Board Thread:Wiki-Related Discussion/@comment-6302057-20151209070336/@comment-25762747-20151209122222

NickM98 wrote: ''Note: The terms "land" and "world" have been used interchangeably on-screen and on the OUAT Wiki. The term "realm" is used on the OUAT Wiki as a region of FTL. This proposal classes the collective term as "realm" (as it appears to be the only term used consistently to describe these locations) with "lands" and "worlds" as distinct varieties.'' Lands are the traditional realms: FTL, LWM, Wonderland, etc. They can be travelled to with the use of portals. Lands are generally culturally and ethnically diverse, similar to LWM. Additionally, lands can be distinguished from worlds by looking at their names: Fairy Tale Land, Land Without Magic, Wonderland, Victorian/1920s England, etc.

Worlds are similar in the fact that they are large expansive realms. However, worlds are distinct in the fact that they appear to exist on a different plane to the regular lands and cannot be travelled to by means of a conventional portal, more complex methods are required. Worlds also appear to each have a distinctive trait: the Netherworld is the realm "between life and death" and the Underworld is the realm of the dead.

'''I propose that the terminology on the OUAT Wiki be updated to reflect this distinct difference between "lands" and "worlds", with "realms" being used as the collective term. What are your thoughts?''' Well, what LJ have been trying to explain in the past replies is the fact that it's too confusing for us to understand with the terms used in the show. Different characters use different words to discribe their World or kingdoms. Some say World, some Realm, some Land and some Kingdom. So basicly, world is so mucg easy to describe the actual world

For example : Earth, Mars, Jupiter (this are worlds in our galaxy) that we use in our daily life (sciene lol), so the term world is used just like that for Oz, FTL, Wonderland, LWM, LWC and others.

Then, there is Agrabah, Arendelle, EF, Camelot and DunBroch in FTL. These can't be labelled as worlds as they already lie in FTL, which is already a world. So the term Realm, which has been used in the show (poorly though) is used to describe it.

For example, like continents in our Earth (North America, South, Asia, Europe etc). We call our's as continents so Realm is something similar. It's like Agrabah is Asia and Arendelle is Europe.

Then the phrase Kingdoms to represent town-like places within the realm and sometimes Villages

Hope you do understand and have a nice day :)