Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Science Fiction

Proposal: Replace the UFO in the project template

UFOs are kind of trite at this point, and while certainly paramount in the popular imagination when it comes to science fiction, do it a disservice, as they are probably the least science fiction-y element of the entire genre. I would like to suggest replacing it with a machine, such as a computer or a robot, which are far more true to the genre. Another idea that comes to mind is an image that plays on the element of the unknown and unrecognizable, such as a wormhole, black hole, or other idea rooted in science but ever so removed from our everyday experience. At this point, the image of a nuts and bolts UFO has more to do with religion than science. Viriditas (talk) 23:07, 29 January 2026 (UTC)

RFC for plot summary of album

An RFC is open regarding the plot summary of the Mega Man inspired album Act III: This City Made Us. Editors interested in the topic are invited to participate here. PBugaboo (talk) 07:25, 4 February 2026 (UTC)

Splitting apart Speculative fiction by writers of color page

There is a discussion at Talk:Speculative fiction by writers of color#Implementing the split about how to split this page following the AfD discussion where there was agreement to split apart the page. Please share your thoughts for what sections you believe should be split off/merged to other pages. Thanks and have a great rest of your day. Historyday01 (talk) 13:55, 11 February 2026 (UTC)

Merger discussion for Robots in literature

  An article that you have been involved in editing—Robots in literature—has been proposed for merging with another article. If you are interested, please participate in the merger discussion. Thank you. Ten Pound Hammer • ^{(What did I screw up now?)} 20:35, 11 February 2026 (UTC)

Van Ikin

Please fix the issues tagged in this article. Bearian (talk) 02:09, 12 February 2026 (UTC)

Discussion at Talk:The Iron Giant § Edit War

 You are invited to join the discussion at Talk:The Iron Giant § Edit War, which is within the scope of this WikiProject. sjones23 (talk - contributions) 15:15, 17 February 2026 (UTC)

COI edit request relevant to this project: Anne Charnock

Just notifying members of this project that there is a Conflict of Interest edit request relevant to this WikiProject at the Anne Charnock article. DrThneed (talk) 01:23, 9 March 2026 (UTC)

James Blish: Two items without good cites, cited as "personal conversations with JB"

In James Blish, section "After Such Knowledge", two items are not correctly cited, but are noted as "personal conversations with JB".

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Blish#After_Such_Knowledge_(1958%E2%80%931971)

Obviously these should be correctly cited or removed, but I don't know where to find said cites or which specific bits ought to be removed here.

( info https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability )

-- ~2026-19138-59 (talk) 22:50, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

Thank you for bringing this to our attention. The items in question were added with this edit in April 2025. I have removed the improperly sourced material. TompaDompa (talk) 03:24, 28 March 2026 (UTC)

RFC: describing pregap tracks

An RFC had been opened regarding the hidden pregap track on the science fiction concept album Act III: This City Made Us, to determine where it should be described in the article and to what extent. Interested editors are invited to weigh in via the talk page. PBugaboo (talk) 03:52, 31 March 2026 (UTC)

RFC on Hugo Awards navbox

Please see Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style/Novels#RfC on literary award navboxes. This is a completely non-technical question about the main navbox for Hugo Award. Please look at the two formatting styles and decide which one you think is best. WhatamIdoing (talk) 18:36, 6 April 2026 (UTC)

Requested move at Talk:Pathfinder Ryder#Requested move 21 April 2026

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Pathfinder Ryder#Requested move 21 April 2026 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. ⹃Maltazarian ^{ᚾparley$\lor$investigateᛅ} 04:58, 6 May 2026 (UTC)

A discussion is taking place at Talk:Saturn in fiction#For All Mankind...

...which may interest editors of this page. Thanks. Randy Kryn (talk) 15:20, 9 May 2026 (UTC)

June 2026 GAN Backlog Drive

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Accuracy review requested: articles by User:Bookisher

I wanted to flag a batch of recently created articles for review by editors familiar with the works. The author qntm publicly identified significant inaccuracies in Ra (novel) today, including fabricated terminology, an incorrect account of the plot's core concept, and a false publication history. See Talk:Ra (novel)#qntm takes issue for details and the author's Bluesky post. The same editor created a number of other SF articles in a short time and may warrant a similar accuracy check. I don't know any of the other works well enough and the user appears to have only been active for about a month. ~~~~ GeographerJay (talk) 01:07, 9 June 2026 (UTC)