Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!rutgers!cbmvax!snark!eric From: eric@snark.UUCP Newsgroups: news.misc,news.admin Subject: Re: Awards of Arms and Usenet Message-ID: <102@snark.UUCP> Date: Sat, 28-Nov-87 12:04:48 EST Article-I.D.: snark.102 Posted: Sat Nov 28 12:04:48 1987 Date-Received: Tue, 1-Dec-87 06:47:29 EST Organization: Thyrsus Enterprises, Malvern PA 19355 Lines: 34 Xref: utgpu news.misc:982 news.admin:1285 Summary: Proposal for a rewards system In article <7782@g.ms.uky.edu> David Herron writes: > There's been something bubbling around in my head for the last couple > of weeks. That is, what we (we being the people who make up this > entity known as Usenet) do for the valued members of the community. I agree with all the points you made. I was in the SCA myself years ago; their awards system is a valuable enabler. I think you can start one rolling very easily, and here's how. 1. Announce to the world that you are collecting data on stellar net.benefactors, and solicit nominations by email for an awards list. 2. When you have enough info, author a posting that lists the names and accomplishments of each benefactor, and attach an appropriately sonorous and silly title to each (Spaf, for example, has to be something like "Grand Herald of Lists"). 3. Sign yourself "USENET King of Arms" and re-post it, with appropriate changes and additions, to news.lists every month. People will laugh, but they'll get the point. If you want to get really amusing you can try cooking up canting arms for everybody. I know enough technical heraldry to help you get the constraints right if you like -- just call me Eric Pursuivant-of-Arms :-). If we ever develop a more formal structure (I can imagine all kinds of silly roast-the-USENET-celeb events at USENIXes) this will make a good springboard. -- Eric S. Raymond UUCP: {{seismo,ihnp4,rutgers}!cbmvax,sdcrdcf!burdvax,vu-vlsi}!snark!eric Post: 22 South Warren Avenue, Malvern, PA 19355 Phone: (215)-296-5718