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Goblins and (Possibly alleged) Anti-semitism

Considering it's recent prevalence, there should be a section at least on it's alleged anti-semetic nature/origins even if there is no source to prove this as fact. Either way, it being anti-semetic or not, the topic should be raised in the article.

Finton the magical salmon (talk) 00:16, 29 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 8 February 2024

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Requesting an addition to the “modern fiction” section of this entry with the following paragraph:

In December 2023, Goblins were depicted in Dr Who as mischievous creatures who create accidents and seek out and feed off coincidence, with the ability to travel in time. Source/reference: https://m.imdb.com/title/tt28289422/plotsummary/?ref_=tt_stry_pl Gblewis81 (talk) 08:12, 8 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Note: IMDB may not be a reliable source because it is a tertiary source, but am unsure. Any other sources?
— Urro^{[talk][edits]} ⋮ 15:31, 8 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done for now: Marking the request as answered, for now, to reactivate the request, change the edit request template answered parameter from "answered=yes" to "answered=no" Shadow311 (talk) 20:16, 8 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 14 February 2024

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Use of Goblin as antisemitism 2A00:23C7:3109:4001:DC74:2F8:4365:8DDD (talk) 08:03, 14 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Cannolis (talk) 08:07, 14 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Etymology

Bogle gives a different, cited description of where the word "goblin" comes from.

the German term word bögge (from which böggel-mann ("Goblin") is derived)[7][8][9]

Can we square this? GoingRampant (talk) 18:45, 3 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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