2016 January 15
(in a secret group) More precision exercises; I imagine this to be very inspirational to you.
– Yes, some of the shapes do resemble forts, so thank you. …
– While typing, you couldn’t possibly be wearing at the same time all the caps you own! That would be too distracting for me. Then again, I have many caps. …
– “Fort.”
Wiki activity
(“Santa Claus,” Public Domain Super Heroes) Added an appearance, expanded others, added some internal links and uncluttered the info‐box.
First appearance | European and North American folklore
Original publisher | Unknown …
• “Jolly Old Saint Nicholas” (song), words by Benjamin Hanby, music by James Pierpont, 1881. …
• “A Christmas Dream, and How It Came True” …, Lulu’s Library, vol. 1, … 1886. (Internet Archive) …
• Santa Claus’ Daughter: A Musical Christmas Burlesque in Two Acts …, by Everett Elliott and F. W. Hardcastle, Ames’ Series of Standard and Modern Drama, no. 309, 1892. (Internet Archive) …
(“Santa Claus” talk page, Public Domain Super Heroes) Responded to an undoing of an info‐box field I’d (re)written.
What constitutes a “first appearance”
“First appearance is a date (just like every other page here) and the date of his first appearance is unknown. Where geographically people first started talking about him is not his first appearance.” wrote user Cebr1979.
Do as you like; undo accurate and informative additions to articles if you wish. But the idea that a “first appearance is a date (just like every other page here)” is incorrect. A character’s first appearance is a story or cycle of stories, and the date is included if known. Although many characters do have “Unknown” as a first appearance, I suggest you look again at articles for other folkloric and mythological characters, like the Minotaur, Hercules, Medusa and Odin, a small smattering of the many articles that indicate the mythology or folklore of a culture as a “first appearance,” especially useful if a character was part of an oral tradition before being documented in writing.