Mercurial > hg > batmud > maputils
changeset 2622:4c239ed3d768
Adjust FAQ just slightly.
author | Matti Hamalainen <ccr@tnsp.org> |
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date | Sat, 17 Feb 2024 19:22:58 +0200 |
parents | 9ef91b0032f3 |
children | a9721ef6b59e |
files | www/faq.xml |
diffstat | 1 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) [+] |
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--- a/www/faq.xml Sat Feb 17 18:25:13 2024 +0200 +++ b/www/faq.xml Sat Feb 17 19:22:58 2024 +0200 @@ -13,15 +13,23 @@ </p> <p> -However, the information about creators/contributors of areas, their addition +However, the information about authors / contributors of areas, their addition dates, and other anecdotal data may be less accurate. Much of this information originates from old newsposts made by wizards, other -such notes, file modification timestamps of code, <a href="#2">interviews with creators and -players, and multitude of other sources</a>. Inaccuracies with such "folklore" -type information are inevitable. Newsposts, notes, timestamps and such -may also be for the big post-1996 conversion, while a location may have actually -also existed before that. Dates may also be for further recodes of an area. +such notes, file modification timestamps of code, <a href="#2">interviews with +wizards and players, and multitude of other sources</a>. +Inaccuracies with such "folklore" type information are inevitable. </p> + +<p> +Many of the addition dates may actually be for the big "1996 conversion", while +those locations may have actually existed before that. +They may also be for further recodes or changes, if earlier dates have not been found +(or confirmed by some means). +I have attempted to record the earliest "known" date when the area has almost certainly +been in the game, though for the previously stated reasons these may not be very accurate. +</p> + <p> Additionally methods of "best estimation", deduction, guesswork, magical thinking and time travel may have been employed to obtain dates