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<fontp colorstyle="color: red;">'''Everyone please remember, there will be extensive spoilers for ''[[Words of Radiance]]'' on many pages. For a reminder of our spoiler policy, please see below, or click [[Coppermind: Welcome#Words of Radiance Spoilers|here]]. Thank you! -Windrunner/fbstj'''</fontp>
 
<div id="mf-test">Welcome to '''the Coppermind''', the comprehensive wiki about [[Brandon Sanderson]], [[:Category: Books|his novels]], and the [[cosmere]], by the official Brandon Sanderson fansite, [http://www.17thshard.com/ 17th Shard]. Want to know more about [[the Stormlight Archive]], [[Mistborn series|Mistborn]], [[Elantris (book)|Elantris]], [[Warbreaker]], the [[Alcatraz]] series, and Brandon's numerous short stories? You've come to the right place! We have [[Specialspecial: Statisticsstatistics|{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}]] articles and we're expanding frequently!
 
Discovering us for the first time? Did you know that all of Brandon's adult fiction entries are all set in the same universe? It's true! They are all in a universe called the [[cosmere]], sharing the same mythology, rules to magic, and more. Some reading you might want to check out as an introduction:
 
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*[[Cosmere]]
*[[Adonalsium]]
*[[Shardworld]]
*[[Chronology]]
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Looking for something in a specific book or series? Check out:
 
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!width=25%|[[:Categorycategory: Elantris|Elantris]]
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!width=25%|[[:Categorycategory: Stormlight Archive|Stormlight Archive]]
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!width=25%|[[:Categorycategory: The Emperor's Soul|The Emperor's Soul]]
!width=25%|[[:Categorycategory: Alcatraz|Alcatraz]]
!width=25%|[[:Categorycategory: The Rithmatist|The Rithmatist]]
!width=25%|[[:Categorycategory: The Reckoners|Steelheart]]
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'''Want to help''' with the wiki? Scroll on down to the [[#To Do|to do section]] for some guides and some places to start. Also check out the [[Coppermind: Editor's Corner|Editor's Corner]].
 
== Featured Article: Manywar ==
[[File:T-Telir.png|thumb|350px|Map of T'Telir, the capital of Hanald (later Hallandren)]]
{{quote|What some are calling a 'simple quelling of rebel factions' could easily spin into another Manywar. Do you want that? Thousands upon thousands dead? Kingdoms falling to never rise again?|[[Bebid]], a priest of [[Brightvision]].}}
; [[Manywar|See more!]] · [[coppermind: featured articles|Other featured articles]]
 
== Coppermind News ==
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=== Words of Radiance Spoilers ===
Hey all. Words of Radiance is out in two days, and while we're all pretty psyched about that, I just wanted to take a second to remind everyone about out spoiler policy, as it seems a number of people have received their copy early. Until the fourth, there will be absolutely no Words of Radiance spoilers permitted on the wiki beyond what has been revealed in pre-release chapters and readings. I will personally be keeping a close eye on the wiki for any spoilers and terminating them with extreme prejudice. :P On the fourth, spoilers will be allowed on the wiki, but they should all be marked with a spoiler tag, so as to not ruin the book for anyone. Six months or so after the book is out, these tags will be removed. Thanks for your patience and understanding everyone, and happy reading! --[[User: Windrunner|Windrunner]] ([[User talk: Windrunner|talk]]) 23:16, 2 March 2014 (UTC)
 
 
'''[[Coppermind: Welcome/Archive|See more news]]!'''
 
== To Do ==
Would you like to help the Coppermind to get better? There's plenty of room for improvement, but where to start?
 
==== Book Pages ====
 
Many pages on book pages themselves could use serious expansion. The Mistborn trilogy's book articles are serious stubs, as well as [[Warbreaker]] and [[Elantris (book)|Elantris]]. When editing book pages, a couple sections you may want to consider:
On these articles, it'd also be appropriate to include some information about Brandon's process of writing the books (similar to many Wikipedia articles on movies having a "Production" section), if you know some fun factoids.
 
==== Main Characters ====
 
Of character articles, there are some pretty serious holes. Think about expanding main characters, as those should probably be the most extensive of all character articles. The Stormlight Archive main characters are okay, but think about editing [[Vivenna]] or [[Sarene]]. In edition, Mistborn characters like [[Kelsier]], [[Vin]], [[Elend Venture|Elend]], and [[Sazed]] could use some section breaks for clarity.
 
==== References ====
 
If you are editing for the first time, don't worry too much about adding citations for every fact--content always comes first. That said, if you're one of those people who stares at the Interview Database a lot, you might want to help adding citations to the many [[:Categorycategory: Articlesarticles in need of citations|articles in need of citations]].
 
==== General Tasks ====
 
Check out [[:Categorycategory: Articlesrticles in need of attention|articles requiring urgent attention]], articles that should be a top priority in expanding or fixing.
 
There are a great deal of wanted pages--that is, those wiki links that are in red instead of blue, which represent articles that don't exist. Check out the page of [[Specialspecial: WantedPages|all wanted articles]].
 
And, if you want to enter the realm of torment, you could always expand one of many, many [[:Categorycategory:Stubs stubs|stubs]].
 
=== I need some help! ===
 
Not to fear! We have some guides to help you through the editing process.
 
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*[[Helphelp: Editingediting|Editing and Wiki Syntax]]
*[[Helphelp: Citecite|References and footnotes]]
*[[Helphelp: Templatestemplates|Templates]]
*[[Projectproject: Stylestyle|An incomplete style guide]]
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Happy editing! Feel free to talk on our [http://www.17thshard.com/forum/forum/10-the-coppermind-wiki/ Coppermind forums] if you have additional questions.
 
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