IRC log for #cyrannus on 20160409

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00:00.56Liquid_InkIceland's Prime Minister was a man.
00:01.51Wormy_<PROTECTED>
00:41.49Wormy_https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xeelee_Sequence
00:41.55Wormy_Good descreiption on Wikipedia
00:43.51Liquid_InkTHe Prime Minister resigned because he was tax dodging in Panama.
00:44.03The_RandomnessAH
00:44.07The_Randomnessoops caps
00:44.51Liquid_Ink10% of the Icelandic population rose up in protest
00:46.04Wormy_Impressive, then again it has a population much smaller than Greater London
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22:12.25The_RandomnessAlright, let me take a look at that now
22:13.21The_RandomnessWormy_: Ok, this actually sounds interesting
22:13.59Wormy_<PROTECTED>
22:14.43The_RandomnessSounds like you need some sort of system for adding new stuff to the collaboration
22:15.44The_RandomnessThis is the sort of thing that would draw me back to the wiki.
22:16.42The_RandomnessWormy_: I suggest some sort of regular poll or something for canonizing stuff, and also have some sort of clear plan starting out
22:17.10The_RandomnessThis is an issue that a collab I was in ran into, and very nearly killed it
22:17.34The_RandomnessYou had a number of people who really liked the idea, but didn't think about it going forward
22:19.06Wormy_Right, yeah.  Well its been said a couple of times we should make a new thread, with a clearer plan of action about what it is about (like deciding on the setting with a vote)
22:19.36The_RandomnessYeah, that's a good idea
22:20.04Wormy_I'll talk to Ghelae, Techno and Monet about it
22:21.05The_RandomnessKeep me updated, I'm interested in seeing where this goes
22:23.17The_RandomnessWhat are the general ideas floating around right now for the setting?
22:24.51Wormy_Originally the idea was that we all collaborate on making a single fiction empire, but Techno suggested we place the empire in a new universe, so that's where the energy went for a bit.  But Monet has reminded us that we should still make a decision where we set this fiction.
22:25.36Wormy_Monet is concerned that we have started building from a top down approach which wasn't the original idea
22:25.58The_Randomnesstop down in what way?
22:26.14Wormy_Now I'm beginning to see it because people are getting way ahead of themselves on the blog
22:27.35Wormy_What I think he means is that a bottom-up approach would be to build the empire and then the universe around it.  But we started building the universe first, focusing the physics (innocently).  But now users are posting just about any idea that pops in their minds.
22:27.48The_RandomnessAh, I see
22:28.39Wormy_We need a way to focus our ideas, like you said
22:29.06Wormy_A poll would be good
22:29.28Wormy_Albeit one that doesn't hide the user's vote
22:29.50The_RandomnessI don't think either approach to building is better, but yes, focus is needed
22:30.37The_RandomnessEspecially at this stage
22:31.23Wormy_Oh wait its come back to me now.  Originally the idea was to see if we can collaborate together.  Monet is concerned we are overcomplicating ourselves by building the setting first
22:31.39The_Randomnessah
22:32.21Wormy_Personally I don't mind collaborating first on a small project, and then moving onto somwething bigger.
22:32.23The_RandomnessThe key thing here is that if you want to collaborate, you need to figure out what you want to collaborate for
22:32.55The_RandomnessStart out with a single system
22:33.05The_RandomnessStart "small"
22:33.05Wormy_That's what we need to decide next then
22:33.12Wormy_I agree
22:34.00The_RandomnessBecause having this whole universe out there is too much to start with
22:35.43The_RandomnessAlso, people will always want to start big, but that's dangerous, as you've seen with all of the people with massive empires popping out of nowhere
22:35.54The_RandomnessYou need to restrict your starting conditions
22:37.42The_RandomnessYou can start by collaborating around the development of a single civilization in a single system
22:37.53The_RandomnessAnd then if that works, keep going
22:38.39The_RandomnessLike, if you don't know whether or not you can make a single room, you probably shouldn't try to build a neighborhood
22:39.03Wormy_Before we even do that, there's still no decision whether we set this in the main fic universe, an al timeline, or an entirely new one.  But in either case, we should start small
22:39.12The_Randomnessyeah
22:39.18The_RandomnessI'd keep this separate imo
22:39.49Wormy_I think conflicts of interest or more likely to happen if we set this in the main
22:40.31The_RandomnessHow so? Not that I don't agree with you
22:41.24The_RandomnessI'd maybe even close the current thread, because you won't get much more out of it now, and it'll reduce noise
22:41.51The_RandomnessThen go talk to the people who want to make this work, and then start posting about the big decisions regarding the collab
22:54.47Wormy_http://spore.wikia.com/wiki/Thread:211781#69
22:54.58Wormy_I posted this explanation to the comments
22:56.39Wormy_What I meant was that if we set this in the main universe, that small fiction is inevitably going to grow and interact with the rest of the universe, where we aren't working together.  And we might get the same problems we face now with conflicting ideas.
22:57.08The_Randomnessok
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