User talk:Phrique

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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Hi Phrique. Thanks for your hard work on Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, as noted here. However, our previous discussion on the length of the plot synopsis reached a consensus that we don't need to have such a long plot overview in this article, which should contain only a brief plot summary. If you are interested in working on a long, detailed plot synopsis, maybe you should take a look at the WikiBooks section on Harry Potter. Specifically, take a look at Muggles' Guide to Harry Potter/Books/Half-Blood Prince, which contains a detailed chapter-by-chapter plot synopsis. Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any additional questions. Thanks, Deathphoenix 19:40, 22 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Hi, I can certainly understand your desire to clean it up. When you say that it is almost useless, are you trying to say that it's too long, too short, or about the right size but needs improvement? Thanks, Deathphoenix 20:12, 22 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Ah, okay. If you're looking for a longer plot synopsis, the one in Wikibooks as mentioned above would be more to your liking, I think. :-) We wanted to keep a short plot synopsis in this page because this page is supposed to be a summary of information about the book. A much longer plot synopsis would make the article itself much too large (there were arguments for and against this, and the presence of the Wikibooks article helped give a reason for giving it short). I agree that it could use some cleanup. I'd whittled it down in the past, but I don't really spend that much time trying to keep it clean anymore. Perhaps you can help clean up the article while still keeping it succinct? Thanks, Deathphoenix 20:57, 22 December 2005 (UTC)