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character descriptions

User BoythisisworsethanthetimeIwassus keeps undoing revisions adding descriptions of the re-imagined characters for this animated series with no explanation- can we get a ruling or opinion on whether character descriptions for new iterations, e.g. Oswalda Cobblepot instead of Oswald, Oswalda's sons, Catwoman being an heiress in this iteration, Harley Quinn being a villain before meeting Joker, etc is being undone? Unique perspectives for the current property seem like they should be kept in the wiki as they add detailed information on how this iteration is different. 2601:283:4C01:EEC0:E45F:6F4D:1BB4:E85D (talk) 14:35, 2 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Season 2

Is there going to be a second season? RicLightning (talk) 05:42, 3 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yes. BoythisisworsethanthetimeIwassus (talk) 22:06, 25 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Jack Sebastian I don’t think citations are needed here. The connections between the entries are more about shared tone, style, or thematic elements, which seem like common sense to point out (WP:UCS). The "See Also" section is meant for editorial suggestions, not sourced claims (MOS:SEEALSO).Lililolol (talk) 03:00, 22 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Lililolol - Respectfully, what we cannot do is insert ourselves into an article, like, ever - as per NOR. If it is you noting a 'shared tone, style or thematic element', we cannot include it. If you have a RS that addresses a connection in that way, we can add that, citing a source. If you want to open an RfC ticket to get more eyes on the discussion, I'd be amenable to that. Until then, it appears to be an uncited statement, and therefore unencylopedic. Sorry. - Jack Sebastian (talk) 03:01, 23 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Jack Sebastian I see what you're saying, but per MOS:SEEALSO, editors can use their "editorial judgment" when adding links to the "See also" section. That’s what I was trying to explain earlier.

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"The 'See also' section is a matter of editorial judgment and common sense. One purpose of 'See also' links is to enable readers to explore tangentially related topics." Also, MOS:SEEALSO doesn’t require sources for entries in this section. For example, when you look at Caped Crusader and Batman: Strange Days, they clearly share similar styles and settings. So adding them seems like common sense to me.

Sorry for the long reply! Lililolol (talk) 18:51, 23 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

And personnel, I don't see how that falls under NOR; it looks more like common sense that doesn't require resources :) Lililolol (talk) 18:55, 23 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I am sorry, but SEEALSO is not a means by which to bypass NOR. Allow me to point out that your argument about editorial judgment and and common sense (which as we both know is never really all that common) only works if your tangential connections are not challenged.

As they are in this case.

As they also would have been challenged at some point in the future by another contributor who did not share your vision of the connection that you yourself see.

I do not seem to recall that SEEALSO sections do not require sourcing, similar to how plot summaries work; I would ask you to point out the explicit language of the MOS where it states this, but the point is moot. If content can be challenged, it can be removed (after a meeting of minds arising from the sort of discussion we are hospitably having right now).

I have a tendncy to get all wordy, so I'll summarize the issue. You suggest a connection that no other RS makes. You are not citable, so Wikipedia doesn't allow you to insert your own, uncitable opinion about even a tangential connection into an article. If it can't be cited to a reliable source, it's presence has a destabilizing influence on the article, as anyone - anonymous user or 20 year Wiki veteran - can challenge and remove it at any time. In such cases, we tend to err on either stabilizing the suspect connection with citations, or remove it as Original Research.

I did note in my previous post that if you are determined to try and keep this challenge-able info in the article, you should initiate a Request for Comment, which might bring a number of people to the article who weren't here before.

As I see it, it might be the only way to resolve this issue. I am of the opinion that, absent a concrete connection between the source of the article and the item you want to connect it to, it cannot remain in the article without reliable sourcing providing that connection. - Jack Sebastian (talk) 05:53, 24 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]