Talk:The Vampire Chronicles/Archive 1

message: Hey I just got this crazy idea... maybe not so crazy, but anyways, I think this article is very good, and really could stand a chance as a Featured Article after some cleaning up. What do you think? LestatdeLioncourt 14:09, 21 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Featured? 

message: The Vampire Chronicles appeared on my watchlist recently, as having been updated.  In reviewing the change, I realized the descriptions of the books in the wiki are taken, word for word, from the descriptions given on Anne's web site.  For example, compare the The Vampire Chronicles#Memnoch the Devil entry with the Memnoch page on Anne's site.  Question:  Isn't this a violation of the copyright posted at the bottom of each page on her web site, and therefore a violation of Wikipedia policies regarding the posting of copyrighted material?  FeralDruid 11:27, 23 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Most definitely so. All copyvio material must be deleted on sight. —LestatdeLioncourt 17:58, 23 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  This entire page plagiarized from Anne Rice's web site? 

message: Does anyone remember the term 'celerity' being used at all in The Vampire Chronicles?  I know the term comes from Vampire:  The Masquerade, I don't remember Anne Rice using the term in any of her books.  I wonder if other editors are getting the two confused.  FeralDruid 18:34, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Celerity? 

message: I read "This power was originally combined with the Fire Gift in Queen of The Damned, but by Blood & Gold Rice had decided the two powers should be made separate abilities. The exact nature of the power is unknown, but it seems to cause numerous fatal ruptures in the entire cardiovascular system." Which is somehow true, but instead of citing blood and gold, I'd say the "killing gift", imagined as cardiovascular breakdowns as an idea came earlier, in the Mayfair trilogy, as the power of rowan mayfair ? Palleas (talk) 13:24, 4 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Killing gift 

message: Oi, where do I even frickin' begin?  For starters, I've removed all the book synopses; with the links on the page, not only would there be no use for them even if they were original, but whoever posted them ripped them right off of Anne's site.  I went through and heavily edited all the basic page and all the power descriptions, taking out reams of prose that was so goth-tinged I felt like I was in Hot Topic just reading it.  I also added links/details of the movies in the opening paragraph, and I will be monitoring this page closely in the future.  If anyone who reads this wants to work on it, remember these things:
1 - When each novel has its own page, having summaries of them on this page is unneccessary;
2 - Try to get your spelling/grammar correct;
3 - Stop burning incense, open the drapes, and turn off the Type O Negative while you write.  Please;
4 - and "Encylopedic" on this site means "impartial", not "containing everything."
That is all! DiScOrD tHe LuNaTiC 18:15, 13 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  OVERHAUL - JUNE 13 2007 

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thread_title: Image copyright problem with Image:Rice-interview with vampire.png

message: These books look interesting, i was wondering though in which order i would have to read them? 62.30.54.79 (talk) 20:33, 10 November 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm agree with this. A time line is missing. For example, the New Tales of the Vampires are not following the Chronicles time line but are part of it. Pandora is between Memnoch and Armand. I don't know yet when Vittorio is to be read. It could seem that Chronicles got to be read in there writing order. I have just reached the part where New Tales and Mayfair join in and I'm a little confused too. A books time line and a story events time line would be appreciated. Lacrymocéphale 09:17, 9 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Order of reading?? 

message: Ummm, this needs to be edited. It can be used on unchanged humans, Lestat kills at least two gun men with it in Blood Canticle, setting them on fire with his mind, and even threatens another character in the book to be burned to ashes.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.127.181.13 (talk) 07:17, 28 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Fire Gift

message: How is this series LGBT? moocowsruletalk to moo 20:29, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Letsat has several love affairs with lead male characters. While the relationships are nonsexual great length is taken to explain the lack of sexual ability by vampires. Some very detailed descriptions are made about the male anatomy in one novel in relationship to the erotic but sexless relationship between Lestat and his lovers/companions. Are you reading Twilight of The vampire Chronicles? LOL! Just kidding.--Amadscientist (talk) 23:11, 21 March 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Notably, in Pandora, the titular character asks another vampire to put his penis in her vagina, very soon after becoming a vampire herself.--99.240.13.109 (talk) 12:07, 2 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  LGBT? 

message: Very strange article.  Consists of what should make up articles "Vampire (Vampire Chronicles)", and "List of Vampire Chronicles characters", and barring the header none of the information about development, publication, reception, etc. that should be in the article of one of the world's most notable series of novels.  I don't know enough about it to work on it myself, it's been a long time since I've read them and I didn't read all of them.  I came to fill in holes, and read about how they developed from a secular work by an atheist to Biblical fantasy by a devout Christian.  -- AvatarMN (talk) 16:08, 1 December 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Totally inadequate