Talk:The Zombie Survival Guide

Fictional? I think not!

Just so we're clear, this isn't strictly fiction, Max writes some truley believeable stuff in there and has me sleeping with a knife under my pillow each night. (More so a long dagger, but still) So I think it should be listed as "debatably fiction"

--Kaleunico (talk) 07:04, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

Zombies are not real, this book is fiction - any attempt to use weasel words will be reverted. --Fredrick day (talk) 09:04, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

Plus, do you really think a knife will help if we zombies took over? Habaneroman ^SignTalk 21:36, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

From the text: "Knives are always useful, serving a variety of functions in a range of situations. Unlike a hatchet, they can kill a zombie only when the blade is stabbed through the temple, eye socket, or base of the skull. On the flip side, knives almost always weigh less than hatchets and, therefore, are better if you are on the move. When choosing a knife, make sure the blade is no more than six inches long and always smooth. Avoid serrated knives and saw-blade combinations found in survival knives, as they tend to become lodged in their victims. Imagine yourself stabbing one zombie through the temple and turning to engage the other three ghouls but not being able to retrieve your blade." (35) --98.240.30.143 (talk) 08:20, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

Grammar check

This article is an English teacher's nightmare. I went over the ranged weapons section for factual and grammatical errors but the rest of the article is teeming with them. Can someone go over them? Thanks.

~Vin —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 70.23.31.212 (talk) 22:18, 29 April 2007 (UTC).

Did anyone else.....

Seriously though did anyone else read this book and believe it to be true! i found it scarily believable especialy the historical accounts...I have performed searches checking to see whether any of it is actualy true and sadly have found its all just black humor....

_madmatt_

A book about zombies might be fiction? What a bold claim, sir! 71.192.54.222 (talk) 17:13, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

Far too detailed

This article is WAY too detailed about the content of the book - we need a summary and then dicussion of the real world impact. --Fredrick day 20:11, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

Yeah, looking back on it (as the one who wrote it all), I have to agree. I was just a poor newbie back then, who didn't know any better. :) EVula // talk // ☯ // 21:03, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

thank god, it's somebody sensible ! I was expecting the usual revision war with cries of WP:ILIKEIT flying around! :-) --Fredrick day 21:06, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

I can still do that, if you really want... ;) EVula // talk // ☯ // 04:56, 31 May 2007 (UTC)

Hey, as a random passerby, I actually like this kind of detailed article. But yes, it does need a real world impact section. Just my two cents. 199.126.134.144 07:02, 1 August 2007 (UTC)

Would someone mind explaining why a "WAY too detailed" summary is inappropriate? I can see why you should have a short and then a long summary, but I don't see why a long summary should be removed. 75.80.82.112 (talk) 08:25, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

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Six vs Seven Chapters

The beginning of the article says there are 7 chapters plus appendix then lists the chapter after 5 as the final chapter. What gives? Mdmkolbe 04:51, 9 November 2007 (UTC)

I agree with the last post

This book should not be referred to as fictional, there is in fact overwhelming evidence that this book could possibly be pure fact, I believe it to be pure fact. The zombie apocalypse is a very real possibility for the future, and it needs to be taken seriously and not stomped upon by such skeptical close-minded organizations as Wikipedia.....foreshame.

-Living_DEAD_Girl69, March, 29th, 2008 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Living DEAD Girl69 (talk • contribs) 20:35, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

While nobody has the right to attack you for your beliefs, this book is clearly written as a fictional guide, only for humor.75.80.82.112 (talk) 07:58, 26 April 2008 (UTC)

I concur. Habaneroman ^SignTalk 21:34, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

I agree that this book is writen for fictional purposes, but the information in the book could be used in the situation of an actual outbreak. I don't think anyone will ever agree on weather zombies could be a possibilty or not. But anything can happen. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.182.230.5 (talk) 17:21, 3 May 2008 (UTC)