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[edit] WikiProject?
Hey guys, me and my friend are thinking of starting a Xanth wikiproject. What do you think? There arent very many Xanth articles compared to other fiction series such as Star Trek, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Harry Potter. Siam
[edit] Opening comments
This is my first try at an article. How badly did I screw up? I think it's good, but I'm not really all that objective. Fastfinge 23:06 Feb 2, 2003 (UTC)
- It is quite adequate. -Fuzzy 20:00, 18 Apr 2005 (UTC)
- I am a fan of the Xanth series and I think you, and the whole community now, have done a great job pulling together this collection of Xanthism. If nothing else, it lets me know what to look for to complete the series. (I stopped reading around Yon Ill Wind.)
--TecBrat 23:55, 20 April 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Merge
Someone marked this article for merge in from The Manticora (a character in the Xanth series).
I've also just seen an article on Crunch The Ogre and Dor (Xanth). Both of these are stubs. We should consider gathering them all together into an article Characters of Xanth. Before the population gets out of control. RJFJR 02:11, May 19, 2005 (UTC)
Actually, there is a page titled List of Xanth characters. Maybe this article could include a link there? And I can see no reason for this article to be merged with The Manticora, especially since The Manticora redirects to the mythical creature rather than the (very minor) Xanth creature.
Merging the characters of Xanth is a good idea for stubs, but The Manticora page? No. Manticora is fine on its own, as is Xanth.
[edit] Xanth Family Trees collaborator
Would it be appropriate to have a little tiny mini-bio of the other author of the Xanth Family Trees on the Xanth page? (I know her.)
Lady Aleena 14:52, 15 February 2006 (UTC)
- I think it would be appropriate under a "Collaborators" section perhaps. Jody Lynn Nye also comes to mind as far as other co-writers in the Xanth world. --Avery W. Krouse 20:39, 15 February 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Xanth PseudoWikiProject
Hey there. Let's start a Xanth project. Whether or not we go for a full-on WikiProject or just a nice selection of Xanth pages, I'd like to see more about the World of Xanth. I could easily see more on the List of Xanth characters, perhaps a Geography of Xanth page, a page about the Moons of Ida (Xanth), mayhaps the History of Xanth, and even a List of Xanth puns. If you'd like to help with this project, let's discuss it here. Plant a comment in this section to let me know you're working on something, what it is you're working on, and what you'd like to see us do with WikiXanth. --Avery W. Krouse 21:32, 17 February 2006 (UTC)
- I think a list of Xanth puns might be just a tad overwhelming.--Vercalos 20:41, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Major work to start soon
I have created infoboxes for all of the books in the series and will be making the articles shortly. I have also created a template for the Xanth series which I will be putting on the main Xanth page so that you can follow my progress during the article creation process for the books. This means that all of the redirects will not be redirects anymore. When the infobox is up, the article will be ready for the main body. This may take a while, so please be patient. Lady Aleena
All done... Lady Aleena (sig is buggy)
I've added the new page for Geography of Xanth, feel free to rearrange and expand as you see fit. --Avery W. Krouse 18:18, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
We need a To Do list. - LA
Not a horribly bad idea. *scampers off to make a new section*--Avery W. Krouse 23:42, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Possible Bias
Excerpt: "As many things in Xanth this is cross to the sensible idea of sex education." Something about that strikes me as being somewhat biased, but I am unsure if it merits editing or removal. Scienda 22:52, 20 February 2006 (UTC)
- Easily fixed. I will make a change, revert if it still seems biased. Will you be joining us in the quest to improve Xanth's presence on WP? --Avery W. Krouse 01:47, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Xanth Expansion Project
We shall use this section (or copy it into a subpage) to outline plans for a Xanth pages expansion project. There are several items on our To-Do list to complete in order to create a definitive resource for Xanth information.
[edit] Xanth
- Incorporate some form of chronology of Xanth (perhaps its own page)
[edit] List of Xanth characters
- Expand short descriptions and fill in missing ones
- Add new characters
[edit] Need some input please
As some of you have seen, I have been placing characters in groups across several pages. Now that the characters have been dispursed to those pages, should the main article stay as is or should I just make an alphabetical index? I have the index already saved on my computer ready to slap up, but before I do this, I would like to know what you think.
Vote:
- For index instead of groups
- For index and groups
- For separate index on another page
Lady Aleena 21:48, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
- I'd say an index instead of groups, especially considering the level of ambiguity of where characters belong.. Although Magicians and Sorcerers are fairly clear cut, the extended family of various families gets rather vague, and some of the characters are currently in sections they don't even belong in. For example the nagas, demons, and mare Imbrium are listed under Humfrey's family.--Vercalos 22:22, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
- I would say also that perhaps the current grouping, although a rather magnificent effort, does cause a bit of confusion here and there. Is there any other way we could go? Maybe stick to just racial lines, humans / demons / goblins / etc. On the human page, at least, it could have a major heading of "Magicians," divide from there into "Kings" and "Other Magicians," and have another section for regular humans. Maybe we could use subheadings to divide the family trees, ala this format. No clue beyond that. --Avery W. Krouse 01:58, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
- Duh, I just saw the new magicians page. I think the families pages get a bit weird when you start into family trees. Is there a format or template for family tree building on WP? --Avery W. Krouse 02:04, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
Nice work on the character's page, Aleena! --Avery W. Krouse 04:54, 4 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] About families
Should I include the family trees? I have all of Humfrey's ready, all I need to do is put them up. Lady Aleena 16:04, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
- It would probably be less confusing.--Vercalos 18:52, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
- Family trees are added. Humfrey does have a large extended family. Lady Aleena 20:27, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Hope Piers is keeping track
I hope that Piers is keeping track of the families. As we have all seen, most of the couples that are boyfriend/girlfriend end up married. In Up in a Heaval Piers has added not only a person with no history before the book, he has added a DRAGON to Humfrey's family. And it isn't just any dragon either, it is Draco Dragon. He has also mentioned Demon Ted possibly marrying DeMonica. If that happens, there will be a loop in Humfrey's family tree. If the family tree didn't scroll so badly left to right, I would be able to show just how wide the thing really is. Oh, and he mentioned relatives of Mare Anne, but not how they are related to her. How can I add them to the family tree without knowing where they belong?! ACK!
If I were a demon right now, I would become a nice little puddle.
Lady Aleena 01:17, 9 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Novels
- Add plot summaries to each novel page
[edit] Geography of Xanth
- Fill in information for existing sections
- Add additional sections
If you can think of any other objectives, please add them. We will then work on completing as much as possible as we go along. Should we make these objectives even more specific so we can say "Done" when we finish them? --Avery W. Krouse 23:50, 21 February 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Moons of Ida
I created a Moons of Ida article, but it needs some work. Help would be greatly appreciated. -- Bigolfish 2:35, September 5 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Comments
Of all the Xanth articles I have seen, this is by far the best one. It reads well, and there are no unnecessary spoilers. There's some room for growth, but not a whole lot. I think the next major section to add to this page is an overall plot for the series. A separate timeline page will be necessary later on. The organization of the characters is good for now, but tense needs a lot of work. I think we need to find ways to introduce the characters without spoiling too much for readers who are just getting into the series. The books ... well, they do have pages, which is good, but, again, the spoilers need better placement, and the plot summaries need to be straightened out. I think a "standard" for what to include in the book pages would be good, too. Each book page should have a plot summary, in two parts (1, setting the scene and, 2, spoilers); lists of characters (starring roles (with spoiler warning, if necessary), other significant characters, and cameos (established major characters that make only a brief appearance in this particular book)); and some kind of geographic & time reference box. What do you think? Mdotley 20:30, 5 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Next two Xanth books
I have emailed Piers and Found out the name of the next two xanth books and a brief plot description of one of them. Number 32# is "Two and Fifth" it will involve rythmn and cyrus having a baby. Number 33# Jumper Cable (which I will be in with my username Oxalate) no plot details so far. Set to be published in 2009. Oxalate 20:09, 22 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Easter Egg
I hope that no one minds. I added in an easter egg on how to read "gibberish". Signed: Nick Petruzzi. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.1.71.83 (talk) 19:26, 13 January 2007 (UTC).
