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- From: williams@nd.edu (PEGGY WILLIAMS)
- Subject: Re: FAQ
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- Organization: University of Notre Dame
- References: <BxrnDv.Gw3@mentor.cc.purdue.edu>
- Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 18:13:33 GMT
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- In article <BxrnDv.Gw3@mentor.cc.purdue.edu> jester@sage.cc.purdue.edu (Jester) writes:
- >From: jester@sage.cc.purdue.edu (Jester)
- >Subject: FAQ
- >Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1992 16:34:42 GMT
-
- >What is the OOO, you might ask?
-
- >Basically, we are a group of people (many are college students)
- >who have formed this really twisted organization.
-
- >The reason for the name is that we humorously ask our members
- >to "self-deify" and choose a title for themselves when they
- >join. For instance, I am the Director of Physical and Non-physical
- >Phenomena. Another member is Arch-chancellor of the Unseen
- >University. It is all quite harmless, really. We do have some
- >members who also belong to organized religions such as Christianity,
- >so we are not "ungodly" or blasphemous.
-
- >Since December, our focus has been to stir up debate on the
- >issues of the environment, politics, and the military. The
- >first issue we discussed was a nuclear test-ban. Near Jan 1,
- >the charter members put out a set of "platforms" for people
- >to debate. For further information on the debates, see the
- >post "Debate Guidelines."
-
- >Thank you very much, and we hope you enjoy and continue
- >to subscribe to this newsgroup. We can promise you hours
- >of laughs and intelligent discussion!
- >Please suscribe to alt.overlords to receive
- >information on our discussions and actions!!!!!
-
- >The Charter Members,
-
- >Ben McCall (Director of Physical and Non-Physical Phenomena)
- >Chris Christian (Secretary of Global Domination/Confusion)
- >Matthew Dyer (Commander of Military and Chaos)
-
- >Your first task as a new member is to pick a title
- >for yourself. This title should be as creative as
- >possible, and should not be in conflict with another
- >member's title, and also should not be too power-hungry.
- >All titles must be approved by the charter members.
-
- >See posts entitled "Memberlist" for an up-to-date
- >membership list. Read through and try to get a feel
- >for the title concept.
-
- >What must you do to become a member? Well, just pick
- >a title for yourself, and send mail to
- >jester@sage.cc.purdue.edu telling him your title, real name,
- >and shoe size.
-
- >The OOO attempts to be somewhat politically active,
- >so please try to get involved in the debates (see
- >the post entitled "Debate Guidlines" for more info).
- >Also, try to read the YAQOTD posts (Yet Another
- >Quote Of The Day) - not only are they funny, but
- >they may contain other important information from
- >jester.
-
- >About E-mail: members don't mind getting E-mail from
- >you if it's directed to them, but don't send mail to
- >everyone - that's what this newsgroup is for!
-
- >In the past, long .sigs have been shunned, but with
- >a newsgroup (rather than a mailing list) they are
- >probably more apt to be tolerated!
-
- >Now, a little bit of OOO trivia (which is far from trivial,
- >and you ought to know these things!):
-
- >The Line of Succession: In the new world order which the
- >OOO has created, power is on a first-come, first-served
- >basis. You will be assigned a number which represents
- >your "height" on the pyramid. Those above you are more
- >powerful than yourself, those below you less so (in some
- >abstract sense). HOWEVER, the final authority IN ALL
- >MATTERS lies with the three charter members.
-
- >Recruitment: Please recruit as many people as possible!
- >In order to sign someone up, have them read alt.overlords
- >for a while, and get a sense of the organization. If they
- >want to join, have them follow the same process you are!
-
- >NOTE: We are no longer keeping track of who recruits who -
- >it is just too tedious for the accountants!
-
- >THE RULES:
-
- >#1 No pooftahs! (Note: we are not anti-homosexual, it's just a Monty-
- >Python quote, so if you're offended, get a life!!!!!)
- >#2 You must always remember these rules.
- >#3 No pooftahs!
- >#4 You must always remember the O.O.O. symbol.
- >#5 No pooftahs!
- >#6 There is no rule six!!
- >#7 You must always yield to your superiors.
- >(Note: Rule seven is only symbolic, of course.)
-
- >Any and all similarities to Monty Python is mere coincidence.
- >Or maybe they aren't?
-
- >THE OOO SYMBOL (lousy ASCII version, but you get the idea!):
-
- > /\ /\
- > / \ / \
- > / \ / \
- > / \ / \
- > / /\ /\ \
- > / \ / \
- > / \ / \
- > / \_/ \
- > / \
- > / \
- > / OOO \
- > / \
- > / _______ \
- > / / / \ \ \
- > / ( ( @ ) ) \
- > / \_\___/_/ \
- > / \
- > /___________________\
-
- >For those of you who are FTP buffs, there is an anonymous
- >FTP directory set up on cco.caltech.edu called pub/bjmccall/
- >which has some interesting stuff, including a spiffy Mac-ized
- >version of the OOO symbol with a decent-looking eye.
-
- >For more info on this FTP site, including an updated directory,
- >see the post entitled "FTP site available."
-
- >GOOD LUCK, HAVE FUN, and SPREAD THE WORD!!!!!!!
-
- >To carry on the debates that will hopefully take place on
- >the newsgroup we ask that the following guidelines be followed.
-
- > 1. That you read the articles pertaining to a specific debate
- >before jumping in to give your opinion. What you have to say
- >may have already been said, and repetition is not appreciated.
-
- > 2. That if you want to attack specific points in another
- >article, that you print who has said them. It will allow
- >the debates to proceed more smoothly.
-
- > 3. If you present ideas which are not your own, such as
- >from alternate newsgroups, reference sources, etc. that you
- >make all possible effort to give credit to the source.
- >This is mostly to allow the rest of the organization to do
- >their own research on the subject.
-
- > 4. Though this will probably not happen, do not let personal
- >bias against another member influence your reaction or opinion. We
- >want to follow the correct path, regardless of who proposed it.
-
- >It is the goal of the charter members to provide an opportunity
- >for all of us to express our ideas in a censorship free environment,
- >and by following these guidelines, I hope that it will be possible
- >to do so.
-
- >Here are the OOO's tentative "platforms":
-
-
- >Environmental Platform:
-
- >The OOO believes that awareness of environmental problems and active
- >involvement in developing and inplementing the solutions
- >to those problems are the responsibilities of all people.
-
- >Furthermore, the OOO seeks to become a clearinghouse for information
- >about our environment, and seeks to organize participation in events
- >to develop this awareness and implement changes. The OOO is seeking
- >to refine its stance on the environment - please post suggestions.
-
-
- >Political Platform:
-
- >The OOO believes that political awareness and involvement are the
- >responsibilities of all free-thinking people, and that among the
- >OOO's roles in society is to foster said awareness and involvement.
-
- >To this effect, we are looking for ways to combat the ignorance of
- >the general populus of the world. Sugestions for this endeavour
- >should be posted.
-
-
- >Anti-War Platform:
-
- >The OOO believes that demilitarization and world peace should be
- >striven for by all persons. Military power should be stricly
- >controlled by a world organization and be used only to tacitly deter
- >those actions which would lead to international or intranational
- >military conflicts. All opinions concerning this subject should be posted.
-
-
- >YOU ARE ALL ENCOURAGED to post your stance on these issues, so
- >we can have lively discussions. LET THE GAMES BEGIN!!!!!
- >--
- >Join the Omnipotent Overlords of the Omniverse today. Add to intelligent
- >political, environmental, and social discussions. Buck the growing trend of
- >apathy in the world today, and most importantly have some well earned fun.
- >Read all about us on alt.overlords or e-mail : jester@sage.cc.purdue.edu
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