Talk:List of limited series/Archive 1

message: DC itself describes InfC as a miniseries in the #7 solicit  - SoM 11:24, 16 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: BTW

message: Not sure where to post my thoughts, but I agree that we should probably just redirect miniseries and maxiseries to limited series.  From what I remember maxi series was coined around the time of Camelot 3000, and was something of a marketing term which has never really been explicitly defined.  Is it still common currency?  I didn't think it ever really caught on.  As to what constitutes a limited series, we can only use the term to define comics which have been described as such by a reliable source, either in the comics press, trade catalogue or by the publisher themselves.  We should not be ascribing any of these terms to any book which hasn't had the description applied to it in some such reliable source, since such a description constitutes original research. Hiding  talk 12:01, 16 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Except... miniseries has more application than simply comics, so that simple redirect would not do.  Maxiseries redirect would be fine, as that seems to be solely a comic genre invention. Dyslexic agnostic 16:22, 16 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: What you would do in that instance is redirect people through a disambiguation link across the top of the miniseries page. This article concerns the use of the term miniseries as it relates to television series.  For use of the term miniseries within the comic book industry, see limited series.  We would then move all comic book related information from that page to limited series.  That would depend on gaining a consensus for such a move, of course.  It would also require that links to miniseries in comic book articles are suitable redirected, but I believe there are tools that can do that.  Again a consensus would be required. Hiding  talk 17:00, 16 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Very good, I am in favour.  Others? Dyslexic agnostic 17:56, 16 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I have rerouted all substantive wikis to maxiseries to now go to limited series (comics). Dyslexic agnostic 04:02, 17 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Why? rst20xx 17:22, 18 January 2006 (UTC)

text: Not true. Many refer to them as mini-series, including DC. rst20xx 13:00, 20 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Comments on the three terms and on sourcing 

message: Why did this page just get moved? I don't see anything on the talk page about it.--Toffile 16:12, 20 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Unfortunately T-Man moves things without waiting for consensus.  I nominated the page moves and next thing I know he has moved everything, and left incorrect double redirects which I had to fix. But hey, don't bite the newbies, I always say! Dyslexic agnostic 20:07, 20 January 2006 (UTC)

text: No, no real trouble. I was just wondering about it since I didn't see any idea of it getting tossed around.--Toffile 23:46, 20 January 2006 (UTC)

text: To be honest, I really hadn't heard of it. However, I really can't disagree with it. Morrison is tying 7 smaller tales within the framework of a larger tale. I can't call it a spinoff because there it's not being spun-off of any existing series. I can't call it a tie-in, because the miniseries are the bulk of the central narrative.--Toffile 02:22, 21 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I think that's why grant coined the term megaseries. I really see the need for a term, but we need some good sourcing to avoid being the primery source. we need a word to call that house of m and crisis new style, which wouldn't fit with the megaseries concept. I think they have used a special word on the Comics Continuum and Wizard.--T-man, the worst "vandal" ever 05:46, 21 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I said it before, and I'll say it again: DC Comics calls Infinite Crisis a mini-series. From their solict from IC #7:  The awe-inspiring conclusion to the miniseries event of the year! On top of that, pretty much everyone here agrees that 8 issues and down are miniseries, some even arguing it should be 11 and down. I think that's fairly clear. rst20xx 10:40, 22 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Page move? 

message: Dyslexic couldn't fix the redirect, neither could I. Is't weird, because the link on this page takes you to the redirect page, but from there the link does take you to the right article. does somebody knows a way to fix that (besides changing the link on this page to maxiseries)?--T for Trouble-maker 21:07, 20 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: it's a double redirect.  You should just redirect straight to limited series (comics), see Wikipedia:Redirection. Hiding  talk 21:54, 20 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: something wrong with the redirect

message: Talk:List of limited maxiseries Oops I did it again, sorry. Kinde fixed it already myself, though... :P --T-man, the worst "vandal" ever 22:28, 21 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: List of limited maxiseries

message: Ok,how are series on ongoing series like Hush called? Like when a regular title has a 12 issue story arc... --T-man, the worst "vandal" ever 22:26, 21 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: No, it's just a long story arc. rst20xx 10:35, 22 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  name of the page