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Why was this a redirect to the disambiguation talk page? - AndyBQ 02:51, 30 April 2006 (UTC)
"Spider-Man comics feature a villain named Hobgoblin, originally in stories written by Roger Stern, however the comics were written by Stan Lee..." I think I see what this is saying, but it's very unclear.
Not only is there a Marvel Comics character by this name, but there is also a film. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.117.107.182 ( talk) 01:56, 18 July 2009 (UTC)
The opening passage is ridiculous:
-- Jack Upland ( talk) 12:07, 10 December 2009 (UTC)
Another noteworthy use of the word, metaphorically: “The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.” - H. L. Mencken 131.81.200.92 ( talk) 12:24, 10 December 2009 (UTC)
67.176.95.68 ( talk) 04:41, 15 July 2011 (UTC)
This is a mostly useless article. The greater part of it consists of a listing of "Fantasy Hobgoblins" (which should instead read Hobgoblins in Modern Fantasy Fiction -- in fact I think I'll just change it now). I came to read about the origin of the word hobgoblin, hob and goblin and how it relates to tales in folklore. 193.91.181.142 ( talk) 00:15, 12 June 2010 (UTC) (Nick)
Is there any reason that Brownies are linked to twice? Granted, one of them goes to the disambiguation page for them, but my point still stands - is this necesary? Kirona ( talk) 05:17, 2 July 2010 (UTC)
The following passage is not about hobgoblins, but about brownies:
Should this really be here? Further, I found no mention of this information in the article for brownies, and the embedded link goes to the disambiguation page rather than the relevant folklore page. If it's accurate, should someone add it to the page on brownies? Kirona ( talk) 05:22, 2 July 2010 (UTC)
References
John Bunyan associates Hobgoblins with Satan in the Pilgrims Progress, which seems to make them less than "friendly but troublesome". The lack of referencing for claims needs addressing. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.183.179.253 ( talk) 10:51, 7 February 2011 (UTC)
The Etymology section is confused and contradictory. -- Ef80 ( talk) 18:14, 19 May 2020 (UTC)