Talk: Inquisition

Revision as of 01:16, 19 January 2013

The picture of the "Ordo Hereticus Inquisitor" is actually a T4 Witch Hunter from the Warhammer Online concept art. I didn't want to just delete the image, but I thought someone would want to know.

Picture

This is already known. The picture is placed there because the exact same art has now been adopted for Ordo Hereticus Inquisitors. See Dawn of War II - Retribution for the obvious extension of the look in Warhammer 40k. Montonius 03:02, July 19, 2011 (UTC)

(In)Famous Warring

For heaven's sake, guys, why not just remove the word entirely. It's an adjective! -Wulfenbach (talk) 23:41, January 18, 2013 (UTC)

I wasn't comfortable with removing the word completely, since it did add to the meaning of the sentence. But I feel that "infamous" connotates the wrong feeling for the Inquisitorial sigil. While some members of Mankind may feel fear and horror (emotions signified by the word "infamous") at the approach of the Inquisition, I do not. I like the Inquisition. I think its actions (in many respects) help Mankind.

Compare the definitions of the two words.

Infamous: having an extremely bad reputation; deserving of or causing an evil reputation.

Famous: having a widespread reputation, usually of a favorable nature; renowned; celebrated.

While the Inquisition might not always have a favourable reputation, it certainly is well-known throughout the galaxy. It's clear, from comparing the definitions, that "famous" is the correct word with a more neutral meaning; and "infamous" is a pejorative term used by those who hate the Inquisition.

Unfortunatley, the admins, both Whitefang and Montonius, have refused to give any reasoning behind their strange insistance on the negative word. This is against the spirit of the wiki, as expressed on the wiki page: "it is an Administrator's responsibility to explain the reasons for his decision clearly and forthrightly." It's unsophisticated to 1) refuse to explain yourself; and 2) when confronted with a good argument, lock the page. Elric Grey (talk) 01:16, January 19, 2013 (UTC)

@@ Line 8: / Line 8: @@
 ==(In)Famous Warring==
 For heaven's sake, guys, why not just remove the word entirely.  It's an adjective!  -[[User:Wulfenbach|Wulfenbach]] ([[User talk:Wulfenbach|talk]]) 23:41, January 18, 2013 (UTC)
+I wasn't comfortable with removing the word completely, since it did add to the meaning of the sentence. But I feel that "infamous" connotates the wrong feeling for the Inquisitorial sigil. While some members of Mankind may feel fear and horror (emotions signified by the word "infamous") at the approach of the Inquisition, I do not. I like the Inquisition. I think its actions (in many respects) help Mankind.
+Compare the definitions of the two words.
+Infamous: <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor: default;"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor: default;">having</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor: default;">an</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor: default;">extremely</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor: default;">bad</span> reputation; deserving</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor: default;">of</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor: default;">or</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor: default;">causing</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor: default;">an</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor: default;">evil</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor: default;">reputation</span>.
+Famous: <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor: default;">having</span> a <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor: default;">widespread</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor: default;">reputation,</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor: default;">usually</span> of a <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor: default;">favorable</span> nature; <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor: default;">renowned;</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor: default;">celebrated</span>.
+While the Inquisition might not always have a favourable reputation, it certainly is well-known throughout the galaxy. It's clear, from comparing the definitions, that "famous" is the correct word with a more neutral meaning; and "infamous" is a pejorative term used by those who hate the Inquisition.
+Unfortunatley, the admins, both Whitefang and Montonius, have refused to give any reasoning behind their strange insistance on the negative word. This is against the spirit of the wiki, as expressed on the wiki page: "it is an Administrator's responsibility to explain the reasons for his decision clearly and forthrightly." It's unsophisticated to 1) refuse to explain yourself; and 2) when confronted with a good argument, lock the page. [[User:Elric Grey|Elric Grey]] ([[User talk:Elric Grey|talk]]) 01:16, January 19, 2013 (UTC)