Talk:Aziraphale

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I don't think deserves its own article (it either should be in the Good Omens page or just deleted) but I can't remember the proper procedures right now.--Lzygenius 18:19, 13 Jun 2005 (UTC)

I do. There are plenty of websites and fanfictions about this character dotted about the internet, and it makes a useful basis for a basic character summary. --Elb, 19:48, 27 Dec 2005.

[edit] Removed passages

Removed the following passages and note since I didn't think it needed to be left in the article after being refuted. It probably shouldn't have gone here anyway (WP:NOR). Amphis 01:05, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

There are indeed several theories that suggest that the relationship of Aziraphale and Crowley runs deeper than mere companionship. In the book itself they are pictured as being rather close, or at least they know each other very thoroughly. Near to the end of the book, while they are dining at the Ritz again, it is told that "for the first time ever, a nightingale sang in Berkeley Square." This can be taken as a reference to a love song by Eric Maschwitz, "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square". The song describes two people falling in love, and the end of the first verse says, "There were angels dining at the Ritz / And a nightingale sang in Berk'ley Square."

Also, Neil Gaiman mentioned in his blog that Aziraphale and Crowley are currently living in the South Downs. When he was asked in a book signing just what the two were doing there, he told that Aziraphale and Crowley were 'sharing a cottage'. Neil Gaiman discussed this at a book signing in Cambridge, MA. A video of this discussionwas taken by Vampie6 and posted the Livejournal community Lower_Tadfield on 23 Septemter 2004. *Update: the link to the video is broken, but there is a brief mention of this account to be found in the same LJ community.

Note: Neil Gaiman has refuted the accuracy of the last two paragraphs in the 5/10/2006 entry of his blog, but found the rest of this entry accurate.

Because A/C slash is a very common topic among fans, I think it deserves a mention, although it should be included that the authors have made it clear it's not canon. Sailorptah 12:09, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

Okay, I've tried to put information back in (such as the sharing-a-cottage bit) without making it sound like it's proof of slash. And I've mentioned (briefly) what both the authors and the slashers have to say about the idea. There's some awkward wording, so cleanup would be nice, but deleting whole passages is not the way to go here. Sailorptah 12:41, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Aziraphale/Crowley - Come on, people.

I removed this bit:

Nevermind that it was mentioned that angels don't have sexual urges. It's true, I tell you. They are totally doing it behind the bushes.

IT'S ALL TRUE.(1)

(1) Another editor would like to note that there is in fact no evidence whatsoever of this within the book. (2)

(2) Except there totally is.

Come on, people. That's not encyclopedic in tone at all.

I've tentatively put back the idea of A/C slash in a more impersonal-sounding manner. If it's going to be in the article (which I believe, although some people have contested that), it should be explained as a non-canon fandom interest. 69.137.238.217 20:51, 29 May 2006 (UTC)

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BetacommandBot (talk) 05:09, 2 January 2008 (UTC)