Jim Henderson wrote:
> On Sun, 17 May 2009 22:05:55 -0300, nemesis wrote:
> 
>> Jim Henderson wrote:
>>> On Sun, 17 May 2009 19:31:19 -0300, nemesis wrote:
>>>
>>>>> "The threshold for inclusion in Wikipedia is verifiability, not
>>>>> truth—that is, whether readers are able to check that material added
>>>>> to Wikipedia has already been published by a reliable source, not
>>>>> whether we think it is true."
>>>> What could be more verifiable than the work itself?
>>> The work doesn't state its inspiration.  The work is the work, not a
>>> "making of the work" work.
>> I think by now it's pretty much clear that I dropped altogether trying
>> to imply The Incredibles is *inspire by* Watchmen and was just trying to
>> list the plot points similarities, right?  Which is not possible,
>> either.
> 
> Yeah, and apparently because you started by trying to say "this proves 
> it", they've rejected those edits as well, perhaps thinking you're trying 
> to sneak your "proof of inspiration" in the back door by starting with 
> something less declarative in the hopes that later you (or someone else) 
> will be able to make a minor edit that changes it back to being proven.

Anyone of you may try it and see if it works.  I just lost respect 
altogether for wikipedia and Pixar to care.

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