AKAs is to enter the AKAs into your profile on the other source, and then hyperlink to that profile on your DramaWiki user page. When an editor then questions plagiarism, he will check your user page on DramaWiki to see if you did indeed verify your AKA.

== Tables ==
As a general rule-of-thumb, tables should be avoided unless the presentation of certain material deems it necessary. The table is the most difficult feature of wikitext to master, and the element that is the most mis-used. It takes quite a bit of time to get a table to work. Once the table is created, it is very cryptic, making it difficult for other editors to make additions, edit, or remove elements of a table. The idea behind wikitext is to make editing easy for non-scripting folks. Tables in wikitext make articles more difficult to edit.

When an editor chooses to use a table, he should think about it carefully before going forward. As mentioned earlier in [http://www.useit.com/alertbox/9710a.html another article], there are more effective methods for presenting information that is easy to scan. Bullet lists, for example, have been proven to be quite effective - even for the fastest of scanners. Bullet lists work well in situations where there are a number of points that need to be made. Numbered lists are also just as effective, just as long as the numbers actually have some form of relationship with the information.

Tables work when there is at least one primary concept, and two or more secondary concepts that link to the primary. For example, an episode listing containing the episode number, episode title, viewership rating, and guest list would work very will in a table structure. The episode number is the primary concept, and all the other information are secondary to the episode number. With this idea in mind, the table would look like the following:

{| id="table1" style="width:75%; height:50px" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
|-
| colspan="4" | '''Episode listing'''
|-
| align="left" valign="top" | '''Episode'''
| align="left" valign="top" | '''Episode title'''
| align="left" valign="top" | '''Guest list'''
| align="left" valign="top" | '''Episode rating'''
|-
| align="left" valign="top" | 1
| align="left" valign="top" | Rain in Spain
| align="left" valign="top" | Joe Blow, Len A. Dollar, Glenn Miyashiro
| align="left" valign="top" | 12.1
|-
| align="left" valign="top" | 2
| align="left" valign="top" | Mmmmm... Good!
| align="left" valign="top" | George W. Bush
| align="left" valign="top" | 13.7
|}

The last thing an editor should do is use tables purely for formatting of the article itself. This works well in HTML, but not in wikitext. Keep in mind that the more complex the table becomes, the more difficult it is for a reader to scan, and the more difficult it will be for other editors to work with.

== Currency ==
=== Referencing currency ===
There are situations where references are made to measurements of currency, such as an artist's salary, or the cost of producing a show. When referencing currency, use the original currency value. Do not convert the value of the currency to another currency format (ex: yen to british pounds). It is also preferred that editors use the latinized symbols for the currencies rather than the UTF-8 based symbols. Last, it is important to avoid ambiguities when entering currency values where the symbol used is identical to other currencies (ex: US dollar ($) and Canadian dollar ($)) Therefore, it is important to use the latinized symbol along with the currency code, standardized as [[Wikipedia:ISO 4217|ISO 4217]].

Good examples of currency:
* JPY¥1,000
* KOR₩1,000
* CNY¥1,000
* US$1,000
* C$1,000

=== Referencing currency conversions ===
Conversions can be made into other currencies that are more familiar to most readers, such as the euro or United States dollar. Conversions should be in parentheses after the original currency, with the year given as a rough point of reference. And, always round the converted value to the nearest whole number.
Good examples:
* JPY¥1,000 (approx. US$9, c.2006)

== Resources ==
*[http://www.useit.com/alertbox/9710a.html How Users Read on the Web]
*[[Wikipedia:Style guide|Wikipedia Style Guide (covers use of language)]]
*[[Wikipedia:Manual of Style|Wikipedia Manual of Style (covers formatting of content)]]

[[Category:DramaWiki Policies]]

File:MikeHe-bad-example.jpg

2009-08-21T00:51:33Z

Groink:

Use as a bad example in the style guide.

Kiriyama Renn

2009-08-21T00:29:21Z

Groink:

[[File:KiriyamaRenn.jpg|frame|Kiriyama Renn]]

==Profile==
*'''Name:''' 桐山漣（きりやまれん)
*'''Name (romaji):''' Kiriyama Renn
*'''Profession:''' Actor
*'''Birthdate:''' 1985-Feb-02
*'''Birthplace:''' Kanagawa, Japan
*'''Height:''' 175cm
*'''Star sign:''' Aquarius
*'''Blood type:''' O
*'''Talent agency:''' [http://www.big-apple21.jp Big Apple]

==TV Shows==
*[[Kamen Rider Double]] as Hidari Shotaro (TV Asahi, 2009)
*[[Reset]] (NTV, 2009, ep1)
*[[Shibatora]] as Igarashi (Fuji TV, 2008, ep7-8)
*[[Tokyo Ghost Trip]] as Inui Kai (Tokyo MX, 2008)
*[[Tadashii Ouji no Tsukurikata]] as Yoshiyuki Kirin (TV Tokyo, 2008)

==Movies==
*Beat Rock Love (2009)
*Bokura no Houteishiki (2008)
*Cafe Daikanyama ~Sweet Boys~ (2008)
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boys_Love_(film) Boys Love] (theatrical edition) (2007)

==Trivia==
Renn co-hosts an internet radio show called [http://mrw.jp/ MRW] with his fellow peers [[Shindo Gaku]] and Higuchi Chieko

==Endorsements==
*Tokyo DisneySea Park (2006)
*Coca-Cola (2006)

==External Links==
*[http://www.big-apple21.jp/talent.htm Official agency profile]
*[http://ameblo.jp/renn-kiriyama Official blog]
*[[Wikipedia:ja:桐山漣|Japanese Wikipedia]]

[[Category:JActor]]

DramaWiki talk:Chinese TV Show Article Formatting

2009-08-20T11:20:47Z

Groink:

User talk:Chillyperson

2009-08-20T11:16:37Z

Groink:

== Drama listing order ==
FYI, DramaWiki lists shows in the order of how they're aired on TV. Keep in mind that DramaWiki are for the fans of dramas and not the artist. Please refrain from changing the order to one that is sorted by filming date. [[User:Groink|Groink]] 23:13, 20 Jan 2008 (CST)

Sorry for the confusion, I thought it goes by filming order because I've seen other artists' page that are formatted in that way. [[Chillyperson|Chillyperson]] 21:25, 20 Jan 2008 (GMT)

== Chil Woo airing dates ==

In the [[Strongest Chil Woo]] page, i've noticed that you've changed the airing start date from 17th to the 23rd of June. I was wondering, because all the latest up-to-date news articles clearly stated the 17th is the start of the drama. Even in the KBS site the date is the 17th. If it's because the [http://www.kbs.co.kr/drama/4story/staff/index.html four episode drama special on KBS], the last episode is not going to air on the 17th, it's undecided yet when will it be aired.

== Extravagant Challenge ==

Feel free to delete this message, but I didn't know another way to contact you.

Is it ok to put up a fan made banner until an official picture can be posted for a drama? If it's not, please feel free to move it or delete it. I looked in the FAQ, but I couldn't find anything specific.

btw: I fixed the summary! Thanks for helping me out. I read over a lot of the FAQ's but I missed that one.

[[User:Tiffiany45|Tiffiany45]]

EDIT: I found the part about the use of images and that they prefer PS images. 0_0 I didn't know that. Anyway, I will change the image as soon as the Press pics come out!

== Remove Hanzi ==

Yo! I guess you didn't get the memo. vivi.g, marc8 and I had a discussion about the need for Hanzi on character names in dramas. We decided that it was not necessary. You can find the discussion [[DramaWiki talk:Chinese TV Show Article Formatting]]. That's why vivi.g is doing the removal. Please read the discussion. If you don't agree, please comment there. [[User:Groink|Groink]] 11:01, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

User talk:Vivi.g

2009-08-20T11:16:11Z

Groink:

== Romanization of Chinese and Hanzi ==
Please don't delete the hanzi from the Taiwanese dramas because it is a necessary component in the cast section. From the fact that one hanyu pinyin can represent a lot of Chinese characters they can help others to avoid misunderstandings. This situation also applies to the romanization of Chinese in Taiwanese drama titles and actor/actress names. Please don't delete them because most Taiwanese actors/actresses use it in their pages and DramaWiki editing standards did not restrict this. [[User Talk:Chillyperson|Chillyperson]] 01:47, 20 August 2009 (PST)

: Chillyperson, I sent you a note on your talk page. Please don't blame vivi.g for this. [[DramaWiki talk:Chinese TV Show Article Formatting]] should clear things up. [[User:Groink|Groink]] 11:05, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

== Photo Size==
How comes you changed the photo I want to update the Lee Joon Ki photo. Is there a standard photo size?
--[[User:Dana|Dana]] 23:55, 14 August 2009 (CST)

:Please understand that this has nothing to do with the size but the quality. The previous image used was a better match for [http://wiki.d-addicts.com/DramaWiki:Style_guide#Guidelines_on_image_selection_and_usage DramaWiki's standard]. And please do note, according to the guidelines, only one picture is allowed per artist page. --[[User:Vivi.g|Vivi.g]] 19:09, 14 Aug 2009 (PST)

::Oh cause I have permission for this photo, the quality is better and it's an updated photo so I thought that it would be better. --[[User:Dana|Dana]] 24:00, 14 August 2009 (CST)

== Pinyin and Two-way Linking ==
When creating new articles, please keep pinyin for each hanzi separated as mentioned in the [[DramaWiki:Romanization of Chinese#Guidelines on romanization of Chinese|guidelines for Chinese romanization]]. Also, linking is two-way. When you add a drama name to an artist's article, please add that artist's name to the drama article. For example, you should have added [[Xiong Nai Jin]] to [[Big Shot]]. I've done it for you this time, but just so you know to do that in the future. Thanks! --[[User:Lady Zhuge|Lady Zhuge]] 07:21, 27 Sep 2007 (CDT)

== Finish cropping prior to uploading ==

Please finish cropping pictures before you upload them instead of uploading an uncropped picture, then cropping it and uploading multiple versions of the same picture. Thanks. --[[User:Lady Zhuge|Lady Zhuge]] 16:00, 6 Oct 2007 (CDT)

== Uploading images with logos and other markings ==
[[DramaWiki:Style_guide#Pictures|DramaWiki has a policy in place where it disallows the use of images clearly displaying the logo or other markings, demonstrating that the images were taken from other web sites.]] Remove the logo before uploading. [[User:Groink|Groink]] 16:12, 6 Oct 2007 (CDT)

== Modeling Agency ==

Please stop adding that modeling agency to artist profiles. It's not a talent agency. --[[User:Lady Zhuge|Lady Zhuge]] 23:55, 9 Nov 2007 (CST)

DramaWiki talk:Chinese TV Show Article Formatting

2009-08-20T11:15:26Z

Groink:

Talk:Meteor Shower (2009)

2009-08-20T11:13:15Z

Groink:

== Unnecessary Hanzi? ==
<strike>The hanzi for the roles are a bit unnecessary as it leads nowhere in the case of trying to provide for English readers. Now, I understand why it would be essential for the artist as I do know many English readers would search for an artist through their hanzi. But for a role, I think not. And moreover, if following closely with the [http://wiki.d-addicts.com/DramaWiki:Chinese_TV_Show_Article_Formatting#Cast_and_production_credits_sections guidelines], there is no (<hanzi>) at the end of <character name> on cast. --[[User:Vivi.g|Vivi.g]] 19:37, 14 Aug 2009 (PST)
<strike>:If no further complaint, I will proceed removing the hanzi again. --[[User:Vivi.g|Vivi.g]] 19:48, 14 Au 2009 (PST)
<strike>::this drama is not the only one you know
<strike>:::Yes, this isn't the only page with this "error". But as they say, if you don't start somewhere, you won't achieve anywhere. --[[User:Vivi.g|Vivi.g]] 20:00, 14 Aug 2009 (PST)
<strike>::::From what start?
<strike>:::::It's a figure of speech. --[[User:Vivi.g|Vivi.g]] 20:04, 14 Aug 2009 (PST)
<strike>::::::As for me, I don't get it
<strike>:::::::Marc8, do you have anything else that goes against my "theory"? If not, I will revert the page back to the other format.--[[User:Vivi.g|Vivi.g]] 20:08, 14 Aug 2009 (PST)
<strike>::::::::The reason why I want hanzi on characters because I' ll know the exact names on characters.
<strike>:::::::::I believe that that's what the pinyin is for. And keep in mind this is the DramaWiki guideline I'm following, not what I wanted. --[[User:Vivi.g|Vivi.g]] 20:14, 14 Aug 2009 (PST)
<strike>::::::::::This is no pinyin, it is romanization of Chinese language. For example, Ai, obviously means love. However, Ai can be means cloudy sky, to hide, narrow, etc. If you follow the DramaWiki guideline precisely, then there is a loophole in this guideline.
<strike>:::::::::::What you are pointing out is English translation. Which, yes, there are multiple meaning for almost every characters. But that, what you are exemplifying, has nothing to do with the way hanzi and pinyin are dealed here. This is not focusing on English translation, but rather converting hanzi into pinyin so they can be easily read by the English readers. Loophole or not, it is the guideline that is set for us to follow in here.--[[User:Vivi.g|Vivi.g]] 20:39, 14 Aug 2009 (PST)
<strike>::::::::::::What if the creator didn't realize that there is a flaw on character names? Why not ask Groink or Pinkpineapple about this? If they don't agreed about my concerns, then there is no need to debate on this any further. Just let you know, if they really honour your theory, they have a serious clean up to do.

<strike>To start off, I know absolutely nothing about Hanzi. From my understanding, Hanzi is not as clear cut as Kanji. When us Japanese editors romanize a given Kanji name, it is virtually indisputable because our Japanese romanization system is very specific. Given that, whenever an editor romanize Hanzi, we must trust the editor. We do at times have mis-transcriptions of the romanization, and we do correct it. Corrections are not a problem. As long as the person making the correction cites some sort of a reference, for example a trusted web site, the drama's official web site, Wikipedia (Japanese Wikipedia occasionally use spaced hiragana to aid in romanization), etc. we'll accept the correction. So in short, I don't think it is necessary to keep the Hanzi for character names for the reason of verification later on. I think a person who's very familiar with the drama is more than qualified to pick out incorrect romanization of character names without the Hanzi. I also encourage the fansubber of the drama to come to DramaWiki and make the corrections.

<strike>In short, the ONLY time Hanzi is left in an article is when the article (artist or drama title) hasn't yet been created. We leave the Hanzi in an article to help other editors search for articles referencing the Hanzi. Once the article is created, the editor will then hunt down all the articles containing the Hanzi, and then remove the Hanzi.

<strike>Again, I'm not an expert in Hanzi. But I do believe that Hanzi and Kanji have identical roles on DramaWiki. [[User:Groink|Groink]] 05:48, 15 Aug 2009 (UTC)

<strike>:Thank you for clearing up the disagreement. I do agree with you on the only time hanzi should be placed. I will revert the page now.--[[User:Vivi.g|Vivi.g]] 21:28, 14 Aug 2009 (PST)</strike>

'''Copied the discussion regarding hanzi to [[DramaWiki talk:Chinese TV Show Article Formatting]]. Please make comments there instead.''' [[User:Groink|Groink]] 11:12, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

Talk:Meteor Shower (2009)

2009-08-20T11:12:53Z

Groink:

== Unnecessary Hanzi? ==
<strike>The hanzi for the roles are a bit unnecessary as it leads nowhere in the case of trying to provide for English readers. Now, I understand why it would be essential for the artist as I do know many English readers would search for an artist through their hanzi. But for a role, I think not. And moreover, if following closely with the [http://wiki.d-addicts.com/DramaWiki:Chinese_TV_Show_Article_Formatting#Cast_and_production_credits_sections guidelines], there is no (<hanzi>) at the end of <character name> on cast. --[[User:Vivi.g|Vivi.g]] 19:37, 14 Aug 2009 (PST)
<strike>:If no further complaint, I will proceed removing the hanzi again. --[[User:Vivi.g|Vivi.g]] 19:48, 14 Au 2009 (PST)
<strike>::this drama is not the only one you know
<strike>:::Yes, this isn't the only page with this "error". But as they say, if you don't start somewhere, you won't achieve anywhere. --[[User:Vivi.g|Vivi.g]] 20:00, 14 Aug 2009 (PST)
<strike>::::From what start?
<strike>:::::It's a figure of speech. --[[User:Vivi.g|Vivi.g]] 20:04, 14 Aug 2009 (PST)
<strike>::::::As for me, I don't get it
<strike>:::::::Marc8, do you have anything else that goes against my "theory"? If not, I will revert the page back to the other format.--[[User:Vivi.g|Vivi.g]] 20:08, 14 Aug 2009 (PST)
<strike>::::::::The reason why I want hanzi on characters because I' ll know the exact names on characters.
<strike>:::::::::I believe that that's what the pinyin is for. And keep in mind this is the DramaWiki guideline I'm following, not what I wanted. --[[User:Vivi.g|Vivi.g]] 20:14, 14 Aug 2009 (PST)
<strike>::::::::::This is no pinyin, it is romanization of Chinese language. For example, Ai, obviously means love. However, Ai can be means cloudy sky, to hide, narrow, etc. If you follow the DramaWiki guideline precisely, then there is a loophole in this guideline.
<strike>:::::::::::What you are pointing out is English translation. Which, yes, there are multiple meaning for almost every characters. But that, what you are exemplifying, has nothing to do with the way hanzi and pinyin are dealed here. This is not focusing on English translation, but rather converting hanzi into pinyin so they can be easily read by the English readers. Loophole or not, it is the guideline that is set for us to follow in here.--[[User:Vivi.g|Vivi.g]] 20:39, 14 Aug 2009 (PST)
<strike>::::::::::::What if the creator didn't realize that there is a flaw on character names? Why not ask Groink or Pinkpineapple about this? If they don't agreed about my concerns, then there is no need to debate on this any further. Just let you know, if they really honour your theory, they have a serious clean up to do.

<strike>To start off, I know absolutely nothing about Hanzi. From my understanding, Hanzi is not as clear cut as Kanji. When us Japanese editors romanize a given Kanji name, it is virtually indisputable because our Japanese romanization system is very specific. Given that, whenever an editor romanize Hanzi, we must trust the editor. We do at times have mis-transcriptions of the romanization, and we do correct it. Corrections are not a problem. As long as the person making the correction cites some sort of a reference, for example a trusted web site, the drama's official web site, Wikipedia (Japanese Wikipedia occasionally use spaced hiragana to aid in romanization), etc. we'll accept the correction. So in short, I don't think it is necessary to keep the Hanzi for character names for the reason of verification later on. I think a person who's very familiar with the drama is more than qualified to pick out incorrect romanization of character names without the Hanzi. I also encourage the fansubber of the drama to come to DramaWiki and make the corrections.

<strike>In short, the ONLY time Hanzi is left in an article is when the article (artist or drama title) hasn't yet been created. We leave the Hanzi in an article to help other editors search for articles referencing the Hanzi. Once the article is created, the editor will then hunt down all the articles containing the Hanzi, and then remove the Hanzi.

<strike>Again, I'm not an expert in Hanzi. But I do believe that Hanzi and Kanji have identical roles on DramaWiki. [[User:Groink|Groink]] 05:48, 15 Aug 2009 (UTC)

<strike>:Thank you for clearing up the disagreement. I do agree with you on the only time hanzi should be placed. I will revert the page now.--[[User:Vivi.g|Vivi.g]] 21:28, 14 Aug 2009 (PST)</strike>

'''Copied the discussion regarding hanzi to [[DramaWiki talk:Chinese TV Show Article Formatting]]. Please make comments there instead. [[User:Groink|Groink]] 11:12, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

DramaWiki talk:Chinese TV Show Article Formatting

2009-08-20T11:10:16Z

Groink:

User talk:Vivi.g

2009-08-20T11:05:57Z

Groink:

== Romanization of Chinese and Hanzi ==
Please don't delete the hanzi from the Taiwanese dramas because it is a necessary component in the cast section. From the fact that one hanyu pinyin can represent a lot of Chinese characters they can help others to avoid misunderstandings. This situation also applies to the romanization of Chinese in Taiwanese drama titles and actor/actress names. Please don't delete them because most Taiwanese actors/actresses use it in their pages and DramaWiki editing standards did not restrict this. [[User Talk:Chillyperson|Chillyperson]] 01:47, 20 August 2009 (PST)

: Chillyperson, I sent you a note on your talk page. Please don't blame vivi.g for this. [[Talk:Liu_Xing_Yu]] should clear things up. [[User:Groink|Groink]] 11:05, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

== Photo Size==
How comes you changed the photo I want to update the Lee Joon Ki photo. Is there a standard photo size?
--[[User:Dana|Dana]] 23:55, 14 August 2009 (CST)

:Please understand that this has nothing to do with the size but the quality. The previous image used was a better match for [http://wiki.d-addicts.com/DramaWiki:Style_guide#Guidelines_on_image_selection_and_usage DramaWiki's standard]. And please do note, according to the guidelines, only one picture is allowed per artist page. --[[User:Vivi.g|Vivi.g]] 19:09, 14 Aug 2009 (PST)

::Oh cause I have permission for this photo, the quality is better and it's an updated photo so I thought that it would be better. --[[User:Dana|Dana]] 24:00, 14 August 2009 (CST)

== Pinyin and Two-way Linking ==
When creating new articles, please keep pinyin for each hanzi separated as mentioned in the [[DramaWiki:Romanization of Chinese#Guidelines on romanization of Chinese|guidelines for Chinese romanization]]. Also, linking is two-way. When you add a drama name to an artist's article, please add that artist's name to the drama article. For example, you should have added [[Xiong Nai Jin]] to [[Big Shot]]. I've done it for you this time, but just so you know to do that in the future. Thanks! --[[User:Lady Zhuge|Lady Zhuge]] 07:21, 27 Sep 2007 (CDT)

== Finish cropping prior to uploading ==

Please finish cropping pictures before you upload them instead of uploading an uncropped picture, then cropping it and uploading multiple versions of the same picture. Thanks. --[[User:Lady Zhuge|Lady Zhuge]] 16:00, 6 Oct 2007 (CDT)

== Uploading images with logos and other markings ==
[[DramaWiki:Style_guide#Pictures|DramaWiki has a policy in place where it disallows the use of images clearly displaying the logo or other markings, demonstrating that the images were taken from other web sites.]] Remove the logo before uploading. [[User:Groink|Groink]] 16:12, 6 Oct 2007 (CDT)

== Modeling Agency ==

Please stop adding that modeling agency to artist profiles. It's not a talent agency. --[[User:Lady Zhuge|Lady Zhuge]] 23:55, 9 Nov 2007 (CST)

User talk:Chillyperson

2009-08-20T11:01:31Z

Groink:

== Drama listing order ==
FYI, DramaWiki lists shows in the order of how they're aired on TV. Keep in mind that DramaWiki are for the fans of dramas and not the artist. Please refrain from changing the order to one that is sorted by filming date. [[User:Groink|Groink]] 23:13, 20 Jan 2008 (CST)

Sorry for the confusion, I thought it goes by filming order because I've seen other artists' page that are formatted in that way. [[Chillyperson|Chillyperson]] 21:25, 20 Jan 2008 (GMT)

== Chil Woo airing dates ==

In the [[Strongest Chil Woo]] page, i've noticed that you've changed the airing start date from 17th to the 23rd of June. I was wondering, because all the latest up-to-date news articles clearly stated the 17th is the start of the drama. Even in the KBS site the date is the 17th. If it's because the [http://www.kbs.co.kr/drama/4story/staff/index.html four episode drama special on KBS], the last episode is not going to air on the 17th, it's undecided yet when will it be aired.

== Extravagant Challenge ==

Feel free to delete this message, but I didn't know another way to contact you.

Is it ok to put up a fan made banner until an official picture can be posted for a drama? If it's not, please feel free to move it or delete it. I looked in the FAQ, but I couldn't find anything specific.

btw: I fixed the summary! Thanks for helping me out. I read over a lot of the FAQ's but I missed that one.

[[User:Tiffiany45|Tiffiany45]]

EDIT: I found the part about the use of images and that they prefer PS images. 0_0 I didn't know that. Anyway, I will change the image as soon as the Press pics come out!

== Remove Hanzi ==

Yo! I guess you didn't get the memo. vivi.g, marc8 and I had a discussion about the need for Hanzi on character names in dramas. We decided that it was not necessary. You can find the discussion [[Talk:Liu_Xing_Yu]]. That's why vivi.g is doing the removal. Please read the discussion. If you don't agree, please comment there. [[User:Groink|Groink]] 11:01, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

User talk:Yenkenlover15

2009-08-20T08:18:13Z

Groink:

==Welcome to DramaWiki==
Before making further edits please take the time to read the following articles:

:[[DramaWiki:Style_guide|DramaWiki Style Guide]]
:[[DramaWiki:Chinese TV Show Article Formatting|Chinese TV Show Article Formatting]]
:[[DramaWiki:Chinese Artist Article Formatting|Chinese Artist Article Formatting]]

Thanks. --[[User:Pinkpineapple|Pinkpineapple]] 06:10, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

== Choice of imagery ==
It seems that you have not read the Style Guide, as recommended by Pinkpineapple. Please read it, but especially read the section on imagery. Several of the images you uploaded were reverted as a result of your imagery failing one or or more guidelines. [[User:Groink|Groink]] 08:15, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

== Plagiarism ==

Once again, please read the style guide recommended by Pinkpineapple. Especially read up on plagiarism. DramaWiki does not condone the practice of copying content word-for-word from other web sites. Constant breaking of the plagiarism rule can result in locking your account. [[User:Groink|Groink]] 08:18, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

User talk:Yenkenlover15

2009-08-20T08:15:06Z

Groink:

Gekko Kamen

2009-08-19T12:43:34Z

Groink:

[[File:Gekko_Kamen-banner.jpg|frame]]
==Details==
*'''Title:''' 月光仮面
*'''Title (romaji):''' Gekko Kamen
*'''Genre:''' Tokusatsu
*'''Format:''' Renzoku
*'''Episodes:''' 130
*'''Broadcast period:''' 1958-Feb-24 to 1959-Jul-5
*'''Broadcast network:''' KRTV (now TBS)

==Chapters==
[[File:Gekko Kamen-chart.jpg|thumb|400px]]
* '''Chapters 1:''' Skull Mask (71 eps)
* '''Chapters 2:''' Secret of the Paradai Kingdom (21 eps)
* '''Chapters 3:''' Mammoth Kong (11 eps)
* '''Chapters 4:''' Ghost Party Strikes Back (13 eps)
* '''Chapters 5:''' Don't Turn Your Hand to Revenge (14 eps)

==Cast==
*[[Ose Koichi]] (大瀬康一) as Iwai Juro
*[[Hisano Shiro]] (久野四郎) as Fukuro Gorohachi (story 1)
*[[Tani Kanichi]] (谷幹一) as Fukuro Gorohachi (story 2-5)
*[[Uno Yoshiko]] (宇野よし子) as Kaboko (story 1-3)
*[[Kuri Chiharu]] (久里千春) Kaboko (story 4)
*[[Fuse Yukie]] (布施由起江) Kaboko (story 5)
*[[Hiyoshi Toshiyasu]] (日吉としやす) as Shigeru
*[[Chiba Ryuzo]] (千葉隆三) as Detective Matsuda

==External Links==
*[[Wikipedia:ja:月光仮面#テレビドラマ|Japanese Wikipedia]]

[[Category:Tokusatsu]] [[Category:TBS]] [[Caetgory:JDrama]] [[Category:JDrama1958]] [[Category:JDrama1959]]

File:Gekko Kamen-chart.jpg

2009-08-19T12:29:31Z

Groink:

Zheng Anlun

2009-08-19T12:25:59Z

Groink:

#REDIRECT [[Cheng An Lun]]

Yoon Sang Hyun

2009-08-19T07:38:04Z

Groink:

[[File:YooSangHyun.jpg|frame|Yoo Sang Hyun]]

==Profile==
*'''Name:''' 윤상현 / 尹相鉉 / Yoon Sang Hyun (Yun Sang Hyeon)
*'''Profession:''' Actor and singer
*'''Birthdate:''' 1973-Sep-21
*'''Height:''' 182cm
*'''Weight:''' 74kg
*'''Star sign:''' Virgo
*'''Blood type:''' B

==TV Shows==
*[[Take Care of the Young Lady]] (KBS2, 2009)
*[[Queen of Housewives]] (MBC, 2009)
*[[The Secret of Keu Keu Island]] (MBC, 2008)
*[[One Mom and Three Dads]] (KBS2, 2008)
*[[Winter Bird]] (MBC, 2007)
*[[Common Single]] (SBS, 2006)
*[[Exhibition of Fireworks]] (MBC, 2006)
*[[Sunday Seoul]] 썬데이 서울 / Sseon-de-i Seo-ul (2006)
*[[Marrying a Millionaire]] (SBS, 2005)

==External Links==
*[http://people.nate.com/people/info/sa/ng/sanghyunyoon/ Profile (nate)]
*[http://people.naver.com/DetailView.nhn?id=8742 Profile (naver)]
*[[Wikipedia:ko:윤상현_(배우)|Korean Wikipedia]]

[[Category:KActor]] [[Category:KSinger]]

Talk:Main Page

2009-08-19T04:30:23Z

Groink:

== DramaWiki Templates ==
Hrm which one do you think is better.

template 1:
{{CountryTable|J}}

or

template 2:
{{CountryTable2|J}}

or plain vanilla:
{{CountryTable3|J}}

I think plain vanilla looks best.<br>
How about adding a 'drama a-z' to the end of the list? --[[User:Egx|egx]]

Hmm, I like template2 or the vanilla because this way the mainpage gets more "compact".<br>
And regarding the 'drama a-z'... from what I've understood you can only create a TOC of a category on the category page itself. That's why you cannot put the TOCs on the main page. Our old indexes were manually created ones. But with the help of the categories the wiki will generate now all the lists for us. Much easier, IMHO.   --[[User:MoerkJ|<FONT COLOR="#008800">MoerkJ</FONT>]]<sup>[[User_talk:MoerkJ|✎ me a msg]]</sup> 11:26, 1 Apr 2005 (EST)

I think it should be possible to write a function to get the 'a-z' part created by a script too. --[[User:Egx|egx]]

This better? --[[User:Ruroshin|Ruroshin]] 18:13, 1 Apr 2005 (EST)
{{CountryTable3|J}}

Hmm, very confusing all this. But it seems to work somehow. Just two little things:
# I couldn't remove the border. (perhaps defined via class="toccolours plainlinks" ???)
# without the <nowiki>{{NAMESPACE}}</nowiki> tags the CountryTable3template works even on the talkpages. I just changed it for letter "N" because I don't know why it is needed.   --[[User:MoerkJ|<FONT COLOR="#008800">MoerkJ</FONT>]] [[User_talk:MoerkJ|✎ <sup>me a msg</sup>]] 19:11, 1 Apr 2005 (EST)

I like the border heh but yeah to get rid o it you remove the class. Yeah the NAMESPACE probably isn't needed because no namespace defined. I just copied it from wikipedia and modified it to work for categories outside the category page. --[[User:Ruroshin|Ruroshin]] 19:21, 1 Apr 2005 (EST)

== Script Writer ==

Something a bit unrelated to the discussion going here... Apparently, [http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=scriptwriter scriptwriter] or [http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=screenwriter screenwriter] are correct and [http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=script%20writer script writer] (notice the space) is not. Which one would you prefer?

:''scriptwriter - n : someone who writes scripts for plays or movies or broadcast dramas''
:seems good to me, lets go with that --[[User:Ruroshin|Ruroshin]] 08:44, 9 Apr 2005 (EDT)

hmm, I'd prefer just "Writer" because there are different kind of writing, e.g. story writing, screen writing, etc. These things are completely different procedures and can be done by different people. The screen writing is more a technical process which involves the provision of instructions for the actors and film crew. I'm not really sure but I think that in many cases the screen writing is done by other persons and the credits are more story writing related. But of course some writers do everything (story and screen writing). Just look at IMDb.com for examples. They give very detailed credits for who did which writing (original novel, adaptation for screen, story writing, additional writing etc.). So I think we should just stick to "Writer" when unsure. The original websites of the studios I visited don't give more specific info either. The same for Director/Producer. The often the sites credit "Producer" and not "Director". A director can be hired by a producer and the work can differ again. But in most cases I believe the producers also do the directing in TV productions. I use the credits as they are given on the original pages. Producer and Writer are more general terms, IMHO. Just my 2 cents. --[[User:MoerkJ|<FONT COLOR="#008800">MoerkJ</FONT>]] 12:55, 9 Apr 2005 (EDT)

== Why not indian/pakistani drama's ==
Indian drama series are very colourful and usually feature the latest fashion trends and advertise some as well. They are like normal series where the script is decided per episode.. There's like a new wave in the indian drama scene .. of social dramas .. by Ekta Kapoor

Pakistani dramas are quite well known as they are adaptations of novels, epic like stories and dramas written by contemporary writers. Some of them have the element of standup comedy.

:Get your own Wiki. Why invade in someone else's Wiki? Because DramaWiki generates a ton more hits everyday than other sites? [[User:Groink|Groink]] 18:58, 2 Oct 2006 (EDT)

::What makes you think hes trying to invade this wiki? is this not a wiki for "asian" dramas? last time I checked India was in Asia. might as well change it to "Welcome to DramaWiki the free EAST Asian drama database", or even "Welcome to DramaWiki the free Oriental Asian drama database" [[User:Sunhay|Sunhay]] 19:58, 5 July 2008 (EDT)
::: Might as well place a "Hi! I don't read FAQs!!!!" banner on your back, because that's what you've just told us here. [[DramaWiki:About|If you read the FAQ]], it DOES IN FACT say that this wiki is AN EASTERN ASIAN drama wiki. Moron. [[User:Groink|Groink]] 01:38, 7 Jul 2008 (CEST)

==I THINK IT MUST BE CHANGED INTO "EAST ASIAN" DRAMAWIKI"==
Your only focusing into east asian dramas. It's not the whole asia thou. There are more popular dramas in asia like FILIPINO DRAMAS, INDIAN, MALAYSIANS, INDONESIANS... I agree he have to get his own wiki.. It wont work..

:I am an Indonesian and frankly, I agree with the above statement. If you focus on East Asian Drama, you should said East Asian Dramawiki, not Asian Dramawiki. Asia is larger than East Asia, you know.

:Second things, you put Singaporean Drama to this wiki. Yeah, I know lot of Singaporean speak Mandarin and Hokkien. However, it is still a south-east asian countries which also consist of non-eastern language speaker. When one day they had dramas which is not in eastern language (like Tamil, Hindi, or Malay), will you consider them to be included in your wiki?

:This site also put '''Agnes Monica''' as Taiwanese Actress categories instead of Indonesian actress. C'mon!!! What would you feel if someone from Hollywood said '''Bruce Lee''' was an american actor? What would you feel if someone from America said '''Chow Yun Fat''' is an American actor? What if one day, Agnes Monica play in Hongkong Drama? Would you put her as Hongkong Actress, also?

:In the past, '''Cynthia Rothrock''' starred in many HK movies. Would you say she was a HK actress? Have you understood the problem I saw? [[User:Kunderemp|Kunderemp]] 04:39, 26 May 2007 (CDT)

::I've just look at Michelle Yeoh entry on wikipedia and it was said she was 'Hongkong based' actress. [[User:Kunderemp|Kunderemp]] 04:47, 26 May 2007 (CDT)

I can't help but laugh at this. First, it isn't called "______ DramaWiki" - it is called "DramaWiki." Second, you do not know the history of D-Addicts, the parent web site that sponsors DramaWiki. From Day 1, the focus on D-Addicts has always been: Chinese, Taiwanese, Singaporean, Korean and Japanese. D-Addicts relects this, and therefore DramaWiki reflects this. If you people are so animate about promoting other Asian TV dramas, '''go start your own web site!!!!!!''' It is like me running a Windows web site with Linux and Macintosh people trying to force me to support them as well. Every web site has a right to draw the line when it comes to content. Respect this rather than arguing about it. [[User:Groink|Groink]] 05:06, 26 May 2007 (CDT)

==WHY NOT INCLUDE FILIPINO DRAMA?==
They have the best drama in asia. Award winning actors (INTERNATIONALLY) and award winning soap operas (INTERNATIONALLY) Stories are interesting and can relate into everyones life. Teleseryes and fantaseryes are now spreading thru asia and latin americas. And Pangako Sa'yo got the highest rating in southeast asia.

:This wiki is exclusively for East Asian dramas, you can notice that there are no South East Asian dramas in here. Hopefully, some one can create a South East Asian drama wiki, and that would include not only Filipino dramas, but also Malaysian, Indonesian, etc. [[User:Marienella|Marienella]]

== Navigation Bar, Searches + Forums ==
Wasn't sure where to put all this, so the talk page of the homepage seems the most appropriate. First off, hi all! I just joined to post one synop (though I'm sure I'll find more to add as time goes on), however I did have some suggestions for the site.
* Put the wiki search above the Google search on the navigation bar. I, like I'm sure others, tried using the Google search to find things on the wiki only to find this wouldn't work (as well); and scrolling down to type in the wiki search is just inconveniant (did I mention I can't spell without a spellcheck?) and having it below all the ads and other things, away from the important links hides it.
* Put a "Wiki" section to the forums for wiki related inquiries, announcements, and random other wiki related talks. I first went to the forum to see if there was a place for this kind of post, but found there was none (or if there was I didn't see it...).
Anyways, those are my two suggestions for the wiki. Cya around! [[User:KawasakiNinja|KawasakiNinja]] 11:14, 13 Jul 2007 (CDT)

:1. We prefer people to use Google over the Wiki search. This is to save on CPU usage on the server. Google bots through DramaWiki on a regular basis, so searches are very complete. 2. You can find the forum link for DramaWiki under [[Current events]] on the left column of any DramaWiki page. [[User:Groink|Groink]] 13:33, 13 Jul 2007 (CDT)

::1. Makes sense I guess. Never hosted a site/wiki before, so don't know exactly all the numbers around that. How much extra usage is taken up by using the wiki search vs. linking to it through google? Or even using the google search, does that use up the server the wiki's on? Just curious.
::2. The link is above, not under. But I was refering to having a section of the Forum for talking about wiki stuff. Unless you're all fine with having discussions like this going on the main page talk, then I guess there's no real need. But it might make it easier for people to use the forum when discussing things about the wiki, making any announcements the admins might want to make, or just general wiki related questions. Again though, not sure how much general talk you get for the wiki. [[User:KawasakiNinja|KawasakiNinja]] 11:45, 14 Jul 2007 (CDT)
:By under "Current events" he doesn't mean literally under it. If you click current events, it'll take you to the page with the link to the DramaWiki discussion on d-addicts. --[[User:Pinkpineapple|Pineapple]] 13:29, 14 Jul 2007 (CDT)

::Ah, cool. I was thinking a full section instead of just one thread (makes it a little easier to organize) but still good that it's there. :) [[User:KawasakiNinja|KawasakiNinja]] 11:15, 15 Jul 2007 (CDT)

== Create Redirects ==
I was wondering if there was a policy on redirects for alternate titles of a series, or seasons of a series. I just added a redirect from "Kikujiro to Saki 3" to the main article at "Kikujiro to Saki 2007." I can think of other examples ("Jikou Keisatsu 2" or "Kaette Kita Jikou Keisatsu" should redirect to "Jikou Keisatsu"), but I'm wondering why this hasn't been done already. -- [[User:Quashlo|Quashlo]] 11:51, 15 Jul 2007 (CDT)

== Romanization ==
After seeing the whole thing with the splitting of separate sentence particles, I have some general questions/suggestions about Romanization. For example, I would have Romanized the title for Benkyo Shiteitai! as Benkyo Shite Itai!, separating the -te form of the verb from the iru/itai/etc. Another similar example of this is Aishiteiru to Ittekure (Aishite Iru to Itte Kure for me).
Other questionable (at least for me) Romanizations include Uchi ni Oideyo (should be Uchi ni Oide yo). And with respect to wapuro vs. non-wapuro, if we are not allowing names of dramas and actors/actresses to be in wapuro, I think it would be a good idea to at least have a wapuro entry that redirects to the main entry. For actors and actresses, many times I have to "guess" how they Romanize things... If we always have a wapuro entry, then if you know at least a little bit of Japanese, you will always be able to get to the entry. So just a few suggestions... I'm interested in hearing what others feel. -- [[User:Quashlo|Quashlo]] 21:28, 26 Jul 2007 (CDT)
:I agree with most of the points. The redirects using wapuro romaji, however is something I disagree on. Although it does in theory help in searching, there are two points that have me go against this idea.
:# Each re-direct article adds onto the MySQL database. The database is already lagging as-is. We shouldn't be using redirects except for situations where there are mistakes. IMHO, once no article within DramaWiki uses a redirect, it should be removed.
:# If you read through the various magazines, CDs, DVDs, catalogs and such, the large majority of them use romaji without the macrons. YesAsia doesn't use wapuro, and neither does CD Japan. Even TV networks like NHK as well as professional subtitle systems like TV Japan use our system. Wapuro was never meant to be a standard, and Wikipedia touches on this fact. Wapuro, historically, was a poor way of compensating for typewriters that couldn't generate the macrons. Therefore, DramaWiki considers wapuro to be a mistake. We should be changing how Internet visitors romanize the artists' names, rather than creating band-aids for those who are still stuck on wapuro. [[User:Groink|Groink]] 21:39, 26 Jul 2007 (CDT)

==External Links==
How about if linking [[Wikipedia:zh:首页|Chinese Wikipedia]] and [[Wikipedia:ko:대문|Korean Wikipedia]] under the external links as well. --[[User:Uladelz|uladelz]] 21:55, 1 Sep 2007 (CDT)
:Only the admins are allowed to edit the main page. We'll have to wait for one of them to do so. [[User:Groink|Groink]] 22:36, 1 Sep 2007 (CDT)

== Featured Article ==
i have suggestion, why don't we put some Featured Article about artiste or drama in main page that change every week/2 weeks/ month
thx you

== Adding categories to articles ==
Please do not - I REPEAT DO '''NOT''' add categories to any part of an article <u>EXCEPT</u> for the bottom of the article. I see some people repeatedly adding category wikilinks to TV network names in the details section. This is NOT wanted, and is not part of DramaWiki style. Placing in categories for the same data TWICE adds to the processing of the server, and is also non-productive as it adds NOTHING to the articles. I want this to come to a stop IMMEDIATELY!!!! [[User:Groink|Groink]] 17:35, 5 Jan 2008 (CST)

== Changing photos on a regular basis ==
I'm getting sick and tired of this! For some artists, the photo changes almost every week. Popular targets apprear to be MatsuJun, Kimutaku and a few others. I'm not going to put up with this photo warring between fandorks. Uploading may be a right for all of you. But practice that right more efficiently. Just because some Johnny has a new hairdoo every week does not mean we need to keep changing his photo to keep up with his trendiness. We're not some trendy magazine tracking the latest looks. We're a drama and artist database! Keep these points in mind. [[User:Groink|Groink]] 23:04, 24 Mar 2008 (CDT)

== Redirects ==
Redirects can only be helpful. Why do some people feel like wasting their time nominating helpful redirects for deletion? --[[User:Pmsyyz|Pmsyyz]] 22:18, 3 Apr 2008 (CDT)
:Helpful for what???? There's NOTHING on DramaWiki that links to that page. N-o-t-h-i-n-g! As I said in an article's talk page, it is the responsibility of the editors to correct the wikilinks in their user pages. [[User:Groink|Groink]] 23:50, 3 Apr 2008 (CDT)
:: Ever hear of a Google search? People don't always know the proper romanization or spelling. Redirects of alternate spellings can only help users find this site. --[[User:Pmsyyz|Pmsyyz]] 13:32, 4 Apr 2008 (CDT)
: We are not going to be responsible for people misspelling drama titles. You're basically talking about producing tens of thousands of redirects to cover every wrong spelling of a show. No, we're NOT going to deal with that here. IMDB does not do it. Wikipedia doesn't condone this practice either. Even a simple dictionary sitting on your shelf does not allow for misspellings. If there are a bunch of people out there asking "Have you watched Tai-yo-ooh???", it isn't DramaWiki's responsibility to allow them to continue this error. [[User:Groink|Groink]] 15:17, 4 Apr 2008 (CDT)

Like [[User:Pmsyyz|Pmsyyz]] already said, it seems some editors don't understand the purpose of redirects. Redirects are not articles but a way to link a user to the proper article and should kept whenever it makes sense and improves the accessibility of DramaWiki. This way weblinks that (still) point to the redirect guide the visitor to the right place. And also, if a user enters the redirect (or a big part of it) in the wiki search he/she will find the actual article much easier. And finally nobody can accidently create a duplicate article by using the name of the redirect (e.g. an AKA title).<br>
There exist several [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Redirects for deletion#When should we delete a redirect?|reasons for deleting certain redirects]]. But deleting a redirect only because it has no incoming link inside DramaWiki is not an acceptable reason for deletion. Redirects which technically serve no purpose ''may'' be candidates for deletion (e.g. redirects that differ only in case from the article). --<b>[[User:MoerkJ|<font color=green>MoerkJ</font>]] <sup>[[User talk:MoerkJ|<font color=red>talk</font>]]</sup></b> 23:32, 11 Aug 2008 (CEST)

: I see the logic in keeping certain types of redirects, such as very common shortcut names like "Hana Kimi" or "GTO". But for incorrect namespaces, such as clearly mis-named namespace, or namespaces with the incorrect romanization doesn't serve any useful purpose other than to further spread the error throughout the search engines. When Google scans an article, it remembers all text in that article. So even if a redirect for "GTO" did not exist on DramaWiki, Google would still find the article because GTO is contained in "Great Teacher Onizuka". It is therefore more useful if we add all AKAs and such in the articles themselves, rather than relying on a whole slew of redirects for just one article. BTW, Wikipedia has a similar policy in that it does not encourage the use of redirects for namespaces that break their policies, such as incorrect capitalizations, improper trademark naming conventions, and so forth. [[User:Groink|Groink]] 23:42, 11 Aug 2008 (CEST)

::I only partly agree. Often, redirects have only a technical purpose and don't need to be 'correct' or 'generally useful'. Bad redirects, like misspelled and bad romanized article names, as a result from renaming an article may be a good target for deletion only if the article is new and probably hasn't been spidered yet by search engines. Older redirects however should be kept. Because if there is nothing referencing the 'bad redirect' it will become difficult to find and as a consequence search engines will not keep the link. That's why it is unlikely to ''spread'' any further like you said. If not even Google references the redirect anymore then it could be deleted. One problem however is that tagging a 'bad redirect' with {{tl|delete}} will automatically turn it back into an article and search engines might index the link again as soon as it is referenced on [[Special:Recentchanges]] and/or in [[:Category:Pages for deletion]]. Collecting links to ''bad redirects'' on some kind of project page won't help either. (Maybe listing them just as plain text is a good idea.) On a technical side note, tagging a redirect for deletion additionally eats about 10 times the database space as the redirect itself used before and deleting it won't free any space until the [[MW:Archive table|archive table]] of of the database is purged. Only a sysop can do this. The best is to avoid touching the redirects and simply leave them because there is nothing to gain.
::''Note to all:'' Feel free to tag [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Redirects for deletion#When should we delete a redirect?|certain redirects]] for deletion. But please, keep the redirect link and don't replace it with the {{tl|delete}} template, because it is very confusing for admins. Also keep in mind that there might be times where no admin will be available to delete stuff and some backlog may build up. --<b>[[User:MoerkJ|<font color=green>MoerkJ</font>]] <sup>[[User talk:MoerkJ|<font color=red>talk</font>]]</sup></b> 03:17, 12 Aug 2008 (CEST)
::: Okay, here's an idea... Keep the re-direct page, but change the re-direct namespace to a static page. In the static page, contain something indicating that this is a bad link, i.e. something similar to a HTTP 403 error. My whole premise here is that readers have told me time and time again is that DramaWiki has become number-one in the community, and the naming conventions for dramas used here becomes the standard throughout the drama community. Many people who are referred to DramaWiki from a search engine do not realize that they were re-directed to a namespace with a different spelling/name, and they'll then continue to use the mis-spelled drama or artist name in their own blogs and such. If they receive an error page, then maybe this will help them seek the correct spelling. [[User:Groink|Groink]] 05:09, 12 Aug 2008 (CEST)

::::Strange idea, but I get your point. Perhaps you rather want to redirect visitors to the mainpage or to the searchbox. Although it completely contradicts the intention of the redirect concept. When the visiors don't notice that they were redirected then it is most likely not our fault. Neither can we prevent or correct any wrong links to DramaWiki that exist somewhere. I think presenting an empty page or to tell a clueless internet user that s/he clicked on an outdated link is a very poor service.
::::Well, keep tagging the misspelled redirects. To make it easier for the sysops to distinguish between regular articles and broken redirects that just look like articles I'll create separate maintenance sections. More details will follow soon on [[DramaWiki:Deletion policy]]. --<b>[[User:MoerkJ|<font color=green>MoerkJ</font>]] <sup>[[User talk:MoerkJ|<font color=red>talk</font>]]</sup></b> 00:39, 14 Aug 2008 (CEST)

== Evaluating possible large-scale additions to articles ==
For some editors, please put on your thinking cap before making edits that span a large number of articles. As the style guide explains, one should use view a variety of articles to get a grasp not only of what's allowed, but also notice what you did not see. If you view maybe 20 articles and notice that not one of them has a certain piece of information you're considering adding, then that should tell you immediately that although the style guide does not mention specifically the information you want to add, more like it is not allowed.

After evaluating the pages you feel the information is important enough to consider a possible large-scale edit effort, please post the request here so that we can discuss it before you go forward with the edits. Otherwise, someone like me will spend the next 30 minutes rv'ing the dozens of articles. [[User:Groink|Groink]] 09:20, 17 Mar 2009 (UTC)

== Welcome template ==
With registration being open again and new users being unfamiliar with DramaWiki's editing methods, I was thinking we could possibly implement a welcome template. I've been adding a welcome message of sorts to some new users talk pages. However, if we could make a template with a general welcome message which would direct new users to the style guide and all of the region-specific format guides it would be a big help to everyone. I know Wikipedia has such a template and I figure with all the new editors, it wouldn't be a such a bad idea to possibly implement this ourselves. --[[User:Pinkpineapple|Pinkpineapple]] 03:42, 19 August 2009 (UTC)

: I'll support your idea! I'm wondering now... with the new MediaWiki software, will Ruroshin folks allow us to run bots? One bot could automatically send the newbie welcome message once his account is created. [[User:Groink|Groink]] 04:30, 19 August 2009 (UTC)

DramaWiki:Style guide

2009-08-19T00:26:38Z

Groink:

The ''DramaWiki Manual of Style'' is a guide that has one objective: Have all editors conform to the same style guidelines. This style guide pertains to all editors, regardless of the type of article an editor handles. The list below are other guides that are specific to the type of articles DramaWiki handles:

* '''DramaWiki-wide'''
: [[DramaWiki:Style guide|DramaWiki Manual of Style]] (this article)
: [[DramaWiki:DramaWiki is not|DramaWiki is not...]]
: [[Wikipedia:ISO_8601|International standard for date format]]
* '''Japan articles'''
: [[DramaWiki:Japanese TV Show Article Formatting|Japanese TV Show Article Formatting]]
: [[DramaWiki:Japanese Artist Article Formatting|Japanese Artist Article Formatting]]
: [[DramaWiki:Romanization of Japanese|Romanization of Japanese]]
* '''Korea articles'''
: [[DramaWiki:Korean TV Show Article Formatting|Korean TV Show Article Formatting]]
: [[DramaWiki:Korean Artist Article Formatting|Korean Artist Article Formatting]]
: [[DramaWiki:Romanization of Hangul|Romanization of Hangul]]
: [[DramaWiki:Korean Personal Names Romanization Preferences|Korean Personal Names Romanization Preferences]]
* '''HK/China/Taiwan/Singapore articles'''
: [[DramaWiki:Chinese TV Show Article Formatting|Chinese TV Show Article Formatting]]
: [[DramaWiki:Chinese Artist Article Formatting|Chinese Artist Article Formatting]]
: [[DramaWiki:Romanization of Chinese|Romanization of Chinese]]

== Learn to edit on DramaWiki ==
In Internet 101, it is best to learn the ways of a wiki by analyzing existing articles. If you are new to wiki editing but new to DramaWiki, read about 10 to 20 of the existing articles, in order to form a consensus of how things work on DramaWiki. When reading these articles, look at:
*How articles are formatted, and how sections are used.
*How images are handled. Note the sizes and quality of the images.
*How the synopses are written.
*Methods of romanization used.
*And especially, '''notice what you do not see in the articles.'''

== Formatting philosophy ==
One misconception about the wiki is that wiki pages are free-form. Although the [[Wikipedia:Wikitext|wikitext]] markup language offers flexibility in formatting a web page like HTML, giving the impression that editors can do anything on a given article, the last thing a wiki can be is free-form. Any well-established wiki site has its own set of style guidelines. Wikipedia has a style guide. MetaWiki has a style guide. Even Wiki.ThePPN has a style guide.

DramaWiki is no different from any other wiki site. Given the fact that DramaWiki hosts content very unique to any other wiki on the Internet, the information sets the style guidelines. This is why the style guidelines for a wiki site do not pertain to DramaWiki articles.

The most common problem on DramaWiki is the battle between the editor and CSS. Editors must not ''fight'' the formatting presented by the DramaWiki software. DramaWiki is based on the MetaWiki wiki software package. MetaWiki uses a modern web page concept called ''[[Wikipedia:Cascading Style Sheets|cascading style sheets]]'' (CSS). The purpose of CSS is to force all content for a given web site to conform to the same style. Style includes font type, font size, width of an article page, spacing between lines, and so on. In other words, every article should have the same look. Some editors are tempted to force their own sense of style into their articles in order to defeat MediaWiki's CSS, such as adding multiple blank lines between sections, or an overuse of tables. There is a logical reason why there is no Microsoft FrontPage for Wiki, or any other GUI/WYSIWYG-based wiki design product.

=== Scanning versus reading ===
Having all pages look the same seem boring and drab to some editors. That's another idea all editors should leave at the door before entering DramaWiki: editors are not encouraged to apply visual creativity to any of the articles. Against [[Wikipedia:Popular psychology|pop psychology]], [http://www.useit.com/alertbox/9710a.html readers of the Internet do not read; they scan.]

[[File:Eyetracking.png|thumb|240px|Using eye-scanning technology, one can sense how web pages are being read. ''Graphic provided courtesy of useit.com'']]
''Scanning'' is similar to skimming a novel, or skimming through an episode of a TV drama. What readers are more interested in is specific pieces of information. The objective for every article on DramaWiki is for a reader to get the tidbits of information he needs within just a few seconds. The Internet has forced people to digest large amounts of information quickly, so speed reading is of an essence for readers. Editors should not force readers to stick to any given article for minutes at a time. Doing so causes reader fatique. Reader fatique turns readers off not only on an article, but the entire web site.

Here's visual proof of reader fatique. As you can see in the image to the right, most readers' eyes will start from the top and work their way down. The idea behind the data collected in this image is that the longer the article is in length and content, the less likely the reader will actually finish the article. This is why it is vital that the most important piece of information in a DramaWiki article is kept within the first few inches or centimeters of the page. Referring back to the image, the portions in red/orange/yellow were read only within the first 10 to 20 seconds. This is why it is counter-productive to pack any one article with large quantities of text that would take five minutes to read.

Web sites like the New York Times or C-Net want you to stay on a given article for long periods of time. They want you to read the article word-for-word, and look a the hoards of paid advertisements. DramaWiki should then be thought of as the fast-food joint of web sites: '''come in, get what you came for, and get out!''' So once again, do not spend long periods of time spiffying up an article.

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== Style disputes ==
When either of two styles is acceptable, it is inappropriate for a DramaWiki editor to change from one style to another unless there is some substantial reason for the change. For example, with respect to British spelling as opposed to American spelling, it would only be acceptable to change from American spelling to British spelling if the article concerned a British topic. Revert warring over optional styles is unacceptable; if the article uses ''colour'' rather than ''color'', it would be wrong to switch simply to change styles, although editors should ensure that articles are internally consistent (i.e. the word ''colour'' is used throughout the article.) If in doubt, defer to the style used by the first major contributor.

If there is a style being used that an editor disagree with, the proper thing to do is to bring the issue up in the article's discussion page. This will give the chance for other editors to chime in their opinions, and eventually take the necessary action (or no action if the dispute is groundless.)

== Capitalization ==
It is a general rule on DramaWiki that we apply the principles of capitalization on romanized artist and TV show names, using the same princples English writers use. Capitalization is the process of capitalizing the first letter in a word. Components of a DramaWiki article requiring capitalization include article names and sections.

It is therefore a DramaWiki policy that the rules of capitalization apply, in that all words, except for internal [[Wikipedia:Article (grammar)|articles]], [[Wikipedia:Adposition|prepositions]] and [[Wikipedia:Grammatical conjunction|conjunctions]], must be capitalized. DramaWiki also does not capitalize most particles used in Asian languages. Please consult DramaWiki's romanization article for the specific language. Briefly, [[Wikipedia:Grammatical particle|particles]] used in Asian languages are very similar in use as adpositions and similar components (prepositions, postpositions, circumpositions, conjunctions, etc.) in the English language.

== Acronyms, abbreviations and nicknames ==
:''See [[DramaWiki:Acronyms_abbreviations|DramaWiki's Acronyms & Abbreviations]] for a list of acronyms and abbreviations used on DramaWiki.

An ''abbreviation'' is a letter or group of letters, taken from a word or words, and employed to represent them for the sake of brevity. An ''acronym'' is a form of abbreviation, where the first letter of each word in a name or statement is put together, again for the sake of brevity. For example, "Co." is the abbreviation for company, while ROYGBIV is an acronym for the colors of the rainbow (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and yellow). ''Nicknames'' are names given to a person when either his real name is too difficult to pronounce, or as a sign of affection by the fans.

Editors should avoid assumptions that the reader is familiar with a particular nickname, acronym or abbreviation. The standard writing style is to always spell out the acronym, abbreviation or full name on the first reference (wikilinked if appropriate) and then use the shortcuts afterwards. This signals to readers to look out for it later in the text and makes it easy for them to refer back to it. For example:

:[[Matsuura Aya]] appeared in several commercials (CM) for the Japan-based company [[Wikipedia:Seiko Epson|Seiko EPSON Corporation]]. Ayaya-chan's CMs appear to have improved sales for EPSON in the Japan electronics market.

Notice that the abbreviation for the word commercial was used once it was defined by a previous sentence. Also notice that the formal name of the company was mentioned in the first sentence; once defined, it is okay to use the company's more common name. And, the artist's nickname was used because the full name was established in the previous sentence, setting the basis that the paragraph is about the artist.

In lengthy articles, it can be helpful to spell out the acronym or abbreviation for the reader again or to rewikify it if it has not been used for a while. It is also not good writing technique to keep using the artist's nickname throughout the article; doing so gives the article a fan-like feel, rather than a formal feel DramaWiki strives for.

When abbreviating a country name, please use periods between the letters. For example, United States should use the abbreviation "U.S."; this is is the more common style in that country. When including a particular country in a list of countries, do not abbreviate the country name (for example, "France and the United States", not "France and the U.S."). And, avoid using abbreviations, acronyms and nicknames that may be offensive to even the smallest of on-line user communities (ex: japs, flips, etc.)

== Article names ==
Article names should conform to the following format:
* Because of the characteristics of the MediaWiki software, the first letter of an article name will be capitalized. There is no work-around for this. For example, if you create an article with the name ''iPod'', the article name will come out as ''IPod''.

* Special characters are acceptable. Special characters include the dash ("-"), exclamation point ("!"), comma (",") and tilde ("~"). However, the following special characters should be avoided:
** Underscore ("_") seeing this character is already being used by the MediaWiki software.
**[[Wikipedia:Macron|Macrons]], as is stated in the romanization articles on DramaWiki.
* Article name must match either the TV show or artist name.
* Taglines must be left out of the article name.
* All other formatting issues for article names are covered in the language-specific formatting articles.

== Section and field names ==
A ''section'' is the component that provides categorization within an article. A ''field name'' is a component that identifies a parameter within an article.
<pre>== Section ==
*'''Field name 1:''' information
*'''Field name 2:''' information</pre>
For sections:
* The capitalization rules for titles also apply to section names.
* Good section names:
** The Pig Can Jig
** President of the United States
** Hen in the Fox's Den
* Bad section names:
** President Of The United States
** hen in the fox's den
For field names:
* Field names must be in '''bold type'''.
* Field names are not proper nouns, nor are they titles. Therefore, capitalization rules regarding titles or proper nouns do not apply to field names.
* The first letter in the first word is capitalized. All other words are in [[Wikipedia:Minuscule|lower case]], unless the word is an acronym.
*[[Wikipedia:Acronym|Acronyms]] must be all in [[Wikipedia:Majuscules|upper case]] letters (KPOP, JPOP, KBS, etc.)
* Good field names:
** '''Talent agency:'''
** '''KPOP group name:'''
** '''Real name:'''
* Bad field names:
** '''Real Name:'''
** '''real name:'''
** '''kpop group name:'''

=== Suggested use of sections ===
The use of sections in an article is very similar to topics in an [[Wikipedia:Outline|outline]] you would use when putting together a term paper. A section in a wiki article can be thought of as a ''topic'' in an outline. All editors of DramaWiki should organize the sections and sub-sections in a logical form, so that all sub-topics fall under a main topic.

Format of a properly written outline:
<pre>I. First main topic
A. First subordinate idea
1. First supporting idea
2. Second supporting idea
3. Third supporting idea
B. Second subordinate idea
1. First supporting idea
2. Second supporting idea

II. Second main topic
A. First subordinate idea
1. First supporting idea
2. Second supporting idea
a. First supporting detail
b. Second supporting detail</pre>

This outlines can be converted to a wiki-written article:
<pre>== First Main Topic ==
=== First Subordinate Idea ===
==== First Supporting Idea ====
==== Second Supporting Idea ====
==== Third Supporting Idea ====
=== Second Subordinate Idea ===
==== First Supporting Idea ====
==== Second Supporting Idea ====

== Second Main Topic ==
=== First subordinate Idea ===
==== First Supporting Idea ====
==== Second Supporting Idea ====
===== First Supporting Detail =====
===== Second Supporting Detail =====</pre>

It is important that all like-information is kept under the same section. For example, if a TV drama article has two seasons:
* Example of good use of sections and sub-sections:
<pre>==Details==
*'''Title:''' That's Showbiz
*'''Broadcast network:''' ABC123
*'''Genre:''' Family comedy

==Synopsis==
A family comedy drama about an actor who just can't do thing right.

== Seasons ==
=== Season 1 ===
*'''Broadcast period:''' 2004-Apr-01 to 2004-Jun-30
*'''Episodes:''' 12
==== Episodes ====
# - ''I Fell on My Face'' - 13.4
# - ''I Ripped My Pants'' - 14.2

=== Season 2 ===
*'''Broadcast period:''' 2005-Apr-03 to 2005-Jul-01
*'''Episodes:''' 11
==== Episodes ====
# - ''I Fell and I Can't Get Up'' - 11.8
# - ''I Love Sakai Noriko'' - 24.5</pre>

Notice that ''Seasons'' is the main section, while all the related elements - the seasons themselves - fall under as sub-sections. Also, the fields specific to the season were placed under their respective sub-sections, rather than being placed under the Details section. And, notice that ''Episodes'' was turned into sub-sections, and placed under the ''Season X'' sub-section. Again, the ideas behind the development of properly organized sections are that:
* All major ideas are developed into sections.
* A field related to any one idea is placed under its respective section.

== Writing a synopsis ==
A ''synopsis'' is a brief piece outlining a TV drama's primary premise. For DramaWiki use, a synopsis should be very brief - no more than two paragraphs, and no more than 150 words. Going along the overall goal of DramaWiki, a synopsis should be quick and easy to read - with a reading time limit of no more than 60 seconds, and written well enough so that a person with knowledge of English as a secondary language can comprehend. Reading time longer than 60 seconds demonstrates several factors about the synopsis:
#. The synopsis contains more detailed information about the drama than necessary.
#. The editor(s) of the synopsis lacks the understanding of the drama's primary premise.
#. The writing is too complicated to comprehend.

=== Qualifications of writing a synopsis ===
First off, it is against DramaWiki policies, as well as Internet etiquette in general to copy the work of one web site and paste it into a DramaWiki article. This practice is considered ''plagiarism''. When done on even a small-scale basis, it demonstrates to the readers that DramaWiki editors are incapable of writing its own synopses. It also demonstrates to the readers that the editors have never watched the drama. And even if the editors did watch the drama, it demonstrates that the editors never grasped the primary premise, and isn't qualified to write a synopsis about the drama. Most editors who lack the knowledge of the primary premise have the tendency of writing large, lengthy amounts of text, causing the editor to become a storyteller rather than just telling the reader what the drama is about.

It is a primary preference that all DramaWiki articles contain ''original'' writings by its editors. Once editors start copying works from other web sites and other media, DramaWiki basically becomes just a mirror site of the same information that is scattered throughout the Internet. If this is okay with readers, then DramaWiki shouldn't even exist in the first place. The fundamental idea that produced DramaWiki in the first place is for the contents to be written by its own editors.

Therefore, it is best that a drama article be left without a synopsis than to have a synopsis that is either copied or poorly written.

=== Putting together a concisely written synopsis ===
Any story can be summarized in 150 words or less. The fall of the Roman Empire can be summarized in 150 words or less. The entire World War II can be summarized in 150 words or less. It is quite easy to achieve such a small synopsis. The editor must first quantify the primary premise of the drama's storyline. In any well-written screenplay, you have one primary premise, followed by several secondary premises. These secondary premises will eventually lead up to the primary premise.

For example, let's take a look at the Japanese drama [[Great Teacher Onizuka]]. The primary premise of the story is that Eikichi wants to be Japan's greatest teacher. The conflict here is that Eikichi's demeanor is not what most people would consider being the quality of a proper role model to teens. Despite his lack of glowing credentials, a high school principal sees potential in Eikichi and therefore decides to take a chance with him by hiring him as a homeroom teacher. His warmth and passion for teaching has a positive effect on his pupils. Viewers refer to Onizuka Eikichi as the ''anti-Kinpachi Sensei''.

There you have it: you have the primary premise, along with a one-sentence statement that challenges the premise. And you have a one-sentence statement describing how the primary premise affects the overall storyline. To finish the synopsis, a one-sentence statement makes a comparison to another Japanese drama with similarities or differences. Notice that the synopsis does not include any secondary premises, such as Eikichi's professional relationship with the teachers, relationships with specific students, the supporting artists' conflicts, and so forth. DramaWiki is not concerned about anything other than the primary premise. This is what makes a concise synopsis that is small, and easy to read and understand.

== Dates and times ==
=== Entering dates ===
Because dates and times can vary from country to country, DramaWiki must settle down on a format that is to be used by all editors, regardless of the formatting they use in their everyday lives.

Examples of formats, depending on the components of the date being made available:
;Year only
*Use all digits of the year.
** Good examples: 1974
** Bad examples: "74" or "'74"
;Month only
*Use full name of the month.
** Good example: Sayako was born in January.
** Bad examples: Sayako was born in Jan.
;Century
*Address a century as a century, or use all the digits of the century followed by an "s". Okay to use ordinal suffixes. Do not add apostrophes before the "s".
** Good example: 20th century or 1900s
** Bad examples: 1900's
;Decade
*Address a decade using all digits of the decade, and without an apostrophe before the "s".
** Good example: 1970s
** Bad example: 1970's, 70's, 70s.
;Year and month
* Situation 1: Referencing the date in a complete sentence. Spell the month in its entirety, followed by the year.
** Good example: Sayako was born in January 1982.
** Bad examples: Sayako was born in 1982-Jan. Sayako was born in Jan 1982.
* Situation 2: Referencing a year and month as data. Year, dash, and abbreviated month
** Good example: Birthdate: 1982-Jan
** Bad examples: Birthdate: Jan 1982, January 1982, 1982 January
;Year, month, and day
* Situation 1: Referencing the date in a complete sentence. Use either Day Month Year, or Month, Day Year. '''The original major contributor of the chooses what format to use (see the ''Style disputes'' section.)''' At the same time, however, other editors have no right to change the format to his/her preferred liking. In any situation, do not use ordinal suffixes (ex: February 14th) or articles (ex: the 14th of February). Also, once a date format is chosen, it must be used throughout the article.
** Good examples: Sayako was born on 9 January 1982. Sayako was born on January 9, 1982.
** Bad examples: Sayako was born on 1982-Jan-9. Sayako was born on 1982-1-9.
* Situation 2: Referencing the date as data. Use the format Year-Month-Day for all dates. Abbreviate the month.
** Good example: Birthdate: 1982-Jan-9
** Bad examples: Birthdate: 9 January 1982. Birthdate: January 9, 1982.

=== Entering time ===
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!24-hour clock||12-hour clock
|-
|12:00||12:00 p.m. (noon)
|-
|13:00||1:00 p.m.
|-
|14:00||2:00 p.m.
|-
|15:00||3:00 p.m.
|-
|16:00||4:00 p.m.
|-
|17:00||5:00 p.m.
|-
|18:00||6:00 p.m.
|-
|19:00||7:00 p.m.
|-
|20:00||8:00 p.m.
|-
|21:00||9:00 p.m.
|-
|22:00||10:00 p.m.
|-
|23:00||11:00 p.m.
|-
|24:00||12:00 a.m. (midnight)
|}
To avoid disagreements with time formatting, DramaWiki has set a standard when expressing time.

The DramaWiki standard is to write all times in 24-hour notation. Advantages to using 24-hour notation:
* There is no possibility of ambiguity between times in the morning and evening (in the 12-hour system "seven o'clock" can mean both 7 am and 7 pm). In reading schedules and the like, it is easy to see at a glance whether times refer to before or after noon. This is especially important for organizations that run services 24 hours a day, including television networks.

*Entries that use the 12-hour system usually show noon as 12:00 pm and midnight as 12:00 am — a convention which is ambiguous and therefore confuses many people. The workaround of writing "noon" or "12 midnight" requires more space, makes the notation language dependent, and still fails to distinguish between midnight at the start and at the end of a day.

* The duration of time intervals is easier to see in the 24-hour notation. From 10:30 a.m. till 3:30 p.m. is 5 hours. From 10:30 till 15:30 indicates this more clearly.

* The 24-hour notation is shorter, which can save space in tables.

* The 12-hour notation obscures the fact that the date changes between 11:59 p.m. and 12:00 a.m., which regularly confuses people who program their video recorder. The transition from 23:59 to 00:00, on the other hand, provides a clear reminder that a new date starts.

* Many Asian TV schedules use 24-hour notation. Many Asian TV drama web pages also use 24-hour notation.

When expressing time in terms of scheduling, always use the time zone of origin. For example, when listing air times for a Japanese TV drama, all times should be written using [[Wikipedia:Japan Standard Time|Japan Standard Time (JST)]]. It is also important to enter the abbreviation for the time zone. For example, 19:00 in Japan should be entered as 19:00 JST.

If a TV show time period runs into the next day, it is best to use 24:00 for 12:00 midnight. For example, some TV shows start at 11:54pm and ends at 12:54am. To prevent further confusion, editors should write it as 23:54 to 24:54.

It is quite easy to calculate 24-hour time in your head. Any time from 1:00pm to midnight, just subtract two from the hour. For example, 13:00 is 13 minus 2, or 1:00. 19:00 is 19 minus 2, or 7:00pm.

=== Conversion of Showa dates ===
In Japanese-written documents, you may come across dates using the 昭和 (Showa) format. Showa is the period of 1926 to 1989, when Emperor Showa ruled Japan (also known as Emperor Hirohito before his death). Older generations of Japanese people continue to use this form of dating, including NHK, as a show of respect.

Conversion is very easy. For example, 昭和42年2月22日 is written as February 22, Showa 42. Add 42 to 1925, and you get 1967. The date then becomes February 22, 1967.

=== Conversion of Republic Year dates ===
Many calender dates in the Republic of China (Taiwan) uses the Republic Year(民國). These dates may sometimes be found without the Republic Year prefix (民國95年1月23日 or just 95年1月23日). The Republic Year calender begins on 1911, the year when the Republic of China is established.

Conversion of Republic Years is done by adding 1911 to the year. For example, 民國95年1月23日(Republic Year 95 January 23) will become 2006 January 23.

== Imagery ==
DramaWiki is based on the MediaWiki software. MediaWiki requires all images to be uploaded to DramaWiki first. Once uploaded, they can be used in the article.

'''DramaWiki does not allow linking of external images within an article.''' This is because the image parameter in the MediaWiki software has no control over formatting of externally linked images, such as caching, resizing, positioning, etc. Generally, linking to external images is an unethical act throughout the Internet because it basically steals bandwidth from the host site. Many of these sites use free hosting and are therefore open to possible shut-down if their bandwidth exceeds a certain limit. Other sites pay for the bandwidth on an as-use basis. External linking by DramaWiki would accelerate the bandwidth consumption process ten-fold. DramaWiki wants no part in having other web sites shutdown or flooded with bandwidth charges.

Another reason for not linking to images outside of DramaWiki is that it bypasses the upload process. In the upload file page, you MUST affirm that the image you upload and use is not copyrighted.

=== Original imagery is preferred ===
The goal of DramaWiki is to keep all content as ''original'' as possible. This goal affects all components: the synopses, imagery, reviews, and so forth. Regarding imagery, DramaWiki prefers original artwork over those taken from other web sites. If an editor does not have the Photoshop skills necessary to produce an original image, that does not mean the uploaded image is preferred over a home-made, DramaWiki original image. Also, do not take this as a full-on ban of copyrighted imagery. DramaWiki does allow copyrighted imagery IF it is the only thing available at the time of uploading. DramaWiki assumes fair-use of all imagery. The drawback of using copyrighted imagery, however, is that if the copyright owner or licensee demands the image be taken down, DramaWiki will comply.

If you do choose to use a copyrighted image, or other imagery from another source, clean the image of all unnecessary clutter, such as dates & times, copyright symbols and watermarks. If you need assistance in cleaning an image, DramaWiki recommends you contact an editor who is familiar with graphic tools via that editor's talk page.

=== Guidelines on image selection and usage ===
* The age of the image is not an issue with DramaWiki. The primary objective is formatting compliance with DramaWiki standards. For example, if a photo is from 2003, and no more recent photo that satisfies DramaWiki standards can be found, then the 2003 photo is kept. This is to protect imagery from being overtaken by fanboys/girls where photos would be replaced every time, for example a hair style is changed.
* Crop images prior to uploading. Apply some artistic sense when working with images. For example, it is better to focus on a person's face than to display the entire body.
* For images used in artist articles, the entire head, along with the full face should be viewable. Focus on images where the parts of the face is not covered up, such as hair covering up the person's eye, or the person is wearing sunglasses or an eyepatch (unless, of course, these items are actually a part of the artist's persona.)
* Images should be sharp and in-focus. Avoid images that are badly colored and bitty, such as amateur scans from a magazine.
* DramaWiki recommends using JPEG and GIF images. Although other formats, such as PNG, are supported, JPEG and GIF are universal across all web browsers and all computer operating systems.
* Images should not be scaled larger than its actual size. Example: 120px image scaled up to 200px. This causes the image to have a bitty or jagged look.
* Attempt to edit the image to the correct size before uploading to DramaWiki. Using the ''thumb'' parameter requires additional processing by the MediaWiki software, and also uses up additional disk space to store the cached version(s) of the re-sized image.
* Avoid uploading of images that contain copyright or trademark symbols, watermarks containing the web site domain name or other name, or other markings not a part of the photo's theme (talent agency names, web site URLs, and other markings left due to cropping, etc.) '''Here's a big hint: If the image contains any web site name markings or other logo, the creator of that image does not want it to be used elsewhere.''' Respect these markings by not uploading and using them on DramaWiki.
* If the owner of the image requests the image to be removed, please do so. Technically, it is illegal to upload copyrighted images to DramaWiki. DramaWiki leaves the declaration of licensing purely up to the uploader.

=== Examples ===
<div>
[[File:KimTaeHee.jpg|thumb|left|Good!]] [[File:Kimtaeheeprofile3.jpg|thumb|left|BAD!]]<br>
On the left photo, her face takes up more of the photo's space. It isn't "posey" like the image to the right, where her head is tilted with her hand on her face. Also notice that the photo to the right has too much unused space around it, wasting even more space that could be occupied by the face. If we were to crop the image to get rid of the empty space, then the face would be too small to work with. Although the background in the left image is somewhat busy, the head is large enough for it not to be interfered with.
</div><br clear="all"/>
<div>
[[File:Wonbin.jpg|thumb|left|Good!]] [[File:Won_Bin2.jpg|thumb|left|BAD!]]<br>
The photo on the right has a background that blends in too much into the foreground. The image to the left has a lighter background that allows for the foreground to present more of itself. Also, the quality of the image on the right is too grainy - clearly a bad scan from a magazine. The photo on the left is much cleaner.
</div><br clear="all"/>

=== Naming ===
Filenames on all images must be properly named. A good rule-of-thumb is to use the article name as the filename, along with some form of indication as to the type of image. Good names in filenames help identify the content of the image without having to open the image.
* Good filenames:
** The_Greatest_Drama-banner.jpg
** Sakai_Noriko-headshot.jpg

* Bad filenames:
** file01.jpg
** picture.jpg
** DCM384789.jpg

=== Placement ===
When placing images in an article, apply some web page design sense. Do not allow the image to take up too much of the screen. Try keeping the article's formatting so that it will look presentable when displayed in a 800x600 display. A good rule-of-thumb is to keep all artist images at a maximum size of 200px, and drama banners at or under 300px.

== Establishing credibility ==
Treat DramaWiki as if it was a very large school research paper. Once again, credibility is vital when presenting information to the general public. Editors must learn that what is written on DramaWiki must never reflect a personal point of view (PPOV). The problem with PPOV is that it goes against what DramaWiki stands for: presentation of information from a [[Wikipedia:Neutral point of view|''neutral'' point of view]] (NPOV). Jimbo Wales, founder of Wikipedia defines NPOV as "absolute and non-negotiable."

=== Fancruft ===
Regarding Asian dramas and artists, it is obviously difficult to keep a NPOV in one's writings. The basis of entertainment are the fans; fans will always have a PPOV. The word ''fan'' (short for the word ''fanatic'') refers to someone who has an intense, occassionally overwhelming liking of a person, group of persons, or a artistic work like TV dramas.

Fans are also DramaWiki editors. And most editors are able to keep a NPOV on all written content. However, there are also the [[Wikipedia:Fanboy|fanboy/fangirl]] editors that have a difficult time keeping a NPOV. This is where the editors with a more neutral outlook of the overall activities have to jump in; editors need to be aggressive and control the fanboy/fangirl editors from turning DramaWiki articles into fansites. A ''fansite'' is a web-based page created and maintained by the fans or devotees interested in the subject matter of the page. Fansites offer specialized information on the subject, usually to the extreme level, such as likes/dislikes, desires, opinions on political issues, and so on. Wikipedia uses the term ''[[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Fancruft|fancruft]]'' to describe content that an editor finds to be of importance to an article even though the content itself is of importance only to a niche group of fans. The practice of fancrufting is not wanted on DramaWiki because, with all due respect, the information by definition does not hold a NPOV, nor does the information convey any value to the artist or TV drama under DramaWiki's objective.

DramaWiki is not a fansite hosting a collection of fan-based articles; existing fansites serve a purpose, and they serve the purpose well. Let these sites provide fan-like information, and keep DramaWiki from becoming a fansite.

=== Credible sources ===
The challenge DramaWiki editors face is delivering information to the general public, but still retain a NPOV. NPOV can be established quite easily. To start off, all information on DramaWiki is second-hand. Therefore, information written in an article must have come from somewhere - written in a publication such as magazine or website, aired on TV, or some other source.

Sources can be broken down into two groups: primary and secondary. A ''primary source'' is the TV drama or artist. It can also be the TV network or talent agency's website. A ''secondary source'' feeds off the primary source and reports the information to the general public. Quickly, DramaWiki is not a primary source, and nor are its editors. DramaWiki and its editors will always be secondary sources, and all articles are put together from primary or other secondary sources.

For example, an editor attends an artist's wedding. Under DramaWiki's policies the editor is not allowed to report the information in the artist's article because the editor witnessed the event first-hand, therefore becoming a primary source. However, if a magazine with established credibility later on published the information, then the information can be reported on DramaWiki.

There are credible sources, and then there are sources with some form of an agenda. Once an editor understands the distinction between the two, it is very easy to evaluate any source and determine whether the information is credible or not. Using basic research paper techniques, credible sources under DramaWiki are those that have a solid and well-known establishment in the Asian entertainment business. Credible sources include:
* All television network websites
* Established news sites
* Talent agencies

On the other hand, sources that DramaWiki finds not credible and usually hold some form of an agenda include:
* Fansites and fanzines - Objective is always to present the person or TV drama in a positive light, aka PPOV.
* "Bottom feeders", aka "I heard from a friend who heard from her cousin..."
* Tabloids - Objective is to increase readership by reporting controversial information.

A good rule-of-thumb: If one source is reporting the information, while the other sources are not, more likely that one source is not credible. And therefore, the information is not allowed on DramaWiki.

=== Citing the source ===
When editors write information on DramaWiki, it is important to cite the source of the information. Citing a source is the act of identifying the original source of the information. This allows for the reader to understand where the information came from so that the reader can make his/her own judgement whether the information is credible or not. DramaWiki must again and again prove to the reader than any information provided is accurate and verified.

DramaWiki is not requiring every tidbit of information to be cited. For example, when constructing information under the Details section of a TV drama article, using information posted on a TV network website, the TV network website does not have to be cited in the article. However, the editor should not create a TV drama based purely on a secondary source, while the primary source (the TV network in this case) hasn't mentioned anything about it. It is important that the editors not only duplicate information from secondary sources, but also perform follow-up research to establish the fact that the information is indeed accurate.

There are, however, other kinds of information within an article that must be cited - even if it's just an act of common courtesy. For example, a synopsis or review should be cited. If the editor wrote the information first-hand, he should place his signature at the end. But once again, make sure these synopsss and reviews are written under a NPOV.

And then there are information that are objective. Objective information must be cited. Statistics are objective pieces of information. If there are any statistical information, such as TV viewership ratings, it must be cited. Citing statistics is very important because, as statisticians would tell you, you can process numbers to fulfil any agenda. Especially with viewership ratings, they come from several firms. Even TV networks use their own internal ratings systems. This is why it is very important that the reader understands how these statistics were developed.

== Hyperlinking ==
=== Wikilinks over external hyperlinking ===
Hyperlinking is the most powerful tool on the Internet. Hyperlinking is what created the on-line environment we all know as the world wide web. Unfortunately, there are pages on the Internet that, for all intents and purposes, DramaWiki would like to avoid. Just like citing and verifying written material, hyperlinking must maintain the same level of integrity and credibility. Hyperlinking creates associations between the hyperlinker and the hyperlinked.

There are two methods of hyperlinking within the [[Wikipedia:Wikitext|wikitext]] system: wikilink and external hyperlink. For more information on how to use the wikitext markup language regarding linking, please consult the [[metawiki:Wikitext standard|MediaWiki]] documentation.

A ''wikilink'' is a hyperlink within the wiki system. DramaWiki encourages editors to use wikilinks over external hyperlinking because wikilinks are scalable, while external hyperlinks are static. For example, let's say editors were using external hyperlinking for resources within Wikipedia. And then one day, Wikipedia changes its domain name. All the external hyperlinks would then have to be changed. By using wikilinks, only one change needs be made within the DramaWiki's configuration settings.

=== What hyperlinks are allowed and not allowed ===
Briefly, DramaWiki does not allow external hyperlinking to the following sources:
* Closed sites - Also known as membership-only sites, private sites, etc. These are sites that are not anonymously accessible without some form of identification, either via a user account, IP address registration/tracking, invitation-only, etc. The Internet is all about openness of information. [[Wikipedia:External_links#Sites_requiring_registration|This rule is consistent with Wikipedia's stance on sites requiring registration.]]
* Fansites - These types of sites do not maintain the NPOV ([[Wikipedia:Neutral point of view|neutral point of view]]) DramaWiki believe in. Associating DramaWiki with fansites causes a loss of credibility. Linking to fansites can also get out of control, as [[Wikipedia:Spamdexing|link spamming]] is a common practice among some editors, where they flood DramaWiki with their web site links in order to gain strength in the PageRank and other search engine point systems. Fansites include (but not limited to): forums, blogs, etc.
* Idol sites - These are sites that maintain a database of idol photos and fan-based information. Same NPOV and link spamming reason. In addition, many of these idol sites contain material that are offensive to some DramaWiki visitors. DramaWiki does not want to associate itself with this type of material.
* Hyperlinking to a web site not specific to the subject matter (artist or TV drama) - For example, it is okay to hyperlink a specific artist page on JDorama or Soompi. What DramaWiki does not want is a hyperlink to the root of those sites - or any site for that matter. Again, this is a method of link spamming.
* Direct-download sites - DramaWiki does not endorse the use of hyperlinking to direct-downloading sites. Direct-download are web sites that warehouse small to large media files, such as music, motion video, photobooks, and so forth. DramaWiki does not want to associate itself with the direct-downloading practice.
* Hyperlinking to torrents - DramaWiki is associated with D-Addicts. D-Addicts does not want its torrents to be directly hyperlinked. DramaWiki wishes to follow suite not only for D-Addicts, but also to give the same common courtesy to all peer-to-peer sites.
* Links to for-sale merchandise, i.e. electronic commerce or e-commerce sites. ''e-commerce'' sites are those who are designed specifically for the sale of media to customers. These sites either license/produce DVDs as finished goods, or are set-up as retail outlets. Sites that are considered e-commerce include but are not limited to: YesAsia, CDJapan, Amazon, YA Entertainment, etc. TV network sites are not e-commerce sites seeing they are the primary producers of the works. DramaWiki is purely an information database, and should not be used to endorse products for any drama or artist.
* Any other material that 1) can be found offensive by a minority of DramaWiki readers, 2) does not maintain a NPOV, and 3) other material DramaWiki does not to associate itself with.

On the other hand, DramaWiki does allow external hyperlinking to the following sources:
* Well-established news sources - These include sites that consistenly maintain a NPOV.
* Drama community-trusted sources - These include Soompi, JDorama.com, D-Addicts, and Wikipedia (all countries). For Wikipedia material, please use wikilinks instead of external hyperlinks.
* Links to primary sources - Sources include TV network and talent agency sites. But make sure hyperlinks are pointing to a specific page within these sites, rather than the root of the sites.
* Talent agency and TV network-sponsored sites - They can include blogs and such. Limit links to one link per [[Wikipedia:domain name|domain name]]; what DramaWiki does not want are eight links to the same domain name (ex: one for the drama itself, one for a wallpaper gallery, one for an episode synopsis, etc.)

=== List of trusted external secondary sources ===
Below is a partial list of secondary sources outside of DramaWiki it finds to be trusted. The list is very incomplete; all other external sites should be verified on a case-by-case basis. ''EDITORS: please do not add additional sources to this list.''
* '''D-Addicts''' [http://www.d-addicts.com/ Link] - (All) This is the parent web site of DramaWiki.
* '''JDorama.com''' [http://www.jdorama.com/ Link] - (Japanese) JDorama.com is the sister web site of D-Addicts. There is deep history between the two sites; D-Addicts is a spin-off of JDorama.com, and the pre-opening phase of D-Addicts was conducted on JDorama.com.
* '''The Internet Movie Database''' [http://www.imdb.com Link] - (All) This site hosts a database of many Eastern Asian works. Watch what you use off IMDB, as much of the romanization is not accurate or fits DramaWiki conventions, as well as verification of its information. Still, it is a reliable secondary source.
* '''Wikipedia family''' [http://www.wikipedia.org/ Link] - (All) Wikipedia is a family of wiki-based resources. Their strong NPOV enforcement makes their articles probably the strongest resource outside of DramaWiki (of course!)

For all other secondary sources outside of the above list, please screen for NPOV before linking.

=== Using wikilinks and hyperlinks in TV show and cast listings ===
In short, it is preferred that all TV show and cast listings links point only to other DramaWiki articles by use of wikilinks. Do not link to sources outside of DramaWiki, such as Wikipedia.

Some editors believe that by pointing a listing to an external source, it will help that one editor who will use the link as a source when making an article on DramaWiki. Actually, the opposite occurs: no one will have the inspiration to create an article for DramaWiki since a link to a source is already provided.

Another problem is that some editors have a hard time distinguishing the different shades of blue used to differentiate between a wikilink pointing to a DramaWiki and a wikilink pointing to Wikipedia. By leaving the wikilink as a DramaWiki link, the link will have a red color, allowing other editors to pick up on the needed article.

The maintenance tools within MediaWiki include reports that show what articles are needed; it wouldn't be able to produce these reports if the wikilinks and hyperlinks were pointing to sources outside of DramaWiki.

=== Hyperlinking better than plagiarism ===
Plagiarism is unethical. There is a belief among some editors that plagiarism is okay on the Internet seeing information is free. This is far from the truth. Although information is indeed free, it does not give the editor a right to copy the information word-for-word and post it on DramaWiki. Even if the information is cited, the original author loses access of the writing once it is published on DramaWiki. As an editor, it is important for the editor to guarantee that all rights to a work is maintained by the original author.

Of course, an editor can seek permission to use published information from a given source. For example, J!ENT obtained permission from Wm. Penn to use her writings for its web site. This seem to be too much effort on the part of the editor. Instead, DramaWiki encourages all editors to create an external hyperlink to the published material, rather than copy/paste the material into DramaWiki itself. This gives the original author full control of the work without having to join DramaWiki.

== Re-use of your works from other web sites ==
DramaWiki realizes that editors of DramaWiki also contribute to other wiki's, such as Wikipedia, among others. There are, however, challenges that make tracking of possible plagiarism quite difficult. Whenever an editor enters a large portion of text into an article, it is natural for another editor to verify via search engines whether or not the entry was plagiarized.

The best way to approach this issue is not to copy entries word-for-word from another web site to DramaWiki - regardless of whether or not you actually wrote the entry yourself. DramaWiki prides itself on hosting ''originally'' written material. Even if the sources are cited, it gives people an impression that DramaWiki can't write for itself, and must copy material from other sites.

If, however, you do copy your originally written synopses, biographies, etc. from another source, you must prove to DramaWiki that you are indeed the person at the other source. The problem is that DramaWiki must be able to verify your claim to the content at the other source; the burden of proof of identity is on you. There are several ways to prove your identity. One way is to place a statement somewhere on the page of the original source, stating something along the line that you personally wrote the text.

If you use an alias on DramaWiki that is different from the original source, you must provide proof that you are indeed the same person. The best way to establish proof of AKAs is to enter the AKAs into your profile on the other source, and then hyperlink to that profile on your DramaWiki user page. When an editor then questions plagiarism, he will check your user page on DramaWiki to see if you did indeed verify your AKA.

== Tables ==
As a general rule-of-thumb, tables should be avoided unless the presentation of certain material deems it necessary. The table is the most difficult feature of wikitext to master, and the element that is the most mis-used. It takes quite a bit of time to get a table to work. Once the table is created, it is very cryptic, making it difficult for other editors to make additions, edit, or remove elements of a table. The idea behind wikitext is to make editing easy for non-scripting folks. Tables in wikitext make articles more difficult to edit.

When an editor chooses to use a table, he should think about it carefully before going forward. As mentioned earlier in [http://www.useit.com/alertbox/9710a.html another article], there are more effective methods for presenting information that is easy to scan. Bullet lists, for example, have been proven to be quite effective - even for the fastest of scanners. Bullet lists work well in situations where there are a number of points that need to be made. Numbered lists are also just as effective, just as long as the numbers actually have some form of relationship with the information.

Tables work when there is at least one primary concept, and two or more secondary concepts that link to the primary. For example, an episode listing containing the episode number, episode title, viewership rating, and guest list would work very will in a table structure. The episode number is the primary concept, and all the other information are secondary to the episode number. With this idea in mind, the table would look like the following:

{| id="table1" style="width:75%; height:50px" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"
|-
| colspan="4" | '''Episode listing'''
|-
| align="left" valign="top" | '''Episode'''
| align="left" valign="top" | '''Episode title'''
| align="left" valign="top" | '''Guest list'''
| align="left" valign="top" | '''Episode rating'''
|-
| align="left" valign="top" | 1
| align="left" valign="top" | Rain in Spain
| align="left" valign="top" | Joe Blow, Len A. Dollar, Glenn Miyashiro
| align="left" valign="top" | 12.1
|-
| align="left" valign="top" | 2
| align="left" valign="top" | Mmmmm... Good!
| align="left" valign="top" | George W. Bush
| align="left" valign="top" | 13.7
|}

The last thing an editor should do is use tables purely for formatting of the article itself. This works well in HTML, but not in wikitext. Keep in mind that the more complex the table becomes, the more difficult it is for a reader to scan, and the more difficult it will be for other editors to work with.

== Currency ==
=== Referencing currency ===
There are situations where references are made to measurements of currency, such as an artist's salary, or the cost of producing a show. When referencing currency, use the original currency value. Do not convert the value of the currency to another currency format (ex: yen to british pounds). It is also preferred that editors use the latinized symbols for the currencies rather than the UTF-8 based symbols. Last, it is important to avoid ambiguities when entering currency values where the symbol used is identical to other currencies (ex: US dollar ($) and Canadian dollar ($)) Therefore, it is important to use the latinized symbol along with the currency code, standardized as [[Wikipedia:ISO 4217|ISO 4217]].

Good examples of currency:
* JPY¥1,000
* KOR₩1,000
* CNY¥1,000
* US$1,000
* C$1,000

=== Referencing currency conversions ===
Conversions can be made into other currencies that are more familiar to most readers, such as the euro or United States dollar. Conversions should be in parentheses after the original currency, with the year given as a rough point of reference. And, always round the converted value to the nearest whole number.
Good examples:
* JPY¥1,000 (approx. US$9, c.2006)

== Resources ==
*[http://www.useit.com/alertbox/9710a.html How Users Read on the Web]
*[[Wikipedia:Style guide|Wikipedia Style Guide (covers use of language)]]
*[[Wikipedia:Manual of Style|Wikipedia Manual of Style (covers formatting of content)]]

[[Category:DramaWiki Policies]]

User talk:Narciss

2009-08-19T00:15:48Z

Groink:

== Imagery ==
Your recent replacement photo for [[Lee Min Ho]] was reverted. The current photo is just fine, and does not need replacement. Further attempts will also be reverted. [[User:Groink|Groink]] 00:06, 19 August 2009 (UTC)

: Do NOT removed warnings and such from your talk page. You can archive the discussions, but a record of the discussions must remain. This is to benefit other editors that might have similar issues with your contributions. [[User:Groink|Groink]] 00:12, 19 August 2009 (UTC)

==Welcome to DramaWiki==
Before making more edits please read the following articles:
*[[DramaWiki:Style guide|DramaWiki Style Guide]]
*[[DramaWiki:Korean TV Show Article Formatting|Korean TV Show Article Formatting]]
*[[DramaWiki:Korean Artist Article Formatting|Korean Artist Article Formatting]]

Thanks. [[User:Groink|Groink]] 00:15, 19 August 2009 (UTC)

User talk:Narciss

2009-08-19T00:12:25Z

Groink:

User talk:Narciss

2009-08-19T00:06:09Z

Groink:

MediaWiki talk:Sidebar

2009-08-18T23:44:56Z

Groink:

==Search Engine==
I noticed Dramawiki's search engine has been removed recently. In my opinion, that one is more convenient compared to Google search engine because it goes direct to the page. Is there any reason for taking it out? --[[User:Natokajun|Natokajun]] 15:28, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

: I believe they disabled it so that it would allow mysql to settle down before opening it to search processes. Ruroshin recently upgraded MediaWiki, and it was taking a long time for all the articles to be processed. Once the database is back to normal, the option should return. [[User:Groink|Groink]] 22:48, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

:: I just remembered that the search engine is actually available - it's just that the sidebar hasn't been updated. For Firefox users, [http://www.groinkcaps.com/daddicts/addengine.html install the DramaWiki search plugin via this link.] It works with Firefox 1.0 through 3.5. Once installed, DramaWiki will be one of the avaialble search options within Firefox. [[User:Groink|Groink]] 23:44, 18 August 2009 (UTC)