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Errata would be great to have on the wiki - if only for quick easy access.

Alternate rules and player created stuff also handy.

Considering how useful the SRD20 was to other players for other games - if we mimic that, I think it may well be worth it.

Do you think it worthwhile to consolidate on certain tags to differentiate between published and fan-sourced material?

Are there any other categories of articles we should agree on specific tags for?

I definitely think we should have a list of lists for H+ (transhuman) based stuff. Maybe take the references section from the book as categories with a list of links under each.

I found some of Charles Stross' stories which are one of the basis for EP and the posting the links would be good (both are legal links, one is his website, and the other is a magazine article he did). There is plenty other information out there and it would be nice to get that in categories (or atleast a list of check out these other places).

@Janus: As far as I am concerned, write and post away. It may inspire others. I'll hopefully be doing the same. I have a campaign idea brewing, but not a plot!

@bastlynn: Basically all I can do is sum up what the others said. The following tags work for me: rules, story, alternate campaign, CC licensed to Posthuman/Catalyst, fan based, explanations/clarifications, errata etc. If there was a way we could start off with a few like the above, then have the ability to add tags or submit requests for more tags.

Can we combine tags... so one could post a wiki article on the how to use the economy with the tags rules and explanation?

Or should a tag be a complete thought like "rules explanation" or "fan created rule"?

Ok - I'm going to add the following tags to our recommended tag syntax on the wiki:

srd, errata, house rule, alt-setting

srd - Meant for System Resource Documents, tables, canon references, reference indexes, etc. Stuff published by the original authors.

errata - Official rule fixes. Errata posts may / should also be marked with srd.

house+rule - This is the fan based erratas, rules, etc. Not all fan material Must be marked with house-rule, but it's useful if you just want the new stuff.

alt-setting - Meant for alternative versions of the EP setting. For example, a setting where EP is the extension of the Earthdawn - Shadowrun universe.

I've switched srd for official since I think that will make more sense for everyone.

I agree on the spoiler tag suggestion as well and have added it as well.

How do we want to split up the task of getting the major structures of the setting up on the wiki? Or will that be more along the lines of first come first server volunteerism?

I agree with the copy over protocols. I would add that we also want to link to the original off-site post from our wiki entry for context, and respect requests by the original author not to be included.

re: Protocol for editing people's stuff - we do have the revision information, so it will be very obvious when something is modified. We also have the talk pages for discussion on the topic. I don't know if we need further protocol or not, have you had any experience in a wiki context that we should model ourselves after?

Go for it! Go, scoot, get started!

I've been hoping the community would turn the wiki into something of a writer's bible where you can readily access system and setting information whenever you need it. I've not pushed it the last month or so as the Eye has really just eaten my dedicated Darkcast time. This isn't a closed garden site - you wanna add to the wiki, go forth and add!

I'm hoping to secure the time as I get the rest of the Eye automation in place to be able to provide more concrete help as well with some actual entries. I know just encouraging it isn't really going to be enough in the long run to get action from more than the most dedicated (who probably didn't need much encouragement in the first place).

Hmm. Good idea to make it explicit as opposed to part of the tagging system. It shouldn't be too hard to do, but we'll want to go back through the existing articles and flag each. Lemme get back to this one once the Eye is out? Remind me if I don't get you an update then.