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It may be worth noting in the differences section that in the film version vetinari is the patrician, whereas in the book he is not. I haven't made the edit because I know there is some argument between fans as to when he came into power (some people seem to think CoM is based chronologically further on in the series). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.13.70.210 ( talk) 23:04, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
"The plot of the adaptation closely follows the plot of the first two Discworld novels". I removed the "closely" in there since several parts of book one (at least) were skipped. However, the production did cover the main storyline. It's debatable whether closely should be used or not. -- 91.84.69.180 ( talk) 22:56, 25 March 2008 (UTC)
The article is inconsistent in its spelling of the character Herrena. Four instances spell it Herenna and one Herrena. However, the official site and IMDB agree with the single instance spelling of Herrena. Complicating things, an unpiped wikilink for Herrena goes to a subject completely unrelated to the character (i.e. simple search and replace isn't a good idea), while the currently used wikilinked Herenna redirects to a list of Discworld characters which uses yet a third spelling variation, Herena. Not sure how best to work this out, although since the official site uses Herrena it should probably be the preferred spelling in the article. -- Michael Devore ( talk) 16:58, 9 April 2008 (UTC)
Could someone see their way clear to editing the Reception section with some proper formatting as I added the 'fans opinion' information but don't know how to correctly format for bullet points which I used in word. Thank you.—Preceding unsigned comment added by Siolis ( talk • contribs) 01:14, 28 April 2008
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And leave me a note when done so I can take another look. Cheers, dihydrogen monoxide ( H2O) 08:09, 22 May 2008 (UTC)
Please leave a note on my talk page when you're done with these comments. Cheers, dihydrogen monoxide ( H2O) 01:29, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
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Cheers, dihydrogen monoxide ( H2O) 01:29, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
In the Differences Between Film and Original Text (that's not the exact wording) it states that in that the film does not use a change spell to return Rincewind to the disk. However, it is this change spell that causes the turtle to roll to recapture Rincewind. (The Archchancelor even says "It's a Change Spell.") I think that could be made more clear. -- 174.19.97.175 ( talk) 03:17, 4 March 2010 (UTC)
I notice that in the 'Reception' section, Rincewind is described as being middle-aged. However, the only specific reference to his age in the books is his alt-universe persona, Dr Rjinswand, from 'The Colour of Magic', which describes him as 33 - hardly middle-aged! Is there any firm evidence for the middle-aged description? I can't access the 'Times' article given as a reference because it requires a password. 188.29.70.222 ( talk) 10:44, 15 October 2013 (UTC)
It says he spent 40 years studying magic. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.21.58.83 ( talk) 21:30, 7 August 2017 (UTC)
The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
This 2008 addition has multiple unsourced claims and, quite possibly, original research. Spinixster (chat!) 02:56, 5 January 2024 (UTC)
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It may be worth noting in the differences section that in the film version vetinari is the patrician, whereas in the book he is not. I haven't made the edit because I know there is some argument between fans as to when he came into power (some people seem to think CoM is based chronologically further on in the series). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.13.70.210 ( talk) 23:04, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
"The plot of the adaptation closely follows the plot of the first two Discworld novels". I removed the "closely" in there since several parts of book one (at least) were skipped. However, the production did cover the main storyline. It's debatable whether closely should be used or not. -- 91.84.69.180 ( talk) 22:56, 25 March 2008 (UTC)
The article is inconsistent in its spelling of the character Herrena. Four instances spell it Herenna and one Herrena. However, the official site and IMDB agree with the single instance spelling of Herrena. Complicating things, an unpiped wikilink for Herrena goes to a subject completely unrelated to the character (i.e. simple search and replace isn't a good idea), while the currently used wikilinked Herenna redirects to a list of Discworld characters which uses yet a third spelling variation, Herena. Not sure how best to work this out, although since the official site uses Herrena it should probably be the preferred spelling in the article. -- Michael Devore ( talk) 16:58, 9 April 2008 (UTC)
Could someone see their way clear to editing the Reception section with some proper formatting as I added the 'fans opinion' information but don't know how to correctly format for bullet points which I used in word. Thank you.—Preceding unsigned comment added by Siolis ( talk • contribs) 01:14, 28 April 2008
The GA review of this article is currently taking place at /GA1, and is transcluded below.
And leave me a note when done so I can take another look. Cheers, dihydrogen monoxide ( H2O) 08:09, 22 May 2008 (UTC)
Please leave a note on my talk page when you're done with these comments. Cheers, dihydrogen monoxide ( H2O) 01:29, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
This GAN has passed, and this is now a good article! If you found this review helpful, please consider helping out a fellow editor by reviewing another good article nomination. Help and advice on how to do so is available at Wikipedia:Reviewing good articles, and you can ask for the help of a GAN mentor, if you wish.
Cheers, dihydrogen monoxide ( H2O) 01:29, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
In the Differences Between Film and Original Text (that's not the exact wording) it states that in that the film does not use a change spell to return Rincewind to the disk. However, it is this change spell that causes the turtle to roll to recapture Rincewind. (The Archchancelor even says "It's a Change Spell.") I think that could be made more clear. -- 174.19.97.175 ( talk) 03:17, 4 March 2010 (UTC)
I notice that in the 'Reception' section, Rincewind is described as being middle-aged. However, the only specific reference to his age in the books is his alt-universe persona, Dr Rjinswand, from 'The Colour of Magic', which describes him as 33 - hardly middle-aged! Is there any firm evidence for the middle-aged description? I can't access the 'Times' article given as a reference because it requires a password. 188.29.70.222 ( talk) 10:44, 15 October 2013 (UTC)
It says he spent 40 years studying magic. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.21.58.83 ( talk) 21:30, 7 August 2017 (UTC)
The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
This 2008 addition has multiple unsourced claims and, quite possibly, original research. Spinixster (chat!) 02:56, 5 January 2024 (UTC)