Linked Questions
16 questions linked to/from Policy Clarification: Asking about commercial or third-party worlds
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Can I ask questions based on some other website / authors work? [duplicate]
Is it appropriate to ask questions based on other people's work?
I found this really cool sci-fi invention on someone else's page. Can I post the material here and ask for a second opinion? Should I ...
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Are History of Worldbuilding questions on topic?
See this question: History of Worldbuilding - The Flying City
Should questions such as this be considered on or off topic?
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Should we have the science-fiction tag?
I just noticed the science-fiction tag.
https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/tagged/science-fiction
This tag feels meaningless to me, it should possibly be a synonym to science-based ...
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What proof would we accept that an otherwise 3rd-party world belongs to a Stack Exchange user?
Relevant post: How much and how powerful would a "phlebotinium" bomb launched from orbit be to create an artificial sea?
A new user, @JustKherty, has posted a question about a publicly ...
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How can a parody of an out-of-universe movie question be Worldbuilding?
Why does the Conjoined Alliance of Space Travellers keep producing red uniforms?
How this is on-topic? I was going to flag it but hesitated, as I neither understand the insider jokes, nor I'm too ...
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Character's capabilities or not?
I wonder how do you read this question:
How far could a peak social manipulator go?
A Rogue Ant. and I had a discussion in the comments and came to a realisation that we read this question in two ...
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King is back or Should diamond users define behavior of everyone else in case of this Q as an example [closed]
Can we fulfill the world electricity production by nuclear power?
Content of the q, just in case, nothing special:
Nuclear energy is a form of energy released from the nucleus, the core of atoms, ...
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A Concise List of "The Rules"
"The rules" are spread across a number of locations. This post is an attempt to bring the basics of what this Stack expects of questions together into one place. Before I begin, please let ...
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Are questions involving mythical creatures on-topic? Is folklore different from 3rd-party worlds?
This discussion spun off from the most recent ACS debate but it should by no means be taken as an opinion either way on the ACS format. Whether that specific tag/series is kept or axed makes no ...
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Proposing a tag for worldbuilding questions that use existing worlds
I think that the current complete ban on third-party/licensed worlds is overzealous.
Research is not worldbuilding
Firstly, a question like "How do lightsabers work in Star Wars?" should ...
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Why the rule against third party worlds?
There is a rule against asking questions about worlds and features from third party works, and I find this rule to be unhelpful for numerous reasons. While there is some explanation here, there are ...
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Is it time to officially close and terminate all questions applying to the Anatomically Correct Series?
The Anatomically Correct Series has been a treasured Worldbuilding tradition for seven years. Some amazing questions and even more amazing answers have contributed to the series. But...
Back in 2020 a ...
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Canonical Delphicity is the line we must observe in judging third-party worlds
Entirely too much bandwidth and moderator time is being invested in quashing the victimless crime of using borrowed terms in a query under the false pretense that such terms invade some third-party ...
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Does using third-party "Ideas" make a question off-topic for WB:SE?
Imitation is the most sincere form of flattery
...and everyone does it.
I have been badgered quite heavily with accusation that inserting "Mi-Go-like" creatures into my world somehow forfeit'...
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What is the third-party world rule? [duplicate]
I've seen a lot of comments on questions that say things like 'Questions about third-party worlds are not on topic'. If you like to comment this, then that's fine. You're as free to say it as you are ...
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