nemesis <nam### [at] nospam-gmailcom> wrote:
> I'm not making any claims nor finds nor research of any kinds.  I'm just 
> pointing out the points where both plots collide.

  "A more direct inspiration is the comic book masterpiece Watchmen, by
Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons."

  You didn't say "the plot of The Incredibles resembles the plot of
Watchmen". You are directly making the claim ghat Watchmens was an
inspiration for the plot of The Incredibles. Without any references to
corroborate this claim.

  Even if you had simply pointed out the similarities, that would also
border the line of original research, because you are basically documenting
your own finding, rather than repeating (and thus referencing) what others
have published.

  However, you are not just pointing out the similarities. You are directly
making the claim that one plot was *inspired* by another, without any
actual references that this was indeed so. This would be a dubious practice
even if it was journalism. With an encyclopedia, which should just repeat
common results, it's even worse.

  It doesn't matter if you are right or wrong. An encyclopedia is *not*
a journal to publish your findings.

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                                                          - Warp

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