User talk:Aquila2002

Hello, my name is Aquila2002! Leave a message here or over KiK. Username in my Profile.

 Aquila2002  14:44, August 20, 2017 (UTC)

Godhead
Hey, so I need to talk to you about the formatting and structure of the Godhead article you created earlier today. What you had on there was really not written in an encyclopedic tone, primarily because you spoke in first person (this is never something we allow on articles), but also because it was written informally in general. There was also quite a lot of speculation and hearsay, some/all of which has been removed. You provided sources for some of your quotes, but for others you actually quoted the article it came from. Explanatory articles, such as CHIM, are by nature not considered reliable sources and cannot be quoted or referenced in other articles.

The original article was also riddled with typos, and was written in British English. As both Bethesda and Wikia are American companies, we use American spellings. The current structure is messy and disorganized, and reads like a theory, piecing together various ideas, rather than an article, which is supposed to piece together factual information. This means no guessing or connecting the dots in any abstract or unnatural ways. Furthermore, you provided no in-text citations for any statements made in the article. If there isn't a source, we can't backtrack and find where the info originally came from, so for all intents and purposes it is is useless.

I will be working on cleaning up the article in the near future, and I have also contacted Dovahsebrom for some assistance (although he may be occupied with writing other articles at the moment). I highly recommend you check out the links I gave above, and also browse through the rest of our Policies and Style and Formatting guidelines, before writing any more articles. Thanks. —Atvelonis (talk) 22:59, October 25, 2016 (UTC)

Lore
Aquilla,

There is a very simple way to please me: acknowledge what is lore and acknowledge that Kirkbride's OOG works are not. I'll repeat, OOG, out-of-game, not ingame, out-of-game.

Also, my "incorrections"? That Bethesda's claims hold more value than Kirkbride's? Ever heard the name of the franchise? I'll help, it's The Elder Scrolls, not, The Kirkbride Scrolls. Stop saying that in-universe information is incorrect because your out-of-universe information contradicts it.

Also, it's not that I'm not open minded, but being open minded is different from claiming something is lore when it's not. Being open minded means saying "This could happen in the Elder Scrolls lore, nothing contradicts it and a former developer said it!" not "Bethesda says this, but Kirkbride says that, so Kirkbride's right! And if anyone disagrees with me, they're incorrect!"

You're being close-minded, not open, if anything, you're getting bitten in the back, as your whole Kirkbride fantasy of Nirn being destroyed by the Thalmor is outright contradicted by The Elder Scrolls Novels, which, surprise surprise: Are part of The Elder Scrolls Franchise.

What I'm trying to prove? That claiming someone is ignorant who has played most of the games, and two of its novels, (and decided to dedicate his time to learning the lore of said games, then continues to use said lore to teach people and contribute to a wiki) is laughable at best. Blademaster Jauffre (talk) 00:15, August 11, 2017 (UTC)

I wouldn't say that Kirkbride's works hold the same canonical value as books confirmed by Pete Hines as part of the franchise are different from Kirkbride's unconfirmed works.

(PS: I would've edited my previous message a bit if wiki rules allowed it) Blademaster Jauffre (talk) 00:20, August 11, 2017 (UTC)



Understood. The message was posted prior to our understanding. It's all water under the bridge now.Aquila2002 (talk) 15:08, August 11, 2017 (UTC)

Mistral Characters
Hey Aquila,

I just wanted to let you know we don't actually make articles like the one you're currently working on. Rather, your article should be merged with Mistral under its "Characters" section. Hope you understand. Thanks.—CarloV3r (talk) 10:02, August 21, 2017 (UTC)

Yes, I understand. My main ideology for it was to work on the characters themselves, and having a collaborated list did help. Albeit I did find out that said page has already existed. Anyhow, thanks for the news. I'll make sure to look out for these things in the future.-- Aquila2002  10:07, August 21, 2017 (UTC)