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- Subject: alt.fan.dune Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Pointer
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- Summary: A periodic posting of frequently asked questions about
- alt.fan.dune, _Dune_, and related matters.
- Keywords: faq introduction intro dune frank herbert
- From: dunefaq@email.com (Gunnar Harboe)
- Followup-To: alt.fan.dune
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- The alt.fan.dune FAQ Pointer
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- 0. Document information
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- 0.1 Table of Contents
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- 0. Document information
- 0.1 Table of contents
- 0.2 Introduction
- 0.3 What is the purpose of the FAQ?
- 0.4 Where can I get the FAQ?
- 0.5 Why should I read the FAQ?
- 0.6 What does the FAQ contain?
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- 0.2 Introduction
-
- This document is a notification of the existence of the alt.fan.dune
- Frequently Asked Questions file (FAQ), and a pointer to its location.
- This document is not in itself the FAQ. All new readers of alt.fan.dune
- should read this document.
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- 0.3 What is the purpose of the FAQ?
-
- The purpose of the FAQ is to introduce new members to the alt.fan.dune
- newsgroup, to answer common questions about _Dune_ and alt.fan.dune, and
- to provide an archive for otherwise useful information relating to Dune.
-
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- 0.4 Where can I get the FAQ?
-
- The FAQ is posted monthly to alt.fan.dune, alt.answers and news.answers.
- It can also be obtained in these ways:
-
- By anonymous FTP:
- <ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet-by-group/alt.fan.dune/>
- <ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet-by-group/news.answers/sf/dune-faq>
- <ftp://ftp.faqs.org/faqs/sf/dune-faq>
-
- By e-mail:
- mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu
- with a body of "send pub/faqs/sf/dune-faq"
-
- From the World Wide Web:
- <http://www.faqs.org/faqs/sf/dune-faq/>
- <http://www.srcf.ucam.org/~gh248/dunefaq/>
-
- Inquiries/suggestions/corrections can be mailed to:
- dunefaq@email.com
-
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-
- 0.5 Why should I read the FAQ?
-
- You should read the FAQ for your own sake, because it will help you to:
- -Understand the rules and conventions that apply to alt.fan.dune.
- -Learn the abbreviations and special terminology used there.
- -Avoid asking a frequent question and annoy everyone.
- -Learn interesting and little-known facts about Dune.
- -Find and identify rare Dune items.
-
- You don't have to read the FAQ in its entirety. You should however read
- its Subjects 1-3 before the first time you post. It would be wise to
- look over the table of contents before you ask a question to see whether
- it might be answered in the FAQ. If you familiarise yourself with the
- topics covered by the FAQ, you can use it as a powerful reference tool.
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- 0.6 What does the FAQ contain?
-
- PART 1
-
- 1. Document information
- 1.1 Table of Contents
- (included in all parts)
- 1.2 Recent changes
- 1.3 What is the purpose of this document?
- 1.4 Where can I get this document?
- 1.5 Who wrote this document?
-
- 2. Questions about alt.fan.dune
- 2.1 What is alt.fan.dune?
- 2.2 What is appropriate subject material for alt.fan.dune?
- 2.3 What is suggested netiquette for alt.fan.dune?
- 2.4 What special terminology is used on alt.fan.dune?
-
- 3. Questions about the Dune franchise
- 3.1 What is Dune?
- 3.2 Where can I find more about Dune and its adaptations?
-
- 4. Questions about the Dune story
- 4.1 Which Dune adaptations are officially part of the story?
- 4.2 Is _The Dune Encyclopedia_ canon?
- 4.3 What inconsistencies and errrors are there in the Dune books?
- 4.4 What are the origins of House Atreides?
- 4.5 Who are Marty and Daniel at the end of _Chapterhouse: Dune_?
- 4.6 Who is Scytale?
- 4.7 What is House Ordos?
- 4.8 What is the Litany Against Fear?
- 4.9 What is the Mentat Mantra?
-
- PART 2
-
- 5. Questions about written materials on Dune
- 5.1 What books are in the _Dune_ series?
- 5.2 Are more _Dune_ stories being written?
- 5.3 What other books about Dune have been published?
- 5.4 What other books has Frank Herbert written?
- 5.5 Have the books in the _Dune_ series been serialised?
- 5.6 Have the books in the _Dune_ series been translated?
- 5.7 Are there any differences between _Dune_ series editions?
- 5.8 Are there any comics and illustrated books about Dune?
- 5.9 Can I get a signed copy of _The Dune Encyclopedia_?
-
- PART 3
-
- 6. Questions about the movie(s)
- 6.1 What is the movie _Dune_?
- 6.2 Is there more than one version of the movie?
- 6.3 How do I get each version of the movie?
- 6.4 What merchandise was produced in connection with the movie?
- 6.5 Has there been other attempts to film _Dune_?
- 6.6 What is the _Dune_ TV series?
-
- 7. Questions about sound recordings relating to Dune
- 7.1 Are there any Dune-related music albums?
- 7.2 Has Dune inspired other music?
- 7.3 Are there any spoken word recordings of Dune works?
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- PART 4
-
- 8. Questions about the games
- 8.1 What MU*s are there with a Dune theme?
- 8.2 How do I make these MU*s look right on my screen?
- 8.3 Are there any computer and video games about Dune?
- 8.4 Are there any board games about Dune?
- 8.5 Are there any collectible card games (CCGs/TCGs) about Dune?
- 8.6 Are there any role-playing games (RPGs) about Dune?
- 8.7 Are there any fan-created games about Dune?
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-
- Bye!
- Gunnar Harboe
- dunefaq@email.com
- ___
- "Ultimately, all things are known
- because you want to believe you know."
- Frank Herbert
-