Aliveness Cascade

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Aliveness Cascade, I'm finding that I have to do a great deal of correcting and restoring after each one of your Middle-earth hobbit edits, as important facts get deleted or elided. If you feel the need to remove something, it'd be really nice if you began on the talk page, where I or other editors can explain why these details matter (if it's not totally transparent).

For instance, it might seem insignificant to you, but the fact that the Shire was in the northwest of Middle-earth relates directly to the fact that England is in the northwest of the Old World (Eurasia); Tolkien actually states in a letter that Hobbiton was at the latitude of Oxford (and that he himself was "a hobbit"). Thus, the northwestness of the Shire is not a trivial detail, but a key clue to the mapping of the Shire to England, indeed to the English midlands. Such examples could easily be multiplied. Many thanks for your attention. Chiswick Chap (talk) 16:56, 7 February 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for talking. I disagree with you!

I added informational content to the Fictional History section, *and* fixed basic errors in fact, and don't agree with your reversion of it at all!

As to northwest, its significance was not given in the lead, so I don't see any value of it being there, unless its significance is explained there .... and I think that would overweigh the lead.

I'm not aware of you "correcting and restoring" previous edits, and very much disagree with your characterisation of having to do "a great deal of correcting and restoring after each one of your Middle-earth Hobbit edits". I was actually under the impression that most of my previous edits had "stuck" (And I still think this is the case!).

At the beginning of The Hobbit, Tolkien describes their appearance and character together. I was going to add more info from there, to improve that section. I disagree with you I really do! We already have a Lifestyle and culture section which a fantastic section label, as would Appearance and character be, especially as Tolkien describes them together! Actually this section includes age: it *should* be Appearance and characteristics!!

I think inclusion of the One Ring when we're introducing the basic facts of hobbits is an unnecessary technical distraction, I totally stand by my edit of simply saying that some of Tolkien's main characters lived significantly longer. We're should be explaining basic hobbit facts, not requiring folks to follow a link to get understanding, which will also massively spoil the books. If we can avoid spoilers in the opening parts of an article, and keep it simple, that is a really good thing.

We have a different sensibility, I suggest, that's all! Which is wikipedia for you.

I very much disagree with you, and stand by my edits. @Chiswick Chap: ~ Aliveness Cascade (talk) 19:21, 7 February 2021 (UTC)

Well, everyone is entitled to their own opinion. However, I have carefully explained one instance where the evidence points extremely clearly to why my original text, and reversion to it, was correct, and that evidence from both Tolkien's own letters and scholarly criticism is available to everyone, so disagreeing with it is, to say the least, a rather difficult position to sustain. All the best, Chiswick Chap (talk) 19:27, 7 February 2021 (UTC)

I've no problem with the "northwest" being there - it's a snippet. What I'm saying there it is pointless if its significance is not explained in the article - which it isn't. It would seem to fit into the Lifestyle and culture section, if you wished to add it.

And what about the other stuff? Please do me the courtesy of addressing my arguments. I had the courtesy to respond to you! @Chiswick Chap: ~ Aliveness Cascade (talk) 19:50, 7 February 2021 (UTC)

It's always hard to tell with text rather than any wider range of cues to someone's emotions, but the exclamation marks followed by "And what about the other stuff?" comes across as needlessly aggressive, which makes many people much less likely to wish to reply, except possibly in kind.

However, I agree we have a "different sensibility"; perhaps mine is British and yours is from someplace else, I don't know - there's not much to be said on that one, except that Tolkien was British, and accordingly we try to give a British sensibility, spelling, syntax, and to some extent style to Middle-earth articles, taking the "British English" preference on the project as a guide. On the use of bluelinks to other Middle-earth articles, these are all used hundreds of times in the project, and it would be wearying for readers to have them all glossed at every instance; readers are not obliged to navigate the links if not interested, and the pop-up links tool enables anyone who likes an instant display to have one without following the link in any case. I doubt very much it will be profitable to argue at length over details, but to take one example "THE hobbit" is of course Bilbo, and his long life is certainly attributable to the Ring, and the Ring is of enormous significance in the legendarium; so it seems slightly bizarre even to think of justifying its mention: it's definitely relevant and no mistake. I suggest we drop the stick now and leave the matter at that: I know I can explain all my actions, and I hope you can. All the best, Chiswick Chap (talk) 20:07, 7 February 2021 (UTC)

I *thanked* you earlier for restoring the british english "homely" I had myself put it earlier, and somebody had changed to "homelike". Have you confused someone else's edits with mine? That may explain the "I have to do a great deal of correcting and restoring after each one of your edits", which does not, in my view, fit with what's happened. With regard to one ring, I've already said I think its good to avoid unnecesary spoilers in the early part of the article, and the need to click on a link to understand. Yes, a sensibility. The section is describing hobbits in general, and it's unnecessary. Why spoil the Lord of the Rings for readers of The Hobbit coming to this article? @Chiswick Chap: ~ Aliveness Cascade (talk) 21:39, 7 February 2021 (UTC)

Appearance and characteristics also much more interesting to reader than just "Appearance" ~ Aliveness Cascade (talk) 20:01, 7 February 2021 (UTC)

Um, you think so, I don't, we were in the midst of a discussion, and and now you are edit-warring without waiting for an answer. That is always unacceptable. Please stop at once. Properly, you would undo it and apologise. I'll consider what to do. Chiswick Chap (talk) 20:11, 7 February 2021 (UTC)

It didn't occur to me that coming back with a very small modified edit (not a revert) would be considered edit-warring - but I take your point about doing it while the discussion was open. Honestly, I didn't think you'd be back. I'm glad you've come back to discuss. Thank you. ~ Aliveness Cascade (talk) 21:39, 7 February 2021 (UTC)

FYI, before you intervened with your edits tonight, I was going to add another thing to then "Appearance and Character" section, namely, a snippet from T's opening description in The Hobbit - something like : they have nibble fingers, and "good-natured faces, and laugh deep fruity laughs". (Because, in my view, the hobbits' character has as much importance as there appearance. Tolkien also describes appearance and character together, and I think it's easiest for us to do that as well. These characteristics were so important to Tolkien's description of hobbits - he put them right up from with their physical appearance). I was trying to work out how to reference that when I got your alert. And I still like the idea of adding that. I wish we could agree that that is good. Isn't this what fan loves about hobbits? ~ Aliveness Cascade (talk) 22:06, 7 February 2021 (UTC)

Thank you very much for leaving out the nibble fingers, that would be what Shippey calls a failure of tone (like the animistic stone-throwing giants). I don't recall Tolkien saying anything about nibble fingers, and we certainly aren't an uncited/unciteable fan-source.

On appearance and characteristics, thank you for the comments. Since "Characteristics" includes appearance, habits, and other aspects, it's a wider term than "Appearance", so let's use it instead. All the best, Chiswick Chap (talk) 08:47, 8 February 2021 (UTC)

Thank you! @Chiswick Chap:

"nimble" LOL! my typos are getting worse! I am referring to this quote: "have long clever brown fingers, good-natured faces, and laugh deep fruity laughs", from the opening of The Hobbit (page 13 of this edition) ~ Aliveness Cascade (talk) 14:03, 8 February 2021 (UTC)

I do agree with the retention of the "northwest of Middle-earth" bit, for the reason that it connects the Shire with Middle-earth - a connection which otherwise would not be made in the lead. ~ Aliveness Cascade (talk) 15:49, 8 February 2021 (UTC)

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