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:Well I checked "The" Lore Category page (:p) and I think that having the word "The" is necessary. I satarted to say some of the names without the and it doesn't "feel" right...it's like saying "The" away from "The Last Supper". It looses it's "power" (don't know how to describe that feeling of understanding, knowledge). Adding the word "The" adds importance to the event, making it impact the "feeling" we get from reading the stub. I hope I made some sense with this, but my advice would be to keep "The" prefix.--[[User:Shayagor|Shayagor]] 22:54, 27 October 2008 (CET)
:: Ok, thanks for the input. That's a bit of what I felt. The problem is when adding this event into a sentence, where you might not really want to capitalize "The" for the link. The [[Sin War]] is a good example. The other thing is that it's harder to sort these events in the categories. If some have "The" and some don't, a lot of the parts will end up under "T" in the sorting. I suppose there can be exceptions to the rule here, but that isn't optimal. Also, where do we draw the line? any more input on it? =) --[[User:Leord|Leord]] 18:45, 30 October 2008 (CET)
:::Very true, as I kept reading the lore section and reading your reply...well I think that some of the terms do need "The". I will list the ones that I feel don't need the prefix "The": Sin War, Nature of the Soulstones, Fall of the Black King and Binding of the Three. The ones I am having trouble with deciding are: The Last Testament of Ord Rekar and The Lands of Khanduras.
:::Also, when looking at the Lore category page, we can see 2 darkenings of tristam, but one is misspelled. Is there any way to remove the misspelled one? --[[User:Shayagor|Shayagor]] 05:43, 31 October 2008 (CET)
:::: Well, the lore section will be revamped a lot. Right now it's mainly just laying there, transcripted by MD. Several of the entries will go away completely, and either be part of a [[Book]] entry, or just be available in the [[Diablo I Manual]], or some other manual.
:::: [[The Lands of Khanduras]] will be deleted, and folded in to the [[Librarius Ex Horadrim]] Book entry, the [[Diablo I Manual]] as well as [[Khanduras]]. Thinking about it, [[The Last Testament of Ord Rekar]] will work as a book entry named [[Last Testament of Ord Rekar]], grouped with [[Aust]]'s journal. In the light that most of these entries will be folded in to other things, I don't think there is a great problem with "The" for now. Make sure you notify me if you find other mentions in books or manuals that require a "The".
:::: Regarding deletion: Right now only me, [[User:Flux|Flux]] and the other admins can delete pages, but you'll likely be part of that inner group if you continue to bring feedback and be part of the whole wiki community. ;) For now, just add a <nowiki>{{delete}}</nowiki>-template on a page that needs deletion, unless you can logically [[Help:Redirect|redirect]] it to some other appropriate article. --[[User:Leord|Leord]] 12:04, 31 October 2008 (CET)