On 7/26/06, Alphax (Wikipedia email) alphasigmax@gmail.com wrote:
Precisely. My preferred writing style for the lede of an article on a "special subject" is:
"In (context) (subject) is..."
with the article going on to explain the subject not just in it's specialised context, but with relation to the broader context it resides in. This should be *strongly* enforced with respect to articles on fictional subjects; otherwise, we're going to end up with ledes along the lines of:
"In 'real life' (subject) is..."
Yep, "In the fictional universe of Star Wars, " works very well for me.
Steve