On 17/10/06, Matthew Brown morven@gmail.com wrote:
On 10/17/06, Earle Martin wikipedia@downlode.org wrote:
I'd say nuke anything like that from orbit, along with any critic-esque writing that claims to describe the hidden allegorical meaning of a film, painting, book, music video/song lyrics, etc., without providing a reference from the director, artist, author or other creator of the item in question.
Or from notable critics, academics, etc. Creators aren't the only notable source of such things.
Right. There is certainly a notability threshold, although unfortunately the margin of this email is too small to contain its definition.
Also, in some cases, a commonly accepted urban legend, even unconfirmed, becomes so common as to be worth noting; then, it will probably have appeared in writings discussing the urban legend.
Which is being discussed currently in the "blackboard" thread.