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Would it be a better idea to just create separate categories called ghosts, skeletons, mummies, zombies and leave out the speculation-loaded term of "undead"? I don't think this is a useful category and even the sentence reeks of early Wiki fluff. {{User:Bazooka Mario/sig}} 14:56, 19 August 2018 (EDT) | Would it be a better idea to just create separate categories called ghosts, skeletons, mummies, spirits, zombies and leave out the speculation-loaded term of "undead"? I don't think this is a useful category and even the sentence reeks of early Wiki fluff. {{User:Bazooka Mario/sig}} 14:56, 19 August 2018 (EDT) | ||
:Possibly. I made a good portion of the subcategories here, myself, but "undead" is still commonly used as a generic term. Which is probably a good thing, because it's a ridiculous word. Keeping all the things "traditionally" classified as "undead" together does have its own merits, however. [[User:Doc von Schmeltwick|Doc von Schmeltwick]] ([[User talk:Doc von Schmeltwick|talk]]) 15:03, 19 August 2018 (EDT) | :Possibly. I made a good portion of the subcategories here, myself, but "undead" is still commonly used as a generic term. Which is probably a good thing, because it's a ridiculous word. Keeping all the things "traditionally" classified as "undead" together does have its own merits, however. [[User:Doc von Schmeltwick|Doc von Schmeltwick]] ([[User talk:Doc von Schmeltwick|talk]]) 15:03, 19 August 2018 (EDT) | ||
::I don't know, you have things like [[Buffy the Dolphin]], [[Bonneter]], [[Golden Diva]], [[Hoohoo Spirit]], [[Broozer]], [[Ghosts (Pac-Man)]], [[Sewer Guru]], [[Phantom Ember]], [[Wandering Soul]], and many others who are in this category because they're spirits/ghosts though not necessarily "undead", just paranormal. {{User:Bazooka Mario/sig}} 14:56, 19 August 2018 (EDT) | |||
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Would it be a better idea to just create separate categories called ghosts, skeletons, mummies, spirits, zombies and leave out the speculation-loaded term of "undead"? I don't think this is a useful category and even the sentence reeks of early Wiki fluff. 
Mario-HOHO! (Talk / Stalk) 14:56, 19 August 2018 (EDT)
- Possibly. I made a good portion of the subcategories here, myself, but "undead" is still commonly used as a generic term. Which is probably a good thing, because it's a ridiculous word. Keeping all the things "traditionally" classified as "undead" together does have its own merits, however. Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 15:03, 19 August 2018 (EDT)
- I don't know, you have things like Buffy the Dolphin, Bonneter, Golden Diva, Hoohoo Spirit, Broozer, Ghosts (Pac-Man), Sewer Guru, Phantom Ember, Wandering Soul, and many others who are in this category because they're spirits/ghosts though not necessarily "undead", just paranormal.
Mario-HOHO! (Talk / Stalk) 14:56, 19 August 2018 (EDT)
- I don't know, you have things like Buffy the Dolphin, Bonneter, Golden Diva, Hoohoo Spirit, Broozer, Ghosts (Pac-Man), Sewer Guru, Phantom Ember, Wandering Soul, and many others who are in this category because they're spirits/ghosts though not necessarily "undead", just paranormal.
