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− | |I'm of the opinion that, if the quote '''encompasses''' the character's general outlook, it's fine, but that (as Thomaslove92 mentioned above), it should be short. I'm working my way through ''[[Shadowbane (novel)|Shadowbane]]'' right now, and in it there's a voidsoul genasi named Sithe. In the novel, she says (and this really isn't a spoiler, so no worries): "I am not a shadow. I am the nothing that the darkness hides - the void that the darkness cannot fill." That quote pretty much tells you exactly what Sithe is. |
+ | |I'm of the opinion that, if the quote '''encompasses''' the character's general outlook, it's fine, but that (as Thomaslove92 mentioned above), it should be short. I'm working my way through ''[[Shadowbane (novel)|Shadowbane]]'' right now, and in it there's a voidsoul genasi named [[Sithe]]. In the novel, she says (and this really isn't a spoiler, so no worries): "I am not a shadow. I am the nothing that the darkness hides - the void that the darkness cannot fill." That quote pretty much tells you exactly what Sithe is. |
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+ | |Cronje is right... reading the books becomes even more fun, because great quotes just jump out at you... plus, it adds a sense of research as you enjoy the novel!| |
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Wikipedia maintains that the article should be introduced by a paragraph of summary text, and that quotations should be in their own section, or live outside of the article. Something like Han Solo over on Wookiepedia has a quotation. The style of that wiki does tend to be more tongue in cheek.
What do you think? Should we be introducing articles about individuals with a quote from that individual, or should we be staying factual?
The Han solo line is perfect, it summarises his personality in a few short words. I appreciate that there is far less dialogue for us to choose from for Forgotten Realms characters, but if there is not an appropriate quote we should just not put one, rather than putting a quote that's not really appropriate.
SUMMARY: Good idea, but only for short quotes, no more than a sentence.Thomaslove92 22:16, January 24, 2012 (UTC)
Darkwynters 22:59, January 24, 2012 (UTC)
Darkwynters 00:28, January 25, 2012 (UTC)