Talk:Universe of Monkey Island

message: If you're going to use some of the images of the characters from MILegend.com at least make an external reference to the site.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Blondebeard2 (talk • contribs) 10:59, 13 June 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: If you click on the images you'll see that people have referred to the site. Personally I'd be all for removing most of the images and trimming a lot of the content - but I've come to learn that you can be fighting a losing battle with pages like this! Playclever (talk) 11:54, 13 June 2009 (UTC)
replies: text:  I have to agree that a lot of the info should probably be cut, especially in the character section. For example; Captain Dread. Do we even really need 2 paragraphs and an image for a character that served no purpose except as transportation between islands in one game of the series. But, whatever.Flygongengar (talk) 21:57, 21 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Characters images 

message: Is Monkey Combat written with a C or a K like Mortal Kombat?
K. It's a play on Mortal Kombat. In the game, a Mortal Kombat-style symbol, with a monkey istead of a dragon, is shown on screen. -- Supermorff 20:08, 22 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: The entry on Big Whoop is so small, that a lot of content should be added about it, if it is to have its own article. There's no point in having a seperate article on Big Whoop which will never be more than a few lines long. Poulsen 16:39, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Monkey Kombat 

message: We don't really know, if The Rock of Gelato and Flotsam Island are the part of Tri-Island Area. Probably not, as they are portrayed as part of "Gulf of Melange". What's more, the Flotsam Island article is a lot of speculation. Nobody in game said anything about it being in the middle of Tri-Island Area or about the loot the citizens collect from sunken ships. Chandagnac (talk) 21:14, 10 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Tri-Island Area 

message: The name of this article doesn't seem right.  Mabye it should be renamed to something more professional sounding? bruce89 21:13, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: It probably should. Any suggestions? Shinobu 23:24, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes I also agree. How about something along the lines "Monkey Island Glossary"? Then maybe we can start to put more stuff in, including more minor stuff. Kris 07:32, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

text: Hm... "Monkey Island glossary"... sounds much better than "Monkey Island things" (but note that the g shouldn't be a capital, as per MoS). Putting more stuff in sounds okay to me, but watch out for WP:CRUFT. Shinobu 06:28, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I see your point...I wasn't aware of "fancruft". If it was written carefully enough, without insane fanatic waffle and just sticking to the facts, it might be OK. Regarding my proposed new title, glossaries tend to be quite concise, so perhaps that's not totally appropriate for the fairly bulky descriptive information this article requires. Another consideration as well is the large number of existing Monkey Island articles...got to be careful not to repeat stuff. Perhaps this article would be better split into the existing pages as extra information sections or something, although I do like the idea of a page for MI knick-knacks. It obviously just needs some consideration before anything is started. Kris 10:30, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

text: Wikipedia:Glossary also contains extended descriptions. Even if the descriptions here are a bit longer than is the norm for glossaries, I still think "glossary" beats "things" as an article title. Shinobu 17:57, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

text: Perhaps some variation of "Monkey Island series concepts", as with Minor Discworld concepts? The page Wikipedia:Naming conventions might be worth a look. --Nick RTalk 00:03, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Had a look at the naming conventions, I couldn't see anything relating to this problem — may just have missed it — perhaps it would be worth bringing it up on the discussion page to see what people think. The  Minor Discworld concepts page is broadly analogous, and a good point to bring up, however, things like "Sea Monkey" and "Rubber chicken with a pulley in the middle", which are more objects than concepts, would struggle to naturally come under this title. I know you said maybe a slight variation exists that would be appropriate Nick R, you may be right but it escapes me for now. I looked at some of the other glossaries and you're right Shinobu, they do seem to elaborate a little more than is standard. If the definitions that are already on this page could be pared down a little, and some more brief entries created for other minor things to split to larger definitions up, it might work as a glossary. Kris 11:32, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

text: Yeah that one probably gets my vote for now. Kris 15:27, 6 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  I still think the title leaves a lot to be desired, the words "List Of" and "topics" neither suggest a very full article, nor really explain what it is for. I think we have a bit of an identity crisis, and need to revisit the reasons that this information isn't on (a) the series page or (b) an individual game page.  Failing that, or perhaps in addition to that, we might need a "Monkey Island Universe" style page where we can merge the minor character and tri-island area topics with this article. -- Playclever (talk) 22:17, 5 July 2008 (UTC)

text: What do we think of "Monkey Island Universe", as you suggested above? Like you said, "World of Monkey Island" was a popular web site... and "Universe of Monkey Island" (like the Kingdom Hearts page) sounds too strange... spacey. Another alternative, of course, is the old "Tri-Island Area" title. -BaronGrackle (talk) 15:34, 8 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text:  "Monkey Island Universe" is better than the current title I would say, although "universe" is typically used for things like epic space adventures which actually take place on a universe scale (although perhaps MI5, who knows? :)).  I don't think the "Tri-Island area" is really appropriate, because it doesn't mean anything to someone who doesn't already know about the "world" of Monkey Island.  Another alternative might be "The Fiction of Monkey Island" which has the advantage of being fairly explicit about the topic... but seems to have little precedent and is perhaps a bit dry. At a push I would say "Monkey Island Universe" right now. Playclever (talk) 08:42, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article's name 

message: what the heck was the E-ticket at the end of lechucks revenge about? it confused the monkeys out of me sailor cuteness-ready for love 15:20, 18 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: The E-Ticket was a reference to Disney Land and most likely the POTC-ride. -TheHande 13:07, 4 May 2007 (UTC)

text: I changed this back, because although the above is true (you learn something new every day!) it is not as spoken in the game. Playclever (talk) 20:33, 7 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  E-ticket 

message: Can we have here listed Kenny Falmouth from The Curse of Monkey Island who was voiced by Gary Coleman? --Victory93 (talk) 02:32, 15 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Kenny Falmouth

message: Okay, first, Monkey and Dinky are not part of the Tri-Island area. This misunderstanding comes from the image used in the article. The image illustrates the world of Monkey Island at the time of Curse, not just the Tri-Island area. Monkey and Dinky are clearly separated from the Tri-Island area with the little cloud barrier illustration. It was a way to include the islands on the world of Monkey Island image not to indicate they are part of the Tri-Island Area.
Second, Tales takes place in the Gulf of Melange, not the Tri-Island Area. The section of Flotsom Island was a complete mess claiming it was in the center of the Tri-Island Area. It's a separate part of the Caribbean, Telltale said so in the forums.Flygongengar (talk) 23:52, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Monkey and Dinky are not part of the Tri-Island Area, neither is Flotsom 

message: Please, before this section gets out of control, don't add new characters to this section without good reason. This section is not meant for a listing of every minor character in the MI universe. It's meant for tertiary characters. This means they appeared in multiple games of the series (with significant time devoted to them not just a passing reference) OR they played a significant plot role in one or more of the games. Characters like Captain Dread who served virtually no plot purpose besides being Guybrush's chauffeur in the second game, and never appeared in any other game do not belong in this section. 
Additionally, as these are only third-tier characters in the series, ancillary character descriptions should not be more than 2-3 sentences MAX! (Note: this article is about the series, not an individual game, so no matter how important they are in a single game's plot, in the over-all scheme their role is relatively minor). We don't need two whole paragraphs on Morgan LeFlay, when a) shes been in only one game of the series so far, and b) her role can be summed up in 2-3 sentences. 
This isn't the section for major plot summaries, each games individual article's already covers their plots and there's no need to recreate them here. [Special:Contributions/24.190.34.219|24.190.34.219]] (talk) 19:38, 15 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  The Ancillary Characters Section