Talk:Artemis Fowl and the Lost Colony

Stolen Papers

Holly did NOT steal any papers from the safe; said papers were incinerated by Foaly when he was remotely controlling the helmet.

                                   --Razor Rozar7, Feb 7 2008

Link to Section Eight

I noticed that the link to Section Eight (Artemis Fowl) had been changed back to the disambiguation page since the more specific page doesn't yet exist. Instead of pointing changing it to point somewhere more general, please take the time to write the page needed or remove the link as just pointing at the disambiguation page doesn't add any useful knowledege to the article. -- Upholder 16:18, 24 September 2006 (UTC)

I started it , but i had to go half way through. --Adam Wang 02:07, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

I have a question: Why does Section Eight need to be secret from the fairy people? It's not like they're doing anything the general public disapproves of...This is never fully explained in the books, and at first I thought it was because of Foaly's paranoia, but he only joined the group between books four and five. Section Eight was a secret since it was formed, but there doesn't appear to be a reason for this secrecy...could someone please explain this? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 172.249.29.217 (talk) 20:38, 16 November 2013 (UTC)

whole article

This whole article is poorly written and needs fixing up. The plot summary is way to long and atrociously written. The quotes section belong on Wikiquote and not Wikipedia. The code is poorly presented. This article needs a big fix up. -144.132.24.90 10:33, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

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Ha, wow ignored, anyway this summary should be at the most 12 sentences, way to long.

Sign your posts with four tildes (~~~~). I'd say that the plot summary here isn't that different than that of Artemis Fowl (novel) length-wise...and Artemis Fowl (novel) is a Good Article. If you think you can improve something there, please do so... and you're welcome to improve the Crit Reception section, too, as long as you're using references, which are generally pretty important when you're writing about reviews, yeah. Icy // ♫ 23:02, 4 December 2008 (UTC)

Fair Use?

I don't think that the word-for-word translation of the code at the bottom of the book is fair use. I mean, you wouldn't be able to use a word-for-word translation of a book written in German, and I don't think this is any different. Maybe instead we should just replace it with a link to a site that has the translation there. Michaelk08 (talk) 17:03, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

• I agree with that. Bring me my link, peasants!!! Billytrousers (talk) 23:12, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

Hopefully the ArtemisFowl site has a translation. If it doesn't, the whole section is gone. Not that it's that important (in my opinion, that is). IceUnshattered (talk) 15:22, 13 August 2008 (UTC)

Hybras/Heatherington Smythe

I have two suggestions, as a Non-Editor, so here goes:

It seems that Hybras is probably related to this Irish mythical island, the AF spelling is used once towards the bottom. [[1]]

Is Heatherington Smythe a real author? I wouldn't have thought so, but it seems possible. Jkillmo (talk) 01:05, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

The Code

The Code that writen isn't right. ot at least in the UK cover (the same as the picture but red.) In this cover, It say, at east the start- "The demon scrolls tell of a warlock that will xome to save our people but i wouldnt rely too much on the scrolls. they also say that rabbits ate the supreme beings and that the best cure for sore throat is a poulitice of dung and old sucks. hance trust the scrolls at you peril there are however a few basic tips for survaival in a dwmon tribe that might be helpful if you were a human say and had never actually met a semon before. wich is unlikely to say the least. if you were human you wouldnt be able to read this in the first place. so. demon survival tips. first never stab a demon with his own sword."... there is much more, but just so you can see- there are a lot of difference.

Hila --Indiana Jaws (talk) 16:44, 25 August 2009 (UTC)

The Code

I completely agree with the guy before. the codde you have here is innacurate and is not even close to as long as it should be. i stronly state that you should change it to this exact code because it is 100% true and has been depicted.

"The demon scrolls tell of a warlock that will come to save our people but I wouldn't rely too much on the scrolls. They also say that rabbits are the supreme beings and that the best cure for a sore throat is a poultice of dung and old socks. Hence trust the scrolls at your peril. There are however a few basic tips for survival in a demon tribe that might be helpful if you were a human say and had never actually met a demon before. Which is unlikely to say the least. If you were human you wouldn't be able to read this in the first place.

So. Demon survival tips. First, never stab a demon with his own sword. This is the ultimate insult and will result in a vendetta that could go on for generations. It is fine to stab a demon with your sword - he will congratulate you for managing that - but only poor warriors lose their swords and then get stabbed with them. If the opportunity arises give it a miss. Second, demons have a pretty comprehensive system of sign language in which buttock slapping features heavily. It is very important not to slap the wrong buttock. Never slap someone else's buttock unless they stab you with your own sword, that is considered very bad manners. And learn the difference between the left buttock slap and a right buttock slap. If a passerby aims his buttocks at you and slaps the left one it means that there is a full moon due that evening and he hopes you will join him for the traditional hunt. If he slaps the right buttock it simply means that you remind him of his right buttock. You can see where the problems could arise. Finally, never sneeze into your fist. Always allow the sneeze to run free into the air. Medical demons assure us that the sneeze comprises of millions of tiny flying demons that zoom around the earth until they can find a human to land on. When they alight on their host humans they hack into their scalps with tiny axes causing terrible headaches which make the humans easy to defeat in battle. So when a demon sneezes immediately slap your right buttock in the direction of the sneeze so that the tiny demons can pass on the message to the human they land on."

this is the full and original code. please change. if need referece it is [[2]]

Shankingchicken (talk) 19:53, 28 November 2009 (UTC)

got link to actual code now. no need to worry. Shankingchicken (talk) 21:05, 28 November 2009 (UTC)

... "Some positive praise" - there's always some, somewhere; what was the consensus?

Well, noting that the others in the series seem to have gained at least fair to good reviews, "some" positive praise seems to be a way of saying (without saying) that there was "some" positive praise but that it was generally critically panned. If this was the case (I don't know- was it?) one should come out and say it - Wikipedia NPV. Schissel | Sound the Note! 03:55, 25 February 2014 (UTC)

Assessment comment

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Rated down to "Start" class as this has little beyond Plot summary. Needs critical element, notability issues dealt with and more referencing. :: Kevinalewis : (Talk Page)/(Desk) 10:46, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

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