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DF2014 Talk:Blue diamond
Revision as of 13:13, 27 July 2022 by BlueManedHawk (talk | contribs) (→Removal of first joke: reply)
Removal of first joke
I think that the first joke in the D for Dwarf section ought to be removed. It feels forced (see "blocky-limbed") and out of character for the wiki, and more importantly, i worry that it may be seen as promoting that which it references, making the Wiki look bad for promoting a game that cannot be played ethically and is poorly maintained by one of the worst, most anti-competitive and monopolistic companies in the world. BlueManedHawk (talk) 11:48, 27 July 2022 (UTC)
- Alright, I wasn't gonna say anything at first, but I noticed you're really on this. I think you're putting a little more emphasis on these jokes than you really need to. Also, you're using the word "promoting", which is a strong word in this case. I mean, not really. That's not much "promoting", we're basically just making silly tongue-in-cheek references to pre-existing products. Also, I think the entirety of Earth and its grandmother knows about the existence of Minecraft anyway... I'm not exactly a fan of that company myself, but you're making it sound like more than what this really is. -- Zippy (talk) 12:12, 27 July 2022 (UTC)
- I get that it's a joke, and that many people already know what Minecraft is, but what I'm mostly concerned about is that it's going to hurt the reputation of the Wiki and make it seem like it supports immorality. However, even assuming that it doesn't, I think that just the fact that it feels forced and out of character for the wiki alone is criteria enough to remove it. BlueManedHawk (talk) 12:15, 27 July 2022 (UTC)
- Yeeeeeeaaaaahhhh... My man, I think I can say with complete confidence that this wiki is proooobably not going to have that issue. Also, saying the joke is out of character for the wiki is false (unless there's a specific detail I'm missing), because there's a plethora of pages that have those same type of jokes. A slight sprinkle of humor on the wiki is fine, at least in those "D for Dwarf" sections. Even the elves page has constant references to them being tree-loving hippies and how hated they are by the community. You're really looking too deep into this. -- Zippy (talk) 12:52, 27 July 2022 (UTC)
- > [S]aying the joke is out of character for the wiki is false[…], because there's a plethora of pages that have those same type of jokes.
- Do you have any examples? Also, even if the joke is in-character, i still think that the forced feeling of the joke should lead to it either being rewritten to be more subtle and elegant (i hate that word, but i can't think of a better one) or being removed entirely. BlueManedHawk (talk) 13:13, 27 July 2022 (UTC)
- Yeeeeeeaaaaahhhh... My man, I think I can say with complete confidence that this wiki is proooobably not going to have that issue. Also, saying the joke is out of character for the wiki is false (unless there's a specific detail I'm missing), because there's a plethora of pages that have those same type of jokes. A slight sprinkle of humor on the wiki is fine, at least in those "D for Dwarf" sections. Even the elves page has constant references to them being tree-loving hippies and how hated they are by the community. You're really looking too deep into this. -- Zippy (talk) 12:52, 27 July 2022 (UTC)
- I get that it's a joke, and that many people already know what Minecraft is, but what I'm mostly concerned about is that it's going to hurt the reputation of the Wiki and make it seem like it supports immorality. However, even assuming that it doesn't, I think that just the fact that it feels forced and out of character for the wiki alone is criteria enough to remove it. BlueManedHawk (talk) 12:15, 27 July 2022 (UTC)