User talk:Dcorrin
Why?
I have both time and the knowledge to contribute excessively to this wiki and am willing to do so, but...
How is it helpful to have this information on a Wiki when it's all available already on dozens of websites around the net? - Seanr451
- I have the knowledge, but not as much time. I have seen a lot of the web sites out there, and while a lot of them are quite detailed, I don't want to duplicate the level of detail in say the Traveller Atlas. The graphical bibliography has perhaps a bit too little detail.
- I like the way that wiki's are inter-linked, and I actually got motivated due to two things:
- Jimmy Simpson's Library data page, where he laments the fact that there is no wiki and
- I always envisoned giving my characters a computer, and telling them to research the next adventure, rather than simply handing them the pertenent libary data.
If you're given permission to use the Library Data why not include the planet's UPP in the say "planet infobox template"? Like you I'd love to say to my players; "Hey you want to do research? There's the library data computer right there." So it would seem that adding UPPs to a planet's library data entry would be a must. - Seanr451
A suggestion
Although I'm sure you've probably already thought of this. My suggestion is that when you get permission to post library data material that you make extensive use of categories. Like category Library Data A, and B and C, etc. Also subject categories. Like category planet, subsector, person, ship, vehicle, megacorporation, etc. Then post links to the categories on the main library data page. This allows the researcher to browse extensively by interest as well as searching by name. - Seanr451
- Thank you for the suggestion, I was planning on using many categories, however I had not thought of an A-Z set. Any suggestions are welcome.
Let me know when you do get permission to post the library data info and I'll start a massive upload of entries. We'll see if we can't make this a huge Traveller resource yet. - Seanr451
- Thanks, Until I hear back I am uploading what I consider fair use: tables of contents, covers, general lists of information, etc. Dcorrin 02:32, 20 February 2006 (UTC)
Ok, so my next thought is to divide each Libray Data entry into "Canon" and "Non-Canon". This allows us to write and entry, title it canon and then quote the source. Then anyone who wants to add to the entry can write in whatever they want in the non-canon section. Without this division we really can't quote a source when it may no longer apply after a few edits. Seanr451 08:46, 20 February 2006 (UTC)
- I already have canon/non-canon to cover some of the published materials. What we need is a way to present library data vs. comments on library data (e.g. source material, out-of-game observations), and more importantly referee-only or "restricted" (in game terms) library information.
- I have recieved permission from Marc this morning to go ahead and publish library data. We don't want to cover whole articles (e.g. reprint alien modules), but we can now start working on the library. Dcorrin 16:15, 20 February 2006 (UTC)
- I have started a template LE (for Library Entry) which 1 is the Letter, 2 is the general category, and 3 is the reference - which if I get conditional working will use non-canon if omitted, canon if it is, and eventaully link to the entry for that book.
Library Data
Ok, I will start entering library data entries. Since the template isn't working yet what I will do is give each entry two categories.
For example:
Abc llc megacorp
entry text
category Library Data A category Megacorporations
This way you can either search by letter or subject. And if you get the template up and running we can easily switch over to that method. Kewl? Seanr451 04:35, 22 February 2006 (UTC)
You can still use the LE template, which will get the letter and group working, and the reference can be fixed at a later time, whichever you think is easier. I am using {{LE|<letter>|<category>|<name of reference}} e.g. {{LE|A|Races}} for Aslan