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Sorry, I wasn't clear, I've been to the wiki, I just didn't see anything called "categories". Checking it out further, it looks as if it's not a separate type of entry, but it's an entry describing a category that other entries can be associated with.

So yes, why not have an entry which cross-references LBGT characters?

Is there some way of accessing the list of categories? If not, a page with them might be a good thing too.

I think it's a valid addition, but I might think about not using "characters" because it seems that one of the overall conceits of the wiki is that it's written in such a way as to not imply a fictional setting.

Maybe something like "LGBT heroes" or even just "LGBT people".

The guide to categorization for those demographics on the "real" Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Categorization/Ethnicity,_gender,_religion_and_sexuality

only cautions against the "LGBT people" category because it could be too large, but I wouldn't think we would have that problem given the relatively small number of articles we're talking about.

If you go to the "Special Pages" link on the left, it's under the "Lists of Pages" heading. Or you can just use this directly:

http://lmbp.outpost.legionworld.net/wiki/index.php?title=Special:Categories

The problem with "people" is it implies humanity. Rockhopper Lad is gay, but he is not human. Perhaps "LGBT heroes" and "LGBT villains", both of which are subcategories of "LGBT sentients"?

Yeah, that makes sense. I just checked on Wikipedia and that's how they did it as well - subcategories for heroes and villains.

The "sentients" label doesn't seem like the most graceful terminology, but I'm really at a loss to come up with any other word that would be inclusive of both human and non, so... ... works for me.

You might say "LGBT" and leave it at that. Or otherwise, "personalities" doesn't really imply which species.

Thanks for the link X-0! I suggest a link to that page in the navigation sidebar. As a casual browser, it would be the first thing I'd want to see.

I think "LGBT individuals" may be the best solution. Thanks for the input.

Awesome Ex! To think this all started with off-topic run on joke between Eyrk and I, first with Starfinger and then with Middlefinger! Then I went back and added them throughout LMB continuity.

I totally LOVE that you did this!

I did a little tinkering with the categories. Based on what Ex said above, I renamed "Deceased characters" to "Deceased individuals", with the subcategories "Deceased heroes" and Deceased villains". A few characters who were ambiguous as to whether they were heroes on villains were placed directly in the "individuals" category.

For anybody that read the "Project Möbius" origin story I wrote for Exnihil last spring but found the non-linear story telling to be too much, I crunched it down into a (mostly) linear wiki article (with cool retro pics) here:

http://lmbp.outpost.legionworld.net/wiki/index.php?title=Project_M%C3%B6bius


The actual story is still way better, though :

http://www.legionworld.net/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=2;t=001214

There are no minor characters... just minor cases of OCD. New wiki articles for a couple of LMB allies:

N\'Chaka, the Planetary Champion of Mercury

and

Policy Pam

LMB Fun Fact: The name "N'Chaka" comes from the Mercurian name of Leigh Brackett character Eric John Stark!

Leigh Brackett? The wife of Legion scribe Edmund Hamilton? EDE, you are way cool!

Good choice Rockhopper, "individuals" is the perfect solution (except in cases of colony-beings like Swarm ).

Not to suggest going back to "people", but I just had a thought-- in a century where society is made up of many civilized species, "person" and "people" would no longer be synonymous with "humans" anyway.

It probably wouldn't be, Shiny, but then we're not in that century yet.

Amazing. I hadn't realized there was this much to discover about LMBP history.

Thanks for all the hard work, gang!

A couple more articles up, this time for a couple of guys that were involved in a "Spaceopoly" project of mine a few years back, but subsequently became scarce on LW:

Floating Foxlike Creature

and

Gamara


I hope I'm not stepping on any toes, putting up articles for characters that are not my personal creations, but, as activity on the wiki has been sort of slow recently, I figured no one would mind. Besides, the beauty of it being in wiki format is that anyone can modify bits later on they have different outlooks on.

If anyone would like an article for themselves, but doesn't really want to do the legwork, I hereby volunteer my services as your ghostwriter. I just really dig doing research.

Thanks, Ex! You sure are swell!

Did I misunderstand that the wiki sort of is?

But that's moot, "individuals" works great.

Quick opinion question -

Though I don't intend on writing these articles personally, for the purpose of link consolidation, what would you guys say is the preferred main title to which redirects should point for these two?

"Spellbinder" or "Princess Crujectra"? I'm thinking the former, as that is her "LMB" name.

and

Stu - should the links point to a main article called "Stu", "STU", "Stu Rat" or "Iron Rat"?

Oh... and actually, now that I look again:

"Jailbait Lass" or "Lolita"?

and

"Clive" or "Virgin Lad"?

I would ask Cru which one he prefers. It's really his call. Even though he doesn't post here much these days, he'd probably respond to a PM.

Definitely "Lolita". The chracter dislikes "Jailbat Lass".

STU in all caps was used the longest, though he may a preference.

And, of course, Lardy would be one to decide on Clive, though the Virgin Lad identity was short-lived.

Another one would be Kid Marvel, aka Joeboy, Joe-Boy Harvestar and the Jokester. My feeling there would be to go with Kid Marvel, though, again, he may prefer another.

I'd go with "Clive Taylor" there, as Rocky suggests. The Virgin Lad identity was one he took up after he became mentally unbalanced.

I'm not sure if this is what you're asking, but were there any particular of my characters or concepts you want to take a crack at? I'm super-focused on LotO right now and don't anticipate getting back to the Wiki anytime soon, so I might be game if you are. (BTW, was that you reading "Smoke and Mirrors" as a visitor yesterday?)

Oh, you are such a stalker! Yeah, that was me. I was writing up some articles on a few of the political "subgroups" that Cobie had linked to in one of his articles, and "Smoke and Mirrors" was the primary case that called in the " Legion of Former Deputies ".


Nothing specific... I was just saying if there was anybody who wanted an article written up, but either didn't feel like trawling through old posts for details, or just wasn't really into writing that much, that I would love to do it on their behalf. That said, Lardy, I wouldn't mind doing one up for old "Clive", if you wanted.