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[Xorlak]

Okay, so I discovered this MediaWiki software (the same software wikipedia.org runs on) and was playing around with it.  This thing is great-- making nicely formated articles, links branching off to new ones, etc. is really easy.

So, if I created a wiki for DAL, would people be interested in submitting articles to it?  This software is ideal for an RP.  You can create an article for your character (almost copy and paste from the forum topics, there would just a bit of editing involved) then have all the mentionings of the groups/nations your character is involved with link off to their own little articles.  Other character's articles can link to those as well as their own, etc.  Plus, you can add pictures and stuff (remember when everyone was doing those character generator pictures?  Heh...)  It may be good enough to replace the chapter "sign up" topics, but we'll try it out first.

Anyway, if we can get three or four people to actively add content to this, it would turn out to be a pretty impressive wealth of DAL information.  On the other hand, if its just me throwing articles up there by myself, then it's just going to wear me down.  (Heh...)  So I thought I better see what you people think first.

[D. Ein]

I would most certainly be in! Although I am relatively new to this RP, I believe I could submit some worthy information.

[Haraldur]

Sounds good, lets do it.

[D. Ein]

It does not matter what the answer to this question will be, i will still be in, but... Who will read it?

[Xorlak]

It'd be mainly for us.  The RP is getting so huge, it's hard to remember all the names of the nations/organizations all the characters are involved in, who's allied with who, etc.  E.g. it be really convenient to type in "Alphagrad" in the search box and pull up a short article about the battle that want on there, where it is generally located, who owns it, and that it is currently mostly rubble.  So if I want someone to go back there three chapters from now, I can refresh my memory easily.  Also, that would be hugely convenient to a new player who's looking for a spot to bring in his character and get his facts straight without reading the whole novel that is the RP.  (Heh...)

Okay, preparations are underway!

[Dude Man]

Awsome! I am gonna be part of this for sure. It will give me a chance to perhaps give more details on the Talonscar, Blue Minotaur and Ice Warriors.

Plus it would be a good spot to display the symbols for the alliances. (I still don't know what the Dark/Crimson Empire symbol is like)

[Xorlak]

Got the basic structure setup and only Draven's profile up at the moment, but there's no reason not to open this up to you guys now:

<a href='http://darkagegames.net/dalpedia' target='_blank'>DALpedia!</a>

I added some links in the 'help' section to get you started with formatting text, etc.  Go ahead and go wild!  Add links off to everything that someone might want to write an article about (just make sure you're consitent with the names of pages), and see how many you can do yourself.

Generally, just do your own characters for now (but you can do some inactive players' characters too, if you want.  Ideally we would want to track them down and get them to write articles on their characters too.  Heh...)

You can use <a href='http://www.darkagegames.net/dalpedia/index.php/Draven' target='_blank'>Draven's page</a> as a guide for making your own character pages (note how I link to my user page at the top, which has a link to all my other characters).  Feel free to add more details on your character than just a copy/paste from the signup topic (I likely will for Draven and several others in the future).

The character/nations/locations lists linked to on the front page are by no means complete.  Feel free to add any ones I missed.

[Haraldur]

What will be most useful is the fact that we will know where eah place is relative to other places.

[Trent]

I am DEFINITELY in.

It may also be interesting to have the characters' articles named by their full names, e.g. Lars Draven, Zion Ultima, etc... Just a suggestion. It has indeed struck me that a lot don't have full names, though. Razz

[Dude Man]

<a href='http://www.darkagegames.net/dalpedia/index.php/Duilin' target='_blank'>Check 'dis shit out!</a> I've got the Duilin page done.

Hmmm when I was going through it I noticed I may wanna do some of Cyber Wolf and or Cesque's charas.

[TK Game Boy]

I want to be in but I'm too new here. Maybe sometime when my char has been featured in the story in the long run.

[D. Ein]

TK, if you want to participate, you could write the background of your character - you know, his past? That's what I'll do for my more recent characters, anyway.

[Xorlak]

Yeah, in fact you could just copy and paste your signup post there now if you want.

This seems to be working out pretty well.  Next chapter we may just replace posting a signup bio to join with simply posting a link the character's article.

[Dude Man]

Man this is so fun. Oh I've added a <a href='http://www.darkagegames.net/dalpedia/index.php/Noteable_NPCs' target='_blank'>Noteable NPCs</a> page! It's quite small, I'm sure that's not all of them. So add some to the list!

[TK Game Boy]

Somebody please write the article for Sigulus. I'm reading him on the begining chapter but dont know how to picture him. Then again, I dont know how to picture anyone but Sigulus is one that I have trouble picturing.