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For questions asking whether a particular topic or work is appropriate and on-topic on this website.
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Should graphic novels be on topic?
I think they should be on-topic.
There's a masters thesis on Frank Miller's Sin City. Another thesis on Alan Moore's Watchmen, not to mention a whole book titled Watchmen and Philosophy: A Rorschach …
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What kinds of mythological questions are on topic?
I vote to welcome any mythology questions that are connected to a written source. (But see also Does Oral-Literature count as literature here?)
Using this as a distinction, only the first of your exa …
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Are questions about non-famous works and authors (English or a foreign language) on-topic here?
As long as the question is about a work of literature within the scope defined in the help centre, it is on-topic. …
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What do we do with science fiction and fantasy?
It may happen that someone asks a question about some work of science fiction. It may be about a character, plot, or even a story-ID question.
What do we do then? Migrate to Science Fiction and Fant …
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Are trivia questions about authors on-topic?
A question has been posted recently with the following title:
Asimov Chair of Books
And the following body:
Am I crazy, or was there once a photo circulating the internet of Isaac Asimov sittin …
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Is literary analysis on-topic?
Should questions like "what does the author mean by saying XX?" or "what is the significance of YY item in this context" be on-topic?
On one hand, they can facilitate opinion-based discussion (and wo …
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Should we accept questions asking to compare a book and its adaptation?
There are a few question on Sci-Fi and Fantasy SE asking for a comparison of a book and its adaptation. Off hand, I could find a question about The Martian, and question about Harry Potter with an epi …
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Should questions asking about availability of a specific book be on-topic?
Current example of such a question is Could I have purchased this Mongolian phrasebook while I was in Australia? As far as my understanding goes, it's asking whether it was possible to purchase a spec …
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Should questions asking for the availability of a translation be on-topic?
Certain shopping questions might not be about shopping at all.
For instance, questions asking whether a particular work has ever been translated to a particular language.
One example is this questi …
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What do we think about story identification?
I guess it's appropriate to start with the elephant in the room - story identification questions. Should they be on-topic here?
In particular, what can we learn from the previous iteration of the Ma …
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Are comic identifications on topic?
Personally, I only use the author tag I see most relevant. E.g. when asking about the story, I use the writer tag. When asking about the art, or the lettering, I use another tag.
For the titles - ou …
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