Ghyll:Badges - Revision history

Morbus Iff: Fixing broken link to the Brothers.

2005-07-08T13:55:43Z

Fixing broken link to the Brothers.

Morbus Iff: Singularing the organization phantom. Whoops.

2005-05-28T19:33:36Z

Singularing the organization phantom. Whoops.

Morbus Iff: Copyediting. I am the masterful munger.

2005-05-28T19:30:26Z

Copyediting. I am the masterful munger.

Jcowan: List formatting and cleanup

2005-05-27T16:36:29Z

List formatting and cleanup

Jcowan: Adding Pickers reference

2005-05-27T16:34:32Z

Adding Pickers reference

Jcowan: First draft

2005-05-27T04:12:51Z

First draft

Jcowan at 18:31, 24 May 2005

2005-05-24T18:31:54Z

New page

Dibbed. --[[User:Jcowan|John Cowan]] 14:31, 24 May 2005 (EDT)

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 A '''badge''' is a device, patch, or similar accoutrement which is presented or displayed to annote some feat of service, a special accomplishment, or as a simple means of identification. In some non-secret [[organization]]s, badges are often used to denote qualifications received through training.Similarly, organizations use them to show group membership and rank. Here are a few examples:
-* The [[Brotherhood of the Lantern]] uses an eight-pointed-star-shaped badge marking its Brothers.
+* The [[Brothers of the Lantern]] uses an eight-pointed-star-shaped badge marking its Brothers.
 * The [[Bureau of Forgotten Knowledge]] awards badges of various shapes and sizes to its scholars and administrators.
 ** In particular, the badge of the BORK's President is a stylized outline of a [[deathbug]]; the symbolism of this has not been made public.

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 When for whatever reason a badge must be revoked by the badge-awarding [[organization]], it is simply painted over with indelible dye rather than physically removed. The inadequacy of this method means that groups are well-advised not to award badges indiscriminately. Former officeholders do not usually have their badges revoked; it is done only as a measure of disgrace.
-'''Citations''':  [[Deathbug]], [[Organizations]], [[Parliament]].
+'''Citations''':  [[Deathbug]], [[Organization]], [[Parliament]].
 --[[User:Jcowan|John Cowan]] 00:12, 27 May 2005 (EDT)
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-A '''badge''' is a device, patch, or similar accoutrement which is presented or displayed to annote some feat of service, a special accomplishment, or as a simple means of identification.  In some non-secret [[organization]]s, badges are often used to denote qualifications received through training. Similarly, organizations use them to show group membership and rank.  Here are a few examples:
+A '''badge''' is a device, patch, or similar accoutrement which is presented or displayed to annote some feat of service, a special accomplishment, or as a simple means of identification. In some non-secret [[organization]]s, badges are often used to denote qualifications received through training.Similarly, organizations use them to show group membership and rank. Here are a few examples:
-* The [[Brotherhood of the Lantern]] uses a eight-pointed-star-shaped badge marking its Brothers.
+* The [[Brotherhood of the Lantern]] uses an eight-pointed-star-shaped badge marking its Brothers.
 * The [[Bureau of Forgotten Knowledge]] awards badges of various shapes and sizes to its scholars and administrators.
 ** In particular, the badge of the BORK's President is a stylized outline of a [[deathbug]]; the symbolism of this has not been made public.
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 * The [[Pickers]] of [[Ignanefta]] wear the badge of the [[Furious Apple]].
-Whatever the purpose, however, badges are always installed into the badge-holder in the same way.  A specialist called a ''badger'' carves an appropriately shaped opening, slightly too small, in the exoskeleton of the badge wearer.  The badge is then fitted tightly into the opening, and glued, burnished, and finally enameled in the appropriate color.
+Whatever the purpose, however, badges are always installed into the badge-holder in the same way. A specialist called a ''badger'' carves an appropriately shaped opening, slightly too small, in the exoskeleton of the badge wearer. The badge is then fitted tightly into the opening, and glued, burnished, and finally enameled in the appropriate color.
-When for whatever reason a badge must be revoked by the badge-awarding [[organization]], it is simply painted over with indelible dye rather than physically removed.  The inadequacy of this method means that groups are well-advised not to award badges indiscriminately.  Former officeholders do not usually have their badges revoked; it is done only as a measure of disgrace.
+When for whatever reason a badge must be revoked by the badge-awarding [[organization]], it is simply painted over with indelible dye rather than physically removed. The inadequacy of this method means that groups are well-advised not to award badges indiscriminately. Former officeholders do not usually have their badges revoked; it is done only as a measure of disgrace.
-'''Citations''':  [[deathbug]], [[organizations]], [[Parliament]].
+'''Citations''':  [[Deathbug]], [[Organizations]], [[Parliament]].
 --[[User:Jcowan|John Cowan]] 00:12, 27 May 2005 (EDT)

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-A '''badge''' is a device, patch, or similar accoutrement which is presented or displayed to annote some feat of service, a special accomplishment, or as a simple means of identification.  In some non-secret [[organization]]s, badges are often used to denote qualifications received through training. Similarly, organizations use them to show group membership and rank.
+A '''badge''' is a device, patch, or similar accoutrement which is presented or displayed to annote some feat of service, a special accomplishment, or as a simple means of identification.  In some non-secret [[organization]]s, badges are often used to denote qualifications received through training. Similarly, organizations use them to show group membership and rank.  Here are a few examples:
-For example, the [[Brotherhood of the Lantern]] uses a eight-pointed-star-shaped badge marking its Brothers, and the [[Bureau of Forgotten Knowledge]] awards badges of various shapes and sizes to its scholars and administrators.  Here are a few examples:
+* The [[Brotherhood of the Lantern]] uses a eight-pointed-star-shaped badge marking its Brothers.
+* The [[Bureau of Forgotten Knowledge]] awards badges of various shapes and sizes to its scholars and administrators.
-* The badge of the BORK's President is a stylized outline of a [[deathbug]]; the symbolism of this has not been made public.
+** In particular, the badge of the BORK's President is a stylized outline of a [[deathbug]]; the symbolism of this has not been made public.
 * [[Paramount Queen]]s have dodecagram badges in colors representing the region of Ghyll from which they have been chosen.
 * Members of [[Parliament]] wear a small, discreet five-pointed star on the left shoulder.
-* The [[Pickers]] wear the badge of the [[Furious Apple]].
+* The [[Pickers]] of [[Ignanefta]] wear the badge of the [[Furious Apple]].
 Whatever the purpose, however, badges are always installed into the badge-holder in the same way.  A specialist called a ''badger'' carves an appropriately shaped opening, slightly too small, in the exoskeleton of the badge wearer.  The badge is then fitted tightly into the opening, and glued, burnished, and finally enameled in the appropriate color.

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 A '''badge''' is a device, patch, or similar accoutrement which is presented or displayed to annote some feat of service, a special accomplishment, or as a simple means of identification.  In some non-secret [[organization]]s, badges are often used to denote qualifications received through training. Similarly, organizations use them to show group membership and rank.
-For example, the [[Brotherhood of the Lantern]] uses a eight-pointed-star-shaped badge marking its Brothers, and the [[Bureau of Forgotten Knowledge]] awards badges of various shapes and sizes to its scholars and administrators.  The badge of the BORK's President, for example, is a stylized outline of a [[deathbug]]; the symbolism of this has not been made public.  [[Paramount Queen]]s have dodecagram badges in colors representing the region of Ghyll from which they have been chosen.  Members of [[Parliament]] wear a small, discreet five-pointed star on the left shoulder.
+For example, the [[Brotherhood of the Lantern]] uses a eight-pointed-star-shaped badge marking its Brothers, and the [[Bureau of Forgotten Knowledge]] awards badges of various shapes and sizes to its scholars and administrators.  Here are a few examples:
 Whatever the purpose, however, badges are always installed into the badge-holder in the same way.  A specialist called a ''badger'' carves an appropriately shaped opening, slightly too small, in the exoskeleton of the badge wearer.  The badge is then fitted tightly into the opening, and glued, burnished, and finally enameled in the appropriate color.

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−	~~Dibbed~~. --[[User:Jcowan\|John Cowan]] 14:31, 24 May 2005 (EDT)	+	A '''badge''' is a device, patch, or similar accoutrement which is presented or displayed to annote some feat of service, a special accomplishment, or as a simple means of identification. In some non-secret [[organization]]s, badges are often used to denote qualifications received through training. Similarly, organizations use them to show group membership and rank.
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		+	For example, the [[Brotherhood of the Lantern]] uses a eight-pointed-star-shaped badge marking its Brothers, and the [[Bureau of Forgotten Knowledge]] awards badges of various shapes and sizes to its scholars and administrators. The badge of the BORK's President, for example, is a stylized outline of a [[deathbug]]; the symbolism of this has not been made public. [[Paramount Queen]]s have dodecagram badges in colors representing the region of Ghyll from which they have been chosen. Members of [[Parliament]] wear a small, discreet five-pointed star on the left shoulder.
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		+	Whatever the purpose, however, badges are always installed into the badge-holder in the same way. A specialist called a ''badger'' carves an appropriately shaped opening, slightly too small, in the exoskeleton of the badge wearer. The badge is then fitted tightly into the opening, and glued, burnished, and finally enameled in the appropriate color.
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		+	When for whatever reason a badge must be revoked by the badge-awarding [[organization]], it is simply painted over with indelible dye rather than physically removed. The inadequacy of this method means that groups are well-advised not to award badges indiscriminately. Former officeholders do not usually have their badges revoked; it is done only as a measure of disgrace.
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		+	'''Citations''': [[deathbug]], [[organizations]], [[Parliament]].
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		+	--[[User:Jcowan\|John Cowan]] 00:12, 27 May 2005 (EDT)