Talk:Ethan Rom

message: Could the name have something to do with Ethan Frome, the novel by Edith Wharton?  --JJMerelo 18:32, 19 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Probably just a coincidence, seeing as the Oceanic Airlines website confirmed his name as an anagram of "Other Man."  --thedemonhog talk • edits • count 19:19, 19 May 2007 (UTC)
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message: Regarding the scrubbing of "Dr." -- Academic titles are certainly not used for real people (see, say, Jonas Salk or just about anybody).  The only exception is if the title is part of the person's stage name (say, Dr. Seuss).  Compare how it is handled for Dr. Phil -- the titled version is the name of his show, but the article on the man itself addresses him as Phil McGraw, making a note to the effect that he is known as "Dr. Phil."  Why that should possibly be different for fictional characters, I can't imagine.  Frankly, since I don't think Ethan is ever addressed as "Dr. Rom," I think applying the title to his name is jumping the gun.  But in any event, I think the style used on non-fictional doctors should be the guide.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.197.31.27 (talk) 13:04, 3 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Title 

message: The article doesn't mention Ethan's exceptional physical skills. Anybody else find it odd that he was able to drag 2 unconscious people through the jungle for miles, that it took six bullets to down him, and that he was able to string Charlie up in a tree yards overhead? I thought it was implied in some way that he was almost superhuman.--Erikacornia (talk) 20:20, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: There's definitely a podcast where this comes up. Darlton's response is "he's just strong." Tphi (talk) 20:36, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ethan's supernatural strength? 

message: The article mentions Dr. Rom as being 27 years old.  Not possible, his senescence is too advanced for such a young age.  If his Wikipedia age is true, why is there no mention of why he looks to be at least 40 years old? - Mdriver1981 (talk) 04:02, 2 October 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: That is your opinion and this is a TV show.  Ethan is born in July 1977 in the episodes "LaFleur"/"Namaste" of the fifth season.  See also Wikipedia:No original research.  –thedemonhog talk • edits 05:05, 2 October 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: ya... you still didn't answer my question. - Mdriver1981 (talk) 19:43, 2 October 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, I did.  The reason to why there is no mention is the "no original research" policy.  –thedemonhog talk • edits 23:29, 2 October 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Okay, so you're telling me that Lost has never provided an explanation as to why Dr. Ethan Rom looks older than his years? If so, fine. Being that you eat, sleep and breathe Lost, I will assume that you have a command knowledge of the show. - Mdriver1981 (talk) 17:09, 3 October 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: No the show never provided an answer, wanting us to believe Ethan is younger than the redhead chick. It's a lot to swallow! And Ethan must have had a difficult 27 years. Truth be told, you can think of it as a mistake by the writers. 68.254.174.98 (talk) 17:28, 31 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Age

message: I come with this proposal to merge Ethan into the list of characters because the article has not managed to prove notability of its subject. With this, I mean that Ethan has not received deep coverage by reliable secondary sources, discussing the character independently and not as part of an episode review or just a couple of lines. He also has not shown any impact in popular culture. His page is really poor if compared to other characters, including supporting ones like Tom, who is also a supporting "Other" and has become a Good Article. Thoughts?  --LoЯd ۞pεth 19:38, 13 June 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Since there was no opposition nor any improvement of the article, the merger is being performed. --LoЯd ۞pεth 01:05, 20 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merge proposal 

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