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::As already noticed, it's an extremely small quote in the context of the HHGTTG. I also like to look at the series as a whole, which makes the quote less than 1/800 of the whole works. |
::As already noticed, it's an extremely small quote in the context of the HHGTTG. I also like to look at the series as a whole, which makes the quote less than 1/800 of the whole works. |
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::--[[User:KOJV|KOJV]] ([[User talk:KOJV|talk]]) 21:09, 7 July 2008 (UTC) |
::--[[User:KOJV|KOJV]] ([[User talk:KOJV|talk]]) 21:09, 7 July 2008 (UTC) |
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== My latest edit == |
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I immediately noticed something was funny about the Clyde quote. Browsing the history I found that a troll by the name [[User:Dr. Richard Squires|Dr. Richard Squires]] has added an extension to the last sentence of the quote. See the difference [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Towel_Day&diff=214725349&oldid=214665318 here]. That extension was not written by Clyde. |
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I also deleted the addition "seminal" that someone added to "Adams' work" since I find this to be a negative attribute - even though it may just as well be interpreted as a positive one - cause I got the idea that Wikipedia wants to stay neutral, non-reflecting and without putting value and opinion into the articles; I believe these features to come with the idea of wanting to be encyclopedic. |
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=== See also === |
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I found this entire headline to be excessive since those article really have no relation to Towel Day at all, except that the Nerd Pride and Jedi days occur on the same day. I believe you can appreciate the works of DNA and even celebrate Towel Day without being a nerd to the extent of feeling related to those celebrating Nerd Pride Day. I also believe one can be into DNA's works in particular and even sci-fi in general, without being at all remotely interested in Star Wars. Furthermore, Pi Day and Lilac Day seems to have no connection to Towel Day at all outside the frame of the three being more or less "nerdy". |
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--[[User:KOJV|KOJV]] ([[User talk:KOJV|talk]]) 21:42, 7 July 2008 (UTC) |
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Copyrighted excerpt
The quotation from chapter three of HGTTG may be an "excessively long copyrighted excerpt" and may not satisfy the requirements of WP:FAIR. Walter Siegmund (talk) 11:19, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
- I disagree. Look up the definition of excessive and you will notice it's not excessive. The article only uses a mere two paragraphs, short ones too, compared to approx. 300 pages of text the novel has. It's less than 0,1% of the copyrighted work and thus I don't think excessive is the right word for it, I'd rather say it's exactly what WP:FAIR#Text specifies... --SoWhy Talk 11:57, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
- As already noticed, it's an extremely small quote in the context of the HHGTTG. I also like to look at the series as a whole, which makes the quote less than 1/800 of the whole works.
- --KOJV (talk) 21:09, 7 July 2008 (UTC)
My latest edit
Origin
I immediately noticed something was funny about the Clyde quote. Browsing the history I found that a troll by the name Dr. Richard Squires has added an extension to the last sentence of the quote. See the difference here. That extension was not written by Clyde.
I also deleted the addition "seminal" that someone added to "Adams' work" since I find this to be a negative attribute - even though it may just as well be interpreted as a positive one - cause I got the idea that Wikipedia wants to stay neutral, non-reflecting and without putting value and opinion into the articles; I believe these features to come with the idea of wanting to be encyclopedic.
See also
I found this entire headline to be excessive since those article really have no relation to Towel Day at all, except that the Nerd Pride and Jedi days occur on the same day. I believe you can appreciate the works of DNA and even celebrate Towel Day without being a nerd to the extent of feeling related to those celebrating Nerd Pride Day. I also believe one can be into DNA's works in particular and even sci-fi in general, without being at all remotely interested in Star Wars. Furthermore, Pi Day and Lilac Day seems to have no connection to Towel Day at all outside the frame of the three being more or less "nerdy".