[meta] Orphaned Elements of Fenspace

[robkelk]

Spinning this off into its own thread:

I suspect we might want a consensus (or a Word of Mod) on what to do with the toys left behind by folks who've lost interest in Fenspace...

I suggest that orphaned elements of Fenspace (characters, places, and things whose authors left Fenspace without explicitly declaring them "open") be considered "moderated" or some similar term, basically meaning "open, but use subject to greater (possibly more formalized) scrutiny by the Collective than open items usually are".

On the chance that the writers return at some point, I assume...

Other opinions?
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012

[Star Ranger4]

I would concur with this thought....
Hear that thunder rolling till it seems to split the sky?
That's every ship in Grayson's Navy taking up the cry-
NO QUARTER!!!
-- "No Quarter", by Echo's Children

[Dartz]

Again... I've no problem with this.

Though, at what point does an element become orphaned?
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[Star Ranger4]

when the originating author hasnt been heard from in over a year?
Hear that thunder rolling till it seems to split the sky?
That's every ship in Grayson's Navy taking up the cry-
NO QUARTER!!!
-- "No Quarter", by Echo's Children

[M Fnord]

This would put the following elements under consensus control (until such time as the original author returns to claim them, or there's a king in Gondor):

* All of Griever's work (the major parts being Katz, Maetel, the Express and the Uncertainty.)
* All of Valles' work (consisting of the SV Moondance and her crew)
* Pallas and the Principality of Laputa, and the residents thereof (belonging to Anpwhotep, who hasn't posted in forever.)
* Mr. Morden and his support craft/network, since drakensis seems to have abandoned us.

Plus probably more I'm not seeing on a cursory look through the wiki. The following elements are borderline:

* Wave Convoy, Marsbase Sara and the rest of ClassicDrogn's characters/concepts.
* The Admiral Heinlein and Duane's other non-Stingray characters.
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[Black Aeronaut]

Okay, stupid question, but what process might we use for posting consensus material? Simply slap a draft/RFC tag on it and await debate+editorial and/or consensus before making it official?

[Star Ranger4]

thats what I would do...
Hear that thunder rolling till it seems to split the sky?
That's every ship in Grayson's Navy taking up the cry-
NO QUARTER!!!
-- "No Quarter", by Echo's Children

[robkelk]

This would put the following elements under consensus control (until such time as the original author returns to claim them, or there's a king in Gondor):

* All of Griever's work (the major parts being Katz, Maetel, the Express and the Uncertainty.)

Griever sent me a few notes before leaving (including his long-term plan for Katz), so I'd be willing to adopt his elements until such time as he returns.

Does anyone else have any "insider knowledge" of any of the abandoned elements?
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."

- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012

[Black Aeronaut]

I don't have anything in particular.