Alastor15243 Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 "Clearly befitting the archetypal mould of the man in possession of more brawn than brains, Vaike seeks to fulfil the purpose of strengthening himself and thereafter becoming the greatest fighter in the entire world. This ambition of his is, however, offset by his possession of a forgettery, as evident from his misplacing his weapon in Chapter 2, alongside failing to remember to relay vital information to other members of the army." -Taken from the entry on Vaike on the fire emblem wiki: http://fireemblem.wikia.com/wiki/Vaike Seriously, everywhere I look the wiki seems to be written as if it were the personal journal of Miriel or Laurent, If Miriel or Laurent's vocabularies allowed for them to think that "forgettery" is a word. Has anybody else noticed this? This style of writing is all over the place on the wiki! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BANRYU Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 Well, it's not like the information they wrote was inaccurate lol. Maybe it's a bit of a prank, but at least it's not as crazy as the time when someone completely removed the Metroid Other M page from the Metroid wiki. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ϲharlie Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 No, that's not a prank. It's just the quality level of the Fire Emblem wiki. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arvilino Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 "Clearly befitting the archetypal mould of the man in possession of more brawn than brains, Vaike seeks to fulfil the purpose of strengthening himself and thereafter becoming the greatest fighter in the entire world. This ambition of his is, however, offset by his possession of a forgettery, as evident from his misplacing his weapon in Chapter 2, alongside failing to remember to relay vital information to other members of the army." -Taken from the entry on Vaike on the fire emblem wiki: http://fireemblem.wikia.com/wiki/Vaike Seriously, everywhere I look the wiki seems to be written as if it were the personal journal of Miriel or Laurent, If Miriel or Laurent's vocabularies allowed for them to think that "forgettery" is a word. Has anybody else noticed this? This style of writing is all over the place on the wiki! I had to look it up myself but forgettery is actually a word(meaning poor memory) and it's used in the correct context in that sentence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ansem Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 (edited) 0/10 you should have seen the Sigurd vandalism. That one was funny. Edit: Found it, http://i.imgur.com/T1HrmT0.png Edited April 19, 2014 by Richter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alastor15243 Posted April 19, 2014 Author Share Posted April 19, 2014 0/10 you should have seen the Sigurd vandalism. That one was funny. Edit: Found it, http://i.imgur.com/T1HrmT0.png "Dickhead Mcgee" My god that was funny. But I'm fairly certain the fire emblem wiki wasn't always written by this, and it seems like the particular writing style is constant throughout, suggesting it's all one person... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HF Makalov Fanboy Kai Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 0/10 you should have seen the Sigurd vandalism. That one was funny. Edit: Found it, http://i.imgur.com/T1HrmT0.png god almighty, someone sure did have alot of time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VincentASM Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 I haven't gotten around to browsing the wiki recently, but the example outlined in the OP looks like quality writing to me. Maybe a bit overly word-y, perhaps, but nothing I'd bat an eyebrow at. Actually... I checked the edit history, and the change to Vaike's bio was made by a long-standing member. So yeah, definitely an attempt to improve the content, not hinder it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shin Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 No, that's not a prank. It's just the quality level of the Fire Emblem wiki. I know right. Some butt removed my trivia about Biraku. Apparently the world doesn't need to know about resemblance to Takakazu Abe and his following in Japan! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HF Makalov Fanboy Kai Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 I know right. Some butt removed my trivia about Biraku. Apparently the world doesn't need to know about resemblance to Takakazu Abe and his following in Japan! why would they do that? that's why he's popular in japan! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shin Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 why would they do that? that's why he's popular in japan! I dunno, apparently they don't follow other fandoms! I didn't realise the Moonland fandom was separate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HF Makalov Fanboy Kai Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 I dunno, apparently they don't follow other fandoms! I didn't realise the Moonland fandom was separate! man they are so racist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiki Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 (edited) There's this really one bad writer on FE wiki who is responsible for this crap, I'm guessing. http://fireemblem.wikia.com/wiki/Emblem_Blade This is just so awkward.... It's this Engweimen guy. Someone should tell him he can't write at all. Edited April 20, 2014 by Chiki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacLovin Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 (edited) Anyone remember Zigludo-SamaChanSamaSenpaiChanSama? Edited April 20, 2014 by Popeye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HF Makalov Fanboy Kai Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 Anyone remember Zigludo-SamaChanSamaSenpaiChanSama? yeah, it was linked earlier in the thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowboy Karimov Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 This is how most Wikis are written. The only one I've actually come across that wasn't written like that and wasn't some sort of parody wiki is the Transformers wiki, which you can see below. http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Main_Page Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirmola Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 0/10 you should have seen the Sigurd vandalism. That one was funny. Edit: Found it, http://i.imgur.com/T1HrmT0.png I still chuckle when i think of "Waldo, the crusader of hiding". Also the vandal came up with around ten different insulting nicknames for Alvis, most of which are funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 0/10 you should have seen the Sigurd vandalism. That one was funny. Edit: Found it, http://i.imgur.com/T1HrmT0.png Oh gosh, just remembered this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azura Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 I'm in stitches over "Alvis Dumbledore" 0/10 you should have seen the Sigurd vandalism. That one was funny. Edit: Found it, http://i.imgur.com/T1HrmT0.png I found the edit here. It is even funnier when reading it on the wiki. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cryogeist Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 0/10 you should have seen the Sigurd vandalism. That one was funny. Edit: Found it, http://i.imgur.com/T1HrmT0.png Alvis "The Motherfucker" I lost it there, that's just too great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamanoir Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 "Clearly befitting the archetypal mould of the man in possession of more brawn than brains, Vaike seeks to fulfil the purpose of strengthening himself and thereafter becoming the greatest fighter in the entire world. This ambition of his is, however, offset by his possession of a forgettery, as evident from his misplacing his weapon in Chapter 2, alongside failing to remember to relay vital information to other members of the army." -Taken from the entry on Vaike on the fire emblem wiki: http://fireemblem.wikia.com/wiki/Vaike Seriously, everywhere I look the wiki seems to be written as if it were the personal journal of Miriel or Laurent, If Miriel or Laurent's vocabularies allowed for them to think that "forgettery" is a word. Has anybody else noticed this? This style of writing is all over the place on the wiki! I want to see this guy's work on the erotic FE fanfics. That would be truly wonderfull? No seriously. Can you imagine it ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azura Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 I want to see this guy's work on the erotic FE fanfics. That would be truly wonderfull? No seriously. Can you imagine it ? It would be awesome and horrifying at the same time. I find myself hovering between do want for the lulz and do not want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logience Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 (edited) Eh, I still think the worst vandal would be the moron(s) who turned the Archetype page into their personal battleground. http://fireemblem.wikia.com/wiki/Archetype?diff=next&oldid=89392 Edited April 21, 2014 by Logience Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenomic Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 That's just Eng's personal writing style. We've tried to get him to well...not write nearly as complicated as that. It's kinda hard for him to do so so....there's that. Not a vandal at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJWalker Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Eh, I still think the worst vandal would be the moron(s) who turned the Archetype page into their personal battleground. http://fireemblem.wikia.com/wiki/Archetype?diff=next&oldid=89392 Holy balls what. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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