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07-30-2022, 12:44 AM | #1 |
Zarana & Zandar
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Someone has vandalized Zartan, Zarana and Zandar's Wikipedia.org articles by removing references to official published material, claiming it is fanfiction in origin. Even the reference to GI Joe ARAH #283, which mentions Zarana & Zandar are twins and was written by Larry Hama.
All references to Zarana & Zandar being twins, speaking a private language, and the shirt and scarf correlation (which was verified by official concept art), are gone. What's going on here?
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07-30-2022, 12:47 AM | #2 |
Zarana & Zandar
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I'm trying to put it back, but I don't know anything about wikipedia. How do I keep it from happening again and again?
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07-30-2022, 01:27 AM | #3 |
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Can someone with knowledge of wikipedia revert the articles to their properly referenced state?
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07-30-2022, 01:31 AM | #4 |
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It was obviously someone who comes here that did it just to rile you up.
Nobody else knows about it. Sorry I can't be of service. I thought wikipedia used to be able to be changed by anyone, but it's actually very heavily monitored. Years back I was drunk and just being a shithead and changing stuff for fun, and everything I submitted was immediately reverted back. Seems pretty petty that someone from this site would do that just to get a rise out of you. Whoever it was is probably reading this and laughing right now. What an asshole. |
07-30-2022, 02:11 AM | #5 |
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I just want to be left alone and not harassed by anyone on or off of this site. :(
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07-30-2022, 02:15 AM | #6 |
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Well whoever did this is petty and small. Try not to let it get to you, DT. Sorry this is upsetting you.
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07-30-2022, 03:38 AM | #7 |
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While I definitely think the edits were done in bad faith, I also don't think the Hasbro Hero Sourcebook, that IDW released, should be considered a general source with the character profile. For the IDW profile, yes, but IDW comics contradict stuff from the original Hama Marvel comics and the cartoon series. G.I. Joe really needs a Wookieepedia-style makeover, with a dedicated CANON section (whichever Hasbro thinks it should be) and a LEGENDS section for everything else. I think that would be helpful.
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07-30-2022, 03:39 AM | #8 |
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07-30-2022, 03:43 AM | #9 |
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While I definitely think the edits were done in bad faith, I also don't think the Hasbro Hero Sourcebook, that IDW released, should be considered a general source with the character profile. For the IDW profile, yes, but IDW comics contradict stuff from the original Hama Marvel comics and the cartoon series. G.I. Joe really needs a Wookieepedia-style makeover, with a dedicated CANON section (whichever Hasbro thinks it should be) and a LEGENDS section for everything else. I think that would be helpful.
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07-30-2022, 03:51 AM | #10 |
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But like I said, stuff from DDP and IDW contradicts stuff from Marvel and the cartoons. There needs to be an acknowledged Canon to avoid confusion between sources and since Marvel was first and Hama did that comic (plus the file cards for the toys) that is what should be considered the "616" continuity for Canon-sake. Since we don't have anything like that, though, you can put whatever you want into their Wikipedia entries, as long as there is an official source for it. The person removing it on "fan-fiction" grounds should not have been doing that.
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