Ghyll:Bureau of Recovered Knowledge - Revision history

Brother Arfrus: The Uninformed --> Uninformed, The

2005-10-14T12:33:33Z

The Uninformed --> Uninformed, The

Lady Aleksandra Quininery: sig change

2005-06-13T19:48:52Z

sig change

Lady Aleksandra Quininery: bork bork bork

2005-05-31T19:03:00Z

bork bork bork

Jcowan: Misspelling

2005-05-31T17:10:55Z

Misspelling

Morbus Iff: BOFK recovers the name, not the BORK.

2005-05-31T13:38:31Z

BOFK recovers the name, not the BORK.

Morbus Iff: Copyediting; new phantom, stronger explanation, etc.

2005-05-31T13:35:50Z

Copyediting; new phantom, stronger explanation, etc.

Jcowan: Misspelling

2005-05-31T02:34:40Z

Misspelling

Sirbobthethird: /* History */ linking meldersen

2005-05-27T03:02:02Z

History: linking meldersen

Sirbobthethird: /* History */ Fixing a fragment, adding BOFK link

2005-05-24T22:51:41Z

History: Fixing a fragment, adding BOFK link

Sirbobthethird: /* Function */ just added link to "odlucian library"

2005-05-24T22:21:40Z

Function: just added link to "odlucian library"

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 ==The Underground==
-There is a large underground movement dedicated to ignoring the proclamations of the BORK. They have adopted the name most frequently applied to them - [[The Uninformed]] - as an ironic admission of their ignorance of the official reality.
+There is a large underground movement dedicated to ignoring the proclamations of the BORK. They have adopted the name most frequently applied to them - [[Uninformed, The|The Uninformed]] - as an ironic admission of their ignorance of the official reality.
-'''Citations''': [[Bureau of Forgotten Knowledge]], [[Supetupheraraphes]], [[The Uninformed]].
+'''Citations''': [[Bureau of Forgotten Knowledge]], [[Supetupheraraphes]], [[Uninformed, The]].
 --[[User:DrBacchus|DrBacchus]] 17:31, 22 May 2005 (EDT)

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−	How interesting that it was [[Meldersen]] who created the BORK. I had long assumed that the idea must have come from the [[Speedish Chefs]]. --[[User:Lady Aleksandra Quininery\|Lady Aleksandra ~~Quininery~~]] 15:03, 31 May 2005 (EDT)	+	How interesting that it was [[Meldersen]] who created the BORK. I had long assumed that the idea must have come from the [[Speedish Chefs]]. --[[User:Lady Aleksandra Quininery\|Lady Aleksandra]] 15:03, 31 May 2005 (EDT)

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		+	How interesting that it was [[Meldersen]] who created the BORK. I had long assumed that the idea must have come from the [[Speedish Chefs]]. --[[User:Lady Aleksandra Quininery\|Lady Aleksandra Quininery]] 15:03, 31 May 2005 (EDT)

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 ==History==
-The Bureau of Recovered (sometimes "Regained"; in its history, the Bureau has forgotten its own name twice, and the [[Bureau of Forgotten Knowledge|BOFK]] has occassionally recovered it incorrectly) Knowledge was founded as a solution to [[Supetupheraraphes]]'s Paradox which states that "once Forgotten Knowledge is uncovered by a researcher, it is no longer Forgotten and hence cannot be written down."
+The Bureau of Recovered (sometimes "Regained"; in its history, the Bureau has forgotten its own name twice, and the [[Bureau of Forgotten Knowledge|BOFK]] has occasionally recovered it incorrectly) Knowledge was founded as a solution to [[Supetupheraraphes]]'s Paradox which states that "once Forgotten Knowledge is uncovered by a researcher, it is no longer Forgotten and hence cannot be written down."
 Under the executive privilege of [[Meldersen]], the second president of the [[Bureau of Forgotten Knowledge]], it was decided that there should be a subdivision known as the Bureau of Regained Knowledge. Since that time, the two Bureaus have existed in a very healthy tension. Indeed, there are those who think they are symbiotic to the point of fraud. By trading knowledge back and forth - finding and then unfinding it - they have been able to create the appearance of useful progress for generations.

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 ==History==
-The Bureau of Recovered (sometimes "Regained"; in its history, the Bureau has forgotten its own name twice, and occasionally recovered it incorrectly) Knowledge was founded as a solution to [[Supetupheraraphes]]'s Paradox which states that "once Forgotten Knowledge is uncovered by a researcher, it is no longer Forgotten and hence cannot be written down."
+The Bureau of Recovered (sometimes "Regained"; in its history, the Bureau has forgotten its own name twice, and the [[Bureau of Forgotten Knowledge|BOFK]] has occassionally recovered it incorrectly) Knowledge was founded as a solution to [[Supetupheraraphes]]'s Paradox which states that "once Forgotten Knowledge is uncovered by a researcher, it is no longer Forgotten and hence cannot be written down."
 Under the executive privilege of [[Meldersen]], the second president of the [[Bureau of Forgotten Knowledge]], it was decided that there should be a subdivision known as the Bureau of Regained Knowledge. Since that time, the two Bureaus have existed in a very healthy tension. Indeed, there are those who think they are symbiotic to the point of fraud. By trading knowledge back and forth - finding and then unfinding it - they have been able to create the appearance of useful progress for generations.

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-You have by now noticed that an alarming number of articles in this publication contain the phrase "Nothing is known ..." or variants thereof. This is, of course, more than simply a coincidence. Between the Bureau of Forgotten Knowledge and the Bureau of Recovered Knowledge, and enormous amount of information is officially unknown, even though, technically, it's not actually unknown, you know? No, officially, of course, you don't.
+You have by now noticed that an alarming number of articles in this publication contain the phrase "Nothing is known ..." or variants thereof. This is, of course, more than simply a coincidence. Between the [[Bureau of Forgotten Knowledge]] and the '''Bureau of Recovered Knowledge''', an enormous amount of information is officially unknown, even though, technically, it's not actually unknown, you know? No, officially, of course, you don't. As per tradition, very little is known of the BORK, but this article will reveal all that is known, and considerably more.
 ==History==
-The Bureau of Recovered (or, sometimes, "Regained") Knowledge was founded as a solution to  Supetupheraraphes's Paradox which states that "once Forgotten Knowledge is uncovered by a researcher, it is no longer Forgotten and hence cannot be written down."
+Under the executive privilege of [[Meldersen]], the second president of the [[Bureau of Forgotten Knowledge]], it was decided that there should be a subdivision known as the Bureau of Regained Knowledge. Since that time, the two Bureaus have existed in a very healthy tension. Indeed, there are those who think they are symbiotic to the point of fraud. By trading knowledge back and forth - finding and then unfinding it - they have been able to create the appearance of useful progress for generations.
-Frequently, either the BOFK or the BORK will declare a certain thing to be unknown, and this statement is blindly accepted by even the most careful of historians. This, more than any other factor, explains the fact that many articles stating that the history of a particular thing is unknown, may be roundly contradicted by information given in another article, presumably by someone who did not read the relevant edict, or who was just too pig-headed to care.
+Frequently, either the [[Bureau of Forgotten Knowledge|BOFK]] or the BORK will declare a certain thing to be unknown, and this statement is blindly accepted by even the most careful of historians. This, more than any other factor, explains the fact that many articles stating that the history of a particular thing is unknown, may be roundly contradicted by information given in another article, presumably by someone who did not read the relevant edict, or who was just too pig-headed to care.
 To quote one particular historian, who asked not to be named:
-<blockquote>I know you know I know I don't know what I know I know, but I know that you know that I know what I know, and I know that you know what you know you don't know. You know?</blockquote>
+:I know you know I know I don't know what I know I know, but I know that you know that I know what I know, and I know that you know what you know you don't know. You know?
 This, of course, is officially heresy.
 ==Function==
+Officially, the function of the BORK is simply to maintain the existence of the [[Bureau of Forgotten Knowledge|BOFK]]. That is, when Forgotten Knowledge is discovered, it is transferred to the BORK, so that it can be retained. In reality, the [[Odlucian Library]] does a fine job of holding on to the body of Ghyllian knowledge, thank you very much, and this leaves the BORK largely without function. So, they dedicate themselves to re-losing and re-forgetting knowledge, so that they may perpetuate their symbiotic relationship with the BOFK. Thus, they declare a particular area of knowledge to be unknown and, with this declaration, branches of knowledge are returned to the purvue of the BOFK, so that they can, at a later date, be handed back to the BORK.
 Large bribes are likely involved. Although it is not actually known how large these bribes are, I can report that I was paid a fairly significant amount to say that.
 ==The Underground==
 There is a large underground movement dedicated to ignoring the proclamations of the BORK. They have adopted the name most frequently applied to them - [[The Uninformed]] - as an ironic admission of their ignorance of the official reality.
-==Disclaimer==
+'''Citations''': [[Bureau of Forgotten Knowledge]], [[Supetupheraraphes]], [[The Uninformed]].
 --[[User:DrBacchus|DrBacchus]] 17:31, 22 May 2005 (EDT)
-Citations: [[Bureau of Forgotten Knowledge]], [[Odlucian Library]], [[The Uninformed]]
+[[Category:Organizations]]

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 Officially, the function of the BORK is simply to maintain the existence of the BOFK. That is, when Forgotten Knowledge is discovered, it is transferred to the BORK, so that it can be retained.
-In reality, the [[Odlucian Library]] does a find job of holding on to the body of Ghyllian knowledge, thank you very much, and this leaves the BORK largely without function. So, they dedicate themselves to re-losing and re-forgetting knowledge, so that they may perpetuate their symbiotic relationship with the BOFK. Thus, they declare a particular area of knowledge to be unknown, and, with this declaration, branches of knowledge are returned to the purvue of the BOFK, so that they can, at a later date, be handed back to the BORK.
+In reality, the [[Odlucian Library]] does a fine job of holding on to the body of Ghyllian knowledge, thank you very much, and this leaves the BORK largely without function. So, they dedicate themselves to re-losing and re-forgetting knowledge, so that they may perpetuate their symbiotic relationship with the BOFK. Thus, they declare a particular area of knowledge to be unknown, and, with this declaration, branches of knowledge are returned to the purvue of the BOFK, so that they can, at a later date, be handed back to the BORK.
 Large bribes are likely involved. Although it is not actually known how large these bribes are, I can report that I was paid a fairly significant amount to say that.

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 The Bureau of Recovered (or, sometimes, "Regained") Knowledge was founded as a solution to  Supetupheraraphes's Paradox which states that "once Forgotten Knowledge is uncovered by a researcher, it is no longer Forgotten and hence cannot be written down."
-Under the executive privilege of Meldersen, the second president of The [[Bureau of Forgotten Knowledge]], it was decided that there should be a subdivision known as the Bureau of Regained Knowledge.
+Under the executive privilege of [[Meldersen]], the second president of The [[Bureau of Forgotten Knowledge]], it was decided that there should be a subdivision known as the Bureau of Regained Knowledge.
 Since that time, the two Bureaus have existed in a very healthy tension. Indeed, there are those who think that they are symbiotic to the point of fraud. By trading knowledge back and forth - finding and then unfinding it - they have been able to create the appearance of useful progress for generations.