This is discussion archived from a time before the current discussion method was installed.
Moved from Self Fulfilling Prophecies Discussion.
fleb: I recreated the plural redirect, because this is one of those "ends in Y without a preceding vowel" nouns that need plural redirects.
The origin of this page is at Prophecy Twist Discussion
Robert: Does this wiki have any position on gender-neutral language and grammar? In this entry, I originally deliberately used the singular they
, long used in such cases even by the best writers, but if that's insufficently formal for this wiki, so be it.
Looney Toons: There's no hard-and-fast rule on that here. I know that when I write or edit for the wiki, I use whatever proves to be the least confusing in the specific context in which I'm working.
Ununnilium: Singular they is A-OK.
Janitor: No firm rule, but using the forms "he/she", "his/her" (using both genders, with a slash) or "he or she", "his or her" just goops up the read without adding anything of importance. "They" only becomes a problem when it is murky as to whether it is being used as a singular pronoun or referring to a group. You know what really works well? Picking a gender and sticking with it. :-)
Morgan Wick: The more I think about this page the more I think it should be de-pluralified. I don't know of any other entry that's plural, except for things that always come in more than one.
Ununnilium: I agree.
That Other 1 Dude: why was that second page quote removed? I keep running into this one UT that keeps removing examples from Avatar for no reason or exlanation.
- Mike: Looking at the history, it was cut for being too long. Its a good example, but it does take up a bit too much screen space at the top.
The Belgariad deserves a mention here. It has a self fulfilling prophecy where the prophecy is an intelligent non-corporal entity manipulating events so that it will come to pass.
fleb: Heh. @Mike: He was talking about a previous removal a looong time ago, that was apparently reversed, back when this page was titled Self-Fulfilling Prophecies.
arromdee: Deleted:
- A disturbing number of US politicians have argued that there is no need to protect the environment because the world is ending soon. Uh, guys...
I can only ever recall one.
fleb: Good removal. Though one *is* still a disturbing number.
