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[edit] Common mispelling

Is "common misspelling" really necessary? I don't think many people looking for information on a religious object would accidentally wind up at "alter ego". -Joshuapaquin 01:08, 4 May 2004 (UTC)

  • UPDATE: Someone fixed it. Thanks. -Joshuapaquin 01:24, 4 May 2004 (UTC)
I agreed with you Josh. Alter is quite rightly not listed as common misspelling of altar at either Wikipedia:List of common misspellings or List of common misspellings in English, so I deleted the ref to it. Moriori 01:27, May 4, 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Further Information

It would be very good to have some further information on the real life psychological phenomenon of the Alter ego, its causes and background.

Hmm. You might want to read up on Id, ego, and super-ego. --rjcuk 13:12, 10 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Comics

[1] has info on alter egos in comic books

[edit] Which is which?

Since, just for instance, Clark Kent was first and is the "real" human, why is he listed as Superman's alter ego, when the Clark personality is dominant?

The list has been removed anyway. However, you are right. Anybody who watched Kill Bill Vol 2 will understand. --rjcuk 13:12, 10 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Etymology

http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=alter%20ego

[edit] more entries

what about verbal and kaiser soze from usual suspects?

[edit] Secret Identities

Most of these entries are "secret identities" rather than alter egos. The lists need an enema. Asok of C Block 05:11, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Uh, yeah...

"Bill Bailey's alter ego is Axl Rose." - oh?

Also, is it really necessary to have all those comic-book secret identities listed (Batman, Superman, Hulk, Thor, etc)? The "fictional alter-egos" list is boring and uninspired as it. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 81.158.222.67 (talk) 20:34, 24 January 2007 (UTC).

[edit] Lists

I think we could do without the lists of alter egos. They are to long, and clash with What Wikipedia Is Not.--Orthologist 17:00, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

Aw. I enjoyed reading that. I kept the link for anybody who wants to read them: [2] I think that although that list does conflict with WP:NOT, it should be archived somewhere, maybe here. For the time being people can use that link to get to it. --rjcuk 13:12, 10 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Incorrect origin

This term has been in use since early medieval times, referring to the king's principal minister, who would act as his representative and viceroy when he was absent. He was also known as a justicar. 144.32.196.5 14:26, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Examples

I recently added some examples; is that okay to you? -The Bold Guy- 11:58, 12 July 2007 (UTC)

I think that adding some examples such as the first-ever ones is okay, as long as the whole list isn't on the page. But really I think it might be an idea to make a page like "Alter-egos in fiction" or "List of...", just like Electromagnetic pulse in fiction. It would also be an idea to do the same thing for "Deus Ex Machina". Oh wait. The one for DEM is this: Talk:Deus ex machina/List of deus ex machina examples. Anyone else agree? --rjcuk 14:20, 14 July 2007 (UTC)
I've copied the list to Talk:Alter ego/List of alter ego examples. Hopefully it won't get deleted. --rjcuk 21:30, 15 July 2007 (UTC)

Would Max Headroom count as an alter ego of Edison Carter? WAVY 10 17:17, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Alter Ego vs. Secret Identity

What difference, if any, is there between secret identity and alter ego? --Dr Archeville 19:54, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

A secret identity is always an alter ego, but an alter ego isn't always secret. spazure (contribs) 00:40, 4 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] List of alter egos in fiction

I've removed this huge list because it adds absolutely nothing to the article. Better would be to write a few paragraphs about famous famous alter egos, such as Doctor Jekyll and Mister Hyde, and explaining how they fit the criteria. --Tony Sidaway 19:41, 1 September 2007 (UTC)

I've also deleted "List of alter egos in real life" which seems to be very much more of the same thing (most if not all of the so-called "real life" examples seemed to be drawn from entertainment, or even fiction). --Tony Sidaway 19:43, 1 September 2007 (UTC)
It's back but don't worry, I'll remove it. -- MrDrak 20:31, 25 October 2007 (UTC)