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June 2016

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Attempt at solving

To ensure this Lame edit war ends (if you're still there, of course): this is a wiki built on consensus. If you can deliver a good argument besides "it's only four harmless words" as to why the Marvin Candle tidbit is a truly relevant information required to understand the events of that episode, we'll let the thing stay. Your move. igordebraga ≠ 16:44, 28 June 2016 (UTC)

Hello there. This is from THAT guy. I missed this. I would like to try. Here goes.....

I am not confident that this is the FIRST series to have the audience as active participants in the story outside of the show, but I think it remains the apex of this idea. The show actively coaxed a large part of the audience into looking up books, checking ancient history, learning cryptography and cartography, and researching famed philosophers. It became a multimedia platform. The two Exec Producers dropped hints on their own weekly podcast, There were weird clips, there were websites with clues to...er....something sponsored by the show. Etc.

The viewer, should she wish to watch on that level, became a de facto character in the LOST world. The actual characters on the show knew that there were weird mysteries on the Island, but weren't privy to some that the show provided for the FolksAtHome. This inspired, with the Show's encouragement, thousands of fan theories to make sense of things. The show traded on this.

I agree that when Pierre Chang appears on screen, it impacts none of the characters, really. They're most interested in surviving But this is the first time We have seen things from the perspective of a character who understands exactly what he is doing. The first time we see Dharma functioning "business as usual" in it's formative days. This is a major development for the show. The blinds are starting to fall away. So we meet Chang and his real name- then Chang steps in front of the camera and calmly gives a fake name. A thousand theories fall, and one big fact appears. Dharma is purposely manufacturing a mystery. They purposely didn't make sense. They're messing with people. It's part of the gag. This immediately shows the I-Guy character (Us) that this might be the answer to all the other incongruities as well. It doesn't add up....because that's how they wanted it.

Now, it is in my opinion, that on THIS show, with all of this extra content and focus on fan participation, that this moment is a major plot point. I think the show provided it as a pressure-release valve....because they couldn't pay everything off. Whether this is is true or not, this moment is SPECIFICALLY highlighted as the FIRST thing in the wind down seasons to show that some of the mysteries may just be there to be mysteries. Misplaced Pages is not designed to cater to fictional characters, it's designed for folks to access info quickly. This is quick. I think it deserves four words (Five, I think "Dr." should be in there too) to show when this began.

Hmmm. That's too bad. A month later and no comment? The solving attempt didn't go very well, did it?

July 2016

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August 2016

Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Misplaced Pages, as you did at Because You Left. Your edits appear to be disruptive and have been undone.

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Please ensure you are familiar with Misplaced Pages's policies and guidelines, and please do not continue to make edits that appear disruptive. Continual disruptive editing may result in loss of editing privileges. Thank you. —Hexafluoride 10:15, 7 August 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for the note. I don't think it's disruptive. I think it's constructive. Have a good day.

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Please explain your changes on the talk page of the article, because you're ignoring point blank the inline note in the article, and insisting on adding nonconstructive edits. I'm trying my best here to follow WP:NOSPADE. —Hexafluoride 12:53, 8 August 2016 (UTC)

Well, I specifically put my explanation of the addition above, below the Attempt To Solve thing. Sure. I'll put it on the talk page....but there was no direction to put it there. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.84.132.125 (talk) 02:17, 10 August 2016‎

You should ping the user you were discussing the changes with. Unless they're watching your page, which is unlikely, they won't know that you've commented, and your addition might get lost between the various edits they make. Use {{re|Username}} or {{u|Username}} to do so. And always sign ~~~~ your edits in discussions, even on your own talk. —Hexafluoride 21:24, 10 August 2016 (UTC)

Please stop your disruptive editing. If you continue to vandalize Misplaced Pages, as you did with this edit to Because You Left, you may be blocked from editing. Jim1138 (talk) 04:55, 11 August 2016 (UTC)

Seems fairly innocuous to me. Thanks for the note.

You may be blocked from editing without further warning the next time you vandalize Misplaced Pages, as you did with this edit to Because You Left. Ueutyi (talk) 00:41, 12 August 2016 (UTC)

The edit is pretty helpful. Thanks for the note.

September 2016

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November 2016

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December 2016

You may be blocked from editing without further warning the next time you vandalize Misplaced Pages, as you did at Because You Left. hwalk | talk | contribs 02:48, 27 December 2016 (UTC)

Howdy do. Let me say Merry Christmas to all. Thanks for the note. Just testing the walls. Interesting. Have a great New Year.

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