GuildWiki:Lyssian Archives

This all started with User:PanSola's random musings of what to do for April Fools 2009, something to do with Lyssa and Illusion. Then the train of thought split, grew, merged and evolved until it was no longer about April Fools.

Create a new namespace, the "Lyssian Archives" (abbreviated "LA"), that allows all forms of collaborative creative writing that is in-universe with the Guild Wars world. The reason why it's proposed to be named after Lyssa is because she is the goddess for inspiration and creativity.
 * Summary:


 * Basic rules:
 * Should be in-universe.
 * Should allow everyone to collaboratively edit/evolve it.

You can always keep/fork a version in your own userspace.


 * Examples include:
 * Parody (models: Uncyclopedia, Unnews etc)
 * Fan Fiction
 * Made-up skills/items (must be in-universe, so things like Lyssa's Cookie of Bemusement won't belong due to out-of-universe references)

Articles for the LA namespace should first be created in usernamespaces, with a Template:Open edit at the top that welcomes everyone to edit it (and places it in a category). Articles that are deemed to have reached a certain degree of completion can then be moved to the LA namespace, while crappy articles stay with the original author (unless the author disowns it, in which case someone else can "adopt" the article, or it can be put up for deletion). This way we "protect" the LA namespace from having lots of stubby articles that might potentially be good ideas but never get anywhere. If an article is to be removed from the LA namespace (assume it's not outright vandalism or inappropriate content), instead of deletion, it'll just be moved back into the user namespace (under the original author, or whoever wants to adopt it). No rigid process to "vet" an article, just let the community work it out on the discussion page. Also, as a general rule, romance is ok, sexual/vulgar stuff is not (this should be true throughout the wiki, and not a specific policy targeted at LA stuff, only emphasized due to greater potential breaches).
 * Specific rules

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