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-- Readers' Frequently Asked Questions --
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Note: This file was last updated 12/26/1998. Recent changes are noted
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by a bar '|' in column 1.)
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What is DargonZine?
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DargonZine is an electronic magazine (ISSN 1080-9910) that
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prints original fantasy fiction by aspiring Internet writers. It
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is the publication vehicle of the Dargon Project, described
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below. It only prints Dargon-related stories. DargonZine is the
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successor of FSFnet, which was founded in 1984 and was the
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Dargon Project's original magazine. Between FSFnet and
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DargonZine, it is the longest running electronic magazine on the
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Internet.
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What is the Dargon Project?
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The Dargon Project is a collaborative project, where many
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authors write in a common milieu, sharing settings and
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characters. Stories take place in a medieval fantasy world that
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is predominantly human, at a late medieval technology level, and
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where magic is relatively rare.
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The project was founded in 1985 as a way for aspiring fantasy
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writers on the Internet to meet and become better writers
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through mutual contact and collaboration as well as contact
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with a live readership via the Internet. See below for details
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if you are interested in joining the project as a contributing
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writer.
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What is Dargon?
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The Duchy of Dargon is a typically small, out of the way
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holding, situated in the extreme northwest corner of the Kingdom
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of Baranur. It is separated from the rest of the kingdom by a
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vast wood and a range of hills, and is ruled by the young Lord
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Clifton Dargon. Dargon Keep stands on a hill overlooking the
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town and port of Dargon, which lie at the mouth of the River
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Coldwell. The port is Dargon's only link to the more populated
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south, and the town is an active and busy place. Adventure can
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be found both within the city's walls and in the surrounding
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wildlands.
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| Maps, a glossary, and a more detailed description of the milieu
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| can be found on the "About Dargon" page on our Web site at
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| <http://www.dargonzine.org/aboutdar.shtml>.
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How can I subscribe to DargonZine?
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Subscriptions to DargonZine are free of charge. If you wish to
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have issues sent directly to you via electronic mail, you should
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| fill out the online subscription form at
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| <http://www.dargonzine.org/subscrip.shtml> or send an email
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| request to <dargon@shore.net> with your full name and email
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| address.
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If you prefer to download issues from the Web site, the
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rec.mag.dargon newsgroup (where issues are posted as they come
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out), or the various archives and FTP sites (see the "Back
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Issues" section, below), we offer a "notification subscription",
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whereby you will be sent a brief email notification each time an
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issue is published. That way, you won't need to periodically
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scan the archive site to determine that a new issue has been
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made available. If you would like a notification subscription,
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please clearly state that in your subscription request.
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Both types of subscriptions may be requested online via the
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| online subscription form.
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Is there a DargonZine site on the World Wide Web?
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Yes! You can reach us at the URL:
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| <http://www.dargonzine.org>
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This site includes documents or pointers to all the
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Dargon-related resources you might need, including current and
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| back issues, a collection of maps, author bios, an online
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glossary, and much more!
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If you read DargonZine via the Web or an archive site, we'd
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still like to include you as a "notification only" subscriber
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(see the "Subscriptions" section, above).
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What if I don't have network access?
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| At the present time we can only directly support readers who can
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| exchange email messages with the Internet. Relatively low-cost
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| network access can be obtained through many online services.
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What's this Dargon-L I heard about?
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Dargon-L is the forum the Dargon Project writers use for
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planning, kicking around story ideas, and critiquing works in
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progress. Only contributing writers may subscribe to Dargon-L.
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(see "How can I submit stories to DargonZine?", below).
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How can I obtain back issues of DargonZine or FSFnet?
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The easiest way is to start at the DargonZine Back Issues Web
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| page, at <http://www.dargonzine.org/backish.shtml>, but you can
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| also access them directly via the following methods.
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Back issues of both FSFnet and DargonZine are available online
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via anonymous ftp. Ftp to ftp.shore.net and look in the
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/members/dargon/back_ish directory.
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In addition, the Etext Archive maintain a collection of
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FSFnet and DargonZine issues in GNU Zip format. Ftp to
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ftp.etext.org and look in the pub/Zines/FSFNet and
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pub/Zines/DargonZine directories.
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AOL users can find back issues via the following:
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Keyword PDA
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Mac users select "Software Libraries"
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*All* users then select "Palmtop Paperbacks"
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The path from there is:
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Ezine Libraries->Science Fiction/Fantasy->Dargon-Zine
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Delphi users can find the FAQ and recent issues in the Fanzines
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database of the Science Fiction & Fantasy SIG. The Internet
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archive site for DargonZine is available on the Internet Gopher
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menu in the SF&F SIG. Look under the Fantasy Sites, Newsgroups
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and Homepages selection. The Dargon Project newsgroup is also on
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the Usenet Reader menu in the SF&F SIG.
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How often do issues come out?
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| Issues are distributed irregularly. There are usually 8 to 12
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issues per year. Issues are usually four to eight weeks apart.
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How large are typical issues?
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Issues usually are between 1000 and 2000 lines (75-100k). Users
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| of some systems (notably juno.com) may find that they are unable
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| to receive issues due to arbitrary file size limits on their
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| systems. In that case, we recommend that you obtain a
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| "notification-only" subscription and retrieve issues via FTP or
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| the Web.
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How can I send comments or feedback to the writers?
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Comments and feedback are welcome, and can be sent to the editor
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| or directly to the individual authors (email addresses usually
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| accompany stories, and can also be found on the Web site). The
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newsgroup rec.mag.dargon also provides an unmoderated forum for
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readers to discuss Dargon stories with each other and the
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| writers. There are pointers to all these on our reader
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| feedback page, <http://www.dargonzine.org/feedback.shtml>.
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Reader feedback is enthusiastically encouraged.
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How can I submit stories to DargonZine?
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New writers are always enthusiastically welcomed. Writers who
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are interested in joining the Dargon Project should contact the
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editor, Ornoth Liscomb, at <dargon@shore.net>, requesting the
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DargonZine Writers' FAQ, or view the Writers' FAQ at the Web
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| site at <http://www.dargonzine.org/writers.shtml>. That file is
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laid out very much like this one, and discusses all kinds of
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things that you need to know in order to get up to speed as a
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contributing writer.
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Thanks for the interest, and help spread the word!!!
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-Ornoth D.A. Liscomb
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Editor, DargonZine
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dargon@shore.net
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http://www.dargonzine.org
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