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BIG DISSAPOINTMENT!

DURING WORLD WAR 2, MY DAD WAS THE TOOTH FAIRY! A SHOCK! I MEAN LITTLE KIDS ALL AROUND THE WORLD HAVE THEIR PARENTS SNEAKING INTO THEIR ROOMS TO TAKE THEIR STINKING BABY TEETH! PARENTS! YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELVES! I MEAN, WHEN THEY LOSE THEIR TEETH, JUST SLAP A BUCK INTO THEIR HANDS! YOU EVER THINK OF THAT? OBVIOUSLY NOT! - Melvin Schmitzelkoff. Mad Insulter.

YIKES

‘The realization or discovery that such stories are make-believe is considered a part of the child's growing up. Such realizations can also cause significant emotional pain in some children due to feelings of betrayal’

‘It also gives children a reason to give up a part of themselves that they may have grown attached to.’

Who writes this drivle. Does anyone know of a child having suffered ‘significant emotional pain’ when discovering the truth about Father Christmas or the Tooth Fairy. I can only imagine an American wrote this and clearly shows why they are all in therepy.

NOPE AGREED

When I found out there was no Santa Claus at age 10, I was devastated. SignmomMJ (talk) 16:28, 17 February 2009 (UTC) Mis

Why is it being discussed as principally a US tradition? Wretched Sepps. Tooth fairies are ubiquitous in the UK.

I object to the quote "An eight-year old's gift to the Tooth Fairy.' Its isn't really a 'gift', its more of an exchange, i don't gift the power company when I pay my bill. Also, why is this kid losing so many teeth? Three at once is questionable and it makes one think that one should save up teeth to exchange, when in truth, a single tooth is exchangeable.

There is an answer missing from this page, the answer to a very important question contained in a letter my 8 year old has just written to the tooth fairy: Why do you collect teeth?

I didn't see the earlier removal of the spoiler stub. I reluctantly removed the stub myself.Schmiteye 02:26, 11 November 2005 (UTC)

I added the spoiler warning, it needs a god damn spoiler warning, you bastards. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 67.183.14.7 (talk • contribs) 02:03, 21 January 2006.

Misplaced Pages is not censored for the protection of minors. Let's be serious here. We're not adding spoiler warnings to every myth. Melchoir 00:58, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

Two important points to consider, first the spoiler warning is necessary to protect everyone, not just kids. Second, if it were censorship, I'd have deleted the phrase "fictional character." I insist upon placing a warning on this as it spoils the entire myth. Spoils get spoiler warnings.

I took out the phrase 'deciduous dentition' because its stupid. No one knows what that means, and it should be readable for the layman.

(the above was added by Tyler565)

Spoilers are used for revelation of plot endings, not general knowledge. Besides, what do you accomplish by putting the warning before the entire text? The innocent reader who believes in the tooth fairy won't understand what's going to be revealed before it's all too late.

I agree wholeheartedly on replacing 'deciduous dentition' with 'when it falls out of the child's mouth', though. -- Ranveig 10:06, 23 February 2006 (UTC)

The term 'fictional character' spoils the myth, take a look at the Santa Claus article, it doesn't say that Santa is fake, it does however say he is a 'folk hero.' I will compromise and remove the spoiler warning if the term "fictional character" is replaced with "folk hero." Otherwise I am fully willing to replace the spoiler warning after your edits, and maybe even write a bot to do it automatically, and any efforts to capture my ISP will be thwarted. Muahahaha

Mythology is fine, given the contemporary academic usage of the word, but fictional is seriously POV. ;) WilyD 19:02, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

Hmmm...I agree. Keep the spoiler warning.- Snowonster

I don't see a need for a spoiler warning - there's no spoilers as far as I can tell, and Misplaced Pages is here to be an encyclopaedia. Encyclopaedias are meant to give people information they don't know - it's almost as bad as putting a spoiler warning on every other article in case the person reading it might not know about the subject, which in effect kinda defeats the purpose. I think it should be removed. _{talk to} JD 23:42, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

This is a late response, but I've changed my mind- you're right. This is an encyclopedia article...Snowonster 04:16, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

ToothGuy: I've never heard of 'ToothGuy' from the line: 'Other prominent examples are Santa Claus, ToothGuy, and the Easter Bunny.' Maybe we could replace 'ToothGuy' with at least one non-Pagan turned Christian example of a mythological character? How about the Chinese Monkey King or at least Mother Nature? Basho 01:25, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

I think that you should keep the spoiler warning because when I read that the tooth fairy wasn't real, I was devestated. I don't want that to happen to someone else. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.13.71.46 (talk) 03:10, 24 June 2008 (UTC)

Proposed move

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

The result of the debate was Not moved. —Centrx→talk • 05:02, 9 September 2006 (UTC)

tooth fairy to Tooth Fairy. Tooth Fairy is the name of the fictional being and thus it should be capitalized. Similarly to how Easter Bunny is capitalized, Tooth Fairy should be capitalized also in its title. Voortle 23:35, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

Add *Support or *Oppose followed by an optional one sentence explanation and sign your vote with ~~~~

• Support per my proposal. Voortle 23:40, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
• Oppose: conventionally lower case. Krugs 01:15, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
• Oppose - this is more akin to a job title than a proper name. Meriam Webster uses lower case, as does the article linked. -- Beardo 17:47, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

Protection request

I Have reverted vandalism on this page 2 times in the past day and a half and it has been reverted by others as well. --WilsBadKarma 05:09, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

No less than 3 times myself. vaceituno 15 January 2007 (UTC)

Puley the Pule Duck??~!

The Great Pumpkin, the Sandman, Bogeyman, Puley the Pule Duck

Fer chrissakes! These are not "prominent examples of folklore" Puley is a minor cartoon reference on Nickelodeon. Ohnoitsjamie, is reverting everything I do without even reading it. Doin' it for the shorties 21:39, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

That's not a valid reason for page protection. See Misplaced Pages:Protection_policy. Many (not all) of your edits have been reverted because they violate Misplaced Pages's policy on censorship. OhNoitsJamie 21:42, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

What are you talking about? There is no page protection. The next sentence is "The Tooth Fairy calls upon the European folklore" which makes it clear that the character is fictional. There is no censorship request. "Traditional" is a better word in the intro for a character with a history going back hundreds of years. The "Tradition" section also starts out "The Tooth Fairy is an example of folklore mythology" which links to mythology. Obviously fiction. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Doin' it for the shorties (talk • contribs)

That's not a strong reason for changing the opening from "mythological" to "traditional." You intentions are obviously to "protect" children. Once again, Misplaced Pages is not censored. OhNoitsJamie 21:56, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

I tend to think that mythological figures are much more important personages than the TF. I will make the change to traditional. I will also take out the fictional Great Pumpkin and replace with something else. Steve Dufour 06:35, 26 May 2007 (UTC)

Sorry. I couldn't think of another peer to Santa, the Easter Bunny, and the TF. Steve Dufour 06:41, 26 May 2007 (UTC)

parents

should this article really mention that your parents are the tooth fairy (see information about putting the tooth in a glass of water? Noahwoo (talk) 19:40, 24 December 2007 (UTC)

Definitely. The myth wouldn't be sustained without parent's active encouragement. Alpha Ralpha Boulevard (talk) 15:06, 15 August 2008 (UTC)

From Kortney

Dear Tooth Fairy, i lost my tooth last night. it took a long,long time to get mine out. Thank you for all the money you left on my dresser, love on of your very best friends, Korntney, M. T.- Florida/ Virginia —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.41.143.169 (talk) 18:15, 16 July 2008 (UTC)

Sorry, but this talk page is not for communicating with the tooth fairy. It is for people to talk about editing the tooth fairy article on wikipedia. Hello, My Name Is SithMAN8 (talk) 21:30, 18 January 2009 (UTC)

Copyedits

There were a number of places where the language was tightened without affecting meaning.

The claim that Peanuts was pivotal to the modern image of a tooth fairy, or that it was the first major use in a comic is original research. And it doesn't "ring true" (didn't Little Nemo include a tooth fairy, for example?) Also, the comment wasn't appropriate in an article that includes other international versions that were probably untouched by Peanuts.

Since many editors have come up with references, it would be useful if someone used them to quote to round out an important aspect of the whole thing: the tooth fairy's purpose. I can come up with a couple directions: Distract children from a scary situation? Conform to peer pressure? Support a child's view of the relationship of trial and reward??

Also, when I went back to the article to consider the Discussion comment above by Noahwoo, I removed a considerable amount of language claiming some book, comic strip, or academic theory is "first", "most commonly accepted", "responsible for the modern image" etc. This language is original research, strongly contrary to Wiki policy, as a quick glance at WP:OR will confirm for those who are interested. Moreover, it's apparent that the tooth fairy myth is practiced in many cultures, and possibly for hundreds of years, so statements about origins and influences need to take an international viewpoint.

Alpha Ralpha Boulevard (talk) 14:57, 15 August 2008 (UTC)

"...special part of her all-white tooth castle in the sky."

What the HELL? Henryrothschild (talk) 07:43, 24 August 2008 (UTC)

I remember hearing some variation on this, occasionally. But a) It's not cited, b) it's not an central part of the myth, and therefore c) doesn't belong in the introduction, and d) isn't written in an encyclopedic style. I removed it. The editor might want to find a source, and re-add encyclopedic material later in the article. Alpha Ralpha Boulevard (talk) 21:22, 7 November 2008 (UTC)

I don't know what this means

This combination of ancient international traditions has evolved into one that is distinct Anglo-Saxon and Latin American cultures among others.

I thought I understood this sentence until "distinct". I don't think it parses after that. I would boldly correct this if I had any clue what it meant.

-- 97.116.121.86 (talk) 04:59, 24 February 2009 (UTC)