Board Thread:Fiction Universe Discussion/@comment-1370845-20180127221921

We've had a thought about the "no new galaxies" rule that was established after the Annihilation cleanslate. The purpose behind this rule was that a galaxy is so large that there should be no need for more than a select few. A galactic sector (heck, even a solar system) is probably more than enough for a perfectly detailed, complex fiction to exist, and a galaxy has so many planets and resources that there'd be no realistic way to fill the whole thing. Prior to the fiction, we would have users create several different galaxies, leaving lots of space that went completely unused and unexplored, which led to a mess.

However, this rule has been problematic for some time. First of all, this was never officially a "no new galaxies rule", it has just been interpreted by most as an absolute rule when in reality we were trying to establish standards to prevent too many being created. Therefore, I believe that introducing proper standards allows us to introduce more flexibility and clarity with regards to this rule. Thus, I propose the following amendment:


 * For a new galaxy to be approved by the community, it must be occupied by four or more users with territory and native factions set up, and at least until any new galaxy is sufficiently developed, involvement by extragalactics should be kept at a minimum. Only one galaxy can be created by said group of four.

This allows us to free up more space to create new fiction and explore new ideas, to accommodate for a growing userbase or a growing amount of fiction. Also, limiting extragalactic involvement means that the new galaxy serves as a sandbox for creation of fictions native to it, and not as a conduit for land-grabbing by extragalactic powers.

Hopefully, there will be no objections to this rule, and we can implement it soon. 