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:::Perhaps we can have quotes ''in moderation'', i.e only for important charactors (e.g [[Davros]], [[the Doctor]], etc), however for minor charactors we have no quotes, and no quotes from charactors about places (e.g no quotes about [[Mondas]] or [[Mars]])? {{:User:Ghelæ/sig}} 18:30, 27 January 2007 (UTC) | :::Perhaps we can have quotes ''in moderation'', i.e only for important charactors (e.g [[Davros]], [[the Doctor]], etc), however for minor charactors we have no quotes, and no quotes from charactors about places (e.g no quotes about [[Mondas]] or [[Mars]])? {{:User:Ghelæ/sig}} 18:30, 27 January 2007 (UTC) | ||
:::firstly, thank you for listening. I agree as far as places. As far as less significant characters, I really would like to have quotes for them as well. like when the Doctor sums up [[Reinette]]'s personality in a few lines ("courtesan, writer" and whatever else he said). frankly, I just want to quote some of the cracking dialogue in stories like "[[Ghost Light]]" and "[[The Girl in the Fireplace]]". not too proud to admit that. --[[User:***Stardizzy***|***Stardizzy***]] 19:06, 27 January 2007 (UTC) | |||
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Are quotes in articles neccessary? Lots of articles, particularly about people, have quotes from them which don't really seem to do any good for the articles. So should they all be removed, or should any quotes (e.g, not like "one of the Dalek's most common war cries is "Exterminate!") on their own be kept in? ~ Ghelæ -talk-contribs 12:25, 27 January 2007 (UTC)
- Nope. We decided to just delete them (look at the bottom of Forum:Format for television story entries) since they were useless and encyclopedic. Azes13 15:35, 27 January 2007 (UTC)
- I strongly favor quotes, especially quotes at the head of an article. they sum up a character or a concept in a way that paragraphs of quote cannot, they can liven up an otherwise dry article and, of course, also, why go into linguistic gymnastics in order to not quote a source directly, rather than paraphrase? also, DOCTOR WHO has had great lines of dialogue. as for precedent, Wookieepedia uses quotes, more, in fact, they do so more than I would suggest doing. example entry from Wookieepedia Perhaps one line, three at most, at the heading of an article, only? --***Stardizzy*** 18:18, 27 January 2007 (UTC)
- firstly, thank you for listening. I agree as far as places. As far as less significant characters, I really would like to have quotes for them as well. like when the Doctor sums up Reinette's personality in a few lines ("courtesan, writer" and whatever else he said). frankly, I just want to quote some of the cracking dialogue in stories like "Ghost Light" and "The Girl in the Fireplace". not too proud to admit that. --***Stardizzy*** 19:06, 27 January 2007 (UTC)
