Talk:List of House characters

message: Shouldn't Marco the pharmacist get a mention? He appears in more episodes than most of the minor characters mentioned and House calls him by name in at least one episode. --81.224.39.148 (talk) 01:53, 11 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Marco the pharmacist

message: In "Mirror Mirror" this exchange happens between House and Kutner at the Clinic:
House: Lesion on the liver. Possibility... Why are you doing a pelvic for food poisoning?
Kutner: She said her hoo-hoo burned.
And we know from this exchange in "Need to Know":
House: Your four weeks just expired. Your reign of terror is over. Mine has just begun. Now go stick a needle up her hoo-hoo and find that cancer.
Chase: Hoo-hoo?
Foreman: He went to Hopkins.
That "hoo-hoo" is an inside joke at Hopkins, within the House universe at least. RUL3R (talk) 01:00, 22 March 2008 (GMT -6)
:Problem is, this is original research. Also, there are other explanations. For instance, an equally plausible explanation is that Kutner would know that House went to Hopkins and could be sucking up to his boss (as he is so prone to do) by imitating his Hopkins vocabulary. Also, less likely (in my opinion) but also plausible is that Kutner was quoting the patient. (I don't remember what exactly was said in the episode in question and so I can't say for sure.) --Hnsampat (talk) 15:01, 22 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Kutner attended Hopkins

message: This is probably going to incite a rebellion, but I trimmed some of her entry. About half of it was just editorial (simplifying speech) and half was cutting down on superfluous examples of things like why she's called 'cutthroat bitch.' It's sort of a subjective matter, but I think that referencing the events of too many episodes creates unnecessary overlap between character pages and episode guides. (The difference between SAYING she's a cut throat bitch vs. pointing out 3-5 incidents in which she is a cutthroat bitch). Very receptive to what everyone else thinks, though. Triptych2 (talk) 21:14, 8 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Change to Amber Volakis & Dr. Cole

message: I know some of you are getting very antsy, but you're getting heavy handed on the "edit" button and keep adding facts which have not yet occured.  For example, Michael Michelle's character has not actually recurred, yet there she is on the recurring character list.  Even if we can get such information, it seems spoilerish and getting ahead of oneself to add it before it actually occurs on the show.  Same with Thirteen's "real name."  I'd like to see it in canon before it gets added to the Wikipedia page.  For now, she should still be called "thirteen" becuase that's what she's being credited as.Mooshimanx 18:15, 8 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Waiting until events actually occur

message: I made a change to the entry on Dr. Cole. It said, "Unusually, Cole is a Mormon...". I removed the word unusually as membership in the Church of Latter-Day Saints is not unusual, regardless of the dramatic tension created in the series.Cuindless 16:51, 8 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Change to Dr. Cole's entry

message: At this point, I think it's a bit premature to add character pages for Thirteen, Kutner or Taub, even if they are going to be added to the main cast because a) the final decision has not be made on the show (and furthermore, might not be made for a long time if they haven't worked this out before the writer's strike), b) there really isn't enough information about them to add to their own full pages that's not just plot summary and most importantly, c) it's spoilerish because you've got their names listed on the main character tab on the bottom of all the main House pages, and presumably, most people aren't coming onto Wiki looking to spoil future episodes.  I'm not going to delete their pages, but I am probably going to clear the links to them in the quick link template and character list.  If and when they make it onto the actual opening credits, we should put them back, assuming a consensus is reached that they need their own pages only one season in.Mooshimanx 20:38, 7 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree. However, I would ask why Jody and the Twins are listed under recurring characters, when they've been in just as many episodes (or 1 more) than Samira has; they (to me) are as minor as she is, whereas the other fellowship candidates have been on much longer. Can they be moved down to the bottom? Talon 06:34, 21 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: New Character Pages

message: Here is a possibility for a picture to be used for the Jennifer Morrison's image.  
The image is used on the "Allison Cameron (House)" page:
Location: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allison_Cameron
The image: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/cd/Cameron.a.jpg/250px-Cameron.a.jpg
Greg Gates
Lake Oswego, Oregon  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ringdesigner (talk • contribs) 02:00, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Not a good idea - it wouldn't be fair use to illustrate Jannifer Morrison - it's a copyrighted House promotional picture, so fair use only extends to critical analysis in House articles. mattbuck 10:50, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Jennifer Morrison image 

message: Don't any of Wilson's exes, or Foreman's mother, etc, get mention? Dylan 23:44, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm afraid we need out-of-universe notability for that. Also a note from your third grade teacher, and a librarian over 40 in your county.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.210.185.80 (talk • contribs) 7:37:43, 27 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Other Characters? 

message: Do you remember early in the second episode when Cuddy was getting angry at House, so he fired a row 9like D or something). Can we assume that all the numbers we can't account for were in that row?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.42.76.102 (talk) 03:09, 25 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: He fired row D then rescinded and fired row C.  I tried to step through and catch numbers in that row.  As the list reveals I only found two.  I don't think we should assume anything.  Notably, numbers 1 & 40 are taken but the twins are assigned 15A & 15B.  So either there is a number missing or he hired 41.  Cburnett 04:03, 25 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  The row that left 

message: Does one character (Cameron) continue to have an article while the rest are being debated? She had just as much screen time as the others; Foreman has probably had more.
:I agree with this comment; who exactly made this decision? And by cutting the profiles down to a paragraph, you're cutting out huge amounts of information and character development from three plus seasons! Now if people want to know about these characters, instead of just going to one page about the character, they have to look through dozens of episode synopses! All of the main characters are important, and randomly having one of the former fellowship members is a very odd choice indeed. --Allie 19:51, 27 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: For the record, I have zero problems with anyone recreating full articles.  Cburnett 01:21, 28 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I can understand shortening the pages to little blurbs with the exception of maybe House (since he's the main character), but I really don't understand how Cameron is considered more important than the other cottages, Cuddy, or Wilson. If you don't recreate the full articles, at least delete her page, too? Keeping it long like that only makes it look like she's a much more important character than she is. Just my random suggestion. 67.189.241.139 10:23, 28 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I reverted the article to actually existing other than as a redirect. Articles exist for Wilson, Chase & House, I'm sure Foreman will get an article when someone gets the time to rewrite the old one in a way that works with WP:NOT#PLOT - the articles used to be VERY extended plot summaries with no real world information. Now they have that information. Also, please refrain from judging the merits of one article based on whether another exists or not. mattbuck 22:15, 28 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Why on earth 

message: Since Cameron, Chase and Foreman left House's team at the end of season 3, they are no longer considered part of the Department of Diagnostic Medicine. I would like to change Chase and Cameron's listed department to reflect their current position (surgeon and ER doctor respectively). However I am not sure what these two departments are called. Does anyone know for sure? Typer525 Talk 21:33, 27 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Johns Hopkins has a "Department of Surgery" and "Department of Emergency Medicine".  Whether or not PPTH has these names isn't guaranteed.  Cburnett 01:20, 28 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Department issues 

message: Not sure where to put this, but, I noticed that in the minor characters section, the entry for Steve McQueen has been replaced with:
"Steve McQueen is House's nickname for his vagina, in which he frequently loses small odds and ends, such as pennies (as seen in Hunting), french fries, and small amphibians. Wilson, being House's homosexual lover, is the only one to have seen the delicate ecosystem dwelling inside."
Which is rather obviously untrue. I don't know much about this place and don't want to mess things up by fixing it, so maybe someone else can?
67.189.241.139 10:21, 28 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Looks to me like it was article vandalism.  (Therefore, I've updaded this talk section's title from the less-informative "?".)  Whenever you spot such questionable content on Wikipedia, feel free to check the page's History to find out what the previous version was, and revert or edit it as necessary (WP:Be Bold) to expunge the vandalism.  Memetics (talk) 16:25, 26 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article vandalism? 

message: I know this is old stuff, but the explanation under Mark Warner's section bothered me - that House turned Stacy down because he realized he wasn't willing to go to the lengths Warner did for her. I don't think this is ever specifically stated, and my take on the "grappling" scene was different: House saw what might become of himself if he committed totally to staying with Stacy and she let him down again. He didn't want to be the one begging on the floor like that some time in the future. Anyone else see it like this ?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Menme (talk • contribs) 11:00, 14 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  What House learned watching Mark Warner ? 

message: The article states "It is also implied the two men may actually maintain a friendship, as Dobson already knows to go through Wilson if he ever wants to get together with House." I took the line "go to Wilson" as a Joke that House has no friends and if Henry wanted a friend he should go and see Wilson (a nice guy(!)) rather than House  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.86.152.120 (talk) 18:38, 29 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Henry Dobson 

message: I spent alot of time to specifically find the exact episodes in which Kal Penn and Amber were guest stars on ER. After taking the specific time to edit in the exact details which I found personally interesting, someone edited it out. What kind of Wiki-Nazi stuff is that? If I edit it back in, it better not get deleted by somebody with a powertrip.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.25.15.42 (talk) 09:11, 10 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: As you say, you found it "personally interesting." What is "personally interesting" to you, though, is not necessarily encyclopedic by Wikipedia's standards. Remember, everything contributed to Wikipedia must abide by the five pillars of Wikipedia. This isn't a question of some other editor being a "Wiki-Nazi" or being on a "powertrip." The information that you posted was simply not deemed particularly notable and so it was deleted. If you feel that you can make a case for including the information, then please by all means discuss it here. However, please note that any contribution by anyone to Wikipedia can potentially be mercilessly edited by others (for more details on this, please read Wikipedia's policy on "ownership" of articles and contributions). Remember, Wikipedia operates by consensus and, as a result, sometimes the hard work and good faith efforts of a user like yourself (or like me or anyone else) may get ruthlessly squashed. It may not seem fair but it's the only way Wikipedia is going to work. So, please make a case on this talk page for including your contribution in this article. Discussion and consensus-building is how Wikipedia works. Just remember to remain civil during those discussions; name-calling (e.g. "Wiki-Nazi," "somebody on a powertrip," etc.) won't get you anywhere. --Hnsampat (talk) 15:25, 10 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I think I might have been your wikinazi. Fact is, this is about house characters, not the actors. What the actors do is not really relevant to the characters. If it were the characters appearing in ER, it might be notable, but just the actors... Actors act in different things, it's what they do. mattbuck (talk) 16:06, 10 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: The actors who play Amber and Kal both have their own stubs. It would be a great contribution if you mentioned their ER appearances on there. Amber's page doesn't mention ER at all. Triptych2 (talk) 20:21, 10 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Trivia?

message: As far as I understand it, the decision was to allow characters their own bio pages. My question is at what point a character warrants their own page. I ask because Thirteen's paragraph is twice the length of some of the others - and even then omits some information. She's had more screen time in the last six episodes than the old team, but is there a threshold a character has to reach? Ten episodes? Twenty? A whole season?  71.202.238.214 (talk) 23:06, 12 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bio criteria?

message: 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 . Even if you have not, other opinions are needed because this issue is affecting all TV episodes in Wikipedia. --Maniwar (talk) 03:02, 16 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Centralized TV Episode Discussion 

message: Should she be moved to Reoccurring characters now?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.105.110.14 (talk • contribs) 
:I'm thinking so, but I'm not 100% certain. 05:53, 4 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: But we know she appears in the next episode airing on Tuesday.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.105.110.14 (talk) 06:13, 4 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Amber Volakis

message: What the hell are epitats? Epithets written as epitaphs?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 140.247.116.146 (talk) 14:56, 5 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I've fixed the typo in question. It's supposed to be "epithets." FYI, if you spot errors like this, feel free to go ahead and fix it yourself. :) --Hnsampat (talk) 15:22, 5 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Epitats?

message: Her real name is "Remy Hadley"
Here is a scan from the ballot with her name on it, from process of elimination
[http://bp2.blogger.com/_RrObyQ3XzcY/RyibopfSsoI/AAAAAAAALjg/4pKvAMUR9Tg/s1600-h/%2313_2.jpg
I am not the one who made the scan but I stumbled on this info in a forum.122.53.178.112 (talk) 10:59, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Look half-way down her paragraph.  It's been in there since that episode.  Cburnett (talk) 15:00, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Also, check out the discussion at Talk:House (TV series)#Remy Hadley?. The consensus there is that the show hasn't "officially" declared that her name is Remy Hadley and that the name on the ballot really doesn't prove anything; it could have just as easily been a placeholder. Also, note that the official House website on FOX.com simply refers to her as "Thirteen." --Hnsampat (talk) 15:13, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: As a side discussion (heh), I was rewatching some episodes and realized that House has her file: he knows who her mother is, etc.  You also can't prescribe controlled substances unless you have a DEA number (and a state license).  You can't get a DEA # with just "Thirteen" as your name, no SSN, and no medical license.  So, in the House universe, House & Cuddy know her real name.  They have to.  I chalk it up to bad writing that they keep up the charade of "not knowing" who she is because it's utterly ridiculous.  They just as well not observe the existence of gravity or time!  I should look and see if I can find any sources putting 2 & 2 together...  Cburnett (talk) 16:21, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, also, in the episode "The Right Stuff," House asks Thirteen something to the effect of "Who are you?" and Thirteen responds, "You have my name in my file." So, yes, House knows Thirteen's real name. Whether her co-workers do or not is debatable. However, the show has as of yet not revealed what that name is, other than this Remy Hadley business which may or may not mean anything. --Hnsampat (talk) 18:53, 7 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Yeah: bad writing.  :)  Cburnett (talk) 19:35, 7 February 2008 (UTC)

text: I'm afraid you're mistaken. The conversation here doesn't discuss the appropriateness of the inclusion of "Remy Hadley" in the article. It merely discusses the "Remy Hadley" issue in general. The most recent consensus is actually the one at Talk:House (TV series)#Remy Hadley?. Note that I cite that consensus above and that the rest of the conversation is, in your words, a "side discussion." The last time you and I had a conversation about the issue of whether inclusion is appropriate was back in November 2007 (see User_talk:Hnsampat/Archive_1#"Thirteen"). Subsequent to that, a consensus was reached at Talk:House (TV series)#Remy Hadley? to NOT include the name "Remy Hadley." I am now merely applying that consensus (which, like I said, represents the most recent consensus) to this article. I hadn't done so up until now mainly because it slipped my mind. But, that doesn't change the fact that a consensus was reached. Now, clearly you disagree with the consensus and I respect that. We can restart this discussion if you want and try to see if consensus has changed. But, please understand that this is why I acted the way I did. I'm not being unilateral here. We had a discussion and this is what was decided. --Hnsampat (talk) 22:58, 6 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: So, after the airing of tonight's episode, the plot thickens. Cuddy very clearly called Thirteen by the name of "Dr. Hadley," not once but several times. This does lend credence to "Remy Hadley" indeed being Thirteen's real name. However, I should note that the first name ("Remy") was not spoken tonight and that House implied that "Dr. Hadley" was not her real name (although his logic could be that "Thirteen" is her real name). Nonetheless, since the last name has indeed been spoken on the show now, I think we can justify including the reference to what was seen on the ballot and mentioning her last name. I wouldn't jump to start renaming everything "Remy Hadley" yet, though. (Eventually, maybe, but not yet.) That's my take. Thoughts? --Hnsampat (talk) 02:08, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm fine with including both facts: "Remy Hadley" on the ballot and "Dr. Hadley" spoken by Cuddy.  Cburnett (talk) 02:46, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I've edited the article accordingly. We present the facts as they are and draw no conclusions. :) --Hnsampat (talk) 02:51, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: "According to a ballot briefly seen but not explicitly described in "Mirror Mirror" that lists the six remaining applicants [1], her real name is "Remy Hadley"." - Isn't that still a bit OR still? The ballott never says thirteen=Remy Hadly. Saying so still requires some connecting the dots on our part. Wouldn't it be better if we said, only Remy Hadley is unaccounted for and Cuddy's referring to her as Dr. Hadley suggests its thirteen's name? --soum talk 05:35, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: "Cuddy's referring to her as Dr. Hadley suggests its thirteen's name?" - it does more than suggest it. If you're going to take that logic, how do we know anyone's name is DEFINITELY what they're being referred to as? If Cuddy calls her Dr Hadley, Hadley must be her last name. That's how the rules of western naming conventions go. Additionally, if the only person left unaccounted for is a Dr Remy Hadley, then logically that must be her. I don't see how any of this is unclear to anyone possessing at least half a brain. You know, unless you think there were 2 Dr Hadleys applying at the same time. But then, wouldn't that be more speculative than editing in the obvious truth? 124.148.41.66 (talk) 04:53, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: First, there is no consensus on how reliable a source that ballot is, given that it appeared very briefly on screen and has never been explicitly described in the show nor referred to by outside reliable sources (e.g., the show's producers, writers, or actors). Some argue it is canon, some argue it isn't. Regardless of that, there's also the fact that, although Cuddy called Thirteen "Dr. Hadley," House then went and said that Cuddy got Thirteen's name wrong. So, Cuddy says that Thirteen's last name is Hadley, but House says it isn't. Now, it's quite possible (and I believe) that House was being sarcastic. (Maybe, according to him, Thirteen's real name is "Thirteen.") But, we don't know for sure. Also, the first name ("Remy") has not yet been spoken on the show. Now, given all of these bits and pieces of evidence, I certainly think that Thirteen's real name is "Remy Hadley." But, that's my conclusion drawn from the various bits of information that the show provides (the ballot being a VERY subtle clue). Our job here, though, is not to connect the dots for readers but simply to point out what's been said on the show and allow readers to draw their own conclusions. That is why there are a lot of "maybes" and "implies" and such here. --Hnsampat (talk) 05:03, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: ""Cuddy's referring to her as Dr. Hadley suggests its thirteen's name?" - I used "its" to refer to "Remy" not "Dr. Hadley". Sorry, should have been clearer. I never said we should ignore the ballot. What I said was that we should still not refer to the ballot and say "thirteen" is Remy Hadley canonically ("According to a ballot ... that lists the six remaining applicants [1], her real name is "Remy Hadley")- because that connection has not been confirmed officially. I still think we should state that it was the only name that was unaccounted for, and Cuddy's referring to her as Dr. Hadley suggests that "Remy Hadley" indeed is her real name. --soum talk 05:06, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: You and I agree. We just said it a little differently. :) --Hnsampat (talk) 05:20, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Thirteen's name

message: I've edited Amber's entry to reflect the implications of House's rather un-Houselike behaviour toward her in the most recent episode, I'd like to take this chance to explain my reasoning. He displayed serious concern for her ("Stay with me" - he himself remarked it was not like him), not to mention affection toward her "stand in" in his initial flashbacks/hallucinations. Given that we've already seen concern as an obvious giveaway for emotional attachment ("Frozen", he shows concern for the woman in antarctica; other characters note this means he has feelings for her, a sentiment he does not contradict), it is strong evidence to SUGGEST an illicit affair. I'll acknowledge that it doesn't cement it as being fact, however the only other choice is to assume that House has all of a sudden undergone a practical character reversal.  I'd like it if either my edit remained intact, or was further edited to remove any bias or over-speculation. 124.148.41.66 (talk) 04:42, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Speculation isn't significant evidence. Is it stated so anywhere as canon, in any episode? Or in any other reliable source? If not, then it isn't enough for Wikipedia. Debate all you want in fan forums, once incontrovertible evidence is presented, it can be included here. It doesn't belong here till then. --soum talk 04:53, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Also, more likely than not, much of this speculation is going to be put to rest with next week's season finale, so let's hold off until then. --Hnsampat (talk) 04:57, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: And with this week's episode, we see once again why we should be careful about how quick we are to speculate. --Hnsampat (talk) 04:03, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Uncharacteristic behaviour on House's part

message: Since Thirteen has her own article (Thirteen (House)), I thought to shorten her section on this page to a summary and provide a link to the main article. I figured that this would centralize all of the information about her on a single page. Sound good? --Hnsampat (talk) 06:03, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Shortening "Thirteen" 

message: Some unnecessary additions have been made to the page, especially pertaining to Amber, due to the events of tonight's episode. Keep your eyes out, people. 68.227.163.40 (talk) 02:36, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Unnecessary additions 

message: User:IByte clearly put some effort into making the organigram currently on the page and that's commendable. However, do we really need to have it on the page? It's not like Princeton-Plainsboro has some kind of complicated hierarchy that we need a visual to help us understand it. I feel like it unnecessarily clutters the page. Thoughts? --Hnsampat (talk) 11:34, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Not necessary, but not harmful either, in my opinion. And it could possibly be useful on this page, if someone just wants to get the gist of it right away and not have to read the entire article just to get the basics; sort of like an infobox. I'm either way on this. faithless (speak) 20:37, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Organigram 

message: So how come Taub doesn't have his own article? Did he have one in the past and it was got rid of or anything? Seems odd whatever the reason. I'd make one myself, but I'm not sure I could get it up to the same standard as Thirteen's article, though I could probably get it to Kutner's standard. Still, I don't fully understand the character personally, he seems rather ambiguous (more so than Thirteen even although that sounds silly), so it would be hard for me to write about him. Deamon138 (talk) 07:03, 25 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Nobody's gotten around to making a Taub article yet. I suppose the main reason is that we don't know much about him. But, I suppose we could start one and make it at least at the level of the Kutner article. --Hnsampat (talk) 21:11, 25 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I've made a Taub article now as we've all been saying we needed one for months, though the infomation made need tidying a little (some of the characterisation in biography and vire versa). I'm currently very tired so I will try and get around to it next week if nobody else beats me to it (hint hint)  86.131.166.103 (talk) 00:32, 17 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: You are aware that you will have to register an account if you want to create a new page? Deamon138 (talk) 00:59, 17 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Scratch that, page already existed as a redirect! Silly me! Deamon138 (talk) 01:02, 17 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text:  You seem to know more than me so I just thought I'd mention that if you search Chris Taub it's still redirecting rahter than going straight to his page and I haven't a clue why. Any ideas?  86.131.180.171 (talk) 21:52, 17 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Taub 

message: I noticed my attempt at putting the numbers into past tense was reverted. I see that this was probably because the rest of the info about the other applicants was still in the present tense. Would it have been okay if everything else was in the past tense? I think we should be working towards getting everything into the right tenses, i.e. getting all past events into the past tense. It's not like we don't have anything in the past tense on this page, as a quick example, about Foreman it says, "During that time, he saved a patient's life by going against their protocols." That's past tense. I believe we should be identifying the passage of time whenever it happens, and not just with the main characters. Deamon138 (talk) 22:31, 4 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Per this guideline, articles on fictional subjects are written in the present tense. faithless (speak) 22:40, 4 July 2008 (UTC)

text: Keep in mind that fictional events are not actual historic events and therefore do not exist in the past. Hence, we don't use past tense when referring to them. I know we tend to think that the events of an episode that aired last week occurred last week, but that's really not true; if we watch last week's episode again today, then the events "occur" all over again. This is why things like past tense and statements about a character's "current" status (e.g., "Amber is currently deceased") are meaningless. For more information, check out WP:TENSE and an excellent discussion of the subject at Talk:The West Wing/Archive 2#Regarding literary present tense (was and is). Hope this helps! --Hnsampat (talk) 12:35, 5 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for the links guys: it makes sense now! One thing does strike me as odd though, it may just be a mistake, or it might be meant to be like that, but it's this: there are places in this (and other fictional articles) where past tense is used (e.g. the quote about Foreman I used above). Is this reconcilable with the fact this sort of stuff should be in the present tense? Deamon138 (talk) 22:27, 5 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm not sure what the context of the Foreman quote is, but if it's about something that happened in some episode, then we use present tense. The only time that we would use past tense when referring to fictional events would be if they are in the past tense in the work of fiction as well. For example, we never see the birth of Gregory House and it is treated as a past event throughout the entire show. So, we can say "House was born [insert date of birth here]." However, we can't say, for instance, that "Amber died at the end of the 4th season." In that case, it would instead be correct to say that "Amber dies at the end of the 4th season." We should go through the article and correct the tenses accordingly. (Really, what I would like to do is to either initiate a Wikipedia policy or guideline or maybe something at WikiProject Television to get this corrected in all fiction-related articles, especially the television-related ones, as they are probably subject to tense errors the most due to their ongoing, episodic nature.) --Hnsampat (talk) 00:38, 6 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: The context (I think) was at the start of season 4 when Foreman was working at the other hospital and he saved a patient similarly to the way he killed that woman near the end of season 3 (incidentally I just watched that episode!). So it would be similar to your Amber point you make here. I apologize for my argument above that initiated the past vs present tense section here, I didn't carry my argument through to it's conclusion which would appear to lead to a logical absurdity (pointed out to me in those two links). If you (or someone else) initiate something about a using the present tense in fiction guideline/policy, let me know and I'll back you up! Deamon138 (talk) 00:56, 6 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Don't apologize, you didn't do anything wrong! Glad to know that I have your support. :) --Hnsampat (talk) 06:11, 6 July 2008 (UTC)

text: I'd just add that past tense may be used in relative referencing to help contextualize something.  Consider this example: "Since House had just lied to get the patient to agree to treatment, Wilson wonders aloud whether House is lying to him, too."  The main idea is still in present tense; past tense is used to refer to something related that had happened earlier in the show/series relative to the (in-universe "current") event being described.  Memetics (talk) 16:08, 26 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Past vs Present tense 

message: I feel that the images of Thirteen and Kutner are completely pointless here - no other character has them on this page. They should be removed so as to match the rest of the article.Also Taub needs an article really - and then his image can be removed too.
Also is the graph showing the structure of the hospital staff really needed? It tells us that Cuddy is the boss, House,Wilson and Stacey work under her the others under House. It just seems a little stating the obvious / pointless to me.
- i have no idea how to do any of this, I am merely suggesting improvements.86.131.176.213 (talk) 23:54, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I concur with each of those points. The pictures of the characters belong in their respective articles and (as I stated above) the flowchart is unnecessary clutter. --Hnsampat (talk) 01:35, 22 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Ok so if there's no objections I'll delete the pictures of Thirteen and Kutner from this page in two or three days time. Taub's can still until there is an article made specifically for him (as I lack the skills to do that myself) 81.132.45.145 (talk) 11:43, 11 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Why the pictures?

message: Lucas, the Private investigator from the latest episodes needs a mention.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.146.99.177 (talk) 17:50, 1 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  new character 

message: I think that Amber is important enough to get her own page.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.42.68.173 (talk) 04:49, 2 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Amber should get her own page 

message: Is House's mother's name a reference to Blythe Danner? The character's backstory  is very similar to Blythe Danner's character in The Great Santini: the wife of an abusive Marine aviator.
PhantomWSO (talk) 03:02, 18 October 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I suppose it could be though no sources appear to state so. So if you were thinking of adding it to the article then you'd need to reference it. Swanny92 (talk) 09:50, 22 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Blythe House's name

message: "In the two-part season 4 finale, Amber is involved in a bus crash alongside House, who had seen symptoms of an unknown disease in her immediately before the crash, later found to be amantadine poisoning caused by kidney damage in the crash." -- I can't make heads or tails of this sentence...could someone who knows the show better than I do rephrase it? How would House see symptoms of amantadine poisoning in Amber "immediately before" the crash if the poisoning was due to kidney damage that happened "in the crash"? Esk (talk) 07:14, 20 November 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: makes perfect sense if you've seen the two episodes. go to http://www.surfthechannel.com/show/99.html click on season 4, ep 15 & 16. Headlikeawhole (talk) 22:54, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  House's precognition/Amber's poisoning 

message: before I started tweaking certain headings. I think they are a little tough to follow. but I just NEED the world to know that chase and cameron are still on the show. morrison and spencer still get billing during the opening credit/theme. Headlikeawhole (talk) 22:51, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  this article's subheading structure  was a liiiiittle wacky  

message: Might be worth adding the fact that the character 'Lawrence Kutner' is now dead, I refrained from editing though because the section says that it is intentionally short and that any new information should be added to his main character page, however, I think this piece of information is quite important and is worth having on this page. Thoughts? 81.129.112.16 (talk) 07:17, 7 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Kutner's death 

message: I think Amber should be a separate article, because she's appeared in a tonne of episodes last season, and she's appeared this season, seeing as Tritter has his own article, Amber seems to have more episodes under her belt. 70.29.213.241 (talk) 06:47, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cutthroat Bitch split 

message: In the most recent season finale, it's revealed that House hasn't detoxed and resumes seeing Amber hallucinations. If you look at the bottles in the recap though, he isn't taking vicodin at all, but rather a prescription ending in -codone. This should be changed in the Amber section.131.202.11.233 (talk) 14:23, 19 May 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Vicodin — Generic Name: acetaminophen/hydrocodone.  (Google search.)  Memetics (talk) 15:30, 26 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Amber Season Finale Vicodin 

message: Dr. Darryl Nolan has appeared in two episodes, making him a recurring character this season rather then just a one time guest star. I have written a biography on him and entered him into the characters section.
--NJObama2008 (talk) 00:41, 29 September 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Darryl Nolan

message: Alright, hear me out.  I realize he only appeared in one episode.  But it seems as though he will definately prove to be a very influential character who may eventually determine what characters stay on the show or not.  Bascially I'm saying he should have a section on this page.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 139.62.184.132 (talk) 01:52, 20 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dibala 

message: Doesn't anyone else think that Taub's wife (I think her name is Rachel) should have an entry?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.174.180.114 (talk) 01:06, 16 March 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Taub's Wife 

message: I removed Chase from the list of department heads because there's no evidence he was ever in such a position, plus in 5 to 9, Cuddy is confronted by a doctor who describes Chase as "...a doctor I only took on in the first place because of pressure from you". He later asks "You want to convene a search committee and start looking for a new chief of surgery?", to which Cuddy replies "No Dave". When she walks into the conference room, the chairman asks "Is there a problem with Dr. Thomas?". The only conclusion is that a "Dr. Dave Thomas" was chief of surgery.
Since the column in the table now becomes somewhat pointless... shouldn't it just be removed? In fact, the entire table is a bit pointless to be honest. --rpeh •T•C•E• 23:42, 26 April 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Removing a column for the above reason is one thing. Removing the entire table because you think it's "pointless" is altogether different. Please wait for a consensus. 65.41.234.70 (talk) 16:49, 27 April 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Well can anybody supply me with a good reason why it should be kept? It doesn't add anything to the article and is factually inaccurate in at least one place. --rpeh •T•C•E• 00:52, 19 May 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Three days with no reason for keeping it: I've deleted it again. Please don't simply re-add without discussion. The table is not accurate and offers an oversimplified version of the characters' history. --rpeh •T•C•E• 09:39, 22 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Head of Surgery 

message: Who plays her? Zabaznov (talk) 12:52, 24 January 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: According to IMDB, Kayla Colbert. --rpeh •T•C•E• 14:26, 24 January 2011 (UTC)
replies: text:  ...although I also see a Rylie Colbert being credited for the same episodes. I've left it as Kayla for now on the article. --rpeh •T•C•E• 14:32, 24 January 2011 (UTC)
replies: text:  Thanx! Zabaznov (talk) 06:53, 25 January 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Rachel Cuddy 

message: Dr. Richardson, a neurosurgeon played by George Wyner in "Now What?" (Season 7, Episode 1). --Djadjko (talk) 22:26, 26 April 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Neurosurgeon 

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