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Other Conferences on Grex
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Jun 22 21:35 UTC 2003 |
This is the item for telling people about all the *other* wonderful
conferences on Grex. Summer Agora is NOT everything - there are about
ONE HUNDRED other conferences here on Grex, on all sorts of subjects -
books, poetry, cooking, sex, web pages, women, role playing games -
you name it. Type "help conferences" at the Ok: prompt to see the
list, or just check out the ones that are touted in this item.
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remmers
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response 1 of 32:
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Jun 23 14:32 UTC 2003 |
Your Grex journey cannot possibly be complete without a stop
at the Enigma conference. Guided tours leave every hour on
the half hour. So, take a ride on the clue bus and visit
Enigma today.
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polytarp
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response 2 of 32:
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Jun 23 14:39 UTC 2003 |
That conference is modernist.
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gregb
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response 3 of 32:
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Jun 23 15:37 UTC 2003 |
But what is Enigma /about/?
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remmers
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response 4 of 32:
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Jun 23 15:52 UTC 2003 |
It is enigmatic. Therefore, by definition, no one can say.
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dcat
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response 5 of 32:
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Jun 24 01:04 UTC 2003 |
Is it that no-one can say, or just that nobody knows?
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gelinas
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response 6 of 32:
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Jun 24 02:50 UTC 2003 |
Investigate the question, dcat. We'd love to hear your answer. :)
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dcat
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response 7 of 32:
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Jun 24 03:28 UTC 2003 |
Damn, I was hoping this wouldn't be an audience-participation thing. . . .
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gelinas
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response 8 of 32:
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Jun 24 05:37 UTC 2003 |
bbs is not a spectator sport. ;)
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arianna
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response 9 of 32:
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Jun 24 17:12 UTC 2003 |
of the poetry conference, be sure:
although quiet, we're hardly demure.
now the login screen's changed,
we need *you* to orate --
it's more fun than a bi-hourly tour.
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jaklumen
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response 10 of 32:
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Jun 25 04:12 UTC 2003 |
The music conference is worth a look. Usually the discussion revolves
around British Isles folk and Napster-style items (copyright and file
sharing in the industry). Occasionally, there is a different item--
Sapna entered an American Idol item a while back. Break the mold and
come on over.
I've enjoyed the cooking/kitchen cf a lot, too. Full of restaurant
reviews in the A2/Ypsi area, recipes, cooking tips, comments on
cooking implements, the conference might give you a little insight
into your cooking time.
Inferno is psychological discussion of a light and popular nature.
It's been a little quiet, but has been friendly. It is
a 'refurbished' cf, so to speak, in that it had different content once
upon a time.
The Perky (originally Steve) conference is another changed
conference. It is currently inactive, but it funny at least for the
read on the Agora item that started it.
I am the fw of the recovery cf. It is primarily a resource
conference, a place to check in occasionally or to share helpful bits
of information.
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russ
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Jun 25 12:15 UTC 2003 |
There once was a FW named Erinn
Whose conference likes she was sharin'
But her limerick art
All too quick fell apart
When the rhyme scheme I found she was tearin'.
Join Science. Just because it's geeky. And we geek out about
some pretty esoteric things. Come geek out with us and tell us
what's going on that *you* think is cool.
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arianna
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Jun 25 13:16 UTC 2003 |
(response voiced a la traditional poetry cf "shred:")
While I find your poetic use of name pleasing and was impressed that you chose
it for the base of the rhyme scheme, your internal criticism of my limerick's
own rhyme scheme falls a bit flat when you did the same in your own, Russ.
d;
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mynxcat
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Jun 25 14:30 UTC 2003 |
Join the international conference, and learn about the world around
you. It's a little slow, and unfortunately has become a slamming cf,
but it'll change, I promise.
If you have something interesting to say about the world and other
people, do it in the international conference
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arianna
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response 14 of 32:
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Jun 25 18:25 UTC 2003 |
d'oh. :/name/my name
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jaklumen
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response 15 of 32:
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Jun 26 02:25 UTC 2003 |
resp:13 you're a fw there, right, Sapna?
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gelinas
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response 16 of 32:
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Jun 26 02:27 UTC 2003 |
Yes, she is.
I just had occasion to stop by the consumer conference. Well worth a visit.
You'll find information on how to shop for just about anything, and
recommendations for the rest.
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gregb
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response 17 of 32:
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Jun 27 14:40 UTC 2003 |
What does "FW" stand for?
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gelinas
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response 18 of 32:
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Jun 27 14:50 UTC 2003 |
"Fair Witness", the person responsible for a conference (for certain values
of "responsible").
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gregb
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response 19 of 32:
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Jun 27 14:54 UTC 2003 |
Isn't the same as a Moderator?
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gelinas
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response 20 of 32:
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Jun 27 15:04 UTC 2003 |
Not really, but I guess the concept is similar. The moderator of a debate
or panel discussion has a bit more power than a fair witness of a conference,
and the moderator of an e-mail list has a lot more control than a fair witness
of a conference.
In most cases, the fair witness links items between conferences, freezes (or
otherwise removes) duplicate items or items not germane to the conference,
subject to the mores of the particular conference. The fair witness is also
the person to contact with specific questions about the operation of the
conference.
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gregb
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response 21 of 32:
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Jun 27 15:14 UTC 2003 |
So how is this different from a Moderator's duties/abilities?
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rcurl
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response 22 of 32:
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Jun 27 16:05 UTC 2003 |
It's a Heinlein groupie thing. See http://freerepublic.com/~fairwitness/
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mynxcat
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response 23 of 32:
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Jun 27 17:07 UTC 2003 |
A moderator would be able to steer the discussion and slap people's
wrists when they get out of line. A fw has much less responsibility.
From what I've learnt, you're not allowed to delete stuff that could
be disruptive to the community. Basically your hands are tied.
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mdw
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response 24 of 32:
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Jun 27 17:24 UTC 2003 |
Most of the powers that people think moderators ought to have turn out
to be really bad solutions in terms of social dynamics. "Fairwitness"
was my attempt to defuse this tendency. In Confer they were called
"organizers", and there were occasional flame fests related to this or
that abuse or perceived abuse. On the well, they're called "hosts". In
the BBS world, a common term was "sysop". A popular newspeak term for
ftf meetings is "facilitator".
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