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| - | Wiki | + | == What is a Wiki? == |
| - | + | "A wiki (IPA: [ˈwɪ.kiː] <WICK-ee> or [ˈwiː.kiː] <WEE-kee>[1]) is a type of website that allows the visitors themselves to easily add, remove and otherwise edit and change some available content, sometimes without the need for registration. This ease of interaction and operation makes a wiki an effective tool for collaborative authoring." ''– from Wikipedia, 17th August 2006'' | |
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| - | + | == What is Abnormalia? == | |
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| - | * | + | Abnormalia is an independant wiki meant for those who have little bits of world inside their heads. Allow me to explain. |
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| - | * | + | During the years I've spent interacting with people on the internet and especially on forums, I've met a lot of imaginative, creative people with vivid imaginations. I've met a high school student from Prague who invented a race of people and wrote their whole history, biographies of important members of that race and hundreds of pages about their culture and religion. I remember meeting a girl, I believe she was from Norway, who had a gift for drawing maps. She created all kinds of towns, provinces, continents, you name it, and drew the most beautiful maps I've ever seen. I've met people who created entire languages from scratch, religions so rich in mythology and deep in phylosophy it would put many of the world religions to shame. |
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| - | + | And it got me thinking. Wouldn't it be great if someone were to take all those little tidbits of information, collect them somehow to make the ultimate imagination resource? Wouldn't it be fun to have a place to actually work with those little ideas and see wht other people come up with? | |
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| - | + | That's Abnormalia. If you have invented a new game, or a fantasy race, or a even a whole religion, this is the place to share it. Abnormalia is meant to be "an effective tool for collaborative authoring". I hope you enjoy it. | |
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| - | + | == Before Editing Abnormalia == | |
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| + | *Please [[http://editthis.info/abnormalia/Main_Page?title=Special:Userlogin&returnto=Main_Page create a user account]]. Anonymous users are restricted to reading the articles and creating a user account. Logged in users can move pages, read content, edit pages and upload files. | ||
| + | *Be sure to read the [[http://editthis.info/abnormalia/Abnormalia_policy Abnormalia Policy]]. Don't say nobody told you. | ||
| + | *Minors: pages may contain references to adult material, in which case this will be clearly mentioned at the top of each article. View at your discretion. | ||
| + | *Abnormalia currently has a file upload space of 25MB. Keep this in mind when uploading files. | ||
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| + | == Categories == | ||
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| + | === [[Races]] === | ||
| + | Anything and everything about races you have come up with. | ||
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| + | ===[[Geography]]=== | ||
| + | If you've made up a village, star system, continent or even an entire planet, this is the place to put it. | ||
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| + | === [[Tools & Artifacts]] === | ||
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| + | === [[Culture]] === | ||
| + | This includes subsections such as religion, history, entertainment and magic. | ||
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| + | === [[Characters]] === | ||
| + | A.K.A. the place to put fictional biographies of specific people you have created like the god you are. | ||
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| + | === [[Linguistics]] === | ||
| + | Anything to do with language that isn't poetry or prose. | ||
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| + | === [[Fiction]] === | ||
| + | If the articles on Abnormalia have inspired you to write any from of poetry or prose, this is where you can share it. | ||
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Current revision as of 08:04, 29 November 2006
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What is a Wiki?
"A wiki (IPA: [ˈwɪ.kiː] <WICK-ee> or [ˈwiː.kiː] <WEE-kee>[1]) is a type of website that allows the visitors themselves to easily add, remove and otherwise edit and change some available content, sometimes without the need for registration. This ease of interaction and operation makes a wiki an effective tool for collaborative authoring." – from Wikipedia, 17th August 2006
What is Abnormalia?
Abnormalia is an independant wiki meant for those who have little bits of world inside their heads. Allow me to explain.
During the years I've spent interacting with people on the internet and especially on forums, I've met a lot of imaginative, creative people with vivid imaginations. I've met a high school student from Prague who invented a race of people and wrote their whole history, biographies of important members of that race and hundreds of pages about their culture and religion. I remember meeting a girl, I believe she was from Norway, who had a gift for drawing maps. She created all kinds of towns, provinces, continents, you name it, and drew the most beautiful maps I've ever seen. I've met people who created entire languages from scratch, religions so rich in mythology and deep in phylosophy it would put many of the world religions to shame.
And it got me thinking. Wouldn't it be great if someone were to take all those little tidbits of information, collect them somehow to make the ultimate imagination resource? Wouldn't it be fun to have a place to actually work with those little ideas and see wht other people come up with?
That's Abnormalia. If you have invented a new game, or a fantasy race, or a even a whole religion, this is the place to share it. Abnormalia is meant to be "an effective tool for collaborative authoring". I hope you enjoy it.
Before Editing Abnormalia
- Please [create a user account]. Anonymous users are restricted to reading the articles and creating a user account. Logged in users can move pages, read content, edit pages and upload files.
- Be sure to read the [Abnormalia Policy]. Don't say nobody told you.
- Minors: pages may contain references to adult material, in which case this will be clearly mentioned at the top of each article. View at your discretion.
- Abnormalia currently has a file upload space of 25MB. Keep this in mind when uploading files.
Categories
Races
Anything and everything about races you have come up with.
Geography
If you've made up a village, star system, continent or even an entire planet, this is the place to put it.
Tools & Artifacts
Culture
This includes subsections such as religion, history, entertainment and magic.
Characters
A.K.A. the place to put fictional biographies of specific people you have created like the god you are.
Linguistics
Anything to do with language that isn't poetry or prose.
Fiction
If the articles on Abnormalia have inspired you to write any from of poetry or prose, this is where you can share it.
