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"the warmest parts of the world snow-free for only a few weeks out of the year."
I don't recall that being clear, and I think it would cause trouble for plants if it was so. Midgley 04:54, 16 March 2006 (UTC)
My impression is that Darkover has a climate similar to Canada. Symphony Girl ( talk) 03:36, 17 June 2013 (UTC)
Should Darkover and Darkover series pages be merged? The pages seem very similar but I don't know the series well enough myself to just dive in and edit/merge the things. Marc Kupper 22:11, 22 December 2006 (UTC)
Also, the URL for the convention has changed-it's www.darkovercon.org now. 131.182.170.50 ( talk) 20:09, 20 November 2007 (UTC)
I don't see any practical way to merge Darkover and Darkover series without creating a huge mess. Though I would not personally have created two separate pages, they do seem to cover different material. Symphony Girl ( talk) 03:35, 17 June 2013 (UTC)
I have moved two sections into the Darkover series article, where they seem to make more sense. Symphony Girl ( talk) 01:15, 26 June 2013 (UTC)
My impression is that Darkover is about the fictional planet, and Darkover Series is about the books, which exist. I have added two sections to this article, briefly listing the plants and animals of Darkover. You can add a lot more. Wastrel Way ( talk) Eric —Preceding undated comment added 20:05, 27 March 2019 (UTC)
Is this or one of the other Wikipedia pages on Darkover the place to point out MZB's use of Cthulhu Mythos names as developed by Robert W. Chambers in The King in Yellow? The beginnings of the Mythos lie, of course, with Ambrose Bierce; but it seems clear to me that references to the "Lake of Hali", the city of " Carcosa", and the personal names " Hastur", "Alar" (a city in Bierce but a persnal name in MZB), "Camilla", and "Cassilda" are taken from the Lovecraft and Chambers stream of the Mythos. There is a good paragraph on the derivation of "Carcosa" in the Wikipedia article on that name, which is fine as far as it goes; but shouldn't the main reference be in one of the Darkover pages? Originalylem ( talk) 20:16, 15 October 2009 (UTC)
I added a section called "Various Customs and Music" and at this point I'm burned out on creating an encyclopedic image of Darkover. Wastrel Way ( talk) 02:12, 6 March 2020 (UTC) Eric
Thanks for the critical evaluation.
Indeed it does. Many of the "facts" are not referenced. I have tried to add book and chapter whenever I could, but some of the "facts" are simply part of the "universe" and could be referenced from many places in the series. I hope that someone will help.
Probably true, but one of the things that appeals to readers of the Darkover books is the amount of intricate detail. It could probably be toned down a bit. Maybe I got carried away :-)
Frankly, that was the intent, since I didn't know about that issue when I was expanding the article. I made a distinction between "Darkover" the planet and "Darkover" the series, which I thought was sufficient. The verb tenses need to be changed to past historical and there must be other changes made to make it clear that this is all fiction. Again, I hope that someone else takes on the task, because I'm not up to it. Cheers. Wastrel Way ( talk) 03:06, 28 February 2021 (UTC) Eric
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"the warmest parts of the world snow-free for only a few weeks out of the year."
I don't recall that being clear, and I think it would cause trouble for plants if it was so. Midgley 04:54, 16 March 2006 (UTC)
My impression is that Darkover has a climate similar to Canada. Symphony Girl ( talk) 03:36, 17 June 2013 (UTC)
Should Darkover and Darkover series pages be merged? The pages seem very similar but I don't know the series well enough myself to just dive in and edit/merge the things. Marc Kupper 22:11, 22 December 2006 (UTC)
Also, the URL for the convention has changed-it's www.darkovercon.org now. 131.182.170.50 ( talk) 20:09, 20 November 2007 (UTC)
I don't see any practical way to merge Darkover and Darkover series without creating a huge mess. Though I would not personally have created two separate pages, they do seem to cover different material. Symphony Girl ( talk) 03:35, 17 June 2013 (UTC)
I have moved two sections into the Darkover series article, where they seem to make more sense. Symphony Girl ( talk) 01:15, 26 June 2013 (UTC)
My impression is that Darkover is about the fictional planet, and Darkover Series is about the books, which exist. I have added two sections to this article, briefly listing the plants and animals of Darkover. You can add a lot more. Wastrel Way ( talk) Eric —Preceding undated comment added 20:05, 27 March 2019 (UTC)
Is this or one of the other Wikipedia pages on Darkover the place to point out MZB's use of Cthulhu Mythos names as developed by Robert W. Chambers in The King in Yellow? The beginnings of the Mythos lie, of course, with Ambrose Bierce; but it seems clear to me that references to the "Lake of Hali", the city of " Carcosa", and the personal names " Hastur", "Alar" (a city in Bierce but a persnal name in MZB), "Camilla", and "Cassilda" are taken from the Lovecraft and Chambers stream of the Mythos. There is a good paragraph on the derivation of "Carcosa" in the Wikipedia article on that name, which is fine as far as it goes; but shouldn't the main reference be in one of the Darkover pages? Originalylem ( talk) 20:16, 15 October 2009 (UTC)
I added a section called "Various Customs and Music" and at this point I'm burned out on creating an encyclopedic image of Darkover. Wastrel Way ( talk) 02:12, 6 March 2020 (UTC) Eric
Thanks for the critical evaluation.
Indeed it does. Many of the "facts" are not referenced. I have tried to add book and chapter whenever I could, but some of the "facts" are simply part of the "universe" and could be referenced from many places in the series. I hope that someone will help.
Probably true, but one of the things that appeals to readers of the Darkover books is the amount of intricate detail. It could probably be toned down a bit. Maybe I got carried away :-)
Frankly, that was the intent, since I didn't know about that issue when I was expanding the article. I made a distinction between "Darkover" the planet and "Darkover" the series, which I thought was sufficient. The verb tenses need to be changed to past historical and there must be other changes made to make it clear that this is all fiction. Again, I hope that someone else takes on the task, because I'm not up to it. Cheers. Wastrel Way ( talk) 03:06, 28 February 2021 (UTC) Eric