Talk:Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe

message: Is it wise to duplicate what is effectively the List of Marvel Comics characters at the end of this article? It basically guarantees that the list will quickly become out of date and inconsistent. I'd prefer just a link to the other page; but I don't want to simply blow away someone else's hard work. -- Metahacker 13:38, 23 Oct 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: List of Marvel Comics characters

message: We should really mention the oft-mentioned-but-never-published Appendix. DS 23:12, 12 Apr 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Appendix?

message: I would like to split up the contents from
1 Origins 
2 Bibliography of Official Handbook series 
2.1 Official Marvel Handbooks of the Marvel Universe Series: 
2.2 Official Marvel Handbooks of the Marvel Universe One-Shots: 
2.3 Official Marvel Indexes: 
2.4 Other informative Marvel titles: 
3 See also 
4 External links 
to
1 Origins 
2 Bibliography of Official Handbook series 
2.1 Official Marvel Handbooks of the Marvel Universe Vol. I: 
2.2 Official Marvel Handbooks of the Marvel Universe Vol. II (Deluxe Edition)
2.2.1 Original Series: 
2.2.2 Trade Paperbacks: 
2.2.3 Update '89: 
2.3 Official Marvel Handbooks of the Marvel Universe Vol. III (Master Edtion): 
2.4 Official Marvel Handbooks of the Marvel Universe (Vol. IV) 
2.4.1 2004 One-Shots: 
2.4.2 2005 One-Shots: 
2.4.3 2006 Series: 
2.5 Gamer's Handbook of the Marvel Universe (Marvel Super Heroes RPG)
3 Official Marvel Indexes 
4 Other informative Marvel titles 
5 See also 
6 External links 
Weapon X (de) 22:41, 13 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Contents

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message: I've had an edit reverted because an uncited statement about a character's powers was contradicted by OHotMU's cold hard facts. Quicksilver if anyone can be bothered to go fight on this one. I would happily agree that the handbook doesn't always seem to tie in with the impression from reading the comics, but should we disregard it entirely? OHotMU says that he can run at 175mph, though other sources say... seems a perfectly reasonable way of presenting things. AITA?Nickpheas (talk) 11:00, 25 February 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: I have seen it said that we do not generally quote statistics from the OHOTMU but I can't remember who said it... maybe User:Argento Surfer or User:Tenebrae? 2601:249:8A00:2500:BD0E:51B8:2D5B:EB (talk) 11:58, 25 February 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: Per WP:OHOTMU (from the Manual of Style for comics), "Consensus at the WikiProject is that the use of statistics sourced from in universe material and reference works, such as the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe, Who's Who in the DC Universe or roleplaying game resources is discouraged. These statistics constitute fictional facts." Argento Surfer (talk) 13:26, 25 February 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for that. Seems a bit of an extremist position TBH, but that's where we are. Yes, these are fictional facts, but the only alternatives are facts within the fiction - If a bystander sees a blur going my and says "OMG, he must have been going at a thousand miles an hour" then that would be every bit as fictional.Nickpheas (talk) 13:37, 25 February 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: The idea is that Quicksilver's top speed isn't defined by any official book. It's defined by what the current writer needs it to be. Argento Surfer (talk) 14:47, 25 February 2020 (UTC)
thread_title: What's the wikipedia position on OHotMU?