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Underground eXperts United
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[The uXu Annual Writer's Awards] [ By The Chief ]
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INTRODUCING THE
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## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## ## # ## IS IT TRUE?
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###### ## ## ###### ###### ##### ###### FANTASTIC!
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## ## ######## ## ## ## ## ##### ###### FUN!
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_______________________________________________________________________
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WHAT IS THIS?!
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_______________________________________________________________________
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Let me explain. For some time now, the members of uXu have discussed a
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new idea; to have some sort of award for good textfiles. Maybe you feel
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this is a bad idea, but actually it's really needed today. Here's why;
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*) We all know there's 1000's and 1000's of textfiles out there, right?
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Some good, some bad. Some copied from old ones, and some brand new.
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A lot of files with different names, which really are copies or just
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the same old files, just renamed.
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Here's four questions for ya..
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1) How can we lower the rate of copied/reproduced/renamed files?
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2) How can we tell if a file is new or old before downloading it?
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3) How do we know which files are authentic/informative/useful?
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4) How can we get great new files & have fun at the same time?
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The answer: We start a Textfile-writer's Awards Competition!
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I know you now have a lot of questions and still don't think this
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is a good idea, but please, read through this file, and if you
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then still feel the same, ok.
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I bet all of us have downloaded duplicates, copies, renamed files,
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or just plain bad files. I counted my duplicates and found that
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about 20% of my files were renamed/copied ones. When it comes to
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counting bad files, I'm not the one to judge for everyone else, but
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for myself, for me, about 30% of my textfiles were useless old junk.
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If I wrote how much money was spent on downloading these files, you'd
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start to see the benefits of such a Competition we're trying to start.
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If I knew the files were bad/copies BEFORE I downloaded them, ok.
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Then I could blame no-one but myself. If I knew that THOSE files
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had been awarded, then I'd know they can't be duplicates, and I'd
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know that they're new. I can trust those who voted the files to be
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good if I'd like, and I can find out for myself (it's a personal
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judgement) but I'd still know that it's new material and not some
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old junk.
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I could go on and on about this, but I hope by now you begin to
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understand what I'm getting at.
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THE PLAN
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Here's how we planned to do this; (example: 1992)
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1) From 01-Jan-92 until 30-Nov-92: Nothing happens.
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2) From 01-Dec-92 until 15-Dec-92: Those who want to participate
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in the competition starts to upload their textfiles to the
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(later) listed AWARD boards. BUT ALSO;
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BIG NOTE: Anyone can upload textfiles for the competition!
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--------- If you have found a file that you think is great,
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then why not give it a chance and send it in?
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You don't have to be the author of the file!
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But please note: THE AUTHOR's handle and a BBS
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where he/she can be located MUST come with each
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file! If that info is missing, we delete the file.
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NOTE 2: The file MUST have been written during 1992!
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3) From 16-Dec-92 until 20-Dec-92: We (the members of uXu) collect
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the files from the AWARD boards and distribute them to those
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who are to vote (the judges).
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NOTE: The Judges are those who were placed 1-3
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in each genre the year before, so there's
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a mixture of new judges each new year.
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The first year (this year), we in uXu have taken it upon us
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to be the judges, to start the whole thing, and therefor we
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won't vote for our own files which is only fair and the way
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it is, so we're counting on YOU to participate this first
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time, and to be the first to receive an award!
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4) From 21-Dec-92 until 31-Dec-92: The judges have time to read
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the files and to vote. They will select 10 files from each
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genre (see GENRES below), and award them with points from
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1-10. 10 for the best of course, 9 for the second best, and
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so on. Only ONE file/genre can get 10, only ONE can get 9,
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and so on, from each judge.
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5) From 01-Jan-93 until 05-Jan-93: We (the uXu members) collect
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the votes and count them. Then we make a top-list and release
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a Writer's Awards file with all the participating authors/
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files listed and their positions. Also included, the comments
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(if any) from the judges, and the normal chat around the awards.
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We also list each judges top-10, so they can check that we're
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not cheating, or changing the points awarded.
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6) 06-Jan-93: The 3 files from each genre that got the highest
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points are released with a "## PLACE IN THE 1992 WRITER'S AWARDS"
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mark in a new WINNERS Textfile-Series. No-one but the Authors
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become famous.
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The next year (1993) those 9 authors (three from each genre) who
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won in 1992, will be the judges, and can of course participate
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again if they like to. And then it starts from 1) again.
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SO WHAT DO YOU THINK?
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Now that you have read this far, what do you think about it? Doesn't it
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sound like fun? We can get a top-class textfile-series with the best of
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the best textfiles, from the greatest authors/writers, who gets credit
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where credit is due. It's a challenge for those who really work with
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their files, and it's a sure thing for those who appreciate good files,
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because
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ANYBODY CAN WIN!
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Important: GENRES
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We plan to have THREE different genres to get some sort of order, and
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to make sure we're covering all interests out there. These are the
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genres:
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1) Fiction
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2) Underground
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3) Everything else
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1) FICTION -> This genre cover Stories. Good fiction/real life stories.
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2) UNDERGROUND -> Here we have the big ones; Hacking, Phreaking, Anarchy,
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Alchemy and whatever you might come up with from the
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underground.
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3) EVERYTHING ELSE -> You just write whatever you want. This genre is
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for everything not covered by the two others.
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Like for example, Lyrics, Homework, Weird stuff
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etc.
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So, each genre has its winner, 2nd placed and 3rd placed file. This means
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we'll have three winners, three 2nd placed and three 3rd placed files
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each year. So whatever your topic is, you've got a chance to win.
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Also Very Important: It doesn't matter if the file has been released
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already during the year in some other way. If the Author's handle and
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a BBS where he/she can be contacted is sent with the file, and it has
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been released the same year, the file can participate.
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For example (1992):
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1) You read a file which is written/released during 1992 which you
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think is great. The file contains the Authors Handle & a BBS
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where he/she can be contacted.
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=> The file CAN participate in the Writer's Awards.
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Another example (1992):
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1) You read a file which has been written/released BEFORE 01-Jan-92
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which you think is great. The file contains the Authors Handle
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& a BBS where he/she can be contacted.
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=> The file CAN'T participate in the 1992 Writer's Awards.
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Another example (1992):
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1) You write a file during 1992 and send it in with your handle and
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a BBS where you can be contacted.
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=> You CAN participate with that file in the 1992 Writer's Awards.
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The file MUST come with the Author's Handle & a BBS where he/she
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can be contacted! Otherwise, the file is automatically disqualified!
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The file HAS to be Written during the same year as the current Awards.
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A file written BEFORE 1992 can't participate in the 1992 Writer's
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Awards. A file written before 1993 can't participate in the 1993
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Writer's Awards. Easy to understand, right?
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CONCLUSION
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If you have any questions, comments or anything you'd like to know,
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contact your nearest uXu-ian on one of these boards below.
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Name Number uXu-ian(s)
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Info Addict +46-###-#### The Chief, Phearless, The GNN
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Sedes Diaboli +46-586-43766 Phearless, The Chief, The GNN
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Condemned Reality (618)397-7702 The Chief, Phearless
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Demon Roach Underground (806)794-4362 The Chief, Phearless
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Ripco ][ (312)528-5020 The Chief
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Lunatic Labs (213)655-0691 The Chief
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More information about the AWARD boards in the next uXu release.
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