Summary:Much like generating the “unique items” timeline, BM should automatically log important events (huge battles, diplomatic changes, etc) to separate wiki pages.
Related posts: Improved World News [feature request]
http://forum.battlemaster.org/index.php/topic,5923.0.htmlImperial Calendar [Far East]
http://forum.battlemaster.org/index.php/topic,5985.0.htmlRequest: add a property for published documents on wiki [wiki]
http://forum.battlemaster.org/index.php/topic,6031.0.htmlDetails: Much like generating the “unique items” timeline, BM should automatically log important events (huge battles, diplomatic changes, etc) to separate wiki pages. This will allow automatic generation of the history timeline on the wiki, both for a single realm and for the whole island, or even for each region or a noble.
We should add another infobox called Infobox:events. Then add at least several properties.
The following important events should be documented into wiki (revised, in order of importance):
1. Creation and Perishing of a realm
2. Rebellion
3. Rumours of a Miracle
4. Tournaments
5. Unnatural death
6. Huge battles.
7. Diplomatic changes
8. Change in government office
9. Allegiance change
10. Lordship change
11. Noble initiated referendum (e.g. passing a law)
Benefits: 1. More access to world news to other continents as mentioned in the other post.
2. Add greater exposure to the wiki.
3. Players may start adding RPs to the battle wiki page.
4. Record the history. Much of the BM history is lost forever. No one can remember the king before the previous one or who were the generals during a war two years ago.
5. Allow manually logging in other important events using the infobox and the “properties”. This allows historians to work in wiki to compile history for a continent, a realm, a region, or a historical figure.
6. Character wiki page can automatically generate a list of events that are related to the character: leading an army in a huge battle, elected to a position, lordship, death
Implementation considerations: 1. We should implement the features one by one in order of importance.
2. We can add details to the wiki page gradually.
3. Page title for the events must be distinguish from each other
4. Huge battles: There are currently 16 huge battles in Dwilight last month. World-wide there would be 100? Annually that would be around 1,200. That just seems like too many “huge” battles for this world. But the counter argument is that it’s really hard to draw the line because realms can be large or small. With the wiki page, players can now add RP stories directly to that battle page. That will be terrific. BM has lost a lot of RP stories related to the battles, which are rarely posted on forum or wiki. The best part of it is that players outside of the related realms can now access all these wonderful RP stories.
5. If the event is linked to multiple realms or multiple nobles, there shouldn’t be multiple pages. There should be only one page with multiple “property”.
6. Elections: Should be limited to change in office. If someone remains as King, no event should be generated. Otherwise, we will be looking at a lot of quarterly events on the timeline, which greatly dilute the message.
7. Reduce the amount of messages by limiting to one page per event. For example, only one wiki page for one rebellion, or one tournament. Only report it to wiki once the event ends.
Template design (to be finished based on discussion):1. Creation and Perishing of a realm
2. Rebellion
3. Rumours of a Miracle
4. Tournaments
Page title: Tournament Held in Grehk, Riombara, Beluaterra (4 Aug 2014)
- Event (event name): Riombara held Tournament in Grehk; Jeremiah Risk from Riombara won
- Date (occurrence date): 4 Aug 2014
- Island: Beluaterra
- Realm: Riombara
- Region: Grehk
- Noble: Marche (the ruler), Jeremiah Risk, Jerry Lancelot
Page content: The tournament in Grehk is over. 26 nobles from 5 realms fought and drank. It was a swordfighting tournament. Jeremiah Risk, Margrave of Eylmon won, with Jerry Lancelot, Viscount of Melegra coming in second place.
5. Unnatural death
6. Huge battles. For example:
Page title: Huge Battle in Aboal, South Island (31 Jul 2014)
- Event (event name): Ikalak defeated Sandalak in Aboal(; XXX is killed in battle)
- Date (occurrence date): 31 Jul 2014
- Island: South Island
- Realm: Ikalak, Sandalak
- Region: Aboal
- Noble: (list the name of the Marshals, and anyone who is dead)
Page content: should include estimated strengths
7. Diplomatic changes
8. Change in government office
9. Allegiance change
10. Lordship change
11. Noble initiated referendum (e.g. passing a law)
