User talk:Gruffty
Thank you for contributing to the Traveller Wiki. I'm glad to see more people around. Tjoneslo 12:44, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
Thanks! This is something I'd hoped would happen, and I'm pleased to see it rising up the ranks. Gruffty 22:45, 4 May 2007 (UTC)
Hiver Sector Naming
I remember while creating the sector name cross reference charts e.g. Sectors_A1, that the Hivers do not have their own "names" for the sectors, rather they use whatever nomenclature that the group that they dealing with. (This is from one of the Hiver modules). Where are these Hiver names coming from? Dcorrin 13:06, 8 May 2007 (UTC)
- OK .... so, I have no idea what you're referring to .... I've looked at the list on the link in your entry - I haven't contributed to that list, so I can't vouch for where any of the Hiver sector names came from. The only Hiver related sector I've had anything to do with here is Spica (cos it's what I know best). But what I can do is to check CT AM7 for the sector names and double check then reference them in the Sectors_A1 list. Would that be helpful? Gruffty 08:49, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
- So I wasn't coherent. First of all it is not any changes that you made anywhere. If you look at Sectors_A1 you will note that there are columns for Imperial (and being an imperial library that is where the main sectors articles should be stored), Aslan, K'kree, Vargr and Zhodani. Note that Hiver is missing from the list. So when I was first researching the sector names to put into the cross-reference chart, I noted from somewhere that the Hivers do not have their own names for sectors (ignoring the absurd notion that any empire other than possibly the Solomani would use the exact same grid system as the Imperium). So being a self-appointed Hiver expert, I would like you to confirm this and/or discover why there is data on Hiver names for the sectors. Dcorrin 12:40, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
- "a self appointed Hiver expert" - thanks Dan, I like that :D "Note that Hiver is missing from the list." - yup. OK, so now I'm clear - 1) research why Hivers don't have their own names for sectors, cite references/sources, etc, 2) try to identify sources of names for Hiver sectors (canon or not). No problem, Dan :D Gruffty 16:57, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
- I know that Leroy Guatney did a great deal of work in the Hiver area during the HIWG era. Some of that work has made it into the wiki which may be the source of some of new material. Tjoneslo 12:56, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
- Yeah, I've seen those before - from my communications with MWM I suspect strongly that those names are *non-canon*; however, that shouldn't stop us from including them, as long as they're clearly labelled as "non-canon". Gruffty 16:57, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
Hiver Related Stuff
Since I have a vested interest in the Hivers, I'm going to focus on them, rather than dibbing and dabbing in and out of everything (and possibly causing problems and confusion along the way). I'm uploaded an image of the Hiver AM book cover and tweaked the InfBox thingy, so now I'll focus on other Hiver-related stuff. Gruffty 10:40, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
Big Floppy Book page
I've added a Big Floppy Book page. The term "BFB" will link to it as well, using BFB Gruffty 10:51, 9 May 2007 (UTC)