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== Paragraph about Tengwar script in article about Quenya language ==
== DYK??? ==

Since Quenya is a good article, couldn't we make a DYK for it? ] (]) 21:00, 4 April 2020 (UTC)


An editor has added a paragraph about the Tengwar script. That is ''prima facie'' not relevant to this article which is not about any script but about the Quenya language. The finer details of the IP of Tengwar don't concern readers who have come here to read about the grammar, syntax, vocabulary, and history of the language. I'm minded to remove all or most of the material as irrelevant in this context. ] (]) 17:44, 5 August 2024 (UTC)
== Language cleanup ==


== Copyright (IP) Information ==
Non-English text on English Misplaced Pages, must be tagged as such. See ] and ]. I put effort into this article to bring it up to this standard but did not complete it (, , ), so I added ]. {{ping|User:Chiswick Chap}} the notice. The edit message reproduced here is:


Relevant copyright information pertaining to Tolkien's elvish (Quenya and its script Tengwar) has been ]. This copyright information is necessary for Misplaced Pages itself to render the Tengwar language legally within the United States copyright system, due to ]. Misplaced Pages itself is not publicly advertised as an authoritative Tolkien source. I have added this copyright information using ] and additional information related to the language's technical and hobbyist uses.
: well tbh it's going to be qya wall-to-wall; if you feel it's worth doing then do it but don't leave it tagged for ever and a day


Removing or misrepresenting this information in the context of an encyclopedic article suggests copyright infringement. We would prefer to use the talk page for discussions. ] (]) 17:49, 5 August 2024 (UTC)
This leaves little in the way of rationale, and in my view since the problem has clearly not been adressed amounts largely to ]. But it is correct that there will be a lot of tagging, this article has a lot of Quenya text, and it seems prior none of it was tagged. Simply because meeting the standards of accessibility and style might require work or because one user does not care about them, does not mean that this article gets a free pass. ] (]) 10:48, 20 March 2022 (UTC)


: All very fine and dandy, but as I said in the thread above, this article is not about Tengwar so you're barking up the wrong tree.
:: Um, I explained as clearly as possible in the edit-comment. Since you have brought it here, you are evidently one of the (extremely few) people who think that tagging every single occurrence of Quenya in an article all about it is worth doing, so I repeat my suggestion that you might like to fix the "problem" that you have raised. I don't think it a problem at all: the article is properly tagged in the infobox, and the subject of the article is unambiguously Quenya, so tagging every instance (we don't wikilink every word, now, do we) seems like ridiculous overkill. But hey, let's compromise: you're a busy person: take a month, and if it's still not "fixed", I'll remove the tag then, on the assumption that neither you nor anybody else thinks the task worth doing. All the best, ] (]) 11:58, 20 March 2022 (UTC)


: On legal matters, I suspect you are barking up a different wrong tree as Misplaced Pages articles normally steer clear of any legal statements for a range of good reasons, not least (I believe) Wikimedia policy, but that's way above my pay grade. ] (]) 18:45, 5 August 2024 (UTC)
::: Tagging non-English text is required by ] and ]. If you think that this is incorrect, then this is not the appropriate place to voice that concern. Take it up on those pages. This is not comparable with wikilinking since that runs counter to ] while tagging all foreign text is not only in line with ], but required by it. Your personal feelings of what is enough are irrelevant here since there is a clear standard of accessibility that must be met. ] (]) 14:09, 20 March 2022 (UTC)


:: If you are going to speak on behalf of Misplaced Pages, please cite Misplaced Pages's own site policy. The sources used for the information your are trying to have removed are the Unicode Consortium and Tolkien Estate/Middle Earth Enterprises. These are the most direct secondary sources (legal entities) referring to the primary source (Tolkien's writing). Misplaced Pages ]:
:::: You're hardly making the page more accessible by "welcoming" all visitors for the next decade with your introductory mega-tag. Bye, I've had enough of this time-wasting. ] (]) 14:22, 20 March 2022 (UTC)
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::In short, you appear to be in violation of Wikpedia's policies. ] (]) 18:51, 5 August 2024 (UTC)


::: I haven't remotely violated anything, I'm discussing what to do with you, and if that doesn't yield a consensus, I'll seek advice elsewhere. Nor am I trying to remove sources, I'm seeking to understand why you want to talk about subject B (Tengwar) on subject A (Quenya)'s article, and I'm doubting whether legal notices should go in articles at all, as it's simply not our business as an encyclopedia. If we need to remove anything, it won't be sources, it'll be entire sentences (text +source). ] (]) 19:03, 5 August 2024 (UTC)
::::: The page being welcoming is hardly a concern, we don't remove ] because it is unfriendly, we remove it because the issue is resolved. The page has an issue. You and anyone else are free to ignore the notice, but as long as the issue persists it should be categorized as such. ] (]) 14:38, 20 March 2022 (UTC)
::::::I usually agree. I myself have spent a lot of time tagging Welsh language in English Misplaced Pages articles because it helps text-to-voice software to correctly pronounce words for those who are visually impaired. However, will a text-to-voice reader be able to correctly pronounce Quenya? It is, after all, a conlang with no real-world speakers. – ] (]) 11:11, 23 March 2022 (UTC)


:::: I don't think you understand what Tengwar is. ] (]) 19:12, 5 August 2024 (UTC)
== Stress ==


The section talking about stress is very short and contains no examples. Seeing as this section closes by stating that syllable weight is important in Quenya verse, I think this needs to be addressed (with citations where possible). ] (]) 11:05, 23 March 2022 (UTC) ::::: Tengwar is a script, Quenya is a language. Any language including English can be written in Tengwar; the script is not the subject of this article, so your additions are off-topic. ] (]) 19:16, 5 August 2024 (UTC)
:Are you aware that an article ] exists? ] (]) 05:33, 6 August 2024 (UTC)
By the way, ], so we don't need to put disclaimers into articles, or they'd all be full of such things. ] (]) 08:00, 6 August 2024 (UTC)
: I'd be inclined to remove the whole paragraph, but since that copyright statements, especially if as it looks there is some ] involved, are not appropriate, I've removed the copyright statements only, noting that all Tolkien's works are in copyright and we certainly aren't going to clutter hundreds of articles with such things. Indeed, all of Misplaced Pages's thousands of articles on living authors and their books would have similar clutter, and we do not put legal warnings or copyright notices into those either, as editors have agreed since the foundation of Misplaced Pages. As already stated, Misplaced Pages ], so it is unnecessary and inappropriate, indeed potentially dangerously misleading, to include any further statements in articles that might be taken as any kind of variation from Misplaced Pages's stated position. ] (]) 08:32, 8 August 2024 (UTC)

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Paragraph about Tengwar script in article about Quenya language

An editor has added a paragraph about the Tengwar script. That is prima facie not relevant to this article which is not about any script but about the Quenya language. The finer details of the IP of Tengwar don't concern readers who have come here to read about the grammar, syntax, vocabulary, and history of the language. I'm minded to remove all or most of the material as irrelevant in this context. Chiswick Chap (talk) 17:44, 5 August 2024 (UTC)

Copyright (IP) Information

Relevant copyright information pertaining to Tolkien's elvish (Quenya and its script Tengwar) has been cited with reliable sources. This copyright information is necessary for Misplaced Pages itself to render the Tengwar language legally within the United States copyright system, due to Misplaced Pages's own copyright policy. Misplaced Pages itself is not publicly advertised as an authoritative Tolkien source. I have added this copyright information using an encyclopedic tone appropriate for this article and additional information related to the language's technical and hobbyist uses.

Removing or misrepresenting this information in the context of an encyclopedic article suggests copyright infringement. We would prefer to use the talk page for discussions. Jellocube (talk) 17:49, 5 August 2024 (UTC)

All very fine and dandy, but as I said in the thread above, this article is not about Tengwar so you're barking up the wrong tree.
On legal matters, I suspect you are barking up a different wrong tree as Misplaced Pages articles normally steer clear of any legal statements for a range of good reasons, not least (I believe) Wikimedia policy, but that's way above my pay grade. Chiswick Chap (talk) 18:45, 5 August 2024 (UTC)
If you are going to speak on behalf of Misplaced Pages, please cite Misplaced Pages's own site policy. The sources used for the information your are trying to have removed are the Unicode Consortium and Tolkien Estate/Middle Earth Enterprises. These are the most direct secondary sources (legal entities) referring to the primary source (Tolkien's writing). Misplaced Pages prefers secondary sources for this reason:

Secondary or tertiary sources are needed to establish the topic's notability and to avoid novel interpretations of primary sources. All interpretive claims, analyses, or synthetic claims about primary sources must be referenced to a secondary source, rather than to an original analysis of the primary-source material by Misplaced Pages editors.

In short, you appear to be in violation of Wikpedia's policies. Jellocube (talk) 18:51, 5 August 2024 (UTC)
I haven't remotely violated anything, I'm discussing what to do with you, and if that doesn't yield a consensus, I'll seek advice elsewhere. Nor am I trying to remove sources, I'm seeking to understand why you want to talk about subject B (Tengwar) on subject A (Quenya)'s article, and I'm doubting whether legal notices should go in articles at all, as it's simply not our business as an encyclopedia. If we need to remove anything, it won't be sources, it'll be entire sentences (text +source). Chiswick Chap (talk) 19:03, 5 August 2024 (UTC)
I don't think you understand what Tengwar is. Jellocube (talk) 19:12, 5 August 2024 (UTC)
Tengwar is a script, Quenya is a language. Any language including English can be written in Tengwar; the script is not the subject of this article, so your additions are off-topic. Chiswick Chap (talk) 19:16, 5 August 2024 (UTC)
Are you aware that an article Tengwar exists? —Tamfang (talk) 05:33, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

By the way, Misplaced Pages has a general legal disclaimer, so we don't need to put disclaimers into articles, or they'd all be full of such things. Chiswick Chap (talk) 08:00, 6 August 2024 (UTC)

I'd be inclined to remove the whole paragraph, but since there is a measure of consensus that copyright statements, especially if as it looks there is some conflict of interest involved, are not appropriate, I've removed the copyright statements only, noting that all Tolkien's works are in copyright and we certainly aren't going to clutter hundreds of articles with such things. Indeed, all of Misplaced Pages's thousands of articles on living authors and their books would have similar clutter, and we do not put legal warnings or copyright notices into those either, as editors have agreed since the foundation of Misplaced Pages. As already stated, Misplaced Pages Misplaced Pages has a general legal disclaimer, so it is unnecessary and inappropriate, indeed potentially dangerously misleading, to include any further statements in articles that might be taken as any kind of variation from Misplaced Pages's stated position. Chiswick Chap (talk) 08:32, 8 August 2024 (UTC)
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