Talk:Rex Van de Kamp

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Fair use rationale for Image:Rexvandecamp.jpg[edit]

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Avoiding in-universe perspective[edit]

See Wikipedia:Manual of Style (writing about fiction)#The problem with in-universe perspective. I think it's better not to give the birth and death dates of fictional characters in the opening paragraph, as if it was a biography of a living person. Also I agree that another character should likely be called the "wife", not the "widow", although I'm not familiar with the series; if she was the "wife" in most of the episodes, then I think it should say "wife". Whether the year her fictional husband died is before or after the current date is irrelevant; time can be considered to run at a different pace in the fictional universe. When one is watching an episode, the characters appear alive, even if the episode is set in the past. ☺ Coppertwig (talk) 22:50, 19 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Merge[edit]

I propose to merge this because the entire article is overdetailed plot re-tell, with no real-world content proving the notability of the subject outside Desperate Housewives. --LoЯd ۞pεth 20:00, 28 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

As the article showed no improvement by adding real world content and proving the notability of this secondary character, then it was merged. --LoЯd ۞pεth 23:23, 4 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]