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This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Erik (talk | contribs) at 00:31, 5 April 2007 (→Film synopses). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Film synopses

Due to the persistence in regard to the symbiote's origin at Spider-Man 3, I'm considering the deconstruction of the film article to avoid a description of the plot, only to quote the official synopsis or at least re-write that synopsis alone. What we've done with the Plot section so far is a pretty light form of synthesis, as we even use a picture and the movie storybook for the last two citations of the section. This seems like something that would happen again with films that have strong fanbases. I wouldn't be surprised if Transformers ran into some disputes with usage of leaked footage and so forth.

Basically, the Plot section is supposed to reference the film itself. In lieu of the film being available, we've drawn together outside citations. I don't believe what we have is wrong, but the disputing nature over what will be simple in the end makes the process seem weary. The film is the final product; it's doubtful that all our current information will be wrong, but these details were drawn together in the past, where things may actually be different in the end. I'm just tired of repeating the policies and guidelines, and it seems best to reduce the Plot section to solely the official synopsis until the film is public to everyone for verifiability's sake. —Erik (talk • contrib • review) - 00:26, 5 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I agree. Can we actually just take the official policy and paste it into the article? Even citing it I don't know if that is "appropriate", but I'm not sure. It isn't like we are going to be nominating the article for anything any time soon, but for passerbys. Should we just take the official one and just reword it to be a paraphrase?  BIGNOLE  (Contact me) 00:29, 5 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah, let's request this option on the talk page. In addition, we could also send the dissenting editor to create Spider-Man 3 (novelization), have his own playground for writing all about the book. What do you think? —Erik (talk • contrib • review) - 00:31, 5 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
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