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Hi Peter - I note your addition.  Would it be best, do you think, to reformat this to simply use the internal links and a description of the role, as you have done, rather than the r| template?  I debated this mentally but used the r| from the memory of discussions past, that the r| template was to be used for catalogues, but simply a list of actors without specific references to their Holmes portrayals won't make sense except in the case of such easily-identified Holmeses as Brett and Rathbone.  What say you? [[User:Aleta Curry|Aleta Curry]] 23:49, 11 January 2011 (UTC)
Hi Peter - I note your addition.  Would it be best, do you think, to reformat this to simply use the internal links and a description of the role, as you have done, rather than the r| template?  I debated this mentally but used the r| from the memory of discussions past, that the r| template was to be used for catalogues, but simply a list of actors without specific references to their Holmes portrayals won't make sense except in the case of such easily-identified Holmeses as Brett and Rathbone.  What say you? [[User:Aleta Curry|Aleta Curry]] 23:49, 11 January 2011 (UTC)
: I think that the r-template is not a good choice for Catalogs since the definitions are written (and should be written) and rewritten with the related article lists in mind. It can look nice when you write it and change without you noticing it. And very often the definition will not contain what is needed in the context. If you format the list according to the purpose of the Catalog it can be much more informative.
: I am not at all sure if my choice (title, year and director) is the best choice, and if sorting by actor is the best way. I only added what I thought of. Perhaps sorting by year, and listing title, director, Holmes and Watson would be better.
: --[[User:Peter Schmitt|Peter Schmitt]] 00:05, 12 January 2011 (UTC)

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Best format?

Hi Peter - I note your addition. Would it be best, do you think, to reformat this to simply use the internal links and a description of the role, as you have done, rather than the r| template? I debated this mentally but used the r| from the memory of discussions past, that the r| template was to be used for catalogues, but simply a list of actors without specific references to their Holmes portrayals won't make sense except in the case of such easily-identified Holmeses as Brett and Rathbone. What say you? Aleta Curry 23:49, 11 January 2011 (UTC)

I think that the r-template is not a good choice for Catalogs since the definitions are written (and should be written) and rewritten with the related article lists in mind. It can look nice when you write it and change without you noticing it. And very often the definition will not contain what is needed in the context. If you format the list according to the purpose of the Catalog it can be much more informative.
I am not at all sure if my choice (title, year and director) is the best choice, and if sorting by actor is the best way. I only added what I thought of. Perhaps sorting by year, and listing title, director, Holmes and Watson would be better.
--Peter Schmitt 00:05, 12 January 2011 (UTC)