Talk:Merman

Rikuo from Darkstalkers
According to his photograph, Rikuo's description is different from this article's first definition of a merman. Rikuo is more humanoid in appearance (due to having two legs instead of a single tail) and has webbed hands (supposedly more adept for swimming) as well as fins on his back, behind his head, and out of his elbows. He seems more remenicient to the zoras in the Legend of Zelda series since Ocarina of Time. Should one include Rikuo here?
 * Yes, also his legs turn into a single tail in his vampire savior victory screen as well as him falling down ingame CheapAlert 22:08, 1 June 2006 (UTC)

Mershaq
Something should be written about the Mershaq here. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.121.60.32 (talk • contribs) 02:55, 30 April 2007 (UTC)


 * This apparently refers to a short YouTube video with an animated "Mershaq" character who is "half mermaid, half Shaquille O'Neal, and 100 per cent 'pretty cool'."--Adavidb 10:39, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

Basshaa
The addition of the Kamen Rider Kiva character "Basshaa" in the Entertainment section of this article is out of place. The character is a Gill-Man, not a Mer-Man, as these characters themselves are meant to refer to classical horror monsters. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.87.68.61 (talk) 02:19, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

Alternative Suffix
Is -man the only English masculine ending to label a male mermaid? I can't think of any myself. Mer...sire? --50.8.122.215 (talk) 18:46, 12 September 2011 (UTC)

Inconsistency
It is not great that the lead picture of a man with human-like legs and a scaly body totally contradicts the lead definition. 81.159.104.219 (talk) 02:58, 24 July 2013 (UTC)

Unproductive edits from Algerian editor
For starters, I want to make clear that I'm editing from a shared IP- any previous or future edits aren't mine. I'm also responsible for the edits on this article on July 15, 2015 from User:66.87.73.209 (also a shared IP).

Now the issue: if you look at the article's history, it's been edited recently by a few individuals with IPs based in Algeria. This along with the types of edits (most commonly on articles of mythological water creatures), leads me to believe it's the same individual. The problem is that a lot of them are not good edits- especially those on this article. Bad edits include: adding non-free image, removal of valid source and changing sourced info. This person has a POV problem. I'm writing this to hedge against likely future edits as I've already wasted too much time on this and won't be wasting anymore- maybe later on someone else will come along and fix any issues.

Sources I added: In contrast to mermaids, mermen were traditionally depicted as unattractive.

In Irish mythology, mermen (see merrow) are described as extremely ugly creatures with green hair, teeth and skin, narrow eyes and a red nose. In Medieval Europe, mermen were sometimes held responsible for causing violent storms and sinking ships.

The permalink for the page after my cleanup. I won't be making anymore edits, so goodbye. 66.87.73.117 (talk) 04:07, 25 July 2015 (UTC)

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Gesner's sea-satyr (relocate)
On Merman, although satyr or pan I think are striclty male, I believe it was pointed out by one paper that this specimen is shown with female breasts.

Due to this gender ambiguity, I believe the section needs to be cut-and-paste moved to Merfolk. --Kiyoweap (talk) 13:32, 24 November 2019 (UTC)