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Real-world historical events[]

Should real-world events like 9/11 be included on this page, or would it be better to limit it to fictional events from the TLOU story? Personally I'm thinking that including things that aren't TLOU-specific is just unnecessary clutter... Swedgin (talk) 21:48, 8 February 2023 (UTC)

Good point. Has 9/11 been mentioned in the show so far? If so, we should probably include it in some fashion. M67PattonZippo (talk) 22:45, 8 February 2023 (UTC)
It has, yes--Frank mentioned that Bill believed the conspiracy theory that it was an inside job. So it's already included on both the Bill and Timeline pages... I just don't know if it needs to be added here, too. Because by that logic, since Desert Storm has been mentioned a couple of times, too, we should have a page for Kuwait.
Would it be better to keep this page more about the events of TLOU, and not include any and every real-world event that gets mentioned over the course of the series? Swedgin (talk) 23:03, 8 February 2023 (UTC)
I tend to agree that it just adds clutter for the US page right now, maybe we can make a separate page for 9/11 since it had some baring on the story. —Preceding unsigned comment added by UCBERKELEY (talkcontribs)
I agree that adding New York or the other affected locations would just unnecessarily clutter the page. I just don't see any reason why 9/11 would have to be expanded on anything but the timeline page really. I also don't think 9/11 is significant enough within the show's story to warrant its own article. Also @UCBERKELEY, you can sign your posts by just typing four tildes (~~~~) :) NinjaFatGuy (talk) 19:32, 10 February 2023 (UTC)
I agree with NFG. Let's add the info about 9/11 where it is relevant for now. If the show covers it more as the episodes go on, and if there is enough info and relevancy to warrant a separate page, then we can add it in. M67PattonZippo (talk) 20:05, 10 February 2023 (UTC)
Agreed. There's little point in adding in loads of real world detail that isn't mentioned in the show. It be like saying "lets make a load of copy-paste text from Wikipedia about the New World Order because Bill made a passing slur comparing FEDRA to them in that one episode". It's excessive and unnecessary - cameo references are best kept succinct like the show used them or in BTS sections. Packing in loads about say, 9/11, Desert Storm etc. isn't needed and will just lead to needless plagiarism cases. Snivy The coolest Pokemon ever 20:59, 10 February 2023 (UTC)