Talk:Loss (Ctrl+Alt+Del)
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 | On 21 October 2024, it was proposed that this article be moved from Loss (comic) to Loss (Ctrl+Alt+Del). The result of the discussion was moved. |
Wikipetan pic to use as example?
editWe have a Wikipetan pic as an example for catgirl, and I think we used that pic of Jimbo from the old donation banner to make an example for another meme. Why can't we put a few Wikipetan and/or Jimbo pics together to make a "is this Loss" example? Lojbanist remove cattle from stage 20:51, 28 August 2018 (UTC)
- You might have to suggest this at Wikipedia:Wikipe-tan. GamerPro64 00:47, 29 August 2018 (UTC)
Reason for minimalism
editIt would be worthwhile to have the article reflect that the reason for the minimalist/abstract nature of the parodies originally started in order to skirt around the bans for posting the strip in 4chan. This followed in the steps of an older infamous 4chan meme, "Piccolo Dick", which also became banned there and resulted in a similar minimalist/abstract ban-skirting trend (in this one, the ultra-minimalistic representation was simply one green pixel and one purple pixel). However, I have no source to back this claim. 200.2.124.162 (talk) 15:17, 3 April 2022 (UTC)
- That makes it original research, pretty much by definition. DS (talk) 15:01, 12 September 2022 (UTC)
Spike
editThere was a big spike in readership yesterday making this the #2 read article. I wonder why? Andrew🐉(talk) 11:07, 23 August 2022 (UTC)
- @Andrew Davidson Could it be because of House of the Dragon? I haven't watched it but the synopsis of the first episode says a female character dies giving birth and the baby does not survive 86.15.177.182 (talk) 19:46, 23 August 2022 (UTC)
Requested move 21 October 2024
edit- The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
The result of the move request was: moved. Consensus for the alternative target using the comic series name, as discussed. (closed by non-admin page mover) Bobby Cohn (talk) 16:15, 28 October 2024 (UTC)
Loss (comic) → Loss (meme) – The article itself says that the webcomic page "immediately" became an Internet meme. It is largely known due to its meme status rather than some manner of creative merit. The current disambiguation doesn't even match the subject, as "Loss" is not a comic in itself but only a page of a bigger webcomic. Even if not moved to meme it probably should be (webcomic page) ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 11:58, 21 October 2024 (UTC)
- The term "comic" is used for both a long-form serial story in graphic media, and for individual instalments of a given serial story. DS (talk) 13:39, 21 October 2024 (UTC)
- If this absolutely has to move, could Loss (Ctrl+Alt+Del) work better? O.N.R. (talk) 14:40, 21 October 2024 (UTC)
- Well, it would be better than the current one for sure. I would not oppose a move there either if people agreed on that. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 16:30, 21 October 2024 (UTC)
- I was trying to find either individual daily stripes that have been disambiguated (failed, so far) and webcomics, where I found Time (xkcd) gives some support for the CAD disambiguator. It'd be interesting if we could find other examples. I think that, since there's nothing else comics related to disambiguate, Wikipedia:Naming conventions (comics)#Publications and other media types suggests we use "(comics)" (plural):
"comic" is ambiguous, and should never be used. ... (when "comics" is applicable to more than one article of the same name)
when describing when to use something other than "(comics)" but I could be easily missing more guidance about individual issues/comic strips. I think I'd oppose the original proposed change to meme, as it's still a webcomic and enough of its notability is from that and not just being a meme. Skynxnex (talk) 17:54, 21 October 2024 (UTC)- I'd support a move to Loss (Ctrl+Alt+Del) (which is congruous with Time (xkcd) and TV episode/series titles like Pilot (Once Upon a Time)) and oppose a move to Loss (meme). —Collint c 18:49, 21 October 2024 (UTC)
- Support Loss (Ctrl+Alt+Del) per above: It seems like this would be unanimously agreeable due to being appropriate with other naming conventions. I don't think the style like this has been opposed other than some cases where it wouldn't make sense e.g. The Sopranos' episode article have titles like College (The Sopranos) but does not for The Sopranos (The Sopranos episode) cause it would be awkward. 49p (talk) 00:50, 28 October 2024 (UTC)