Talk:Goddess of Time

I don't know if Nayru should be posted as the most likely candidate.--Remo 08:48, 8 August 2008 (UTC)

Okay. Any particular reason? User:Ando/sig 19:32, 8 August 2008 (UTC)

Really Remo? It woul seem as Nayru is the most likely of the three to be the Goddess of Time. ZeldaGirl96 20:13, 8 August 2008 (UTC)

nevermind...the theory section is there now...so thats satisfying enough. It's just cuz it was stated so matter of factly thats why it bugged me.--Remo 21:07, 8 August 2008 (UTC)

I feel the article should be expanded. "Nayru is more often attributed to the element of time" is used as justification, but there are no specific examples listed. I personally don't know of any such examples. HylianElf 03:19, 10 December 2008 (UTC)

Look no further than Nayru, Oracle of Ages. This is why Nayru is the most likely thought to be the Goddess of Time. --Felicia's Champion 05:47, 10 December 2008 (UTC)

Plus, I think there's this whole subconscious thing in Zelda, where people associate the color blue with time...

Oracle Nayru's candidacy is still suspect, though. I expanded a lot. Hope this sees the issue from all sides. --Linque1 04:13, 22 July 2009 (UTC)

Theory

This article doesn't conform with the wiki's quality standards regarding theories. Previously it was in poor shape, and with the addition of the lengthy new Theory section the lack of references has become too great to ignore. Also, to me the writing style doesn't seem suitably encyclopedic or in keeping with the phrasing of normal article content. My first instinct was to revert the recent changes, but instead I've added the relevant templates. If sufficient improvements can't be made, reversion amy still be deemed necessary (in line with the policy stated above). User:Adam/sig 11:50, 22 July 2009 (UTC)

I quite agree with you Adam. This article is literally "all over the place" with the theories, they're not even coherent. There are no references, and what evidence is stated is so "all over the place" that one can't really make much sense out of it. I would agree with any of the actions you suggested above myself and perhaps have a complete overhaul of the entire article to start from scratch, it's become that confusing and incoherent. Link87 13:35, 22 July 2009 (UTC)

The new additions to this article are a wordy....er...mess? A lot of things are incoherent. Not only this, but the theories are pretty far fetched. I think it needs reverted, unless someone thinks it holds merit? I personally cannot see any. User:Mandi/sig 14:40, 22 July 2009 (UTC)

Duly noted. I'll see what I can do to conform so my work isn't completely erased. Also, I apologize for the number of changes to the page. I suppose I didn't have every picture at my disposal or know how important it was to keep the history page clean. It was, as you noticed, a large amount of information I was adding. I hit the wrong button sometimes or my computer shuts down for no reason and when a lot of work is lost that way enough times it trains a person to save often. I'll try to become more adept at saving in the biggest chunks possible in the future. In the meantime I wonder if there is a standard of conformity for "all over the place." I thought what I added was somewhat well thought-out, but I suppose I can be wrong; help me understand what you mean so I can improve the article and my future writing. Also, while I have someone who can help me, what does the "UTC" mean st the end of the siggy's? Thanks for the feedback. --Linque1 09:36, 22 July 2009 (UTC)

Okay, so having reviewed the standards page for Theories, I saw that it was encouraged to discuss the relevance and the acceptedness of said theories before posting them. Maybe I should start there. I'll be as direct as possible even though some of these topics have been discussed elsewhere:

What are your opinions on the possibility of Nayru being the Goddess of Time?

What are your opinions on the possibility of Farore being the Goddess of Time?

What are your opinions on the possibility of Din being the Goddess of Time?

What are your opinions on the possibility of there being a fourth goddess whose sole theme is time?

My opinions are already contained in the article. I would be willing to edit them as is shown necessary by the above discussion. Please help me make this an effective page, rather than allowing this thought and work to count for nothing. --Linque1 10:03, 22 July 2009 (UTC)

Linque1, our biggest concerns stem from several things however: as this is an encyclopedia, any information that is not offical (via confirmation by the series creators or Nintendo) should have credible evidence to back it up as well as references as to where this evidence comes from. This is one of the great hallmarks that separates Zelda Wiki from others such as Zeldapedia, our higher regard for references and direct confirmation. As for me, the only logical and credible candidate I can see for the Goddess of Time is Nayru, as she is the one that created the laws of science which include time itself. The others, no offense, don't seem to have any credible evidence to support them. That's just me though, I can't speak for everyone else. Theories need to be in a theory section with credible evidence and references to back it up. Without those, there's no need to include it. If those are present, they can be welcome additions to articles. To me however, the only credible candidate is Nayru since the only credible evidence I've seen supports her. Others may feel differently about this, but the others are more for forum thought since they don't have the credibility that Nayru does. This article in general needs a complete revamp though in my opinion. It shouldn't look like an essay (which it does, right down to the conclusion), this is an encyclopedia article. Only information regarding the Goddess of Time, where she is mentioned, any details about her, and only credible theories as to candidates to be her should be inlcuded here. This just too much has the feel of being more of a persuasive essay than an encyclopedia article. I personally would favor starting over from scratch or reverting and doing a complete re-write as Mandi has said, because there's just too much here to fix and not enough meat to support keeping it as the theories outside of Nayru are indeed pretty far-fetched with no relevant or credible evidence to support them really. Link87 15:10, 22 July 2009 (UTC)

I understand where you're coming from. You want it to be as factual as possible. I'm re-working what I wrote before now, so give me a little time and hopefully it will come out better the second time. Linque1 15:33, 22 July 2009 (UTC)

I am sorry to say that after spending the greater part of the morning and afternoon trying to overhaul what I've written I happened to press the wrong button and lose all of my revised text and images because I failed to save the page as I was requested not to do. Unfortunately I haven't the time to do this all day and I regrettably must concede to the wishes if the Zelda Wiki staff. Please accept my apologies, but I hope you can salvage something from what I've already written. Linque1 18:14, 22 July 2009 (UTC)

A little tip that I learned long ago through similar bitter experiences (this goes for all wikis, forums etc). When working on a lengthy artcile or post, always save your work in a file on your computer before uploading. You never know when you'll have a sudden power cut/browser crash/finger malfunction. Also, saving once or twice during major changes is fine, it's generally anything upwards of half a dozen that starts to peeve people. User:Adam/sig 18:22, 22 July 2009 (UTC)

More information is appreciated. But as they said copy/paste it to Wordpad work on it save it and copy/paste it back in. And preview your edit instead of saving on the wiki so much. Most of the added images seem unnecessary to me. I was going to make some changes on the page, but I'll wait until you have had time to finish your work. I'm certain much of your work will be safe here as the Goddess of Time is a frequent topic among the affiliate's forums. That's sorta what the theory sections are here for. Since the wiki is meant to be debate neutral, we just try to keep the facts in here and let the forums make the arguments. Some suggestions I have for the page, I don't want to disrupt your endeavor so you can implement them to your satisfaction.

1. Rearrange the sections. ie: Din section is much smaller than Farore.
2. Reduce image clutter
3. Use cross-references instead of presenting the Tetraforce theory anew.
4. Back up as much as you can with references.

User:Axiomist/sig 00:51, 23 July 2009 (UTC)

I've done what I can. I hope this works well enough to stay. Linque1 01:44, 23 July 2009 (UTC)

Overall Page

Well the changes are a mixed bag to me. On one hand its shorter a little more to the point but it feels something was lost along the way. Plus the sections are gone. So...I'm gonna set aside my current projects here and see if I can't strike a balance between the two. User:Axiomist/sig 02:09, 23 July 2009 (UTC)

Intending to proceed with civility, I'm getting the feeling that it really doesn't matter to what extent the page is improved upon or compromises are offered, someone with more influence than myself seems to override what I feel to be perfectly valid points and belittle them elsewhere. I still feel (and I hope that my concerns can be seen as representing some valid portion of the fan base), that it is not a stretch to see the Goddess of Time as her own entity, as typically people who are as yet unknown are not blanketly shoved into another persona for the sake of unifying every possible character that shares a similar theme. I have tried to strike a balance as well by offering counterexamples to demonstrate that I am not simply making up what I have to say, but somehow, after two full days of attempting to provide some worthwhile material it gets smudged over, the unique parts ommitted, and my theories labeled as "foolish."

As a sidenote, the new first paragraph seems to focus overmuch on the plot of Majora's Mask, and too little on the significance of the Goddess of Time. Also, it seems that a heading like Possible Candidates (in the plural) ought to cover more than one candidate in more depth than is listed currently. Further, while the idea that time resides within the realm of science and order is a plausible conclusion of logic, it does not mean that the Goddess Nayru has monopoly on the element. Were there not two Gods of the Wind in Wind Waker, Cyclos and Zephos? Finally, I find it very relevant to say on this page (and not just another where the idea is snubbed) that the Goddess of Time does not necessarily have to be one of the Golden Goddesses. There is no legitimate evidence that demands she be Nayru, however plausible the argument may be. Linque1 04:16, 23 July 2009 (UTC)

Don't fret, we are discussing the very matter in Skype. My edit included your points but cleared it up by cutting out some of the fluff. My take on it is that the wiki lays out all of the common points from the fan base. I do think Christopher sees my point on that now. But if you really want to get involved in the discussions you can join us in the Skype text chat. To keep the wiki a little cleaner we do most of the larger discussions there. User:Axiomist/sig 04:37, 23 July 2009 (UTC)

Thank you for the timely response. Where and how does one Skype text chat? Linque1 04:42, 23 July 2009 (UTC)

No problem, just download Skype, install it and search my screen name and I can add you in.User:Axiomist/sig 04:46, 23 July 2009 (UTC)

In response, you did say we can go forward and do what we need to do to bring it up to wiki standards Linque1, and with all due respect, the Goddess of Time only features into Majora's Mask, and that's why the intro paragraphs of the articles focus solely on their role in the series and not on theories. Those are for the theory sections. Link87 04:48, 23 July 2009 (UTC)

Please allow me to clarify; as you can see when you look back at my comments, I mentioned that I had lost my work more than once and didn't have the time to do it yet again, hence leaving the edit to whomever should pick it up. When I had the time and patience to continue, I had hoped it would not be for nothing, as it seems now to have been. To comment on the treatment of the first paragraph, I don't consider it a theory to recognize that a person's identity has not yet been conclusively revealed. I've downloaded Skype; my username is HeroofGeeks. Linque1 05:01, 23 July 2009 (UTC)

The identity of the Goddess of Time should be discussed in theory sections. The introductory paragraph is solely about what is factually known, nothing more. And I do apologize about much of your work being removed, but most were in agreement that it wasn't really able to be used because of the way it was put together and a lack of relevancy for much of it. It was simpler to just start over from scratch to make an article that conforms to the wiki's standards and that is coherent for everyday users. If you value what you wrote, a good thing for you to do would be to post it on your own page as your own personal essay. But within the article itself, there needs to be relevant and credible information for what is presented. Link87 05:38, 23 July 2009 (UTC)

The page looks great! Thanks to Axiomist for his "off-the-clock" support with the issues we were facing for the page's content. Two comments that simply register as not quite right; Nayru is never stated as having created the laws of time or been responsible for governing time. This is a logical conclusion following from fan speculation, and not fact as it seems to be represented here. Notwithstanding the statement appearing in the theory portion of the page, it is used as evidence and not speculation, which is what it is.

Second, it is here stated that the Goddess of Time has only been mentioned in Termina, but this is misleading. It is true that the flashback which shows princess Zelda telling Link about the Goddess of Time occurs while Link is on the Clock Tower in Termina, but the event to which Link is flashing back must have necessarily occurred before he "went down the rabbit hole" and therefore more likely occurred in Hyrule, prior to Link's meeting the Skull Kid in the first place. This becomes important as one considers relevance related to location; the Goddess of TIme is not only known in Termina.

Other than these two minor details I would say the page looks lovely. Thank you again, Axiomist. Linque1 14:21, 23 July 2009 (UTC)