Talk:Characters of Myst

Characters
These characters really shouldn't link to the related book. Those articles don't really provide much insight about the characters. New content should be written or the links should be taken out entirely. --Phoenix Hacker 11:04, 3 January 2006 (UTC)

Where's Dr. Watson? --80.172.14.103 (talk) 23:24, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

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-Removed link to Rudolph Bahro since it's not the bahro we're looking for. Someone please post a bahro pic if they have one. 142.59.58.28 (talk) 13:00, 8 March 2008 (UTC)
 * The preceding comments no longer apply to this article. The "Bahro" section has been moved to Myst canon . — OranL (talk) 18:16, 17 July 2008 (UTC)

Reformatted picture/text flow
I changed the page from this to this. I like the pictures consistently on the left, especially with the clear between the character sections (I just discovered this useful template!). Comments on the overall flow of the article with the picture placement? — OranL (talk) 18:10, 17 July 2008 (UTC)
 * STOP RIGHT THERE! Unfortunately, Oran, you're not supposed to do that; the Manual of Style forbids left-aligned images under level three headings as it breaks up the flow of text and disconnects the header. :P Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs ( talk  ) 12:21, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Gah...rules, rules. I changed the picture placement so they're above the headers. I don't know if it's better than the staggered left/right. How does it look now? — OranL (talk) 18:05, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
 * I personally prefer right-align images or staggered layouts myself.  Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs ( talk  ) 18:51, 18 July 2008 (UTC)

Fatal poisoning
Regarding this edit: I thought that being "fatally poisoned" was saying that he died from it. — OranL (talk) 19:39, 31 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Yep, I reverted it. Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs ( talk  ) 21:04, 31 August 2008 (UTC)

Merge Stranger here
I think its a good idea, as the article on that character has yet to show anything substantive in the way of reliable sources, and would strengthen the characters of myst article. Judgesurreal777 (talk) 23:45, 13 November 2008 (UTC)
 * Huh, I thought it already had been. Really, I think you can redirect it straight, as I'm not sure what else in the way of verifiable info we can add about the character (he/she's faceless, after all.) Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs ( talk  ) 23:56, 13 November 2008 (UTC)


 * Yeah, I think you could be right there. The extent to which this facelessness is a storytelling mechanic is already covered in the Myst article, and as there is literally nothing to the character, there's nothing to say except plot repetition. Redirecting it here would be fine, with a brief mention in the intro that the player character is essentially the player themselves. -- Sabre (talk) 00:47, 14 November 2008 (UTC)

I just wanted to voice my support for the merge to Characters of Myst that was put together by User:Judgesurreal777. Randomran (talk) 01:04, 14 November 2008 (UTC)

Nothing to say about plot reception? Didn't you notice the rest of the article? I agree, Judge, it would help the Characters of Myst article if it were merged here, but it wasn't. The Stranger doesn't even have a subsection on this article. C Teng [talk] 01:48, 31 May 2009 (UTC)

giving away too much!
the characters section of this page explains far too much in terms of the other Myst stories. for example, the ending of the first Myst is given away, which for someone who has not yet played myst means that they will know not to free either of the brothers. at least this detail should be deleted, or should be flagged as being a spoiler.


 * If you don't want the be spoiled.. then why are you reading articles related to the games? Rehevkor ✉  03:56, 4 December 2008 (UTC)


 * NO. I AGREE! There is no need for spoilers on this page. I was taken unawares, looking for background and trivia. This page should provide general information without giving away the plot points. Ed8r (talk) 21:17, 31 December 2008 (UTC)


 * Take a read of WP:SPOILER, you have to include key plot points for an article to be comprehensive. Wikipedia is not the place for trivia, however. Rehevkor ✉  21:21, 31 December 2008 (UTC)

We were supposed to merge Stranger, not delete it.
If you take a look at [ the old Stranger (Myst) article], it had a ton of information on it, and it was merged because there was nothing to be said about this character? Come on... if you're going to get rid of the article, at least put some of the great information that was on it back on this page. We agreed to merge it, not delete it. Are there any objections to me adding the Stranger to this list, as he is the player character in 4 of the 5 games. C Teng [talk] 01:44, 31 May 2009 (UTC)
 * The problem is there's nothing verifiable about it. There are no reliable sources that I could find; as such, the paragraph in development will have to suffice. -- Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs ( talk ) 02:19, 31 May 2009 (UTC)

The following text has been transferred here from the Gehn redirect talk page, which is now the talk page of an unrelated geographical article --Bermicourt (talk) 14:18, 27 June 2009 (UTC)

Merge
Okay, so what is going on here? We merged this page with Characters of Myst, so why is it getting redirected and undone over and over. The page history is still there and the old version is archived. According to WP:Merge and delete, we're done. Why is this redirect being undone? — OranL (talk) 21:38, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
 * When and where was consensus to merge, and not keep as a separate article, sought? Talk Islander 21:52, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
 * As with the other characters merged, there are no secondary sources to make Gehn notable as a seperate topic from the characters of Myst, as per WP:N. Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs ( talk  ) 22:02, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Show me where, in WP:N, it says that articles can be deleted without discussion if one editor feels them to be non-notable. On the contrary, I notice this particular section:


 * "Although articles should demonstrate the notability of their topics, and articles on topics that do not meet this criteria are generally deleted, it is important to not just consider whether notability is established by the article, but whether it readily could be. When discussing whether to delete or merge an article due to non-notability, the discussion should focus not only on whether notability is established in the article, but on what the probability is that notability could be established. If it is likely that independent sources could be found for a topic, deletion due to lack of notability is inappropriate unless active effort has been made to find these sources. For articles of unclear notability, deletion should be a last resort."


 * Your interpretation welcome :). Talk Islander 22:07, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
 * The article was not deleted. The relevant encyclopedic content has been merged with Characters of Myst, and the original page was changed to redirect to that page. I don't think there's any reason to still have this article here, because the topic is now covered here. — OranL (talk) 22:44, 24 June 2008 (UTC)


 * "When discussing whether to delete or merge an article due to non-notability, the discussion should focus not only on whether notability is established in the article, but on what the probability is that notability could be established." - i.e. a merge does not omit the need for discussion. Clearly, judging by the things that you're saying, there was a discussion regarding the merging of various Myst characters into one central article - a discussion that must have taken place, as consensus could not possibly have been determined without it - thus all I'm asking is that you point me in the direction of this discussion. That discussion will show clearly the consensus for deleting (or merging) these peripheral articles, thus there will be absolutely no need for my to revert what currently appears to be a merge on one or two editors say-so. Talk Islander 00:09, 25 June 2008 (UTC)


 * FYI, I have now restored Atrus, Katran (Myst) and Sirrus and Achenar, three other articles that were merged without any attempt to discuss proposals or form a consensus. Talk Islander 00:23, 25 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Sorry, being a bit vague - serves me right for editing when tired :P. This is a merge. Right. Is it contraversial? Well, yes, 'cause at least one person disagrees with it. Thus it must be discussed, per WP:MERGE - "If the merger is controversial, however, you may find your merger reverted, and as with all other edits, edit wars should be avoided. If you are uncertain of the merger's appropriateness, or believe it might be controversial, or your merge ends up reverted, you can propose it on either or both of the affected pages.". Talk Islander 00:27, 25 June 2008 (UTC)
 * I put up a notice at Talk:Myst (series) before I merged any of the articles directing any comments towards the changes I was proposing here. The fact is that looking through books and newspaper articles, web searches and online catalogs, I have found nothing which could give any of the above characters a meaningful, non-stub article that is in line with WP:PLOT; together, information about development and reception can be added and we can have a GA or FA article. I'm angling for quality over quantity, a sentiment others on the talk page agreed with. Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs ( talk  ) 00:42, 25 June 2008 (UTC)

Know what? Ignore me, I'm being an idiot. In fairness, so is policy - WP:MERGE states that it's OK to merge without discussion, whereas WP:N states that it is not. I strongly agree with the latter, but as long as the former exists, I cannot pick you up on it. This clash of two policies needs sorting, but clearly not here or now. I still feel that you should have proposed every merge you were going to make, but there you go. I'll re-redirect the articles myself (though note that you shouldn't have deleted the talk pages, as redirects don't fall under WP:CSD, and there's no need to delete anyway). Appologies for problems caused, and perhaps in the future, potential merges could be discussed on the pages to which they relate? Talk Islander 00:55, 25 June 2008 (UTC)
 * You have no reason to apologize. I admit, I am much more of a loner editor and I tend to be bold and ask questions later. If it turns out by some act of god they can stand on their own, they will be spun back here. :) Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs ( talk  ) 01:31, 25 June 2008 (UTC)
 * I believe that you are correct, Islander, in saying that there is a problem with merging something that other editors believe should be its own article. When a conflict arises, we just need to stop and talk things over to all get on the same page. I'm glad we could work this out without too much trouble. [[Image:smiley.png|15px]] — OranL (talk) 21:03, 25 June 2008 (UTC)

Actual merge
So are we going to formally merge these articles? — OranL (talk) 20:19, 26 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Support. Currently article is unsoursed and full of redundant plot information that is either trivial or already in the respective articles. All the necessary information has already been merged. Rehevkor  ✉  23:20, 26 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Support as per my statements above: fails WP:N, better served in larger topic. Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs ( talk  ) 17:25, 27 June 2008 (UTC)

Hey guys, please check out the idea I wrote up on User:David Fuchs/workshop. Add comments there, please. — OranL (talk) 19:32, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

Characters of Uru?
I know there were no live-action generated characters in Uru, but neither were there in Myst V, and we have a section on that...

What say we give some mention to major characters of Uru, such as Douglas Sharper and the senior members of the DRC? Also some mention of Yeesha's role in Uru's "plot", such as it is.

--logged-out user Kasreyn

Rengin Altay voicing Catherine in Riven
This bit of info is in the article for Riven (and likely a few other articles as well though I have not checked - and no, I did not add it to any others apart from this one) and the fact that she did voice her is a well-known piece of information amongst Myst fans (she's even listed in Riven's credits as Voice-Over Talent for Catherine!).

To see her credit - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsypiWVslF4 view that video and go to playback mark 5:08 and pause the screen. Bloody Wikipedia users. --99.186.110.193 (talk) 19:26, 26 February 2011 (UTC)
 * You need verifiable sources... content on IMDB, where it can be user-contributed, does not count. Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs ( talk ) 20:24, 26 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Verifiable source apart from the blasted game credits itself? http://i.imgur.com/XzcDi.jpg Seriously - it's the truth. Why bother going to such a length if it were complete poppycock? --99.186.110.193 (talk) 06:31, 27 February 2011 (UTC)
 * While I'm at it - it's also listed here - http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/riven-the-sequel-to-myst/credits --99.186.110.193 (talk) 06:40, 27 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Screenshots are not reliable. Mobygames is the same way. It doesn't matter if it's "true", it matters what can be certified in reliable sources. Der Wohltemperierte Fuchs ( talk ) 15:02, 27 February 2011 (UTC)
 * So in your quest to assert you're right, you're deeming the source material - i.e. the game itself - wrong? Completely unbiased pursuit of knowledge there, sir. --99.186.110.193 (talk) 01:32, 28 February 2011 (UTC)

The game manual lists Rengin Altay as the "Voiceover Talent" for Catherine, page 18. Rehevkor ✉  01:50, 28 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Thank you! I'm sure this will be obliterated as a viable source of info per Wiki-bureaucratic nonsense. I also have an email from Cyan Worlds employee Tony Fryman confirming that Altay did in fact provide the voice of Catherine as it pertains to Riven. Again, I'm sure it too will be blown out of the water. --99.186.110.193 (talk) 17:04, 28 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Emails aren't usable as sources - it's hard to verify as fact (anyone can write an email saying whatever they want, to or from whomever they want). The manual alone should suffice as far as I can see. Please assume good faith though, it may seem unfair but any editor has rights enough to demand information is verified to the highest degree. Rehevkor ✉  17:34, 28 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Well told. Though I'm curious as to the lapse in logic behind the email coming from a known employee (the CFO of Cyan Worlds, last I knew) of the company behind the game (in fact, he was also in the game) being "whomever" or "whatever". It seems ridiculous that an email waiving rights to an image is acceptable concerning copyright but when one is potentially presented concerning purposes of information verification it is somehow deemed useless in contrast. --99.186.110.193 (talk) 18:03, 28 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Just how it works, sorry. I have a few emails from RAWA saying this and that but they're just not usable as sources, it's only my word that they're really from him. Rehevkor ✉  18:11, 28 February 2011 (UTC)

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