User talk:Bignole/Archive/2016/March

RE: Flash
If it's irrelevant, you wouldn't have taken the time out of your day to revert it.--Valkyrie Red (talk) 07:42, 25 February 2016 (UTC)

Oh, my bad. I thought it'd be important to note because Vibe's comic book name is Francisco, not Cisco.--Valkyrie Red (talk) 21:32, 25 February 2016 (UTC)

Don't act high and mighty over comic fans. The showrunners of Flash are comic fans themselves.--Valkyrie Red (talk) 23:59, 25 February 2016 (UTC)

Apologies, it can be hard to be a comic book fan in a society where people are judgmental. What comics do you read?--Valkyrie Red (talk) 20:50, 1 March 2016 (UTC)

No way, me too on both the Superman and DC thing. Sadly, I don't know what DC is doing with him these days, but the Unchained comic by Scott Snyder was quite good.--Valkyrie Red (talk) 00:12, 2 March 2016 (UTC)

Trajectory being faster than Barry/Flash
Greetings, Bignole.

Re your assertion that noting that Trajectory is "far faster than Barry" in The Flash episode summary is irrelevant:

I disagree with this. It's a small notation, but definitely a relevant one. As I note in my comment, if she and Barry were evenly matched, Barry - being more experienced - could, and probably would, have beaten her easily in Act 1. Besides, if the villain/adversary were evenly matched or weaker than the hero, there's no real conflict.

As noted, a small point, but a necessary one.

Thanks.

Ooznoz (talk) 18:09, 23 March 2016 (UTC)Ooznoz


 * It isn't, because at the end he did catch her while she was on it. It didn't ultimately impact the overall story and thus it isn't necessary to note.   BIGNOLE     (Contact me)  21:26, 23 March 2016 (UTC)

Paragraph
Regarding your semi-reversion, technically one sentence can be a paragraph, as defined by Merriam-Webster. In this case, we have two compound sentences, which can easily stand alone as a paragraph containing a main idea that varies from the previous paragraph. I typically agree that short paragraphs are not preferred on Wikipedia, but these are lengthy compound sentences which easily hide the fact that the paragraph is only two sentences. Only the paragraph police would notice! Any notion that three sentences are the minimum required is a literary myth. In fact, the Wikipedia article on paragraphs clearly states, "A common English usage misconception is that a paragraph has three to five sentences..." Furthermore, MOS:PARAGRAPHS only mentions limiting the use of one-sentence paragraphs – not banning them completely, nor addressing the use of 2-sentence paragraphs. In a few weeks, I'm sure we'll have more to add to the lead anyway, so all this will be a moot point, as that 3rd paragraph will likely contain more information. I've restored the edit, but if you'd like to further discuss, I'm open to suggestions. --GoneIn60 (talk) 17:43, 24 March 2016 (UTC)


 * We do not go by Merrium. We go by our guidelines and our writing guidelines say that paragraphs should be approximately 4 sentences, unless there is a special reason to be less. In this case, there isn't, given that a 3 paragraph lead is dependent upon the size of the article and not based on the content in the lead.   BIGNOLE     (Contact me)  01:04, 25 March 2016 (UTC)


 * Bignole, I'm well-versed in Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Where does it state that paragraphs should be approximately 4 sentences, or at least 4 sentences? I just linked to MOS:PARAGRAPHS above, and no such recommendation exists there. Also, the edit summary in your revert stated, "2 sentences are not a paragraph", which is not the same thing as saying "according to our writing guidelines...", hence the reason why I linked to Merriam-Webster to give a proper definition. If you were referring only to our guidelines in your revert, then this should have been explicitly stated. Had it been, I wouldn't have bothered with an external definition.
 * Secondly, WP:LEADLENGTH specifically states that when an article size is between 15,000 and 30,000 characters, which Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice clearly is, then the lead can be 2-3 paragraphs. I look forward to your response, thanks. --GoneIn60 (talk) 03:36, 25 March 2016 (UTC)

BvS
You remember telling me that fictional characters don't need nicknames? On the Batman v Superman page, Jesse Eisenberg has been listed as playing Alexander "Lex" Luthor, Jr.--Valkyrie Red (talk) 18:30, 27 March 2016 (UTC)


 * Yeah, they really shouldn't. Not unless it's credited that way. I didn't stay for the cast credits, so I didn't see how he was actually listed in the film. I know that everyone called him "Lex" and that he was officially "Alexander Luthor".   BIGNOLE     (Contact me)  22:58, 27 March 2016 (UTC)