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Restructuring of Transformers character articles
[edit]Taking a look at the articles for some of the Transformers franchise, it's obvious that all of them have pretty big issues, being primarily just biographies of all the various iterations of a given character that exist across the Transformers media; films, cartoons, comics, games, etc. No information on these characters in terms of their creation, development in given media, or a critical response to these characters or their popularity. Clearly, a restructuring is needed for all these pages. My question is this. Which format should be followed?
The problem with the Transformers franchise is that it is a multi-media and multi-continuity franchise. I did consider something akin to the Iron Man or Captain America articles. Both of these characters, as with many others from Marvel/DC, have appeared in various continuities, in "what-if" comics and non-comics media. With such characters, despite their various incarnations, the articles themselves are always about the MAIN version of the character. Earth-616 for Marvel, the main universe for DC; whether thats Earth-Two, One, New, or Prime.
But one issue with that is that unlike characters from the Big Two where you can argue that the mainstream comics version of the characters is the main one, Transformers doesn't really have a truly "main" universe. Would it be where the characters first showed up? Whether it's the 80s cartoon, the movies, comics, or something else? To "solve" this problem, I did consider the character pages from the Neon Genesis Evangelion and Fate/stay night franchises. In pages like Kaworu Nagisa or Asuka Langley Soryu for example, the "Conception" and "Reception" sections does in a way focus on their representation in the series, but do also include some info on other appearances.
However, the issue with following that approach is deciding on which of the various films, cartoons, comics, and games to include in things like "Development", "Reception", and "Popularity"; and, of course, the "Biography" section. So, any thoughts on how the character pages of a highly significant franchise - with this being a problem across character pages of the entire franchise - should be improved upon? PanagiotisZois (talk) 22:25, 16 June 2024 (UTC)
- @PanagiotisZois This is why most of fictional character articles are awful. This Wikiproject is dead 🍕Boneless Pizza!🍕 (🔔) 10:52, 1 July 2024 (UTC)
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FAR for Pauline Fowler
[edit]I have nominated Pauline Fowler for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets the featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" in regards to the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. 🍕Boneless Pizza!🍕 (🔔) 11:27, 1 July 2024 (UTC)
Merge proposal of Diana Prince
[edit]This is a notice of a proposed merger at Talk:Wonder Woman#Merge proposal of Diana Prince. Any comments there would be appreciated! Thank you. Trailblazer101 (talk) 06:17, 3 July 2024 (UTC)
Requested move at Talk:Morbius, the Living Vampire#Requested move 5 July 2024
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There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Morbius, the Living Vampire#Requested move 5 July 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Safari ScribeEdits! Talk! 06:24, 12 July 2024 (UTC)
Requested move at Talk:Kiritsubo Consort#Requested move 7 July 2024
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There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Kiritsubo Consort#Requested move 7 July 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Safari ScribeEdits! Talk! 22:51, 14 July 2024 (UTC)
Requested move at Talk:Black Widow (Yelena Belova)#Requested move 2 July 2024
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There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Black Widow (Yelena Belova)#Requested move 2 July 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. RodRabelo7 (talk) 08:24, 17 July 2024 (UTC)
Requested move at Talk:Stephanie Scully#Requested move 3 July 2024
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There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Stephanie Scully#Requested move 3 July 2024 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Safari ScribeEdits! Talk! 23:17, 17 July 2024 (UTC)
FAR for Martin Keamy
[edit]I have nominated Martin Keamy for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets the featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" in regards to the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. 🍕Boneless Pizza!🍕 (🔔) 01:07, 20 July 2024 (UTC)
Discussion on changing inclusion criteria for List of autistic fictional characters
[edit]You are invited to join the discussion at Talk:List of autistic fictional characters#revisiting notability about revising inclusion criteria for the List of autistic fictional characters in relation to notability and a proposed formal inclusion criteria for the page. Your thoughts would be appreciated. Historyday01 (talk) 13:42, 25 July 2024 (UTC)
Proposed merger
[edit]A merger of List of animated series with LGBT characters: 2000–2004 and List of animated series with LGBT characters: 2005–2009 has been proposed. If you are interested in participating in this discussion, please add your comments at Talk:List of animated series with LGBT characters: 2000–2004#Merge proposal. Thanks. Historyday01 (talk) 02:42, 28 July 2024 (UTC)
FAR for Troy McClure
[edit]I have nominated Troy McClure for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets the featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" in regards to the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. 🍕Boneless Pizza!🍕 (🔔) 11:28, 4 August 2024 (UTC)
FAR for Sideshow Bob
[edit]I have nominated Sideshow Bob for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets the featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" in regards to the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. 🍕Boneless Pizza!🍕 (🔔) 11:49, 12 August 2024 (UTC)
FAR for Poppy Meadow
[edit]I have nominated Poppy Meadow for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets the featured article criteria. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" in regards to the article's featured status. The instructions for the review process are here. 🍕Boneless Pizza!🍕 (🔔) 12:46, 18 August 2024 (UTC)