Talk:The Idiot

Name of the consumptive
The article lists the consumptive's name as Ippolit. However, I read the Carlisle translation, which calls him Hippolite. Someone keeps reverting my edits when I list this as an alternate spelling. As it's a transliteration, can we cede that there may not be a definitive spelling? Bkatcher (talk) 21:43, 18 July 2020 (UTC)
 * You make a valid point. It might be an idea to include some sort of table, something like what appears here, as Ippolit is not the only character with alternatives, and indeed "Hippolite" is not the only alternative for Ippolit. My reasons for reverting your change were:
 * it follows the majority of translations and almost all secondary source commentary
 * it is a transliteration and transcription from the Russian
 * the article consistently refers to the character as Ippolit
 * the character is never referred to anywhere - in primary, secondary or tertiary sources - as "Ippolit (or Hippolite)", he is simply one or the other, usually Ippolit. The characters section relates to and extends other discussion of the characters in the article, so putting in a bracketed alternative seems to me to complicate matters unnecessarily. Harold the Sheep (talk) 01:31, 19 July 2020 (UTC)
 * The character list already includes at least one alternative name: Prince Shch. (or Prince S) Bkatcher (talk) 01:42, 19 July 2020 (UTC)
 * True, but he is a minor character who is not discussed anywhere else in the article. Personally I'd prefer one or the other. Harold the Sheep (talk) 02:07, 19 July 2020 (UTC)

Portrait of Nastasya
I changed the word „photograph“ to „portrait“ in the plot section. I think it’s unlikely that it was a photograph. 2001:9E8:290:ED00:40EB:E759:5E60:42C1 (talk) 18:00, 17 July 2022 (UTC)
 * It is a photograph in the novel. Harold the Sheep (talk) 22:22, 17 July 2022 (UTC)

Link to the Wikisource?
I don't know how to edit in source so I'll leave this here for now, I might try to add it in source later. TophatGuy14 (talk) 00:05, 27 July 2022 (UTC)
 * huh? Harold the Sheep (talk) 05:18, 27 July 2022 (UTC)