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Malësoria, (OGF ID: UL17g), is a country in the southern part of Uletha. It is characterized with diverse ethnicities and cultures, various types of geographical features, and an unique mapping style.

It is an open community collaborative project, meaning you can join at any time if you meet the only requirements for joining, set by the coordinator:
 * Have at least 50 changesets/edits
 * Have an account at least 3 months old
 * Have no history of rule-breaking activities

The owner of the territory and the project coordinator is User:JoJoBa. If you are interested to join the project, feel free to contact the coordinator here. By joining the project you agree to be active and consistent, whether is it small additions to the map or larger uploads. The coordinator has every right to remove you from the project team, meaning you will need to request permission if you are willing to join back. This will be done after 4 months of inactivity on your side.

For territory owners which border Malësoria, they are free to edit 5 km (3 mi) from the border line into Malësoria, if you are not a member of the project.

Current project team:
 * User:JoJoBa
 * User:Lithium-Ion
 * User:MiePrzKom
 * User:Rustem Pasha
 * User:stjur
 * User:sudo90

Rules
Below are the main rules of the project:
 * The language you should use is Albanian. This applies to areas with other ethnicities as well.
 * Try not to divert from the style used in the country. - Mostly rural; Undeveloped; Sparsely populated.
 * Mapping set in historical time (e.g. 1500 AD) is not allowed, everything has to be set in modern times.


 * Due to the nature of 'community collaborative projects', all discussions have to be made via the Forums. This does not forbid you to discuss about the project off-site, but everything that is deemed official and affects the larger picture of the project has to be discussed on the forums.
 * Avoid lists off-site. Everything has to be documented here.
 * All OGF rules apply to this project as well.
 * Follow the plans from this page and the forums at all times!

What can you map, and what not: You can map freely:
 * Rural areas
 * Smaller and medium sized towns
 * Natural features - both large scale and more detailed ones
 * Low-level infrastructure - local roads, rural roads up to primaries, railways, smaller airports, ferries, etc.
 * Buildings in cities and towns with defined layout

You can not map freely (i.e. you should discuss with the community about everything regarding these OR you should follow the plans when mapping these):
 * Larger cities and towns which do NOT have a defined layout
 * Larger scale infrastructure - highways and trunks, state-wide railways, major airports, etc.
 * Names and toponyms which are deemed important, and whose names should be discussed with the community.
 * Mapping already made by other users. - Instead of changing it yourself, contact the user who made it to rework the area. Due to the project being early-stage currently, adding more mapping should be a priority instead of constantly changing existing mapping.

Sources of inspiration
The mapping environment in Malësoria should be rather unique. However, that doesn't mean you should not use real world examples as bases and inspiration. Some which we think may deem useful are (in bold are the main sources of inspiration):
 * The entire country of Albania
 * The Caucasus region - for the northernmost areas of the country, with the border of Suria.
 * Environments of the surrounding territories (Demirhan Empire, Qennes, UL17h, Suria, White Dregovine) - for border areas
 * Moldavia (in Romania) and Moldova - for the southwestern plains
 * Transylvania (in Romania) - for the central highlands
 * Dinaric Alps (in the Balkans) - for the southern mountain chain
 * Danube - for the Kiran river (border with Demirhan Empire)

Propositions

 * Country name:
 * Malësoria - User:MiePrzKom
 * Tonënia - User:Rustem Pasha
 * Atdhe kugurëzohet User:Lithium-Ion
 * Capital city name:
 * Tëlrasan - User:MiePrzKom
 * Vogës - User:JoJoBa
 * Name of the autonomous region:
 * Tonënia' - User:Rustem Pasha - reused from the country names proposition list''
 * Names of the mountain ranges:


 * Names of the main cities:


 * Names of the main lakes:
 * Liqeni i Bashelezit - User:MiePrzKom