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 ====== Wiki Notes ======
-This article is still not entirely complete and will be edited as time goes on, because I can't think of everything that it could need.\\
-The article is reasonably complete though.
+This is a collection of meta notes for the [[:lb]] written by me to, hopefully, be useful for new (andor regular) readers.
-===== Footnotes =====
+The [[#Assumptions & Spoilers]] section is **__very important__** //if// you **__want to avoid spoilers__** at all cost!
+{{tag>wiki}}
+===== Special Formatting Notes =====
+==== Spoilers ====
+Spoilers appear like so: <wrap spoiler>Spoiler</wrap> <- hover over to show the content.
+==== Footnotes ====
 This wiki uses two primary kinds of footnotes. The letter-based footnotes((:fn:>Which appear like so.)) are notes that have additional information, which is typically unrelated to the article's main topic, or information that would otherwise mess with the flow of the article. The number-based footnotes((:ref:>Which appear like so.)) are used for references/sources for the information they follow.
-===== Media - Spoilers =====
-I would like to say that most content on this wiki avoids mentioning spoilers, but I don't know if that's actually true anymore. The [[lb:review_collection]] article does attempt to avoid spoilers, but dedicated media articles will occasionally have unmarked spoilers.\\
-Some articles explicitly state when spoilers are unmarked, particularly the sections filled with speculah.
-Spoilers appear like so: <wrap spoiler>Spoiler</wrap> - hover over to show the content.
+===== Other Notes =====
-===== Grammar =====
-The dialect((:fn:>Or rather, idiolect.)) of English I speak is unusual, and this reflects in the written grammar as well. This does lead to some questionable decisions on my part, which may confuse readers. I'll lay out the notable differences I can think of here.
+==== Assumptions & Spoilers ====
-==== Possession & Apostrophe Usage ====
-To indicate possession, I always use apostrophe s ('s) with a noun. This is technically incorrect in 'normal' grammar, but it's how I do things.\\
+I'll say this now to avoid potential misunderstandings. The majority of //**reviews**// on the LoreBook are written with the //assumption of familiarity// on the part of the reader...kinda.\\  What this means is that I'm assuming that //you//, the reader, have gone through whatever it is I'm reviewing. **However**, and this is a //big// however, the reviews are //also// written with the assumption that you're //unfamiliar//. That might sound contradictory but, in practice, this means that I'm going to avoid spoiling anything...and I'll actually put the formatting in place to avoid spoiling stuff. This is mainly because, well, the word ‘review’ implies it's for those who are unfamiliar.\\  **__However__**...this only applies to the //**reviews**//...and this is **__important__** to keep in mind. //Speculah//, //Analysis// and //Critique//((:fn:>Not that there are any critiques yet...)) are //**not**// written with the assumption of unfamiliarity. So spoilers are **__not marked there__**, at all. This is partially (mostly) out of laziness, partially because it won't be as annoying to read and common sense. Let's consider: why are you reading the speculah/analysis/critique if you're //not// familiar with whatever it's concerned with?
-Note that apostrophe s can also indicate a contracted 'is'. Which is which depends on context((:fn:>Here it's important to say that I rarely contract 'is' with regular nouns, so it's unlikely you'll see this.)).
-===== Use of Japanese =====
+==== Use of Japanese ====
-This wiki is written almost entirely in English, but Japanese is mixed in every now and again. This is mostly because I, Ninjasr, love Japan, so I write about a lot of Japanese content.\\
-Whenever Japanese is written, a phonetic transcription is written in hiragana and an English translation is occasionally present as well.\\
+This wiki is almost entirely written in English. However, Japanese is used in a few places. Currently, this is entirely limited to just the names of series and the occasional and random use of honorifics.\\  In the future, this may change.\\  Whenever Japanese is written in kanji, a phonetic transcription is written above in hiragana and an English translation is provided in brackets following it.\\  There are some exceptions to the above. For example, katakana might be used instead of hiragana.((:fn:>Mostly in relation to the [[lb:toaru]].))\\  However, occasionally, rather than an English translation, you //might// see a transliteration instead. This is mostly dependent on two things: 1. The transliteration is more commonly known (Hanasaku Iroha); 2. I prefer the transliteration over the translation (Hanasaku Iroha). In general, though, you'll see the English translation in the opening text 9 times out of 10.\\  Excluding the use of Kanji, Japanese is used extensively for the names of Japanese media. Outside of this, the use of Japanese is largely context-dependent.
-There are [[#Specific words/Kanji|exceptions]] which are listed further below.
-==== Presentation of Kanji - Ruby ====
+=== Example Japanese Presentation ===
-//In general//, the display will look something like this (enlarged for demonstration):\\
-<WRAP centeralign><fs x-large>{{ruby|葉庭|はにわ}}(Leaf Garden)</fs></WRAP>
+  * {{ruby|葉庭|はにわ}}(Leaf Garden)
-The first part being the kanji((:fn:>Chinese characters used to write Japanese.)), the text above is the phonetic transcription in Hiragana, the text in the brackets is the English translation.\\
+  * {{ruby|花|はな}}{{ruby|咲|さ}}くいろは(Hanasaku Iroha)
-However, there are a few exceptions:
-  * Sometimes, Katakana will be used instead of Hiragana
-  * The English translation will sometimes be replaced with a phonetic transcription.
-These exceptions are on a case-by-case basis, which means that whether an exception applies depends on the specific instance of that exception.\\
-An example of the latter exception would be:\\
-<WRAP centeralign><fs x-large>{{ruby|花|はな}}{{ruby|咲|さ}}くいろは(Hanasaku Iroha)</fs></WRAP>
-A proper English translation would probably be 'The ABCs of Blooming' for various reasons. Since this is a personal wiki, and I prefer the romanization, I've chosen to use that instead.
-==== Kana Table ====
-I will add this at some point, I promise that.
-{|
-|Ka
-|Ki
-|}
-==== Specific words/Kanji ====
-  * とある
-    * //Toaru// - Shorthand used to refer to the [[lb:toaru|A Certain Magical Index]] franchise, alongside its spin-offs. The series is occasionally collectively referred to as the 'Toaru Project'((:fn:>This is due to the //Toaru Project// which was a...project to release a bunch of content in a short amount of time. The main focus of the Project was on 3 anime series.))
 ===== Glossary =====
-This will one day be a list of uncommon terms that are used on this wiki. I'll be adding it because I've been told a few times (by people I know) that they can't understand what I write here.\\
-Some of these terms are more common than others. 'Lingua' and 'Speculah' are likely used the most among those listed here.
+This is a list of terms which are uncommon in general, but used often on this wiki. I've added it because I've been told, several times, that it's difficult to understand what is written here.\\  So far, it's just a list of words that I'm **aware** //might// be difficult to understand...but more may be added in the future. Another general rule is that, if it's listed on ‘[[lb:neat words]]’ in the ‘Unorthodox’ section, it's likely to be used somewhere on the wiki.\\  Some are used more often than others.
   * Lingua
-    * This is an alternative word I use for 'language' which I borrowed from Spanish. I use it because I find it quicker and easier to say.
+    * This is an alternative word I use for ‘language’ which I borrowed from Spanish. I use it because I find it quicker and easier to say.
   * Primary world
-    * This is a term that refers to the real world, our world, in relation to a fictional world.
+    * This is a term that refers to the real world, our world, in relation to a fictional world (which would be the ‘secondary world’).
+      * You are unlikely to see the term ‘real world’ unless I made a mistake. Generally, that term is reserved for, for example, the real world //within// a fictional story (like [[lb:sao|SAO]]/Log Horizon).
     * There is a longer explanation [[lb:neat words#p|here]].
-  * Rifrën (Rifrein)
-    * This is a word that means 'to repeat' or 'to cycle through' essentially. There's a slightly longer explanation of the word [[lb:neat words#r|here]].
-  * Satori
-    * This is a word that means something like 'understanding' and I use it as an alternative to 'philosophy', as 'philosophy' implies something other than 'love of knowledge'.
   * Speculah
-    * This is just internet slang for 'speculation' or 'analysis'.
+    * This is just internet/4chan slang for ‘speculation’ or ‘analysis’.
+    * I use it mostly to refer to speculation/analysis in relation to media.
   * Vidya
-    * A shortening of 'video games' that originated as 4chan slang.
+    * A shortening of ‘video games’ that originated as 4chan slang.
+==== Clarifying Terms ====
+Probably not the best place to put, but I can’t currently think of how I'd structure this better.\\  This contains a list of terms that have some confusion surrounding them and how I hope to resolve that. Not the best wording, I know, but think of it as temporary until I fix it.
+  * //[[lb:wod]]/[[lb:cod]]// instead of //old World of Darkness/new World of Darkness//
+    * Bar a few exceptions, I will use these two terms exclusively to refer to the separate brands.
+    * The why is simple: it's too much of a hassle to keep adding ‘Chronicles of Darkness or the new World of Darkness’ all over the place and mentioning it outside of the dedicated articles seems pointless to me. Plus, ‘World of Darkness’/‘Chronicles of Darkness’ are less confusing than oWoD/nWoD and still betray some connection between the two.
 ===== Other Meta Questions =====
-==== Why lb, st, ns & why is the LoreBook 'lb'? ====
-This was initially because I didn't realize you could have the first headline be set as the title of a tab. Because I prefer to read what the article title is, I made the sub-sections of the site two-letter combinations.\\
+==== Why lb, st, ns & why is the LoreBook ‘lb’? ====
-I've kept it like this because changing the namespaces of all the wiki articles at this point would be too much work, and because two letters aren't difficult to type.
-LoreBook became 'lb' because I wished to separate the site into different sub-sections, that would generally be separate from each-other. So basically: [[:st]] is where you go for stories; [[:lb]] is where you go for wiki articles.\\
+This was initially because I didn't realize you could have the first headline be set as the title of a tab. Because I prefer to read what the article title is, I made the sub-sections of the site two-letter combinations.\\  I've kept it like this because changing the namespaces of all the wiki articles at this point would be too much work, and because two letters aren't difficult to type. LoreBook became ‘lb’ because I wished to separate the site into different sub-sections, that would generally be separate from each-other. So basically: [[:st]] is where you go for stories; [[:lb]] is where you go for wiki articles.\\  [[:start|Start]] initially reflected this, and had an explanation of each section, but then I realized I could just move that to the opening text of [[:lb]]. It will likely remain like this until some drastic change occurs.
-[[:start|Start]] initially reflected this, and had an explanation of each section, but then I realized I could just move that to the opening text of [[:lb]]. It will likely remain like this until some drastic change occurs.
-{{tag>wiki}}