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Is "Sexuality in The Lord of the Rings" a notable topic?

Moved to Talk:Sexuality in The Lord of the Rings as it concerns that article directly, and this page is WP:NOTFORUM. Feel free to continue to discuss the topic over there. Chiswick Chap (talk) 11:57, 7 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I don’t have a strong preference about where the discussion takes place, whether it’s here, on the other talk page, or at AfD. However, I do take issue with the suggestion that my original post was NOTFORUM. My main question is why the Sexuality in The Lord of the Rings page was given a full article, especially when this theme was not previously discussed in the main article or in the Themes of The Lord of the Rings. Additionally, I’ve noticed that the sexuality page has few watchers compared to this one. Could that be a factor in the decision to move the discussion there? That said, I won’t revert your move, but I would appreciate it if you didn’t remove or revert any notices I post to the relevant pages. Thanks! 87.116.181.138 (talk) 15:52, 9 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion belongs on the article's own page, not here, but anyone coming here will indeed see where to look. It would help greatly if you could Assume Good Faith in this as in other matters, rather than continually casting aspersions with your rhetorical questions. As for reversions, you must not spam this discussion across random pages, that isn't acceptable. Chiswick Chap (talk) 16:43, 9 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]