Talk:Superman (1978 film series character)

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Thanks! If you can see in WikiProject Comics I asked for a more proper name title than what the Wikia uses because I had the same issue. Jhenderson ⁷⁷⁷ 20:12, 3 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I have blocked User:Rootone for edit warring over the added content. However, this block is not an endorsement of the inclusion of that content. Where the addition of new content to a Wikipedia article is contested, consensus for the addition of that content must be demonstrated. Absent the development of such consensus, the content will be removed again. @Emir of Wikipedia, DonQuixote, and DoctorHver: The objection has been raised by User:Rootone that this content is excessively duplicative of existing content in other articles, and in the case of Superman Returns, outside the scope of the Salkind films. Are you all in agreement that this content should be included here, and if so, what is your response to the arguments by User:Rootone? BD2412 T 22:05, 23 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I think he’s right though. It seems to probably be a redundant copy and paste of Superman in film. Jhenderson ⁷⁷⁷ 22:09, 23 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

This article is specifically about this version of Superman. It if is redundant remove it from the other broader article. Emir of Wikipedia (talk) 22:17, 23 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Those articles have two different styles of doing it. So I disagree mostly. I welcome more opinions freely since I helped start the article and I just want best for it in consensus. Just be careful of cutting and pasting and also providing attribution of where the pasted info was at is recommended when doing it. Jhenderson ⁷⁷⁷ 22:24, 23 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Please remember that there need not be a binary outcome here. Content in both articles can be modified to suit the particular scope of the article in question. Although sentence-by-sentence parsing of content can be arduous, it may be best to identify specific elements of the proposed content best restricted to one article, and to minimize wording used to present duplicated content. BD2412 T 22:36, 23 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Superman Returns is an alternate follow up to first to Salkinds films even if the Salkinds didn't produce Superman Return. So its the same continuity at verly least alternate continute vs Superman 3 and 4. But another solution would be renaming this article to something else i.e if there is another name used by media and DC and Warner to refer to the Christopher Reeves and Brandon Routh's Superman other than Salkinds then use that name insteed. DoctorHver (talk) 01:54, 24 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Apologies didn't mean to cause such a commotion. My reason for removing the content is as previously stated. I strongly feel that it's wrong to outright copy and paste a large amount of content from another article. If people wish to borrow information from other pages, please try to rephrase and not just simply copied the information. The "Superman in film" article extensively cover Superman in the films, which include the Christopher Reeve Salkinds films. This article has a different take on the subject, and the new additions seem unnecessary. I feel the added content should still be removed unless it is significantly rewritten. Rootone (talk) 02:10, 24 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Per Wikipedia:Copying within Wikipedia, this is permissible, although it does require attribution. There will inevitably be some duplication of content within the encyclopedia, as the same subjects are examined within different topical contexts. However, we should work to make sure that repetition does not go beyond what is necessary to convey information strictly relevant to the specific article. I would agree that substantial rewriting of this content would be beneficial to the article. BD2412 T 02:40, 24 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]