Talk:Olalla (short story)

Latest comment: 7 years ago by Ammienoot

I've added some citations and hopefully reflected the discussion below - that there is some debate as to whether "Olalla" is about vampirism. Ammienoot (talk) 12:47, 12 November 2016 (UTC)Reply


Note: I am the source of the material that correct the common error that Stevenson's "Olalla" is 'about' vampirism. It isn't. It's a religious reaction to the, then newly minted notion, that animals--including human beings--evolve. Read the story understanding this. It will then become as clear as 2 + 2 = 4...and therefore require no citation. I am the authority and this world should not be deprived of the truth in my editing simply because I haven't published a paper on the subject and some ignorant average thinker insists of erasing fact because he learned the wrong freaking thing from a duped university professor.

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I am the person who supplied the original paragraph containing the suggestion that "Olalla" is part of the vampire genre, if only in a cursory or symbolic way. I have no objection to your corrections of this misconception, if you like, but your tone has negated the required objectivity of Wikipedia and that must be remedied. Also, you spelled "fitness" wrong. Come on, man. — Preceding unsigned comment added by SnakeRambo (talkcontribs) 06:37, 20 July 2015 (UTC)Reply