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:For subjects I would agree are generic or are at least intended to be viewed as the same as their real-world analogs like the [[T-Rex]] article I have written, I still would not lead with this syntax. I would rather specify its real-world analog later in the opening paragraph. I think it reads more organically that way. I appreciate what {{User|Somethingone}} said yesterday, but I disagree. I lack the terminology necessary to articulate my point and I may be in the minority, but I do not encounter openings where a subject is said to be from or within another subject before being directly told what it actually is. It reads comparably to saying "Lions from Narnia are big cats" or "Basilisks in ''Delicious in Dungeon'' are monsters."... in companion books about Narnia or ''Delicious in Dungeon'', respectively. - [[User:Nintendo101|Nintendo101]] ([[User talk:Nintendo101|talk]]) 13:32, July 8, 2024 (EDT) | :For subjects I would agree are generic or are at least intended to be viewed as the same as their real-world analogs like the [[T-Rex]] article I have written, I still would not lead with this syntax. I would rather specify its real-world analog later in the opening paragraph. I think it reads more organically that way. I appreciate what {{User|Somethingone}} said yesterday, but I disagree. I lack the terminology necessary to articulate my point and I may be in the minority, but I do not encounter openings where a subject is said to be from or within another subject before being directly told what it actually is. It reads comparably to saying "Lions from Narnia are big cats" or "Basilisks in ''Delicious in Dungeon'' are monsters."... in companion books about Narnia or ''Delicious in Dungeon'', respectively. - [[User:Nintendo101|Nintendo101]] ([[User talk:Nintendo101|talk]]) 13:32, July 8, 2024 (EDT) | ||
::Having it "read organically" is vague and subjective. It's not grammatically incorrect to say that something is from elsewhere that appears in ''Super Mario'', and it's definitely not assuming readers won't know that crates, apples, and other things are not from ''Super Mario''. I agree with Somethingone that issues with this change is nowhere near as big of a deal as it's being made out to be. It's just structuring the sentences to say that something generic that is not from ''Super Mario'' appears in such media, and it acknowledges the distinction instantly with the first sentence. [[User:Super Mario RPG|Super Mario RPG]] ([[User talk:Super Mario RPG|talk]]) 13:46, July 8, 2024 (EDT) | ::Having it "read organically" is vague and subjective. It's not grammatically incorrect to say that something is from elsewhere that appears in ''Super Mario'', and it's definitely not assuming readers won't know that crates, apples, and other things are not from ''Super Mario''. I agree with Somethingone that issues with this change is nowhere near as big of a deal as it's being made out to be. It's just structuring the sentences to say that something generic that is not from ''Super Mario'' appears in such media, and it acknowledges the distinction instantly with the first sentence. [[User:Super Mario RPG|Super Mario RPG]] ([[User talk:Super Mario RPG|talk]]) 13:46, July 8, 2024 (EDT) | ||