Talk:List of The Land Before Time characters

message: I think the TV info on certain characters should be put in. --Coallen 13:42, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merge 2 

message: I think the caption should read like "from foreground to background" rather than "from left right", as the characters are standing in a near straight line. Thoughts please.Clawandfang (talk) 15:18, 29 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm all up for it. Wilhelmina Will (talk) 21:21, 31 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Picture Caption

message: This section does not seem to be very neutral; at least not in the part which discusses Nod. It seems whoever wrote that information has something against the character, as what they have written is very, well, unflattering, let's just say. I'm not sure how to rewrite it so it sounds more neutral, but I have placed a beacon in the section so it may be noticed by someone who can rewrite it. Mess around with the guy in shades all you like - don't mess around with the girl in gloves! (talk) 01:01, 30 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Neutrality in Hyp, Mutt and Nod's section. 

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thread_title: Image copyright problem with Image:TheLandBeforeTimeScreen.jpg

message: Rinkus and Sierra were on here before! Who removed them and why? Can someone please put them back up? They're those two flyers from the Land Before Time VII: The Stone of Cold Fire. And they definitely fit under the Villains category. If Rooter, Ichy, and Dill have a spot here, Rinkus and Sierra definitely do. I'd do it myself but I'm not good at editing, every time I do they consider it either describing a view of something that happened or else original research, and undo it. 24.65.118.20 (talk) 01:58, 6 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Rinkus and Sierra

message: An editor removed all the valid fair use images in this article. If possible I'd like to see some sort of justification as why this should happen and why all of them should be removed as opposed to a limited number of them. 
The pictures are not of living people so they should be allowed to be used on articles like this as far as I am aware. I don't dabble much in the living people/bio categories in wikipedia so I could very well be wrong. I've reverted the edit until 
:a)Someone makes a valid argument for them being removed 
:b)I find a policy stating such. I'll read up on the policy's over the next wee while but I've got shed loads of exams starting soon so will probably not have the time for a few weeks.
Cabe6403 (Talk•Sign!) 00:43, 8 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: *Also, this page is far beyond the page length limit at 65k so should be considered being split into separate articles --Cabe6403 (Talk•Sign!) 00:45, 8 January 2009 (UTC)

text: The relevant portion of policy is here. Specifically, images that are used only to visually identify elements in the article should be used as sparingly as possible is the key consideration here. A group image involving several of the characters would be okay; several individual images for several characters is usually construed as violating WP:NFCC #3a, that non-free content usage must be minimal across Wikipedia. (ESkog)(Talk) 01:38, 8 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: So the image that shows Sharptooth & Littlefoots mother is ok since it contains multiple characters? In that case, should the rest of the images be removed with that one remaining and a request posted on the talk page for a group image? Cabe6403 (Talk•Sign!) 03:09, 8 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: It would be better if you could find one or two images which contain the most important characters - I don't think those two characters are really the most important in the series, but I admit that my familiarity with this subject matter is pretty limited. (ESkog)(Talk) 03:12, 8 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: If you would like my opinion, find an image which has Littlefoot, Cera, Ducky, Petrie, Spike, Chomper and Ruby altogether in it; if there are any other characters in that same image, they can be a bonus. But the main characters of both the film and the television series are all notable enough for illustration. Mess around with the guy in shades all you like - don't mess around with the girl in gloves! (talk) 03:29, 8 January 2009 (UTC)

text: Correction, there are three. I am stumped as to whether or not the fight scene between Mama Longneck and the Sharptooth is worthwhile having here or not. Mess around with the guy in shades all you like - don't mess around with the girl in gloves! (talk) 03:43, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Removal of fair use images 

message: I added a second rationale to the screenshot of the gang looking out at the Great Valley, used in Sullivan Bluth Studios, so it could be used in this article again. This still only covers five of the characters, but it greatly reduces the amount of fair use image usage on this page. I also chucked away the Mo image, as Mo is a minor character. With only two screenshots left on this page, each of reasonable worth, I think it's safe now to remove the image tag at the top of the page. Mess around with the guy in shades all you like - don't mess around with the girl in gloves! (talk) 03:41, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Correction, there are three. I am stumped as to whether or not the fight scene between Mama Longneck and the Sharptooth is worthwhile having here or not. Mess around with the guy in shades all you like - don't mess around with the girl in gloves! (talk) 03:43, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: February 2009.

message: I have cleaned the section talking about the main characters, by removing excessive trivia and cutting down on the references to instances in particular films and episodes. Anyone interested in expanding that part of the page in a less fansite-ish and more encyclopedic way is welcome to do so, as far as I'm concerned. Mess around with the guy in shades all you like - don't mess around with the girl in gloves! (talk) 22:54, 11 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cleanup in "Main Protagonists". 

message: Eusthenopteron was from The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze when the Camptosaurus was swimming. User:98.177.220.111 (Just called me Burgess Shale Lover)  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.177.220.111 (talk) 04:50, 8 February 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Eusthenopteron 

message: She needs to be added to the list. And add Reba McEntire as her voice actress and singer of the song Look for the light.  Mr.Moore362 (talk) 14:24, 10 March 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Adding Etta 

message: While asking for Etta to be added to the list, I also want to add Wild Arms to the list as well.  Mr.Moore362 (talk) 14:30, 10 March 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Adding Wild Arms 

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thread_title:  Apatosaurus vs. Brontosaurus 

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: According to The Land Before Time Wiki, the Hydrotherosaurus is a Sharptooth.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.86.71.225 (talk) 18:38, 27 November 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Wikis are not reliable sources and cannot be used as sources for our articles. Please see Talk:List_of_The_Land_Before_Time_characters#Unsourced_taxons. - SummerPhDv2.0 01:34, 28 November 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Hydrotherosaurus Sharptooth 

message: how are the characters Important decide clearly the main are Littlefoot, Cera, Ducky, Petrie and  Spike but some of the others are qustionable i wolud not put Guido or Mo in secondry (i would put in  support) also i would not put Grandpa and Grandma Longneck in Supporting (I would put in Secondary) and the servael more times this happen Fanoflionking  22:45, 14 May 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: IMO the listings are as follows:
*Main character: Member of the Gang of Seven
*Secondary character: Appears in three movies or more (mostly just family members/Great Valley members due to the focus of the show)
*Recurring character: Characters who appear two movies (or one movie and one TV episode) that don't already qualify for the other two lists. I'd still list Mo here since his third appearance is a one-second cameo in XII where he isn't named.
*Yeah, these later levels even I'm a bit confused how characters are qualifying for each branch. Seems to mostly be guest stars and minor background characters at this point. --Aabicus (talk) 21:37, 4 June 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  characters Important 

message: I have simplified this considerably. While there are a few editors on Wikipedia focused on such things, this is in no way an issue in reliable sources.
The official site listed Ducky as Parasaurolophus. A few outside sources made their own guesses and came up with Anatosaurus. That's all there is to say about it.
(At the end of the day, Ducky is neither one. Ducky is a cartoon character who speaks English. As a result, Ducky is not a dinosaur at all.) - SummerPhDv2.0 19:20, 24 August 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ducky's species 

message: Anonymous user 68.38.1.141 reverted my edit that moved Guido from "Main characters" to "Recurring characters." I cannot think of any definition that would make a character who appeared in only one movie and one TV show a main character, I think he's clearly recurring, just like many other one-off guest stars they brought back for an episode. But, to avoid an edit war, I'm asking the talk page to see if I'm in the minority here. If I don't hear any dissension within a week, I'll be dropping him back down to Recurring. --Aabicus (talk) 00:16, 7 August 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: As promised, Guido has been moved. The above user also blanked their talk page, so I know they've been informed. If anyone wants to argue a case for Guido being a main character, feel free to do so here on the talk page.--Aabicus (talk) 06:25, 18 August 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Guido is not a main character 

message: It's almost christmas and I'm not in the mood to get into an edit war with nobody here. To quote the official Land Before Time site which is also sourced in the article : https://web.archive.org/web/20060405114113/http://www.landbeforetime.com/dino_friends_ducky.html
″DUCKY may look like a duck with his long bill and webbed feet and hands, but he is no duck - he is a Cretaceous Period living PARASAUROLOPHUS ″.
So I hope the person who's editing the article (contradicting the source referenced in the article itself) stops this and doesn't label my edit as vandalism. Thanks. Merry Christmas & Yep Yep Yep!  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 170.79.235.238 (talk) 19:46, 6 December 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edit war due to Ducky's species