Warriors Wiki talk:Characters/Archive 104

Tribe of Rushing Water Names
Alright so I was thinking about something this morning, but I way too tired to post it. When it comes to the Tribe of Rushing Water and their names, how we currently have it seems a bit... I dunno, cluttered. Given that the name in parenthesis is an informal name, wouldn't it make sense to change this:

Brook Where Small Fish Swim (Brook) is a sleek,[2] soft,[7] and thick-furred,[8] lithe,[1] brown tabby she-cat with gray eyes[4] and a torn ear.[9]

to something like this:

Brook Where Small Fish Swim, informally known as Brook, is a sleek,[2] soft,[7] and thick-furred,[8] lithe,[1] brown tabby she-cat with gray eyes[4] and a torn ear.[9] (for those who aren't sure what "informally" means because words lmao: have a link)

Given that the shortened name is very often used in casual discussion? Plus, it kinda makes it look like "Brook Where Small Fish Swim (Brook)" is Brook's name, when it's actually "Brook Where Small Fish Swim", and "Brook" is just her shortened name, kinda like how Icy's nickname is a shortened version of her old username, Icestorm123, Stealth is a shortened version of Stealth's username, ect.

I really like the idea, it does seem to flow better because the parentheses seem weird since it's an entirely shortened name in itself type of thing, yet next to the name which could throw people off if they haven't read about the character yet.

Well I agree that it makes sense when you say that it makes her name look like 'Brook Where Small Fish Swim (Brook)', but I wouldn't say she is 'informally' called Brook; everyone calls her Brook. Or like when Brambleclaw saw Night for the first time in like 10 (okay it was more like 1 or 2 but still) years, he still called her Night, instead of Night of No Stars etc. Imo it would be more accurate if it was 'Brook Where Small Fish Swim, more commonly known as Brook', because the name 'Brook' was used by everyone, and she was almost always referred to as Brook. 02:08 Sat May 14

This is a good idea. Jaysnow (talk) 07:19, June 2, 2016 (UTC)

May I get more comments on this? I'd really like to implement this if everyone agrees. I'm for adding "more commonly known" instead of what I suggested, by the way.

I'd rather more commonly known. 13:01, June 3, 2016 (UTC)

Anymore comments on this? 01:05, July 14, 2016 (UTC)

I still think this is a good idea. Jaysnow (talk) 14:52, July 14, 2016 (UTC)

So is it agreed that we put this in motion? 03:23, July 23, 2016 (UTC)

I think so, Icy. I'll give it 24 hours for anymore comments and if no one disagrees, then we can impliment it and add the new change as a note in the guidelines, I think.

Yep go ahead.Stealth f🔥re ❤Warriors Forever!❤  22:40, August 19, 2016 (UTC)

Boulder
Alright, so I was checking a few things, and I came across Boulder's description; it strikes me as odd, considering we have him listed as "silver-gray", which appears to be combining two cites. One for a "silver tabby tom" and one for a "gray tom".

Now, as we've found out with PCA, silver tabbies have a lighter base coloring and darker (often black) stripes. Silver-gray cats and gray cats don't always have this. Is there a reason the two cites are combined, because I'm about 10000% positive they shouldn't have been. Silver, silver-gray, and gray are three completely different things.

The issue I have is what his actual description should be; there's about an equal mention (that I could find) for both silver and gray, and he seems to go from a "silver tabby tom" to a "skinny gray tom", once we reach the second arc in the series...

tldr; the cites shouldn't have been combined and I think Boulder's description needs to be modified to properly represent that, and the other description added to his trivia.

Yeah it should be changed. I'm willing to go through each book he appears in and at least attempt to find what he is mentioned more as. If they are exactly equal, then we go with what he is mentioned first with. Simple as that.Stealth f🔥re ❤Warriors Forever!❤  23:43, July 23, 2016 (UTC)

Alright I went through his appearances and this is what I found:

Mentioned as silver: 7 times

Mentioned as gray: 18

Most of his gray mentions is from The Darkest Hour and Yellowfang's Secret, but I think even taking away those mentions it'll still outnumber the times he called silver. Interestingly though, he is never mentioned as a tabby with gray fur at the same time. His either a silver tabby or a skinny gray. I think if we are going with gray, his tabby cite would probably be removed. Other than that, his other cites appear at the times he is called gray.Stealth f🔥re ❤Warriors Forever!❤  00:49, July 24, 2016 (UTC)

I would think so, because that's combining citations that literally have nothing to do with each other, and the silver tabby cite would be added to the trivia and the respective images kept if they are warranted.

Anymore comments? If not then we'll go ahead and change Boulder's description.Stealth f🔥re ❤Warriors Forever!❤  22:40, August 19, 2016 (UTC)

Alright I'm changing Boulder's description.Stealth f🔥re ❤Warriors Forever!❤  22:12, August 24, 2016 (UTC)