Talk:List of Discworld characters

message: The Agony Aunts are missing.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.179.58.169 (talk) 23:47, 6 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: Mrs Cosmopilite is the correct spelling not Cosmopolite. Just checked it in Moving Pictures. Wikipedia finds her with Cosmopilite, but in the Lu-Tze Article the wrong spelling is very prominent and so it is here! I didn't check in other articles.
Source: Moving Pictures, Harper Torch page 330.
Could it be that there's a difference in British and American editions?
Hoerzig (talk) 16:36, 21 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Cosmopilite vs Cosmopolite

message: I've added to the Canting crew page a citation for Millenium Hand and Shrimp coming from a chinese takeaway menu, unfortunately all I can find is guesswork about the Particle Man source. WibbleWobble 18:35, 29 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Millenium Hand and Shrimp citation

message: This page has been processed by N-Bot, which, for browsing convenience, changes links to redirects to lists to links to the relevant list sections: e.g. Olaf Quimby II is changed to Olaf Quimby II.
As a result, anyone who intends to split a section out of this page should be aware that, as of 19 July 2006, the following sections were linked to from the following pages:
* Brutha: Eidetic memory
* Olaf Quimby II: Ankh-Morpork
* Otto Chriek: Überwald, Iconograph
* Conina: List of Discworld characters, Sourcery, Cohen the Barbarian
* Victor Tugelbend: Ponder Stibbons
* Windle Poons: List of Discworld characters, Undead (Discworld)
* Mightily Oats: Small Gods
* Mort: Ankh-Morpork, Discworld, Mort, Genua, List of Discworld characters, Unseen University, The Librarian (Discworld), Greebo, Samuel Vimes, Susan Sto Helit, Cohen the Barbarian, Rincewind, Havelock Vetinari, Nac Mac Feegle, Twoflower, Lancre, Swamp dragon, Witches (Discworld), Dwarfs (Discworld), Troll (Discworld), Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg, Guilds of Ankh-Morpork, Carrot Ironfoundersson, Rite of AshkEnte, Gaspode, Octavo (Discworld), Dungeon Dimensions, Nobby Nobbs, Angua, Überwald, Agatean Empire, The Luggage, Elves (Discworld), Undead (Discworld), Cut-Me-Own-Throat Dibbler, List of fictional books within the Discworld series, Borogravia, Death (Discworld), Quirm, Fred Colon, Hex (Discworld), Bloody Stupid Johnson, Albert (Discworld), Ankh-Morpork City Watch, Leonard of Quirm, Death's Domain, Lu-Tze, History Monks, Ponder Stibbons, Igor (Discworld), Mustrum Ridcully, Gnomes (Discworld), Golems (Discworld), Ankh-Morpork Assassins' Guild, Ankh-Morpork Thieves' Guild, Discworld calendar, List of Discworld locations, Jeremy Clockson, The Bursar, Clacks (Discworld), Discworld (world), Minor Discworld concepts, L-space, Dark Desert, Pseudopolis, Discworld gods, Detritus (Discworld), Thaum, Bugarup, Mr. Teatime, Stealth Chess, Fauna of the Discworld, Iconograph, Ankh-Morpork Post Office, Sto Lat (Discworld), Ook language (Discworld), Al Khali, Djelibeybi, Discworld characters, Parasite universe, Ephebe (Discworld), Bad Ass, Archchancellor (Discworld)
* Lord Downey: Ankh-Morpork, Discworld, List of Discworld characters, Hogfather
* Moist von Lipwig: Discworld, Havelock Vetinari, Discworld gods
* Ysabell: Ankh-Morpork, Discworld, Mort, Genua, List of Discworld characters, Unseen University, The Librarian (Discworld), Greebo, Samuel Vimes, The Light Fantastic, Susan Sto Helit, Cohen the Barbarian, Rincewind, Havelock Vetinari, Nac Mac Feegle, Twoflower, Lancre, Swamp dragon, Witches (Discworld), Dwarfs (Discworld), Troll (Discworld), Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg, Guilds of Ankh-Morpork, Carrot Ironfoundersson, Rite of AshkEnte, Gaspode, Octavo (Discworld), Dungeon Dimensions, Nobby Nobbs, Angua, Überwald, Agatean Empire, The Luggage, Elves (Discworld), Undead (Discworld), Cut-Me-Own-Throat Dibbler, List of fictional books within the Discworld series, Borogravia, Death (Discworld), Quirm, Fred Colon, Hex (Discworld), Bloody Stupid Johnson, Albert (Discworld), Ankh-Morpork City Watch, Leonard of Quirm, Death's Domain, Lu-Tze, History Monks, Ponder Stibbons, Igor (Discworld), Mustrum Ridcully, Gnomes (Discworld), Golems (Discworld), Ankh-Morpork Assassins' Guild, Ankh-Morpork Thieves' Guild, Discworld calendar, List of Discworld locations, Jeremy Clockson, The Bursar, Clacks (Discworld), Discworld (world), Minor Discworld concepts, L-space, Dark Desert, Pseudopolis, Discworld gods, Detritus (Discworld), Thaum, Bugarup, Mr. Teatime, Stealth Chess, Fauna of the Discworld, Iconograph, Ankh-Morpork Post Office, Sto Lat (Discworld), Ook language (Discworld), Al Khali, Djelibeybi, Discworld characters, Parasite universe, Ephebe (Discworld), Bad Ass, Archchancellor (Discworld)
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thread_title:  Note to anyone intending on splitting off a section 

message: In the entry for Casanunda it says that the second fastest thing on the Discworld is the .303 bookworm. Is this really so? I understood that that was the insect, but that the fastest creature was something else - I forget its name, but its description is that its natural state very flat, and dead.  Finn 14:00, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: that would be rincewind if we get the weight wrong on this teleportation, wouldn't it?--Buridan 14:47, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: The Ambiguious Pazuma is described as the fastest mammal, with a footnote adding that the bookworm is the fastest insect. I'm not sure which is supposed to be fastest between them. Daibhid C 12:58, 1 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Casanunda entry 

message: There seem to be a few articles that link to nonexistant sections... I'm guessing that they've been turned into their own article without fixing up links.  I shall remake the sections as links to the main articles as I feel (when I'm not quite as lazy). Someone can actually fix the links and remove the sections if they wish. Mekryd 02:34, 14 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Links 

message: Is it just a coincidence, or should we maybe throw in a link to that wonderful old game Brian Bloodaxe?
Snograt talk here 10:55, 23 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  B'hrian Bloodaxe 

message: I think that bit about the rhubarb shooting up 30 feet and catching fire after getting some compost actually refers to one of the heralds in Feet of Clay (the name escapes me, he's the one that takes care of the animals). I don't remember that being said of Modo. YggdrasilsRoot 05:28, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Modo 

message: The Carcer entry is a bit cluttered up with unnecessary quotes - I think it could do with a bit of clean up. 212.219.48.247 10:16, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Carcer 

message: why hasnt the hogfather been added to this artical? should i add it?--Lerdthenerd 19:42, 9 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: He's already listed elsewhere as an anthropomorphic personification.--NapoliRoma 21:38, 9 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  the hogfather 

message: First, "an admitted reference" sounds like Pterry has admitted doing something wrong by referring to Buddy Holly. I changed that.
Second, "he was last seen working in a fried fish stall in Quirm, a clear reference to Kirsty MacColl's biggest hit" isn't all that accurate, given that Kirsty's biggest hit by far is "Fairytale of New York." Don't believe me? "Chip Shop" only hit #14 in the UK, #9 in Ireland, and didn't chart at all in the US. By contrast, "Fairytale" was #2 in the UK and #1 in Ireland, and charted again three more times in the intervening years, beating "Chip Shop" every time. If you insist on a solo song, her cover of "A New England" was #7. If you're talking about the US rather than the UK, "Walking Down Madison" is her biggest solo hit by far. If you want something she wrote, try "They Don't Know," for which the Tracey Ullman/Paul McCartney version was #2 in the UK and #9 in the US. There are millions more people who know her for singing, "You scumbag, you maggot, you cheap lousy faggot" than for "There's a guy down the chip swop swear's he's Elvis." Although personally I've always liked her best in the Wonderstuff's "Welcome to the Cheap Seats." --75.36.140.83 15:16, 27 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  Not to mention the fact that the "Elvis seen working at a Burger King" myth has got nothing to do with Kirsty McWhatshernameagain. Kar98 (talk) 01:59, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Although the exact phrase "I'd swear he's elvish" possibly does. Daibhid C (talk) 23:32, 16 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Imp y Celin 

message: "Although she was the pivotal character in Equal Rites, she has never been seen or mentioned again." 
Except that Pterry has said that she's probably going to be in the next book. Does that deserve a mention? --75.36.140.83 15:31, 27 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Sure. Can you dig up where he said that? --Kizor 22:47, 7 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Esk 

message: As a note of interest, there was an Irish doctor who set up the first maternity hospital in Dublin in the 1700s, called Bartholomew Mosse
--Larana (talk) 23:17, 9 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  John "Mossy" Lawn 

message: Polly Perks was a character in The Archers - pub landlord Sid's first wife. Pterre (talk) 12:41, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Polly Perks 

message: Has no one considered that William de Worde's name might be after the British poet laureate William Wordsworth?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.225.87.250 (talk) 06:21, 23 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Some people have. But he's involved in printing, not poetry, so a connection to notable printers seems more likely. Daibhid C (talk) 23:36, 16 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Such as Wynkyn de Worde... Richigi (talk) 00:27, 28 January 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  William de Worde 

message: A request for comments has been started that could affect the inclusion 
or exclusion of episode and character, as well as other fiction articles. Please 
visit the discussion at 
Wikipedia_talk:Notability_(fiction)#Final_adoption_as_a_guideline. Ikip (talk) 11:11, 3 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Request for comment on articles for individual television episodes and characters

message: Why is there a section on The Gonne on this page? The Gonne is a weapon, not a character. I've left it in for now as i suppose there may be a more suitable place for that paragraph to be directly transferred to, but it certainly doesn't belong on a page for Discworld characters.
MrTrent9484 (talk) 20:08, 10 February 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: THe gonne is in the characters bit because it does interact with other character (Vimes for example). rdunnPLIB  09:59, 12 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  The Gonne 

message: The article states that Vimes has "a particular unexplained grudge against him". Isn't that grudge simply the fact that Lewton took a bribe and Vimes sacked him? It's been a while since i played the game, i admit, but i don't recall there being any other mystery grudge other than the obvious one.
MrTrent9484 (talk) 20:20, 10 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lewton 

message: Drum was never a tree- that was a different wizard. Drum was only ever a human and then an ant (as the punchline of a joke "An ant would be too much to expect").
66.32.62.126 (talk) 21:58, 27 September 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Drum Billet

message: If no one objects within a reasonable time period(I'm thinking two weeks), I'd like to massively overhaul, and in the process, significantly shorten, this article because it seems to me to be too lengthy and unorganized.  If you do object, please state why and, if applicable, the exact changes you object to and/or suggest changes to my proposed changes.  Proposed changes follow:
*  Make a See Also list at the bottom with all of the Discworld Organizations that also contain character blurbs.  I know it's in the Discworld Portal at the bottom already but given the nature of the page, I don't view this repetition as unnecessary or a bad thing.  I'll be doing this once at the beginning of the project and adding to it(the See Also list) at the end.
* Move Technology related characters to the Inventors section of The Discworld technology article, rename that section Technology Related Characters.  This includes: Adora Belle Dearheart, Reacher Gilt, Leonard Da Quirm, Sacharissa Cripslock, William De Worde, Wallace Sonky, and Willie Hobson.
* Reformat Ankh Morpork Article to include subsections under the Institutions sections for Entertainment, Cuisine, Business, Health, Economic(which would be merged with the Currency section already there), Make a new page titled "Ankh Morpork Characters by City Institution" with a See Also Link on the Main Ankh Morpork article section of the appropriate Institution.  Blurbs on the Ankh Morpork Characters by City Institution includes: Christine(Entertainment), Dibbler(Cuisine), Doughnut Jimmy(Entertainment), Glenda Sugarbean(Cuisine), Harry King(Business), Lord Snapcase(City Leaders), Lord Winder(City Leaders), Miss Maccalariat(Post Office), JHC Goatberger (Business), Mossy Lawn(Health), Juliet Stollop(Entertainment), Lupine Wonse(City Leadership), Marietta Cosmopilite(Business), Mavolio Bent(Economic), Mr. Wong(Cuisine), Mr. Salzella(Entertainment), Mr. Slant(City Leadership), Olaf Quimby II(City Leadership), Ronald Rust(City Leadership), Drumknott(City Leadership), Seldom Bucket(Entertainment), Stanley Howler(Post Office), General Tacitus(History), Tawnee(Entertainment), Theda Whithel(Entertainment), Tolliver Groat(Post Office), Trevor Likely(Entertainment), Victor Tugelbend(Entertainment), Walter Plinge(Entertainment), Rosie Palm(Entertainment), Carcer(Underclass), Mr. Tulip(Underclass), Mr. Pin(Underclass) and the Canting Crew(Underclass).
* Work Findthee Swing into the City Watch article, Members section
* Create a Rincewind Supporting Characters section in the Rincewind article.  This includes Cohen, Conina, Evil Harry Dread, Hrun the Barbarian, Lavaeolus, Liessa Dragonlady, The Silver Horde, and TwoFlower.
* Move Mort and Ysabell to the Death page under Death's Family.
*  Remove all characters that are now elsewhere, organize what's left according to setting (i.e. Omnia, Lancre, Djelibeybi, Moldavia/Borogravia, etc.)
*  Add "See Also"s for all of the new sections that contain character summaries.
* Rewrite opening to reflect the way character summaries are now organized.
Thoughts?  Changes?  Ideas?
--Mobtown Mongrel (talk) 18:01, 5 November 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Massive Overhaul 

message: Currently the article says that Mr. Slant is old enough to have been around when most of the laws were written down.  It also says that he was decapitated during the reign of Lord Snapcase.  However, Vimes, Sgt. Colin and others not only remember when Snapcase was Patrician, they remember Lord Winder, Snapcase's predecessor.  Also, If Slant was executed that recently, he'd not have had time to write most of the law books in the average lawyer's office as implied in Making Money.  Does anybody have a citation for when Slant became a zombie, or is this speculation?JDZeff (talk) 22:25, 18 December 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mr. Slant 

message: The article currently says that in I Shall Wear Midnight, there's an equestrian statue of Lord Rust and that he is presumed to have died.  I've just re-read the passage in question, and the statue is of Lord Alfred Rust, not Lord Ronald Rust.  I'm going to be bold and remove this from the article.  JDZeff (talk) 21:56, 3 March 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lord Rust 

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: Has anyone tried cleaning up this page with it's multiple issues?Halbared (talk) 11:43, 3 January 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Multiple issues/style etc 

message: I've merged the salvagable content from Hex (Discworld) per Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Hex (Discworld). -- Mikeblas (talk) 02:15, 6 October 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: But this article clearly states that it is a list of *human* characters. 174.23.6.142 (talk) 01:08, 12 April 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Whilst true, that is unimportant. When an article is published listing Discworld characters who are artefacts then we will move Hex there. OrewaTel (talk) 02:35, 12 April 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merge of Hex 

message: This article does not use Oxford commas. Whether they aid comprehension is a point about which grammarians argue. One thing is for sure. If you read text out loud, you do not normally pause before co-ordinate conjunctions. However it is a matter of style. Some people like them others don't.
If I come across an article that is full of Oxford commas then I leave it alone. If an article has none then I don't add any. It's one of the rules. Don't mess about with the style without reason.
Consequentially, if an edit adds a single Oxford comma to an article without them I will remove it. There are some sentences that require an Oxford comma to remove ambiguity. Of course that is not just a stylistic quirk and should be left. However, in those cases the ambiguity is often inherent in the sentence structure and the text should be rewritten. OrewaTel (talk) 14:25, 3 May 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Oxford commas 

message: Please explain this reversion. I do not see a factual error, nor do I introduce a link. In fact, I have been removing wikilinks of generic terms in this article. I am starting to wonder if your wikieditor is malfunctioning somehow. If not, please be aware that baseless accusations of this nature are consi~ered ASPERSIONS and can be sanctioned.Elinruby (talk) 05:37, 17 November 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: The edit removed the explicit note that a Sonky is a condom. It is more accurate to say that he was killed rather than he died in an industrial accident. The inappropriate link was the link in the original that appeared when the edit was reverted. That link went to birth control. I notice the initial sentence has no verb. This is common when there is an implied 'is' as the first word of a section but I would not be offended if a "He is" is added. OrewaTel (talk) 06:21, 17 November 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: I see the edit has been restored without any correction. Rather than get into an edit war, I'll stand back until the tide of edits subsides and then audit the entire article. It's going to be a long job that would not be necessary if people read their own posts.OrewaTel (talk) 06:58, 17 November 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  bizarre revert