Talk:Rick Grimes

Great page, would love to help

First off I love this, its about time this guy got a page, and with the show returning in July its bound to see more traffic. But shouldn't we beef up his history a bit more? http://walkingdead.wikia.com/wiki/Rick_Grimes That is the page from the "The Walking Dead Wiki", and its huge, maybe we should take some of that for this page?--76.116.228.175 (talk) 03:04, 16 January 2011 (UTC)

He starts a relation ship with Jessie? Also an idea.

I deleted that line saying he started a relationship with the character, she kisses him yes, but he is clearly surprised by the fact, and then the issue ends of a cliff hanger. Until the next issue is released, I say that whole line is speculation. After all he is still seeing his wife via hallucination on the telephone.

I'd also like to suggest using this picture in the article. http://www.kirkmania.com/kirkblog/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/ewtwdcover.jpgJokersflame (talk) 04:12, 28 January 2011 (UTC)

Who added all this information?

Is there anyway to clean some of that up? This should only be about Rick, not be an overall plot summery.76.98.53.123 (talk) 00:27, 22 June 2011 (UTC)

Agreed. I'll try to cut it down. Beatbots (talk) 03:54, 22 June 2011 (UTC)

Just revised the character bio using an older version, added citations and new information reflecting the last few issues. The article still needs some work, but it's definitely a start. Beatbots (talk) 05:28, 22 June 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for cleaning that up Beatbots, me and another user contributed to that mess, my bad. I do agree, it was a basic plot summary within a section that should have centered more on the exploits of the article's subject. 1Matt20 02:35, 23 June 2011 (UTC)

Sure thing! I actually thought it was a fantastic summary of the series as a whole, but just a little too long for a character bio. Maybe that info can be used for some pages on issue/story arc synopses? Beatbots (talk) 00:11, 24 June 2011 (UTC)

Is it really fair to have Tony Moore's Rick compared to Charlie Adlard's Rick as the main image?

I mean as much as I love Tony's artwork he only has drawn the first 6 issues of TWD. Charlie has done issues 7-87 of TWD. I mean I know it's nitpicking, but wouldn't it be best to have Charlie's version somewhere on this page? I mean anywhere you can fit Charlie's version would satisfy me. Does anyone else agree or is willing to discuss this? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jokersflame (talk • contribs) 05:31, 1 August 2011 (UTC)

Guess I'm alone in this?Jokersflame (talk) 02:10, 4 August 2011 (UTC)

I'm sorry Joker, but this really isn't a big deal, encyclopedia wise. This would be more of a discussion if this case was such on The Walking Dead wikia. 1Matt20 23:06, 9 November 2011 (UTC)

Adlard has been the artist for far longer than Tony Moore was, but one practical issue with using an Adlard image is that Moore drew most of the portrait-type images available online. Google images of "Rick Grimes comic" or "Rick Grimes" in Black and White. Most of the suitable images you find are Moore's drawings.Fatbrett2 (talk) 00:13, 8 December 2011 (UTC)

Rick realizing Shane was right

When did this happen? Fatbrett2 (talk) 00:13, 8 December 2011 (UTC)

Maybe make a second character history for the TV show's Rick?

I'd say they're pretty different right about now.76.98.53.123 (talk) 01:35, 5 March 2012 (UTC)

A cool image that can be used.

http://0.tqn.com/d/comicbooks/1/0/Z/v/02_TWD_CCbanner.jpg

I've seen this image all over, it originally started as a banner for Season 2 at conventions, and later found it's way online. I don't think there's a copyright on it, but I'll leave that up to you guys who know much better than me about what is cool with Wikipedia.Jokersflame (talk) 21:51, 10 March 2012 (UTC)

Especially when it comes to Wikipedia usage, one must always assume that a work is copyrighted unless you have evidence to the contrary such as a permissive license statement. See Copyright#Obtaining and enforcing copyright, third paragraph. Unless you know where it came from originally and who created it, and that they expressly licensed it for reuse, it's not acceptable as a "free image" by Wikipedia standards. See also the image use policy. —Darkwind (talk) 22:00, 10 March 2012 (UTC)

Complaints

Hello, there is a User named Mocollo who has been replacing my pictures (with relatively useless ones) and has basically been shifting the article to summarizing the television character only. The second problem needs to be fixed especially, the comics are the basis of the character and where he's spent most of his fictional existence. Mocollo is starting to get on my nerves with these strange, needless picture replacements and his ignoring of the comics. 1Matt20 13:11, 16 March 2012 (UTC)

Television bias

The editors on this page have done a great job compiling casting and characterization information; however, I feel that the article in general is extremely biased towards the TV series and almost entirely ignores the comic book. Although I realise the TV series has granted the character more mainstream recognition, he is originally (and currently) a comic book character and I think this needs more emphasis. Why is the main image of Andrew Lincoln? We don't use a picture of Robert Downey Jr in the Iron Man article; just because there is a recent popular adaptation doesn't mean it should take precedent over the characters' history and origins. I could understand using actor images for prose characters such as Harry Potter and Edward Cullen but comics are a visual medium so there's no shortage of alternate images.

The bulk of the article is also biased; the comics plot is nicely summarised but the TV section is over-detailed. 19 episodes don't require as much coverage as 90+ comic issues. I gave the lead a quick rewrite; it fired straight in by mentioning Andrew Lincoln when he didn't arrive until 7 years after the character's first appearance. It also rambled about the TV storyline (the CDC was in one episode...) and completely failed to mention zombies, which must have read as confusing for someone unfamilar with the series.

There's been a lot of good work put into this article, but can we please remember that this is primarily a comic book character with a recent TV adaptation?  Paul  730 03:30, 30 March 2012 (UTC)

I completely agree! Fans of the television series who had little to no knowledge of the comics have invaded this page (as well as several other Walking Dead character pages) and bluntly ignored the comics! It has frustrated me because much comic book information I added to the article was removed for television info, not to mention the needless replacement of my two character photos by Mocollo, who is REALLY starting to get on my nerves.1Matt20 06:13, 31 March 2012 (UTC)

The page is an outdated mess now though it seems.76.98.53.123 (talk) 20:44, 2 December 2013 (UTC)

It's shocking how relevant this still is 3 years later. I'm guilty of putting leads of the TV series character images as leads but I feel there should be two separate infoboxes as well as history of the development of the comic series character. - thelonggoneblues (talk) 08:51, 01 July 2015 (UTC)

Thelonggoneblues, it's been years since Paul730 (who hasn't edited Wikipedia since February 2014, if going by his user account) and the others made the comments above in this section, and the article is significantly different now. Regarding Paul730's point, I don't think that this is adequately comparable to the Iron Man article and similar mainstream comic book characters. With Iron Man, people generally know that he is a comic book character and there's no proof that the films are more popular than the comics. But with Rick Grimes and the other The Walking Dead characters, people generally didn't know that they are based on comic book characters and many people still don't know that. When looking for material for these characters, it is almost always about the television versions. The television versions have clearly surpassed the comic book versions in recognizability. That is why I partially reverted you on this matter, stating, "Restore lead picture. There should be a lead picture, with the infobox detail upfront; we don't need two different infoboxes. And since the television character is the most recognizable, we should go with that as the lead image." Flyer22 (talk) 09:34, 1 July 2015 (UTC)

Also, with the lead image for the Iron Man article, all we need to do is show what the Iron Man suit looks like, which is what we currently do. It generally looks the same in the comic books and films. But The Walking Dead characters often don't look like their onscreen versions. Flyer22 (talk) 09:43, 1 July 2015 (UTC)

I'd missed that; otherwise, I would have removed it as well. Flyer22 (talk) 11:31, 1 July 2015 (UTC)

Flyer22, no problem. And in my opinion, a lot of them do. There are exceptions like Carol, Maggie and The Governor, but the others are mostly similar. I think the lead's image is actually quite poor, because it's not the Rick we really see prominently across the show. In both the comic and the show, he wears a brown jacket which is almost as iconic as Michonne's signature sword, that he's worn from season 4 episode 11 to now (and from the season 6 banner, it seems he'll continue to wear it). I've found an image online that shows both the comic and the TV series images side by side which would be far better as the lead, similar to the Laurie Strode article. [1] - thelonggoneblues (talk) 12:56, 01 July 2015 (UTC)

Thelonggoneblues, the actor who portrays Rick (Andrew Lincoln) doesn't look much like his comic book character. Sarah Wayne Callies, who portrayed Lori Grimes, also doesn't look like her comic book character. To me, that the actors look like the comic book characters is almost like a 50%-50% chance matter. Carl Grimes, Glenn Rhee, Andrea and Michonne all look like the actors who portray them. Tyreese? Yeah, him as well. But the television versions/actor faces are the most recognizable. I like your solution of using side-by-side imagery, and that's what I wanted when people were arguing or reverting one another over whether or not to use the comic book character image first or television character image first early on when the television series was still new; for example, someone had at one point made a side-by-side image of Andrea. And now I see that you have as well. But as for the television Rick image, the reason that I prefer the previous one is like I told you on your talk page in January of this year: "I replaced your Rick Grimes image because I feel that the one I replaced it with is the better image; this is because, unlike your image of the long-haired, mostly gray-bearded Rick, it's the basis of what Rick was -- a small town sheriff's deputy who awakens from a coma to find the world overrun with zombies. For those just starting the series, that's what Rick will look like and be about. And he's that version for a significant portion of the series. It (the one I added back) is also, in my opinion, a badass image -- showing him aiming a gun." As we know, Rick is clean-shaven and short-haired again. Barely any gray to be seen. So I think that any lead television image of Rick, whether it's a lone image or side-by-side with the comic book image, should be of Rick when he's clean-shaven or has a bit of scruff on his face; we should have the readers initially see what he looks like at the beginning of the series and currently, not for a time in the middle of the series. I don't care about the hair aspect that much; he had the longer hair for longer than he had that beard. I'm okay with the television image showing Rick with a bit of facial hair, but the full-on beard is not what he looks like for most of the series. Flyer22 (talk) 02:37, 2 July 2015 (UTC)

On a side note: Since we both watch this talk page, there is no need to continue to WP:Ping each other to it. Flyer22 (talk) 02:46, 2 July 2015 (UTC)

Plot sections

With this edit, I reverted 81.99.78.157 and Drmies, but left Drmies's "overly detailed" tag in place. Note, however, that the Television series section already has an "overly detailed" tag. I then somewhat reverted myself, stating, "The IP added citations. So restoring that without all the subheadings." The reason that I reverted Drmies is because he removed the whole Television series section, stating, "poorly written, excessively detailed, unverified." While I agree with him that some parts of that section are poorly written and that the section is overly detailed, television plot summaries do not necessarily need citations; this is per Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Writing about fiction#Plot summaries. I also feel that WP:Preserve is the way to go on this matter. What I hate about having restored the IP's content is that the IP added too much comic book plot material. I will ask the IP to cut that material down. I have not read the comics, so I don't know what can be cut out without sacrificing the plot. I have watched the television series, however, and can help cut down that plot information. Flyer22 (talk) 03:41, 17 January 2015 (UTC)

I alerted the IP here. Flyer22 (talk) 03:51, 17 January 2015 (UTC)

• Flyer, you're one of the good guys--thanks for the note. Here's the thing: this isn't a TV show, or an episode--in other words, can we have plot in the first place? My answer is "no": you can have (brief!) character description, but not plot. We already have that, in the no doubt looooong article on the show. Mind you--how long was this article? 90k or something like that? If indeed we do have plot, then MOS:PLOT should apply--and that suggests that (for a movie) we have between 400 and 700 words. I humbly submit that a character is not a movie, and shouldn't get as much space as a movie gets. Stick to description, and only sketch the general role in the plot. Ghost of Christmas Past isn't even a decent article yet it's better than this one. Ishmael (Moby-Dick) is a very decent article. Why do these articles on TV show characters all have to be so terrible? Drmies (talk) 03:52, 17 January 2015 (UTC)

Thanks, Drmies (last time pinging you to this discussion via WP:Echo because I assume that you will check back here if you want to read replies). As you know, it's common for a comic book, television and/or film character article to have a plot summary section. And by "common," I'm including the fact that it's allowed by guidelines and is accepted in WP:Good and WP:Featured article reviews. See Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Comics#Characters 2, Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Television#Role in "SHOW NAME", and the WP:Featured articles Jason Voorhees and Jack Sparrow. And for soap operas, see the WP:Featured article Pauline Fowler and the WP:Good article Charlie Buckton. For the Rick Grimes plot sections, we should be aiming for something similar regarding the aforementioned comic book, television and/or film character articles. A character often has more history than a film. Flyer22 (talk) 04:15, 17 January 2015 (UTC)

Like I noted here, the IP has taken a stab at cutting down the plot section; however, it's the comic book content I'd advised the IP to cut, not the television series content. Flyer22 (talk) 14:57, 17 January 2015 (UTC)

When you say "A character often has more history than a film" you're touching upon something that is incredibly problematic here: a character is fictional, a film is not--a film is an actual thing, that was made, which cost money, which was filmed somewhere, etc. Jack Sparrow has eleven paragraphs, and that's a lot, but that's for four full-length movies. Grimes actually has fewer paragraphs, but that's because someone forgot to insert paragraph breaks. And if you look closely you will see minutiae in the Grimes article, and broad sketches of plot development in Sparrow. I mean, "They head towards "Terminus" later, a sign promising sanctuary. In the episode "Us", while walking, Carl and Michonne do a dare where they walk on the tracks and the person who loses his/her balance doesn't get the chocolate bar they're having. Carl wins and eats the chocolate bar. He drops the wrapper on the tracks as they continue the walk. The chocolate bar wrapper is later found by the marauders Daryl was with on the way to Terminus". Seriously? This article is so bloated that it's unreadable. Drmies (talk) 15:25, 17 January 2015 (UTC)

Drmies, by stating "A character often has more history than a film," I don't see how I am "touching upon something that is incredibly problematic here." I know the difference between what is real and what isn't, and I know how to take care of plot summaries, which is why I pointed to the aforementioned guidelines. I follow those guidelines, and I've edited various Wikipedia character and film articles and helped get a good number of them to WP:Good or WP:Featured article status. That is how I know that there is often a lot more information to relay in the plot section of a fictional character article than there is to relay in the plot section of a film article, and that is what I meant by "[a] character often has more history than a film" (which, by the way, I only addressed because you suggested that plot sections for character articles should have the same word count rule as WP:Film plot); I considered clarifying that soon after I posted it, but I thought you would see what I meant, given how I pointed to the aforementioned guidelines and specifically stated, "For the Rick Grimes plot sections, we should be aiming for something similar regarding the aforementioned comic book, television and/or film character articles." I pointed to exemplary articles. Compare the plot summary of any WP:Good or WP:Featured film article, such as the 300 (film) and Inception articles, to the plot summary of the Jason Voorhees or Jack Sparrow article, and you will see that the film articles usually have significantly shorter plot sections than the character articles. And for daytime soap operas, their plot summaries are usually even longer because soap operas commonly air new episodes every day of the week, and the characters have often been on the series for decades. And yet the Charlie Buckton article's plot summary is fine, and so is the WP:Good article Sharon Newman (Sharon Newman has been a character on that show for decades). Nowhere did I state that I am pleased with the way that the Rick Grimes plot material is; what I did state is that we shouldn't hack away all of the television plot summary, that it's common for fictional character articles (including WP:Good and WP:Featured character articles) to have a plot summary section, and that we should base the Rick Grimes article plot material on the structure of one of the exemplary articles.

If you look at the Jack Sparrow article, you will see that there is a subsection briefly summarizing each of his film appearances. The Rick Grimes article should do similarly with regard to each of the seasons that Rick Grimes has been in. The IP has done more cutting, as seen here and here. I removed the "overly detailed" tag from the top of the article because of that, and because I will be helping out with shortening the television plot summary. It seems that the IP will be helping out with that as well. The IP is the one who removed the "overly detailed" tag from the television plot section; if you feel that it should be restored, I am fine with that. If you want the "overly detailed" tag added back to the top of the article because there are other parts of the article you have a problem with, I am fine with that. If it's just the plot sections that you have a problem with, though, I prefer that the tags be placed there. Flyer22 (talk) 18:07, 17 January 2015 (UTC)

I agree Drmies. But why are the episode names being identified? Articles such as Game of Thrones and Breaking Bad have overviews of the season. Why can't TWD be the same? It would be better to do this.Flyer22 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.99.78.157 (talk) 16:45, 17 January 2015 (UTC)

You agree with Drmies about what? Do keep in mind what I've stated by pointing to exemplary articles. I'm fine with the episode names being removed from the plot section; someone started adding them to The Walking Dead character plot sections, and now it's done with all of the The Walking Dead character plot sections. And as for the Game of Thrones, do you mean the Game of Thrones article? Or do you mean its character articles? The show article and the character articles are, of course, different matters. Flyer22 (talk) 18:07, 17 January 2015 (UTC)

Flyer, a character only has "real" history in terms of the development of the writing of the character. "Character history", exemplified in lengthy summarizing of plot, is completely fictional--that is the problematic part. That plot sections are usually shorter than character sections/articles--well, not in the areas I work in (literature etc.), and I think that is precisely the problem. Character descriptions should be shorter, esp. since it's typically all original research. I appreciate your efforts in the article; I'm not going to mess with this article since it's giving me a headache; instead, I'm focusing on Father Mapple, who is a certifiably important character with a demonstrable influence, who's been written about in reliable publications--monographs, journal articles, etc. It does not have 90k of content, though Father Mapple is by now 163 years old (plus his age in the book), and has appeared in a a couple of movies and a few TV shows as well, but what it has is, for the most part, relevant, to the point, and not excessive, as well as properly verified. I probably shouldn't be looking at these kinds of articles in the first place. Drmies (talk) 18:36, 17 January 2015 (UTC)

What I stated about "[a] character often ha[ving] more history than a film" has to do with plot summary information, however, as I've clarified above. Are you stating that you would prefer that character article plot summaries be described from a WP:Real world perspective? If so, MOS:PLOT mentions that as an option, and the Pauline Fowler article that I linked to above takes that approach (not just with its Early storylines section, but by beginning in that way with its Character development and impact section). I like approaching storyline sections in that way as well, but it takes a lot of work (adding that critical commentary and sourcing). What I am basically stating is that I am in agreement with you on having succinct plot summaries, as long as no valuable information is lost, but that I don't see anything wrong with having the type of plot sections that the Jason Voorhees and Jack Sparrow articles have. Film plot sections are usually WP:Inuniverse, and I don't see why character article plot sections shouldn't have the option of being like that as well. These character articles, going by their respective guidelines, are supposed to summarize the most important aspects of a character's plot history. Summarizing these matters commonly results in a longer plot section than summarizing the plot history of a film would. Maybe the guidelines will change in the future, and the character articles will have the even briefer summaries that you prefer, but, given the debates I've seen over such sections, I don't think that will happen any time soon. Flyer22 (talk) 18:58, 17 January 2015 (UTC)

Wikipedia articles are not reliable sources

Per WP:WPNOTRS, Wikipedia articles are user-generated content and are not considered to be reliable sources for other Wikipedia articles. Therefore, I have removed all Wikipedia articles cited as sources in the article. If these are relevant to the information being discussed, then they should added as simple Wikilinks and not inline citations. - Marchjuly (talk) 06:29, 26 January 2015 (UTC)

I reviewed the WP:WPNOTRS that marchjuly was talking about, and read the previous versions of the article. He was right in deleting the citations being pulled from other articles on Wikipedia and I stand by his actions, as we the contributors are the ones creating the work that was sourced here. It's a lot easier and cleaner just to either Wikilinks or let someone read further into what their speculation is by pursuing other venues on Wikipedia. The contrary would lead every article with little organisation and thus little reliability. Complete turing (talk) 06:34, 26 January 2015 (UTC)

This is what Marchjuly deleted; he deleted it after he made the above post. I am fine with that deletion. Note, however, that like I stated in the #Plot sections discussion above, television plot summaries do not necessarily need citations; this is per Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Writing about fiction#Plot summaries. Flyer22 (talk) 06:47, 26 January 2015 (UTC)

Complete turing (talk · contribs), how did you find this discussion section so soon after Marchjuly commented and removed the aforementioned material? I've never seen you at this article before unless you edited it as an IP. I'm asking because the quick response time, the fact that you hadn't edited Wikipedia since "02:53, 19 January 2015" before now, and the fact that this talk page is not highly active, makes me think that you are Marchjuly (not to mention the way you both linked "Wikilinks" above). Flyer22 (talk) 06:54, 26 January 2015 (UTC)

@Flyer22: I don't know who Complete turing is. but I can say for certain that they are not me. I removed some images from Carol Peletier with this edit. While re-reading through the article, I saw that Wikipedia article's were being used as sources, so I removed them with this edit. I posted at Talk:Carol Peletier#Wikipedia articles are not reliable sources and then removed the links. I then started checking other The Walking Dead character pages to see if Wikipedia article's were also being used as links on any of them as well. The first one I checked after "Carol Peletier" was "Rick Grimes". Again, I have no idea who "Complete turing" is and kinda don't appreciate what you are implying and your assuming bad faith on my part. - Marchjuly (talk) 07:33, 26 January 2015 (UTC)

Marchjuly, I'm commonly on WP:Sockpuppet watch, and I've seen WP:Sockpuppet cases involving editors coming out of nowhere to support another editor (one that happens to be them). Like I noted in my "06:54, 26 January 2015 (UTC)" comment above, Complete turing literally came out of nowhere to support your comment. If you are not Complete turing, then you have nothing to worry about and I apologize for the offense. As for the other The Walking Dead articles you mention, yes, I've seen you at those articles as well.

On a side note: There is no need to ping me to this talk page via WP:Echo, since it is on my WP:Watchlist. I've yet to ping you to it because I assume that you will check back here to read replies and/or that you have this article on your WP:Watchlist. Flyer22 (talk) 07:42, 26 January 2015 (UTC)

@Flyer22: Instead of "thinking out loud" and implying something negative about another editor, I always try and keep WP:WIAPA in mind before posting. Moreover, the link copying could be explained simply by WP:COPYCAT. I've copied links before myself, when I cannot or do not remember them. Anyway, i'm going to assume good faith and consider it an innocent misunderstanding. Regarding the ping, my bad. I just used the template out of habit. - Marchjuly (talk) 08:12, 26 January 2015 (UTC)

Yes, but I don't think that inquiring about two editors being the same editor is a WP:Personal attack. If it were, I would have been WP:Blocked times before for that. I asked Complete turing how he found this discussion section so soon after you commented/removed the aforementioned material. While I stated "makes me think that you are Marchjuly," I did not state that he is a WP:Sockpuppet. Furthermore, WP:Sockpuppet notes uses of legitimate alternative accounts. I've had to correct editors before on what is legitimately using an alternative account. As for copying the link, I also considered that, but I didn't want to mention it since doing so can provide an explanation. Anyway, happy editing. Flyer22 (talk) 08:46, 26 January 2015 (UTC)

Centric episode(s)

A discussion regarding the meaning and value of listing "Centric episode(s)" in the character infobox has been started at Talk:The Walking Dead (TV series)#Character page infoboxes - "Centric episode(s)". Please feel free to join discussion if interested. Thanks in advance. - Marchjuly (talk) 02:46, 28 January 2015 (UTC)

Television series plot summary doesn't need to identify every single episode

There is only one IP who wants to follow this style and it's not working at all. It forces the plot summary to be unnecessarily elongated, telling us more information than one would care to know. It should be condensed significantly like the comic series summary.

I'd also like to note that this is a long running series and the producers have no intention to stop within the next 5 years. There would be no need to identify hundreds of episodes of television. I just thought I'd bring this to attention to that specific IP before removing it. - thelonggoneblues (talk) 01:43, 14 June 2015 (UTC)

• thelonggoneblues, please start chopping. This article, which is about a fictional character in a comic book and a TV show, is 80k long. We should be an encyclopedia, not a list of trivia from modern pop culture. So yeah, please go ahead and prune judiciously. Drmies (talk) 14:55, 14 June 2015 (UTC)

I was fine with the chopped material, though I didn't read it to see what was missing. But this IP is not; the IP should explain his or her opposition and what they want done with the section. Flyer22 (talk) 21:56, 26 June 2015 (UTC)

Flyer22: The IP weakly argues that trimming shouldn't be at the expense of not identifying every episode title. I'm not sure why the IP wants every single episode to be listed in every single character page because it's clearly bloated.

For example, Rick's whole arc in 5B is almost exactly like the source material, yet his version includes Deanna (Douglas)'s refusal, Michonne punching Rick, etc. when the comic simply mentions Rick becoming a constable and resolving the issue of a physically abusive husband/doctor, Pete Anderson after he kills Regina (Reg on the show). You can read them for comparisons, but overall, this style he's following is problematic.

Also, it's worthy to note that he is reverting other changes I've made, such as Maggie being a murderer. I clearly said it was addressed on the show, and he reverted it out of disbelief, when clearly Merle says this (she killed a teenage girl in MTS during the escape of Woodbury among other people). Regardless, it follows the comics where Maggie has indeed murdered several people (one out of revenge). There are other changes too, such as Daryl and Sasha (which he says is because it's too in-universey) - thelonggoneblues (talk) 05:09, 27 June 2015 (UTC)

I think you should invite the IP to discuss things here on the talk page. Flyer22 (talk) 04:55, 27 June 2015 (UTC)

65.126.152.254 You should read the above. thelonggoneblues (talk) 22:36, 30 July 2015 (UTC)

Two infoboxes for the two mediums would resolve many issues (among other things)

For the two different universes, it will resolve issues of potential future spoilers from the comic book series and be fair to both mediums instead of putting only one as the specific lead. At the moment, all leads now have the TV series at the front, which was my doing may I add, but in retrospect, this isn't a fair thing to do. The comic book is a visual medium, and the first one may I add to introduce the character. Putting one infobox in the comic series section and one in the TV series section is a perfect solution to show the different universes in one page and highlighting the differences between mediums. For example, the Sarah Connor (Terminator) page (which has multiple issues but aside from that...) and the John Connor page (which uses the first visual appearances as its lead, but it's still a good example of 2 different infoboxes).

It also helps prevent problems of inconsistency of lead infoboxes by simply having 2.

I feel that while the TV series is more popular, the lead makes it seem like the article should be about the TV series. I want to include more history on the development of Rick as a character in 2003 (and a section on merchandising), but I'm afraid that some people would remove it on the basis of the article being solely about the TV series, and how it came from a comic book. Before I change it, I want to hear more people's thoughts on the matter. - thelonggoneblues (talk) 08:48, 01 July 2015 (UTC)

Note: This was discussed in the #Television bias section above. Flyer22 (talk) 00:33, 31 July 2015 (UTC)

"Main protagonist" in the lead

As seen here, here, here (followup note here) and here, Osh33m keeps WP:Edit warring over the lead. As seen in that first link, he initially wrongly reverted Thelonggoneblues. Since then, he has insisted on having "main protagonist" in the WP:lead sentence, as though it needs to be there, even after I pointed out that his edit in that regard is an issue since Rick Grimes is the main protagonist of the comics and the television show; this is why the piece he keeps removing is better. There is no need to have "main protagonist" in the first sentence. And there is no need to link to Main protagonist), which is a silly link considering it has one parenthesis; furthermore, it redirects to the Protagonist article. Therefore, we only need to link "protagonist."

I would issue a warning on Osh33m's talk page about WP:Edit warring, but, looking at the current state of Osh33m's talk page, he is well aware of that policy. Flyer22 (talk) 02:35, 1 September 2015 (UTC)

Flyer22 What harm is there in having it be in the opening sentence?Osh33m (talk) 02:40, 1 September 2015 (UTC)

Did you not read what I stated above? Your placement is unnecessary and neglects the fact that Rick is the main protagonist of the comics and the television show. Your text makes it seem like he is only the main protagonist of the comics. What harm is there in having "primary protagonist" where it was previously placed? We should probably follow WP:Film's advice on such matters anyway; see WP:Protagonist (the bottom text). Flyer22 (talk) 02:54, 1 September 2015 (UTC)

Yes I read it. Is it better now? There are other wikipedia articles that have "main protagonist" in the opening line, just saying. Osh33m (talk) 04:07, 2 September 2015 (UTC)