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Mith: Removed done articles. I would like to - eventually - delete this page though

2011-01-07T16:57:14Z

Removed done articles. I would like to - eventually - delete this page though

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−	This page contains a list of requested articles. If you have an idea for an article simply add it to the list below.	+	This page contains a list of '''requested articles'''. If you have an idea for an article simply add it to the list below.

−		+	==Religion in Tolkien's works==
−	~~===Tolkien Gateway===~~	+
−	* A page detailing the history, future, and present information on the website, similar to [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Wookieepedia Wookieepedia's].	+
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−	===Religion in Tolkien's works===	+
	* An article detailing all the religious similarities in [[Middle-earth]] while keeping a non-allegorical standpoint. --[[User:Hyarion\|Hyarion]]		* An article detailing all the religious similarities in [[Middle-earth]] while keeping a non-allegorical standpoint. --[[User:Hyarion\|Hyarion]]

−		+	==Tengwar Unicode Standard==
−	===Tengwar Unicode Standard===	+
	* A petition to get Tengwar into the standard Unicode.		* A petition to get Tengwar into the standard Unicode.
	* For the wiki, possibly setup an extension so if Tengwar fonts are installed, the visitors sees Tengwar text, if not the Tengwar text is replaced with Tengwar images of the text. --[[User:Hyarion\|Hyarion]]		* For the wiki, possibly setup an extension so if Tengwar fonts are installed, the visitors sees Tengwar text, if not the Tengwar text is replaced with Tengwar images of the text. --[[User:Hyarion\|Hyarion]]

−	===F.A.Q.===	+	==F.A.Q.==
	* A group of FAQ articles linked together to one index page, similar to the [http://tolkien.slimy.com/ Tolkien Meta-FAQ]. --[[User:Hyarion\|Hyarion]]		* A group of FAQ articles linked together to one index page, similar to the [http://tolkien.slimy.com/ Tolkien Meta-FAQ]. --[[User:Hyarion\|Hyarion]]

−		+	==Why is J.R.R. Tolkien so popular?==
−	===Why is J.R.R. Tolkien so popular?===	+
	* An article which lists reasons why J.R.R. Tolkien and his works are so popular and entertaining. --[[User:Hyarion\|Hyarion]]		* An article which lists reasons why J.R.R. Tolkien and his works are so popular and entertaining. --[[User:Hyarion\|Hyarion]]
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−	~~===Tolkien Google logo===~~
−	* An article which focuses on petitioning [http://www.google.com Google] to create a Tolkien or LotR themed logo for January 3rd, Tolkien's birthday. --[[User:Hyarion\|Hyarion]]

	===Middle-earth Year articles===		===Middle-earth Year articles===

Sage: /* Middle-earth Year articles */

2008-08-16T14:00:54Z

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	:There's been a couple of other discussions on this which I'm unable to find at the moment, but the consensus was "First Age XXX" as this is what JRRT and Christopher Tolkien use. As we were unable to find any instances of them using roman numerals we decided against them, "I XXX" is also less meaningful for an article title. It is rather tedious to type however, which is why we plan on creating redirects for "F.A. XXX" to "First Age XXX". The other issue is the abbreviation for Fourth Age, I believe we [[Talk:Timeline#Redirects\|settled on]] "Fo.A. XXX" --[[User:Hyarion\|Hyarion]] 04:53, 16 August 2008 (EDT)		:There's been a couple of other discussions on this which I'm unable to find at the moment, but the consensus was "First Age XXX" as this is what JRRT and Christopher Tolkien use. As we were unable to find any instances of them using roman numerals we decided against them, "I XXX" is also less meaningful for an article title. It is rather tedious to type however, which is why we plan on creating redirects for "F.A. XXX" to "First Age XXX". The other issue is the abbreviation for Fourth Age, I believe we [[Talk:Timeline#Redirects\|settled on]] "Fo.A. XXX" --[[User:Hyarion\|Hyarion]] 04:53, 16 August 2008 (EDT)
−	:I see. I'd add that the abbreviations should be as simple as possible, even without periods. It's a real pain while we are writing an article and come up with the dates, then search for the . key, press by mistake the , key (which is next to it), delete it, press . again etc etc... happens to me all the time you know. Therefore I suggest we be less formal and as simple as possible and prefer FA, SA, TA instead of F.A. etc. Btw Robert Foster used FO for the Fourth Age. [[User:Sage\|Sage]] 10:00, 16 August 2008 (EDT)	+	::I see. I'd add that the abbreviations should be as simple as possible, even without periods. It's a real pain while we are writing an article and come up with the dates, then search for the . key, press by mistake the , key (which is next to it), delete it, press . again etc etc... happens to me all the time you know. Therefore I suggest we be less formal and as simple as possible and prefer FA, SA, TA instead of F.A. etc. Btw Robert Foster used FO for the Fourth Age. [[User:Sage\|Sage]] 10:00, 16 August 2008 (EDT)

	==Criticism on Tolkien==		==Criticism on Tolkien==
	Racist stuff, religious accusation from fundamentalists, plagiarism etc [[User:Sage\|Sage]] 12:24, 15 August 2008 (EDT)		Racist stuff, religious accusation from fundamentalists, plagiarism etc [[User:Sage\|Sage]] 12:24, 15 August 2008 (EDT)
	[[Category:Tolkien Gateway]]		[[Category:Tolkien Gateway]]

Sage: /* Middle-earth Year articles */

2008-08-16T14:00:34Z

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	:There's been a couple of other discussions on this which I'm unable to find at the moment, but the consensus was "First Age XXX" as this is what JRRT and Christopher Tolkien use. As we were unable to find any instances of them using roman numerals we decided against them, "I XXX" is also less meaningful for an article title. It is rather tedious to type however, which is why we plan on creating redirects for "F.A. XXX" to "First Age XXX". The other issue is the abbreviation for Fourth Age, I believe we [[Talk:Timeline#Redirects\|settled on]] "Fo.A. XXX" --[[User:Hyarion\|Hyarion]] 04:53, 16 August 2008 (EDT)		:There's been a couple of other discussions on this which I'm unable to find at the moment, but the consensus was "First Age XXX" as this is what JRRT and Christopher Tolkien use. As we were unable to find any instances of them using roman numerals we decided against them, "I XXX" is also less meaningful for an article title. It is rather tedious to type however, which is why we plan on creating redirects for "F.A. XXX" to "First Age XXX". The other issue is the abbreviation for Fourth Age, I believe we [[Talk:Timeline#Redirects\|settled on]] "Fo.A. XXX" --[[User:Hyarion\|Hyarion]] 04:53, 16 August 2008 (EDT)
		+	:I see. I'd add that the abbreviations should be as simple as possible, even without periods. It's a real pain while we are writing an article and come up with the dates, then search for the . key, press by mistake the , key (which is next to it), delete it, press . again etc etc... happens to me all the time you know. Therefore I suggest we be less formal and as simple as possible and prefer FA, SA, TA instead of F.A. etc. Btw Robert Foster used FO for the Fourth Age. [[User:Sage\|Sage]] 10:00, 16 August 2008 (EDT)

	==Criticism on Tolkien==		==Criticism on Tolkien==
	Racist stuff, religious accusation from fundamentalists, plagiarism etc [[User:Sage\|Sage]] 12:24, 15 August 2008 (EDT)		Racist stuff, religious accusation from fundamentalists, plagiarism etc [[User:Sage\|Sage]] 12:24, 15 August 2008 (EDT)
	[[Category:Tolkien Gateway]]		[[Category:Tolkien Gateway]]

Hyarion: /* Middle-earth Year articles */ Added reply

2008-08-16T08:53:50Z

Middle-earth Year articles: Added reply

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	Just a side suggestion. I find the name format "First Age XXX" quite tedious. To make the articles readable, we are forced to write <nowiki>[[First Age XXX\|F.A. XXX]]</nowiki> in the text for no reason. I see in other works they use the format I XXX, II XXX etc. I suggest we use this format. [[User:Sage\|Sage]] 12:24, 15 August 2008 (EDT)		Just a side suggestion. I find the name format "First Age XXX" quite tedious. To make the articles readable, we are forced to write <nowiki>[[First Age XXX\|F.A. XXX]]</nowiki> in the text for no reason. I see in other works they use the format I XXX, II XXX etc. I suggest we use this format. [[User:Sage\|Sage]] 12:24, 15 August 2008 (EDT)
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		+	:There's been a couple of other discussions on this which I'm unable to find at the moment, but the consensus was "First Age XXX" as this is what JRRT and Christopher Tolkien use. As we were unable to find any instances of them using roman numerals we decided against them, "I XXX" is also less meaningful for an article title. It is rather tedious to type however, which is why we plan on creating redirects for "F.A. XXX" to "First Age XXX". The other issue is the abbreviation for Fourth Age, I believe we [[Talk:Timeline#Redirects\|settled on]] "Fo.A. XXX" --[[User:Hyarion\|Hyarion]] 04:53, 16 August 2008 (EDT)
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	==Criticism on Tolkien==		==Criticism on Tolkien==
	Racist stuff, religious accusation from fundamentalists, plagiarism etc [[User:Sage\|Sage]] 12:24, 15 August 2008 (EDT)		Racist stuff, religious accusation from fundamentalists, plagiarism etc [[User:Sage\|Sage]] 12:24, 15 August 2008 (EDT)
	[[Category:Tolkien Gateway]]		[[Category:Tolkien Gateway]]

Sage: /* Middle-earth Year articles */

2008-08-15T16:24:57Z

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	**** Good point, it becomes especially difficult when dealing with time frames as well. I still think its a good idea though, as long as we are careful to put "possible date" and to list where the dates came from. --[[User:Hyarion\|Hyarion]] 14:59, 22 April 2006 (EDT)		**** Good point, it becomes especially difficult when dealing with time frames as well. I still think its a good idea though, as long as we are careful to put "possible date" and to list where the dates came from. --[[User:Hyarion\|Hyarion]] 14:59, 22 April 2006 (EDT)

		+	Just a side suggestion. I find the name format "First Age XXX" quite tedious. To make the articles readable, we are forced to write <nowiki>[[First Age XXX\|F.A. XXX]]</nowiki> in the text for no reason. I see in other works they use the format I XXX, II XXX etc. I suggest we use this format. [[User:Sage\|Sage]] 12:24, 15 August 2008 (EDT)
		+	==Criticism on Tolkien==
		+	Racist stuff, religious accusation from fundamentalists, plagiarism etc [[User:Sage\|Sage]] 12:24, 15 August 2008 (EDT)
	[[Category:Tolkien Gateway]]		[[Category:Tolkien Gateway]]

Ederchil: cleanup - what have we been working on since late Jan/early Feb

2008-08-15T15:27:15Z

cleanup - what have we been working on since late Jan/early Feb

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	===Tolkien Google logo===		===Tolkien Google logo===
	* An article which focuses on petitioning [http://www.google.com Google] to create a Tolkien or LotR themed logo for January 3rd, Tolkien's birthday. --[[User:Hyarion\|Hyarion]]		* An article which focuses on petitioning [http://www.google.com Google] to create a Tolkien or LotR themed logo for January 3rd, Tolkien's birthday. --[[User:Hyarion\|Hyarion]]
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−	~~===J.R.R. Tolkien Timeline===~~
−	* A timeline recording anything and everything that happened to [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]. --[[User:Hyarion\|Hyarion]]
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−	~~===Real World Timeline===~~
−	* A timeline which includes the J.R.R. Tolkien timeline but also includes any and all other events that have happened not necessarily directly related to Tolkien, such as The Lord of the Rings conventions, when books were released, Tolkien Society events, just everything. --[[User:Hyarion\|Hyarion]]
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−	~~===Year articles===~~
−	* An article for every year of our real world starting with Tolkien's birth. Would include subheadings for the months and days and may include information too minor for the timeline mentioned above. --[[User:Hyarion\|Hyarion]]
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	===Middle-earth Year articles===		===Middle-earth Year articles===

Ederchil at 18:04, 5 August 2008

2008-08-05T18:04:43Z

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	***One thing that may be a problem is that not all Tolkien scholars agree on the dates, and in the different works they are often conflicting. According to the most common timeline used Eärendil was born in 503 of the First Age and his famous voyage was in 583. This is impossible, as Elves did not marry this young, and he would hardly have time for all his famous voyages. This is an example of the problems with pinpointing exact dates. --[[User:Narfil Palùrfalas\|Narfil Palùrfalas]] 14:51, 22 April 2006 (EDT)		***One thing that may be a problem is that not all Tolkien scholars agree on the dates, and in the different works they are often conflicting. According to the most common timeline used Eärendil was born in 503 of the First Age and his famous voyage was in 583. This is impossible, as Elves did not marry this young, and he would hardly have time for all his famous voyages. This is an example of the problems with pinpointing exact dates. --[[User:Narfil Palùrfalas\|Narfil Palùrfalas]] 14:51, 22 April 2006 (EDT)
	**** Good point, it becomes especially difficult when dealing with time frames as well. I still think its a good idea though, as long as we are careful to put "possible date" and to list where the dates came from. --[[User:Hyarion\|Hyarion]] 14:59, 22 April 2006 (EDT)		**** Good point, it becomes especially difficult when dealing with time frames as well. I still think its a good idea though, as long as we are careful to put "possible date" and to list where the dates came from. --[[User:Hyarion\|Hyarion]] 14:59, 22 April 2006 (EDT)
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		+	[[Category:Tolkien Gateway]]

Hyarion: /* Middle-earth Year articles */ Removing red links

2007-06-20T18:36:47Z

Middle-earth Year articles: Removing red links

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	* This may be me being anal but what about having a page for "T.A. 2,567" and "S.A. 35" etc. Most years would be empty or simply contain one entry, but I think it would be worth it. --[[User:Hyarion\|Hyarion]] 02:00, 21 April 2006 (EDT)		* This may be me being anal but what about having a page for "T.A. 2,567" and "S.A. 35" etc. Most years would be empty or simply contain one entry, but I think it would be worth it. --[[User:Hyarion\|Hyarion]] 02:00, 21 April 2006 (EDT)
−	** If this is too much we could always slowly separate them. For example converting [[First Age]], [[Second Age]], etc. Then taking another step and maybe [[F.A. 1,000~~]] [[~~F.A. 2,000]], etc. then another step, [[F.A. 500]], [[F.A. 1500]], then another, and another, etc. --[[User:Hyarion\|Hyarion]] 02:00, 21 April 2006 (EDT)	+	** If this is too much we could always slowly separate them. For example converting [[First Age]], [[Second Age]], etc. Then taking another step and maybe "F.A. 1,000" "F.A. 2,000", etc. then another step, "F.A. 500", "F.A. 1500", then another, and another, etc. --[[User:Hyarion\|Hyarion]] 02:00, 21 April 2006 (EDT)
	***One thing that may be a problem is that not all Tolkien scholars agree on the dates, and in the different works they are often conflicting. According to the most common timeline used Eärendil was born in 503 of the First Age and his famous voyage was in 583. This is impossible, as Elves did not marry this young, and he would hardly have time for all his famous voyages. This is an example of the problems with pinpointing exact dates. --[[User:Narfil Palùrfalas\|Narfil Palùrfalas]] 14:51, 22 April 2006 (EDT)		***One thing that may be a problem is that not all Tolkien scholars agree on the dates, and in the different works they are often conflicting. According to the most common timeline used Eärendil was born in 503 of the First Age and his famous voyage was in 583. This is impossible, as Elves did not marry this young, and he would hardly have time for all his famous voyages. This is an example of the problems with pinpointing exact dates. --[[User:Narfil Palùrfalas\|Narfil Palùrfalas]] 14:51, 22 April 2006 (EDT)
	**** Good point, it becomes especially difficult when dealing with time frames as well. I still think its a good idea though, as long as we are careful to put "possible date" and to list where the dates came from. --[[User:Hyarion\|Hyarion]] 14:59, 22 April 2006 (EDT)		**** Good point, it becomes especially difficult when dealing with time frames as well. I still think its a good idea though, as long as we are careful to put "possible date" and to list where the dates came from. --[[User:Hyarion\|Hyarion]] 14:59, 22 April 2006 (EDT)

Hyarion: Added Tolkien Gateway page

2006-04-23T20:12:02Z

Added Tolkien Gateway page

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	This page contains a list of requested articles. If you have an idea for an article simply add it to the list below.		This page contains a list of requested articles. If you have an idea for an article simply add it to the list below.
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		+	===Tolkien Gateway===
		+	* A page detailing the history, future, and present information on the website, similar to [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Wookieepedia Wookieepedia's].

Hyarion: /* Middle-earth Year articles */

2006-04-22T18:59:45Z

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	* This may be me being anal but what about having a page for "T.A. 2,567" and "S.A. 35" etc. Most years would be empty or simply contain one entry, but I think it would be worth it. --[[User:Hyarion\|Hyarion]] 02:00, 21 April 2006 (EDT)		* This may be me being anal but what about having a page for "T.A. 2,567" and "S.A. 35" etc. Most years would be empty or simply contain one entry, but I think it would be worth it. --[[User:Hyarion\|Hyarion]] 02:00, 21 April 2006 (EDT)
	** If this is too much we could always slowly separate them. For example converting [[First Age]], [[Second Age]], etc. Then taking another step and maybe [[F.A. 1,000]] [[F.A. 2,000]], etc. then another step, [[F.A. 500]], [[F.A. 1500]], then another, and another, etc. --[[User:Hyarion\|Hyarion]] 02:00, 21 April 2006 (EDT)		** If this is too much we could always slowly separate them. For example converting [[First Age]], [[Second Age]], etc. Then taking another step and maybe [[F.A. 1,000]] [[F.A. 2,000]], etc. then another step, [[F.A. 500]], [[F.A. 1500]], then another, and another, etc. --[[User:Hyarion\|Hyarion]] 02:00, 21 April 2006 (EDT)
−	***One thing that may be a problem is that not all Tolkien scholars agree on the dates, and in the different works they are often conflicting. According to the most common timeline used Eärendil was born in 503 of the First Age and his famous voyage was in 583. This is impossible, as Elves did not marry this young, and he would hardly have time for all his famous voyages. This is an example of the problems with pinpointing exact dates.	+	***One thing that may be a problem is that not all Tolkien scholars agree on the dates, and in the different works they are often conflicting. According to the most common timeline used Eärendil was born in 503 of the First Age and his famous voyage was in 583. This is impossible, as Elves did not marry this young, and he would hardly have time for all his famous voyages. This is an example of the problems with pinpointing exact dates. --[[User:Narfil Palùrfalas\|Narfil Palùrfalas]] 14:51, 22 April 2006 (EDT)
−	--[[User:Narfil Palùrfalas\|Narfil Palùrfalas]] 14:51, 22 April 2006 (EDT)	+	**** Good point, it becomes especially difficult when dealing with time frames as well. I still think its a good idea though, as long as we are careful to put "possible date" and to list where the dates came from. --[[User:Hyarion\|Hyarion]] 14:59, 22 April 2006 (EDT)

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	* This may be me being anal but what about having a page for "T.A. 2,567" and "S.A. 35" etc. Most years would be empty or simply contain one entry, but I think it would be worth it. --[[User:Hyarion\|Hyarion]] 02:00, 21 April 2006 (EDT)		* This may be me being anal but what about having a page for "T.A. 2,567" and "S.A. 35" etc. Most years would be empty or simply contain one entry, but I think it would be worth it. --[[User:Hyarion\|Hyarion]] 02:00, 21 April 2006 (EDT)
−	** If this is too much we could always slowly separate them. For example converting [[First Age]], [[Second Age]], etc. Then taking another step and maybe [[F.A. 1,000~~]] [[~~F.A. 2,000]], etc. then another step, [[F.A. 500]], [[F.A. 1500]], then another, and another, etc. --[[User:Hyarion\|Hyarion]] 02:00, 21 April 2006 (EDT)	+	** If this is too much we could always slowly separate them. For example converting [[First Age]], [[Second Age]], etc. Then taking another step and maybe "F.A. 1,000" "F.A. 2,000", etc. then another step, "F.A. 500", "F.A. 1500", then another, and another, etc. --[[User:Hyarion\|Hyarion]] 02:00, 21 April 2006 (EDT)
	***One thing that may be a problem is that not all Tolkien scholars agree on the dates, and in the different works they are often conflicting. According to the most common timeline used Eärendil was born in 503 of the First Age and his famous voyage was in 583. This is impossible, as Elves did not marry this young, and he would hardly have time for all his famous voyages. This is an example of the problems with pinpointing exact dates. --[[User:Narfil Palùrfalas\|Narfil Palùrfalas]] 14:51, 22 April 2006 (EDT)		***One thing that may be a problem is that not all Tolkien scholars agree on the dates, and in the different works they are often conflicting. According to the most common timeline used Eärendil was born in 503 of the First Age and his famous voyage was in 583. This is impossible, as Elves did not marry this young, and he would hardly have time for all his famous voyages. This is an example of the problems with pinpointing exact dates. --[[User:Narfil Palùrfalas\|Narfil Palùrfalas]] 14:51, 22 April 2006 (EDT)
	**** Good point, it becomes especially difficult when dealing with time frames as well. I still think its a good idea though, as long as we are careful to put "possible date" and to list where the dates came from. --[[User:Hyarion\|Hyarion]] 14:59, 22 April 2006 (EDT)		**** Good point, it becomes especially difficult when dealing with time frames as well. I still think its a good idea though, as long as we are careful to put "possible date" and to list where the dates came from. --[[User:Hyarion\|Hyarion]] 14:59, 22 April 2006 (EDT)