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What the FAQ?

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<p>Eurogamer had a chat with <span class="whoistalking">Pawel Dembowski, better known as Ausir around these parts, and the topic at hand is <a href="http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Fallout_Wiki" target="_blank"><strong>The Vault</strong></a>.</span></p>
<p><span class="whoistalking">Let's see what Ausir had to say:</span></p>
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<p class="interviewQuestion"><strong><span class="whoistalking">Eurogamer</span>: Was the Duck and Cover project a wiki, as well?</strong></p>
<p class="interviewAnswer"><span class="whoistalking">Pawel Dembowski</span>: It was a wiki from the beginning, although it goes back to the Fallout Bible, which was a guide to the Fallout lore by Chris Avellone, one of the Fallout 2, and now Fallout: New Vegas, designers.</p>
<p>The Fallout Bible was never finished because Avellone left Interplay. So the wiki's purpose was, to an extent, to continue the work. [And] also to document all Fallout lore in the hope that it would be helpful to Bethesda when creating Fallout 3.</p>
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<p>A noble cause.</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2010-09-09-what-the-faq-article?page=4">Read the rest here</a>.</p>
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Eurogamer: Do you think it was?

Pawel Dembowski: I know it was.

Eurogamer: They've told you as much?

Pawel Dembowski: Yes, and it's actually evident from some in-game content. One funny example is one of the terminals in the Citadel in Fallout 3, detailing the history of the Maxson family, the leaders of the Brotherhood of Steel. There are entries for Roger Maxson, the founder of BOS, his son Maxson II and his grandson John Maxson.

The thing is, Maxson II was what I called the guy in The Vault because there was no canonical first name given for him anywhere in the games. Instead of giving him an actual name, the devs simply copied the name of the article - "Maxson II" - assuming that it's canon.
And that's how Ausir missed the golden opportunity to insert Volourn Honourblade Maxson into the Fallout universe.
 

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I feel pathetic to even respond to a news item about an article about what amounts to some loser's fan blog, but it really gets me is how seriously this guys takes himself. I am the guardian of the holy canon of fallout! Because of me fallout 3 was a good un, because people list to me! I'm important! Listen to me...! Time to go outside for a few minutes fella.
 

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Jason said:
And that's how Ausir missed the golden opportunity to insert Volourn Honourblade Maxson into the Fallout universe.

How about Ian Miles Maxson Wen Xian?
 

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Sick Bum said:
I feel pathetic to even respond to a news item about an article about what amounts to some loser's fan blog, but it really gets me is how seriously this guys takes himself. I am the guardian of the holy canon of fallout! Because of me fallout 3 was a good un, because people list to me! I'm important! Listen to me...! Time to go outside for a few minutes fella.

Nah, Ausir is coo', dude. Chillax, bro. Everythin's gonna be awright, friend.
 
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The thing is, Maxson II was what I called the guy in The Vault because there was no canonical first name given for him anywhere in the games. Instead of giving him an actual name, the devs simply copied the name of the article - "Maxson II" - assuming that it's canon.

That, or they just did the same thing as Ausir.
 

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Well, it would be quite a coincidence, especially given that the terminal entries were very similar to The Vault articles about these characters. They looked like they took these and just paraphrased them a bit.
 

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Grunker said:
Sick Bum said:
I feel pathetic to even respond to a news item about an article about what amounts to some loser's fan blog, but it really gets me is how seriously this guys takes himself. I am the guardian of the holy canon of fallout! Because of me fallout 3 was a good un, because people list to me! I'm important! Listen to me...! Time to go outside for a few minutes fella.

Nah, Ausir is coo', dude. Chillax, bro. Everythin's gonna be awright, friend.

I had too much coffee.
 

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