Talk:The Rats in the Walls

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[edit] Cleanup

I added the cleanup tag because the article is too long and unwieldy - I'd suggest removing the characters section. I do like the inspiration section, though (although perhaps it should go below the synopsis section, rather than the other way around?), and the article is, overall, excellent. -Elizabennet | talk 04:41, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

I don't think it's too long--the article's not rated, but I doubt it would get a rating indicating that it's complete as is.

There is some useful information in the Character section that I definitely don't think should be cut. I'm fond of the whole section, frankly--I think there's some interest in the idea of Lovecraft characters through the ages.

As for putting the synopsis first, you're about the third person who's suggested making the synopsis first on one Lovecraft story article or another, so you're probably right. My sense was that we should talk about the story in the real world first, but I guess that's not necessary. It'll need to be changed on just about every Lovecraft story article, though. Nareek 05:32, 25 January 2007 (UTC)