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Characters and Episodes sections[edit]

I'm working on improving this article, as per the above section on this talk page, to bring the quality back up to FA. I'm also creating a new section here to resume the conversation/discussion about the Characters and Episodes section. I was the one who initially improved this article and the one who brought it up FAC way back in 2014. I've consistently gone on the record my position about these sections, and continue to be of the same opinion. This article doesn't need these sections. It's impossible for them to be correctly or reliably cited. Most of the main characters and crew are already discussed in other parts of the article. These sections bring nothing significant or new to the content. These sections are easily vandalized and many additions can't be verified. And finally, as I've said before, I don't think articles about children's educational TV programs, especially older ones like Blue's Clues, require these sections because not all its episodes are available any more. For the Episodes section, I think that a link to List of Blue's Clues episodes is sufficient.

That being said, I can be talked into the inclusion of these sections, if those who support their inclusions provide good reasons for doing so. So please do that here. There needs to be an agreement so that other editors don't either include or remove them. I'll also go on the record saying that the reasons for including them need to be better than something like "Other articles about kids TV include them." That may be true, but do other high-quality articles (GAs and FAs) include them? As I also state above, this article is notoriously and regularly vandalized, which is one of the reasons that its quality has gone down so significantly in the past few years. As its main editor, I was more diligent about correcting vandalism for many years, but eventually I gave up because the vandals are relentless and I had neither the time or energy to combat it. So I will go on the record again: I want this discussion and decision so that editors know the community's position, even if these sections get added.

Thank you all for your time and consideration in this manner. Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 16:08, 6 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, no response, so I'm going to go ahead and remove these sections. This is my game plan: I will revert when other editors put them back, but I refuse to engage in any edit wars because I don't consider it a good use of my time. If this vandalism is persistent (as I expect), I'll continue to go on the record regarding my opposition to these sections, but won't bother to take the steps to stop it. If others want to take on combatting it, knock yerselfs out. As my dear departed mother used to say, "Choose your battles." She also would say, "Chris, you always make things harder than they need to be," so I'm trying to take her advice on both counts. ;) Christine (Figureskatingfan) (talk) 02:39, 3 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Go for it! What you say makes sense. (I have nothing invested in the article or topic, but I love to see a well stated and supported plan.) SchreiberBike | ⌨ 04:15, 3 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Edit Conflict 22/07/2022[edit]

It seems to be that 98.235.155.81 seems to be having an edit conflict with themselves or someone on the same IP address. Regardless of that, I have reverted the edits made by this IP address and strongly encourage whoever is in the conflict to attempt to resolve it on this talk page. Lakwat (talk) 16:44, 22 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Nick at Nite?[edit]

I just reverted an edit by an IP it premiered on Nick Jr. not Nick at Nite. 98.235.155.81 (talk) 15:18, 12 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Incorrect. Blue's Clues premiered on Nick at Nite according to an ad, not the Nick Jr. block. What don't you understand? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:1C1:8580:6580:2C71:472F:D44C:D116 (talk) 04:22, 15 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

No it actually premiered on Nick Jr. not Nick at Nite. 2601:981:4401:1CC0:10D5:634:BC3C:F022 (talk) 11:52, 17 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Wrong. Blue's Clues actually premiered on Nick at Nite according to an ad, not the Nick Jr. programming block. What don't you understand? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:601:511:BD0C:59A0:390D:E8A0:8E9B (talk) 18:49, 8 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Steve[edit]

Steve is a guy who owns a dog that is blue and looks for clues and wears the same thing every day. 2603:8000:EF00:E6D8:FD5E:9DB:23C5:49C2 (talk) 02:00, 25 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]