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The Apolyton Toponimy Committee
Welcome everyone to the start of the Apolyton Toponimy Committee!
Now, what is the point of this new, currently totally unofficial Committee? It is to give name to our world.
Right now a few natural features like Abananaba and Ubers Isle have names, but most features don't. How can we live in a world without names? The rivers, lakes, mountains, plains, they all have names in th world, and they will in ours soon.
So, currently this committee includes just myself. I know from previous times that BigFurryMonster has shown interest, and there was original backing from the FM. First order of business is to get members. So, if you want to be a member, PM me.
Second order of business: to decide how we shall proceed with names. Now, this first includes deciding what features are to be named. As the previous thread on the subject states, the simplest place to start is Uber Isle.
After we decide what there is to be named, we must choose the method of getting names and making them official. We have at least three options:
1. Having names submitted to the ATC and having the ATC decide.
2.Having names submitted to the ATC, and then making a public poll to decide.
3. Having the ATC give features to citizens, so that they name them. If we go this way, we have to find a fair way of handing out features, to make sure everyone who wants to name something gets to name something, and also perhaps put some small rules to keep names ocnsistent and within Apolyton rules.
Then there is the issue of creating a store of these names, and maps for the public.
There might be more issues, including legal ones. Also, if anyone already has named something in public, or a name has become common usage- say so, so that things are not name twice.
Again, welcome to the beginning of the Apolyton Toponimy Committee!
Now, what is the point of this new, currently totally unofficial Committee? It is to give name to our world.
Right now a few natural features like Abananaba and Ubers Isle have names, but most features don't. How can we live in a world without names? The rivers, lakes, mountains, plains, they all have names in th world, and they will in ours soon.
So, currently this committee includes just myself. I know from previous times that BigFurryMonster has shown interest, and there was original backing from the FM. First order of business is to get members. So, if you want to be a member, PM me.
Second order of business: to decide how we shall proceed with names. Now, this first includes deciding what features are to be named. As the previous thread on the subject states, the simplest place to start is Uber Isle.
After we decide what there is to be named, we must choose the method of getting names and making them official. We have at least three options:
1. Having names submitted to the ATC and having the ATC decide.
2.Having names submitted to the ATC, and then making a public poll to decide.
3. Having the ATC give features to citizens, so that they name them. If we go this way, we have to find a fair way of handing out features, to make sure everyone who wants to name something gets to name something, and also perhaps put some small rules to keep names ocnsistent and within Apolyton rules.
Then there is the issue of creating a store of these names, and maps for the public.
There might be more issues, including legal ones. Also, if anyone already has named something in public, or a name has become common usage- say so, so that things are not name twice.
Again, welcome to the beginning of the Apolyton Toponimy Committee!
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