Timeline for Is the story-ID question that turned out to be about the Axe commercial, on-topic?
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| Aug 14, 2017 at 13:04 | comment | added | Valorum | Sexy angels are probably the line that indicates fantasy versus religion... | |
| May 1, 2017 at 20:27 | comment | added | DCShannon | We decided that religious works shouldn't be regarded as fantasy, but that's different than saying that the presence of a character related to religion suddenly make something not fantasy. I don't think the Bible has any angels coming down from heaven and ripping off halos because some human is sexy. I think religious experts would be okay with considering that to be fantasy. | |
| Dec 21, 2015 at 21:25 | comment | added | Megha | @AndresF. that's quite fair, and I did think allowing it to be on-topic is a recipe and a half for trouble, I just was caught by the wording of the distinction. I'm also not a follower of that text... and I've heard the 'but its also literature' argument used enough to have an opinion. | |
| Dec 21, 2015 at 19:00 | comment | added | Andres F. | @Megha You'll get no argument from me, an atheist. But here the consensus is that the Bible is off-topic, because to a vast number of people it's definitely not a work of fantasy, and neither are angels. Religious works that people believe in are off-topic here; we've already had this debate. | |
| Dec 21, 2015 at 18:47 | comment | added | Megha | @AndresF. I disagree, I think a question in good faith is on-topic even if the answer is found out-of-topic. I'll also second SQB that your comment can be better discussed as an answer. And besides, I think angels do make a work fantasy (as for the bible...I mean no offense, but it is considered a piece of literature as well as a holy text, and as literature I think it qualifies as having fantasy elements) | |
| Nov 25, 2015 at 13:04 | vote | accept | SQB | ||
| Oct 7, 2015 at 10:44 | comment | added | SQB | @AndresF. I would like to invite you to provide your point of view as an answer, so it can be discussed and voted on. | |
| Oct 6, 2015 at 21:56 | comment | added | SQB | I'd like to emphasise that even the ad itself should be on topic, as fallen angels are a common fantasy trope. | |
| Oct 6, 2015 at 18:36 | comment | added | phantom42 | @AndresF. if you think it is/should be off-topic, post an answer to help set policy for future questions | |
| Oct 6, 2015 at 18:05 | comment | added | Andres F. | @Richard I see it as a comment on things specifically mentioned in SQB's answer, and Mike's comment. It's not a stand-alone answer. | |
| Oct 6, 2015 at 17:29 | comment | added | Valorum | @AndresF. - That appears to be an answer rather than a comment. | |
| Oct 6, 2015 at 17:10 | comment | added | Andres F. | In my opinion, no, angels themselves are not enough to make something a work of fantasy (see: The Holy Bible). Also, the angels themselves are tangential; the real issue is selling Axe. Finally, yes, an answer may make a question off-topic, even a question asked in good faith about something that turned out to be NOT SF/F. It's not a sin for a question to be off-topic, anyway, and closing it is not a punishment; it's simply site maintenance. | |
| Oct 6, 2015 at 16:15 | comment | added | KutuluMike | +1billion for An answer should not make a question off-topic | |
| Oct 6, 2015 at 16:09 | history | edited | SQB | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Oct 6, 2015 at 16:02 | history | answered | SQB | CC BY-SA 3.0 |