User blog:Seth Chernick/Wiki Creation and Intent

A guide to the future of the Anyland Wiki.
In this blog post, I will outline some of the core concepts and reasons to lay out the wiki in the manner that I have begun to lay it out.

Core Concepts
In creating this wiki, I looked at the game of which I intended to document. Anyland is complicated to document in that it isn't your typical game with items, characters, plot-points, and lore. Philipp Lenssen, while creating Anyland, layed out a very simple set of principles.


 * Anyland is a game not meant to be made of predefined content. The ideal is of a universe created entirely by it's players. In-fact, there is only one creation in the entire game that isn't created by the users; the new-area platform that is generated upon creating an area for the first time. Due to this fact, it would be flawed to try and cover anything specifically in Anyland.
 * Anyland is also a game about creating with others. This naturally brings about a sense of community. Players often piggyback off of other players new discoveries and projects. This sometimes leads to far-reaching standardization and other times events in massive discoveries in what is possible.
 * The final thing Anyland is about is creative expression. Anyland provides many tools intended to enhance creativity and expand on it's limits. One of the finer aspects of creativity is that of learning and self-improvement. In all the ways a player might develop their creative style, a player must also learn new tools and methods.

These three concepts - a user-created universe, creating with others, and creative expression - are all concepts I would like to iterate in the layout, styling, and content of this wiki. Categorizations should focus on showcasing player discovery and facilitate learning. Information should go hand-in-hand with the community and highlight focal points of it. This should all be done through the lens of Anyland's Terms of Service and Behavior Etiquette. Remember: The intention of this wiki is to facilitate learning and community interaction.

Wiki Layout & Styling
The layout of the wiki is intended to be inline with the concepts listed in Core Concepts. Additionally, the CSS for the wiki has been stylized to mirror the Anyland UI Panel aesthetic. Changes to the wiki CSS should keep this aesthetic in mind.

Users & Created Content
Prominent users and content created by users is encouraged to be referenced. Any info provided MUST comply with the Wiki Rules and the Anyland TOS.