Category talk:Source

Are Sources merchandise? I'd originally intended Merchandise to be NON-sources. but I can be convinced... -- Gonzoron 15:25, 30 January 2010 (UTC)

Well, the first question is, are there any sources that are NOT merchandise? That is, any sources that are not bought or sold?DeepShadow 00:52, 31 January 2010 (UTC)

yes, several. Netbooks, for one. Also TSR Gold Map and Before I Wake. Then there's the Category:RPGA stuff too. We don't want them to be merchandise, right? -- Gonzoron 00:59, 31 January 2010 (UTC)

OK, since things can be in multiple categories, I'm going to rule that sources can be merchandise. But I don't think the definition of merchandise should be whether can be bought or sold, but rather if officially exists in a physical form. (Printouts of netbooks or VRGttM wouldn't count, but RPGA modules would, as would the GC modules, even though they are now available for free download. Before I Wake doesn't count, but the TSR Gold Map does. Domains of Dread articles from Dragon online don't count, even though you have to pay for them. Sound like a reasonable distinction?

My original goal here was to have a category for minis, bookmarks, pins, patches, cardboard Strahds, mousepads, etc. Calling those "sources" doesn't seem right to me. I don't think it really matters if some sources are labelled as merchandise too, but it seems wrong to call a netbook merchandise, so I can't just make sources a subcategory of merchandise. There's crossover, but I don't think one is a subset of the other. -- Gonzoron 17:42, 4 February 2010 (UTC)