Talk:The Folk

Whoever wrote this article confused Topsy's (nameless) guarantor middleman enterprise and the Folk, the crime organization that hires Topsy's services. It's obvious Topsy's enterprise and the Folk are separate groups when, in 25.3, Weaver makes the Folk eject Topsy from the restaurant he sought refuge in. Quotes:

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“	“I know,” I said.  “But call your boss, if you need to.  Let them know that the heroes aren’t going to start a fight, but the villains inside the building need to leave and get taken into custody. ... “We can’t make them leave,” the man from the restaurant said, his voice a whisper.  “We don’t have ability to make threats.” Because you’re hapless restaurant owners or because your gang doesn’t have the clout there to go head to head with Topsy? ... “Don’t hang up the phone,” I said, “Use your cell phones, talk to anyone you can think of that might help.  Bosses, franchise owners, whoever.  Fill them in.  Let them know that the guests in your store include men called Topsy and Watch.  If they ask who I am, you tell them I’m a superhero called Weaver.” ... Something had gone on that I hadn’t overheard.  An exchange of words, a message from the Folk?	”
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- 178.85.241.148 16:25, March 27, 2018 (UTC)

Yeah no, that organization a seperate group. look again when weaver is trying to get the go ahead to follow them into the restaurant. It is owned by an asian Cape gang. Look at the last line, the person on the line is part of the restaurant and the Folk (Topsy and Co.) are in the restaurant, probably wondering why the guy is on the phone in the first place. Don't delete you sig by the way, need to know who is making the argument.--FossilLord (talk) 17:09, March 27, 2018 (UTC)

Taylor explicitly thinks Topsy isn't The Folk, else the sentence "

Something had gone on that I hadn’t overheard. An exchange of words, a message from the Folk?" makes no sense.

If Topsy is the leader of The Folk, why would Taylor be wondering if the restaurant got a message from The Folk?

ALSO.

The apartment was one of many detours in an extended distribution chain that saw guns and drugs making their way to the Folk, one of the rare criminal organizations that predated capes and still functioned in more or less the same fashion today. Topsy and his underlings were guarantors, middlemen who made it possible for diehard enemies to do business. If a fight erupted, he and his minions would deal with the situation quickly, promptly and efficiently.

The Folk have functioned in the same way they functioned before Capes.

Claiming that the way the Folk operated changed 10 years as is claimed in the background directly contradicts what the text says, because ten years ago was 2001, and capes have been around much longer than that.

The relevant text from the story is "The Folk, one of the rare criminal organizations that predated capes and still functioned in more or less the same fashion today." Profdeadpool (talk) 20:47, September 28, 2018 (UTC)