Talk:Mission: Second Star to the Right, Straight on 'til Morning

Absolutely fantastic mission article. Need to play this as soon as my Klingon toon is up to the task. Regards, --RachelGarrett 14:12, 22 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Glad you approve (not that I'm trying to take all the credit, I just tidied up a little). Since you wrote the formatting guideline for missions, I'd like some feedback:


 * Are the pips for allies/enemies valid here? If so, how to deal with NPC that only show up in contact dialogues?
 * Policy on maps? I note some maps have the nice compass symbol in the top corner; not sure how to do that.
 * Guidelines of the length/level of detail we should aim for in a synopsis?
 * Where to put mission dialogue (if there is any)? I was thinking put it into a sub-page.
 * Policy on notes/tips/hints, i.e. how big does the notes section get before it becomes a walkthrough?
 * Thanks --Zutty 16:05, 22 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Since I wrote the guidelines, I may frankly say: To hell with them :-) No, really, here are my two cents on your questions:
 * For the reason you stated above, I would not include the pips.
 * Map guidlines are a mess/not existing. Having some is better than having none. I include compass needles by selecting them with a lasso selection tool against black background and pasting them in the cropped map.
 * So, that a player is properly spoiled about the story of the mission (not gameplay mechanics or stuff like that) and its place in the STO universe.
 * I'm currently thinking about that. I think like we have mission/Walkthrough, we should have mission/Transcript. BUT: It's copyright infringement of the worst kind, if you think about it. Maybe I manage to clear something with Cryptic. The icons we replicate are a real borderline case of fair use already.
 * No policy. You decide. In my oppinion, the notes should be reserved for trivia, behind-the-scenes info, and other stuff like that. So a 100 words Walkthrough would be fine, I guess.
 * Another word on guidelines: They are not set in stone. If you think, they need improvement or change, let's talk about it for a week on the respective talk pages and then update them, when a consensus is reached. I felt on different occasions, TerranRich's (wiki founder) original guidelines needed updating, and there is no reason to believe, they are perfect the way they are right now. Regards, --RachelGarrett 22:53, 22 February 2011 (UTC)