Talk:Vanejen (world)

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Should we remove the list source for Research Station Gamma or the inline citations. We do not need both. I prefer the list citation myself, FWIW. —¿philoserf? (talk) 17:52, 23 June 2020 (EDT)

This is a generic question - if you have specific entries, is the vague one still relevant? Or in reverse, if a specific entry exists that isn't in the generic set, should the generic set be expanded to include the specific one?BackworldTraveller (talk) 17:58, 23 June 2020 (EDT)

There is a specific reason for both. There has been for a long time a debate about canon vs non-canon, and how should the wiki separate the two. In articles that have multiple sources, some of which are canon and some of which are not. The current decision is to use the Template:Page cite to note the specific origin of some sentences or paragraphs, vs. having been simply edited into existence from the sources. At minimum there should be a Ludography cite for every publication where there may be useful information about the article topic. The page cites are there to direct the reader to the source of specific quotes.Tjoneslo (talk) 18:11, 23 June 2020 (EDT)

Notes (2008)

There is not much differences between Joe Webbs stuff and what is in Mongoose Traveller: Spinward Marches, however, there are subtle differences, some info expanded, refinement and what not. For example "Great Families" are not mentioned in TSM, but Martin talks about technology being controled by families. Was this part of the Spinwards Marches land grab, and what whould over-ride the other: Joe Webb or Martin Dougherty? Voradams 03:26, 9 September 2008 (UTC)

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Technically, the Canon material overrides the non-canon material where there is conflict. However, and importantly, Mongoose publishing has not posted its internet fan posting policy yet. So I'm very reluctant to allow anything from any of the Mongoose books. The original default document, based upon Wizard's SRD said specifically fans (including this site) were not allowed to publish anything with "Product Identity" (i.e. everything with a name specific to the Official Traveller universe). Until Mongoose updates their fan policy, their previous one stands. So leave Joe Webbs writeup, at least for now. Tjoneslo 13:21, 9 September 2008 (UTC)