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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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- WHAT IS THIS?!
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- Let me explain. For some time now, the members of uXu have discussed a
- new idea; to have some sort of award for good textfiles. Maybe you feel
- 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?
- Some good, some bad. Some copied from old ones, and some brand new.
- A lot of files with different names, which really are copies or just
- 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?
- 2) How can we tell if a file is new or old before downloading it?
- 3) How do we know which files are authentic/informative/useful?
- 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
- is a good idea, but please, read through this file, and if you
- then still feel the same, ok.
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- I bet all of us have downloaded duplicates, copies, renamed files,
- or just plain bad files. I counted my duplicates and found that
- about 20% of my files were renamed/copied ones. When it comes to
- counting bad files, I'm not the one to judge for everyone else, but
- for myself, for me, about 30% of my textfiles were useless old junk.
- If I wrote how much money was spent on downloading these files, you'd
- 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.
- Then I could blame no-one but myself. If I knew that THOSE files
- had been awarded, then I'd know they can't be duplicates, and I'd
- know that they're new. I can trust those who voted the files to be
- good if I'd like, and I can find out for myself (it's a personal
- judgement) but I'd still know that it's new material and not some
- old junk.
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- I could go on and on about this, but I hope by now you begin to
- 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
- in the competition starts to upload their textfiles to the
- (later) listed AWARD boards. BUT ALSO;
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- BIG NOTE: Anyone can upload textfiles for the competition!
- --------- If you have found a file that you think is great,
- then why not give it a chance and send it in?
- You don't have to be the author of the file!
- But please note: THE AUTHOR's handle and a BBS
- where he/she can be located MUST come with each
- 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
- the files from the AWARD boards and distribute them to those
- who are to vote (the judges).
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- NOTE: The Judges are those who were placed 1-3
- in each genre the year before, so there's
- 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
- to be the judges, to start the whole thing, and therefor we
- won't vote for our own files which is only fair and the way
- it is, so we're counting on YOU to participate this first
- 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
- the files and to vote. They will select 10 files from each
- genre (see GENRES below), and award them with points from
- 1-10. 10 for the best of course, 9 for the second best, and
- so on. Only ONE file/genre can get 10, only ONE can get 9,
- and so on, from each judge.
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- 5) From 01-Jan-93 until 05-Jan-93: We (the uXu members) collect
- the votes and count them. Then we make a top-list and release
- a Writer's Awards file with all the participating authors/
- files listed and their positions. Also included, the comments
- (if any) from the judges, and the normal chat around the awards.
- We also list each judges top-10, so they can check that we're
- 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
- points are released with a "## PLACE IN THE 1992 WRITER'S AWARDS"
- mark in a new WINNERS Textfile-Series. No-one but the Authors
- become famous.
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- The next year (1993) those 9 authors (three from each genre) who
- won in 1992, will be the judges, and can of course participate
- 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
- sound like fun? We can get a top-class textfile-series with the best of
- the best textfiles, from the greatest authors/writers, who gets credit
- where credit is due. It's a challenge for those who really work with
- their files, and it's a sure thing for those who appreciate good files,
- because
- 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
- to make sure we're covering all interests out there. These are the
- genres:
- 1) Fiction
- 2) Underground
- 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,
- Alchemy and whatever you might come up with from the
- underground.
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- 3) EVERYTHING ELSE -> You just write whatever you want. This genre is
- for everything not covered by the two others.
- Like for example, Lyrics, Homework, Weird stuff
- etc.
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- So, each genre has its winner, 2nd placed and 3rd placed file. This means
- we'll have three winners, three 2nd placed and three 3rd placed files
- 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
- already during the year in some other way. If the Author's handle and
- a BBS where he/she can be contacted is sent with the file, and it has
- 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
- think is great. The file contains the Authors Handle & a BBS
- 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
- which you think is great. The file contains the Authors Handle
- & 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
- 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
- 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.
- A file written BEFORE 1992 can't participate in the 1992 Writer's
- Awards. A file written before 1993 can't participate in the 1993
- 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,
- 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
- Sedes Diaboli +46-586-43766 Phearless, The Chief, The GNN
- Condemned Reality (618)397-7702 The Chief, Phearless
- Demon Roach Underground (806)794-4362 The Chief, Phearless
- Ripco ][ (312)528-5020 The Chief
- 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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