Talk:X-Factor (comics)

message: what does the general term x-factor mean?
:An unknown factor affecting the outcome of a process. -Sean Curtin 05:59, 31 May 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  Definition 

message: I fail to understand why 'X Factor' point here, not to the disambig page. I'm going to move this off accordingly--XmarkX 08:14, 10 Jan 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: X Factor

message: I just wanted to take issue with the last paragraph of this section:  I find the assertion that X-Factor existed "awkwardly" within the broader mythos to be a little too subjective.  This might be the case when looking backward from where the franchise was during the early- to mid-nineties, but I would argue that this series should be viewed as the very vehicle that brought those solid original characters back into the fold. It also lent a consistency to the mythos, because it served as both a means to move the 'mutant story' forward while still containing a direct link to its rich past. This was, I feel, especially important during the late 80s when Claremont's 'Uncanny' stories (though I love them) left the parent team in a state of near-constant flux.  I think that this period of X-Factor made the movement into what one might call the 'modern age' of X-Men(the early '90s, based on sales, anyway) a lot more fluid. RobM22 11:15, 2 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree that the "awkwardly" sentence is problematic. For one thing, I'm not sure what it's supposed to mean. Does it mean that it was less closely connected with the other X-titles. Because I think, arguably, sometime between Fall of the Mutants and Inferno, X-Factor became more tightly integrated with Uncanny X-Men than New Mutants was. And Excalibur was arguably the most loosely connected of all. Does it mean that events in X-Factor were significant to the overall X-Men stories? If so, I strongly disagree. Lots of events in X-Factor had repercussions in other titles. Does it mean that X-Factor was awkwardly written. I also disagree with that; I think that statement would need support. Some readers don't like the original X-Factor because it brought Jean Grey back. However, I don't think the article should give that particular the opinion the imprimatur of broad fan consensus. --JamesAM 21:57, 3 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: X-Factor (1986-1991)

message: * X-Factor (superhero) → X-Factor (comics) … Rationale: "X-Factor" isn't the name of an individual superhero; it's the name of a series and the team that it's about. … Please share your opinion at Talk:X-Factor (superhero). --Phoenix-forgotten 18:52, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Add *Support or *Oppose followed by an optional one-sentence explanation, then sign your opinion with ~~~~
*Support See above. Phoenix-forgotten 18:51, 5 June 2006 (UTC)

text: Add any additional comments
Phoenix-forgotten, I actually put in for a requested move in the June 1 section of the Requested moves page. I suggested the same move. You might want to strike or remove yours from June 5. --waffle iron talk 22:21, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Done. —Nightstallion (?) 10:31, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Requested move 

message: :Add *Support or *Oppose followed by an optional one-sentence explanation, then sign your opinion with ~~~~
*Support See above. Phoenix-forgotten 18:51, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Survey

message: :Add any additional comments
Phoenix-forgotten, I actually put in for a requested move in the June 1 section of the Requested moves page. I suggested the same move. You might want to strike or remove yours from June 5. --waffle iron talk 22:21, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Done. —Nightstallion (?) 10:31, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Discussion

message: I've gone through and fixed quite a few of the disambig links from the move.  There are no more articles that link to X-Factor (superhero), but there are a lot of links to X-Factor (which redirects to X Factor) that are comics related.  
You can find the full list at Special:Whatlinkshere/X-Factor. Any help would be appreciated. --waffle iron talk 23:28, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: All of the disambiguation pages for X-Factor should redirect to X Factor. Any pages specifically about the comic book that link there, should be fixed to link to X-Factor (comics). Fortdj33 (talk) 19:50, 2 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Disambiguation link fixing 

message: Should X-Factor Investigations be merged with this article?
===Survey===
*Support: This article says itself that "X-Factor" is the name of several different teams and contains roughly the same information as is in X-Factor Investigations. Moreover, the book is still entitled X-Factor. --Newt ΨΦ 00:15, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: *Comment I agree. That's the idea I was grasping for but couldn't put into the right words. --waffle iron talk 23:46, 12 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: *Comment A number of characters in the new series were also featured characters in the first series. --Chris Griswold 08:41, 13 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: * Comment The three teams that have used a variation of the name have been quite dissimilar: a new younger X-Men team, a set of more international heros under the control of X-Corp and a dectective agency. To argue absolute continuity just because of a name and one or two members seems silly. --waffle iron talk 15:51, 13 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: *Comment Perhaps the focus of the article should be changed to the publication history of the X-Factor books rather than about the fictional teams that are featured in them. This would be more in line with the Wikipedia:Manual of Style (writing about fiction), and would limit the in-universe treatment of the fictional history contained in the book. It does not seem it would be too difficult to change. --Newt ΨΦ 16:09, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

text: *Comment I went ahead and modified the lead to show it's possible to change the focus.  I admit it will take further editing of the rest of the article, however, the headings could be seen to already treat the material under the new focus. The focus seemed scattered before anyway, switching between talking about the book and the team without much segue or coherence.  --Newt ΨΦ 16:22, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

text: *Comment Having X-Factor Investigations cover the latest incarnation on a separate page hurts nothing, and there's already a "see also" on this page in case anyone is interested in the current version. That X-Factor Investigations page does need a little bit of love. It needs an "ongoing storyline" tag. A lot has happened in the last nine issues, and someone needs to chronicle that, I don't even see a Civil War update, External links, or a history section. Give it some love and hopefully the merger threat will go away. --Basique 16:40, 22 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merge 

message: *Support: This article says itself that "X-Factor" is the name of several different teams and contains roughly the same information as is in X-Factor Investigations. Moreover, the book is still entitled X-Factor. --Newt ΨΦ 00:15, 8 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: *Comment I agree. That's the idea I was grasping for but couldn't put into the right words. --waffle iron talk 23:46, 12 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: *Comment A number of characters in the new series were also featured characters in the first series. --Chris Griswold 08:41, 13 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: * Comment The three teams that have used a variation of the name have been quite dissimilar: a new younger X-Men team, a set of more international heros under the control of X-Corp and a dectective agency. To argue absolute continuity just because of a name and one or two members seems silly. --waffle iron talk 15:51, 13 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: *Comment Perhaps the focus of the article should be changed to the publication history of the X-Factor books rather than about the fictional teams that are featured in them. This would be more in line with the Wikipedia:Manual of Style (writing about fiction), and would limit the in-universe treatment of the fictional history contained in the book. It does not seem it would be too difficult to change. --Newt ΨΦ 16:09, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

text: *Comment I went ahead and modified the lead to show it's possible to change the focus.  I admit it will take further editing of the rest of the article, however, the headings could be seen to already treat the material under the new focus. The focus seemed scattered before anyway, switching between talking about the book and the team without much segue or coherence.  --Newt ΨΦ 16:22, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

text: *Comment Having X-Factor Investigations cover the latest incarnation on a separate page hurts nothing, and there's already a "see also" on this page in case anyone is interested in the current version. That X-Factor Investigations page does need a little bit of love. It needs an "ongoing storyline" tag. A lot has happened in the last nine issues, and someone needs to chronicle that, I don't even see a Civil War update, External links, or a history section. Give it some love and hopefully the merger threat will go away. --Basique 16:40, 22 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Survey

message: *I did my best to edit X-Factor Investigations to remove extraneous and/or detailed plot information, add a publication history, and cite it.  There's not a lot there.  It could definitely be merged, and as I found out trying to write the pub history, would probably make more sense if thought of as a continuation of Marvel's usage of the X-Factor title.  --Newt ΨΦ 19:09, 27 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Discussion

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