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 Yes, I realize? I'm talking about how it's not sufficient to talk about various versions of public domain characters. [[User:Najawin|Najawin]] [[User talk:Najawin|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 20:49, 6 July 2024 (UTC)
 : I imagine one might just list the original public domain work, with the understanding that it carries with it the whole contradictory "open-source franchise" its public-domain-ness might have spawned. --[[User:Scrooge MacDuck|Scrooge MacDuck]] [[User talk:Scrooge MacDuck|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 20:56, 6 July 2024 (UTC)
-:: Okay ahhh… If it's a public domain source, then only count it if it's supposed to be a specific interaction of the work derived from said source. So, Sherlock Holmes has appeared in some media, but he could be classed as a unique, DWU-specific interaction of the character, while the same could not be said for the TV character played by [[Benedict Cumberbatch]].
+:: Okay ahhh… If it's a public domain source, then only count it if it's supposed to be a specific iteration of the work derived from said source. So, Sherlock Holmes has appeared in some media, but he could be classed as a unique, DWU-specific iteration of the character, while the same could not be said for the TV character played by [[Benedict Cumberbatch]].
 :: …I hope to God that made ''some'' sense to somebody. [[User:WaltK|WaltK]] [[User talk:WaltK|<span title="Talk to me">☎</span>]] 21:11, 6 July 2024 (UTC)