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Consensus = ?????

How many people voting one option constitutes a consensus? I think this would help our debates on ability names if we established some sort of standard like that. 2/3 majority? 75% maybe?--SacValleyDweller (talk) 00:35, 25 October 2008 (EDT)

  • Consensus means that everyone with a logical and non-biased opinion either agrees or at least does not oppose. That's what it is to me, there may be a more accurate definition. Consensus is not the same as a majority or super-majority. Those are aspects of a vote. (Admin 00:51, 25 October 2008 (EDT))
  • I believe you are correct in your destintion of consensus vs vote. Agreeing with, or not opposed to, as in "I can live with that" as a common stand on a subject.--Cúchulainn 03:33, 2 November 2008 (EST)

Featured Sites

Besides the new links at NBC.com/Heroes, 9th Wonders's link for Heroes Wiki now redirects to us, and it's a link that's at the top of almost every page they have. NBC's original Heroes Wiki has 9th Wonders in the sidebar as "Message boards". Since we can't claim 9th Wonders as our message boards, that's probably not the way to go; but since we are now highly featured in their links perhaps we should consider making 9th Wonders and NBC.com/Heroes featured sites so the linkback could be on our main page. Just a thought I had, that it would be a nice courtesy.--MiamiVolts (talk) 00:38, 26 October 2008 (EDT)

  • I'd go for giving 9th and the official site more visibility here. --SacValleyDweller (talk) 00:53, 26 October 2008 (EDT)
    • I'm not sure if this is under negotiations or anything, but no one else has spoken up here about this in over a week, so I'm bumping this question.--MiamiVolts (talk) 16:39, 6 November 2008 (EST)
      • I'm bumping this one last time for discussion.--MiamiVolts (talk) 00:17, 23 November 2008 (EST)
        • I agree, some fan sites I have been on have no link to the official website of the subject and it drives me crazy, here it is only a few clicks away but I think it could be somewhere on the front page. Having links to 9th Wonders would also be useful, maybe in the navigation box? On a side note, Heroes Wiki is now linked to from the Graphic Novels Library page. -Lөvөl 01:15, 9 December 2008 (EST)

Other Heroes Wiki

  • Hi, I'm an admin in the other Heroes Wiki. I'm currently helping the other wiki to grow to its full potential. I'm writing here to ask if I could use your Portal idea for our Heroes Wikia Character page? And I won't copy information from this site. :). Destiny! 03:14, 3 November 2008 (EST)
    • I don't know where the portal here originally originated from, but I wouldn't be surprised if it's a concept someone liked from another site and implemented it here, too. Our templates rely on specific extensions we use here that I don't think Wikia uses, so I wouldn't be surprised if they don't work over there. I don't think there's any real issue with implementing a portal over there as long as actual content isn't copied from here to there (since it'd be a violation of the license). That being said, keep in mind that Heroes wikia site gets very little traffic and is virtually unmaintained, so you might find a more collaborative environment here than over there. The wikia site is already ad its full potential. ;) There's a little bit of a learning curve here at this point, I admit, so it sometimes takes a little time to get a grasp of the different policies we have... but they've evolved over time in order to create a site that works very well if I say so myself. :) We also have a partnership with NBC now and many of the staff involved in Heroes actually frequent this site from time to time. Hope you stick around! :) (Admin 21:47, 3 November 2008 (EST))

Need help on a few questions. Can someone please help!

Hi I'm new to this Wiki talk, but I have been following Heroes since day one and I am a little confused anbout a few things and was wondering if someone could help me out? Am I understanding this correctly that next week will be the last episode for this season? If I am, then I undertsand why Heroes was cut short last season, but why are they ending it so soon this season? I would really appreshiate any clarification any one can give me!

Thanks.--Freakylady555 (talk) 01:36, 4 November 2008 (EDT)

  • I think that's just a rumor. Last I heard, the schedule for Volume 3 of Heroes is planned to go through till December. There is still potential for an actor's strike called by the SAG, but if that happens it will simply delay Volume 4 (Heroes as of January) as most of, if not all of, Volume 3 is already filmed. You can see the official schedule for the next three episodes of Heroes at NBC Universal Media Village.--MiamiVolts (talk) 00:58, 4 November 2008 (EST)
    • Oh okay, thank you very much, I was worried there for a minute. I couldn't find the information anywhere. Thanks again, Freakylady555
      • They've just rapped up shooting episode 2 of volume 4 i believe, so volume three should be full lengthLilRebel616 12:00, 18 November 2008 (EST)

SAG talks

The SAG and AMPTP were negotiating with a federal mediator, but the mediator has given up on trying to reach a resolution. It is expected that the SAG will now call for a strike authorization vote. You can read about it at Reuters. I'm still hopeful that there won't be an actor's strike, and even if the authorization vote passes it doesn't mean a strike necessarily has to be called.--MiamiVolts (talk) 00:21, 23 November 2008 (EST)

  • Some potential good news; the SAG and AMPTP are back at the table this morning per the New York Post.--MiamiVolts (talk) 13:04, 24 November 2008 (EST)
    • The above story appears to have been an update of an older article as new talks have not been confirmed and the SAG appears to be preparing to call for a strike authorization vote to gain the ability to call a strike if they can't get the AMPTP to cooperate. Hopefully, it doesn't come to a strike.--MiamiVolts (talk) 01:50, 9 December 2008 (EST)

General page for abilities?

  • I'm quite surprised we don't have a general page for abilities. The page would detail everything we know about abilities - where they come from (hereditary vs. synthetic), what affects them (eclipse, The Haitian maybe) and talk about how they work (i.e. Mohinder's discoveries about adrenaline, catalyst, the formula). What do you guys think? I just reckon it'd be good to have a general overview. Thanks,--  Lost Soul   talk  contribs  03:54, 28 November 2008 (EST)

Heroes Wiki portal on NBC's site

"The Haitian"

"The Haitian" is a prominent figure on Heroes now. He arguably has one of the most important powers on the show. Why doesn't he have a name? Why didn't the random African character have a name?

I don't really understand that artistry in calling someone by their country of origin. --Sunshine 21:21, December 9, 2008

  • If you're referring to the precog who was creating those paintings in Africa, his name is actually Usutu. (Admin 21:39, 9 December 2008 (EST))
  • I think the idea of not giving somebody a name keeps an air of mystery about them. Mr. Bennet didn't have a name for a very long time--in fact, he wasn't even called "Mr. Bennet" for the first bunch of episodes. X-Files comes to mind with their terrific Cigarette Smoking Man. -- RyanGibsonStewart (talk) 22:19, 9 December 2008 (EST)

Petrelli's = Kennedys?

I've been googling this, but can't seem to find an answer to it anywhere. Someone else must've thought that there is a strange similarity between the Petrelli family and the Kennedys, almost like one inspired the others.

Arthur Petrelli = Joe Kennedy...slightly evil, controlling father trying to set up his sons to run the country/world Nathan Petrelli = JFK, attractive older brother who acts as a leader, his younger brother remains his moral compass Peter Petrelli = RFK, younger brother, portrays excellent leadership abilities

There's more to it than that, just seems to be a little too coincidental

Hi people. im new.

hi im new. i was thinking, when are the producers going to think about an ability never heard before? cause i was thinking that throughout the whole 3 seasons, the abilities we've come to see are ones we've already known or heard about. do you think they might create a new ability like maya's? because maya's ability was the most "new" abilities i've never heard of. because me and my friends were thinking of some abilities and how they work, one of them may sound retarded, but we didnt specifically call it a name. and it was the ability to mentally give someone the feeling of extreme pain, like this ability could be used if someone broke they're foot, and some asshole was laughing at them, someone could mentally make them feel the pain mentally like they broke their foot but physically it looks like nothing happened to their foot. and eventually people will think their going nuts. sorry it's not completely explained well.--Skeletal Augmentation (talk) 13:37, 2 January 2009 (EST)

  • Hi Skeletal Augmentation and Happy New Year! Be sure to add your signature by putting --~~~~ at the end of comments you add to talk pages (or click the signature button to do so); it should show up like the one I added for you above when you save it. As to your comments, there are already many abilities have already been done before in comics, films, etc. To come up with something totally original isn't easy; electronic communication is one that's rather original, imho. Your idea is basically a form of emotional manipulation; in the Heroes universe, there is already a power called "bliss and horror" which lets its holder force someone to feel pain or joy.--MiamiVolts (talk) 14:30, 2 January 2009 (EST)

Suggestion: "Plot Holes" category

Unless there already is a section which I've missed, I'd like to suggest the addition of a page which catalogs the various apparent plot holes/contradictions that seem to come up on the show. There are a lot of them, and it would be nice if there was a source somewhere online for a moderated and well written documentation of them. SvenBoogie 23:11, 3 January 2009

  • It's probably best to record definite plot holes at Production errors#Continuity errors. -- RyanGibsonStewart (talk) 03:26, 4 January 2009 (EST)
  • I took a look at that section, its not really formatted properly to allow documenting plot holes, and furthermore, production errors are a different category entirely and are more like technical errors than storyline/writing problems. --SvenBoogie 16:51, 5 January 2009 (EST)

People's Choice Award!

Heroes just won a People's Choice Award for "Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy Show"! Congrats to the cast and crew of this great show! :)--MiamiVolts (talk) 23:32, 7 January 2009 (EST)

SIPA to bring NBC photos to Europe

I'm not sure how much this will help international viewers, but today SIPA has formed a partnership with NBC to provide NBC's online photo archive of its television broadcasts in Europe.--MiamiVolts (talk) 19:00, 9 January 2009 (EST)

NBC Hires Naked Communications

According to an article in Variety, NBC has hired Naked Communications to help with "sharpening [NBC's] image". The article calls it a brand makeover, groups Heroes as part of NBC's young male-oriented brand, along with NFL Sunday Night Football, "Chuck", and suggests that the findings from NBC's brand initiative will hopefully help the net determine its series orders for next fall. Raissad at 9th Wonders posted a link to the article there.--MiamiVolts (talk) 19:42, 22 January 2009 (EST)

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