Talk:Shota Rustaveli

I'm thinking we might want to remove reference to his namesake. Was he named for a historical figure? I'm almost certain; it's a very unlikely coincidence. Is it remotely relevant to his character? Not in the least. If he'd been the poet instead of Voroshilov, that would be one thing, but as it is. . ..

I would ignore it but for the fact that we've got a fair number of characters in the same boat, and he's the only one who has attention called to his namesake. Lucien Galtier was the founding father of St Paul, Minnesota; that has nothing to do with the character, and it's not mentioned. Hell, Irving Morrell is named after Erwin Rommel; that is relevant to the character, but it doesn't get mentioned in the article. Ditto Glenn Johnson.

Then there are people like Anthony Dresser and Charlie Lynton and the notorious Kurt Haldweim, who do have literary notes. Since their namesakes are directly relevant to their characters, they would certainly appear to be a different beast.

Hmm, maybe we should come up with a formal, consistent policy for all of these cases. I'll hold off on removing the reference to the poet until we do. Turtle Fan 01:35, September 6, 2010 (UTC)