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[Spoilers for all books] Theories index
123456789blaaa:
No one cares about my previous post? :'(.
Elegast:
--- Quote ---General
Maybe this is just happening to me but whenever I click the sources links they always direct me to the 1st page of the relevant thread. Wouldn't it be more convenient for the links to direct you to the page in which the theory is proposed?
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It's on my to-do list.
--- Quote ---If "only theories which have already been widely discussed/criticized by the community can be nominated" than why do many of the theories here not have links? Even if we can't find the original thread it was discussed in, shouldn't we at least be able to find a thread it was discussed in (presumably the one which made us decide that the theory has been widely discussed/criticized? Even if there are multiple threads discussing it and we can't find all of them, even one link is better than no links. Should we really have theories with no links here?
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Yes.
Some old theories are widely known and deserve to be included, yet sometimes there is no living thread about them. But the main reason is a practical one: putting a link for each theory would demand an LOT of work. There are many theories, spread in many posts, and old threads are deleted after one year so the links would keep breaking and would require constant attention. And most of the post introducing a theory contain little more info than a one-sentence summary.
I included all the links to threads in the DFRC, as they won't disappear, and are of very high quality.
You'll notice that I include links to some threads in the DF spoilers section. I do so with threads I believe have a good chance of ending in the DFRC, or if I can directly copy-paste the link. It's basically an informal nomination thread.
--- Quote ---Black Court
I would like to request that the "there is a link between the Black Court and the outsiders" rating have a bracketed sentence next to it that says that the theory changes to Highly Speculative if Harry meant Black Council and Black Court is a typo.
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Done. I rated thinking there was a WOJ about the typo.
--- Quote ---Blackstaff
I checked both the links to the "Blackstaff is MW's walking stick" theory and I don't think it deserves the Very Strong Evidence rating. Jim said that the WC stole the blackstaff from someone who really wants it back. This...does not narrow things down. The only indicator that we have that MW is the one who wants it back is that Jim is a self proclamed "lazy writer". I'm not saying that the theory isn't strong, just that it doesn't deserve Very Strong Evidence status. I think that it should be changed to blue.
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It's slightly overrated. But there is already a poll about it so I prefer to respect the results.
--- Quote ---Blood Rites
Theory:The thing seen behind Kincaid could be a symbolic representation of Drakul.
EDIT: I think this quote from page 189 of the DFRPG: Our World, under the "Mavra" entry:
Pretty much debunks the "Mavra under veil seen in Sight behind Kincaid" theory.
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I look into it, I don't have my copy of the DFRPG close at hand.
--- Quote ---HW belts
Why is Raith making the HW belts rated Strong Evidence? We have seen no indication that he is a practitioner (in fact, he often recruits women to do magic for him) and Harry himself says that only about 3 people in the entire White Council could make them.
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Done. I rated it before the Cenphx's threads.
--- Quote ---Mothers Winter/Summer
The "they are God" theory doesn't have a rating (and since the G is capitalized, shouldn't it say the White God?).
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Done.
--- Quote ---Parasite
Theory: the parasite is Nemesis (this doesn't have to contradict the Walker theory either).
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Added.
--- Quote ---Swords
Theory: Faith Astor is going to take up Fidelacchius (link: http://www.jimbutcheronline.com/bb/index.php/topic,35837.0.html) I know it doesn't have 3 pages of discussion but hey, at least I have a link.
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Added.
--- Quote ---Outsiders
The third Walker could also be called He-Who-Walks-Between.
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Added.
--- Quote ---Drakul
On page 77 of the DFRPG: Our World, under the "half demons" entry, the books says:
Note that they don't say he could be one or that he's probably one. They outright say he's one. Does this downgrade the rating of the "Drakul is the scion of a dragon" theory?
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No. The rating is already low, and there is a WOJ behind the theory.
Elegast:
--- Quote from: 123456789blaaa on December 31, 2012, 10:37:32 AM ---No one cares about my previous post? :'(.
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Just read it. I was too busy having fun last week. ;D
wizard nelson:
--- Quote from: wizard nelson on December 13, 2012, 01:57:57 PM ---when jim had to switch DB and PG he intentionally created a time loop in the books, behind the scenes.
source-source-wizard nelson
Elegast i invoke thee to look at my updated theory.(i explain it better)
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was hoping you'd take another look at this one if you please? i can update my original thread or create a new one if you want more imput or are unsure what i mean precisely... its complicated, sorta. but it ties into alot of other theories... i'm gonna update my thread actually... stuff to add anyways.
123456789blaaa:
--- Quote from: Elegast on January 01, 2013, 04:29:19 PM ---
Yes.
Some old theories are widely known and deserve to be included, yet sometimes there is no living thread about them. But the main reason is a practical one: putting a link for each theory would demand an LOT of work. There are many theories, spread in many posts, and old threads are deleted after one year so the links would keep breaking and would require constant attention. And most of the post introducing a theory contain little more info than a one-sentence summary.
I included all the links to threads in the DFRC, as they won't disappear, and are of very high quality.
You'll notice that I include links to some threads in the DF spoilers section. I do so with threads I believe have a good chance of ending in the DFRC, or if I can directly copy-paste the link. It's basically an informal nomination thread.
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Ah I see.
What do you think of me creating "compilation threads" for each of the theories that don't have sources (and are either Strong evidence Very strong evidence) and aiming to get them into the DF Reference Collection? I'd like to at least try. Not having sources for those theories bugs me (I may also try ones for Speculative if the previous attempt works).
--- Quote from: Elegast on January 01, 2013, 04:29:19 PM ---It's slightly overrated. But there is already a poll about it so I prefer to respect the results.
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If I created a new poll and it goes the other way, would you than change it (though there's the slight issue that I don't know how to create a poll...)?
--- Quote from: Elegast on January 01, 2013, 04:29:19 PM ---I look into it, I don't have my copy of the DFRPG close at hand.
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You don't trust me :'( :P.
I can easily quote the whole paragraph here if you'd like.
Also, Harry also wonders if the figure behind Kincaid is Drakul on page 159 of Our World:
--- Quote ---To my Sight, Kincaid looks enormous, malformed, silent, merciless, deadly. He has horns curling from his head, batlike wings, and a hideous double-image behind him that looks like the corpsespecter of Death himself (Drakul?). I don’t know if he’s soulgazeable, but I really don’t wanna find out. Just a glimpse with the Sight was enough for me.
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--- Quote from: Elegast on January 01, 2013, 04:29:19 PM ---Added.
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Requesting that you also add "(the walker could also be Nemesis)" beside it.
--- Quote from: Elegast on January 01, 2013, 04:29:19 PM ---Added.
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You forgot to add my name to it (how do you do that anyways?)
--- Quote from: Elegast on January 01, 2013, 04:29:19 PM ---No. The rating is already low, and there is a WOJ behind the theory.
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Which one?
Also, could you add the "Drakul is the scion of a demon"? (
EDIT: Also found another reference for Drakul being the scion of a demon. It's on page 143 of Our World in the Freeholding Lords sidebar:
--- Quote ---Vlad Drakul (NE)—a half-demon
scion; father of Vlad Tepesh Dracula
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I'm wondering how to add sources for theories that only have a slice of text from the RPG to support them. I could use the method I proposed at the top of this post but creating a thread for such a small piece of evidence seems wastefull...getting threads like them into the DF Reference Collection would just clutter it up. Maybe we could make one thread for all the theories that only have small amounts of evidence (this could also work for Speculative and Highly Speculative theories)?
--- Quote from: Elegast on January 01, 2013, 04:33:29 PM ---Just read it. I was too busy having fun last week. ;D
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All is forgiven ;D :P.
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