Talk:Henry the Green Engine

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[edit] Yikes!

This technical controversy section that has just been added was probably by someone who didn't care for or know about their grammar. There's superflous material, punctuation that is lacking and overly used, run on sentences, dreadful spellings, and totally illegible sentences and paragraphs. I'll do my best to clear up this mess, but I would like some help.Ohyeh 14:54, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

I would seriously consider reverting the change, if I were you. This comparison shows the text that was added - a few typos have since been corrected. I would also suggest that the account in The Island of Sodor... is to be considered pretty much definitive, considering that it was written by the original author!!

Any paragraphs covering the TV series should be kept separate. The two formats are notorious for covering the same subject matter differently (check out the different stories of Stepney!!), so there is no point in trying to square the book and TV portrayals.

As far as the Rev. W. was concerned, this 'two Henry' issue was to try and resolve some of the long-running illustration issues he was encountering. It is probably inappropriate to read too much into it. I mean, you are starting with the premise that a steam engine has conscious thought and can talk. Describing it as a 'rebuild' avoids the problem of having to explain the transfer of a character's personality between different physical entities. It was a childrens' book, after all!

EdJogg 15:52, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

Any better? It took a couple of hours, but I think it reads more smoothly and is (hopefully) more NPOV. The TV Series view still requires more work, but that is mainly due to the number of references to 'splashers'! EdJogg 02:03, 26 January 2007 (UTC)