Talk:Spider-Man (disambiguation)

Spider-Man Movies
should we add Spider-Man 2 and Spider-Man 3? gren 02:08, 18 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Marking for Deletion
This page really shouldn't be here, I mean, they all have to do with the marvel comics character, disambiguation is about other uses, uses that aren't part of the Marvel comics character for instance. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 81.132.92.222 (talk • contribs).

You do not blank a page you don't agree with, you propose it for deletion. check the help Elfguy 16:55, 23 Jun 2005 (UTC)

How do you do that?

Look in the menu on the left for a link called "Help". Alternatively, type "deletion" in the search box, and you'll end up at Deletion policy. --Retodon8 21:48, 11 August 2005 (UTC)
 * I dont see why this disambig page shouldnt be here, perhaps altered in some way, however IMO more people would tend to look up the Spider-Man film, then the character itself, this is a nice simple way to access all the things erroneously titled Spider-Man. I concede you could probably get to most of these pages via the Spider-Man article itself, however that being said I think any extra navigation tool given to the user is a good thing. I also did one for The Amazing Spider-Man (disambiguation). Anyways it seems to be the standard, eg. Batman (disambiguation). - UnlimitedAccess 15:33, 20 August 2005 (UTC)


 * Still, the Batman disambiguation page lists a few items not related to the fictional DC Comics character. Virtually everything here listed concerns media featuring the Lee/Ditko creation Spider-Man.  If people are looking for the Spider-Man film, simply typing in "Spider-Man" and looking at the character's appearances in other media will solve the problem.  And personally, I don't see why more peope would search for the movie rather than the character of the same name who stars in said movie.  To me this page is totally unnecessary.  WesleyDodds 09:49, 27 November 2005 (UTC)
 * I think you might be right, but the DAB page does have some uses. (Such as the truck, or the climbers.)  The section specifically regarding the character could be shorter though. -HKMarks 13:39, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Done -- though some of the comics, shows, and games are called simply "Spider-Man" so I left links to the 'List Of's. -HKMarks 13:50, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

Spiderman tokusatsu
I've edited that entry in the list as it isn't a sentai program. It's simply a tokusatsu hero show with a super robot and kaiju. It has no "task force" or "team" element to it, which is the definition of "sentai". As the link says "(tokusatsu)" already I chose to use the term live-action as to be more informative to those unfamiliar with the term. Theredcomet2000 20:04, 16 March 2007 (UTC)

The Amazing Spider-Man
Someone removed the link to The Amazing Spider-Man, which I think is a bit misleading. Most folks who aren't fans might not know it's not just simply named Spider-man. —scarecroe 22:01, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

"The Amazing Spider-Man" TV series added- Here's why
Long story short, I came here looking for the late 70s "Spider Man" live action TV series. Couldn't see it.

Eventually figure out- after more work than necessary- that it's called The Amazing Spider-Man (rather than just "Spider Man") and- presumably- that's why it's not included.

Here's the problem- I'm not an obsessive Spider Man fan, and I didn't know that in advance! I couldn't remember the exact title; I came to this disambiguation page to help me find it.

Including a link to "The Amazing Spider Man" dab page at the bottom isn't a solution- it presupposes one already knows it's called that. (I didn't).

There are good reasons that dab pages are split up on occasion. There are *also* good reasons that we combine similar- but not identical- titles with minor variations the casual/average user is unlikely to be aware of. That's the point- dab pages are navigation aids, and that use should come first and foremost.

If someone can make a good counter-argument to this, please let me know.

Ubcule (talk) 22:00, 29 June 2017 (UTC)


 * Edit; I note someone made a similar point above mine ten years ago(!) Ubcule (talk) 22:01, 29 June 2017 (UTC)


 * Replying to self, but perhaps inclusion of
 * is a more acceptable compromise instead. Ubcule (talk) 22:46, 29 June 2017 (UTC)
 * changed it to a simple "see also", but this doesn't make clear *why* they would need to do so (i.e. that the list on this page does not contain all Spider-Man TV series); I've reverted this change. Ubcule (talk) 15:56, 1 July 2017 (UTC)
 * I changed it back, because it goes against MOS:DAB. This disambiguation page is specifically for articles associated with the title "Spider-Man". People can click on the links to Spider-Man in film or Spider-Man in television for more information, they do not need to be explained here. Fortdj33 (talk) 18:05, 1 July 2017 (UTC)
 * I changed it back, because it goes against MOS:DAB. This disambiguation page is specifically for articles associated with the title "Spider-Man". People can click on the links to Spider-Man in film or Spider-Man in television for more information, they do not need to be explained here. Fortdj33 (talk) 18:05, 1 July 2017 (UTC)