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Someone should add in the article about the WB Cable stations, aka the WB100+.-- James Stanley Barr 23:44, 2 January 2006 (UTC)
What is Ribbit Arena, and why is it here? [David Levinson]
Ribbit Arena was/still is the games page on Kids' WB!'s website. [Anonymous]
Is the "The" strictly necessary in this article name? Unless WB is very particular about it appearing in running text as "The WB Television Network" (and maybe even then, if we get clarification on the article-naming policy) then surely it ought to move to WB Television Network. Alai 17:51, 5 Feb 2005 (UTC)
I'm placing this on wp:rm, in order to get some clarity here. There seems to be a lack of rigour in the naming conventions on this. Alai 05:15, 13 Jun 2005 (UTC)
I did the move, and fixed all the double redirs, before coming to this page to explain the logic and keep "some fool" from reversing it. I was surprised to find that this change is controversial!
It was obvious to me that someone had chosen that name because of the "The" being used by, or service-marked by, the network itself. We don't use names because they are official, but bcz they are natural enough to be widely used, and therefore to be the name that real users (not corporate lawyers) are likely to look them up by.
WB put the "The" in there as much bcz it's unnatural to include in the name as bcz "WB Network" standing alone sounds funny. (It sounds funny bcz it combines an initialism and a word, which perhaps make it sound like Network is a surname which could make WB stand for something like "Wilfred Bartholomew".) The frequency of including the "The" is just like never using "National Broadcasting Company" (that's NBC) without a "the" (lowercase!) in front of it. But trying to make people capitalize the T is an affectation that supports the punchy "The WB" and "The Duck Frog" thing.
WP doesn't like The in titles, and this one is ugly and not needed. Hope you-all will just let it be now that it's done. (In intentionally left the "The" bolded in the lead of the article, but i don't think that's a big deal either way.)
Sorry if i've offended anyone by uninformedly editing boldly (tho this is not an apology for doing so).
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The result of the debate was no consensus. — Nightst a llion (?) 09:05, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
WB Television Network → The WB Television Network – Generally, The WB is used with the "The", and the article for The CW (a similarly named network that will replace this one in the fall) is at The CW Television Network. (Yes, there are uses without the "The", but usually that is a local station or programming block or to be grammatically correct, but that's something else.) While I understand that it is unobstructed by the history of the proposed name, there may be controversy, and I feel that such differing opinions should be brought up (the last discussion was back in June!). So, I'm putting it up for consensus.
You should probably file a move request for the CW thingummy as well, now. — Nightst a llion (?) 09:05, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
Dang, I just missed the vote. I would have supported it. It's what I typed when I first tried linking to it. — Fitch 10:09, 2 March 2006 (UTC)
The result of the proposal was move, as there is consensus for a move on Talk:The CW Television Network, despite the lack of a consensus here. There appears to be consensus that we need to be consistent between these two cases. An administrator is asked to remove the redirect at The WB Television Network. Note that one of the oppose votes is from an anon, so the final vote is 2-1-1. Morgan Wick 22:45, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
WB Television Network → The WB Television Network – "The WB Television Network" is the official name of the network. The network is commonly referred to as "The WB". "The" is as much a part of this name as it is a part of The Beatles, The Hague, and The New York Times. Recently, The CW Television Network was moved to CW Television Network, in opposition to consensus on that page (see that talk page), in order to be consistent with this page, for which there has not yet been a consensus on the name. So I'm proposing both pages be moved for consistency. In support of this, I cite the Naming Conventions: " If the definite or indefinite article would be capitalized in running text, then include it at the beginning of the page name." - See [3] and [4] for examples where "The" is capitalized as part of the network name. DHowell 22:08, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
Of the two examples initially listed ( [5] and [6] ), one is the network itself, which can be expected to style itself in whatever way it pleases. The other is a press release, which was likely reproduced verbatim from the network. For a better estimation of actual usage, try Google News. For example, here's a smattering of results: AP wire, lower case; SF Chronicle, lower case or missing; Knight-Ridder News Service, lower case or missing; Country Weekly, lower case. This was just checking a dozen of the top hits (eliminating duplicates). older ≠ wiser 22:19, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
I have decided to close this vote despite the lack of a consensus and my lack of administrator power to remove the applicable redirect (I have not tagged it with a speedy notice because of the lack of consensus here) because there is consensus to move on Talk:The CW Television Network and I don't know of anything that specifically says I can't close votes. An administrator is asked to remove the applicable redirect. Anyone who objects to this should discuss in this space, but unless there is a good reason why these two cases should not be treated equal, it's either staying closed or the CW debate is being reopened (against a 6-1-1 consensus there to move). Morgan Wick 22:45, 24 May 2006 (UTC)
Where is the evidence of this supposed sign-off date of September 3?-- Dleav 21:48, 25 June 2006 (UTC)
Nowhere. The official signoff date is now September 17, 2006 (according to a WB press release). The CW Television Network begins the next day with 7th Heaven. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.104.224.115 ( talk • contribs)
I was wondering, when this network officially signs off, what happens to this article?—Preceding unsigned comment added by MLT2712 ( talk • contribs) 23:41, 9 August 2006
That was so sad! With the goodbye, montage of actors, and the frog saying goodbye! I was almost in tears! Seamus215 02:21, 18 September 2006 (UTC)
OMG! I cried when I saw that. At least the WB went out with style and class. I hate the new CW!
Well, The Network Has Died, And I Feel That We Should Put A Candlelight Vigil On The Network, Who's With Me? ( Places Candle On WPIX-TV WB11 Logo That Was Never Used Anymore, And Places Another On The WB Logo, Crumbles CW Logo And Throws It In The Garbage, Then Tunes To FOX )
Frank0115932 16:46, 18 September 2006 (UTC)
I feel you're Right. I never see any new Episodes On The CW. All they are doing are destroying All great networks and not showing new episodes while The Bad Moves On. COME BACK, WB 11!
I agree. The candelight vigil is a WONDERFUL idea. You, my good friend, are a genius!
Yes, I know that the WB finale promo is on YouTube, but it was illegally uploaded, as it is unauthorized use of copyrighted material. Should the link remain on this article? Milchama 11:10, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
You need to cite proof that "WB" does not stand for Warner Brothers before stating in the article that it doesn't.
I recently added a table of the most-watched programs of the network of the 2001-2002 season. I meant to include the TV seasons following 2001-2002, up until the present. However, another Wiki user had deleted it shortly thereafter. My question to anyone here is should tables of the most-watched programs per season since 2001-2002 be included? I believe that such an addition is informative and an interesting read. Let me know what you think. -- Dechnique23 00:54, 26 November 2006 (UTC)
Why did WB shut down? Make the reason simple.-- 67.10.200.101 03:29, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
Eather they could not hold the budget for The WB Along with UPN, MyNetworkTV, Or not enogh Viewers.
I'm deletin g the link to a fake MySpace run by the wb. Obvisusly, it's not, as it was started in November, AFTER the network shut down. Kdupuy9 21:40, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
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I removed the "Past Shows" sub-section of the "History" section of the article. Another such list (and, IMHO, a better constructed one to boot) can just as easily be found at List of programs broadcast by The WB, so this section was just plain redundant. Gujuguy 15:16, 7 August 2007 (UTC)
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I'm asking you, it should have one. -- 64.183.61.212 ( talk) 12:34, 19 December 2007 (UTC)
Over the past months, TV episodes have been redirected by (to name a couple) TTN, Eusebeus and others. No centralized discussion has taken place, so I'm asking everyone who has been involved in this issue to voice their opinions here in this centralized spot, be they pro or anti. Discussion is here [7]. Even if you have not, other opinions are needed because this issue is affecting all TV episodes in Wikipedia. -- Maniwar ( talk) 01:53, 16 January 2008 (UTC)
...doesn't parse:
Can someone who knows something about The WB fix it? -- zenohockey ( talk) 01:54, 6 May 2008 (UTC)
To settle something about The WB, were Tribune Broadcasting's WB stations affiliates or owned-and-operated stations? Tribune did maintain an ownership stake in The WB, but some editors disagree as to whether the Tribune-owned stations that were aligned with the network were actually O&Os or affiliates; does the fact that Tribune's ownership stake in The WB was small (12.5%, then later 22%) play into which distinction applies, does one company's ownership stake in a broadcast network have to be 50% or more to constitute any stations it owns that carry the network's programming an O&O? TVtonightOKC ( talk) 23:15, 22 September 2013 (UTC)
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I would like to propose merging The Night of Favorites and Farewells into the WB. Why? The WB already covers TNFF already.Meanwhile the Actual Article is 1: Not meeting the Guidelines for GNG (The Article itself had the tag placed Est 2013!) Only one source out of the 3 used is actually reliable. The other 2 are just YouTube.As a result,I propose TNFF be Merged into or preferably Redirected to the WB.The Next Best thing would be to have the article’s head off and dice eaten.
Place em here. Danubeball ( talk) 22:00, 17 May 2022 (UTC)
Support: I suppose it could be merged into a lengthy closure/final night section. But I wouldn't dismiss the YouTube sources. They're certainly for archival purposes and not manipulated propaganda pushing-- CreecregofLife ( talk) 01:13, 25 May 2022 (UTC)
Merged. Mainly because of there being only one comment and that one supporting it. Danubeball ( talk) 02:45, 19 July 2022 (UTC)