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• I would suggest starting in English only, this possibly being a Wiki analog to afp, or more probably abp, which of course are in English.
  Once a structure has evolved, the suitability, or not, of a many language approach will be easier to assess, I think.
  Thomas =:-)
  • I wasn't suggesting anything else, I was just talking about the Wiki I am working on ;-) --Death 21:11, 3 Jul 2005 (CEST)
    • And thats the point of CC licensing isn't it? (And everyone is surley working on a good Pratchett page in their own language, isn't that the meaning of it all. (i.e I got to the point where I wanted a characther index (not a full wiki) on the one I'm building, but then I get stuck developing a good system for building it. (Much more fun that way)). And for else the need of non-english Pratchett sites is quite big, espacally as bad as some translations is --Virre 12:54, 15 December 2006 (CET)

Spoilers ?

How should we handle spoilers ? For example, do we put all information on a character, or do we just describe them on their first appearance in the books, or something in between ? Or should we make "sections", adding info book by book ? --Silaor 02:20, 20 Oct 2005 (CEST)

I think sections by books will be too complicated. I think we can put general info widely-known in the more recent books in first few paragraphs, and then important spoilers in a separate section. For example, Carrot as Heir to the Throne is spoiler only for Guards! Guards! and Men at Arms, so that can go to general section. Another example, the entire article on Dorfl probably should be marked as a spoiler, seeing as it's mostly about Feet of Clay, and Dorfl hasn't had much more development in the later books. There is a "stub" template, is there a "spoiler" template saying something like "spoiler below"? In fact, I think a good way is how 210.54.8.253 handled Carrot's spoiler with a "rumours" section. Once Sanity remarked that it is unlikely that innocent readers will stumble across the spoilers in this wiki, but, for example, if I do succeed in getting my sister to try and read Feet of Clay, she'll finish reading all the articles here in a week, and then become very annoyed with the spoilers. --Vsl

I have created a spoilers template: {{spoilers}}

This article may contain spoilers for the plot of this book. If you haven't finished this book, proceed with caution. --Sanity 12:08, 20 Oct 2005 (CEST)

A point of.... Etiquette? Protocol? Needing guidance.

As posted in discussion on Victor Tugelbend

Is it proper to speculate on what the future might hold for Discworld characters, as I have some strong ideas about what profession Victor might have gone into after the events chronicled in Moving Pictures. I don't want to write down any speculative thoughts here as (i) anything said about the characters has to be supported by evidence in the books; and (ii)I read that Terry Pratchett himself visits these sites, and it puts him in a difficult position if he reads ideas originated by the fans - either it interferes with his train of thought, or if he's come up with a similar idea himself, it could present complications if a fan pops up and claims it as theirs. (Could also be viewed as cheeky or presumptuous, and I don't want that)

Ideas? Opinions?

thanks!

--AgProv 12:55, 27 April 2007 (CEST)

Also, not really the function of a Wiki. Some creative licence in explanations is often useful or necessary, but actual fiction belongs on another site. --Old Dickens 13:47, 27 April 2007 (CEST)

As with other places like a.f.p., this should be a speculation-free zone. This is more of an encyclopedia of little facts from DW, not a place to speculate on what might happen next. There are plenty of other places for that. --Sanity 15:01, 27 April 2007 (CEST)

As said elsewhere, thanks! I'm glad of the suthoritative correction, as it ocured to me I was in danger of letting my creative enthusiasm run away with me and carry me to a place it's not easy to come back from...points clearly noted, fully accepted, and hopefully any errors will be honest and minor ones that will soon be spotted and corrected. Great site, though, and thank you for all help and guidance rendered!--AgProv 15:13, 27 April 2007 (CEST)