User:Rosslessness/Short Story

PROJECT ON HOLD Introduction Malton has 10.000 locations, about half of which are buildings and half empty space. Of those 10.000 locations, nearly 7.000 (!) are considered stubs, which means they're ugly, have information missing, they don't conform to templates etc. 7.000 pages that lack in information. 7.000 pages that are boring for newcomers to read. 7.000 locations, and for some reason, none of those is a restaurant, a parking garage, a convention center, a grocery store, a market, a regular retail store, a college, a university, a courthouse, a prison or even a post office? There are dozens of buildings Malton lacks, and yet we stick to the same old routines and tons of "Buildings", "Towers", "Squares" and "Parks" are left without a decent routine. This is where Project Context kicks in. How It Works Basicly, we decide on a certain building type, which locations could use it and other characteristics. For example: Restaurant Fit for: Buildings, Towers, Hotels Density: Medium Focus around:Urban areas (center of map) Special: Cuisine should be specified, as well as chef's specialties. We discuss the above, discuss some specialties (like whether or not to include some sort of "Little Italy" and spam Italian restaurants), maybe make a template, etc. Then we select an appropriate number of locations for the building and give those pages a make-over. I know it sounds a bit farfetched, but I firmly believe that occasional input by the community can be far more effective than writing a backstory etc on our own every so often. NOTE: THESE DESCRIPTIONS WOULD NOT DELETE ANY EXISTING HISTORIES OR BE USED ON PAGES THAT ARE ALREADY ABUNDANT WITH INFORMATION. CURRENT LIST Restaurants Fit for: Buildings, Towers, Hotels Density: Medium Focus around:Urban areas (center of map) Special: Cuisine should be specified, as well as chef's specialties. Restaurants - Comment This one is easy: there are no dedicated Restaurant buildings in Malton, so I figured they should be in Buildings, Towers or Hotels. Probably described as being on the first or second floor of these buildings. They provide a great opportunity for flavor and such in descriptions, thanks to the huge amount of styles and cuisines. PB&J 18:15, 12 September 2012 (BST) Short Story Competition Winners announced HERE So the Lexicon is dead. But I got bored, so I present to thee the non annual Rosslessness (Very) Short Story Contest. RULES ) Entries must be Zombie themed. ) Entries must be Linked from this page under the Submissions Headline. ) Please Sign your submission post, so I know who's submitted it. ) Entries must be 150 words or less. Titles are not included. ) Entries must arrive before the 18th April at 13:00 (BST) ) Rosslessness' Decision is final. ) Any Slashfic submitted featuring me will be marked with an open mind. ) Only one entry per person. PRIZES Amazing and stunning templates of the highest order for all contributors! Prizes for originality, characters and stuff! Submission Headline Entries Go Below. I've done an Example, but obviously I can't win. Fractions --RosslessnessWant a Location Image? 21:08, 30 March 2010 (BST) The Abstract Painting --Yonnua Koponen Talk ! Contribs 22:26, 30 March 2010 (BST) grargh: an abstract and through-provoking series of haikus written while upside down meditating in the jungles of tanzania. --         03:48, 31 March 2010 (BST) Radio, Live Transmission - 19:15, 31 March 2010 (BST) Writing of a Murderer Verance 00:23, 2 April 2010 (BST) Psycho Feed - Knyle 10:16, 2 April 2010 (BST) The Restless Living MaulMachine U! 14:53, 2 April 2010 (BST) Mah Ham Zabarb, bah Rrrgang 21:32, 2 April 2010 (BST) Oh shite -- Chief Seagull squawk don't mess with the Seagull! 13:30, 3 April 2010 (BST) Effects -  Adward  21:52, 3 April 2010 (BST) The End of the World - --Haliman - Talk 03:48, 4 April 2010 (BST) Excerpt from Memoirs of a Great Man Who Was Like Han Solo, Batman, & Neo Combined - Deathwire 4:47, 4 April, 2010 (BST) The Tartan Slippers --GANG Giles Sednik CAPD 14:17, 4 April 2010 (BST) One--Mallrat TSI TKS CTD 16:38, 5 April 2010 (BST) Kountermeasure Karl!--The Staring Man--22:32, 8 April 2010 (BST) 22:34, 8 April 2010 (BST) Last March of the Bravos —Aichon— 09:45, 10 April 2010 (BST) Change --Spinlight 21:57, 12 April 2010 (BST) silver --sannok(talk)(kilts) 22:09, 12 April 2010 (BST) Players and Villains --BrotherMcBeaner 12:07, 13 April 2010 (BST) The Huntress --Sophie ◆◆◆ CAPD 20:21, 15 April 2010 (BST) Love has no bounderies Infrastructure 13:59, 18 April 2010 (BST) User:Mr Wendal/story User:Mr Wendal 13:01, 19 April 2010 (BST) The competition is shut, please hold for results. All Entries Can be found at User:Rosslessness/Short Story Archive