User talk:XReader310

Unrelated Pages
Greetings, XReader310. Thank you for adding lore to the wiki and citing your additions. However, please make sure that the new pages you create have relations to the Forgotten Realms. For example, Zaaman Rul would've been unrelated if he didn't make a minor appearance in Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn. But the City of Glass you made today seems to not be in any way related to the Realms. This means it received no mention and didn't make an appearance in a Forgotten Realms product (adventure, novel, game, etc.). Unrelated lore is beyond the wiki's scope and would be appropriate for a wiki that covers Planescape or General D&D Lore. If you do have a connection to the Realms, please add it to the page; otherwise, it will be tagged as unrelated and, eventually, moved to another wiki. Let me know if you have any questions or if you need any editing advice. &mdash;Artie (talk)


 * Alae, XReader310. I come to welcome you, but echo my companion's concerns over the City of Glass- would you please provide a connection it has to the Forgotten Realms, before it gets removed or deleted? Additionally, all articles are to be written in past tense and every part of the article must be cited. Please rectify these flaws postehaste. Until swords part, SilverTiger12 (talk) 03:27, 10 April 2023 (UTC)


 * Does the 3E Manual of the Planes count as a core D&D sources, as it is referenced there though the details are lacking if that would be only valid source. The Vortex of Madness and other Planer Perils was made by Wizards in 2000 to be "compatible with planescape" as nothing was being made for that setting anymore but it seems like that book could be canon to the Forgotten Realms. "These adventure sites can be used with the PLANESCAPE® setting or any other ADVANCED DUNGEONS & DRAGONS® game world" was written on the back. It seems to me that if it does not pertain to the forgotten realms it would not really fit anywhere. As to the other problems, I do keep catching myself writing in present tense and going back, as I get used to the format though it is happening less and as for the citing I am still trying to figure out the formatting for that, I do not know how to make it always refer back to the first time I used the source and I do not know how to add the citations on the side bar for fully, namely the title parts though I was planning on playing around with that more when I got done with the writing (I generally write essays like this, where I write first and then add sources, which I know is the wrong way to do it but I am trying to add them when I finish a section).


 * As I said above, Realms-realted resources are products that are labeled with FR logo, take place on Toril or Realmspace, or have character that originate from Toril. Core D&D sources are not Realms-specific. We need a mention or appearance of the City of Glass in a Realms product or a reference for the page to be within his wiki's scope. Regarding references, here is an example: the "ref name" field is what you need to do a quick reference short cut. So if you need to cite the same page later, simple add Lastly, each paragraph needs to have at least one citation in place. If you use several sources per paragraph, add the reference at the end of the sentence being sourced, and always add reference at the end of the paragraph. The information that goes into infobox needs to be cited too. &mdash;Artie (talk)


 * "Any official, core D&D source is considered canon in the Realms, with some caveats. For this wiki, core D&D material should be general in scope and applicable to the Realms" the canon page of the wiki says this, the 3rd edition Manual of the Planes is a dnd source, it is general in scope and applicable to the Realms, "Core D&D material that includes applications to the Realms or features material from the Realms are acceptable on this wiki" I would say that it includes applications to the Realms and it might feature material from the Realms but does not clearly say it. So my question is would this book qualify for being allowed under the core D&D source rule or is this book not a core D&D source or does it not qualify under one of the other exceptions.


 * This is in regards to expanding the lore, not creation of pages that have no relations to the Realms. For example, if the subject appears in a novel then it can be included on the wiki and lore from a core D&D book - added to the page. However, if the subject had not made an appearance nor was mentioned in Realmsian products. &mdash;Artie (talk)


 * So I could add the city of glass to the plane of water page but I should not add the city of glass to its own page until I find it referenced in a novel, game, or a source book with the forgotten realms logo/that says it is a forgotten realms book.


 * Correct. Also if you find a character from Toril who at some point visited the City - that is a valid connection too. &mdash;Artie (talk)


 * Ok, I might get around to adding it to the plane of water's page at some point but I copied it into a doc for personal use and for future reference if I find the city of glass mentioned again in a place relevant to the realms. You can delete the page for now and if I come across any new evidence I will add it again, this is probably for the best as I was getting too distracted with this and not writing my capstone paper.