Board Thread:Discussions/@comment-34173320-20180112113413/@comment-30488984-20180112225130

As a member who has numerous articles that are under construction that need drastic overhauls, I agree with Imposter and IllumiNini. I am not veteran, not even in the slightest, but I have read many articles on here, the wiki, and the Lexicanum. Following the rules and Proof-Reading is a must for any article and as RemosPendragon showed me: Sandboxes are perfect for creating articles where you can experiment and change tons of content without fear of the admin's gaze. I currently have tons of content in my sandboxes but I don't want to publish them because they need far more research and work before I consider them draft ready. Honestly, half of the stuff in my sandboxes are just ideas or basic drafts that require tons of refinement and rethinking. In my opinion, sandboxes are where you want to do that kind of work, do not brainstorm and test things out on published articles.

When I found this site, I wanted to create tons of pages and just make content without much of thought but some friendly admins and other members gave me advice on how to write and pointers about to fix certain articles. Yes, the rules are strict but as others have said earlier, its so we don't go overboard, which I am guitly of in a few of my articles in the past.

The work is pretty hard to be honest. Writing in general is long and arduous, but that's what makes it so satisfying when you are done. Not one of the 10 or so articles I currently have under construction are complete and they are all undergoing changes constantly. If you'd like pointers or references on how to write articles, look at some of the completed work of others on this site. It can provide some good inspiration and give you and idea of how to make your own article unique without breaking the rules. Also, proving that you have a good understanding of the Lore and have done your research helps a lot when under the admin's (Inquisition's) gaze.