User talk:Gaohoyt

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[edit] Welcome!

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[edit] Great job ...

Just wanted to say that I think you did an amazing writing job on that last edit to the Kill Bill storyline. — Mike • 17:27, 19 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Kill Bill Revisions

So, I'm thinking we both realize that the Kill Bill page needs at least some updates. I think we're both kind of on the wrong track as far as putting it in a "out of universe" context, as well as really what makes up plot. Since I admire a lot of your writing style and don't want to wind up arguing or making reverts all over the place, what say you we collaborate a bit on what we think the ideal page would look like, how we would define plot, and how we can work on moving away from "out of universe"? I think we'd both benefit by putting our heads together on this one -AmberAlert1713 06:38, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

I'm afraid I have no idea what "out of universe" means, but I can give you a little history on the article. When I started contributing, it mostly consisted of the Volume 1 and Volume 2 summary sections (called something different then). They looked to have been thrown together by an enthusiastic fan, and they were a grammatical mess, so I rewrote them. But this subject attracts an enormous number of fan edits (especially following a TV airing), so they grew to the point where people were complaining there was no concise plot summary. That was when I added the current Plot section. I try to keep that section free of too many details, or it gets to be redundant with the other sections.
Since you indicated you are a n00b or something, my advice would be to stick to value-adding stuff: well-researched and -referenced new material that is relevent to the subject. I always wanted to add some favorable quotes to the Criticism section, as it reads a little negative now, but I never go around to it. Rewriting other people's text, except for flagrant grammatical boo-boos, is a losing proposition. Not only does it risk pissing them off, but it usually comes out worse, a blend of two styles. And it is pointless to try to shorten the article by deleting a sentence here and there from reasonably well-written text, when new trivia comes in a paragraph at a time. I don't know why people obsess on the length anyway--this isn't paper, after all.
In addition to questionable fanstuff and length obsessors, you have the f%#)$^#@ taggers who are always complaining how this has no reference (but never provide one) or that isn't "encyclopedic", or something is different from the way other movie articles are structured. If it gets to be too much--and if you have a sense of humor--you may prefer Uncyclopedia, where people are less anal. Gaohoyt 00:00, 1 March 2007 (UTC)
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