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Wiki Update

The wiki is being updated regularly with new pictures of the covers of the Hard- and Softcover issues of Stanislaw Lem's stories.

If you see another cover with a Stanislaw Lem story in it, please look at the previous examples and add your information to the page.

Characters

All characters from the novels of Stanislaw Lem ought to be listed with their class (Major, Minor, Stub-Character) and the book they appear in (as well as the first time of their appearance). If there is more information about a character, a short description should be given.

It might help to take pieces from the text of the novel to support the text of the wiki article. However it might be a good idea to keep the source separate from the article (until right questions are resolved) by using the format article/source for the page with the first hand material (whose right to publication might lie with someone else than the heirs than Lem, so watch out how often that way to work is used).

Locations

All locations described by Stanislaw Lem in his books. Must note which book they appear in, short description works. The reference source material to support its existence should be stored in a separate page in the format article/source

Machines

All machines (with the exception of space-ships) that are described in Stanislaw Lem's novels (like Diglas). Their working concept or whatever information is available about them should be provided. Where there is lacking detail about technicalities, the reference should mention them as unresolved and point to the source for more information.

Ships

This section is pretty straightforward. All the rockets and space-travelling ships mentioned in Stanislaw Lem's novels, together with any more details are gathered in this Section, like for Example Pirx's [[Cuvier or the Hermes.

Philosophical Concepts

This deals with the Concepts Lem is introducing and examining as a Philosopher (like Exformation, Evolution, Anthropocentrism) which are worth noting.

Logical Concepts

This deals with the Concepts Lem is introducing and examining as a Logician (like Game-Theory, MiniMax, Mirror-Effect

Latin Phrases

Words and Phrases Stanislaw Lem is introducing as part of his work (like Contra spem spero)

Names

This section covers all objects and Entities Stanislaw Lem gave a name in his work. They could be objects, People, Planets, Ships, Concepts. They are all noted (in this kind of monographic index) with the book they show up in (multiple possible, then starting with the eldest one)

Wiki Translation

Some Articles and Interviews are only available in languages other than English. In order to work with the source material, prior translation is necessary. Please note that the question of ownership of the translation (even if it is done by you) is still open. Might have to be resolved by the community later.

Interviews

There are several interviews Stanislaw Lem has given that are now only available by contacting research institutes. There will be a list of such bibliographies shortly, and then a contact list with current status of the pending request for the article ought to be put up.

Articles

Stanislaw Lem has published Articles, for example in German, that are not available in any other tongue. In order to work with them, the community can start to translate them and use them as Source for this wiki.

Please note that the question of ownership of the translation (even if it is done by you) is still open. Might have to be resolved by the community later.