Forum:CT Archive/Proposal: Wookieesource

Some of you might be familiar with Wikisource. It's basically a big repository of public-domain fiction, news, etc. My proposal is to establish something similar for us, not an entirely different site but just some section where we can post Star Wars 'primary documents.' I know this is a bit of a sticky area and I'm definitely not suggesting that we copy entire novels to post here; just stuff like Judge's Call or Chronicles of the Old Republic (or even free first chapters/excerpts) that have been made completely free to the public already, and with appropriate links to the original source and credits to the authors. I have two reasons for suggesting this: I just think that this would be a good idea and increase our standing as a repository of knowledge for all things Star Wars.
 * 1) Ease: We can have everything posted here, and in one place. That may not seem easier than just posting to a single story, but for stuff like Emissary of the Void or The Starfighter Trap, which are serialized, it would be good to have in a single document. Like the quote stuff, we'd have a little box at the bottom right of an article saying "Wookieepedia has the source material for Judge's Call" or something like that.
 * 2) Availability: LucasArts just cleaned out its website, erasing stuff like the end of Starfighter Trap and the entire N.R.I. Reports page. While they can still be accessed through Wayback machine, not everyone is going to know how to/have the patience to do that. And while the stuff posted for free on the official site probably won't be going anywhere, stuff like the LucasArts forum post on Tyber Zann's backstory or the third-party KOTOR Chronicles could be at risk someday too.

Yes, let's do this

 * 1) Kuralyov 18:08, 7 September 2007 (UTC)