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Manananggal

We need to merge all but 2-3 sentences of that. Anyone object? ---J.S (t|c) 22:26, 12 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

That sounds reasonable. This particular section is long and should just be a short definition anyway. I vote "aye". (~Asul)

Please feel free to edit. I really would like to see this article look more professional and encyclopedic.--Jondel 12:51, 20 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Oww

That image is...really green. Isn't there any traditional art of this? --Masamage ♫ 00:50, 27 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Changed background color into something of lesser intensity (lighter green). -- Dragonbite 02:04, 27 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Merge

I heartily support this merge. There are several other articles about essentially the same beast which could all be combined. --Masamage ♫ 23:04, 3 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I dare say that a creature who breaks off its torso to fly is significantly different from a creature that pulls its head off and carries its organs trailing behind. --Scottandrewhutchins 16:26, 5 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I was about to say the same thing. The Malaysian version pulls off its head. Their different.--Jondel 02:31, 6 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Not to mention that the cultural context is vastly different. After all, we're dealing with a mythological creature here, not a real one. I don't think there's viable reason for thinking that these two creatures are the same species. Odin is not Zeus, after all.--Alternativity 09:08, 17 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose-technically they are still humans, not beasts. Besides their morphological characteristics (head vs. torso and fangs vs. long tongue) proves that they are different creatures. Finally, we are talking of two different cultures here, not just one. Actually, it is more reasonable for Zeus and Jupiter to merge than these two to merge.--Lenticel ^(talk) 10:28, 17 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Strongly Oppose - citing the rationale already covered above Alternativity (talk) 12:47, 19 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Fair Use

Clarification, please? If I were to take an image from, say, Arnold Arre's The Mythology Class and add it here as an example of an version of the manananggal, would that constitute fair use? --Alternativity 09:11, 17 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The easy way is to put it in the article and give reasons for fair use. However, the chances of getting it deleted is high. The hard way is to contact the creator and get his permission for the image. Ask User:Seav, he may know more about this mechanism. Of course, the best way is to create your own!--Lenticel ^(talk) 10:24, 17 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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This article was automatically assessed because at least one WikiProject had rated the article as start, and the rating on other projects was brought up to start class. BetacommandBot 16:00, 10 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Malaysian Penanggal

I propose a merge with the penanggalen article as this section talks about the Malaysian creature rather than the manananggal.--Lenticel ^(talk) 22:01, 5 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

This should be kept separate. This are two different topics based in two different countries.Jondel —Preceding unsigned comment added by 116.50.170.46 (talk) 23:13, 5 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You misunderstood. I was talking about merging this section. Not the whole article. --Lenticel ^(talk) 08:25, 6 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Since this merger is inactive for almost half a year, I have boldly moved the text (hidden) here. Anyone willing to add this info to the Penanggal article is welcomed.--Lenticel ^(talk) 02:39, 5 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Cultural Referances

Isn't there a similar monster in the Castlevania series? They call it by a different name but it fits the description —Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.81.225.38 (talk) 21:59, 1 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]