Board Thread:Fiction Universe Discussion/@comment-1370845-20140901204342/@comment-1633483-20140902235726

Honestly from the way you described the fiction in the opening paragraph, I was actually reminded about how GC operated, rather than the opposite. First of all, as the creator of the GigaConflicts I can assure you that the fiction as a unified whole only had two "rules", that belittling or using another's fiction was outlawed and that the theme of the Conflicts prevented too much supernatural involvement. These instructions certainly weren't dictated by coordinators but rather accepted as the basis of the fiction. In this regard, the GC worked fine. The Conflicts as a while were inclusive in this regard, but the problem lay in the sub-fictions, which unlike the overall series were administrated by coordinators.

Surprises in fiction are not dependent on coordinators having charge over the direction and nature of the plot. Especially in a fiction such as this in which the main plot isn't as unified as a war fiction.

Implying that the greater group of users should pick one or two users to oversee what is meant to be a unifying and community wide fiction would amount to little more than a popularity contest. Which is certainly unhealthy to the wiki at a time like this.

Furthermore, I certainly don't think that coordinators are needed to keep a fiction orderly or that they are needed to form a cohesive plot, especially considering that a fiction like this will likely result in plenty of subplots running alongside and contributing to the broad main plot, contrary to the definite "beginning, middle and end" present in war fictions that do require a set of coordinators.

The wiki has changed immensely from the days of the War of Ages. For starters, the wiki is more diverse and I'm sure that there will be unhappy people if decisions similar the one you mentioned were sprung on contributors in a fiction like this. However, that isn't to say that surprises and plot twists would be impossible as I mentioned previously.

As I also mentioned previously, the main plot line in a fiction like this should be by nature different to a war fiction, so I don't think we should organise this fiction while subscribed to that mindset. Besides, the claim that this fiction will collapse without two coordinators providing skeleton plots that can just as easily be provided by the community is groundless, especially considering that a fiction like this on this scale has never been attempted.