Talk:Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
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@Brendan Mooney[edit]
Please stop reversing my correction. Did you actually see the play? Nowhere were the two boys encouraged to explore themselves. Nowhere did either child come out as gay by stating the other was their favorite person. That does not insinuate romantic feelings. RoyKent1 (talk) 11:44, 4 June 2023 (UTC)
- In fact, expressing love and admiration for a friend is a perfectly normal emotion. The conflict between Albus and Harry is regarding Albus being friends with a Slytherin and Harry eventually accepts. RoyKent1 (talk) 11:46, 4 June 2023 (UTC)
- Welcome to Wikipedia. As I’ve said both times I’ve reverted those edits, reliable sources describe the changes in terms consistent with the material you’ve removed. The Los Angeles Times [1] refers to “This more explicit acknowledgment of Albus and Scorpius’ gay romance.” [2] says “The sub is gone from the subtext.” How reliable sources describe the play is what matters, not your interpretation of it or mine, which would be original research. Both of the links in the previous sentence are to core Wikipedia policies; I encourage you to review them if you haven’t already done so.
- We can certainly debate the wording of the description of those changes to the play; the entire plot summary is overlong and needs to be trimmed. But entirely removing discussion of that aspect of the revisions when reliable sources have highlighted it as significant would not be encyclopedic. Brendan Moody (talk) 13:25, 4 June 2023 (UTC)
- The subtext is as plain as day, as noted by multiple sources. A brand-new editor doesn't get to just swoop in and excise content they find objectionable, especially when challenged by others. So, Mr. Roykant1, stop edit warring, start discussing here. This is not optional. Zaathras (talk) 14:05, 4 June 2023 (UTC)
- It's not that I find it objectionable, it's that there's no factual basis behind it. Merely opinions from reviewers. Aren't we supposed to be striving for facts on Wikipedia? RoyKent1 (talk) 15:23, 4 June 2023 (UTC)
- If the reviews are found in reliable sources, then yes, that is what we base articles on in this project. You are cautioned to not remove this material again without consensus, otherwise there may be sanctions coming. Zaathras (talk) 17:14, 4 June 2023 (UTC)
- Opinion pieces are not reliable, factual sources. Because there is no transcript that documents explicit changes or discussion with the playwrights, producer, etc., any mention of perceived changes is opinionated. RoyKent1 (talk) 17:32, 4 June 2023 (UTC)
- Why are you so adamant that these children have to be gay when there's no proof, no facts that support this? Have you actually seen the production? Produce a link or anything that shows this was the intent! I'm merely removing information that has not been fact checked. RoyKent1 (talk) 17:41, 4 June 2023 (UTC)
- Every reliable source I’ve seen that has commented on these changes to the play has described them as making the relationship more explicitly romantic (here are two more: [3] [4]). I don’t have any objection if you want to insert a qualifier like “changes that critics described as…” in that section, but we can’t add caveats to the description based on your personal interpretation of the play. If you have a reliable source that treats the relationship in the revised play as non-romantic, we can cite that. Brendan Moody (talk) 20:50, 4 June 2023 (UTC)
- I’m curious why this edit war is happening and yet this section of the article continues to remain unsourced? Is there a source from the authors confirming this change and their intentions behind it? Or is this all just from opinions made from reviews since seemingly these changes are not published? Mark E (talk) 23:03, 4 June 2023 (UTC)
- I haven’t yet found any quotes from a writer or producer describing their motivations for the changes; however, there’s an interview with the actors who first played Albus and Scorpius in the one-part version on Broadway where they discuss working with the director and the writer to produce what one of the actors calls a “more literal queer vision”: [5].
- I’m curious why this edit war is happening and yet this section of the article continues to remain unsourced? Is there a source from the authors confirming this change and their intentions behind it? Or is this all just from opinions made from reviews since seemingly these changes are not published? Mark E (talk) 23:03, 4 June 2023 (UTC)
- Every reliable source I’ve seen that has commented on these changes to the play has described them as making the relationship more explicitly romantic (here are two more: [3] [4]). I don’t have any objection if you want to insert a qualifier like “changes that critics described as…” in that section, but we can’t add caveats to the description based on your personal interpretation of the play. If you have a reliable source that treats the relationship in the revised play as non-romantic, we can cite that. Brendan Moody (talk) 20:50, 4 June 2023 (UTC)
- If the reviews are found in reliable sources, then yes, that is what we base articles on in this project. You are cautioned to not remove this material again without consensus, otherwise there may be sanctions coming. Zaathras (talk) 17:14, 4 June 2023 (UTC)
- It's not that I find it objectionable, it's that there's no factual basis behind it. Merely opinions from reviewers. Aren't we supposed to be striving for facts on Wikipedia? RoyKent1 (talk) 15:23, 4 June 2023 (UTC)
- The subtext is as plain as day, as noted by multiple sources. A brand-new editor doesn't get to just swoop in and excise content they find objectionable, especially when challenged by others. So, Mr. Roykant1, stop edit warring, start discussing here. This is not optional. Zaathras (talk) 14:05, 4 June 2023 (UTC)
- I think, given how under-covered the changes have been, the article might be better served by deleting the revisions section from the overlong plot summary (the details of what was deleted to condense the story are not really significant) and moving discussion of the revisions to the characters’ relationship down to the “Queerbaiting accusations” section under “Critical reception.” Brendan Moody (talk) 23:54, 4 June 2023 (UTC)
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