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Can I classify members of the Executive Council as "Bureaucrats"? --[[User:Xstryker|Xstryker]] 10:07, 13 September 2006 (CDT) | Can I classify members of the Executive Council as "Bureaucrats"? --[[User:Xstryker|Xstryker]] 10:07, 13 September 2006 (CDT) | ||
:I'd rather you didn't. They'd be more accurately classified as "gangsters" or "crime-lords" or somesuch equivalent.--[[User:Nick|Nick]] 13:46, 13 September 2006 (CDT) | :I'd rather you didn't. They'd be more accurately classified as "gangsters" or "crime-lords" or somesuch equivalent.--[[User:Nick|Nick]] 13:46, 13 September 2006 (CDT) | ||
| + | :Also (and I really don't want to start a *thing* here), while it may be technically accurate, I'm not sure if anyone would really want any of their characters classified as "Bureaucrats." I mean, who gets up in the morning and says I'm going to write about my bureaucrats now? No, we want to write about our alien space pirate hotchick with whips and gadgets and stuff. I really appreciate you asking about this first, Adam. I think this is a prime example where, rather than being accurate, a category has the potential to appear dismissive of someone's story elements, rather than being helpful to other people in understanding them. Also... boo on my for not providing any profiles for them yet. --[[User:Nick|Nick]] 13:56, 13 September 2006 (CDT) | ||
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Can I classify members of the Executive Council as "Bureaucrats"? --Xstryker 10:07, 13 September 2006 (CDT)
- I'd rather you didn't. They'd be more accurately classified as "gangsters" or "crime-lords" or somesuch equivalent.--Nick 13:46, 13 September 2006 (CDT)
- Also (and I really don't want to start a *thing* here), while it may be technically accurate, I'm not sure if anyone would really want any of their characters classified as "Bureaucrats." I mean, who gets up in the morning and says I'm going to write about my bureaucrats now? No, we want to write about our alien space pirate hotchick with whips and gadgets and stuff. I really appreciate you asking about this first, Adam. I think this is a prime example where, rather than being accurate, a category has the potential to appear dismissive of someone's story elements, rather than being helpful to other people in understanding them. Also... boo on my for not providing any profiles for them yet. --Nick 13:56, 13 September 2006 (CDT)
