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[edit] X2

Personally, I prefer X2: X-Men United to simply X2. I noticed (after I already made the change) that this has been an issue in the past. Can we gather some sort of consensus on it? EVula 15:03, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

Apparently, the official title is X2. --Chris Griswold 14:39, 13 June 2006 (UTC)

Yeah, but the name on it's DVD is X-Men 2--LooseTheHotButtonS 13:15, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

True, but the official name is X2. See X2 (film). --Chris Griswold 15:45, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Inclusion

I don't really see why minor concepts like the Crimson Dawn and Alkali Lake get linked from the main X-Men template when much more major concepts and characters are omitted. -Sean Curtin 04:28, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

Such as ...? Make some suggestions. I have no problem replacing those two with something else, but I can't agree with nothing. ;) EVula 04:51, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

I second a removal of Alkali Lake, mainly because it's a movie-only location. I would like to see the template used for comic information with links only to the films themselves. WikiFew 23:48, 24 June 2006 (UTC)

Does anyone know why Mutant X is listed off this template? While I am sure that this tv show was influenced by the X-Men in some ways, there is no mention of the X-Men on the Mutant X page. --Silver lode 03:33, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

I know; I've been meaning to update the Mutant X article; Sony sued Marvel over the similarity between the television series and the X-Men movies, and they settled out of court. It's a TV show by Marvel about a group of mutants fighting under an enigmatic leader on behalf of mutants everywhere. It's not just influenced. --Chris Griswold 04:30, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

Cool, I figured you guys wouldnt let it stay on there without a reason, I just couldnt seem to find what it was. --Silver lode

I recently dug up some articles that deal with the lawsuit, but this past week I've had spotty Internet service and so have been somewhat limited in what I can add. But I will be adding the information to the Mutant X article soon because it needs some out-of-universe detail anyway.--Chris Griswold 01:51, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Crossovers

I had desired the addition of a Crossovers section to the Template and I think Kusonaga did a good job of this, only to have it removed shortly after. I think it's important to add the most important and influential crossovers, as they have a far greater impact on the X-Men Universe than Alkali Lake or the Crimson Dawn. Perhaps, for the sake of keeping the template brief, we should compromise and include the biggest crossovers. --WikiFew 21:50, 15 July 2006 (UTC)

Well, obviously, I'm in support. Kusonaga 11:22, 16 July 2006 (UTC)

I re-added it yesterday after reading WikiFew's comment. I changed it to "Major storylines", which is slightly less-comic book jargon-y and allows for other important storylines. --Chris Griswold 17:39, 16 July 2006 (UTC)

Eh--hottie 12:46, 20 July 2006 (UTC)