I Got a Gallery in the Wild - Chapter 836

Asella managed to snap to her senses while writing up information and records about Grylls.

If she stayed buried in that, she might miss what mattered most.

She needed to look into what this newly introduced GalWiki was and what functions it had.

’Besides, it said the Orange Badge can appoint Chroniclers. Is this something like an Assistant Moderator?’

Asella made an effort to understand the rest—more specifically, GalWiki itself.

She quickly figured out that it could be used to look up all sorts of information, but that was from a regular user’s perspective.

The real question was what administrator-level figures like Chroniclers could do.

’First, unlike browsing information, anyone can create an entry as long as they register a Fixed Nick.’

While any user could search for information, creating and editing entries was restricted to Fixed Nicks.

On top of that, whenever an entry was edited, everyone could see which Fixed Nick had done it.

’Discussions can decide how GalWiki entries get edited, huh...’

There were plenty of other fascinating features too, namely the discussion feature for drafting entries.

Even court chroniclers serving an emperor or a king were known to slip in their own biases, so what would GalWiki be like?

At first, it was bound to overflow with all kinds of agitation, fabrications, and blatant lies.

Her head already throbbed, but this too was her responsibility as the Orange Badge.

Then what was a Chronicler, and what role did they play?

’To put it simply, they’re the Assistant Moderators of GalWiki.’

Managing the Gallery, which the entire world enjoyed, was overwhelming enough on its own; managing GalWiki on top of that would break even a superhuman.

Therefore, by appointing Chroniclers—who could be considered the Orange Badges of GalWiki—the workload would be divided.

And what a Chronicler could do differed greatly from a Gallery Assistant Moderator. At the most fundamental level, there was mediation.

Discussions were bound to heat up, and if things went south, they could easily devolve into massive brawls.

Mediating that was the Chronicler’s job, and they could even close the discussion altogether.

’And I’m not the only one who can appoint Chroniclers?’

It wasn’t necessary for the Orange Badge to appoint someone for them to become a Chronicler.

Fixed Nicks could elect and appoint Chroniclers through a vote.

Moreover, it was explicitly stated that Chroniclers elected this way could not be fired at whim by the Orange Badge.

She wondered if there might be the side effect of Fixed Nicks banding together to elect a flood of Chroniclers, but...

’Mm... does it really matter?’

To be frank, it didn’t matter much.

It might have been different if only Chroniclers could create and edit entries, but anyone could do that.

What a Chronicler did was close to being a mere "mediator," reaching the final conclusion.

’In practice, they have even less authority than an Assistant Moderator, don’t they?’

On the surface, there weren’t many perks to being a Chronicler.

Even so, Asella decided to look over it a little more carefully.

There might be hidden functions, or something she had missed.

As she went through it step by step, she found a fairly meaningful power.

’There’s temporary entry protection.’

When an edit war broke out over a piece of information, administrators had the authority to place the entry under temporary protection.

Besides that, there was forced discussion mediation, temporary bans on entry editing, and so forth.

None of this harmed GalWiki or the wider Gallery, making them reasonably sound methods.

While browsing through various features, Asella found herself facing a dilemma.

’Who should I appoint as Chronicler?’

Currently, there were three Assistant Moderators: Heavenly Demon, Sword Matstar, and Princess Chaenggu.

Could these three faithfully carry out the role of Chronicler?

Asella tended to be trusting, but she couldn’t vouch for them even out of politeness.

’Princess Chaenggu is the most worrying of all.’

Right now, she was a human—no, a demon—who openly cheered for Chaeyu and hurled abuse at Leor.

If she gave Chronicler status to that person, she’d probably get stripped of it in no time.

And for the reason of posting entries that were outrageously biased toward Chaemes United.

Though she herself would throw a fit, swearing it was all objective fact.

’I’d have to wait and see with Heavenly Demon and Sword Matstar, but...’

Whether they could be trusted as Chroniclers was another matter entirely.

In the end, appointing new Chroniclers was a far better option.

Just then, two suitable Fixed Nicks came to mind.

’Allfather and Starlight Lady.’

Both Fixed Nicks regularly displayed vast knowledge, and Allfather possessed an immense wealth of it.The source of this chapter is novelping(.)com.

On top of that, he was actively engaged in research, always striving for objectivity.

Starlight Lady had less sheer knowledge than Allfather, but she displayed her innate genius without reservation.

’For now, appointing Allfather as Chronicler seems best.’

She could take her time thinking about other Chroniclers.

Asella waited for the Gallery to reopen while browsing around for other features.

Since it was an entirely novel platform so different from the Gallery, new features cropped up like bamboo shoots after rain.

’Huh? Suspension of editing?’

There was one feature that caught Asella’s eye in particular.

Suspension of editing—meaning a feature that halted any further editing on that entry.

Naturally, it couldn’t just suspend anything; it was mainly for matters concerning defamation and copyright infringement.

Since anyone could write on GalWiki, malicious slander was inevitably going to creep in.

People could also hide behind the shield of "anonymity" to upload copyrighted writings and various media.

’In the worst-case scenario, military secrets or secret clan manuals might get leaked.’

The moment things like that went up, even once, it would cause severe fallout.

One might ask who would be crazy enough to do that, but the world was vast and full of crazy bastards.

’Of course, nobody could easily tell whether they were real or fake.’

It could just be a hoax someone posted out of boredom.

Believing it blindly was extremely dangerous, so stealing the secrets yourself was ultimately the safest bet.

Secrets like that wouldn’t require too much worry, then, but portrait rights and copyrights were a different story.

Suspension of editing existed to prevent infringements of rights, and the procedure wasn’t particularly difficult.

’You have to prepare personal identifying information proving your identity and send it to the Operator, huh...’

The Operator, presumably a tier above the administrator.

In other words, making a request to the Orange Badge was pointless.

Then how was one supposed to send it to the Operator?

The instructions for this were laid out very clearly too.

Just like the Orange Badge and Fixed Nicks exchanging messages with each other, you sent a message to the Operator.

Once the Operator received the message and verified the identity, the suspension of editing would last for thirty days.

After that thirty-day temporary measure, if no objection was raised, the entry would be deleted as is.

If a Fixed Nick who made major contributions to the entry or a Chronicler raised an objection, it would devolve into a messy brawl.

’Still, the condition...’

Even this wasn’t all smooth sailing, however, as there was one headache-inducing catch.

You had to be near the World Tree to send messages and attach files to the Operator.

In other words, Alfheim, which guarded the World Tree, would have to accept the request.

To prevent defamation and copyright infringement, you essentially needed permission from a whole nation.

With access to the World Tree being so tight in reality, it was virtually impossible for ordinary people.

’Then again, ordinary people won’t have entries written about them on GalWiki anyway.’

Normally, anyone with an entry on GalWiki would possess fame at least on par with nobility.

Furthermore, trying to cover up controversies would only tarnish their honor even more.

’Alfheim already catches enough flak as it is, but they’ll get cursed out even more because of this.’

Fortunately, Alfheim only managed the World Tree; they had no authority to interfere.

The most mischief they could manage would be requesting an edit suspension on entries related to the Senate.

Crucially, it wasn’t even certain whether the Operator would accept it.

’I’ll have to focus on management for the time being. But before that...’

Asella checked the recent edit dates on GalWiki.

She had just written an entry about Grylls, but setting that aside.

Although GalWiki was a new arrival, it seemed its actual creation had taken place long ago.

It was closer to the truth to say that when the gods created the Gallery, they had created GalWiki alongside it.

There was a very high chance that records related to the gods had been written as well.

’First of all, Lady Aris!’

Searching for Aris brought up a flurry of homonyms.

Among them, there was an entry concerning real people, and Asella directed her eyes toward it.

’Huh? AV actress? Girl group? Who are these people?’

Wikis had a certain signature quirk.

You set out looking for specific information, only to find yourself browsing something bizarre before you know it.The source of this chapter is novelping dot com.

It was a prime example of just how ridiculously accessible information was on a wiki.

[Roughly means an actor who appears in adult videos]

"!!!"

Asella couldn’t escape it either.

She had clicked on it because the link was shaded in a particularly dark blue, but what was this?

’A-aren’t adult videos subject to regulation?! It should definitely be stated in the rules!’

Adult videos were indeed subject to regulation and censorship.

It was just that documenting "information" about them didn’t violate the rules.

Asella quickly backed out, afraid someone might see her (though being on the Gallery, there was no way anyone could).

’Ugh... so that’s what it meant...’

Once again, she realized just how brilliantly the Age of the Gods—that is, Earth’s civilization—had shone (?).

Prostitutes and red-light districts existed in this world too, but buying and selling footage of it was on a whole other level.

Unless you were filthy rich with money to burn, it was closer to: why bother?

’Still, why did they write down even this in such meticulous detail?’

GalWiki had been created after the fall of Earth’s civilization.

She knew the Chief God and the other deities had inputted all sorts of records, but she hadn’t expected it to include stuff like this.

’Still, as for Lady Aris... is it this one?’

While the other names were written in blue, only one was in green.

She didn’t know whether it was to distinguish eras or simply because she was an important figure.

[Category: Aris / Affiliation: Earth Union / Affiliation: Earth Union Knight Order / ...]

[Earth Union 1st Knight Order]

[A photo of Aris that looks roughly like an ID picture]

[Various personal information, including real name]

Still, thanks to that, she was able to find information on Aris, Goddess of War.

[Once used the Sovereign’s biometric data to post a slanderous smear.]

"..."

As a faithful follower, she came face-to-face with Aris’s dark history.

’...Should I edit it?’

She really shouldn’t.

As the Gallery rolled out its major update, the existence of GalWiki quickly spread.

People marveled at the new innovation while voicing their concerns at the same time.

Unlike the Gallery, where countless posts appeared only to vanish, GalWiki allowed things to be "immortalized."

Those carrying a mountain of controversies couldn’t help but feel especially uneasy.

’Well, who told them to go around causing trouble in the first place?’

Naturally, there were also those relatively free from such worries.

Such was the case for Ash, who had set off for the Central Plains to meet the Heavenly Demon, Yoo So-wol.

Meeting Yoo So-wol privately had already been part of her plans.

She intended to meet her and talk about martial arts.

’Things like this are always most entertaining when someone else writes them about you.’

And so, after some time had passed, Ash searched to see if an entry about her had been created.

Since she was a globally renowned figure, quite a few people were already busy drafting one.

[Birth: Year XXXX, Month X, Day X (Age 39) Old Maid]

[Barisi Village, Messiah Empire]

"...Which bastard wrote this?"

The instant she saw the strikethrough boldly marking her personal info, a vein popped on her forehead.

’I’m still thirty-six, and they pull this kind of fabrication?’

Ash was already realizing the sheer gravity of it.

She immediately set out to investigate which Fixed Nick had written it.

Unfortunately, since so many Fixed Nicks were already editing the entry, tracking it down proved difficult.

[Recently Edited: Heavenly Demon]

Even without hard evidence, there was one person who fit every suspicion.

’No. She isn’t the type to pull a petty prank like this...’

Ash’s dilemma only deepened.