Talk:Encyclopedia Galactica

message: Is Wikipedia the start of an actual Encyclopedia Galactica?  What we are creating (here, at Wikipedia) could completely overwhelm the rest of the non-comercial internet and make all paper-based reference works obsolete.  I imagine it is already close to making Encarta obsolete.
Isn't this fun? Anyway, since there's an external link to the Encyclopedia Galactica, a description of what that site is all about would be appropriate. -- Kizor 08:14, 14 Sep 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: Dream on, joyboy.  Wikipedia is just the dabbling of part-time hobbyists.  We have made nothing obsolete.Dogface 19:55, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

text: I figured that Wikipedia was the start of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, since it is cheaper than an Encyclopedia, it's edited by people from all around, and it's the sort of place you could find a stub that calls an entire planet "Mostly Harmless" --Wingsandsword 20:37, 17 May 2005 (UTC)

text: I agree with Wingsandword. I think Douglas Adams' books make it quite clear that the Guide is heavily coloquial while the Galactica is starchingly formal. The Guide is to the Galactica as the Wikipedia is to the Britanica. matturn 11:07, 19 May 2005 (UTC)

text: But Episode 12 of Cosmos is indeed spelled "Encyclopaedia Galactica". Billions of people have got that wrong. (Yes, I know, there was no way I could resist.) Lee M 01:40, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)

text: The Encyclopaedia Galactica is definitely spelt that way in HHGTG... see the screenshot from the TV series I attached. Question is, whether that's the SAME fictional work as the Encyclopedia Galactica in Asimov's book... Stoive 20:52, 19 May 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: EG Start

message: Wikipedia is authored by legions of people, sure, but not primarly scholars, surely.
: It was added by in 2004: . Possibly hinting that the "scholars" working on Encyclopedia Galactica are fictional too :) Pavel Vozenilek 21:16, 19 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: "Both are authored by legions of dedicated scholars."

message: Can anyone provide more information on the 'Superman' illustration and hopefully then, edit the article. The original uploaded by Evmore has been given a licence plate by Tawker, but this indicates that it is a breakfast cereal box cover.  If it is so (or part of one), it is not being used to "illustrate the cereal in question", as the "fair use notice" says. It would be useful for someone who knows something about this to link the illustration in with a relevant part of the article. The "Adventures of Superman #617" is mentioned in the "Other instances" section, but I think some information should be included in the text.  Or do I just have not enough to think about?! (Tithon 14:48, 22 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I have removed the link to the image.  Its use here does not meet any of the acceptable criteria.Dogface 19:58, 2 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Unfair use of illustration? 

message: I believe that there should be excerpts out of it on this article as it adds to the quality  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Perseus101 (talk • contribs) 02:51, 31 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Excerpts 

message: hmmm, I think treating these fictional representations from different books as all being refering to the same Encyclopedia Galactica is rather dodgy.  These are several different fictional encyclopedias with the same name, not a single fictional encyclopedia.
Also, what's with the excerpts, they're all from Asimov's foundation series, yet we have a picture from HHGTTG.  I think the article needs to address the EG in Foundation and the EG in HHGTTG separately, then the mentions in other stories can all be mopped up together as they are only brief mentions.  
What does everyone think?  These excerpts ought to be labeled as from the Foundation series, as anyone unfamiliar with foundation or HHGTTG wouldn't necessarily know.  I've named the section 'Excerpts (as depicted in Foundation)' to make it clear for now, but I dunno if it should be done in a better way, maybe with those as a quote in a section for Foundations version, and another section for HHGTTG's version with maybe an excerpt, (Marketing department of the Sirius robot company is the only excerpt I can think of though)  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.107.237.42 (talk) 00:00, 9 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Different stories same book? 

message: In Foundation, psychohistorians are the only field of study NOT represented in the initial foundation, for reasons which I will not list for fear of spoilers. 208.65.73.101 (talk) 15:55, 18 March 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Psychohistorians 

message: I am unable to find a backup of what was likely on this site.  Unless someone can give a useful link to replace it, keeping a link to a page that just says We have stopped this service. Sorry. does not add any useful information and would just frustrate readers who want to follow a link for more information.  I am re-removing the dead external link. Nutster (talk) 02:43, 14 May 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Re: Removed inactive link.  All Geocities links are dead as Yahoo has stopped the service. 

message: Incidentally, this was also mentioned by the Charlie Sheen character in the film The Arrival. If I remember the context correctly, Sheen had recorded a message from outer space and told someone that it could be their Encyclopedia Galactica. I don't have the film on DVD, but wonder if someone could find a WP:RS for this instance of the terms usage.--Bellerophon5685 (talk) 23:27, 6 March 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  ''The Arrival'' 

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: Babylon 5 used the Interstellar Encyclopedia.
Kenixkil (talk) 18:30, 5 April 2022 (UTC)
thread_title: Babylon 5