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I notice this is in the "pigs" category, which has me thinking, does this really count as a "pig", or just a porcine anthropomorphic replicant? As in, due to its nature as a living cartoon and mental construct, can it truly be said to be of the same species as Earth pigs? I'm genuinely unsure either way myself, seems like a philosophical question to me! [[User:NightmareofEden|NightmareofEden]] [[User talk:NightmareofEden|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 20:02, August 19, 2020 (UTC) | I notice this is in the "pigs" category, which has me thinking, does this really count as a "pig", or just a porcine anthropomorphic replicant? As in, due to its nature as a living cartoon and mental construct, can it truly be said to be of the same species as Earth pigs? I'm genuinely unsure either way myself, seems like a philosophical question to me! [[User:NightmareofEden|NightmareofEden]] [[User talk:NightmareofEden|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 20:02, August 19, 2020 (UTC) | ||
Furthermore, if this isn't a pig, what IS it? A unique being (since we see no other pigs on the crooked world), a member of its own species unique to the crooked world (in which case we should make a page called [[Crooked World creation]] or similar), should we list "cartoon" or "animation" or something as a "species", or should "crooked world porcine/feline/humanoid/etc." ALL be their own seperate specieseseseses (each membering the examples in that certain specific Earth species anthropobphically and animatedly replicated onto the crooked world), OR should we treat "fictional character come to life" as a "species" (in which case this guy would be of the same species as, say, [[Lemuel Gulliver]], [[Mona Lisa]], [[Childeric]], or [[O'Grady|Mrs O'Grady]])? Or perhaps something else I haven't | Furthermore, if this isn't a pig, what IS it? A unique being (since we see no other pigs on the crooked world), a member of its own species unique to the crooked world (in which case we should make a page called [[Crooked World creation]] or similar), should we list "cartoon" or "animation" or something as a "species", or should "crooked world porcine/feline/humanoid/etc." ALL be their own seperate specieseseseses (each membering the examples in that certain specific Earth species anthropobphically and animatedly replicated onto the crooked world), OR should we treat "fictional character come to life" as a "species" (in which case this guy would be of the same species as, say, [[Lemuel Gulliver]], [[Mona Lisa]], [[Childeric]], or [[O'Grady|Mrs O'Grady]])? Or perhaps something else I haven't thought of? Or is saving this whole headache a specific reason to simply keep it as "pig" in order to save trouble? I'd love to hear thoughts on this because it has me for one stumped... [[User:NightmareofEden|NightmareofEden]] [[User talk:NightmareofEden|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 20:17, August 19, 2020 (UTC) | ||
Just to note, some of this would impact all articles in the "crooked world individuals" category if gone through with, and some has even wider ranging potential. [[User:NightmareofEden|NightmareofEden]] [[User talk:NightmareofEden|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 20:23, August 19, 2020 (UTC) | |||
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I notice this is in the "pigs" category, which has me thinking, does this really count as a "pig", or just a porcine anthropomorphic replicant? As in, due to its nature as a living cartoon and mental construct, can it truly be said to be of the same species as Earth pigs? I'm genuinely unsure either way myself, seems like a philosophical question to me! NightmareofEden ☎ 20:02, August 19, 2020 (UTC)
Furthermore, if this isn't a pig, what IS it? A unique being (since we see no other pigs on the crooked world), a member of its own species unique to the crooked world (in which case we should make a page called Crooked World creation or similar), should we list "cartoon" or "animation" or something as a "species", or should "crooked world porcine/feline/humanoid/etc." ALL be their own seperate specieseseseses (each membering the examples in that certain specific Earth species anthropobphically and animatedly replicated onto the crooked world), OR should we treat "fictional character come to life" as a "species" (in which case this guy would be of the same species as, say, Lemuel Gulliver, Mona Lisa, Childeric, or Mrs O'Grady)? Or perhaps something else I haven't thought of? Or is saving this whole headache a specific reason to simply keep it as "pig" in order to save trouble? I'd love to hear thoughts on this because it has me for one stumped... NightmareofEden ☎ 20:17, August 19, 2020 (UTC)
Just to note, some of this would impact all articles in the "crooked world individuals" category if gone through with, and some has even wider ranging potential. NightmareofEden ☎ 20:23, August 19, 2020 (UTC)
