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== Transcribed Wizards of the Coast Online Archives ==<br />
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So, getting straight to it, the first things come directly from the Wizards website. They have a few old archives, the oldest of which being the [http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/arch/retired Retired Articles and Archives]. there is the notice attached to this archive, reading:<br />
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"Looking for a series that you used to read? We keep our retired series online for a time here. They won't stay here forever, though, so we recommend that you print out old series for yourself, as once they leave this area, they live only in memory. "<br />
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Most of the artcles within aren't of much interest or use to this wiki, but two of them have usable material in them; the [http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/arch/mm Monster Mayhem] article and the [http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/arch/sb Spellbook] article. They both have unique monsters and spells, respectively, that currently are not kept anywhere else. Of course, being part of the retired articles archive means they won't be there forever. I would like to preserve the entires in these articles on this site.<br />
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In case anyone is thinking, I don't think there are any real issues with doing so. These things are posted up on a free-access website for the world to see. And, as retired archives that won't be kept forever, they explicitly say to make your own copies if you wish to keep using them after removal. Copies that, theoretically, could be replicated and distibuted freely and indefinitely after the fact. In that sense, is there any difference between "printing" if you do it electronically rather than physically?<br />
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With an administrator approval consensus, I'd like to take the entries from these two articles and add them to the SRD of this site, of course with respect to their origins by either putting a note on the pages themselves or creating their own subsections.<br />
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Discuss/What say you? -- [[User:TheWarforgedArtificer|TheWarforgedArtificer]] 19:37, 4 June 2009 (MDT)<br />
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:So long as they are OGL, I am in full support. Also, that old Psionics column wasn't bad; I think it was called Mind's Eye. [[User:Surgo|Surgo]] 22:23, 4 June 2009 (MDT)<br />
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::...does anyone else have anything to say about this? This project isn't going to go anywhere without more administrator input. [[User:TheWarforgedArtificer|TheWarforgedArtificer]] 18:18, 10 June 2009 (MDT)<br />
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:::What's wrong with one administrator giving you the go-ahead? If anyone has an issue with it, they can take it up with me. [[User:Surgo|Surgo]] 19:21, 10 June 2009 (MDT)<br />
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::::Partially I wanted to see what all the other admins thought of it, but mostly I hoped someone would be able to reinforce of weaken whether my case of it being okay to transcribe the archives here. However, if you're saying "go for it", then I guess I will, after a few more details are worked out. [[User:TheWarforgedArtificer|TheWarforgedArtificer]] 11:13, 12 June 2009 (MDT)<br />
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:::::I'd hold off on it. I emailed WotC via their customer support. It was submitted in their "copyright" category, so it would have immediately gone to the right place. When they received it, however, the first thing they did was escalate it to a higher level. I do believe that means that, instead of having a set answer, they're considering it. I'll let you know what they say, but in the meantime I'd say don't put it on the site. --[[User:Daniel Draco|Daniel Draco]] 12:08, 12 June 2009 (MDT)<br />
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::::::Whoa, that sounds kinda heavy. I'm curious, what exactly did your message contain?<br />
::::::And it's probably too late for this, but one of the details I wanted to work out was getting the -whole- pages, mechanics plus flavor stuff (except for specific names, of course), on the same grounds as doing this in the first place; once they're gone, they're gone since they don't exist anywhere else, and I want to preserve them. Though, since as I've said it's probably already too late to ask for anything more, I won't complain if mechanics are all we get (if we get even that ''':/''' ). [[User:TheWarforgedArtificer|TheWarforgedArtificer]] 23:08, 12 June 2009 (MDT)<br />
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:::::::"Escalating to a higher level" just means the person he emailed tossed it to their boss. At the very least, I'd suggest making sure you have all the pages saved. [[User:Dragon Child|Dragon Child]] 23:10, 12 June 2009 (MDT)<br />
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::::::::We would have to make an entire new section. Something like "Wizards Articles". Are you really interested in doing this or do you think it would be too much work or who knows what? --[[User:Green Dragon|Green Dragon]] 00:42, 13 July 2009 (MDT)<br />
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:::::::::Why would we need a new section? Just have a little header on the top, something like ''"This article was originally published by Wizards of the Coast under their (Insert Name Here) section"'', kind of like what's done with some Tome articles. [[User:Surgo|Surgo]] 09:44, 13 July 2009 (MDT)<br />
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::::::::::I was thinking a new section would have to be made, but I don't have enough experience working with this site to do that. I'd need someone else to do that, but I'm confident I can get all the actual pages myself once a section's created.<br />
::::::::::Besides, this is -nothing- compared to another project I have in mind when this is over... why do you think this is only "Project #1"? '''>:]'''<br />
::::::::::Hey, what the heck? Who changed that? Fixing...Done. --[[User:TheWarforgedArtificer|TheWarforgedArtificer]] 12:23, 13 July 2009 (MDT)<br />
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:::::::::::I would be more then willing to help create the infrastructure of a Wizards archive like section and help out a bit however do you know what the license is on the Wizards archives? I looked though Wizards [http://ww2.wizards.com/Company/Default.aspx?doc=SiteLegalNotice Wizards.com & Gleemax.com Website Terms of Use] a bit and [http://ww2.wizards.com/Company/Default.aspx?doc=Privacy Wizards web site privacy statement] however I did not see anything relating to their archive section. --[[User:Green Dragon|Green Dragon]] 15:32, 13 July 2009 (MDT)<br />
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::::::::::::Daniel Draco and I (well, pretty much just Daniel Draco) have been working on that particular detail this whole time, by e-mailing Wizards. Right now we've been stalled on a reply. When Daniel knows, we'll know. --[[User:TheWarforgedArtificer|TheWarforgedArtificer]] 15:46, 13 July 2009 (MDT)<br />
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:Damn it all, wizards responded to Draco and said no. That's projects #1, 2, and 4 down the drain. However, an unrelated project that I am absolutely sure will work can now get underway. I'll post details later so we can get started.<br />
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::In any case [[Main Page]] &rarr; [[3.5e Open Game Content]] &rarr; [[Transcribed Wizards of the Coast Online Archives]]. Their you go. --[[User:Green Dragon|Green Dragon]] 15:49, 5 September 2009 (MDT)<br />
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::One, that wasn't a malicious edit (as it was all my own stuff originally), but if you have not yet realized, Wizards. Said. No. We cannot have their archives. You must take down that page, as I have said [[Transcribed Wizards of the Coast Online Archives|here]], or they will very likely sue you! But hey, if you want to have them file a lawsuit against you, that's fine by me... --[[User:TheWarforgedArtificer|TheWarforgedArtificer]] 16:06, 5 September 2009 (MDT)<br />
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:::You are talking about a '''whole''' different subject. I am referring to content which we are legally '''allowed''' to have (not copyrighted things). See also [[Talk:Transcribed Wizards of the Coast Online Archives]]. --[[User:Green Dragon|Green Dragon]] 23:01, 3 November 2009 (MST)<br />
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==Propositions for Addition/Expansion of this Wiki==<br />
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(making a new section here is how someone suggested I should do this)<br />
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So, I'm fairly new to this site, but I've got a few (official, not homebrew) things I'd like to see added, if possible. There a number of such things, but I'm only going to go one at a time, and I'm putting them up here for administrator discussion.<br />
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===Project #2===<br />
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Alright. The project that was planned for #3 is now #2. This project is not about articles from Wizards sites. This project is for copying down OG content from a sourcebook. And it ''is'' under the OGL, it states that and even has a specific license in the back of the book. If I get started on this project, a word-for-word copy of the specific OGL will be the first thing I put up.<br />
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Now, the book itself. And, don't freak out or anything when you read the title, let me explain first. The book is "World of Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game". Yes. It's Warcraft. But hear this first. I don't really care for the Warcraft setting. I've never played WoW or the original Warcraft games (Starcraft for the win ''':P''' ). The -only- reason I want to copy down this content is for one thing; the Tinker base class and the rules for creating steampunk Technological Devices. Seriously, it's all freakin' awesome ''':3''' That's the only reason I'm interested. Now, with that said, the book also has a number of other new rules, all of which are completely compatible with existing D&D rules. New feats and feat types, new takes on a few base classes, of course the rules for Technological Devices and Firearms (best I've seen them handled yet), even rules for making statistics of communities and cities, and more. All these things can make fine additions to DanDwiki. Just like Unearthed Arcana and all the new rules it brought about.<br />
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Now, of course, due to the nature of the OGL, only rules and mechanics can be posted, none of the actual flavor (which is perfectly fine with me). If there are no other suggestions, I will probably follow a format similar to the one we have for the actual SRD, because this book is also laid out in a similar way. As for the actual copying down, I will be attempting to do so word-for-word wherever possible (minus the flavor-only sections which won't be copied at all, of course), but in some cases I will have to paraphrase to omit flavor and setting references. I will leave a note on each page where this happens. Also, a good amound of the content is identical to stuff already in the SRD, as it works like a "replacement" Player's Handbook and DMG; in these cases, I will simply link to the existing SRD. In some cases, the name is the only thing different. In this case, I will make a redirect to the SRD. But for anything new or different, I will make the new page for.<br />
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To get started, all I will need is a new section to do so, and a new page identified (homebrew and regular stuff has "article" as the tab, SRD pages are "srd", Unearthed stuff is "ua", discussions are "discussion", etc. For the new section, it can just be "Warcraft" or "World of Warcraft", and that can be put in the navigation box under UA, and the pages can be "wrd", for "Warcraft Reference Document".<br />
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So. What does everyone think?<br />
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== SRD weapons & armor error? ==<br />
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There appears to be a problem with sevearl SRD weapons and armor pages, particularity in the enchantment area. An example would be the Morningstar. [http://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/SRD:Morningstar] Is there anyway to fix it?</div>98.22.233.36