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Research Realm is a wiki dedicated to preserving the history of LEGO through research and documentation. We focus on:
Research Realm is a wiki dedicated to exploring the LEGO Group's products and their development. We investigate and document understudied areas like:
* '''Digital LEGO''', especially the following categories:
* Early '''video games''' including PC, console, and web games
** Early video games like Rock Raiders
* '''Prototypes''' of video games, sets, and bricks
** Scans of catalogs, instructions, and boxes
* '''Physical media''' including '''magazines''' and '''product packaging boxes'''
** Web games
* Physical '''Prototypes''' of bricks and sets, as they reveal how LEGO develops its products


=== Values ===
=== Values ===
* '''Accuracy''' over openness
* '''''Accuracy''' over openness''
** We hand-pick editors to ensure high quality, accurate articles written with a deep knowledge of LEGO. While opening up to all fans would increase our velocity, it would also result in many low-quality contributions and overwhelm our vetting process.
** We hand-pick editors to ensure high quality, accurate articles written with a deep knowledge of LEGO. While opening up to all fans would increase our velocity, it would also result in many low-quality contributions and overwhelm our vetting process.
* '''Verifiability''' over comprehensiveness
* '''''Verifiability''' over comprehensiveness''
** We expect our editors to cite their sources the moment they add information, not later to help ensure information is accurate.
** We expect our editors to cite their sources the moment they add information, not later to help ensure information is accurate.
* '''Media''' over sets
* '''''Media''' over sets''
** Multiple sites maintain excellent databases of LEGO sets, inventories, and instructions. We see little value in contributing to this crowded space and want to specialize on understudied areas.
** Multiple sites maintain excellent databases of LEGO sets, inventories, and instructions. We want to focus on understudied areas like video games and prototypes.
* '''Confidentiality''' over transparency
* '''''Confidentiality''' over transparency''
** At times we may receive information from ex-employees of the LEGO Group or third parties who contracted with it. To maintain trust with these individuals, we will not publish any information which would jeopardize their trust in us.
** At times we may receive information from ex-employees of the LEGO Group or third parties who contracted with it. To maintain trust with these individuals, we may choose to not publicly cite them.


=== History ===
=== History ===
Research Realm was founded by Baraklava in YYYY.
Research Realm was founded by Baraklava in YYYY.

Revision as of 04:17, 16 July 2024

Research Realm is a wiki dedicated to exploring the LEGO Group's products and their development. We investigate and document understudied areas like:

  • Early video games including PC, console, and web games
  • Prototypes of video games, sets, and bricks
  • Physical media including magazines and product packaging boxes

Values

  • Accuracy over openness
    • We hand-pick editors to ensure high quality, accurate articles written with a deep knowledge of LEGO. While opening up to all fans would increase our velocity, it would also result in many low-quality contributions and overwhelm our vetting process.
  • Verifiability over comprehensiveness
    • We expect our editors to cite their sources the moment they add information, not later to help ensure information is accurate.
  • Media over sets
    • Multiple sites maintain excellent databases of LEGO sets, inventories, and instructions. We want to focus on understudied areas like video games and prototypes.
  • Confidentiality over transparency
    • At times we may receive information from ex-employees of the LEGO Group or third parties who contracted with it. To maintain trust with these individuals, we may choose to not publicly cite them.

History

Research Realm was founded by Baraklava in YYYY.