Talk:The Amazing Race 1 contestants

Contestant list

This is for an eventual article. --evrik ^(talk) --evrik ^(talk) 22:24, 14 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Re-creating this article

I have decided to start the article just to get some sense of how much information is actually out there and to make clear what is possible with these articles. I appreciate that if the Amazing Race 5 AFD fails this will probably have to be deleted too.

If people are going to expand this (am just saving what I've started, still have 10 of the teams to add) please note that it needs to be well referenced with citations from reputable mainstream news sources (not from places like "realitytvrules.com" and the like). -- PageantUpdater • talk | contribs | esperanza 22:00, 20 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

My suggestion: Rename this page as "Notable Contestants from The Amazing Race", then have a section for each season. This solves two problems. First, you don't have to include any team that lacks any additional information beyond their CBS bio (like most of the first or second eliminated teams). Second, it cuts down page cruft, though each season can have a link from their season page to this. (this also helps with All Star re-referencing.) —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Masem (talk • contribs) 05:21, 21 February 2007 (UTC).[reply]

I like the work that PU did on the Amazing Race 5 contestants page, and thnink it is a good example of what these can all become. --evrik ^(talk) 14:16, 21 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
PS -- I have quickly discovered that finding sources for these articles is way harder than for "5"... I guess because the show was new and not that well known. I've still been able to find quite a few but I think it will get easier as we get through the seasons. I'm have quite a bit of luck with http://www.zoominfo.com. -- PageantUpdater • talk | contribs | esperanza 21:34, 21 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Infobox

The infobox adds some relevant information to the article. --evrik ^(talk) 20:43, 26 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

This is an article on the contestants not the race route or filming information. Those details are already contained in the main article. --Madchester 20:45, 26 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The context of the box makes it relevant to the article. The information is helpful and useful. This isn't about policy, it's about your preference. --evrik ^(talk) 20:49, 26 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

If you would like to discuss my proposed changes, please put up a straw poll surveying the opinion of other editors. Please remember that you do not own an article so please be open to suggestions from other editors. Please try to be more co-operative with other editors and assume good faith Thanks! :-) --Madchester 20:52, 26 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It's funny you say that, because I was thinking of the same thing. You make it very hard to WP:AGF because you make so many unilateral changes based on your personal preferences. A poll is fine with me. --evrik ^(talk) 21:09, 26 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Straw poll

This discussion is archived. Please do not edit the text in this box.

This is a straw poll to gauge opinion on whether The Amazing Race infobox should be removed from the The Amazing Race 1 contestants article. Layout changes suggested here will also be applied to similar articles (The Amazing Race 5 contestants, The Amazing Race 10 contestants, The Amazing Race 11 contestants). ~~Please sign your name using three tildes (--~~~~), with a vote of either Support or Oppose; additonal comments are appreciated. Voting will last until March 2, 2007.~~ Voting has been closed, with 3 votes in support, and 1 vote in opposition.

Support (remove the infobox)

PageantUpdater • talk | contribs | esperanza
Support. Since this is an article on the Race's contestants there's no need for an infobox which lists the production notes and race locations. Those are already available on the main Race article. --Madchester 21:05, 26 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Support, same as Madchester's reasoning --Masem 01:57, 27 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose (retain the infobox)

evrik ^(talk) 21:06, 26 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

I made my comments above, but I'll repeat - the infobox gives releavnt information and context to the article. --evrik ^(talk) 21:08, 26 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]