Talk:Firefox (novel)

Merge

I created the Firefox (book) article - I found it as a link on the Mig-31 page and didn't realise that there was a Firefox (novel) page as well. I think the (book) page has a better written content but the (novel) page has better format. If we can combine the better aspects of both then merging is fine by me. Bob the Pirate 14:07, 27 August 2005 (UTC)

Okay, I waited a month or so and nobody else seems to care one way or the other so I've gone ahead and merged the articles. --Bob the Pirate 10:26, 3 October 2005 (UTC)

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BetacommandBot (talk) 21:49, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:CraigThomas Firefox.jpg

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BetacommandBot (talk) 21:49, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

Plot length.

I've trimmed it to 598 words - which is less than the earlier 707 words. Please help by suggesting edits (or even making them) - I think it now covers the important aspects of the novel. Although, tbh I think it did before when I removed the template last time at 609 words. Chaheel Riens (talk) 08:21, 15 March 2017 (UTC)

Infobox Preceded by / Followed by

The infobox currently says Preceded by: Rat Trap and Followed by: Wolfsbane. But the article text makes it clear that Firefox doiwn is the sequel, and that these two books are before and after only in the sequence of the author's publications. There is already a link to Craig Thomas where a list of the author's woks is given in publication order. It seems to me that this listing of "Preceded by" and "Followed by" without context to explain in what sense this is meant is confusing. I propose to remove this from the infobox, and possibly add info on the publication sequence to the article body. Does anyone object? DES ^(talk)_{DESiegel Contribs} 23:00, 17 July 2017 (UTC)

Yes, I object to the removal. Per the notes at Template:Infobox book/doc:

preceded_by

Title of prior book in series; will be italicised by template code (do not use to connect separate books chronologically)

followed_by

Title of subsequent book in a series or a sequel; will be italicised by template code (do not use to connect separate books chronologically)

I've corrected the parameters accordingly, and thanks for pointing it out. This is a standard infobox used in thousands of book articles, and a misuse on one article is minor. If it continues to be a problem here, then we can add hidden notes on correct usage to the article's infobox. - BilCat (talk) 00:14, 18 July 2017 (UTC)

I have also proposed deprecating the parameter on the infobox, because such misuse is all too common, and because i think putting such information in the infobox is more likely to be confusing than helpful. DES ^(talk)_{DESiegel Contribs} 00:18, 18 July 2017 (UTC)

That's the proper venue to discuss removing the parameter. - BilCat (talk) 00:31, 18 July 2017 (UTC)

Indeed, but this talk page is the proper venu to discuss whether it should be used on this article or not. Just because an infobox supports a parameter does not mean it must be used on any particular article. I think that not using it here would improve this specific article. DES ^(talk)_{DESiegel Contribs} 01:12, 18 July 2017 (UTC)

I don't see why it shouldn't be kept. If keeps being changed, then perhaps. But let's at least see if it causes further problems. At the moment, the sequel isn't even mentioned in the Lead. - BilCat (talk) 01:32, 18 July 2017 (UTC)

References

I've been scouring the web for Craig Thomas fanpages, most of which are dead now. Posting several here:

• https://web.archive.org/web/20010519110637/http://oculusdesign.com/firefox/resources.html
• https://web.archive.org/web/20010410192321/http://037overkill.virtualave.net:80/firefox.htm
• https://web.archive.org/web/20010504203219/http://www.mig31.force9.co.uk/craig/review.htm

StevePrutz (talk) 22:21, 3 August 2022 (UTC)