What every entry will hold
The same fields in the same order for every hobby, so two of them can actually be compared:
- What it is. A plain description, and its history in a paragraph
- Branches. The major forms it takes, and where they split
- Skills. What you get better at by doing it
- Equipment. What you need, and what people buy that they do not
- Cost. To start, and to keep going
- Time. What a session looks like, and how often it wants doing
- Accessibility. Space and mobility and noise. Who it shuts out
- Terminology. The words you would otherwise nod along to
- Safety. Where the real risks are, not a legal disclaimer
- Related hobbies and where to read more
What it will not do
It will not teach you the hobby. The moment reference material stops to explain how to hold a chisel, it stops being useful as reference. That job belongs to the guide, which sits alongside every wiki entry.
It will not tell you a hobby is wonderful. If something is expensive or slow to get good at then the entry says so.
Not built yet
Five hundred hobbies are listed and none of them have an entry behind them. This is waiting on people who know a hobby well enough to write it up, not on code.