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*Image uploading is available. All images will need to be copyright-status tagged. Viper has created the templates, but you will need to select the correct tag for each image you add.
*Image uploading is available. All images will need to be copyright-status tagged. Viper has created the templates, but you will need to select the correct tag for each image you add.
*Viper will also produce a template guide, so that you can see at a glance what <nowiki>{{template code}}</nowiki> to select.
*Viper will also produce a template guide, so that you can see at a glance what <nowiki>{{template code}}</nowiki> to select.
== Categories list ==
OK, we come up with a kind of taxonomy to classify each creature.
See [[Categories list]]
Each creature should at least be "tagged" with the following
#Mythology
#Main family
#Element
#Shape
It is still possible to create new "virtual" categories with lists.
Please, DO NOT PUT creatures in main categories, if the subcategory does not exist, please make sure before creating it that it will not be restricted to a few creatures.
[[User:Loki|Loki]]

Revision as of 19:49, 3 September 2006

Contents:
1 Community bulletin board
2 To do lists

The Community Portal is the central place to find out what's happening on Monstropedia. Learn what tasks need to be done, who is working on what, and get or post news about recent events or current activities.

  • See the help page for the tutorials, or ask a question for assistance.
  • The Monstrous Forum is Monstropedia's main discussion site.

Community bulletin board

Organization

Monstropedia is a wiki encyclopedia about monsters which means it is a collective cultural and informal work carried out by members of the Monstrous community. There are neither masters, nor commanders but Guardians, Editors and Encyclopedians.

To get a better understanding, I will point you to the excellent MeatBall page about BarnRaising.

  • Occasional writers are qualified as Encyclopedians
  • Editors who are responsible for a whole category or subcategory of creatures are simply called Editors
  • Guardians are those who are responsible for the integrity of the content and enforce the rules.

To become a Guardian, you have to be an Editor first and to become an Editor, you have to show that you can create sound articles as an Encyclopedian....

Loki

Editors pool

Loki

Apart from checking your articles, I will work on Fairies. I feel qualified because I have studied Celtic lore for a long time and have a lot of literature on the subject.

Viper

Similarly, I will rove through the articles making minor edits for spelling and grammar where possible, also wikification. I am mostly tied up with the technical side however. Although Demonology and Angelology are my forte, I am going to commence with Human Monsters.

Bloody Angel

Currently taking care of gods as long as they have monstrous traits. My main interest goes to vampires, shapeshifters, psychopomps, fairies and human monsters.

M Sidhe

During the time I can spare here I will contribute to the cryptids, ghost, and faeries. I hope to use my years of experience to help anyone curious in the world of paranormal.

The Seeker

As soon as I can get a sound text reference, I'll set up the Himmapan creatures and add a little to werewolves.

To do lists

Monstropedia aims to be, by number of articles, the premier online resource for monstrous topics. To achieve that will require a good deal of work 'behind the scenes' too.

Things to do

  • Help wikify those articles that contain no links.
  • If an article has been transferred from another Wiki project, edit out those red links that aren't appropriate to Moonstropedia.
  • Can you draw? Artistic? Consider creating original artwork for articles..
  • Offer your thoughts and ideas on proposed policies.
  • Those articles that have been transferred from other Wiki projects require a bold editor's hand to turn them into Monstropedia articles. We want our content on monsters to be the definitive article, not merely a mirror repository for wikipedia. Using them as a starting point, let's edit!
  • A first taxonomy of monsters has been proposed. We now have to create a template for articles. What do you think should be included?
  • Image uploading is available. All images will need to be copyright-status tagged. Viper has created the templates, but you will need to select the correct tag for each image you add.
  • Viper will also produce a template guide, so that you can see at a glance what {{template code}} to select.