Talk:Highlander (franchise)

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1. Archive 1

What was archived

1Character Pages - post about cleaning up the various character pages
2 Mortal? - discussion as to Highlander-style immortality and the benefits of the Prize
3 Top - discussion about breaking this article into its component articles
4 500 years ago - discussing All the Crazy introduced by the 2nd movie, and comments as to its level of Suck
5 Highlander - fixing the disambiguity of the article
6 There's something missing - The mysterious appearance of Pierre (seriously, I don't know, either)
7 Terminator criticism? - unsourced comparisons to the Terminator movie
8 Soundtrack - discussion as to whether Queen wrote all the music for the film or in spite of it
9 Highlander canon? - discussion as to canon and non-canon in the Highlander universe
10 separate articles?removing articles to new pages - further discussion about starting separate articles for the films
11 Rename this? - discussion about renaming the article title to one more expressive of the contents, ie, Highlander (franchise) or some such
12 The series / endgame continuity - discussion about inconsistencies and whether they should be discussed in the article
13 character categories - discussing creating a category for Highlander Immortals (to set it apart from Fictional Immortals)

(Arcayne (^{cast a spell}) 05:38, 28 April 2007 (UTC))

We need sources

A lot of the info in the article is unsourced and some of it is just plain OR. I am sure there are some reliable and good sources to be had out there. We cannot keep anything that is not sourced. Arcayne (^{cast a spell}) 05:57, 28 April 2007 (UTC)

I'm searching for some sources, but some of this is such common knowledge amongst fans that it's hard to find it in print. And as for the continuity section, I don't know anything that I could source outside of my own comments from the official message board, and that would not be valid from an encyclopedic perspective. Too bad, because newcomers really need that information. --TOOTCB 01:07, 1 May 2007 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:Duncan.gif

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As this image a) is a gif, b) has the wrong template (it's not a screenshot), and c) its uploader hasn't contributed for nearly two years, I feel it is ill-fated anyway, and it's better if it's removed from the article. I'll do it if nobody opposes. Rosenknospe 13:29, 4 June 2007 (UTC)

Rosenknospe is correct here. I recognize that image as a press-kit release with the tv series. I do not think it is ill-fated; it needs to be more properly licensed. I am not seeing the issue of it being a gif, though. Arcayne (^{cast a spell}) 15:41, 4 June 2007 (UTC)

Current policy says that pictures should be in JGP format and only inline animations should be GIFs. It also says that the uploader is supposed to tag the picture and write the fair use rationale, but I suppose someone who knows where the image comes from can do it as well, as I doubt the uploader will turn up before the deadline. I can't do it myself, because I don't know the status of this image (if it's free or fair use or whatever). However, I can help writing it, no problem. To whoever volunteers, there is a quite useful template here. As this image appears on three pages, it will need three FURs, one for each page. Rosenknospe 13:26, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

But, as I said, this image is a gif and shouldn't be, so maybe we should find a JPG version of it before bothering about FURs. I still think the gif should be removed. I apologize if I don't seem logical, but I'm up to my neck in real life and I'm beginning to show the strain. So, what do you think ? Rosenknospe 14:20, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

No worries. Take a deep breath and think of a field of poppies. :)

Uploaded a new Duncan McLeod pic (a capture from H:Endgame - likely the only good thing to be culled from that execrable piece of garbage). It ihas a beeter rationale and summary and is a jpg. Check it out and see if that doesn't put your world at rest a bit. :). - Arcayne (^{cast a spell}) 14:44, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

LOL thanks, it made my day ;D Right, matter settled, let's move to the next ! Rosenknospe 11:25, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:Highlander.jpg

Image:Highlander.jpg is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.

Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale. Using one of the templates at Wikipedia:Fair use rationale guideline is an easy way to insure that your image is in compliance with Wikipedia policy, but remember that you must complete the template. Do not simply insert a blank template on an image page.

If there is other other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on the other images used on this page. Note that any fair use images uploaded after 4 May, 2006, and lacking such an explanation will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you.BetacommandBot 22:37, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

Again... OK, this one is JPG, no problem, so I don't see why we shouldn't keep it. It has the wrong template through, because it's not a screenshot either, as far as I remember. If anyone can provide the source for the picture, I can change the template and write the FURs for the three pages it appears on. Thanks Rosenknospe 11:59, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

Done. Rosenknospe 11:28, 7 June 2007 (UTC)

I'm going to rename the article

Arcayne has requested on Talk:Highlander (film) if someone could change the name of the article to Highlander (franchise), and I saw the matter has been discussed above (archived item #11) and everyone agreed, so I'll do it. Please bear with the mess as this occurs. Thanks Rosenknospe 12:53, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

OK, page renamed... *lets out breath* corrected seemingly hundreds of links pointing to the redirect... *falls over* ;D Rosenknospe 14:30, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

Most excellent. How does one do that anyway? - Arcayne (^{cast a spell}) 15:54, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

It's all explained at WP:MERGE#Renaming_/_Moving. Checking the links is the longest bit. Rosenknospe 13:26, 9 June 2007 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:Comiccover.jpg

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BetacommandBot (talk) 21:53, 13 February 2008 (UTC)