Re: [dq-rules] Re: Discuss - Open-Source World [long]

["Paul Pishnak" <sergeantp@hotmail.com>]

[C1] Certain creative aspects have already been completed. This
removes the opportunity for others to participate in the
design work.
[PS] As you have already offered, our being assigned a seperate
continent to do with as we will would satisfy this just
fine. My envisioning of the project would require an
arbitrary definition of the land mass, then parcelling it
out for others to 'flesh out.'

Easy enough to comply with.

[C2] The concept of the design process is to allow others freedom
of design, which would fall under an editorial body to help
shape to the overall image. This would supercede your
authority over the work - would you be willing to give that
up?
[PS] Again, the seperate continent project would satisfy this
concern as long as you are willing to grant full editorial
powers to the committee. A suggestion would be to consider
the continent "off limits" to the rest of the world until
such a time as the comittee is ready to allow integration to
the rest of the world.

I have no qualms with letting folks have free reign over the continent. The 
only issue I think needs to be brought up is that whatever?s created would 
take into consideration existing material so that we?re not trying to fit a 
square peg in a round hole. Sure it can be forced into place, but the end 
result is not the seamless fit we?re going for in the project. I suppose the 
bottom line is that the continent could be created as you see fit, but would 
still be under limited constraints of the parts of the world already created 
that could affect this new continent, and visa-versa.

This reply took so long because I was conferring with the other moderators 
of my group. They have no problems at all, but wished for me to pass along 
that we would all still have to work with one another because the ultimate 
end result of the entire World effort is to have a setting that is logical 
and can be sued by all. If this new continent creates issues that cut cross 
the grain of the current material it simply won?t do. You must understand 
that we?ve been working on this stuff for many, many years and hope your new 
continent, if started, will only make the World setting more detailed and 
exciting to use.

Regards,
Paul


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