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Robert Asprin vs. Robert Lynn Asprin

To my surprise, quite a lot of Wikipedia articles refer to the author of the MythAdventures and Phule's Company series as Robert Lynn Asprin. As far as I know, Robert Asprin is the name that appears on all of the book covers of this author's works, and outside of Wikipedia I have never seen a source that would refer to him as "Robert Lynn Asprin", with the exception of obituaries. Is there something I am missing? Tea2min (talk) 06:51, 28 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Oh well, after some looking I have to take back what I wrote. Apparently, Asprin indeed published works under the name "Robert Lynn Asprin", see e.g. [1]. Strange. Sorry about the noise. – Tea2min (talk) 08:39, 28 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Inclusion criteria for Impact events in fiction

I've just started a discussion at Talk:Impact events in fiction and it would be useful for editors with thoughts on inclusion criteria for articles like "X in fiction" to contribute to that discussion. If you have thoughts, please come bring them — OwenBlacker (he/him; Talk) 18:09, 9 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Talk:List of fictional galactic communities

Concerns about subject. --Altenmann >talk 23:14, 10 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Think draft:Weyland-Yutani is pretty much ready

Missing anything? Doesn’t mention video game or novelization appearances, which exist, figure those can be added later. Hyperbolick (talk) 09:20, 21 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Proposal: Replace the UFO in the project template

UFOs are kind of trite at this point, and while certainly paramount in the popular imagination when it comes to science fiction, do it a disservice, as they are probably the least science fiction-y element of the entire genre. I would like to suggest replacing it with a machine, such as a computer or a robot, which are far more true to the genre. Another idea that comes to mind is an image that plays on the element of the unknown and unrecognizable, such as a wormhole, black hole, or other idea rooted in science but ever so removed from our everyday experience. At this point, the image of a nuts and bolts UFO has more to do with religion than science. Viriditas (talk) 23:07, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move at Talk:RDA (Avatar)#Requested move 23 January 2026

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:RDA (Avatar)#Requested move 23 January 2026 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. TarnishedPath^talk 09:35, 2 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move at Talk:The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie#Requested move 14 January 2026

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie#Requested move 14 January 2026 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. TarnishedPath^talk 09:50, 2 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

AfD discussion

Discussion here that may be of interest to members of the project. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/List_of_characters_in_the_Honorverse ~2026-73373-3 (talk) 20:33, 2 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

RFC for plot summary of album

An RFC is open regarding the plot summary of the Mega Man inspired album Act III: This City Made Us. Editors interested in the topic are invited to participate here. PBugaboo (talk) 07:25, 4 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Splitting apart Speculative fiction by writers of color page

There is a discussion at Talk:Speculative fiction by writers of color#Implementing the split about how to split this page following the AfD discussion where there was agreement to split apart the page. Please share your thoughts for what sections you believe should be split off/merged to other pages. Thanks and have a great rest of your day. Historyday01 (talk) 13:55, 11 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Merger discussion for Robots in literature

An article that you have been involved in editing—Robots in literature—has been proposed for merging with another article. If you are interested, please participate in the merger discussion. Thank you. Ten Pound Hammer • ^{(What did I screw up now?)} 20:35, 11 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]