Forum:Sector main page layout

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This is from a discussion on my Talk page, and I thought I would bring it over here for a broader discussion. I am suggesting a change/update to the current outline used for the sector and subsector pages.

The major driver for this change is the Spinward Marches Sector page. As I complete the updates for the worlds from the Regency Sourcebook, we now have two major era's information to include on the sector page and no obvious way to include it.

This outline has been re-ordered slightly from my talk page. The biggest change (other than the simple moving of subsections) is the Political Astrography is duplicated by era. For the Spinward Marches there would be a Political Astrography: Milieu 1116 and a Political Astrography: New Era. The Solomani Rim Sector may have a Interstellar Wars, Milieu 990, Milieu 1116 sections and so on.

Description

Astrography

Native Sophonts

Mains, Traces, and Clusters

Other Astrographic Features

History

All major historical events with links to longer articles and year pages

Political Astrography -> by era

Generated sector summary paragraph for the era

World Listing

Demographics

Territorial Overview

Subsector listing

Polity Descriptions

Major Powers plus sub divisions (e.g. Imperial Duchies and districts)

Minor Powers

References

Feedback and updates are appreciated. Tjoneslo (talk) 19:59, 12 July 2016 (EDT)

I would appreciate if you would discuss more of the changes you are making with the rest of us before you re-write several hundred articles. In one day. Tjoneslo (talk) 01:10, 16 July 2016 (EDT)

I saw the Rhylanor updates on my talk page.

As you note, the wiki's main purpose is to be the Imperial Encyclopedia. To that end the original goal was to follow the Wikipedia Manual of Style. For this discussion the Layout description should be followed. In this case references like the meta-history should be placed at the end of the article.

As previously discussed the long time style for the Traveller Wiki is to separate the Metadata/story/history from the main article. Either by putting on to a sub-page (like is done with the Talk and Meta pages) or by putting it into a differently colored box (like is done with the Sources box).

In theory, the Sources box at the bottom of the page, if correctly filled out for an article, should supply the complete information about the sources and history of the article in both canon and non-canon. I feel that adding a second copy of this information is redundant.

Tjoneslo (talk) 23:35, 15 July 2016 (EDT)

The reason the T5SS is not included in the Sources template was for two reasons. First, it was included in the categories at the bottom of the page. I had assumed, and no one voiced a contradictory opinion, that it was sufficient. Second, when the T5SS work started it was not published anywhere. It was kept on Don's computer and sent to a select group of people.

So neither of these is true any longer, and every sector page should have the Sources box updated with the Spinward Marches (for example) and the explicit notation about being part of the T5SS (or not) should be sufficient.

Please be more specific about the "dead ends" you see in my suggested format. This is the point of having a discussion before changing 200, 2000, or 20,000 articles. Tjoneslo (talk) 12:09, 16 July 2016 (EDT)

Categories & Sub-categories

Here are the current pieces in the template:

• Infobox
  • Synopsis --- [removed]
    • Meta-History & Background
  • Description (Specifications)
    • Toponyms: 1116
  • History & Background (Dossier) ==
    • Native Sophonts (NILs): 1116
    • Demographics: 1116
    • Historical Eras
      • History: General Overview
      • History-Era: Mileu 1100
    • Major Historical Events Timeline: 1116
  • Politics & Diplomacy (Interstellar Relations)
    • Polity Listing: 1116
    • Polity Descriptions: 1116
    • Imperial Territory: 1116
      • Imperial Duchies & Districts:
  • Trade Routes (Economic Astrography)
    • Greater Mains (Blue & Cyan Lines: 51+ destinations)
    • Lesser Mains (Green & Yellow Lines: 11-50 destinations)
    • Micro Mains (Red & Pink Lines: 0-10 destinations)
    • Rifts, Voids & Jump Bridges
    • Traces & Clusters
    • Other Astrographic Features

Provisional Template to Edit/Modify/Experiment with/Etc.

Here is the base template:

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|coreward = 
|spinward = 
|rimward  = 
|trailing = 

| |ss1 = [[|]] |ss2 = |ss3 = |ss4 = | |ss5 = |ss6 = |ss7 = |ss8 = | |ss9 = |ss10= |ss11= |ss12= | |ss13= |ss14= |ss15= |ss16= | |sectordata = true |worlds = | |credits = |other_names = |source =

Core (Sector) Synopsis

No information or synopsis yet available.

Meta-History & Background

No information yet available.

Description (Specifications)

No information yet available.

Toponyms: 1116

This sector has been known by different names to different groups over its existence including the following:

Sector main page layout Names
Culture	Toponym	Polity
Third Imperium	Core	Third Imperium
Aslan		Aslan Hierate
Droyne		Droyne Oytrip Yatroy
Hiver		Hive Federation
K'kree		Two Thousand Worlds
Solomani	Core	Solomani Confederation
Vargr		Vargr Extents
Vilani		Third Imperium
Zhodani		Zhodani Consulate

History & Background (Dossier)

No information yet available.

Native Sophonts (NILs): 1116

The following races (sophont species) are believed to have originated within this area:

• Humaniti (Human races)
  • None

• Non-Human Races
  • None

• Terragens (Non-human Terran races)
  • None

Demographics: 1116

Significant populations of the following races (sophont species) reside within this area:

• Humaniti (Human races)
  • Solomani (Major Race)
  • Vilani (Major Race)

• Non-Human Races
  • None

• Terragens (Non-human Terran races)
  • None

Historical Eras

No information yet available.

History: General Overview

No information yet available.

History-Era: Mileu 1100

No information yet available.

Major Historical Events Timeline: 1116

These are some of the more important historical events that have affected this sector:

• No information yet available.

Politics & Diplomacy (Interstellar Relations)

No information yet available.

Polity Listing: 1116

The following polities can be found within this sector:

• Independent Powers (Pocket Empires)
  • None

• Non-Aligned Powers (World-States)
  • None

• Other Powers
  • None

• Third Imperium (Imperial powers)
  • None

Polity Descriptions: 1116

Here are several synopses of the polities found in this sector:

• No information yet available.

Imperial Territory: 1116

This sector is not an Imperial possession.

• 0.00% is controlled by the Third Imperium.
• 100.00% is controlled by non-Imperial powers.

Trade Routes (Economic Astrography)

The following astrographic features and trade routes can be found within this area:

Greater Mains (Blue & Cyan Lines: 51+ destinations)

• No information yet available.

Lesser Mains (Green & Yellow Lines: 11-50 destinations)

• No information yet available.

Micro Mains (Red & Pink Lines: 0-10 destinations)

• No information yet available.

Rifts, Voids & Jump Bridges

• No information yet available.

Traces & Clusters

• No information yet available.

Other Astrographic Features

• No information yet available.

Worlds, Systems & Sectors (Political Astrography)

No information yet available.

Capital/s: 1116

The capital or capitals of this area is/are located at:

• No information yet available.

Sector Summary: 1116

Sector main page layout/summary

World Listing: 1116

The following systems and worlds can be found within this area:

No world articles for this Zowie Sector

Subsector Listing: 1116

The following subsectors can be found within this sector:

• No information yet available.

Territorial Overview: 1116

The following table details the subsectors within this area:

• No information yet available.

Territorial Chart Key

No information yet available.

References & Contributors (Sources)

• Incomplete
• Detail
• Source