Forum:Quotes

I think it's about time we create a guideline to what is a valid quote to include into an article.

I see a pile of character articles with junk at the bottom titled "Quotes". They feature random things the character has said which have very little relevance to the character.

On top of that, they are often edited. I see piles of random people coming adding useless quotes, but not editing anything of value in the wiki. Even worse, they change existing quotes. Which makes me doubt if some of those quotes are actual quotes. But rather a sentence twisted which isn't actually the same wording used by the character, likely improved by someone who thought it would sound better. ~ NOTASTAFF Daniel Friesen (DanTMan, Nadir Seen Fire) (talk) current discussion Sep 1, 2008 @ 20:23 (UTC)


 * Yeah, they're pretty useless. But I don't think we can really find a universally working guideline, to whether or not a qute is relevant or not. I guess it's just too character-specific.
 * btw, I like how Wookieepedia has occasinal quotes about the characters in question within their articles, though. It somehow flows really nice. I'd somewhat like to see something like that here, too. Wakalaka 11:39, 9 September 2008 (UTC)

I think the quotes are funny sometimes. They may not have relevance but if you're like me and you get bored and decide to read Narutopedia, an occasional funny quote is always good.

Adding Quotes
I've Edited the Kakashi Character page and I've added some quotes in his page, in the same way as they do on Wookiepedia and the Final Fantasy Wiki. I've checked the quotes and I know they are real ones. Unfortunatly I havn't read the Hunt for the Uchiha, Jiraiya's Death and Invasion of Pain arcs in the manga yet, so I havn't put any quotes in those arcs. I thought I would give it a go to see how it is, and I personally think it makes it run better when reading. If anyone else comes up with some quotes for those arcs, or some worth adding onto the other parts, such as the Invasion of Konoha arc as I couldn't find a really relevent quote for that one, then that would be just great. I havn't deleted the quotes section in case the page ends up being changed back again, also even if it isn't changed back, it would be a good place to put in some of the qoutes that aren't relevent to any part of the story. If it is an Idea that catches on, then that would be just great, however I won't be doing any more until someone else does, and If they do, I'll edit a few more characters, but not a lot.

Referencing Quotes
I believe we should start referencing quotes to where or when they were first stated as it is becoming extremely hard to know where these quotes came from or where they were said. This is especialy so when there is no content in the listed quote. I'll use this as an example:

(Kabuto to Sasuke) "If you don't want to die you should watch your mouth." Chapter 238, pg 4

This way when one is added anyone can go and look it up to see if its true or not. With out listing where it came from a person would have to look up each and every scene that shows the two speaking to one another.--SuperN 15:57, 19 March 2009 (UTC)


 * My idea was actually to completely regulate addition of quotes. One of the biggest issues is that anyone can just add a quote with a reference and so many get added it's unlikely they'll even be confirmed.
 * To be honest I also feel that we should exclude any quote that has not been officially translated into English yet. It's not exactly a "quote" when it's been modified by an unprofessional, unofficial group which most of the time will end up with something different than what the official translation is.
 * I was actually thinking of setting up a Quotes: namespace, autoprotecting it, and replacing quotes sections within articles with a single template.
 * Basically Quotes talk:CharacterName would be used for people to point out new quotes with a reference to where it was used. Other users would check it over, confirm that it was used, it's not from a scanalation/fansub, and it has an actual point to being included.
 * Then someone who can actually edit the page can add the quote and add it. ~ NOTASTAFF Daniel Friesen (DanTMan, Nadir Seen Fire) (talk) Mar 19, 2009 @ 17:05 (UTC)


 * I completely agree with that as I was just looking at Konan's page where someone added a quote she had said when Pain used his black ball jutsu and was thinking that had I not read the chapter over again I would have had no idea where it came from.--SuperN 17:11, 19 March 2009 (UTC)

Quotes in Romanji (or Romaji)
I saw on the page for Tsuchikage Onoki that quotes in Romanji/Romaji have been put. I would suggest for each character to be like that (some of the fans might not know to read japanese etc, but might want to know how it sounds in Japanese:D I am one of them:P). - MadaraU (talk) 08:16, 22 July 2009 (UTC)

REdClOuDs 10 (talk) 12:24, October 24, 2009 (UTC)I completely agree with ya, and I'm one of them, too...

Nagato's speech
My family... My friends... My village... They suffered the same fate this village has by the hands of you Hidden Leaf Ninjas. How is it fair to only allow you people to preach about peace and justice? The Land of Fire and the Hidden Leaf had grown too big. To protect its national interests,it forced feudal clans to wage war against each other, and profited from it. Otherwise, the nation and the people of the villages would have starved. However, our little nation and it's villages became the battlefields for the Great Nation's war. And each time, our nation was ravaged and laid to waste. After all the fighting subsided, things stabilized in the Great Nation. And our little nation was left to suffer the pain and misery. You and I seek the same thing. We are trying to establish the peace Jiraiya Sensei desired. You and I are not different at all. We each act according to our own sense of justice. The justice I delivered to the Leaf Village is no different from what you are trying to do to me. The pain of losing something dear to you is the same. And both of us know that pain all too well. You have your justice... And I have mine. We are both ordinary men, driven to seek vengeance under the banner of justice. However, if there justice in vengeance, then justice will only breed more vengeance. And trigger a cycle of hatred. We are living in the middle of such a phenomenon right now. We know what the past has been and we can predict what the future will be. That is history as we know it. So we cannot help but believe that humans are incapable of understanding each other. The world is ruled by hatred. How would you confront this hatred, in order to create peace? - Nagato on peace