Talk:List of planets in science fiction/Archive 1

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I did not wat to dump 649 planets in my notes onto the pages... Skysmith

I think it'd be easier to seperate this page into a list of planets in sci fi and general themes popular in sci fi planets. Haoie 03:25, 14 September 2005 (UTC)

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Since my stub article about nanastusixpopisimusixlesixian nation was thrown away it is absurd to await the permission of WKC - WikiHighCommand to insert here their planet Nanastusixpopisimusixlesixia I3V :) A little bit of humour does not hurt no one or does it... --XJam 00:11 Sep 20, 2002 (UTC)

Out there is a small Penrose probability that Nana I3V could be 'somehow' the 1st Planet in Science Non-Fiction :). But I guess it is of order 1/(10^10^123^googolplex * 42) :). -- XJam 00:27 Sep 20, 2002 (UTC)

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How about the planets from computer games as (Elite 1|2|3|4, X - Beyond the Frontier, StarLancer and many more)? Are computer games also science fiction? Another list can be Stars in Science Fiction. -- XJam 00:40 Sep 20, 2002 (UTC)

We'll never spare planets. Elite 1 from 1983 had over 5000 planets to visit. --XJam 00:47 Sep 20, 2002 (UTC)

It is estimated that in our own Galaxy there are about 50,000 planets. This is not science fiction anymore :) --XJam 00:57 Sep 20, 2002 (UTC)

• - Interesting idea. Here are Planets in computer games and Planets in role-playing games if anyone wants them.

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Maveric149 writes "no reason to link each real planet"

-- this article was originally "Planets in Science Fiction", which all of the real planets have been at one time or another. Also, I explicitly included the real planets to forstall people listing them as fictitious planets.

I agree on this, but a HC is a High Command :) --XJam 02:03 Sep 20, 2002 (UTC)

If there's no objection, I'll rename it to "Planets in science fiction". Adding "list of" to a title rarely adds anything, but makes linking more difficult and discourages the addition of general introductory/overview info unless at the same time you split off such an article. Also, Mav, along with the straight planetary links you removed the link to Mars in fiction, which most certainly fits with the original topic of this page. --Brion 02:05 Sep 20, 2002 (UTC)

---By all means no objections by me. This would grow to fine article I think. --XJamRastafire 02:43 Sep 20, 2002 (UTC)

I really want to take the lists of planets out of this article, since I think it's a fine article, and plop them in a list_of_sci-fi_planets or some-such. I can add a boat-load more planets, but that would reduce the value of this article. Maybe some classic versions of earth-like planets, hard sci-fi trick planets, and other varieties, with links to the appropriate list(s)?

~ender 2003-10-02 18:42:MST

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Venus is the most Earth-like, not Mars

I disagree. Venus has roughly the same size and gravity as Earth, but surface conditions are radically dissimilar. If you were to find yourself plopped onto Mars in a pressure suit, you'd feel a lot more at home than you would on Venus before you melted/burned (especially if you're from Anarctica. :) --Brion 13:13 Sep 23, 2002 (UTC)

Sure, but it's been said that if Earth's orbit was just a few degrees closer to the Sun, then our planet would be much like Venus. And, apparently, vice versa.

Said, perhaps, but probably not true. The "habitable zone" is fairly wide--the key factor is that Earth has a large moon, which strips away a lot of atmosphere. Vicki Rosenzweig

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Brion VIBBER wrote: "Venus ... often thinly-veiled allegories of colonization of Africa."

- I didn't know this (but I believe it). Do you know of any examples?

Nothing I can back up with cites off the top of my head, but that's my impression. --Brion