Ghyll:Meldersen - Revision history

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Dibbed. --[[User:Jcowan|Jcowan]] 13:38, 20 Dec 2004 (EST)

Blowing chunks:

Spurred on by throwaway work of rogue scientist Meldersen, recent developments have seen the creation of lume that doesn't produce any noticable light.

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"Awal Sleeps", as the name suggests, is a weapon based on the principles of [[Awal shrinkage]]. Silent but deadly, at the moment of impact a rapid succession of low hums is heard, and then not heard - the hums, as well as explosions, screams, and peripheral environment damage is covered up in the suction of sound during re-obith. By themselves, the weapons are notoriously unstable, but the lack of audible announcement gives them incredible stealth attack capabilities. There are attested instances, though ascribed to "natural occurrences", of small mining communities sleeping soundly, and then awakening in the midst of ruins and collapsed entrances to the mines of jelly necessary for [[Altoxian Bulb]] production.

The now rogue scientist [[Meldersen]] freely admits he created the weapons from his own research, as a protest to the rebuking of Awal and his colleagues. "Awal Sleeps" is meant derogatorily - that Awal has clouded his judgment and closed his eyes to the possibilities of [[Meldersen]]'s research. [[Meldersen]] has since become a vital member of the [[Conflict That Is Not Happening]] and his weapons are deployed against [[Iganefta]]; he vows never to slip into the [[Bureau of Forgotten Knowledge|Forgotten Knowledge]] he once heralded over.

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[[Meldersen]] in particular has always disputed this: his famous axiom "It's downside up!" was originally pronounced to support his hypothesis that the fundamental element of Awal shrinkage is not the production of light of whatever colour, or its associated diminution of obith, but rather the bizarre suction of noise that accompanies and accelerates re-obith. Whilst this idea has attracted some following among the young, most mainstream scholars have derided it.

[[Meldersen]]'s proposal, that the shrinkage be used to reduce the level of noise in work environments, is not generally held to be viable.

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The problem was solved eventually by decree of [[Meldersen]], the second president of The Bureau, under his executive privilege. It was decided that there should be a subdivision called the Bureau Of Regained Knowledge, and started the ceremonious annual tradition[[#Footnotes|†]] of declaring all information found in the following year to be instantly handed over to the BORK. Though the decision was unpopular at the time, it proved to be an excellent solution.

The first great discovery of The Bureau was also under [[Meldersen]]'s presidency (-77 to -56): in conjunction with the [[Council for Quezlarian Research]], The Bureau discovered the origins for Ghyll's unit of currency, the Quezlarian Ooo. Perhaps somewhat startlingly at the time, the research confirmed the traditional legend that our currency is named after the initial remark of Quezlar 6 upon discovering the first stone of dazzlingly beautiful Oooite. As a gesture of thankfulness, the [[Council for Quezlarian Research]] presented The Bureau with an Oooite stone said to be from the personal collection of Quezlar 6.

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Written by [[Meldersen]] before he turned to more scholarly pursuits, ''Jemima and the Square Do-Gooders'' is widely regarded as the worst fantasy novel ever written due to its flimsy and badly thought out construction. Every time the [[Odlucian Library]] procures a new copy, it's defaced within a week, causing the book to have ironically been reissued more times than any other popular novel.

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Every [[Bureau of Forgotten Knowledge]] president from [[Meldersen]] onwards has declared that the previous president's proclamations on the issue are completely false, and that our "current enlightened era" know the secrets to the poem, but the obvious truth of the matter is that we still have a long way to go before realising what, if anything, this whole poem means.

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−	'''Meldersen''' (a pseudonym) is best known in the scholarly community for his role as the second president of the [[Bureau of Forgotten Knowledge]], a post which he held from -77 to -56 [[EC]], the Bureau's foundational period in the specialized fields of hermeneutics and the history of currency, and founder of its annually-increased subsidiary the Bureau of Regained Knowledge, on both of which he has since relentlessly turned his back; most notorious among the general public for his work in the practical applications of [[Awal shrinkage]], leading to the extremely unstable but also highly stealthy weapon he has dubbed "Awal sleeps" in allusion to his predecessor's inability to ~~forsee~~ it, but also to the development of that most paradoxical but quite useful product, non-luminous [[Luminous manuscript\|lume]]; and in addition the author, in his youth, of an ''échec d'estime'', the much-loved novel or romance ''[[Jemima and the Square Do-Gooders]]'', as well as other gargarational works.	+	'''Meldersen''' (a pseudonym) is best known in the scholarly community for his role as the second president of the [[Bureau of Forgotten Knowledge]], a post which he held from -77 to -56 [[EC]], the Bureau's foundational period in the specialized fields of hermeneutics and the history of currency, and founder of its annually-increased subsidiary the Bureau of Regained Knowledge, on both of which he has since relentlessly turned his back; most notorious among the general public for his work in the practical applications of [[Awal shrinkage]], leading to the extremely unstable but also highly stealthy weapon he has dubbed "Awal sleeps" in allusion to his predecessor's inability to foresee it, but also to the development of that most paradoxical but quite useful product, non-luminous [[Luminous manuscript\|lume]]; and in addition the author, in his youth, of an ''échec d'estime'', the much-loved novel or romance ''[[Jemima and the Square Do-Gooders]]'', as well as other gargarational works.

	But his place in popular culture has been forever secured by his coining of the axiom "It's downside up!" which, though it was originally pronounced merely to support his hypothesis that the fundamental element of [[Awal shrinkage]] is the bizarre suction of noise that accompanies and accelerates the process of re-obith (or some such technical mumbo-jumbo), has since become a near-daily ritual among the leaders of the youth phenomenon commonly and journalistically known as the [[Great Awakening]], under cover of which the rising generation in [[Folktown]] and even [[Iganefta]] (despite, or because of, the fact that it is Meldersen's weapons that are used to make their parents' lives exceptionally difficult in the [[Conflict That Is Not Happening]]) justify themselves for their chronic overindulgence in [[Ghyllian reproduction\|sex]], drugs, and the curious form or genre of music known to them as [[quiver'n'bend]].		But his place in popular culture has been forever secured by his coining of the axiom "It's downside up!" which, though it was originally pronounced merely to support his hypothesis that the fundamental element of [[Awal shrinkage]] is the bizarre suction of noise that accompanies and accelerates the process of re-obith (or some such technical mumbo-jumbo), has since become a near-daily ritual among the leaders of the youth phenomenon commonly and journalistically known as the [[Great Awakening]], under cover of which the rising generation in [[Folktown]] and even [[Iganefta]] (despite, or because of, the fact that it is Meldersen's weapons that are used to make their parents' lives exceptionally difficult in the [[Conflict That Is Not Happening]]) justify themselves for their chronic overindulgence in [[Ghyllian reproduction\|sex]], drugs, and the curious form or genre of music known to them as [[quiver'n'bend]].

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-'''Meldersen''' (a pseudonym) is best known in the scholarly community for his role as the second president of the [[Bureau of Forgotten Knowledge]] a post which he held from -77 to -56 [[EC]], the Bureau's foundational period in the specialized fields of hermeneutics and the history of currency, and founder of its annually-increased subsidiary the Bureau of Regained Knowledge, on both of which he has since relentlessly turned his back; most notorious among the general public for his work in the practical applications of [[Awal shrinkage]], leading to the extremely unstable but also highly stealthy weapon he has dubbed "Awal sleeps" in allusion to his predecessor's inability to forsee it, but also to the development of that most paradoxical but quite useful product, non-luminous [[Luminous manuscript|lume]]; and in addition the author, in his youth, of an ''échec d'estime'', the much-loved novel or romance ''[[Jemima and the Square Do-Gooders]]'', as well as other gargarational works.
+'''Meldersen''' (a pseudonym) is best known in the scholarly community for his role as the second president of the [[Bureau of Forgotten Knowledge]], a post which he held from -77 to -56 [[EC]], the Bureau's foundational period in the specialized fields of hermeneutics and the history of currency, and founder of its annually-increased subsidiary the Bureau of Regained Knowledge, on both of which he has since relentlessly turned his back; most notorious among the general public for his work in the practical applications of [[Awal shrinkage]], leading to the extremely unstable but also highly stealthy weapon he has dubbed "Awal sleeps" in allusion to his predecessor's inability to forsee it, but also to the development of that most paradoxical but quite useful product, non-luminous [[Luminous manuscript|lume]]; and in addition the author, in his youth, of an ''échec d'estime'', the much-loved novel or romance ''[[Jemima and the Square Do-Gooders]]'', as well as other gargarational works.
 But his place in popular culture has been forever secured by his coining of the axiom "It's downside up!" which, though it was originally pronounced merely to support his hypothesis that the fundamental element of [[Awal shrinkage]] is the bizarre suction of noise that accompanies and accelerates the process of re-obith (or some such technical mumbo-jumbo), has since become a near-daily ritual among the leaders of the youth phenomenon commonly and journalistically known as the [[Great Awakening]], under cover of which the rising generation in [[Folktown]] and even [[Iganefta]] (despite, or because of, the fact that it is Meldersen's weapons that are used to make their parents' lives exceptionally difficult in the [[Conflict That Is Not Happening]]) justify themselves for their chronic overindulgence in [[Ghyllian reproduction|sex]], drugs, and the curious form or genre of music known to them as [[quiver'n'bend]].
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−	'''Meldersen''' (a pseudonym) is best known in the scholarly community for his role as the second president of the [[Bureau of Forgotten Knowledge]] a post which he held from -77 to -56 [[EC]], the Bureau's foundational period in the specialized fields of hermeneutics and the history of currency, and founder of its annually-increased subsidiary the Bureau of Regained Knowledge, on both of which he has since relentlessly turned his back; most notorious among the general public for his work in the practical applications of [[Awal shrinkage]], leading to the extremely unstable but also highly stealthy weapon he has dubbed "Awal sleeps" in allusion to his predecessor's inability to forsee it, but also to the development of that most paradoxical but quite useful product, non-luminous lume; and in addition the author, in his youth, of an ''échec d'estime'', the much-loved novel or romance ''[[Jemima and the Square Do-Gooders]]'', as well as other gargarational works.	+	'''Meldersen''' (a pseudonym) is best known in the scholarly community for his role as the second president of the [[Bureau of Forgotten Knowledge]] a post which he held from -77 to -56 [[EC]], the Bureau's foundational period in the specialized fields of hermeneutics and the history of currency, and founder of its annually-increased subsidiary the Bureau of Regained Knowledge, on both of which he has since relentlessly turned his back; most notorious among the general public for his work in the practical applications of [[Awal shrinkage]], leading to the extremely unstable but also highly stealthy weapon he has dubbed "Awal sleeps" in allusion to his predecessor's inability to forsee it, but also to the development of that most paradoxical but quite useful product, non-luminous [[Luminous manuscript\|lume]]; and in addition the author, in his youth, of an ''échec d'estime'', the much-loved novel or romance ''[[Jemima and the Square Do-Gooders]]'', as well as other gargarational works.

	But his place in popular culture has been forever secured by his coining of the axiom "It's downside up!" which, though it was originally pronounced merely to support his hypothesis that the fundamental element of [[Awal shrinkage]] is the bizarre suction of noise that accompanies and accelerates the process of re-obith (or some such technical mumbo-jumbo), has since become a near-daily ritual among the leaders of the youth phenomenon commonly and journalistically known as the [[Great Awakening]], under cover of which the rising generation in [[Folktown]] and even [[Iganefta]] (despite, or because of, the fact that it is Meldersen's weapons that are used to make their parents' lives exceptionally difficult in the [[Conflict That Is Not Happening]]) justify themselves for their chronic overindulgence in [[Ghyllian reproduction\|sex]], drugs, and the curious form or genre of music known to them as [[quiver'n'bend]].		But his place in popular culture has been forever secured by his coining of the axiom "It's downside up!" which, though it was originally pronounced merely to support his hypothesis that the fundamental element of [[Awal shrinkage]] is the bizarre suction of noise that accompanies and accelerates the process of re-obith (or some such technical mumbo-jumbo), has since become a near-daily ritual among the leaders of the youth phenomenon commonly and journalistically known as the [[Great Awakening]], under cover of which the rising generation in [[Folktown]] and even [[Iganefta]] (despite, or because of, the fact that it is Meldersen's weapons that are used to make their parents' lives exceptionally difficult in the [[Conflict That Is Not Happening]]) justify themselves for their chronic overindulgence in [[Ghyllian reproduction\|sex]], drugs, and the curious form or genre of music known to them as [[quiver'n'bend]].

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	'''Citations''': [[Bureau of Forgotten Knowledge]], [[Great Awakening]], [[quiver'n'bend]].		'''Citations''': [[Bureau of Forgotten Knowledge]], [[Great Awakening]], [[quiver'n'bend]].

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-Dibbed.  --[[User:Jcowan|Jcowan]] 13:38, 20 Dec 2004 (EST)
+'''Meldersen''' (a pseudonym) is best known in the scholarly community for his role as the second president of the [[Bureau of Forgotten Knowledge]] a post which he held from -77 to -56 [[EC]], the Bureau's foundational period in the specialized fields of hermeneutics and the history of currency, and founder of its annually-increased subsidiary the Bureau of Regained Knowledge, on both of which he has since relentlessly turned his back; most notorious among the general public for his work in the practical applications of [[Awal shrinkage]], leading to the extremely unstable but also highly stealthy weapon he has dubbed "Awal sleeps" in allusion to his predecessor's inability to forsee it, but also to the development of that most paradoxical but quite useful product, non-luminous lume; and in addition the author, in his youth, of an ''échec d'estime'', the much-loved novel or romance ''[[Jemima and the Square Do-Gooders]]'', as well as other gargarational works.
-Distilling facts:
+But his place in popular culture has been forever secured by his coining of the axiom "It's downside up!" which, though it was originally pronounced merely to support his hypothesis that the fundamental element of [[Awal shrinkage]] is the bizarre suction of noise that accompanies and accelerates the process of re-obith (or some such technical mumbo-jumbo), has since become a near-daily ritual among the leaders of the youth phenomenon commonly and journalistically known as the [[Great Awakening]], under cover of which the rising generation in [[Folktown]] and even [[Iganefta]] (despite, or because of, the fact that it is Meldersen's weapons that are used to make their parents' lives exceptionally difficult in the [[Conflict That Is Not Happening]]) justify themselves for their chronic overindulgence in [[Ghyllian reproduction|sex]], drugs, and the curious form or genre of music known to them as [[quiver'n'bend]].
-* He wrote ''[[Jemima and the Square Do-Gooders]]'' before he turned to more scholarly pursuits.
+'''Citations''': [[Bureau of Forgotten Knowledge]], [[Great Awakening]], [[quiver'n'bend]].
-* He was the second president of the [[Bureau of Forgotten Knowledge]], from -77 to -56 [[EC]].
-* He decided that there should be a subdivision called the Bureau Of Regained Knowledge.
+--[[User:Jcowan|Jcowan]] 15:58, 5 Jan 2005 (EST)

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 Dibbed.  --[[User:Jcowan|Jcowan]] 13:38, 20 Dec 2004 (EST)
-Blowing chunks:
+Distilling facts:
-Spurred on by throwaway work of rogue scientist Meldersen, recent developments have seen the creation of lume that doesn't produce any noticable light.
+* He wrote ''[[Jemima and the Square Do-Gooders]]'' before he turned to more scholarly pursuits.
+* He was the second president of the [[Bureau of Forgotten Knowledge]], from -77 to -56 [[EC]].
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+* He decided that there should be a subdivision called the Bureau Of Regained Knowledge.
+* He started the ceremonious annual tradition of declaring all information found in the following year to be instantly handed over to the BORK.
-"Awal Sleeps", as the name suggests, is a weapon based on the principles of [[Awal shrinkage]]. Silent but deadly, at the moment of impact a rapid succession of low hums is heard, and then not heard - the hums, as well as explosions, screams, and peripheral environment damage is covered up in the suction of sound during re-obith. By themselves, the weapons are notoriously unstable, but the lack of audible announcement gives them incredible stealth attack capabilities. There are attested instances, though ascribed to "natural occurrences", of small mining communities sleeping soundly, and then awakening in the midst of ruins and collapsed entrances to the mines of jelly necessary for [[Altoxian Bulb]] production.
+* Under his presidency the Bureau discovered the origins for Ghyll's unit of currency, the Quezlarian Ooo.
+* He declared [[Rancticirchiretic|Rancticirchiretic's]] proclamations on "[[Hattie's Day]]" completely false, and that our "current enlightened era" knows the secrets to the poem.
-The now rogue scientist [[Meldersen]] freely admits he created the weapons from his own research, as a protest to the rebuking of Awal and his colleagues. "Awal Sleeps" is meant derogatorily - that Awal has clouded his judgment and closed his eyes to the possibilities of [[Meldersen]]'s research. [[Meldersen]] has since become a vital member of the [[Conflict That Is Not Happening]] and his weapons are deployed against [[Iganefta]]; he vows never to slip into the [[Bureau of Forgotten Knowledge|Forgotten Knowledge]] he once heralded over.
+* His famous axiom, "It's downside up!", was originally pronounced to support his hypothesis that the fundamental element of [[Awal shrinkage]] is the bizarre suction of noise that accompanies and accelerates re-obith.
+* His proposal that [[Awal shrinkage]] be used to reduce the level of noise in work environments is not generally held to be viable.
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+* He is now a rogue scientist.
+* Some throwaway work of his led to the development of non-luminous lume.
-[[Meldersen]] in particular has always disputed this: his famous axiom "It's downside up!" was originally pronounced to support his hypothesis that the fundamental element of Awal shrinkage is not the production of light of whatever colour, or its associated diminution of obith, but rather the bizarre suction of noise that accompanies and accelerates re-obith. Whilst this idea has attracted some following among the young,  most mainstream scholars have derided it.
+* He created "Awal sleeps", a notoriously unstable stealth weapon.
+* He has become a vital member of the [[Conflict That Is Not Happening]].
-[[Meldersen]]'s proposal, that the shrinkage be used to reduce the level of noise in work environments, is not generally held to be viable.
+* His weapons are deployed against [[Iganefta]].
+* He vows never to slip into the [[Bureau of Forgotten Knowledge|Forgotten Knowledge]] he once heralded over.