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xaeyruudh
Master of Realmslore
USA
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 Posted - 22 Mar 2015 : 16:31:20
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I like taking an inclusive approach, as opposed to an exclusive one. We can see from the sources listed whether something is explicitly tied to the Realms, and the Unrelated template makes it even more clear.
The alternative would be finding only explicitly Realms-related stuff on the FR Wiki, and having to go somewhere else to find everything else whenever we want to find something that we might want to include in our own Realms campaigns. That would be annoying, and would disservice the FR Wiki by regularly sending us elsewhere for large chunks of information.
The whole point of summarizing the lore found in each source (as opposed to just listing sources) is to be a "one-stop shop" for lore. Including things that aren't (yet) explicitly part of the Realms is consistent with that goal.
(edit: Sorry, not trying to be contrary or disagreeable, and I know a "devil's advocate" might not be needed or welcome in this case.) |
Edited by - xaeyruudh on 22 Mar 2015 16:42:35 |
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hashimashadoo
Master of Realmslore
United Kingdom
1155 Posts |
Posted - 22 Mar 2015 : 17:43:02
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In general I agree that if there is no Realms-specific information but there is a red link (a link to a completely empty page) on an article then campaign-neutral information should be added. What we shouldn't get into the habit of doing is filling those pages with campaign-specific information unless it also relates to the Realms. Let the other wikis deal with that. If you like you can edit an article on, say, Greywiki then link to that one from the article on FRwiki.
Personally, any article without Realms-specific information is a low priority for me unless there are a lot of other pages that link to it. |
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BadCatMan
Senior Scribe
Australia
407 Posts |
Posted - 22 Apr 2015 : 14:45:44
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Hi all.
I have a small announcement on two new features / changes to the FRW.
First, we've decided to remove red-links to core monsters appearing in the navigation/content boxes appearing at the bottoms of many of the monster pages. We hope this will limit the number of core-only monster articles added to the wiki. We've started removing these links. Furthermore, existing non-FR articles are being tagged with the Unrelated notice as they are found.
Second, the old Requests page has been rediscovered, revamped, and given new life. So, if you have a specific request for a new article or more lore on an old article, or an article to cleaned up, referenced, or fact-checked, or you simply need some help on wiki editing, then drop us a note at Forgotten Realms Wiki:Requests. You can find the link from the Helping Hand box on the front page too.
(Ironically, despite being BadCatMan, I need help on catlords.) |
BadCatMan, B.Sc. (Hons), M.Sc.
Scientific technical editor
Head DM of the Realms of Adventure play-by-post community
Administrator of the Forgotten Realms Wiki |
Edited by - BadCatMan on 22 Apr 2015 16:05:03 |
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xaeyruudh
Master of Realmslore
USA
1853 Posts |
Posted - 22 Apr 2015 : 15:50:25
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| Despite being BadCatMan, you're awesome. |
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Jeremy Grenemyer
Great Reader
USA
2717 Posts |
Posted - 22 Apr 2015 : 17:14:55
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This is great news.  |
Look for me and my content at EN World (user name: sanishiver). |
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