Other, non-Sandian Stuff.

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From: Alex Ferguson (alex@dcs.gla.ac.uk)
Date: Fri 30 Sep 1994 - 12:56:57 EET

Michelle waxes Yelornan again:
> 2) I was thinking that my Yelornans should probably become
> Yelmalian initiates before they became Templars. I ask
> because the six Yelmalians that I am working with are all
> bucking to become Templars.

I'd agreed except (I already did and) that for outlanders, as I presume said Yelornans are, and perhaps even for native women, you can't become a Yelmalio initiate _until_ you're accepted for the Templars. In case I'm obfusacting the issue here, I don't mean any Catch 22 situation, just that the two would happen essentially simultaneously. (Not true of male natives, of course, who can cool their heels in the militia for as long as they like, if not longer.)

David Cheng, and some other chaps, post(s) various semi-convincing reasons for posting the daily to a newsgroup:
[...]

But none for posting to _that_ newsgroup. I don't understand the Technologically challenged people who download whole newsgroups onto their local machine, and then indulge in post hoc bitching about getting stuff they didn't want, any more than I do those people who reallyreallyreally want RQ by news, but in the spirit of humouring all factions, why not cross-post to a RQ and/or Daily-specific newsgroup? There should be no creation problems, since we can either a) create an alt group, or b) stitch up the creation vote in advance by soliciting the necessary support here in advance.

Martin C. notices when the Glasgow netfeed was down:
> And hey, can we talk about Gloranthan issues? Sunday's and
> Monday's Dailies have been right thin on substance.

Nuff said. ;-) On the other hand, Don't Complain About it, Just Do It, say I. (Martin at least Does It As Well, so that's not quite so bad...)

Dave Cordes:
> Question: Since Eurmal is the trickster and according to everything I've
> read his followers are not bound to any laws. Nor are they protected by any
> laws. Is Eurmal then bound by the great comprimise?

'Fraid so. After all, he was one of the people instrumental in bringing it about. On the bright side, he can still make crass and/or naff jokes about it. I say, I say, I say, how many Greater Gods does it take to change a lightbulb?

Nick analogises:
> This is like the way we
> think all Storm Bulls worship the Block 'cos we've seen the ones who live
> near to it. I'm pretty sure that as you trek westwards around the Barbarian
> Belt, this particular myth dies out and is replaced by more important local
> variations on the same theme.

Baaaaad Nick. You mean "Uroxi", don't you? Go into the corner and say six "Hail Greg"s, and a couple of "Blessed Sandy"s for good measure. Nick's doubleplusungoodwise-phrased point is obviously Correct for extreme cases like Ralios, at least. But what about, say, Sartar? Are there any other major Urox sites or myths there, or do they have essentially the Praxian ones (Storm Walk mountain, the Block), with a different spin?

Alex.

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