Dragon Code suggestion.

Sunstorm

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Jul 26, 1997, 3:00:00 AM7/26/97

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Just a suggestion of an addition to the dragon code.

I recall having read on the Code Page that it was suggested that we have
some sort of gender discription but the one used for DragonHold's code
interfered with somthing else that was already in use. My suggestion would
be a simple symbol dirrectly after the first section (race) set apart by a
semi-colin (;).

Male ^
Female +
%Neuter -
%Hermaphroditic * (or able to change: note that an additional gender mark
can be added to indicate which is in dominance (eg *+))

Therefore a Male Dragon would be indicated as follows :DC.D;^

Suggestions on other alternitives?

%(NOTE: I included Neuter and Hermaphroditic since I recall there being
dragons of both types in the past)

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Ignightus ObsidianSerpent

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Jul 29, 1997, 3:00:00 AM7/29/97

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In article
<Pine.GSO.3.95.970726...@xmission.xmission.com>, Sunstorm
<ksja...@xmission.xmission.com> wrote:

> Just a suggestion of an addition to the dragon code.
>
> I recall having read on the Code Page that it was suggested that we have
> some sort of gender discription but the one used for DragonHold's code
> interfered with somthing else that was already in use. My suggestion would
> be a simple symbol dirrectly after the first section (race) set apart by a
> semi-colin (;).
>
> Male ^
> Female +
> %Neuter -
> %Hermaphroditic * (or able to change: note that an additional gender mark
> can be added to indicate which is in dominance (eg *+))
>
> Therefore a Male Dragon would be indicated as follows :DC.D;^

> Suggestions on other alternitives?

Why not just add another dot with M/F/H/N/O ? Seems far simpler to
understand rather than having to go to the web page (or printout) to
decode the meaning >:)

ie DC.D.M

> %(NOTE: I included Neuter and Hermaphroditic since I recall there being
> dragons of both types in the past)

> * ksja...@xmission.com { \ / } Sunstorm (and GHOST) *

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Nugator

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Jul 30, 1997, 3:00:00 AM7/30/97

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igni...@weirdness.com (Ignightus ObsidianSerpent) wrote:

>In article
><Pine.GSO.3.95.970726...@xmission.xmission.com>, Sunstorm
><ksja...@xmission.xmission.com> wrote:

>> Just a suggestion of an addition to the dragon code.
>>
>> I recall having read on the Code Page that it was suggested that we have
>> some sort of gender discription but the one used for DragonHold's code
>> interfered with somthing else that was already in use. My suggestion would
>> be a simple symbol dirrectly after the first section (race) set apart by a
>> semi-colin (;).
>>
>> Male ^
>> Female +
>> %Neuter -
>> %Hermaphroditic * (or able to change: note that an additional gender mark
>> can be added to indicate which is in dominance (eg *+))
>>
>> Therefore a Male Dragon would be indicated as follows :DC.D;^

>> Suggestions on other alternitives?

> Why not just add another dot with M/F/H/N/O ? Seems far simpler to
>understand rather than having to go to the web page (or printout) to
>decode the meaning >:)

> ie DC.D.M

The general idea sounds like a good one, but personally, I can't see
it making much difference which set of signals we use. People will
have to go out to the site to find out what the deal is with that
portion anyway, just like with the others.

>> %(NOTE: I included Neuter and Hermaphroditic since I recall there being
>> dragons of both types in the past)

>> * ksja...@xmission.com { \ / } Sunstorm (and GHOST) *

>Igni

Dester'edra, DC.D.f, or DC.D;+

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Frank Scaringe

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Jul 31, 1997, 3:00:00 AM7/31/97

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>
>igni...@weirdness.com (Ignightus ObsidianSerpent) wrote:
>
>>In article
>><Pine.GSO.3.95.970726...@xmission.xmission.com>,
Sunstorm
>><ksja...@xmission.xmission.com> wrote:
>
>>> Just a suggestion of an addition to the dragon code.

<snip!>

>>>
>>> Therefore a Male Dragon would be indicated as follows :DC.D;^
>
>>> Suggestions on other alternitives?
>
>> Why not just add another dot with M/F/H/N/O ? Seems far simpler
to
>>understand rather than having to go to the web page (or printout) to
>>decode the meaning >:)
>
>> ie DC.D.M

>>> %(NOTE: I included Neuter and Hermaphroditic since I recall there
being
>>> dragons of both types in the past)

I agree with Igni's suggestion. It's much more obvious. Not that the
original isn't. I just thought that sticking a semicolon in with letters
and periods gets confusing.

>>> * ksja...@xmission.com { \ / } Sunstorm (and GHOST)
*
>>Igni

Hespa the unofficial dragon-welcomer.

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Aug 2, 1997, 3:00:00 AM8/2/97

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While I was babbling, Sunstorm <ksja...@xmission.xmission.com>
interrupted me with:

>Just a suggestion of an addition to the dragon code.

>I recall having read on the Code Page that it was suggested that we have

>some sort of gender discription but the one used for DragonHold's code
>interfered with somthing else that was already in use. My suggestion would
>be a simple symbol dirrectly after the first section (race) set apart by a
>semi-colin (;).

>Male ^
>Female +
>%Neuter -
>%Hermaphroditic * (or able to change: note that an additional gender mark
>can be added to indicate which is in dominance (eg *+))

>Therefore a Male Dragon would be indicated as follows :DC.D;^

>Suggestions on other alternitives?

Hespa pops up to mention, "I thought there already was a gender code.
I'm using one, and I got it from someone else. 0> is male and 0+ is
female. I don't know about neutral."

>%(NOTE: I included Neuter and Hermaphroditic since I recall there being
>dragons of both types in the past)

>****************************((__|__))*********************************

>* ksja...@xmission.com { \ / } Sunstorm (and GHOST) *

>* Ken Jackson ) *|* ( the DIGI BRO.'s *
>* Returned to the net ( | ) *
>* and ready to KNOW.... ) | ( Not all Dragons are as *
>* Knowledge is POWER! { | } they seem.... *
>******************************* V ************************************
> DC.D?;^ f+/light s(RL--VL++) h++ CQ(A)HY a(dh) $ m-** d+ WL++*
> Fr^+ L150m* BP/lazer e+++ g-- i-! U++

Hespa.

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Teras

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Aug 2, 1997, 3:00:00 AM8/2/97

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In article <5rs8ql$osk$3...@minkirri.apana.org.au>,

em...@minkirri.apana.org.au (Hespa the unofficial dragon-welcomer.) says:
>
>While I was babbling, Sunstorm <ksja...@xmission.xmission.com>

>>Therefore a Male Dragon would be indicated as follows :DC.D;^

>
>>Suggestions on other alternitives?
>
>Hespa pops up to mention, "I thought there already was a gender code.
>I'm using one, and I got it from someone else. 0> is male and 0+ is
>female. I don't know about neutral."

Actually the o+ is 'offspring'. One + for one child, two + for two, etc...
Take a peak at my Code. :)

> Hespa.
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Greffindel

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Aug 2, 1997, 3:00:00 AM8/2/97

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In article <5rmlgf$v...@camel4.mindspring.com>
the wise Nugator (drac...@mindspring.com) quoth thus:
>igni...@weirdness.com (Ignightus ObsidianSerpent) wrote:

>>In article
>><Pine.GSO.3.95.970726...@xmission.xmission.com>, Sunstorm
>><ksja...@xmission.xmission.com> wrote:

>>> Just a suggestion of an addition to the dragon code.

>>> I recall having read on the Code Page that it was suggested that we have
>>> some sort of gender discription but the one used for DragonHold's code

[ .. ]

>>> Male ^
>>> Female +
>>> %Neuter -
>>> %Hermaphroditic * (or able to change: note that an additional gender mark
>>> can be added to indicate which is in dominance (eg *+))

>>> Therefore a Male Dragon would be indicated as follows :DC.D;^

>>> Suggestions on other alternitives?

>> Why not just add another dot with M/F/H/N/O ? Seems far simpler to

>>understand rather than having to go to the web page (or printout) to
>>decode the meaning >:)

>> ie DC.D.M

>The general idea sounds like a good one, but personally, I can't see

>it making much difference which set of signals we use. People will
>have to go out to the site to find out what the deal is with that
>portion anyway, just like with the others.

It seems to me like folks can figure out 'M' or 'F' on their own and
won't need to look *that* up. Of course, folks will have to go scope
out the page to read the rest of the code anyhow, I'm afraid that
making this one part of the code more intuitively clear won't save
many readers much trouble.

>>> %(NOTE: I included Neuter and Hermaphroditic since I recall there being
>>> dragons of both types in the past)

Well done! You've saved us probably 9 or 10 posts protesting "Hey, not
everywyrm fits into such simple gender labels blah blah blah"

>>> * ksja...@xmission.com { \ / } Sunstorm (and GHOST) *

>>Igni
>Dester'edra, DC.D.f, or DC.D;+

--Greffindel the Plaid, uh, DC.something ++ -fg *sin(pi/2)-d/dx(f^2 + 1)

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Tad Ramspott

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Aug 4, 1997, 3:00:00 AM8/4/97

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Sunstorm <ksja...@xmission.xmission.com> scribbled:
: Just a suggestion of an addition to the dragon code.

: I recall having read on the Code Page that it was suggested that we have
: some sort of gender discription but the one used for DragonHold's code

: interfered with somthing else that was already in use. My suggestion would

: be a simple symbol dirrectly after the first section (race) set apart by a
: semi-colin (;).

: Male ^

: Female +
: %Neuter -
: %Hermaphroditic * (or able to change: note that an additional gender mark
: can be added to indicate which is in dominance (eg *+))

Suggestion noted. :)

My summer is progressing head-achingly unproductively; due to a
family vacation (and the subsequent three-week stack of unread mail)
I've gotten way behind in my Web work, and don't expect to update the
Dragon Code page for at least another week or two. But I'm at least
starting to sort the stuff I need to do into piles; and the Web work will
be done "soon". (Read: "At my earliest convenience." (Read: "By winter."))

Dream well!

Bax (-il, not -ter) :)

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Tad Ramspott

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Aug 4, 1997, 3:00:00 AM8/4/97

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Ignightus ObsidianSerpent <igni...@weirdness.com> scribbled:
<snip: topic is Dragon Code 'gender' tag>
: > Suggestions on other alternitives?

: Why not just add another dot with M/F/H/N/O ? Seems far simpler to
: understand rather than having to go to the web page (or printout) to
: decode the meaning >:)

In most cases, simpler, yes, but I'd hate to see someone put
down hermaphroditic shapeshifter (DC.?.H) and have someone say, "Oh,
so you think you're a human?" ...... ;P ... letter codes are far
simpler, I agree. But the Race section is already comfusing, and I'm
getting more requests for new races every day, and extra letters tacked
on the end might be a wee bit too much trouble.

Comments?

--B.

Tad Ramspott

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Aug 4, 1997, 3:00:00 AM8/4/97

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(Hmm, anyone sense a trend here? Want to get me to post? Make the
subject of your query post "Dragon Code" somethingoranother! ;))

Greffindel <ipsi...@eagle.cc.ukans.edu> scribbled:
: --Greffindel the Plaid, uh, DC.something ++ -fg *sin(pi/2)-d/dx(f^2 + 1)

Bax blinks a few times. "Uhm, lessee that one ... the sine of
pi-halves, minus the derivative of f squared plus one ....." *scribble*
"Hmmm ...." (You always knew being a math major would come in handy
SOMEWHERE ...) ... "Ah!" Baxil blinks a few times, then nods,
impressed. "Ye gods, Greff's done it again. He's encoded the
periodicity of his plaid pattern into his Dragon Code!" ;)

--Bax, in awe. (But then again I'm just plain green ;))

DragonDreamer "Faranath"

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Aug 7, 1997, 3:00:00 AM8/7/97

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Tad Ramspott wrote:

> (Hmm, anyone sense a trend here? Want to get me to post? Make the
> subject of your query post "Dragon Code" somethingoranother! ;))
>
> Greffindel <ipsi...@eagle.cc.ukans.edu> scribbled:
> : --Greffindel the Plaid, uh, DC.something ++ -fg *sin(pi/2)-d/dx(f^2
> + 1)
>
> Bax blinks a few times. "Uhm, lessee that one ... the sine of
>
> pi-halves, minus the derivative of f squared plus one ....."
> *scribble*
> "Hmmm ...." (You always knew being a math major would come in handy
> SOMEWHERE ...) ... "Ah!" Baxil blinks a few times, then nods,
> impressed. "Ye gods, Greff's done it again. He's encoded the
> periodicity of his plaid pattern into his Dragon Code!" ;)
>
> --Bax, in awe. (But then again I'm just plain green ;))
>
>

Faranath appears in his usual green shimmer. "Hi Bax! I don't think
I've seen you in the newsgroup before. Have you gotten all three of my
code suggestions yet (possibly from NathanAM)?"
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Aug 7, 1997, 3:00:00 AM8/7/97

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In article <5s48oq$b...@news.ecis.com>, ddr...@news.ecis.com says...

>
>(Hmm, anyone sense a trend here? Want to get me to post? Make the
>subject of your query post "Dragon Code" somethingoranother! ;))
>
>Greffindel <ipsi...@eagle.cc.ukans.edu> scribbled:
>: --Greffindel the Plaid, uh, DC.something ++ -fg *sin(pi/2)-d/dx(f^2 + 1)
>
> Bax blinks a few times. "Uhm, lessee that one ... the sine of
>pi-halves, minus the derivative of f squared plus one ....." *scribble*
>"Hmmm ...." (You always knew being a math major would come in handy
>SOMEWHERE ...) ... "Ah!" Baxil blinks a few times, then nods,
>impressed. "Ye gods, Greff's done it again. He's encoded the
>periodicity of his plaid pattern into his Dragon Code!" ;)
>
>--Bax, in awe. (But then again I'm just plain green ;))

WalksFar strolls by, singing "Being Green" as Kermit the Frog would
...

WalksFar, being silly ...

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