Talk:Elysium
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Elysium was not as much fun as it sounds here. Quotes from those poets would be illuminating.
From the fields, the most virtuous of the souls could be reborn into another human body. No. Not any more than in Catholicism. Transmigration of souls? No. No. Wetman 20:58, 24 Mar 2004 (UTC)
Organizing Afterlife Articles
I would like to organize the articles that deal with an otherworld as a real existence. I propose that Afterlife would be the best hub for such articles. Eschatology and Underworld are other possibilities, but I don't think they work as well as Afterlife. Any thoughts on such a project? Please come to Talk:Afterlife to discuss. Tom (hawstom) 14:44, 6 May 2004 (UTC)
Small edit
I took out the word "literate" in the section on the Greek Elysian Fields as Homer's epics were passed down orally for centuries before being put in written form.
User:Tomf688 has unspoken issues
User:Tomf688 has reapplied a "cleanup" tag, demanding even more introductory "context". We may expect his explanation: (Wetman 00:01, 10 May 2005 (UTC))
- Check your attitude at the door. The intro needs less focus on shakespeare (and does not need the excerpt from Twelfth Night) and better flow. Make a clear and concise definition of what an "Elysium" is at the beginning of the article, as is standard in encyclopedias (Elysium is blah blah). --tomf688(talk) 01:03, May 10, 2005 (UTC)
- Since the text that follows is trying to trace the changes in "what an 'Elysium' is", which a thoughtful reader might detect as a main theme in this article, perhaps confident User:tomf688 had best provide for us his selected "meaning", where angels fear to tread. The better sort of Wikipedians do not use those "clean up" labels. Especially not at entries where they have not previously contributed. We await a brilliant opening paragraph. --Wetman 04:31, 10 May 2005 (UTC)
- I wonder User:Wetman what your problem is? I found this page following one of my random paging sessions and have no education in the matter to write a thoughtful introduction. The one right now is confusing.
- I agree that the intro isn't very good. In fact it's poor. If no one is capable of rewritting it, it could simply be deleted. If the article simply started with the Greek section it would be a major improvement. And it would suffice until someone got around to writing a suitable intro.--198.93.113.49 14:20, 11 May 2005 (UTC)