User blog:Nausiated/Location Chronology Project

Okay, so I said I was going to go over to the DC Wiki for a bit after I was done 1949... But I've decided to change my mind on the matter and work a little more on the Marvel Wiki, because I don't feel I'm really done with this one just yet. I'm thinking of starting a new project, and I'm looking for people who are interested in helping me out with it. Below is my proposal, it's rough, I think I need to work it out a bit more, but what I have listed below is more-or-less the basic idea:

Purpose: The intended purpose of this project is to map out and document significant events within the Earth-616 universe that have taken place on planet Earth by documenting events that have occurred during a various points in the given locations history in fiction, using a similar expansion process used in other aspects of the Wiki (example: expanded histories of characters) to give a concise and mostly chronological listing of events of note or significance that happened in a given location, as well as identify locations that exist in on Earth-616, both “real” (analogous with real world locations, example New York City) historical (IE: No longer established – example, towns founded during the American Frontier) or fictional (locations that are unique to Earth-616) Later expansions will include alternate realities. I believe such a project is feasible and can begin by thorough research through the information that is already presently on the Wiki, and through examination of the various texts and source material available. My suggestion would be that the lion share of this information would be placed in an “expanded” history subpage, as opposed to the primary article, unless the information available is brief enough as not to overload the primary page with data that is only of interest for those seeking special interests. Otherwise, the primary pages should only contain significant events and reference the “expanded history” pages. Proposed Breakdown: In order to give the proper order and structure that can condense information based on the amount of material given in a particular location. I would suggest that for the most part, all information should be broken based on the amount of information available and can be concluded based on the frequency of events. Criteria should be broken down by determining if a given location has been identified by continent, country, province/state, and city. Additional factors would be breaking down sub categories based on specific time periods (example: Prehistory, Hyborian era, Medieval Times, American Frontier, World War II etc.) Chronology will be based on actual years up to events that take place in the “modern age” (Publications from 1961 to present that are considered part of Earth-616’s “sliding time scale” rule) in which case events should be identified the best chronological order as possible. I have outlined my proposal as such: (1)   Continents – Expanded history should note basic history of the continent (when it was named/founded), documented continental disasters and conflicts (Example: World War II. Effected by Magneto’s EMP circa X-Men #25 etc.) (2)   Countries – Should note particular historical events referenced or having significant impact on the chronology (Example, foundation of the country, global conflicts IE: World War II, country wide or “federal” political changes, when world leaders were elected etc), conflicts or events that occurred in particular regions as opposed to a specific location or town. These events should be broken down by era that is significant to the region (3)   Provinces/States – Note particular historical events (foundation, when it became part of the country, significant conflicts etc) and events that took place in a region or undisclosed area. It should also contain a listing of cities, towns, and other specific locations that have had minimal activity (For example, the state of Texas is the location of a number of fictional Frontier towns that may have been the location of on particular event in a given western comic and never referenced again, or a location in the modern era that has been the location of a handful of small, events (Example, it is the birthplace of a particular character, or less than a paragraph or two of information). (4)   Cities/Towns Etc. – I would recommend breaking down cities in the event that there is significant information available about the locale. This for the most part would be reserved for major cities (New York City being the most obvious one) but also small towns that have a large amount of activity (Citrusville, Florida; Stanford, Connecticut etc.) Categorical breakdown: In terms of organizing relevant data, I suggest that each of the above should identify the following data, or subpages of data provided that there is a great amount of information available regarding a particular type of subject: (1)   History – Broken down by era, then by years (if applicable, noting the sliding time scale): Contains relevant collection of events in chronological order. This includes historical events, conflicts, disasters, notable adventures involving licensed charactres. (2)   Locations – Depending on what page this is (Country, State, City) it should be broken down to list documented locations. For continents, it should list countries only, hyperlinked to the specific country page. In the event that a country for a province/city cannot be determined there should be a sub-category noting these locations (For example, a lot of the “fictional” cities and locations that were used as psudenoms for European nations during World War II), other notable geography should be listed here if they are not part of a particular country, state or city (bodies of water, mountain ranges etc.) For countries, noted states provinces and territories, bodies of water, and unique geography should be listed. For major places these should also have hyperlinked. For states/provinces/territories, it should list towns/cities and notable bodies of water, regions and geography. Cities/towns and other subgroups would note local locations, hyper linking landmarks that are of great significance (Statue of Liberty for example) (3)   Organizations – Divided by era then by active and defunct. At applicable levels of geography (For example. SHIELD would be identified on a country level, as while they are considered global, certain countries do not actively allow the organization in its region, SHIELD would also be broken down to regional offices and locations in a given city.. Or for example a team such as the Avengers are located in a particular city) (4)   Births – Where applicable, it identifies characters who were born in a specific location. Whenever possible this should be divided up by era. (5)   Deaths- Also as above. (6)   Residents – Residents should be broken up by era, and also broken up by current, former, and transient residents (for example, Wolverine would be considered transient as he frequently relocates between New York and other locations depending on what team or solo work he is operating on. The idea being that while the characters are well travelled, they have regular locations of habitation).

Anyone interested in partaking, shoot me a message on my wall and we'll get to talking. If I can get enough people interested we can set up meetings on Facebook or something to hash out my idea a bit more.