User:Cerne

Hey there, I am a new member at conworlds.wikia.com and am also new to wikis in general, so I will probably need a lot of help getting started. I don't like to step outside of boundaries, break rules, post spam, or make trivial or useless articles - I believe they are generally called "stubs" here (if they are under 200 characters/words long, or something like that) - but since I am new, I will probably screw up a few times at the least. Please don't think this is intentional. If I do anything against regulations, like placing a page where it is not supposed to be, then tell me and I will do my best to fix it. Otherwise I have no chance of knowing, so you can not expect me to make any ammends toward my mistakes. I am very much a trial-and-error learner too. I learn quickly, but I still might flip up every now and then.

I have been conworlding since sixth grade and since then I have kept the same conworld that I have now. It has gone through a lot of changes but it is still there, swimming around in my mind and getting ever bigger with the more I learn. My conworld is an exercise in speculation and exploration of how things in the real world work. Researching information for my conworld teaches me more about the real world and it allows me to apply what I learn instead of storing and eventually forgetting it. At the same time, the real world teaches me about my own conworld and what it could be like. My conworld is probably equal parts real and ideal; that is, I go for something I like and I use the laws and trends of reality to shape and mould it into something more believable. To me. I conworld first and foremost for myself, and only after that do I care what other people think. I don't solely follow any one person's advice, either. I believe that the best way to go about obtaining information is to listen to many people, do your own research, and then make up your own mind. That may seem like a bit too much to expect, but it is for the conworlder's own good. And it ultimately pays off in the end, for both the conworld and its creator.

As for my time here, as I have already said, I may start off slowly while I figure things out but I do plan on adding something more substantial as I go along. I take a somewhat rational approach to adding information, meaning I don't add information unless it is worthwhile to add. So a lot - if not most - of the pages I make for my conworld will probably be pretty complete. I may make changes, but readers will not be left hanging (so to speak). This page may seem pretty barren for the time being but I plan on adding to it as well, and I will try my hand at formatting later on too. So don't plan on everything being just text. I had been meaning to make a webspace for a while now and have finally gotten around to it so please be patient. I do have plans for this wiki.

Before I end my first version of this page, I feel I should elaborate on my strengths and weaknesses as they have to do with conworlding. I don't believe anyone can really say they are an expert at anything because our expertise is relative to what other people know. You may know more than most other people you've met about a certain subject, or you may not. The point is that you don't really know. Therefore, I choose to avoid my own assumptions and use a more empirical approach: I let other people decide how much I really know. To that effect, I will indicate my conworlding knowledge based on the experience I have with it and how much it interests me.

Interests:

Physics: This is definately not my strong point. I prefer to stay as far away from this subject as I can, so my conworld is set in the same universe as Earth is and uses the same physics down to the last atom. If any of my conworld information deviates from real life physics in the smallest bit, then I have done something wrong and would like to know about it.

Astrophysics: Same deal. I am aware of how solar systems and astrobodies work but nothing beyond basic knowledge. I couldn't tell you how old my planet's sun is, the solar system is, what the most common element is on any one planet, or anything like that. I have no interest in it and prefer not to get into it unless I really need to. Assistance, comments and constructive criticism would be very much appreciated. No questions, please, because the most likely answer will be "I don't know." I generally assume that anyone who comments or points something out on this area knows more than I do.

Planetology: Limited knowledge, not very much interest but is growing. I like reading about other planets but my knowledge still seems rudimentary. I couldn't tell you anything in-depth. This is another one of those areas where I just learn as much as I absolutely need to. Planetology is more important than astrophysics, however, so I am trying to learn more about it. Again, if you are pointing something out, you probably know more about this area than I do.

Geology: I do have post-secondary knowledge on this subject but it doesn't interest me very much. I will pick it up faster than I will the above subjects, but again, I only learn as much as I need to and I don't worry about the rest.

Climatology: This is a growing interest for me. It wasn't a particularly strong point for me at first but I find myself wanting to know more than I need to for my conworld. No formal education or training, but a lot of independant learning.

Geography: Probably the same deal as with climatology, but not all aspects of it. I like physical and biological geography but that is about it. I do find myself wanting to learn more than needed for my conworld but not a particularly strong interest for me. It is something I like learning more about in other peoples' conworlds, though.

Biology: A stronger interest than any of the above subjects. Not something I am completely confident with, but something I like learning about. I started conworlding by making up fictional creatures and "conbiology" is still one of the reasons why I like making up conworlds.

"Exoethnology": A word I came up with for the study of alien cultures. [More to be added soon]

So as you can see, there are certain areas I have a greater interest in and some that I am not knowledgeable with at all. This pretty much decides what the focus of my conworld will be and hence what I will elaborate the most on. I also like to look into these aspects of other peoples' conworlds. Likewise, there are some areas in which I only add the bare essentials to make my conworld look more complete but that I prefer not to get very much into.

This entry is being ended very abruptly because I don't have very much time left to finish it. I am typing right into the textbox so I am deciding what to type as I go along. Will explain further later. This paragraph will be edited out in my next revision. I will explain more then.