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:::::Well, I'd still consider it a crossover, especially if it's between a licensed property and a publisher's own property, or between two properties licensed by one publisher - e.g. I'd call "Aliens vs. Predator" a crossover even if they're officially part of the same universe now. And I believe Marvel calls events like "Infinity Gauntlet" that combine many characters from their own titles a "crossover" too. I don't think any definition of crossover requires the characters to be from different universes. [[Special:Contributions/62.87.247.149|62.87.247.149]]<sup>[[User talk:62.87.247.149#top|talk to me]]</sup> 20:56, February 24, 2012 (UTC) | :::::Well, I'd still consider it a crossover, especially if it's between a licensed property and a publisher's own property, or between two properties licensed by one publisher - e.g. I'd call "Aliens vs. Predator" a crossover even if they're officially part of the same universe now. And I believe Marvel calls events like "Infinity Gauntlet" that combine many characters from their own titles a "crossover" too. I don't think any definition of crossover requires the characters to be from different universes. [[Special:Contributions/62.87.247.149|62.87.247.149]]<sup>[[User talk:62.87.247.149#top|talk to me]]</sup> 20:56, February 24, 2012 (UTC) | ||
I think what this discussion has demonstrated is that there is a basic philosophic difference between the two sides of this argument. One wishes to include everything that possibly can be included but reluctantly concedes that some things don't make any sense and then works really really hard to retcon any inconsistencies. The other wishes to have severely marked boundaries and he issue of retconning is not so difficult -- we're quite willing to attribute it to sloppiness. I come down on the latter side and can cite principles like Occam's Razor in support -- it requires fewer assumptions -- but really, it's a matter of simple taste; in my case, it's a taste for laziness. However, at least I don't have to tie myself in knots like the recent argument about the sequel to [[A Fix With Sontarans]] and Czechout's elegant cutting of the Gordian knot. | |||
In summation: I say it's BBV and I say to hell with it. [[User:Boblipton|Boblipton]] <sup>[[User talk:Boblipton|talk to me]]</sup> 21:33, February 24, 2012 (UTC) | |||
