10-13-2024, 12:44 PM
Hello. I've lurked the EG for a good few years now, and am voraciously reading it again as of a few weeks ago. Apologies if I'm in the wrong subforum- I figured this was too non-simple a question for the introductory forum.
This is an odd question, and I really hope it doesn't come off as derisive. I have a frankly very self-indulgent idea, one which I believe in its current state would not be acceptable on the EG (too similar to the archetype of 'overambitious newbie project that doesn't quite fit and promises to consume too much of other people's time'), though of course I personally like it. If I were to host a writeup of this idea on a personal website, what connection to Orion's Arm itself would be permissible?
I had considered the concept of copying or mimicking the Encyclopedia Galactica's CSS and inserting a header of some sort to disclaim that it merely borrows stylings and concepts from Orion's Arm, but I suspect that's still too close to copyright infringement and I would much rather keep the idea as notes on my computer than as a spiffy but copyright-infringing writeup. If mimicking the EG is not permissible, is the writeup still permissible to host myself- if it mentioned, for instance, the Carina Rush in specifics; would that also not be permissible? My read of the terms and conditions suggests neither would be permissible, but I figured it would be beneficial to ask. Finally, if I made Orion's Arm-related references in the text nonspecific, would that be a good idea or would it simply be underhanded covering-up? I am unsure of the etiquette of this.
I am, of course, totally fine with simply not publishing my idea at all if none of these are acceptable- either way, I'd certainly like to contribute some much more level-headed ideas (or help with other's!) to the EG and keep this separate.
Cheers!
This is an odd question, and I really hope it doesn't come off as derisive. I have a frankly very self-indulgent idea, one which I believe in its current state would not be acceptable on the EG (too similar to the archetype of 'overambitious newbie project that doesn't quite fit and promises to consume too much of other people's time'), though of course I personally like it. If I were to host a writeup of this idea on a personal website, what connection to Orion's Arm itself would be permissible?
I had considered the concept of copying or mimicking the Encyclopedia Galactica's CSS and inserting a header of some sort to disclaim that it merely borrows stylings and concepts from Orion's Arm, but I suspect that's still too close to copyright infringement and I would much rather keep the idea as notes on my computer than as a spiffy but copyright-infringing writeup. If mimicking the EG is not permissible, is the writeup still permissible to host myself- if it mentioned, for instance, the Carina Rush in specifics; would that also not be permissible? My read of the terms and conditions suggests neither would be permissible, but I figured it would be beneficial to ask. Finally, if I made Orion's Arm-related references in the text nonspecific, would that be a good idea or would it simply be underhanded covering-up? I am unsure of the etiquette of this.
I am, of course, totally fine with simply not publishing my idea at all if none of these are acceptable- either way, I'd certainly like to contribute some much more level-headed ideas (or help with other's!) to the EG and keep this separate.
Cheers!