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Message no. 1
From: graht1@*******.com (David Buehrer)
Subject: Wikipedia
Date: Sun, 20 Jun 2004 10:01:21 -0600
What else can Wikipedia be used for for Shadowrun besides world building?
Could "Corporate", "Vehicle", "Weapon", etc sections be
added?

-Graht

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Message no. 2
From: scotthiller2002@*****.com (Scott Hiller)
Subject: Wikipedia
Date: Sun, 20 Jun 2004 15:14:02 -0700 (PDT)
Date: Sun, 20 Jun 2004 10:01:21 -0600
From: "David Buehrer" <graht1@*******.com>
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Subject: Re: Wikipedia
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What else can Wikipedia be used for for Shadowrun
besides world
building?
Could "Corporate", "Vehicle", "Weapon", etc sections
be added?

-Graht

Wikipedia, from what I have heard discussed on this
board and from what I've seen of the website myself,
could be used for all the above and more.

Wikipedia could be used to post new Spells, new
Spirits, new Vehicles, new location archetypes (like
Airports, Churches (incl. Synogogues, Mosques, etc.),
Sports Stadiums, Museums, Movie (Simsense or Trid)
Theater, Schools (Universities & Colleges, High
Schools, Middle Schools, Elementary Schools,
Pre-Schools, Nursery Schools), Prisons, Government
Buildings, etc.). It can also be used for Game Masters
to access confidential GM material.

It could also be used to post stuff that would help
flesh out the Shadowrun world, like data on what trid
programs are playing where and when (and if someone's
in a place like the CZ, what they might have to do in
order to simply watch their fav sitcom), and there's a
whole host of Contact Archetypes out there but I would
suggest that all Metatype elements be removed from the
Archetype name and the basic Human Stats be given (or
a simple reference could be made to a similar Contact
Archetype already published (SR 1, 2, and Sprawl
Sites) with some modifications to the Attributes,
Skills, gear, etc. noted, that way people will be free
to modify that Archetype according to whatever
Metatype they choose by just applying that Metatype's
Attribute modifiers without having to take off the
modifiers from the metatype they did not want. anyway,
here's the contacts I am suggesting should be posted
on the Wiki Shadowpedia site in PDF format in the
above manner. I have not taken off the Metatype
designations. Straight Copy/Paste (from
http://www.shadowsource.org/archive/refs/contacts.html):

Contacts
* Academic
* Accountant
* Advertising Agent
* Agent
* Air-traffic Controller
* Aircraft Mechanic
* Analyst
* Armourer
* Arms Dealers
* Artist
* Attorney
* Author
* BTL Dealer
* Baby Sitter
* Bartender
* Bell Boy
* Bodyguard
* Bouncer
* Bountyhunter
* Butler
* Cameraman
* Chef
* Choreographer
* City Official
* City Worker
* Cleaning Lady
* Club Habitue
* Club Owner
* Combat Biker
* Combat Mage
* Company Man
* Construction Foreman
* Construction Worker
* Coroner
* Corporate Courier
* Corporate Decker
* Corporate Doctor
* Corporate Mailboy
* Corporate Official
* Corporate Rigger
* Corporate Scientist
* Corporate Secretary
* Corporate Security Guard
* Corporate Wage Mage
* Corporate Wage Slave
* Courier
* Customs Officer
* Dealer (Mercenary Fixer)
* Decker
* Dentist
* Der Nachtmachen Policlub Member
* Detective
* Diplomat
* District Attorney
* Dock Worker
* Driver
* Drug Dealer
* Dwarf Mercenary
* Dwarf Street Samurai
* Dwarven Technician
* Elf Mage
* Elf Poser Gang Member
* Elven Decker
* Elven Hitman
* Elven Rocker
* Elven Street Samurai
* Entertainer
* Executive Protection Adept
* Executive Protection Decker
* Executive Protection Mage
* Executive Protection Rigger
* Executive Protection Specialist
* Fan
* Fashion Designer
* Fashion Model
* Fence
* Fire Fighter
* Fisherman
* Fixer
* Forensic Cop
* Forensic Mage
* Former Company Man
* Former Mage Detective
* Former Military Officer
* Former Tribal Warrior
* Former Troll Bounty Hunter
* Former Wage Mage
* Freelance Executive Protection Specialist
* Freelance Magical Security Consultant
* Freelance Security Rigger
* Gambler
* Gang Boss
* Gang Member
* Government Agent
* Government Official
* Graphic Artist
* Hairdresser
* Historian
* Hotel Manager
* Humanis Policlub Member
* International Courier
* Investigator
* Landlord
* Lawyer
* Librarian
* Linguist
* Loan Shark
* Mafia Don
* Mafia Soldier
* Mage Detective
* Magical Security Engineer
* Magical Security Specialist
* Makeup Artist
* Manager
* Masseuse
* Mechanic
* Media Entrepreneur
* Media Personality
* Media Producer
* Mercenary
* Meta Rights Activist
* Metroplex Guardsman
* Military Intelligence Officer
* Military Officer
* Military Quartermaster
* Military Rigger
* Military Seargeant
* Military Soldier
* Military Special Ops
* Mortician
* Mr Johnson
* Ms Johnson
* Musician
* Newsdecker
* Newsman
* Nun
* Nurse
* ORC Rights Committee Member
* Office Cleaner
* Ork Shaman
* Ork Street Samurai
* Paramedic
* Parole Officer
* Pedestrian
* Personnel Security Specialist
* Photographer
* Pimp
* Plain Clothes Cop
* Policlub Member
* Priest
* Prison Officer
* Prison Warden
* Private Investigator
* Professional Dancer
* Prostitute
* Psychiatrist
* Psychologist
* Real-Estate Agent
* Reporter
* Research Assistant
* Researcher
* Restaurant Maitre'd
* Rigger
* Rocker
* Saboteur
* Sasquatch Entertainer
* School Teacher
* Security Commander
* Security Decker
* Security Executive
* Security Guard
* Security Mage
* Security Officer
* Security Rigger
* Security Specialist: Fast Response Officer
* Security Speicalist: Animal Handler
* Security System Design Engineer
* Sensei
* Shaman
* Shrink
* Simsense Actor
* Simsense Director
* Simsense Editor
* Simsense Extra
* Simsense Producer
* Simsense SFX Tech
* Simsense Star
* Simsense Technician
* Smuggler
* Snitch
* Songwriter
* Sound Technician
* Sports Official
* Sports Reporter
* Sportsman
* Squatter
* Stand-up Comic
* Stewardess
* Stock Broker
* Store Owner
* Street Cleaner
* Street Cop
* Street Doc
* Street Kid
* Street Mage
* Street Samurai
* Street Shaman
* Student
* Talent Scout
* Talismonger
* Taxi Driver
* Technician
* Terrorist
* Translator
* Tribal Chief
* Tribesman
* Trid Cybersnoop
* Trid Editor
* Trid Producer
* Trid Technician
* Trid Vidsnoop
* Troll Bouncer
* Troll Street Samurai
* Tutor
* University Lecturer
* University Student
* Urban Brawler
* Used-Car Salesman
* Vetenarian
* Waiter
* Waitress
* Window Cleaner
* Wiz Kid Decker
* Wiz Kid Mage
* Yakuza Bakulo (Gambler)
* Yakuza Decker
* Yakuza Koban (Soldier/Bodyguard)
* Yakuza Mule (Courier)
* Yakuza Oyoban (Boss)
* Yakuza Sarakin (Loan Shark)
* Yakuza Sokaiya (Corporate Racketeer)
* Yakuza Tekiya (Peddler)
_________________________________________________________________

Relationships
* Aquantance
* Brother
* Confidante
* Cousin
* Daughter
* Father
* Friend
* Lover
* Mother
* Sister
* Son



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Message no. 3
From: adamj@*********.com (Adam Jury)
Subject: Wikipedia
Date: Sun, 20 Jun 2004 18:38:36 -0400
On 20-Jun-04, at 6:14 PM, Scott Hiller wrote:
> . anyway,
> here's the contacts I am suggesting should be posted
> on the Wiki Shadowpedia site in PDF format in the
> above manner.

Great. Start writing! ;-)

Adam
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Adam Jury
Editor, The Shadowrun Supplemental :: http://tss.dumpshock.com
Message no. 4
From: msde_shadowrn@*****.com (Mark S)
Subject: Wikipedia
Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 03:36:23 -0700 (PDT)
> What else can Wikipedia be used for for Shadowrun besides
> world building?
> Could "Corporate", "Vehicle", "Weapon", etc sections
be added?

Wikipedia is just another web publishing tool. The only interesting
feature about it is that it's relatively simple for multiple people to
publish stuff without version control issues, because you modify the
live site with version control.

Mark




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Message no. 5
From: scotthiller2002@*****.com (Scott Hiller)
Subject: Wikipedia
Date: Sat, 26 Jun 2004 16:12:06 -0700 (PDT)
Cool! I will do so ASAP! :-)

Scott

On 20-Jun-04, at 6:14 PM, Scott Hiller wrote:
> . anyway,
> here's the contacts I am suggesting should be posted
> on the Wiki Shadowpedia site in PDF format in the
> above manner.

Great. Start writing! ;-)

Adam
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Editor, The Shadowrun Supplemental :: http://tss.dumpshock.com



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Message no. 6
From: scotthiller2002@*****.com (Scott Hiller)
Subject: Wikipedia
Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2004 17:47:24 -0700 (PDT)
I took a look at what was written in the Tir section
and checked out my copy of the sourcebook. Though the
FORMAT seems to be the same, I don't recall those
exact people or places in the sourcebook.

I have to recheck the copyright laws, but I don't
believe what was written here constitutes a copyright
infringement. It seems to merely to be in keeping with
the already-established Shadowrun® Universe.

I certainly don't recall anything about a MAX transit
system in the Tir Tairngire sourcebook ...

Two things:

1) http://wiki.dumpshock.com/ and the associated
subpages report the
following:

Fatal error: out of dynamic memory in
yy_create_buffer() in Unknown on
line 0

2) I took a big whack at the summary page on Tuesday
or so, and it was
vaguely organized into subpages. When the wiki's back
up, some
feedback would be appreciated. The big remaining
issues I see are what
to do with non-canon submissions, and what should be
done with stuff
like the Tir Tairngire entry, which looks like it's 5
pages quoted
verbatim out of NAGNA.

Mark



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