Talk:Paul McGann

message: WikiProject Biography Assessment
I'd like to see more citations and a top picture, but technically a B.
The article may be improved by following the WikiProject Biography 11 easy steps to producing at least a B article. -- Yamara 14:20, 15 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Biography/Assessment#Class_parameter|Biography assessment rating]] comment 

message: Regarding 'Shame About the Boy' - Paul is not on either side of this record. He did not take part in the recording. If you look at a copy of the record you'll see this is so. It is therefore not a quartet but a trio. It has no reason to be mentioned on Paul McGann's page. Annie McGann  — Preceding unsigned comment added by AnnieMcGann (talk • contribs) 20:05, 6 September 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Re: The above comment about Shame About The Boy.  PAUL DOES NOT SING ON THE RECORDING. The post cited as a reference is WRONG. Just sayin ... Annie McGann 11:24, 30 September 2014 (UTC)
replies: text:  The citation for the bit of information was added by  with . If you feel that the information posted is incorrect then you might try posting on User talk:Theroadislong and expressing your concerns to them directly. There's a more formal process you can try as well (See WP:PSCOI#Steps for engagement). Personally, I am not sure if the source citing that particular bit of information satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for a reliable source for biographies about living people because it not only seems to be questionable, but it also seems to be a user generated page with no evident editorial control based upon the "Whom do I contact about abusive and/or legal matters related to this board?" statement shown here. It is best, however, to assume the source was cited in good faith and try and discuss things to reach an amiable resolution if possible. - Marchjuly (talk) 14:07, 30 September 2014 (UTC)

text: The content in question didn't actually say that he sang on the record? I've removed it in any case as it's very minor trivia. Theroadislong (talk) 14:14, 30 September 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Shame About the Boy 

message: McGann was already living (I think?) with Annie Milner at the time the press reported him to be having a relationship with Zeta Jones, which all parties denied entirely. McGann reacted very badly to all this, I believe he started refusing to talk to the press following it. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 82.28.13.51 (talk • contribs) 11:31, August 23, 2006  (UTC)
:Well spotted.  The entry was completely inaccurate and misleading, reporting the tabloid rumours without giving any indication that they were false.  The cited Guardian article gives the real story, but the article cited it while presenting the tabloid story as truth! Thanks for the heads-up on that. —Josiah Rowe (talk • contribs) 17:16, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Inaccurate Catherine Zeta Jones section 

message: I changed the infobox from celebrity to actor, it has a few more useful things there. It seems that the celebrity one is used a bit, for some reason... which is preferred? El Zoof 00:37, 12 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Infobox 

message: I run a website for Mark, Paul, Stephen and Joe McGann which has, for over a year, been an external link on their respective pages on wikipedia. The links were removed on 18th/19th January. I believe it is an appropriate link as it keeps interested parties updated on what the brothers are currently working on. I receive nothing for running this site and it contains no advertisements, it is purely an information site. I also update their wikipedia pages when I can. Please could you reinstate the link if possible. Micharris (talk) 17:55, 5 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  mcgannbrothers website 

message: The filmography lists a 1998 version of the Rime of the Ancient Mariner (done by Orson Welles in 1975ish) so I'd like to see that.  Trouble is, it doesn't show up in Mcgann's IMDB list, and the hyperlink in the filmography links to Coleridge's poem the film would be based on.  This film just doesn't exist, so who put it there and why?82.43.250.74 (talk) 23:24, 7 June 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Doubtful film 

message: Was he offered the job, or did the BBC just not want him?108.38.34.26 (talk)  —Preceding undated comment added 23:12, 22 July 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: As Stuart said in Queer as Folk, "Paul McGann doesn't count". --Redrose64 (talk) 14:47, 23 July 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Why wasn't Paul McGann used in the 2005 revival of Doctor Who? 

message: I have slightly altered the text concerning Paul McGann's place of birth because although the family grew up in Birstall Road Liverpool 6, Paul was actually born in a house near Lark Lane L17. No need to add trivial detail so I have slightly reworded the sentence.  Annie McGann 15:41, 8 September 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: As you have a clear conflict of interest it would be better to make suggestions here and let others do the editing. All good wishes Theroadislong (talk) 15:56, 8 September 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Place of birth 

message: In Special:Permalink/629577764 I placed an embedded link to the BBC documentary Cosmonauts: How Russia Won the Space Race. This was replaced with a reference. It's not a citation, though, because the BBC page doesn't list the narrator (it lists only the producer, director and executive producer). The only reference to McGann is in the credits at the end of the programme itself (available on iPlayer for the next four weeks only).
I also made the Apples, Pears and Paint programme in Special:Permalink/606202617 an embedded link, but this was changed into bare text without even a reference. There are several other examples of programmes without links. I think this does a disservice to the reader, who might want to follow up a link. The reader is able to do so if there happens to be a WP article, but not if there isn't a WP article (with the current exception of Cosmonauts). This seems inconsistent. The justification for the WP:CS#Avoid embedded links guideline is that embedded links are highly susceptible to linkrot. I think BBC programme pages are an exception to this general rule (maybe there's a BBC page detailing this). I think the rubric at the top of WP:CS applies, and an occasional exeption should be made here to allow embedded links to BBC programmes. (I don't know about non-BBC programmes.) Isidore (talk) 17:11, 14 October 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: References

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message: Hey everyone,
I am having a debate with someone about placing McGann's full name in the bio but it continually gets retracted. I would like to see his name present but do not know how to reach a compromise. What do I do?
Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by JackWhovian (talk • contribs) 21:26, 19 May 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Name in bio