Hi, 

Just thought you might find this as funny as I did...

the people on Celandra list are putting up a new interactive history game
(set in space) named 'The Main'. Interactive history deals mostly with
societies (as opposed to characters) so society descriptions are pretty
essential part of the game. Now, the future webmaster of the game posted
an example society description that the players were supposed to follow.

Enjoy. (I have deleted some small parts which don't make much sense 
to outsiders.)

juuso

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Date: Tue, 30 Nov 1999 13:39:17 cst
From: Edmund 

Here's what I propose, with a quick example society 

The [Main] Mailing List

---Overview
The mailing list is a collection of interested people from all over
cyberspace. It's overriding aim is to create a working space IH game.

---Systems Controlled - none (or all of them?)

---Appearance and Racial Heritage
The list consists only of Mail, an epheremal substance floated along cables.
Posters appear as approximations of their real form in cyberspace - ie :-)

---Politics and Society
The list works on a who-posts-longest-and-last-wins basis, with ideas
decided by the last person to complain about them, or the person who writes
the longest article.  Achievements in this area are recorded on the web
site. 

---Military and Other Organisations
The only other organisation to speak of is the silent and mysterious
Lurkers, who do nefarious things in the dark places between posts. :)

---Religion
It is believed that there are beings beyond our comprehension who administer
to the internal workings of the list.

---Arts and Sciences
Stories are what makes the world go round, and Technobabble.  A select few
are looked up to in each field, although creativity is rife.

---Economy, Resources & Technology
The only currency is ideas... but Technology frequently fails them as
servers far out in cyberspace go down and interfere with Mail.

---Articles
links to larger pieces describing specific aspects of the society, ie.

Legend of the Origionator - many on the list forget that in their ancient
past, their was a post, entitled 'how about starting up a Space Base version
IH  game?' on the Other List.  All should thank the past and to the writer
of the post. (Louis? :)

Dissertation on the Power of the Web Site - very powerful, I think 


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