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    Thread: Types of Government update
Post: RE: Types of Government update

Zcal Wrote: (09-20-2026, 11:53 PM) -- What does vot based governments count as in this case. -- What does "vot based government" mean?
1of3 Encyclopaedia Galactica Articles 30 632 09-21-2026, 12:14 AM
    Thread: Differentiation between the TF and the OF
Post: RE: Differentiation between the TF and the OF

acfd4231 Wrote: (05-28-2026, 10:53 PM) -- Once a decision is made, its execution could be carried out not by a specific bureaucratic executive branch, but by “temporary organizations” formed by a var...
1of3 General Setting Discussion 18 539 05-29-2026, 10:42 PM
    Thread: Nexus Foliation
Post: RE: Nexus Foliation

Liam Wrote: (05-18-2026, 03:53 AM) -- Based on previous discussions, a simple way to get the Nexus to expand even faster would be through leapfrogging: Sending out Neumann probes close to lightspeed ...
1of3 Encyclopaedia Galactica Articles 18 288 05-21-2026, 04:29 AM
    Thread: Differentiation between the TF and the OF
Post: RE: Differentiation between the TF and the OF

Drashner1 Wrote: (05-15-2026, 10:06 PM) -- 1) How does this method of democratic governance actually get anything done? How does it go from a person/people arguing their case in the Palace or whereve...
1of3 General Setting Discussion 18 539 05-20-2026, 01:18 AM
    Thread: Differentiation between the TF and the OF
Post: RE: Differentiation between the TF and the OF

I think, first is what that government is actually for. Our modern parliarments came up as a way to control the state's taxes and spending. Is that relevant in the context of OA? On the other hand, th...
1of3 General Setting Discussion 18 539 05-15-2026, 01:33 AM
    Thread: Standardization - "Meta-Empire", etc.
Post: RE: Standardization - "Meta-Empire", etc.

That makes sense. I previously had the intution that "meta" was just used for anything especially large, like "rules by an S6". Using it for the Sephirotics is certainly clearer.
1of3 General Setting Discussion 5 119 03-25-2026, 07:19 PM
    Thread: Types of Government update
Post: RE: Types of Government update

stevebowers Wrote: (01-19-2026, 03:50 AM) -- I tend to view the politics section, the philosophy section, the religion section and the planetology section as inspiration for when writing an article a...
1of3 Encyclopaedia Galactica Articles 30 632 03-01-2026, 07:00 PM
    Thread: Fix/Update of the Chlorine Worlds and summary of previous discussions
Post: RE: Fix/Update of the Chlorine Worlds and summary ...

"multicellular eukaryote-equivalents" Macro-bionts? Or just multicellular organisms? Eukaryote doesn't really add anything here. Otherwise, I like it a lot. Which type of radition do they use? G...
1of3 Encyclopaedia Galactica Articles 61 1,347 11-28-2025, 09:25 PM
    Thread: Updating/consolidating articles on Evolution
Post: RE: Updating/consolidating articles on Evolution

ProxCenBound Wrote: (10-16-2025, 07:30 AM) -- Once this gets near finished I'd like you to post a list of EG articles (including stubs) made redundant so we know which ones to delete.  -- Oh yes, t...
1of3 General Setting Discussion 9 133 10-18-2025, 02:04 AM
    Thread: Revisiting Ancient Aliens: Less is More, and the List
Post: RE: Revisiting Ancient Aliens: Less is More, and t...

I think "Archivists" could well be a theory that in some ways might be true and in some ways might not. Because what makes a "civilization"? Even the terragen civilization isn't exclusively from earth...
1of3 General Setting Discussion 47 978 07-18-2025, 10:26 PM
    Thread: Biochemical Languages
Post: RE: Biochemical Languages

Quote: -- Various chemicals serve as "letters", which are stringed together into "words", and words are connected into "sentences". Should the letters be amino acids, and the words be proteins? -- ...
1of3 Encyclopaedia Galactica Articles 18 228 05-07-2025, 09:08 PM
    Thread: Rivers in the Sun
Post: RE: Rivers in the Sun

Grawa427 Wrote: (04-09-2025, 05:31 PM) -- Conscerning the early life, why didn't Fullwell Chansyoneh not use vots ? -- I suppose it might give a certain types a kick to have a "real" counterpart. ...
1of3 Encyclopaedia Galactica Articles 19 326 04-09-2025, 05:59 PM
    Thread: Kinesians (was Dextran Xenosophonts)
Post: RE: Dextran Xenosophonts

Rakuen07 Wrote: (02-28-2025, 01:41 PM) -- What about this s expansion on the male's role? Thoughts? [hr] Kinesians are eusocial, with three castes determined by sex: males, females, and a third,...
1of3 Encyclopaedia Galactica Articles 108 1,839 03-04-2025, 08:45 PM
    Thread: If you could be reborn anywhere in the setting, where would you choose?
Post: RE: If you could be reborn anywhere in the setting...

I'm kinda enamored with the Zoefics.
1of3 General Setting Discussion 11 206 03-03-2025, 07:35 AM
    Thread: Taxonomy and Xenotaxonomy
Post: RE: Taxonomy and Xenotaxonomy

From what I understand, Order, Family are getting more and more obselete even now. Are we sure we want that terminology prominent in OA?
1of3 Encyclopaedia Galactica Articles 12 223 12-24-2024, 06:15 AM
    Thread: EG Redesign - Ideas and Suggestions?
Post: RE: EG Redesign - Ideas and Suggestions?

Friday 16th is past. Do you have some statistics about the survey?
1of3 Suggestion Box - OA website 64 111,336 08-21-2024, 05:29 PM
    Thread: A few Soft One additions
Post: RE: A few Soft One additions

stevebowers Wrote: (07-29-2024, 08:47 AM) -- Not too sure how they manipulate their environment, though. -- I always thought they extend pseudopods. Seems the only option.
1of3 Encyclopaedia Galactica Articles 17 255 07-29-2024, 04:21 PM
    Thread: Synonym Simplification Schemes
Post: RE: Synonym Simplification Schemes

Drashner1 Wrote: (09-11-2023, 10:34 PM) -- As far as what to actually link to...my first thought was to use the Xenobiology article. However, thinking on it a bit further, I'm wondering if it would b...
1of3 General Setting Discussion 94 1,253 07-22-2024, 05:43 PM
    Thread: The EH Database (1st draft)
Post: RE: The EH Database (1st draft)

I would use a different kind of notation for the second set of criteria. So not IV-I, but IV-0 or the like. As a mnemonic device.
1of3 Encyclopaedia Galactica Articles 17 271 07-18-2024, 08:38 PM
    Thread: EG Redesign - Ideas and Suggestions?
Post: RE: EG Redesign - Ideas and Suggestions?

Drashner1 Wrote: (07-17-2024, 02:57 AM) -- a) Does anyone have any objections or better ideas to the suggested process above? If so, please speak up. -- I would only suggest to make a notification ...
1of3 Suggestion Box - OA website 64 111,336 07-17-2024, 07:48 PM