This thread is for general discussion of page quotes, whether to change, move or remove them.
Unused quotes should be put on a Quotes Wiki page (just replace the namespace in the URL of the wiki page you are making a quotes page for with Quotes/).
Image captions are discussed elsewhere and have their own thread
in the Image Pickin' forum.
Edited by wingedcatgirl on Jun 10th 2024 at 5:50:24 AM
Lex et Veritas
That's pretty good.
Paul Williams has two quotes:
playing on the radio
And wrapped around the music
is the sound of someone promising they'll never go.
You'll swear you've heard it before
as it slowly rambles on and on
No need in bringing 'em back
'Cause they've never really gone."
sometimes overmellow
Writing verses no one plans to do
I know I'm no Cole Porter
I'm noticeably shorter
Do I deserve to have someone like you?"
I like the first one best personally.
Fan-Preferred Couple cleanup threadNotzilla has links in the quote at the top of the page, which IIRC isn't supposed to be allowed. However, two of the links are to the actors who play the otherwise unnamed characters, so... what should be done?
Sacrificial Lion has a page quote that's completly useless if you're not familiar with the source material — for all you know, the "spare" might be anything from a Sacrificial Lamb who was introduced two minutes ago to a character with a highly plot-relevant death. I don't see any great candidates on Quotes.Sacrificial Lion either, so should we just pull it?
I find the quote for O.O.C. Is Serious Business is too long and unwieldy, especially since there are so many examples in the Quotes folder that are much more concise. Are any of these a suitable replacement:
While the current quote for Discworld isn't bad, I feel this foreword from The Colour of Magic might be better, since it works as a general idea on what the series is about, while also demonstrating it's satirical humor.
There are no maps. You can’t map a sense of humor. Anyway, what is a fantasy map but a space beyond which there be dragons? On the Discworld we know that there be dragons everywhere. They might not all have scales and forked tongues, but they be here all right, grinning and jostling and trying to sell you souvenirs."
Edited by Tylerbear12 on Feb 4th 2024 at 8:50:05 AM
For quotes on a work page, from a character within an episodic work, is there a consistent preference for how we write the attribution?
So, for Drag Race España All Stars, we have:
That's season one, episode one. Which is titled "Supremme Eleganza Olé Stars Extravaganza".
So...
- —Pink Chadora, "Supremme Eleganza Olé Stars Extravaganza"—Pink Chadora (season one, episode one)—Pink Chadora, "Supremme Eleganza Olé Stars Extravaganza" (season one, episode one)
Or something else?
My understanding is that we don't need to name the work itself, as it's the default if you're already on the work page.
Another quote suggestion for Conlang:
Wil Wheaton: Did that guy just say "Revenge is a dish best served cold" in Klingon?
You know, I think I brought this up before, but Adaptational Attractiveness had its quote changed unilaterally last summer, and not for the better.
I think we may have decided on an action to take, but I got distracted and forgot if so.
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Looks like this is the previous quote:
I think it relies too much on potholes and outside context to work as a page quote on its own, though. Are there any better suggestions than the two Harry Potter ones?
Well, there's the one on the quotes page. A bit wordy, but actually does convey the trope without needing appended context.
The quote for Laser-Guided Karma was reverted claiming there was no discussion for it. There actually was months ago. Should it be reverted to the Moon Girl quote or whatever it is now?
