Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-4092092-20130801070333/@comment-26145872-20170530121646

Something tells me there's more to the Elf-Orsimer debate than just fanfiction, if not for the fact that both sides have pieces of lore to support it, and how Bethesda has often, for lack of a better word, fucked up their lore on more than one occasion. No argument there - some of the fanfiction that people have written before is just...do I even need to say anything about that?

Cheese had asked why - don't you think it was meant as more of a rhetorical question? It's no surprise that false information has stayed on the Anvil page, but the Orsimer page? I have my doubts a mod would ever let that slip, you know? If I was a mod on any wiki, I'd have had that kind of mistake fixed on the spot - I'd assume you would too.

Actually, that brings up a good question - why does a significant page like Orsimer (in comparison to Anvil) have citations at all? You'd think solid information would've been cemented and locked on that page by now, but maybe that's just it? You know how I said Bethesda has a reputation for creating inconsistencies or complications in their lore? Honestly, are we ever going to get 100% confirmed lore on certain topics that debunks all other theories or claims?

Speaking of citations, you mentioned it has them on a statement in which it's claimed they're Mer - I checked that and it does, but not on all of them - why? This is what I mean by their inconsistency in lore. For instance, Tiber Septim's race and the Civil War just to name a couple, and I'm sure you could list more. This is really an issue that needs to be addressed in the next game - it would sure as hell benefit the wiki.