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=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. | |||
__TOC__ | |||
==How It Works== | |||
Basicly, we decide on a certain building type, which locations could use it and other characteristics. | |||
For example: | |||
<blockquote> | |||
'''<u>Restaurant</u>''' | |||
*'''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. | |||
</blockquote> | |||
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. {{User:Peralta/Signature}} 18:15, 12 September 2012 (BST) | |||
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{{Custom Title|left|Short Story Competition}} | {{Custom Title|left|Short Story Competition}} | ||
<big>'''Winners announced [[User:Rosslessness/Short Story Archive|HERE]]'''</big> | |||
So the [[Lexicon]] is dead. | So the [[Lexicon]] is dead. |
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