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From [[wikipedia:golem|Wikipedia]], "golem" seems like an appropriate term to use, and I don't think "construct" is grammatically correct. —[[User:Lethosor|<span style="color:#074">Lethosor</span>]] ([[User talk:Lethosor|<span style="color:#092">talk</span>]]) 01:35, 22 June 2020 (UTC) | From [[wikipedia:golem|Wikipedia]], "golem" seems like an appropriate term to use, and I don't think "construct" is grammatically correct. —[[User:Lethosor|<span style="color:#074">Lethosor</span>]] ([[User talk:Lethosor|<span style="color:#092">talk</span>]]) 01:35, 22 June 2020 (UTC) | ||
| + | * I want to say that "construct" is a term from a certain popular RPG, as a blanket term that involves more than "golem", which has certain alchemical and (for some) even religious overtones, implying a certain creative process which the generic "construct" is not confined to. Thus Dr. Frankenstein's monster was a "construct" of body parts; even if it is also called a "flesh golem" in previous incarnations of that same RPG. Bottom line, either works, tho' I agree that I can see no pressing need for the change. Meli? [[User:Albedo|Albedo]] ([[User talk:Albedo|talk]]) 07:16, 23 June 2020 (UTC) | ||
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Golem
Out of curiosity, why did you change the word "golem" to "construct" on these 5 pages?
- https://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php?title=DF2014:Magma_man&curid=31867&diff=253403&oldid=250083
- https://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php?title=DF2014:Iron_man&curid=31585&diff=253402&oldid=235578
- https://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php?title=DF2014:Mud_man&curid=32085&diff=253401&oldid=250086
- https://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php?title=DF2014:Bronze_colossus&curid=30985&diff=253400&oldid=252696
- https://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php?title=DF2014:Gabbro_man&curid=31314&diff=253399&oldid=231360
From Wikipedia, "golem" seems like an appropriate term to use, and I don't think "construct" is grammatically correct. —Lethosor (talk) 01:35, 22 June 2020 (UTC)
- I want to say that "construct" is a term from a certain popular RPG, as a blanket term that involves more than "golem", which has certain alchemical and (for some) even religious overtones, implying a certain creative process which the generic "construct" is not confined to. Thus Dr. Frankenstein's monster was a "construct" of body parts; even if it is also called a "flesh golem" in previous incarnations of that same RPG. Bottom line, either works, tho' I agree that I can see no pressing need for the change. Meli? Albedo (talk) 07:16, 23 June 2020 (UTC)