Talk:Christopher Paolini

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February 2005 - July 2007

[edit] Paradise Valley or Livingston???

The initial paragraph says that he lives in Livingston which is then followed by the Biography paragraph that states his hometown is Paradise Valley. Can someone who has verifiable source correct this inconsistency? 144.15.115.165 20:48, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

Looks like vandalism to me. Paolini's biography as linked in the references has no references to Livingston. I'll remove it. UnaLaguna 06:19, 12 July 2007 (UTC)

Paradise Valley is just outside of Livingston, which is probably where the misconception came from, as very small towns are often associated with the larger towns that they are by. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.162.202.21 (talk • contribs)

It's not vandalism, just a mistake. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.88.58.254 (talk) 13:41, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Picture

Since this quote is frequently used "a medieval costume of red shirt, billowy black pants, lace-up boots, and a jaunty black cap" - is it possible to get a picture of him in this get up?? 144.15.115.165 20:52, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

Shur'tugal had a copy of that picture floating around somewhere. I'll see if I can find it.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.162.202.21 (talk • contribs)

Here it is:

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p67/Ghostofthe0pera/m35880909.jpg —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.162.215.222 (talk • contribs)

Haha, brilliant! If we can find out what sort of copyright covers this, and get rid of the black border, then we're in business! UnaLaguna 08:26, 11 August 2007 (UTC)

It's in a private album. If GhostoftheOpera took it, copyright would rest with them. --Mark H Wilkinson ^{(t, c)} 09:15, 11 August 2007 (UTC)

Damnit. Here, I've found it on Shurtugal, along with like four others: http://galleries.shurtugal.com/thumbnails.php?album=42 I think it's either promotional or public domain.

[edit] Notice the template I added at the top?

Yep, it means many of these discussions on the books and Paolini shouldn't be here. I'm getting fed up with it, and it's making the talk page needlessly long. From now on, I'll delete anything unrelated to the article which people write on this page ("when is book 3 coming out?" "paolini sucks im right your wrong" "eragon is awesome shut up" and so on). You have been warned. UnaLaguna 05:58, 30 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Plagiarism allegations are unsourced and inflammatory

I am removing the plagiarism nonsense from the article. Its unsourced and libelous. Below is the news.google.com search for him regarding plagiarism (none, and their records are very good and go way back) Your search - Christopher Paolini plagiarism - did not match any documents.

Suggestions: Make sure all words are spelled correctly. Try different keywords. Try more general keywords. Try fewer keywords. Try Google Blog Search. Also, you can browse today's headlines on the Google News homepage. Michaelh2001 18:26, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

You do know that sources don't have to come from the news, right? That's why if you actually browsed wikipedia, you can see that pages are able to be sourced from actual books. It's called a bibliography. If anyone wants, I can add up a 'comparison' page between things like Eragon and The Dragonbone Chair/The Belgariad/The Ruby Knight/etc, citing pages. But it'll be torn down by some pissed-off fan in a few seconds. - Krim —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.191.52.26 (talk • contribs)

No, it would likely be removed due to one of Wikipedia's core policies on article content: No original research. Editors should only include material from reliable sources without adding further analysis. If you wish to write an essay along the lines you've mentioned, I'm sure there's a fansite out there which would be interested. --Mark H Wilkinson ^{(t, c)} 20:02, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Archive

Just a note to let those interested in editing that I've archived the older threads (accessible via our shiny new archive box at the top of the page). It seems they're still prone to attracting discussion which isn't aimed at building the article. --Mark H Wilkinson ^{(t, c)} 19:55, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Paoloni's influence

Insert non-formatted text hereSince when did Paolini say he was influenced by George Lucus, just because the pot to inheritance is criticised to being similar to Star Wars does not mean he was influenced by it, it sounds like putting a direct critic in there. Try and make sure that this is true.

at Shurtugal.com's Chistopher Paolini Q&A's page: http://www.shurtugal.com/?id=series/christopher/qanda

He said the main inspiration of eragon was from Bruce Colville's Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher. and mentioned that in many other interviews too.

Paolini enjoyed Tolkien's world of hobbits, elves, and dwarves, and the epic quest of the ring. Like Tolkien, I also drew inspiration from Nordic, Old English, and Icelandic sagas.

Paolini also grew up reading Anne McCaffrey, for his inspiration for Eragon and Saphira.

a few things are right in this. 10:18AM 21/1/2008 UTC —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lebe.alan (talk • contribs)

I've expanded the influences section using three sources. Gimmetrow 00:18, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Vegetarianism or Veganism

There is either a misconception or a misquote in the present article. In it there is a reference to Paolini's elves being vegans, and this is not correct. The elves are vegatarians, and pretty much avoid animal products, however that is not entirely the case. In Eldest, Eragon is served eggs, and Arya wears leather. Also her mother, the Queen, wears feathers. Vegans do not use any food, clothing, or utilies based on animals whatsoever. I think it is more correct to say that Paolini's elves are athiests and vegetarians, not athiests and vegans. I would appreciate it if this problem were rectified. Thank you. 69.238.198.100 (talk) 17:58, 30 January 2008 (UTC)Theodore from California

[edit] Anything accusing Paolini of plagiarism will be REMOVED

Please read WP:BLP and WP:NPOV.

Anything posted on this page along the line of "Paolini is a plagiarist", "Eragon was inspired by...", etc. will be removed UNLESS you can provide a reliable resource!

Thank you!

Spinach Dip 20:03, 1 May 2008 (UTC)