Whether it's a character or a place the same rules should still apply. -- Anythingspossibleforapossible (talk) 17:49, January 2, 2013 (UTC)
- I agree. ― Thailog 18:10, January 2, 2013 (UTC)
- I disagree. Linking an actor's page to "Batman: The Brave and the Bold", "DC Showcase: Green Arrow", or "All-Star Superman", is incorrect, looks sloppy, and does not inform the reader about those shows/movies. However, with cities this is not the case. --Tupka217 20:38, January 2, 2013 (UTC)
- In fact it does inform the reader a lot of who's been referred to because like I said Batman is Batman and Superman is Superman. There may be some differences, but essential they're the same just by the picture you look at you know who it is that's being referred to. But here the infobox of this actor refers to the real Chicago which isn't set in Earth-16 full of super-heroes with some even living in there too. You're misinforming the reader because they'll go to that link and read a whole page which is entirely fictional. And it would have the same problems if you did it in the body of the article too. -- Anythingspossibleforapossible (talk) 21:31, January 2, 2013 (UTC)
- I disagree. Linking an actor's page to "Batman: The Brave and the Bold", "DC Showcase: Green Arrow", or "All-Star Superman", is incorrect, looks sloppy, and does not inform the reader about those shows/movies. However, with cities this is not the case. --Tupka217 20:38, January 2, 2013 (UTC)
- My point was specifically about half linked titles, as you can see in the examples above. As for this not being the Real World Chicago, there's a link to the Wikipedia page at the bottom to cover that. --Tupka217 21:34, January 2, 2013 (UTC)
- They're not intended to be half links they're just a link to the page that exists. Instead of linking the entire title which doesn't exist. Unless you would rather link the entire title? -- Anythingspossibleforapossible (talk) 21:39, January 2, 2013 (UTC)
- I disagree you both then. All-Star Superman doesn't refer to Earth-16 Superman nor Chicago refers to Earth-16 Chicago. Michael T. Weiss certainly wasn't born there. If we don't link actors' birth dates to the timeline then we shouldn't link real life cities to their Earth-16 iterations. ― Thailog 21:48, January 2, 2013 (UTC)
- I was just trying to be applicable, but that was my point to begin with and I do agree. -- Anythingspossibleforapossible (talk) 21:55, January 2, 2013 (UTC)
- I disagree you both then. All-Star Superman doesn't refer to Earth-16 Superman nor Chicago refers to Earth-16 Chicago. Michael T. Weiss certainly wasn't born there. If we don't link actors' birth dates to the timeline then we shouldn't link real life cities to their Earth-16 iterations. ― Thailog 21:48, January 2, 2013 (UTC)
- They're not intended to be half links they're just a link to the page that exists. Instead of linking the entire title which doesn't exist. Unless you would rather link the entire title? -- Anythingspossibleforapossible (talk) 21:39, January 2, 2013 (UTC)
- My point was specifically about half linked titles, as you can see in the examples above. As for this not being the Real World Chicago, there's a link to the Wikipedia page at the bottom to cover that. --Tupka217 21:34, January 2, 2013 (UTC)
- If that was your point, Thailog made a better case. I'll concede to Thailog. I still think your argument is completely wrong. How is "DC Showcase" not a half link to a completely different thing? --Tupka217 21:58, January 2, 2013 (UTC)
- My point being using the same rules, not linking to Earth-16 Chicago when you're referring to the real-world Chicago. Also, I've argued about what you're referring to and you only see it as unhelpful half links so what else is there to say? -- Anythingspossibleforapossible (talk) 22:04, January 2, 2013 (UTC)
- If that was your point, Thailog made a better case. I'll concede to Thailog. I still think your argument is completely wrong. How is "DC Showcase" not a half link to a completely different thing? --Tupka217 21:58, January 2, 2013 (UTC)