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:I disagree, but would be interest to hear why you think so. My view is that being misidentified isn't a defining feature of any weapon (let alone a defining feature of a weapon in the context of RPGs), and even if we said it was the mere fact of misidentification is not interesting or useful unless you have further context (e.g. what it is misidentified with and how or why). On that basis, a list would make a lot more sense than a category (which is what TV Tropes have done, although their page that you linked to is explicitly restricted to firearms). -- [[User:Supermorff|Supermorff]] ([[User talk:Supermorff|talk]]) 07:18, August 9, 2020 (UTC) |
:I disagree, but would be interest to hear why you think so. My view is that being misidentified isn't a defining feature of any weapon (let alone a defining feature of a weapon in the context of RPGs), and even if we said it was the mere fact of misidentification is not interesting or useful unless you have further context (e.g. what it is misidentified with and how or why). On that basis, a list would make a lot more sense than a category (which is what TV Tropes have done, although their page that you linked to is explicitly restricted to firearms). -- [[User:Supermorff|Supermorff]] ([[User talk:Supermorff|talk]]) 07:18, August 9, 2020 (UTC) |
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| + | :A link is not going to be as closely associated as the listed weapons. I think it definitely is a defining feature of many weapons, as exemplified by the flail and bastard sword entries. Weapons imprecisely defined in D&D, but also games as well, are a common source of confusion/annoyance and lead to misconceptions which color discussions of how weapons should work. The discussions themselves are memetic. I think it's worthy as a category because I think it's useful to have a base concept, "There are some weapons that are frequently misidentified, and you should maybe read up on that before talking glibly about what you thought you knew, but you don't." [[User:PlatonicSolid|PlatonicSolid]] ([[User talk:PlatonicSolid|talk]]) 18:14, August 9, 2020 (UTC) |
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Frequently misidentified weapons
This should definitely be a category on this Wiki. PlatonicSolid (talk) 04:14, August 9, 2020 (UTC)
- I disagree, but would be interest to hear why you think so. My view is that being misidentified isn't a defining feature of any weapon (let alone a defining feature of a weapon in the context of RPGs), and even if we said it was the mere fact of misidentification is not interesting or useful unless you have further context (e.g. what it is misidentified with and how or why). On that basis, a list would make a lot more sense than a category (which is what TV Tropes have done, although their page that you linked to is explicitly restricted to firearms). -- Supermorff (talk) 07:18, August 9, 2020 (UTC)
- A link is not going to be as closely associated as the listed weapons. I think it definitely is a defining feature of many weapons, as exemplified by the flail and bastard sword entries. Weapons imprecisely defined in D&D, but also games as well, are a common source of confusion/annoyance and lead to misconceptions which color discussions of how weapons should work. The discussions themselves are memetic. I think it's worthy as a category because I think it's useful to have a base concept, "There are some weapons that are frequently misidentified, and you should maybe read up on that before talking glibly about what you thought you knew, but you don't." PlatonicSolid (talk) 18:14, August 9, 2020 (UTC)