Talk:DC Animated Universe

message: :The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion. 
The result of the move request was: Consensus to move page. (non-admin closure)  — YoungForever(talk)  14:22, 1 July 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: DC animated universe →  – This is a proper name and not a descriptive one as can be seen by the sources that talk about it, see also DC Animated Movie Universe, DC Extended Universe. Gonnym (talk) 11:27, 24 June 2020 (UTC)

text: Sources: , , , . --Gonnym (talk) 11:29, 24 June 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Requested move 24 June 2020 

message: Greetings fellow DCAU fans. Today is the 30th Anniversary of the DCAU, (The Cat and the Claw, Part I, 09/05/1992). To commemorate this event I engaged in a re-watch of the entire DCAU. I was very surprised that all these years later there is no comprehensive encyclopedic resource or guide informing the correct episode sequence to watch all the DCAU series in the order the creators intended viewers to experience the overall story. There is also no central location that discusses various DC animation films or series canonical status in relation to the DCAU. Each DCAU series respective article lists the episodes for that series, but no guidelines on how to combine them all into one viewing experience. I was able to obtain the information I was seeking by reading various Wikipedia articles, DCAU Wiki articles, DC Fandom articles, making note of continuity/timeline sequence errors while performing my re-watch, and listening to various commentaries and extra features that provided insights from the creators. I decided to write an article on this topic to help other DC fans who may wish to watch or re-watch the DCAU series as time goes on. My sole objective in wanting to publish this article is to help fans of DC have the most enjoyable experience watching and reading the various DCAU media that exists, and to easily make sense of the chronological order to experience them to avoid continuity errors, have confidence in what media has canonical status and what does not, and experience the DCAU in the way that the creative talent who produced it intended. 
I published this new article as a draft: Draft:DC Animated Universe (DCAU) Media Continuity, Canonicity, and Viewing Order .  Wikipedia Copy Editor and member of WikiProject Anime and manga group AngusWoof User:AngusWOOF performed review of the article and has declined its publication. He has requested that I consult the folks that edit this main DCAU page to obtain your feedback on the value of the viewing order table in the article. AngusWoof had concerns that potentially the table depicting viewing sequence is Fancruft Wikipedia:Fancruft, and asked that those of you DCAU fans who participate in editing this main DCAU page provide your opinion so he can make an informed decision on approving the publication of the article.  
Fancruft is defined as "a selection of content that is important only to a small population of enthusiastic fans of the subject in question." The term implies that "the content is unimportant and that the contributor's judgment of the topic's importance is clouded by them being a fan."
Based on the definition of Fancruft as listed in the Fancruft wikipedia article, I do not believe the table I included in my draft listing the correct order to watch a collection of inter-woven television series is only important to a small population of fans, or that me as the contributor judgement is clouded by myself being a fan of the DCAU series. A guide depicting the proper chronological order to watch something seems to me to be text-book encyclopedic content that anyone interested in the television IP in question would have interest in knowing. The DCAU ran for 14 years across 8 series and 4 movies, plus numerous comic books and loosely related series and movies of varying canonical status. It is very confusing without a guide. I wish I had an article like this one I am trying to create before I did my re-watch, I could've just jumped right in with no questions or confusion that I ultimately ran into. The fact that you can't straight up watch the production order without running into timeline issues and that there is other related media that fills in story gaps not appearing in episodes that you may miss out on if you are not aware, are all supporting facts as to why the table is a useful and informative encyclopedic content, not some niche piece of info only a select few would care about.
All I want is for future generations of DC fans discovering the DCAU, or those re-visiting the DCAU series for a re-watch, to have clear info on how to tackle the watch, and that the info is easily accessible, so they will have maximum enjoyment experiencing the series. It is my hope that this article can be published and the visitors of Wikipedia.com and DC fans can edit, update, and improve the article as time goes on for the benefit of all interested in this IP. 
Thanks for your feedback and support,
JGott85 JGott85 (talk) 04:24, 6 September 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Support I like it! Cwf97 (talk) 01:15, 15 September 2022 (UTC)

text: Provisional support, as I appreciate the ambitious nature of the project, only if proper citations are included for most of the material, in particular that which requires secondary sources, especially (but not necessarily exlcusively) for behid-the-scenes info. Nightscream (talk) 01:45, 23 September 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Seeking Feedback & Support for New Article dedicated to topic of DCAU Continuity and Canon 

message: Where is Batman and Harley Quinn and Justice League vs the Fatal Five? They are canon DCAU movies, so why aren’t they listed? Anonypedia69 (talk) 01:42, 14 February 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: I think someone stupid didn't like them and think that his personal preferences are more important than reality, in which this movies od course are part of DCAU. 94.254.152.118 (talk) 17:11, 26 February 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Saw this was talked about months ago with nobody popping in to dissent or explain why they shouldn't be here so I added them. --72.211.186.121 (talk) 23:24, 27 November 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Read the offshoot material section. Lotsofsalt (talk) 05:25, 12 December 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Missing movies 

message: As a tribute to Kevin Conroy and his legacy, I think it'd make sense if the DCAU's Batman got his own wiki page. 98.165.84.45 (talk) 19:10, 10 February 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: would need significant coverage of the specific character, and enough content to warrant a split from the other articles Indagate (talk) 21:46, 10 February 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Wiki page for the DCAU's Batman