User blog:Inept Wiki User/Exploring Bases: Introduction

This is a little idea which I have been considering for a while now. I wasn't sure exactly how useful and interesting people here would find it and how worthwhile an endeavour it would be, though it doesn't do any harm to try it out. I'm doing a couple of postd to see how things go and depending on the outcome, others may follow (though if it does get off the ground, it probably won't be frequent, given workload).

The Toaru series includes a wide variety of subjects and concepts relating to the worlds of magic and science. Some of them are elaborated upon in the text, others not so much. Many among them are quite interesting. Out of curiosity, I've frequently looked for further information after seeing these topics come up in the series, lost track of time and often come across some interesting things in the process.

What I hope to do with 'Exploring Bases' is take a little look at the real-life backgrounds for some of the subjects which formed the basis for certain things in the Toaru series, in a little more detail than normally covered in the books and the wiki's articles, and present what I've come across here, in the hopes that it will provide something interesting for the wiki's users to read and possibly encourage them to read further.

I initially started writing a first draft a few weeks after the release of NT18, which described Aleister Crowley's past. It seemed a good time to take a little look at the magical organization which he was a member of; the Golden Dawn. As there was quite a lot which could be covered, I had intended for the first post to just be a quick overview of the organization and some of its members. However, there was quite a lot of stuff to process and verify, and circumstances repeatedly kept me from working on it, to my considerable annoyance. At this rate, it will still take me a while to finish it, so I'm considering starting with another topic. Even though another opportunity has arisen with circumstances at the end of NT20, other circumstances such as those of the Series Three Overhaul Project will likely impede progress on the subject, so a different one may be more suitable to start off with.

If you feel that this might be a worthwhile endeavour and have suggestions for future entries, feel free to put them in the comments.

NOTE: Bear in mind that a number of the subjects which might be involved have differing interpretations and disagreements concerning them. Also, I'm just a casual reader in these areas, so there may be some mistakes at times, though I will try to avoid them as much as possible. If there are any points for improvement, correction or discussion, please feel free to discuss them in a constructive manner in the comments sections of the respective entries (if and when I complete them).