User talk:Buinne

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Aang

You do pose a good argument. However, I believe that Aang's flight from home is a key part of the introduction. It is not just part of his history but a key description of his personality and characteristics. It is his beginning and it is the event that sets the plot for the rest of his story. WP:LEAD says, "The lead section should briefly summarize the most important points covered in an article in such a way that it can stand on its own as a concise version of the article". If this event is not an important point then I am not sure what is. Please tell me how the event that might have saved Aang from death, is repeatedly shown throughout the entire show, changed his life completely from the beginning and sent Aang into suspended animation, and created the basis for the series itself is not an important event. Zuko's Agni-Kai may have been important in his history and personality, but it is rarely mentioned (except for a few key episodes) and does not hold as much importance with relevance to the show, or even Zuko himself, than Aang's childhood story does. I hope I showed you my side of the situation without confusion, and if you have anything to get back at me at and prove me wrong, please do so. Parent5446^{(Murder me for my actions)} 22:24, 2 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I think I'll defer to you, re: Aang's motivations for now. But it still needs revision. It's very "run-on sentence" to me. But on the Aang talk page, I've just mentioned my concerns about listing his companions. The group is awfully large now, and I'm worried that inclusion will turn the lead into a "who's who in the Gaang" rather than a descriptor of the principal protagonist. Of course, I hail from an editorial culture of a couple years ago, when the Avatar pages suffered a high rate of vandalism and fandom wank. (Yay for lockdown, sort of)

Also see the Aang talk for my grump regarding the Musso mention. I just don't think he belongs in the lead--Buinne 22:41, 2 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Avatar: The Last Airbender episode merging disscussion

Currently, due to complaints about the separate episode articles not being in compliance with WP:EPISODE, the articles are all currently being merged into combined articles, separated by book instead of episode. The current snadbox for the merging can be found at Wikipedia:WikiProject Avatar: The Last Airbender/season 1. To discuss or give ideas that will help, leave a message on Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Avatar: The Last Airbender/season 1 or on Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Avatar: The Last Airbender#Episode merging project. The Placebo Effect (talk) 21:34, 7 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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