Talk:Technology Level

Notes (2017)

TL-negative?

Offhand, I don't like it. Objectively: is there a reference for this? I've never seen a negative TL... and it is bound to be problematic as well, since a negative sign has traditionally been used to label tech levels (TL-6... is it TL6 or TL -6?). Rje (talk) 18:06, 9 October 2017 (EDT)

Time Travel?

Really? Rje (talk) 18:08, 9 October 2017 (EDT)

Original Material

Okay, there appears to be original material mixed in here, and I don't like that one bit. Rje (talk) 18:08, 9 October 2017 (EDT)

3-TL Groupings

T5 does this. Are we taking care to follow those groupings? Rje (talk) 18:11, 9 October 2017 (EDT)

What's with the funky names?

Some of the names are fine, but there's a lot of taxonomy going on here, and I really am not sure of the utility of them, and it looks like original material to me, which simply gets me worried. Rje (talk) 18:11, 9 October 2017 (EDT)

Really Really High Tech Levels

T5 has changed the upper TL uses. Essentially, above a critical TL, each sophont people sets a different path through the top TLs. I am not positive, but I believe this makes some specific technologies unavailable to those peoples. Rje (talk) 18:11, 9 October 2017 (EDT)

Links (2017)

1. External link: Interview with Orson Scott Card, Co-Creator of Extinct
2. External link: Spacecraft – Low Tech
3. External link: Spacecraft – High Tech
4. External link: What is the highest tech level world you have created/encountered?
5. External link: Technology Level Chronology

- Maksim-Smelchak (talk) 18:06, 3 February 2017 (EST)

Notes (2016)

We should decide if this page is a Library page, hence does not make mention of rules, rule sets or other such real world items, or is a meta data base for the players.

- Tjoneslo (talk) 11:25, 26 December 2016 (EST)

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Hi Thomas,

1. Would you please refer me to the library template you want used?

I envision that many pages will have regular AAB articles (LE, or LEN) and some pages will also have dictionary entries (DE or DEN).

I had thought that game mechanics and systems were not to be included and if it does it happen, it would be MET.

2. How do you want me to make language entries when Trokh and the others get entered in?

Thanks and Happy Holidays, Thomas!

- Maksim-Smelchak (talk) 14:20, 26 December 2016 (EST)f

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The page includes notes like Traveller5 aka T5 has introduced a new theoretical maximum to the TL System of TL-33.. This is metadata information. I wanted to have an agreement before stripping these from the article.

For 2, please see Manual_of_Style#Dictionary_Entries, or if you really don't like that, please put a note in the Forum so we create a good style.

- Tjoneslo (talk) 14:59, 26 December 2016 (EST)

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Let's chat then. I see candid talk about TL's within a theme as being entirely canon... Strip out the T5 part and insert IISS...

How do you want me to make the language dictionary articles? How do I use the language namespace you wanted?

- Maksim-Smelchak (talk) 15:51, 26 December 2016 (EST)

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The article name should be just the word. But include Dictionary: before the word. For example Dictionary:Ahriy. This article is formatted correctly as well.

- 174.199.3.253 17:26, 26 December 2016 (EST)

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Thank you, Thomas.

- Maksim-Smelchak (talk) 21:53, 26 December 2016 (EST)