ok, i know this is really starting to bug me, i'm not sure about the other mods / admin, but can we please get this cleaned up...

All issues like this, or any adventures of Superman when he was a a kid, even though he went under the name of "Superboy", the main character is Kal El, not Kon El or Connor Kent.

can we please make sure these go in the right category as Superman (Kal El) and Superboy (Kon El) are two different characters.

if anyone disagrees with putting the "Superboy" comics where the main star is Kal El under the Superman page, not the Superboy page, dedicated to Connor Kent, Kon El, please note your objections here with your reasoning.

M

The only thing I'd say is that this seems to be one of the grey areas where it's hard to decide where to put things based on the rules in the FAQ.

In the FAQ it says to keep it under the pseudonym so Supergirl has Linda Danvers and Kara Zor-El. Or Batgirl has Cassandra Caine and Babara Gordon. So if we're going to follow the latter rule, all Superboy references should go under Superboy rather than the Kal-El going under Superman and the Con-El going under Superboy.

Which rule should we follow and when? :D Just thought I'd bring that up. If I'm wrong, it'd be good to get the clarification too because it means I've misunderstood the rules

No, Superboy is only Connor Kent and should be treated that way.

The Superman profile has "Superboy" as an alias, since I put it there, so all those old Superboy comics should have Superman in its submission.

I've corrected them as I've went through them, but there are many of those inconsistencies.

i agree

i agree as well

" The Superman profile has "Superboy" as an alias, since I put it there, so all those old Superboy comics should have Superman in its submission. "

"In the FAQ it says to keep it under the pseudonym so Supergirl has Linda Danvers and Kara Zor-El. Or Batgirl has Cassandra Caine and Babara Gordon. So if we're going to follow the latter rule, all Superboy references should go under Superboy rather than the Kal-El going under Superman and the Con-El going under Superboy."

As for this specific example, I agree with you in principle, Methos.  However, that is not how it should be done based on the current system.

From the FAQ:

"Do not separate characters based on personae.

There's only one The Flash in the database despite there being multiple people that wore the mask."

Ergo, there is only one Superboy in the database.  All information about Superboy, regardless of which Superboy we are talking about, ought to be contained under his page.  In fact, also from the FAQ:

"All other personae should be considered an alias.

Dick Grayson was Robin, and should be listed an alias of the character."

So Superboy's page should have Kal-El as an alias, further confirming the fact that with the current system, those old issues ought to be tagged with Superboy, not Superman.


But I think thats silly.  Those are obviously stories about Superman and should be tagged as such.  It just goes against the FAQ.  But you're a mod, Methos.  If you feel the right thing for the wiki goes against the FAQ why don't you just change the FAQ?

"Yeah or just a number
Example
Kal El would be Superboy i
Kon El Would be Superboy II

The easy way.Names, no personaas the rules says"