Talk:Vala Mal Doran

message: There's apparently some confusion as how to spell Vala's full name.  I'm going with Mal Doran, as that's how it's spelt on Gateworld.  I had to edit Stargate SG-1 to comply with this discision.  Simple for now, I'll try and keep this updated as this new season progresses. -b 10:56, 25 July 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Early comments

message: It's horrible to call her both. -b 09:06, 16 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Recurring or regular? 

message: Why isn't  Vala evil or insane? (Absolute Power)
Kashami 01:24, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: It's totally her personality mate. -b 04:04, 14 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Memory 

message: Ok, what is up with the eye color field not being visible on the page? I checked the source code and there is an eye color variable but it's not showing up. Why is this?
Faris b 06:12, 8 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  EYE COLOR? 

message: "in real life, the name Vala is of an old German meaning of singled out. Mal is an English prefix for bad. The name Doran is of Irish and Gaelic origin, and that means fist, stranger, or exile." This phrase represents a personal opinion and is not supported by any third party statement. Consequently i removed it. No one can prove the name Vala Mal Doren is in either way related with the Earth languages mentioned.89.32.1.82 20:31, 22 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Its not an opinion, and it is supported by internal cites. Matthew Fenton (contribs) 20:35, 22 July 2006 (UTC)

text: Theres bo suggestion involved, more like a comparision. Matthew Fenton (contribs) 11:14, 23 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Removed personal opinion 

message: One prominent detail about Vala which does not appear in this article is regarding her Accent. It is quite distinctively an English accent but there is no reference to any significance of the accent which is surely improvised by Claudia Black who is Australian. Canderra 21:19, 5 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Why an English Accent? 

message: I'd like some behind the scenes information about this character.  How was she created? Did the writers create her to be recurring? How was Claudia Black chosen? What impact of casting her had on adding Ben Browder to the show? --72.202.150.92 05:28, 24 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Character genesis 

message: What does mean that? its relevant??  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mr.Amonra (talk • contribs) 09:39, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Amoral Vandal 

message: * http://www.gateworld.net/news/2005/01/black_talks_stargate_experience.shtml
* http://www.gateworld.net/news/2005/05/black_vala_is_naughty_and_irreve.shtml
* http://www.gateworld.net/news/2005/05/black_season_nine_shows_the_real.shtml
* http://www.gateworld.net/news/2005/08/black_to_return_for_season_nine_.shtml
* http://www.gateworld.net/news/2005/11/claudia_black_joins_isg-1i_cast.shtml
* http://www.gateworld.net/news/2006/02/blacks_vala_returns_to_isg-1i_...shtml
* Audio commentary Prometheus Unbound with Claudia Black
* Other audio commentaries of Seasons 9 and 10 (without Black)
* http://www.gateworld.net/sg1/s8/812.shtml#production (and other gateworld production pages)
(To be expanded)
– sgeureka t•c 03:11, 7 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Further good sources 

message: Vala's pregnancy with Adria, by the Ori, is referred to in this article (and others) as an "immaculate conception".  AFAIK, this is a misuse of the expression, since the Catholic doctrine of the Immaculate Conception refers to the conception of Mary, not Jesus.  Can anyone come up with a better way to describe the process by which Vala became pregnant with Adria?  Unfortunately, I don't think we can call it a "virgin birth", since it's quite evident that Vala wasn't a virgin either before or after being made pregnant by the Ori.  Richwales (talk) 20:39, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: The transcript says "You have been impregnated without copulation?", but I changed the wording from "immaculate conception" to "immaculate pregnancy". If this doesn't work, I also have the idea to just say "miraculous pregnancy" or "mysterious pregnancy". – sgeureka t•c 21:47, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I changed it to "miraculous pregnancy" just now.  This should describe the situation adequately without resorting to a misnomer.  Some might quibble about describing the actions of the Ori in the language of divine intervention, but "miraculous" is sufficiently generic to encompass unusual, apparently unexplainable things even if a (true) deity is not involved.  Richwales (talk) 00:52, 17 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Immaculate conception" of Adria?? 

message: After reviewing this article, I think that it meets all of the Good Article criteria. One note: the source Past Winners Database, used for nominated for a Saturn Award in the category "Best Supporting Actress on Television" in 2006 does not have Saturn Award information for 2006. This source can be used instead. Bláthnaid 12:47, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Thank you very much for your review. You are right about the award (they only list the Saturn Awars of 1972–2004), and I couldn't find a better source than your suggestion, so I used your source. – sgeureka t•c 15:02, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Good Article review