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"Superhero" on MCU articles edit
Hello, I have reverted your edits to the MCU articles in which you changed "fictional character" to "superhero". Using the term "superhero/heroine" across all MCU articles will create a uniformity problem, as some "superheroes" have also been in antagonistic/antiheroic roles such as Tony Stark, Clint Barton, and Wanda Maximoff to name a few. I propose we discuss this before changing it across all MCU character articles. Thank you. Bloodyboppa (talk) 17:15, 3 March 2022 (UTC)
- Calling them superheroes doesn't create a uniformity problem; the term doesn't inherently contradict those roles. Antiheroes can still be superheroes, given how "superhero" just refers to any hero, conventional or not, who possesses superpowers; antisuperheroes are a thing. Neither does being an antagonist contradict the label, given how "hero" isn't synonymous with protagonist and "villain" isn't synonymous with "antagonist." "Hero Antagonist" and "Villain Protagonist" are recognized character archetypes. All the characters I marked as superheroes are objectively that type of stock character despite some also being antagonistic/antiheroic.
Anne Frank and Me edit
Hello. This is a message to let you know that I have removed the maintenance tag you applied to Anne Frank and Me. Per WP:NOVELPLOT, a novel's plot summary should be between 400 and 700 words. At 461 words, this plot summary is an adequate length. Long, detailed plot summaries are discouraged on Wikipedia for reasons of copyright. Just Another Cringy Username (talk) 17:01, 30 April 2022 (UTC)
- I believe I erroneously placed the template there when I meant to go to another page. Apologies. IdiosyncraticLawyer (talk) 18:22, 30 April 2022 (UTC)
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