Here is some context on this whole thing.

Posted by: John S. Rhodes on September 18, 2002 08:19 PM

 

Just call me the "Gamellian" - http://www.earthxia.com/english/bio_gamel.htm

Posted by: daniel szuc on September 18, 2002 10:28 PM

 

For me, WebWord has the feeling of a BBS. The primary difference is that we're unable to hold a MUPT.

Someone please confirm that they know the term MUPT. I had a helluva time finding it via Google. It's unsettling when a word you accept as normal turns out to be part of a highly localized dialect.

Posted by: Jack on September 18, 2002 10:35 PM

 

MUPT's are those Jim Henson things, right?

Posted by: Frank on September 18, 2002 10:39 PM

 

By the way folks I really do play the "Gamellian" as part of the earthxia story in HK (kids entertainment - parties etc).

Its a blast !! And its nice to play a super hero type on occassions... ;)

Posted by: daniel szuc on September 18, 2002 10:41 PM

 

I received a swift response from Jason Scott, who is producing the BBS Documentary. MUPT is a local colloquialism. (Modem Users Pizza Thingy)

Anyhow, my point was that there's a certain sense of community that goes beyond friendly talk. I'm not having intimate conversations with Mac about the trials and tribulations in his life, but we are seeing him produce parody work about us. For me, it's reminiscent of BBSsing. In the olden days the parodies took the form of short humorous fictional stories in which the users interact. For example, if such a story were done today, John might be a mall Santa, and one-by-one WebWorders would sit on his lap and talk to Santa about their wish list. You can imagine the possibilities.

Posted by: Jack on September 18, 2002 11:57 PM

 

Managers Utilise Psychological Trama ?

If anyone wants to mail me with pics of people and superheroes (please include description of powers) I might update them on the page. You can see the size of the image by looking at the page.

Posted by: Mac on September 19, 2002 04:40 AM

 

I used to run a BBS and can recall a few picnic events where folks from various BBSes would get together. Of course the ages ranged from about 12 to 40 something and most of the people were too cool to truly "picnic" so it was basically sitting around at a park pavilion (on top of the picnic tables of course) as well as some hacky-sack and frisbee playing.

BBSing was fun - and it had a different feel than most web communities - it was more local and personal.

Just for the record - I DON'T want to sit on John's lap even if he's in a red suit. I don't want to imagine the possibilities.

Posted by: Lyle - Usability Guru on September 19, 2002 11:00 AM

 

Jack, I remember BBS get-togethers fondly! We would get together, wearing our "screen names" (if there was one) on badges, and sometimes we'd all get in on technology deals (discounts for volume purchases) and so we'd get our goodies at the event.

It was always kind of interesting to see what people looked like. I was always wrong, and I never looked like people imagined me, either. That's another cool thing about the WebWord Rogues Gallery.

Posted by: Lydia on September 19, 2002 11:50 AM

 

BBSmates (Unfortunately, you'll need to bookmark it and check it out later. It was just hit by /. oh well.)

Posted by: John S. Rhodes on September 19, 2002 01:28 PM

 

Due to overwhelming demand I have had to add an entry for MadMan with his sidekick, as people thought I was being unfair by leaving out his friend.

I have also added entries for Frank Lynch and glasshaus Bruce. Keep the requests and nominations coming (you can nominate yourself, but I may choose a different hero for you)

Posted by: Mac on September 20, 2002 01:50 PM