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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 ''[[ |
+ | |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]]'' 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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− | I like using quotes in my articles, where I find them, as they're very stylish. I prefer sayings and lines from poems and songs, as they illustrate the culture or the poem or song best, particularly those that Ed Greenwood throws out in novels and sourcebooks. For example, I have a few in [[Procampur]]. |
+ | |I like using quotes in my articles, where I find them, as they're very stylish. I prefer sayings and lines from poems and songs, as they illustrate the culture or the poem or song best, particularly those that Ed Greenwood throws out in novels and sourcebooks. For example, I have a few in [[Procampur]]. |
− | I wasn't aware of a problem when they show in a Google search. In fact, I'm still not. I tried a |
+ | I wasn't aware of a problem when they show in a Google search. In fact, I'm still not. I tried a Google search for "Procampur" + "wikia" and get the first proper line of the article. What am I missing? |
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+ | |Hmm I think BadCatMan is right. I think that if the quote is written directly into the article, it will be used as text in a search result. However, if it is implemented with the {{tl|quote}} template, the wiki knows not to use it, as it's not a proper start to the article. |
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+ | This would make my "Google should have the introduction to the article as its summary" case invalid, provided the {{tl|quote}} template is used. However, I am still going to lean towards using floating templates because I do think these look better. I'm quite aware of my bias towards unflavoured, encyclopedic presentation of the source material though, so others might think differently! |
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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)
Further to this I've added {{fq}} which is a "floating quote" template. This will make it easier to embed quotes into articles without having to have a separate quotes section, so they can still be near-ish to the top if desired.
There is an example of this in use at Artemis Entreri. Feedback welcome!
I wasn't aware of a problem when they show in a Google search. In fact, I'm still not. I tried a Google search for "Procampur" + "wikia" and get the first proper line of the article. What am I missing?
This would make my "Google should have the introduction to the article as its summary" case invalid, provided the {{quote}} template is used. However, I am still going to lean towards using floating templates because I do think these look better. I'm quite aware of my bias towards unflavoured, encyclopedic presentation of the source material though, so others might think differently!