That I was not aware of, thanks OTMT. It is indeed helpful.
The general idea was to eventually create a wiki, based on the 30K "canon" as presented. Not including the 40K stuff. For example, although we know Guilliman is killed post Heresy, the 30K canon (as presented in the above sources, and anything else released under the HH Black Library or Forge World headings) doesn't make us aware of that.
I don't trust the Lexicanum too much - it's quite poorly sourced, despite the effort that does go into it (or I've found), and I'd like to keep it differentiated as such from that setting. It would mean going through pretty much each page in those books, and writing down everything that happens in vast detail. It would also isolate the "modern" content from granfathered content from back in 2nd and 3rd editions introduced in White Dwarf articles - that stuff is now 4 editions or more ago, and actually has a dedicated team to ensure (ish) that stuff is kept to a consistent standard (if not necessarily of writing, of plot - (ish)).
The Timeline was the easiest way to see who would be interested in such an idea - by including such events. The recommended reading order I believe is the order they were published - they introduce characters you are supposed to know about - or at least recognise the processes gone on. For example, Legion needs to be read after the original trilogy, IMHO so you can understand the concept of the threat in Legion.
I'll knock up an example of what I intend over the day, and see what your opinions are, and if you're interested in such. It will take a while, but hopefully we can get a decent base on it.
The general idea was to eventually create a wiki, based on the 30K "canon" as presented. Not including the 40K stuff. For example, although we know Guilliman is killed post Heresy, the 30K canon (as presented in the above sources, and anything else released under the HH Black Library or Forge World headings) doesn't make us aware of that.
I don't trust the Lexicanum too much - it's quite poorly sourced, despite the effort that does go into it (or I've found), and I'd like to keep it differentiated as such from that setting. It would mean going through pretty much each page in those books, and writing down everything that happens in vast detail. It would also isolate the "modern" content from granfathered content from back in 2nd and 3rd editions introduced in White Dwarf articles - that stuff is now 4 editions or more ago, and actually has a dedicated team to ensure (ish) that stuff is kept to a consistent standard (if not necessarily of writing, of plot - (ish)).
The Timeline was the easiest way to see who would be interested in such an idea - by including such events. The recommended reading order I believe is the order they were published - they introduce characters you are supposed to know about - or at least recognise the processes gone on. For example, Legion needs to be read after the original trilogy, IMHO so you can understand the concept of the threat in Legion.
I'll knock up an example of what I intend over the day, and see what your opinions are, and if you're interested in such. It will take a while, but hopefully we can get a decent base on it.
