Community Suggestion: (Folkloric/Cultural) Representation, Iconography & Legacy
(Folkloric/Cultural) Representation, Iconography & Legacy
Content Addition · Articles & templates · Created by Willow H.R. Harper
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character-template -iconography symbol folklore -culture content-addition
What functionality is missing? What is unsatisfying with the current situation?
Currently, the character article has, in its section "Divine/Deity", a subsection called "DIVINE SYMBOLS & SIGILS". No similar section exists anywhere else in the character article. My issue with the current placement of the subsection is that iconography or symbols aren't limited to divine beings, but are also heavily used for historical characters. The way historical characters are represented isn't necessarily faithful to history.How does this feature request address the current situation?
To create an in-depth and credible fictional world, I feel that taking into consideration how your fictional historical characters got codified, and commodified, is an important aspect to factor in. As such, I suggest either to move the subsection "DIVINE SYMBOLS & SIGILS" to the "social" section and rename it "SYMBOLS & SIGILS", OR to create a new subsection in the "social" section and label it, for example, "Representation & Legacy". The second option would also allow us to go further than the current "DIVINE SYMBOLS & SIGILS" subsection as well.What are other uses for this feature request?
If this is considered as a valuable idea, a similar subsection could be added to other articles templates where iconography, and maybe legacy, can play an important role:The Team's Response
Thanks for your suggestion! We won't change an already-existing field, as it would everyone who has previously used it. However, a new field called "Representation & Legacy" will be added to the Social tab of the Character template. Regarding Organizations and Ethnicities, legacies can be considered to be part of their history, so they will be left as they are now.
Current score
81/300 Votes · +17608 points
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by Rains Up Games
on 2024-01-15 02:57 -
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by CannedStrawberries
on 2024-01-14 22:51 -
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by KatSanders
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by KatCreates
on 2024-01-14 19:28 -
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by Vice5721
on 2024-01-14 19:18 -
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by Twilightinsanity
on 2024-01-14 03:01I think a better idea would simply be to rename the section or create a separate new section within the Character article template.
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by QuintaviusGM
on 2024-01-13 19:21 -
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by Enoris.leinwand
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by NiwdeMaster
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by A Rambunctious Ooze
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by SrSpaceCadet
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by Sat
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by EJ_Lowe
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by Pokkihju
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by WeStanNikolai
on 2024-01-11 12:07 -
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by Midvinterdraken
on 2024-01-10 14:05 -
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by sabinala
on 2024-01-10 11:27 -
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by Gilgantuan
on 2024-01-09 19:52 -
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by oaster2000
on 2024-01-09 14:06I think the move would make sense to expand beyond purely religious symbology.
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by Nightgaara
on 2024-01-08 18:03 -
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by FrostFortyTwo
on 2024-01-08 14:37 -
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by Stragen2
on 2024-01-07 18:24 -
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by snakekeeper7
on 2024-01-05 20:02 -
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by DiscardedStatue
on 2024-01-05 16:29 -
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by Drawkill Dragon
on 2024-01-05 06:32 -
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by Dragolithic
on 2024-01-05 01:02The ability to add imagery and iconography for characters. locations and even events would be great
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by PhilosoShy
on 2024-01-04 18:49 -
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by Masha Medov
on 2024-01-04 18:09 -
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by sondrex76
on 2024-01-04 16:21 -
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by Mackkey
on 2024-01-04 15:10 -
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by Adcheryl
on 2024-01-04 14:47 -
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by Panamon69
on 2024-01-04 13:14 -
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by tofistig
on 2024-01-04 12:20This is a good idea. I particularly like the second option, where religious symbols still have their separate section, since sometimes, people might have been real and then deified, where, during their lifetime, they had certain symbols, and as a deity, saint, etc, they gained additional symbols. I'm also interested in having the option for a representation & legacy/symbols & sigils section added to other templates, as well.
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by SugaryPoleCat
on 2024-01-03 23:12 -
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by Keon Croucher
on 2024-01-03 22:16 -
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by A Revolutionary Skeleton
on 2024-01-03 18:23 -
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by A Sneaky Dimensional Horror
on 2024-01-03 01:02 -
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by olixfarwall
on 2024-01-02 21:52 -
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by trollnystan
on 2024-01-02 19:47 -
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by Pete Nelson
on 2024-01-02 07:40 -
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by MKHETH II
on 2024-01-02 06:45 -
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by UFOlobster
on 2024-01-01 21:33 -
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by Jeagerjaquez
on 2024-01-01 12:35 -
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by RobynSB
on 2024-01-01 05:34 -
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by Writing Bishop
on 2024-01-01 00:31 -
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by SebGreg732
on 2023-12-31 19:00 -
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by A Rambunctious Mimic
on 2023-12-31 16:10 -
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by JR Kenja
on 2023-12-30 18:19 -
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by DoubtfulPrism
on 2023-12-30 08:02 -
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by WispyWraith
on 2023-12-29 23:49 -
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by Amancham
on 2023-12-29 13:02 -
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by GHOZTSHXRKZ
on 2023-12-29 06:28 -
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by adylore
on 2023-12-29 02:45 -
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by Iluvrien
on 2023-12-28 21:18 -
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by LittleSister
on 2023-12-28 16:26 -
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by Mme88
on 2023-12-28 06:21 -
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by james.a.b
on 2023-12-27 22:41 -
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by TheChosenUndead
on 2023-12-27 07:01This would be a lovely addition some subsections can be a bit limiting with hyper specific topics
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by Hossyboy
on 2023-12-26 21:14 -
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by Observer of the Stars
on 2023-12-26 12:14 -
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by Shadyleo444
on 2023-12-26 01:59 -
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by ChroniclesofEvalaw
on 2023-12-26 00:36 -
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by CristalViper
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by amelianite
on 2023-12-25 06:13 -
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by restlessGalaxy
on 2023-12-24 23:44 -
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by DesNordlund
on 2023-12-24 23:01 -
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by DaewomerEshe
on 2023-12-24 19:22 -
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by JoellaKay
on 2023-12-24 19:07 -
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by tjtrewin
on 2023-12-24 15:58 -
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by Blossom Tree Art
on 2023-12-24 13:49Yes to the addition of the new section. Moving sections could mess with the layout of pre-created articles.
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by JetpackMonkey
on 2023-12-24 13:46 -
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by A Uncontrollable Dragon
on 2023-12-24 11:55 -
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by Nordenclave
on 2023-12-24 06:40 -
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by darthkenobi2010
on 2023-12-24 06:20 -
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by Dalf32
on 2023-12-24 06:07 -
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by DramaticDragons
on 2023-12-24 04:58 -
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by TheDoctor292
on 2023-12-24 04:28 -
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by A Thundering Goblin
on 2023-12-24 02:04 -
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by Ratha
on 2023-12-24 00:43 -
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by Willow H.R. Harper
on 2023-12-23 20:49
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