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1 If you are in need of help, you need but ask...
2 ********************** INSTALLED: 19 NOV 84 *****************************
3 Welcome to BWMS (BackWater Message System) Mike Day System operator
4 *************************************************************************
5 GENERAL DISCLAIMER: BWMS IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY INFORMATION
6 PLACED ON THIS SYSTEM.
7 BWMS was created as an electronic bill board. BWMS is a privately owned
8 and operated system which is currently open for use by the general public.
9 No restrictions are placed on the use of the system. As the system is
10 privately owned, I retain the right to remove any and all messages which
11 I may find offensive. Because of the limited size of the system, it will be
12 periodically purged of messages. (only 629 lines of data can be saved)
13 To leave a message, type 'ENTER' and use ctrl/C or break to get out of the
14 ENTER mode. The message is automatically stored. If after entering the
15 message you find you made a mistake, use the replace command to replace
16 the line. To exit from the system, type 'OFF' then hang up.
17 Type 'HELP' to see other commands that are available on the system.
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20 :::::::::::::::O O:::::::::11/19:::::::::::08:26::::::::::::O O:::::::::::
21 ahem... well, what can I say, but
22 Made it to the top
23 and no time to say anything. Except to note the interesting reunion currently
24 occurring. How long will it last, I wonder, until things revert to 'normal'?
25 Too quickly, I am sure.
26 :::::::::::::::O O::::::::::::::::voyeur:::::::::::::::::::O O::::::::::::::
27
28 ^^^^^^^^^^ sooner or later he will find himself... ^^^^^^^^^^
29 Young Master West was not feeling all the better for having left
30 home on too short of notice, but after what had happened as he had
31 spyed on his father's wizard giving another one of those secret
32 lessons to an apprentice, and of all things GETTING CAUGHT! How did
33 Eldric know I was watching? and what was it that he did when he
34 slowly lifted his gaze from that other boy straight into the eyes
35 of mine?
36 Time seemed to stand still... For the next thing I knew, that
37 other young boy had stood up and disappeared as if through a mist of
38 the time passages.
39 Edric, having kept his eyes on me, oh, those dreadful eyes! As he
40 did, his hands moved in slow but certain circles, making odd gestures
41 and uttering words not in a tounge that was common to my fathers
42 family. I tried desperatly to turn and run, but it was of no use, for
43 I somehow knew that I could not until Edric wished it.
44 And then his words faded as if by distance, and my sight of him
45 before me became fogged. Was he to dissapear from me the same way he
46 had sent away his young conjurer? Somehow I felt that the answer was
47 that he was not, but that it was I that was falling through time and
48 distance, but to where?
49 The mist cleared from my eyes and I found myself running along
50 a path that was familiar to me, it was the court road leading away
51 from my fathers home. I was leaving my home! I now realized that it
52 was the wizard that had set my feet on this journey, and that I
53 would not be able to return until it was completed to his favor.
54 What journey? Where was I to go, what was I to do, and how was
55 I to know if the path I was to take would be the right one? I could
56 kick my self for not understanding what my father meant when he said,
57 `curiosity killed the cat... But not the BLACK one!,' and sent his
58 gaze to the smiling wizard.
59 As I ran, thoughts began to tumble in my mind... There sure is
60 a lot of open space here! But where do I go from here? Although I'm
61 inside, I know I can't go just anywhere... It's got to be
62 ``somewhere...,'' but nowhere to hide...
63 My thoughts? Something was wrong, I'm not INSIDE anymore, I
64 could thank Edric for that, that cursed mage! But it WAS my fault...
65 On down the way, I could now see the township I would often
66 visit with my father, his castellan, and captains of the guard when
67 they were in need of supplys for my fathers home. Though on the edge
68 of the township the buildings were more seperate, they all had the
69 feeling of being a part of `one big happy family.'
70 My father always said that you always got your moneys worth at
71 the Inn, and the castellan's men would always return that with sighs
72 and soft smiles.
73 Although uncertain of my path, I thought it would be safe to
74 give my feet a rest at the Inn although I only had the few coins I
75 was sent away with. That would be enough for a stew and cider before
76 I would have to leave...
77 .......................... the young master West ...................
78 ......................... <SONDARGAARD> ...................
79
80 . sorry for hogging the space on `young master West' -->Sondargaard
81
82
83 ARRIO -- Towels aren't easy to come by, and even harder if
84 you're considering getting one from a Vogan... -->Sondargaard
85 %%%%%%%%%%%%
86 YOU DID TO ME AGAIN JERKO MIKEY
87 DELETED MY MESSAGE !!!!
88 WHY DONT YOU JUST GET A LITTLE GUTS AND LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT IT TIS
89
90 ME WHO IS THE RANDOM DELETER
91 THE ONE WHO DELETES WITHOUT MERCY TO ANYONE
92 ARE YOU OR ARE YOU NOT GOING TO FACE UP AND LET ME STATE MY MIND MIKE BABY
93
94 Uh,oh... that idiot got back on the system when I was off for lunch...
95 Cistop, is there a number I can contact you on to let you kn
96 I find this 'deleter' trash?
97 [cursed ENTER ONLY] I have an evening job and check in a lot during
98 the hours between 1 a.m. and 4 p.m. to see who's been on the
99 system. If I catch it early, you could remove all those empty lines
100 before any one else is burdend.
101 If so, leave me a massage to let me know. KEEP UP THE GOOD SYSTEM!
102 ----------------------------------------> SONDARGAARD
103
104 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
105
106 To the Random Deleter,
107 Mikey is a kind soul who certainly would never reveal your identity to
108 others if he felt you didn't want it revealed. If he truly knows who you
109 are, then it is "guts" that prevents him from announcing your name, since I
110 am sure he is well aware that there are many users of this system who might
111 take stronger action against you than you would enjoy. Mikey is a keeper of
112 the peace here, and is probably protecting you by not revealing you
113 identity. As to "wasting" disk space, it can always be returned to us. The
114 wasted protoplasm that went into your construction cannot be returned, and
115 that is the true waste.
116 If "guts" is the issue, why do you not reveal your identity yourself?
117 I submit that your anonymity is a result of your fear of what might occur if
118 people knew who you are, as well as a prop for a fragile self-image that
119 might be irreparably damaged if your veil was lifted. The guise of the
120 masked bandit is certainly an attention getter, and I've probably done
121 exactly what you wanted by paying attention to you, but I've found that
122 vandals are often highly creative people who have yet to properly channel
123 their energies. Why don't you use that energy to give us something to
124 read and admire? You're probably capable. Show us the side of yourself
125 that can create as well as the side that can destroy! We can always use
126 another friend and companion.
127
128 [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]PAM![][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
129
130 I HAVE YET TO REVELE MY TRUE IDENTIDY BUT I MAY IN THE FUTURE COME BACK
131 AS A PATRON OF YOUR INN SAME CODE DIFFERENT IDENTITY MAYBE I WONT CONTINUE
132 TO DELETE MAYBE I WILL THE DECISION WILL COME SOON
133 THE RANDOM
134 D E L E T E R
135
136 YES IAM BACK AGAIN ME THEE THE R.D
137 I THINK YOU KNOW THOSE INITIALS
138 I JUST WOULD LIKE TO HAVE ALL THE PATRONS OF THIS INN
139 (AS AN EXPIRIMENT) INPUT WHO THEY THINK I AM I.E AGE SEX PERSONALITY ETC.
140
141 THE R.D
142 OFF
143
144 The following story is a continuation
145 of the last book in the Hitchhiker's
146 Guide to the Galaxy...
147
148 Arthur Dent, having tired of life
149 of the planet Krikkit, desided to see
150 if he could catch up with his friend
151 Ford Prefect. Unluckly, he had heard
152 nothing of him or the others since he
153 had been dropped off. He still had
154 the towel from his small navy blue
155 tote bag. He tried waving it. Almost
156 instantly, he noticed a strange couch
157 a small distance away. He ran to it.
158 Unlike the last couch he had tried to
159 catch, this one did not run from him.
160 When he reached it, he remembered what
161 had happend the last time he had got
162 on to a strange couch. After thinking
163 about it for awhile, he also recalled
164 just how bored he was here. He jumped
165 on to it. The next thing he knew, he
166 was onboard the Heart of Gold. He was
167 inside one of the cabins. He moved
168 into the hallway. He didn't remember
169 ever being in this part of the ship
170 before. After getting quite lost a
171 few times, he desided to see if he
172 could raise anybody on the ship's
173 intercom system. The only one he was
174 able to contact was Eddie, the ship's
175 onboard computer. It seemed that he
176 was the only on the ship. The others
177 had gone. He told the computer to
178 wakw him up when they returned, and
179 went to sleep.
180 ---------------Mad Max----------------
181 Comments? Suggestions?
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185 Mad Max,
186 I rather liked your
187 entry. One suggestion;add some adams
188 flavor...
189
190 also,keep them short and
191 sweet.
192
193 Yet,not being a specialist,
194 liked it thoroughly.
195
196 Arrio
197 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
198 ||||||||||| 8:29 11/17/84 ||||||||||||
199 Max: could you try using longer lines (like say 75 or so?)
200 Mikey: During our discussion of the two-level delete you msaid that it sounded
201 like a lot of work for the sysop. What I failed to make clear was that user
202 level deletes would still be visible to the sysop (just flagged, say displayed
203 in reverse video?). Thus All I'd have to do is note if anything looked worth
204 saving. If not, I'd just finalize the delete. Otherwise I could salvage the
205 "good" stuff & then throw the rest out.
206 ________________________________Leonard________________________________________
207 ps. Random deleter: I don't see much point in "wasting disk space" as you
208 put it, but if that's your bag then it's fine by me. But what is REALLY
209 bugging everyone is WHY DID YOU DELETE OTHER PEOPLE'S TEXT?
210 Do you tear pages out of books too?
211 _______________________________________________________________________________
212
213 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
214 It saddens me to return to find so much area on our magnetic medium filled with returns, when they could be filled with
215 much more creative things. R.D., what motivates a person to destroy? Is it because they haven't any creative talent
216 and so refuse to allow anyone to see anyone else's creativity? I think not, I have seen even the most hopeless cases
217 'blind-following-of-the-masses' turn into bright, thinking, creative people. I enjoy Backwater because this is the
218 place I've found that allows you to express your feelings directly, without the muddlings the occur when you are face-
219 to-face (people tend to alter their views slightly to accomodate the audience). Since no one here knows who you are,
220 they can react honestly, and you can talk honestly. If that isn't enough, it also allows us to spin yarns of other
221 realities, magic, and sometimes a spy story. The true cause of Backwater's success is that it allows all of us to
222 participate, to 'put in r two cents'. Anything may be put here (subject to Mikey's approval, after all it is HIS
223 participate, tot 'put in our two cents'. Anything may be put here (subject to Mikey's approval, after all, it is HIS
224 system), just be honest. Everyone here respects that. Why destroy, when it is so much more enjoyable to create?
225 All; too tired for anything more tonight, perhaps tomorrow. I bid you all good night...
226 ++++++++++++++ Milchar ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 10:50 on 11/19/84 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
227 post script; dammable enter only! I hope all of you can decipher my unintended code above. Sorry... ++++++++++++++++
228
229 *******************************************************************
230 I have no patience with vandles, and as a result, my normal policy
231 is to repair the damage, and any references to it, since the normal
232 reason for doing this is to gain attention by the vandle. By removing
233 the damage and reference this attention is denied. This sort of
234 individual can't stand to be ignored. That is the purpose of the
235 vandlism to gain attention. Not willing to let their identity known,
236 since they know that what they are doing is wrong, they only gain
237 a minimal satisfaction out of this.
238 As you have probably noted by now, I have repaired the damage, but
239 not removed the references to same. This is because of the volume
240 and tone of the statements.
241 Note that in the future I will remove any more references, as it does
242 no improvment to the situation. I will if you wish, also remove the
243 current references as well, so let me know.
244 To the deleter: I fail to see how leaving 100+ blank lines, and saying
245 that you left them constitutes a message. You wanted me to let you
246 state your mind, OK there it is. Though I don't see you saying anything
247 of value. I am sorry that you feel that destroying other peoples property
248 is an acceptable activity, next time you do it, you might keep this in
249 mind, How would you feel if someone destroyed your favorite item?
250 You don't get ahead in this world by destroying others property. If you
251 keep it up, someday someone will destroy something very precious of yours,
252 possibly your life if you get someone mad enough. I suggest you consider
253 these things the next time you get the urge to destroy. Why not turn it
254 into the urge to create? It is only a small step away.
255 ********************** CISTOP MIKEY **************************************
256 _$_)*$!_)*$_*_#@%$#&^(#){body}amp;^*)+@!#(%_@#*%_)#$*&^&^)_))*#%*_%^&$_&^_#^&*_$)*^@*
257 Flashes...flashes of light. "Thank heavens for these goggles!", L'homme
258 thought, still instinctively covering his eyes with his left arm. Just as
259 suddenly as it came, it went. Silence and quite, save the sounds of the others
260 asking one another what happened.
261 L'homme, piper, and Milchar made their respective ways down to the
262 others. As they descended, the crisp quite air of the valley was disrupted by
263 another sound. Loud it was, and deep in tone. "What now?", yelled L'homme.
264 "Is there no peace on earth?", momentarily forgetting where he was.
265 To the east, the sky was changing color. Hues never seen by human eyes
266 were put on display for all. Formations of clouds like so many cotton balls
267 began to coalesce into definable patterns. The sound grew louder. The trio
268 ran to the location where the machine had once stood. All eyes were turned
269 towards the source of the sound. The outline of a structure could now be seen
270 where the clouds had once been. Lower to the ground it moved, until finally
271 it seemed to settle. The sounds subsided, but the image continued to shimmer
272 with a color that could only be called, spectacular. A wind came up. Funny
273 wind, not like the wind usually found in the valley. L'homme's hair seemed to
274 stand on end. Static electricity! Another flash near the image caught L'homme's
275 attention and directed it once again to the east. The cause of the commotion
276 was now quite clear.
277 Even a kilometer could not diminish the size of the citadel. Its walls
278 were now clearly visable. The clouds were gone, and all that remained of the
279 preceeding few moments were the ringing in everyone's ears, the images burned
280 into everyone's minds, and the newest member of the valley community, the
281 citadel.
282 No one spoke. No one moved. Not even Milchar had seen anything like it
283 before. What could one say? A happening like no other. A miraculous exhibition
284 of magic and power far beyond what most of voyagers could imagine.
285 The stupor didn't last for ever. The leader of the group, Milchar, was
286 certainly far from paralyzed, even if the rest of the party still couldn't
287 believe what their senses told them.
288 "It can only mean one thing. We must go to the citadel. It is the
289 necklace I wear. Power attracts power. We must go now. Time is of the
290 essence. We must hurry!" Milchar's voice carried a tone not heard from him
291 before. He did not wait for the others. L'homme followed next, with Bard
292 and piper right behind. The others, still straggling, pulled up the rear.
293 What would greet them? What could all this mean? Questions on every-
294 one's mind. Questions that would soon be answered.
295 *%_#)@*%_#@)*%_@#)%*@#%_*@#_)%* L'homme sans Parity *%_)#*%@_)*!_)%*_)!*%)_@%
296 PS Mig: I haven't seen Repo. You might as Gaudy Minsky. She has seen both.
297 Kathy:Next time I log on I'll leave you those maze directions, and anything
298 else I can think of to help.
299 )$_*@#_)*@#_)%*@#_)*%_@#)*%@#_)%*#$_)*^#_$)*^#)*#_)$^*#$)_*#_)^*#_)^*#_)^*#_)
300 PS ditto on apologies for typos: as/ask, for ever/forever etc.
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