Talk:Temple (novel)

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(This is a work in progress which will be updated soon. In the meantime, maybe you should read the book.)

• This article has way too much detail - an encyclopedia article isn't a book report or a fan site; it should provide enough material to give the reader a sense of what the book is like and about, and to allow the reader to put it in context in literature, society, history, or whatever context is legitimate - but it shouldn't detail the entire plot. As you rightly say, let people read the book if they want all the details - but right now, nobody is going to read this article because it's so long and, frankly, boring. DavidWBrooks 14:55, 19 Mar 2004 (UTC)

I know. I changed it.

Next time, put information before the stub tag and categories, not after.--Kross^Talk 19:02, 8 March 2006 (UTC)

Removed "The novel is a fast moving adventure story that will keep you hooked on till the last page...the novel has many interconnected parts so be sure to read carefully and slowly, taking in every word. There are many twists and turns which make this novel a wonderful read." Pure opinion. 80.169.138.156 13:37, 17 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Article Cleanup/Fixing

I am going to shorten the plot section to the length of the article on 'Ice Station' or 'Scarecrow', which are more appropriate lengths. I am also going to add little things such as 'see main article' bits, spoiler warnings and an infobox. If anyone has a problem with this, let me know. Wedon't need a revert war.Spec ops commando 11:22, 17 December 2006 (UTC)