Guidelines

This document covers suggestions and considerations for contributing to and interacting with the project.

Content and Contributions

Creators and curators should put serious consideration into their contributions and feedback—cool is fine, but consistent is better.
Direct or suggestive references to real world persons, organizations, and affairs should be avoided.
- While ideals and perspectives can make for strong content, references to the real world can draw excessive dissidence and tend not to age well.
The project is intended for a general audience, but carefully crafted content of any nature is acceptable.
- Illegal, abusive, and harmful content will not be permitted (pertinent to the State of California).
- Submitted content must abide by the local laws and regulations of the contributor.

When taking inspiration, imagine your creation next to the original; if that seems unnatural, you may have further refining to do.
- Consider a potential cross-over between the works; can the ideas interact without calling attention to their similarity?

While some content may be more or less rigid, all feedback is invaluable to building out the world.
Utilize ideas and feedback beyond the contexts in which they are given.
Aim to give constructive feedback, guidance, and growth.
Focus on the consistency, depth, and expansion of ideas.

Try to understand the intent of the work and ask questions when unclear.
Your impressions and experiences are more valuable than solutions.
- "Add rats and swords to the room" is less insightful than "the room feels too clean for a bandit hideout".
Suggest actionable improvements and include examples.
Remember that your preferences may not align with the goals of the author.