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The *Official* FAQ of
=====The League to Destroy Barney the Dinosaur=====
(a.k.a. "The Jihad of the Old Ways[tm]")
DISCLAIMER:
The League to Destroy Barney the Dinosaur (also known as "The League")
claims no membership in The Jihad to Destroy Barney the Dinosaur nor in
any of its Jihad Autonomous Organizations. The League claims no dominion
in The Jihad, and it rejects any Jihad control over League activities.
***TABLE OF CONTENTS***
I. Current Membership
A. Leaders - League High Council
B. Officers
C. Members-at-Large
II. Origins
III. Nature and Operation of The League
IV. Primary Stipulations of The League
V. CENTRAL TENETS of The League
A. The Threefold Wisdom
B. The Threefold Corollary
C. The Corollary Social
VI. Awards and Honors of The League
VII. Parting Notes and Membership Information
Leaders (League High Council):
*Sage Primus: Wayne Matthew Syvinski, syvinski@badlands.nodak.edu
Sage Secundus: Mentat, rbrian@ccnet.com
Sages Auxiliary:
*The Sage Primus also has the title "Guardian of The Old Ways of the Jihad"
Officers:
Magistrate-General:
Charge d'Affaires:
Induction Chief: HiPaladin, placenci@chaph.usc.edu
Affiliate Chief:
Preceptors-at-large:
Darren Gedye, D.Gedye@irl.cri.nz
Gremlin, AnavrinFan@aol.com
Probationary Preceptors:
Jesse McGrew, jessem@comtch.iea.com
ORIGINS:
The League has its origins in The Jihad to Destroy Barney the
Dinosaur, which began on August 18, 1993. However, due to great
dissatisfaction with the direction of the Jihad, one if its members,
Wayne Syvinski, resigned and formed a new anti-Barney group on October
29, 1994. October 29 shall hereafter be known as League Independence
Day, and August 18 known as Founder's Day.
The reasons for the split are as follows:
1. A strong dislike for pseudo-theology and the illicit use of
religious terms.
2. A severe departure from the original ideas and ideals of the
Jihad to Destroy Barney, and a realization that such could not be
preserved in the current structure and atmosphere of the Jihad.
3. A distaste for the pseudomilitarist activity in the Jihad.
4. The preference of Jihaddi for flaming people rather than
criticizing ideas.
NATURE AND OPERATION OF THE LEAGUE:
The League to Destroy Barney the Dinosaur, in keeping with the original
spirit of the Jihad to Destroy Barney, is dedicated ENTIRELY to intellectual
and philosophical discourse against Barney. In fact, the League is also
known as "The Jihad of the Old Ways[tm]." Its members are known as
*Preceptors*. There is no pseudomilitarist activity allowed WHATSOEVER.
Due to the strong historical and ideological ties of the League to the
Jihad, The League considers itself historically, and in large part
philosophically, part of the Jihad. However, this tie does not extend to
its authority structure. This idea is expressed in our use of the word
'jihad'. That it, the 'jihad' is the original ideal and mission of
August 18, 1993. The original jihad now has two historical outgrowths:
The Jihad (whose members are "Jihaddi"), and The League (whose members are
"Preceptors"). The members of both groups are 'jihaddi'. We use this
terminology to emphasize The League's tie to the Jihad's original
ideals.
The League will not have its primary operation in
alt.barney.dinosaur.die.die.die. Rather, operations will be
conducted in alt.tv.dinosaurs.barney.die.die.die. This may change
according to newsgroup availability on different servers.
The League need not be monolithic - a confederation of affiliated groups,
all coming under the auspices of The League, is welcome and encouraged.
These affiliated groups will be known as Confederated League Organizations
(CLOs) The League has its immediate roots in The Ancient Guild of Jihad
Philosophers, as per its ideals and primary modus operandi. In this
spirit, I hereby open the first CLO, The Ancient Order of League
Philosophers.
*PRIMARY STIPULATIONS* OF THE LEAGUE:
The Primary Stipulations[tm] of The League to Destroy B'harni the
Dinosaur represent the primary points of ideological difference with the
Jihad to Destroy Barney the Dinosaur, with the exception of Stipulation
1, upon which The League and The Jihad agrees. In other words,
Stipulations 2-5 are where The League and The Jihad have most of their
differences.
1. A dislike for B'harni is strictly required.
2. No pseudomilitarist activity is allowed.
3. No pseudotheology or co-opting of any religious terminology is allowed.
4. All responses to those posting in favor of B'harni must contain lucid
commentary.
5. Preceptors are to consider The League to be the repository and
preserver of The Old Ways[tm] of the Jihad to Destroy B'harni the
Dinosaur, as per the spirit of the earliest days of the Jihad.
*CENTRAL TENETS* OF THE LEAGUE:
Some notes are in order here. The Central Tenets[tm] of The
League are derived from The Central Truths[tm] of the Jihad. The
League's Central Tenets are in line with the Primary Stipulations and The
Old Ways[tm]. A short comparison of terms is in order, however.
LEAGUE JIHAD
Central Tenets Central Truths
Threefold Wisdom Threefold Truth
Threefold Corollary Threefold Corollary
Corollary Social Corollary Politick
1. The Threefold Wisdom
a. B'harni is extremely insipid and inspires the same in its
followers.
b. B'harni seeks a vast expansion of its dominion.
c. B'harni must be eliminated. All League activity is to be
conducted in light of this statement.
2. The Threefold Corollary
a. Minions cannot survive without B'harni.
b. B'harni cannot survive without minions.
c. Therefore, attacks against B'harni are effective against
minions, and attacks against minions are effective against B'harni.
3. The Corollary Social
a. No topics of a political nature are to be discussed by
members of The Leauge while acting in their capacity as Preceptors.
b. There is strictly NO bastardization of religious terminology
or theology allowed.
c. No commentary of global, foreign, or domestic societal
conditions are to be discussed except inasmuch as they relate to
B'harni's influence on society and/or B'harni's demise.
AWARDS AND HONORS OF THE LEAGUE:
-STAR OF THE PHILOSOPHER
The *Star of the Philosopher* is bestowed upon Preceptors for
posts of EXCEPTIONAL clarity, lucidity, and insight which, in the
judgement of the League High Council, become part of the very fabric of
the League's philosophical base due to the landmark nature of said posts.
Signification: SP
-STAR OF THE SCHOLAR
Similar to the Star of the Philosopher, except that this award
is bestowed upon the initative of the Sage Primus alone. It may be
awarded for posts which, while significant, do not quite make landmark
status.
Signification: SS
-SEMPER FIDELIS MEDAL
This award is bestowed upon Preceptors who show unswerving
loyalty to the Old Ways[tm] of the jihad, which are the ways of The
League, over an extended period of time, hence the name "Semper Fidelis"
- "Always Faithful". The Magistrate-General must recommend the candidate
before the League High Council will consider the Preceptor for this
award.
Signification: SF
PARTING NOTES:
It is realized that The League will likely not become as large or as
far-reaching as The Jihad. That, however, is immaterial. The League was
formed in an effort to preserve the original ideals and spirit - The Old
Ways[tm] - of The Jihad. To this end, no affiliation is claimed with The
Jihad whatsoever, in order to preserve League autonomy.
If you are interested in becoming a Preceptor, please e-mail to Preceptor
Induction Chief HiPaladin, placenci@chaph.usc.edu.
<rev. 12-03-94>
--
Fight the Good Fight
(All Flames will be summarily ignored)
HiPaladin
Chief Induction Officer of
The League to Destroy B'rney the Dinosaur