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I think your idea is awesome! Asking if this "belongs" on Codidact and worrying about it is - at this point in time - not the main aspect; It should not be and it cannot be. Because such things wo...
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#3: Post edited
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Antares
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2024-09-05T08:42:18Z (about 1 month ago)
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- I think your idea is awesome!
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Asking if this "belongs" on Codidact and worrying about it is - at this point in time - not the main aspect; It should not be and it cannot be. Because such things won't come into existence ***ever*** if everybody is shy about posting them.- I can guarantee you: From a worldbuilding point of view, this would be an excellent reference and resource. I have not googled for it nor checked wikipedia for existing things. But I am more than willing and capable of providing lots of input for those things or answer questions about them.
- Problem: There is no worldbuilding site **yet**. So the only option there is, is using the Incubator for it **"as if it were a live site"** - because that is said in the Incubator Q&A header text.
- **Towards the representation inside Codidact:**
- * I envision a category for it "Buildings&Cities".
- * Task: Collection of houses&infrastructure for building "buildings" or "cities" in the broadest sense.
- * Inside Questions like
- * "What are the possible constituents (interiors/rooms) of a skyscraper/cinema/general public building/shop/..."
- * "What are the aspects of a general city in terms of buildings for the citizens?" (could be equivalent to just the questions itself, since they represent the "buildings").
- * "What are the aspects of a base a la "Supervillain' huge underground base" like seen in James Bond movies?"
- * "What are the aspects of a spaceship able to travel between stars"
- * "What are the aspects of the ISS in terms of building blocks"
- * And the answers are for collecting those aspects.
- Are articles editable by everyone? this could be used to provide collections of certain kinds. Like "Infrastructure", "Entertainment", "Groceries", "Commerce", "Logistics", "Transportation", or "A City for 50,000 people", "1M people", ...
- I think a Wiki would be really fitting for this. In the end this would be something like a browsable virtual city with lots of details for the buildings.
- Quality control: Should come by itself. Because there is the voting system "not so fitting" stuff would get identified soon. By comments it gets improved.
- Posts to a Wiki are (hopefully) also covered in some kind of review queue or commenting feature so that there is a feedback-and-improvement-cycle.
- No matter if the thing is a link list to external resources in the end or not - you never know what people are going to contribute. If the overall shape is dissatisfying after a few years, we can ponder about deleting that whole blob. But for now, I would advise against any restrictions in terms of "usefulness" on creating such thing.
- I think your idea is awesome!
- -----------
- Asking if this "belongs" on Codidact and worrying about it is - at this point in time - not the main aspect; It should not be and it cannot be. Because such things won't come into existence ***ever*** if everybody is shy about posting them. [See my post on Meta about this "deadlock-effect"](https://meta.codidact.com/posts/292444).
- I can guarantee you: From a worldbuilding point of view, this would be an excellent reference and resource. I have not googled for it nor checked wikipedia for existing things. But I am more than willing and capable of providing lots of input for those things or answer questions about them.
- Problem: There is no worldbuilding site **yet**. So the only option there is, is using the Incubator for it **"as if it were a live site"** - because that is said in the Incubator Q&A header text.
- **Towards the representation inside Codidact:**
- * I envision a category for it "Buildings&Cities".
- * Task: Collection of houses&infrastructure for building "buildings" or "cities" in the broadest sense.
- * Inside Questions like
- * "What are the possible constituents (interiors/rooms) of a skyscraper/cinema/general public building/shop/..."
- * "What are the aspects of a general city in terms of buildings for the citizens?" (could be equivalent to just the questions itself, since they represent the "buildings").
- * "What are the aspects of a base a la "Supervillain' huge underground base" like seen in James Bond movies?"
- * "What are the aspects of a spaceship able to travel between stars"
- * "What are the aspects of the ISS in terms of building blocks"
- * And the answers are for collecting those aspects.
- Are articles editable by everyone? this could be used to provide collections of certain kinds. Like "Infrastructure", "Entertainment", "Groceries", "Commerce", "Logistics", "Transportation", or "A City for 50,000 people", "1M people", ...
- I think a Wiki would be really fitting for this. In the end this would be something like a browsable virtual city with lots of details for the buildings.
- Quality control: Should come by itself. Because there is the voting system "not so fitting" stuff would get identified soon. By comments it gets improved.
- Posts to a Wiki are (hopefully) also covered in some kind of review queue or commenting feature so that there is a feedback-and-improvement-cycle.
- No matter if the thing is a link list to external resources in the end or not - you never know what people are going to contribute. If the overall shape is dissatisfying after a few years, we can ponder about deleting that whole blob. But for now, I would advise against any restrictions in terms of "usefulness" on creating such thing.
#2: Post edited
by
Antares
·
2024-09-05T06:15:32Z (about 1 month ago)
- I think your idea is awesome!
- -----------
- Asking if this "belongs" on Codidact and worrying about it is - at this point in time - not the main aspect; It should not be and it cannot be. Because such things won't come into existence ***ever*** if everybody is shy about posting them.
- I can guarantee you: From a worldbuilding point of view, this would be an excellent reference and resource. I have not googled for it nor checked wikipedia for existing things. But I am more than willing and capable of providing lots of input for those things or answer questions about them.
- Problem: There is no worldbuilding site **yet**. So the only option there is, is using the Incubator for it **"as if it were a live site"** - because that is said in the Incubator Q&A header text.
- **Towards the representation inside Codidact:**
- * I envision a category for it "Buildings&Cities".
- * Task: Collection of houses&infrastructure for building "buildings" or "cities" in the broadest sense.
- * Inside Questions like
- * "What are the possible constituents (interiors/rooms) of a skyscraper/cinema/general public building/shop/..."
* "What are the aspects of a general city in terms of buildings for the citizens?" (could be equivalent to just the questions itself, since they represent the "buildings".- * "What are the aspects of a base a la "Supervillain' huge underground base" like seen in James Bond movies?"
- * And the answers are for collecting those aspects.
- Are articles editable by everyone? this could be used to provide collections of certain kinds. Like "Infrastructure", "Entertainment", "Groceries", "Commerce", "Logistics", "Transportation", or "A City for 50,000 people", "1M people", ...
- I think a Wiki would be really fitting for this. In the end this would be something like a browsable virtual city with lots of details for the buildings.
- Quality control: Should come by itself. Because there is the voting system "not so fitting" stuff would get identified soon. By comments it gets improved.
- Posts to a Wiki are (hopefully) also covered in some kind of review queue or commenting feature so that there is a feedback-and-improvement-cycle.
- I think your idea is awesome!
- -----------
- Asking if this "belongs" on Codidact and worrying about it is - at this point in time - not the main aspect; It should not be and it cannot be. Because such things won't come into existence ***ever*** if everybody is shy about posting them.
- I can guarantee you: From a worldbuilding point of view, this would be an excellent reference and resource. I have not googled for it nor checked wikipedia for existing things. But I am more than willing and capable of providing lots of input for those things or answer questions about them.
- Problem: There is no worldbuilding site **yet**. So the only option there is, is using the Incubator for it **"as if it were a live site"** - because that is said in the Incubator Q&A header text.
- **Towards the representation inside Codidact:**
- * I envision a category for it "Buildings&Cities".
- * Task: Collection of houses&infrastructure for building "buildings" or "cities" in the broadest sense.
- * Inside Questions like
- * "What are the possible constituents (interiors/rooms) of a skyscraper/cinema/general public building/shop/..."
- * "What are the aspects of a general city in terms of buildings for the citizens?" (could be equivalent to just the questions itself, since they represent the "buildings").
- * "What are the aspects of a base a la "Supervillain' huge underground base" like seen in James Bond movies?"
- * "What are the aspects of a spaceship able to travel between stars"
- * "What are the aspects of the ISS in terms of building blocks"
- * And the answers are for collecting those aspects.
- Are articles editable by everyone? this could be used to provide collections of certain kinds. Like "Infrastructure", "Entertainment", "Groceries", "Commerce", "Logistics", "Transportation", or "A City for 50,000 people", "1M people", ...
- I think a Wiki would be really fitting for this. In the end this would be something like a browsable virtual city with lots of details for the buildings.
- Quality control: Should come by itself. Because there is the voting system "not so fitting" stuff would get identified soon. By comments it gets improved.
- Posts to a Wiki are (hopefully) also covered in some kind of review queue or commenting feature so that there is a feedback-and-improvement-cycle.
- No matter if the thing is a link list to external resources in the end or not - you never know what people are going to contribute. If the overall shape is dissatisfying after a few years, we can ponder about deleting that whole blob. But for now, I would advise against any restrictions in terms of "usefulness" on creating such thing.
#1: Initial revision
by
Antares
·
2024-09-05T06:00:51Z (about 1 month ago)
I think your idea is awesome!
-----------
Asking if this "belongs" on Codidact and worrying about it is - at this point in time - not the main aspect; It should not be and it cannot be. Because such things won't come into existence ***ever*** if everybody is shy about posting them.
I can guarantee you: From a worldbuilding point of view, this would be an excellent reference and resource. I have not googled for it nor checked wikipedia for existing things. But I am more than willing and capable of providing lots of input for those things or answer questions about them.
Problem: There is no worldbuilding site **yet**. So the only option there is, is using the Incubator for it **"as if it were a live site"** - because that is said in the Incubator Q&A header text.
**Towards the representation inside Codidact:**
* I envision a category for it "Buildings&Cities".
* Task: Collection of houses&infrastructure for building "buildings" or "cities" in the broadest sense.
* Inside Questions like
* "What are the possible constituents (interiors/rooms) of a skyscraper/cinema/general public building/shop/..."
* "What are the aspects of a general city in terms of buildings for the citizens?" (could be equivalent to just the questions itself, since they represent the "buildings".
* "What are the aspects of a base a la "Supervillain' huge underground base" like seen in James Bond movies?"
* And the answers are for collecting those aspects.
Are articles editable by everyone? this could be used to provide collections of certain kinds. Like "Infrastructure", "Entertainment", "Groceries", "Commerce", "Logistics", "Transportation", or "A City for 50,000 people", "1M people", ...
I think a Wiki would be really fitting for this. In the end this would be something like a browsable virtual city with lots of details for the buildings.
Quality control: Should come by itself. Because there is the voting system "not so fitting" stuff would get identified soon. By comments it gets improved.
Posts to a Wiki are (hopefully) also covered in some kind of review queue or commenting feature so that there is a feedback-and-improvement-cycle.