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:: I agree we should not stray too far into speculation but I think with the examples you and I have provided direct comparisons between the maps can be made. I think overall though it would provide valuable information to the reader about the history of mapmaking and how it has changed over time. --[[User:Rootof2|Rootof2]] ([[User talk:Rootof2|talk]]) 11:30, 31 January 2019 (CST)
: I like this. Any topic benefits IMO by showing interconnections between individual events, and mappers are always saying they study the best of others' releases to learn from them.
: Some speculation may be unavoidable, especially for older maps where the development documentation is gone, and there wasn't this community compulsion to give everyone proper credit like there is now. Moreover, creative people may imitate without even realizing it, because the prior author's work affected them so much, and some of course try to keep it secret, thinking you won't download otherwise. I agree with Quasar that it can get out of hand (our "music inspirations" threads/sections were such a lightning rod that eventually admins just started erasing content), so you'll need to be patient and perhaps try not to attract attention :> until you have a sense of where the balance lies. FWIW, [[User talk:Ryan W|Ryan W]] ''([[User:Ryan W|living fossil]])'' 14:13, 1 February 2019 (CST)
