 September 17, 2007 - 11:32am | Does anyone think there is a need for a glossary that would encompass all Projects? here is what I'm thinking. in the Planet Generator project I use terms like "extrasolar planet", "terrestrial" and so forth. I could have a popup window go to wikipedia or create my own Document as a glossary but it would just be for this project. so what about a site wide glossary were gammers can get all sorts of definitions? thoughts?  |
 September 17, 2007 - 1:04pm | Not a bad idea, really. If we do it with anchors at each vocabulary word, linking to them will be much easier. 3. We wear sungoggles during the day. Not because the sun affects our
vision, but when you're cool like us the sun shines all the time. |
 September 17, 2007 - 1:20pm | I feel it necessary to point out that every planet not in orbit around Sol is "extrasolar". I don't think the term needs to be included here, because beyond the eight majors and numerous dwarfs in this system, it means, literally, every other planet, including every planet that would be generated by this thing. If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe. -- Carl Sagan |
September 17, 2007 - 1:30pm | I do see what you mean. The term "Solar" does refer to the Latin name for our sun, yes. But then again, Star Frontiers has the term "terraform" here and there, and Terra firma (a latin term for our world, and the root of the term terraform) isn't anywhere in the known Frontier. 3. We wear sungoggles during the day. Not because the sun affects our
vision, but when you're cool like us the sun shines all the time. |
September 17, 2007 - 1:36pm | I feel it necessary to point out that every planet not in orbit around Sol is "extrasolar". I don't think the term needs to be included here, because beyond the eight majors and numerous dwarfs in this system, it means, literally, every other planet, including every planet that would be generated by this thing. Discussion move here. |
September 17, 2007 - 2:44pm | Actually, Terra is the world, Terra firma is the ground of the world.  It's just like geology or geo-synchronous. Geo comes from the Greek Gaia, which is the Greek name for our world and the goddess that represents it. I don't think we should fret over such things. The "alpha", "beta", "gamma" designations is just a translation of the Pan-Gal use of their own alphabet to name planets. It's like if we were to name a planet "Zee" instead of "Z" or "Dee" instead of "D". It just means we don't have to get into learning the Pan-Gal alphabet or creating an actual language for it. Yes, a site-wide glossary sounds good. |
September 17, 2007 - 2:54pm | ok, so it looks like that is what we want. CleanCutRouge, should I create a Glossary Project or do you have something else in mind? |
September 17, 2007 - 3:58pm | ok, so it looks like that is what we want. Hehe. That's just a subtle hint. I think the question is What do YOU have in mind? CleanCutRouge, should I create a Glossary Project or do you have something else in mind?  HEY CLEANCUTROGUE, CAN YOU MAKE A SPECIFIC SITE FEATURE FOR THIS? |
September 17, 2007 - 5:48pm | I'm not sure how I want this handled... not everyone will agree on terminology on all things (terra, greek alphabet, extrasolar, etc.).... but some concepts are completely universal to all (NPC, PC, d100, etc.) Should a glossary be just a forum topic? A wiki-like project page? A project? I'm not entirely sure. One of the important things about this site and the experience I'm trying to help provide is individual projects linked by a common love of a neat game. I don't want people to feel like they have to follow a certain specific ideology/terminology/dialect/techtionary or whatever. I fear it'll keep people from feeling free to do their own things if we standardize on too much at this stage. 3. We wear sungoggles during the day. Not because the sun affects our
vision, but when you're cool like us the sun shines all the time. |
September 17, 2007 - 7:11pm | I sense an issue here. Star Trek has its own terminology. Star Wars has its own terminology. Star Frontiers even has its own terminology. People are going to stick close to the terminology that already exists within the game. I don't see that as a problem. I also don't think people will have much of a problem trying to retain a flavor with Star Frontiers by sticking to Star Frontiers terminology. Not only that, it won't restrict them to that terminology. The terminology will simply be available and accessible. We also don't want to turn it into Wikipedia by making it all-inclusive. Your server likely couldn't handle it, let alone the fact that such already exists and we'd be reinventing the wheel. I say stick to Star Frontiers terminology and anything that gets coined or predomenantly used in reference to Star Frontiers or its subjects. |
September 18, 2007 - 6:38am | I've use the glossary module on other sites. (I built a home schooling web site for students) http://drupal.org/project/glossary http://drupal.org/node/69583 (Documentation) it seems to be the best bet. for tems that might have different meanings you can just append the project name after. example: Star Law - Police for in the SF Universe. Star Law (SFMAN) - Frontier police force used to stop the Sathar. |
