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Requested move 23 October 2020

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The result of the move request was: Moved (non-admin closure) (t · c) buidhe 03:05, 31 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The Sandman (Vertigo) → The Sandman (comic book) – Proper disambiguation, and this is the only comic book with the Sandman title we have an article on. Also, I think it's a slightly misleading title as most of the series was published under the main DC banner, and starting this year all reprints are coming under DC Black Label. JOE BRO 64 19:49, 23 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Support move based on nomination. --ZimZalaBim ^talk 21:12, 23 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Comment, is this title enough to disambiguate from the several other Sandman comic book characters?? I could see it being misconstrued.--Ortizesp (talk) 18:50, 24 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Ortizesp, yes because Sandman (DC Comics) and Sandman (Marvel Comics) are clearly about characters, while this is the only article that is about the comic itself. Also, the current title of this article could definitely be confused with the Sandman (DC Comics) one because Vertigo was just an imprint of DC, not a separate entity. JOE BRO 64 20:41, 24 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Afterword

Afterword is here https://web.archive.org/web/19970605010926/http://www.dccomics.com/sandman/tori.html TOC is here https://web.archive.org/web/19970605010118/http://www.dccomics.com/sandman/sand_toc.html

I like finding old resources on archived websites as they can help editors with the development of this article. WhisperToMe (talk) 18:20, 4 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

GA concerns

I am concerned that this article no longer meets the good article criteria. Some of my concerns are outlined below:

There are lots of uncited statements in the article. While some citations are not necessary per MOS:PLOT, others like the publication history are necessary.
There is an "update needed" orange banner under the "Lucifer" section that needs to be resolved.
The "Reception and legacy" relies too much on a block quote: the section should be expanded upon and the block quote summaried into prose.
There should be prose in the "Characters" section

Is anyone interested in addressing the above concerns, or should this go to WP:GAR? Z1720 (talk) 15:57, 5 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

GA Reassessment

The Sandman (comic book)

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There are lots of uncited statements in the article. While some citations are not necessary per MOS:PLOT, others like the publication history are necessary. There is an "update needed" orange banner under the "Lucifer" section that needs to be resolved. The "Reception and legacy" relies too much on a block quote: the section should be expanded upon and the block quote summaried into prose. There should be prose in the "Characters" section. Z1720 (talk) 02:25, 4 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]