Editing Talk:Brundo the Decemberween Yak and the Sword of St. Olaf

:That particular possible reference has appeared and disappeared a few times now, both here and in the [[Happy Dethemberween]] article. I put it in originally, with slight trepidation, so I'm glad to see someone else made the same connection and provided some evidence. Sounds like this is STUFF-worthy, so I'll take care of that. However, it's looking like we need to nail down exactly which page (or both?) the information should go on if it survives the STUFF. Discuss? My personal feeling is that this and all other fine details (i.e., everything except the simple fact that the whole special is a Rankin/Bass parody) belong here where there's more room to play, <s>''but'' there needs to be</s> as long as there is a clear link to this page from that Real-World Reference on the Happy Decemberween page. That's where most people would look first for this kind of info. --[[User:TheNicestGuy|TheNicestGuy]] 14:14, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

:That particular possible reference has appeared and disappeared a few times now, both here and in the [[Happy Dethemberween]] article. I put it in originally, with slight trepidation, so I'm glad to see someone else made the same connection and provided some evidence. Sounds like this is STUFF-worthy, so I'll take care of that. However, it's looking like we need to nail down exactly which page (or both?) the information should go on if it survives the STUFF. Discuss? My personal feeling is that this and all other fine details (i.e., everything except the simple fact that the whole special is a Rankin/Bass parody) belong here where there's more room to play, <s>''but'' there needs to be</s> as long as there is a clear link to this page from that Real-World Reference on the Happy Decemberween page. That's where most people would look first for this kind of info. --[[User:TheNicestGuy|TheNicestGuy]] 14:14, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

:::And that's why I end up on opposite side of the fence from a lot of editors. I say something does not need to be a solid direct reference to be notable. If you word it carefully and don't go overboard, the reader can be trusted to decide for themselves how interesting it is, how intentional it might be, and whether they want to research the topic further. There are even cases where something is ''confirmed'' (by commentary, etc.) to be a coincidence, and the fact is still interesting enough to live. See the Real-World Reference in [[alternate universe#Real-World References|alternate universe]] to writer John Byrne of She-Hulk. But as you know, the Life & Adventures fact is now in STUFF, so the discussion is academic. --[[User:TheNicestGuy|TheNicestGuy]] 16:36, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

:::And that's why I end up on opposite side of the fence from a lot of editors. I say something does not need to be a solid direct reference to be notable. If you word it carefully and don't go overboard, the reader can be trusted to decide for themselves how interesting it is, how intentional it might be, and whether they want to research the topic further. There are even cases where something is ''confirmed'' (by commentary, etc.) to be a coincidence, and the fact is still interesting enough to live. See the Real-World Reference in [[alternate universe#Real-World References|alternate universe]] to writer John Byrne of She-Hulk. But as you know, the Life & Adventures fact is now in STUFF, so the discussion is academic. --[[User:TheNicestGuy|TheNicestGuy]] 16:36, 21 December 2007 (UTC)