Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25626-20160713190836/@comment-25626-20160716232632

Ok, this will be the proposed preface to the "References to Historical Figures and Events" page:


 * "Harry Turtledove frequently makes posthumous references to historical figures in his works, particularly his alternate histories. The people referenced have usually been dead for some time before the work's setting, and, in the case of alternate histories, for quite some time before the Point of Divergence.  These references are usually fleeting.  Some are metaphorical, akin to a literary reference, comparing a well known event in history to some incident in the plot of the work.  Others are comparisons of appearance or some famous quote attributed a given figure.  In those cases, the reference is not substantial enough to justify giving that person an article or a story-specific subsection of a pre-existing article.


 * "References to historical figures that give some insight into how a timeline works and contemporary references are usually sufficient to justify articles, and should not necessarily be included here."