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Rise of the {{#simple-tooltip:Salton Sea| <p align="justify">The Salton Sea is an inland body of salt water located in southern California, USA close to the US / Mexican border. It one of the largest body of water in the United States and has the distinction of having its surface more than 200 feet below sea level.</p>}} is the first novel in a series of biographical narratives. It is based on a collection of personal journals that chronicle the events and lives of the people that wrote them. This Wiki was created to provide additional context and scope for for the events described in the novel. | |||
==About this Wiki== | ==About this Wiki== | ||
The documents this Wiki was created from were found in the same location as the personal journals noted in the introduction above. The contents of those documents are comprised of articles aggregated from several versions of Wikipedia that span several decades. It is not a complete or comprehensive version of the various Wikipedia editions. | The documents this Wiki was created from were found in the same location as the personal journals noted in the introduction above. The contents of those documents are comprised of articles aggregated from several versions of Wikipedia that span several decades. It is not a complete or comprehensive version of the various Wikipedia editions. | ||
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In their original form, the articles were archived on several outdated electronic storage devices. The individual files were found to be protected with a sophisticated encryption technology. A significant investment of effort and resources were was required to understand the encryption technology and develop a method of decrypting it. | In their original form, the articles were archived on several outdated electronic storage devices. The individual files were found to be protected with a sophisticated encryption technology. A significant investment of effort and resources were was required to understand the encryption technology and develop a method of decrypting it. | ||
Even with the vast capabilities of modern computers, the decryption process takes a considerable amount of time. As a result, the number of articles that have been decrypted and published on this site represent only a small portion of the total. Additionally, of the articles that have been published, | Even with the vast capabilities of modern computers, the decryption process takes a considerable amount of time. As a result, the number of articles that have been decrypted and published on this site represent only a small portion of the total. Additionally, of the articles that have been published, only a few have been fully decrypted. Most contain multiple sections that remain encrypted. | ||
There are also portions of the storage media that were physically damaged at some point in the past. This causes [[Words & Terminology#Fragmentary Encryption Anomaly|<span class="noglossary">{{#simple-tooltip:Fragmentary Encryption Anomaly| <p align="justify">A Fragmentary Encryption Anomaly (FEA) is a common type of error encountered in the process of decrypting the source data this Wiki is based on.</p>}}</span>]] errors during the decryption process. Efforts to develop a solution for the issue are an ongoing effort. | There are also portions of the original storage media that were physically damaged at some point in the past. This causes [[Words & Terminology#Fragmentary Encryption Anomaly|<span class="noglossary">{{#simple-tooltip:Fragmentary Encryption Anomaly| <p align="justify">A Fragmentary Encryption Anomaly (FEA) is a common type of error encountered in the process of decrypting the source data this Wiki is based on.</p>}}</span>]] errors during the decryption process. Efforts to develop a solution for the issue are an ongoing effort. | ||
===Editing=== | ===Editing & Conversion=== | ||
All articles and media from the various versions of Wikipedia have been converted to the contemporary Wikipedia format. Other than formatting, no changes have been made to the content. | All articles and media from the various versions of Wikipedia have been converted to the contemporary Wikipedia format. Other than formatting, no changes have been made to the content. | ||
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===Article Duplication=== | ===Article Duplication=== | ||
Some articles in this Wiki have duplicate entries sourced from different years. In order to differentiate articles from different years, trailing date in parenthesis is added to the title of each entry. For example; [[Salton Sea (2020)]]. If no year is included in | Some articles in this Wiki have duplicate entries sourced from different years. In order to differentiate articles from different years, a trailing date in parenthesis is added to the title of each entry. For example; [[Salton Sea (2020)]]. If no year is included in a title, it indicates there is currently only a single version of an article available. When multiple year versions of articles are available, readers are encouraged to view all of them for a better understanding of the subject matter. | ||
==Additional Media== | ==Additional Media== | ||
Additional reference and supporting material has been published on | Additional reference and supporting material has been published on the following websites. | ||
*[http://www.LifeOfTheSaltonSea.com '''Life of the Salton Sea''']: Details the past history of the Salton Sea. | *[http://www.LifeOfTheSaltonSea.com '''Life of the Salton Sea''']: Details the past history of the Salton Sea. | ||
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==Novels== | ==Novels== | ||
===Biography VS Novelization=== | ===Biography VS Novelization=== | ||
The original objective of this project was to present each individual's journal as a {{#simple-tooltip:biography| <p align="justify">A biography is a thorough accounting a person's life. They can be fictional or non-fictional, but are most commonly the latter. Biographies differ from biopics mainly in perspective. A biopic is told from a third person perspective where a biography is voiced from a first person point of view, unless narrated.</p>}}. But early in the process of preparing their personal journals for publication, it became | The original objective of this project was to present each individual's journal as a {{#simple-tooltip:biography| <p align="justify">A biography is a thorough accounting a person's life. They can be fictional or non-fictional, but are most commonly the latter. Biographies differ from biopics mainly in perspective. A biopic is told from a third person perspective where a biography is voiced from a first person point of view, unless narrated.</p>}}. But early in the process of preparing their personal journals for publication, it became evident publishing them in that manner would not to do justice to the story of their lives. Publishing independent biographies would remove vital elements necessary for communicating the broader scope of events occurring outside of each individual's direct experience. After much deliberation, the best method of conveying how their lives were intertwined with others and how it all connected to larger events was determined to be in the format of a biographical narrative. | ||
{{#simple-tooltip:biography| <p align="justify">A biography is a thorough accounting a person's life. They can be fictional or non-fictional, but are most commonly the latter. Biographies differ from biopics mainly in perspective. A biopic is told from a third person perspective where a biography is voiced from a first person point of view, unless narrated.</p>}} lacked several vital elements necessary for communicating the broader scope of events occurring outside of each individual's direct experience. It was necessary to convey how their lives were intertwined with others and how it all connected to larger events. | |||
{{#simple-tooltip:biography| <p align="justify">A biography is a thorough accounting a person's life. They can be fictional or non-fictional, but are most commonly the latter. Biographies differ from biopics mainly in perspective. A biopic is told from a third person perspective where a biography is voiced from a first person point of view, unless narrated.</p>}} would not do justice to | |||
be the most suitable method of doing service to their lives. | |||
The most viable solution was to combine segments of every person's life journey into a single {{#simple-tooltip:biopic| <p align="justify">A biopic is a biographical narrative based on a real person's life. Some biopics embellish events, but most adhere to factual events. Biopics differ from pure biographies mainly in perspective. A biography is told from a first person perspective, unless narrated, where a biopic is voiced from a third person point of view.</p>}} narrative. This made it possible for each individual's narrative to build a cohesive accounting of larger events from multiple perspectives. But it also raised several other issues. First was the concern each individual's story might be diminished if it was perceived as a dramatization. This is not the case. Every precaution has been taken to accurately preserve every person's thoughts, feelings, and perspectives when conveying it from their journals into the {{#simple-tooltip:biopic| <p align="justify">A biopic is a biographical narrative based on a real person's life. Some biopics embellish events, but most adhere to factual events. Biopics differ from pure biographies mainly in perspective. A biography is told from a first person perspective, unless narrated, where a biopic is voiced from a third person point of view.</p>}}. | The most viable solution was to combine segments of every person's life journey into a single {{#simple-tooltip:biopic| <p align="justify">A biopic is a biographical narrative based on a real person's life. Some biopics embellish events, but most adhere to factual events. Biopics differ from pure biographies mainly in perspective. A biography is told from a first person perspective, unless narrated, where a biopic is voiced from a third person point of view.</p>}} narrative. This made it possible for each individual's narrative to build a cohesive accounting of larger events from multiple perspectives. But it also raised several other issues. First was the concern each individual's story might be diminished if it was perceived as a dramatization. This is not the case. Every precaution has been taken to accurately preserve every person's thoughts, feelings, and perspectives when conveying it from their journals into the {{#simple-tooltip:biopic| <p align="justify">A biopic is a biographical narrative based on a real person's life. Some biopics embellish events, but most adhere to factual events. Biopics differ from pure biographies mainly in perspective. A biography is told from a first person perspective, unless narrated, where a biopic is voiced from a third person point of view.</p>}}. | ||
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| Biographer | David Harriman |
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| Editor | BJ Lindholm |
| Genre | Biographical Narrative |
| Publisher | Astounding Publications |
Publication Date | 2020 |
Rise of the Salton Sea is the first novel in a series of biographical narratives. It is based on a collection of personal journals that chronicle the events and lives of the people that wrote them. This Wiki was created to provide additional context and scope for for the events described in the novel.
About this Wiki
The documents this Wiki was created from were found in the same location as the personal journals noted in the introduction above. The contents of those documents are comprised of articles aggregated from several versions of Wikipedia that span several decades. It is not a complete or comprehensive version of the various Wikipedia editions.
Encryption & Decryption
In their original form, the articles were archived on several outdated electronic storage devices. The individual files were found to be protected with a sophisticated encryption technology. A significant investment of effort and resources were was required to understand the encryption technology and develop a method of decrypting it.
Even with the vast capabilities of modern computers, the decryption process takes a considerable amount of time. As a result, the number of articles that have been decrypted and published on this site represent only a small portion of the total. Additionally, of the articles that have been published, only a few have been fully decrypted. Most contain multiple sections that remain encrypted.
There are also portions of the original storage media that were physically damaged at some point in the past. This causes Fragmentary Encryption Anomaly errors during the decryption process. Efforts to develop a solution for the issue are an ongoing effort.
Editing & Conversion
All articles and media from the various versions of Wikipedia have been converted to the contemporary Wikipedia format. Other than formatting, no changes have been made to the content.
Even though nothing has been changed during the editing and conversion process, minor modifications were to the original content were discovered. Among many small changes, the removal or redaction of proper names of individuals are the most prevalent. These items are noted whenever they are detected.
Journalistic Integrity
A paramount objective of this Wiki is to maintain journalistic integrity. However, as noted in the Encryption & Decryption section above, most articles have not been fully decrypted. This creates competing interests in the decision process for publishing incomplete articles.
Publishing an incomplete articles risks misunderstanding or misinterpretation by a reader. But there is also a compelling need to make new content available in a timely manner. As a compromise, whenever articles are published, notations are included to warn readers about drawing conclusions based on incomplete content. Please see the Editing Notations Article for additional information on notations.
Article Duplication
Some articles in this Wiki have duplicate entries sourced from different years. In order to differentiate articles from different years, a trailing date in parenthesis is added to the title of each entry. For example; Salton Sea (2020). If no year is included in a title, it indicates there is currently only a single version of an article available. When multiple year versions of articles are available, readers are encouraged to view all of them for a better understanding of the subject matter.
Additional Media
Additional reference and supporting material has been published on the following websites.
- Life of the Salton Sea: Details the past history of the Salton Sea.
- Rise of the Salton Sea: Combines the information contained in this Wiki and the journals into a timeline of events.
Novels
Biography VS Novelization
The original objective of this project was to present each individual's journal as a biography. But early in the process of preparing their personal journals for publication, it became evident publishing them in that manner would not to do justice to the story of their lives. Publishing independent biographies would remove vital elements necessary for communicating the broader scope of events occurring outside of each individual's direct experience. After much deliberation, the best method of conveying how their lives were intertwined with others and how it all connected to larger events was determined to be in the format of a biographical narrative.
biography lacked several vital elements necessary for communicating the broader scope of events occurring outside of each individual's direct experience. It was necessary to convey how their lives were intertwined with others and how it all connected to larger events.
biography would not do justice to
be the most suitable method of doing service to their lives.
The most viable solution was to combine segments of every person's life journey into a single biopic narrative. This made it possible for each individual's narrative to build a cohesive accounting of larger events from multiple perspectives. But it also raised several other issues. First was the concern each individual's story might be diminished if it was perceived as a dramatization. This is not the case. Every precaution has been taken to accurately preserve every person's thoughts, feelings, and perspectives when conveying it from their journals into the biopic.
Future Releases
Additional novels titled Moon Shift, World Shift, and Birth of the Salton Sea will follow the release of Rise of the Salton Sea. It is anticipated there will be enough remaining material from the journals to publish another series of novels that focus on each individual. The first novel in that series is expected to be Fire on High.
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Recommended Articles
Reading the contents of this Wiki in its entirety is not recommended. As previously noted its purpose is to provide context to the lives of the people chronicled in their personal journals and depth to their world. Their lives can be better understood by reading the books and experiencing events as they unfold for them.
Below are a list of articles that readers can use to familiarize themselves with the world those people will live in.