1.1.01.01.008: if you fiddle with something, it will break. don't.

[needshumility]

Alright, I think... question club needs to happen.

So consider this post an open place to ask questions about the Barge, and to provide answers if you know them - or to discuss ways of finding out the answer. Anyone's welcome, as are any questions.

[Private to Bertie]

What instrument do you play?

[Private to Sherlock]Mr Holmes, may I ask if

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do you think this is a good idea eddie

[ifightfor]

Query: Limitation on number of queries at once?

[Uh-oh.]

he thinks it's fabulous. He also has terrible foresight.

[needshumility]

No.

[pause]

Within reason. No more than... ten, say.

it explains so much. and is so true.

[ifightfor]

Query: Average number of Inmates "graduated" per anum?

Further query: Average residence time of Inmate prior to graduation?

Further query: Exact number of Inmates graduated versus Inmates departed without graduation?

Query: Exact population of Barge?

Further query: Exact number of Wardens versus number of Inmates?

Further query: Rate of Warden turnover?

Query: Common complaints of Wardens concerning Barge functions?

Further query: Common complaints of Inmates?

Define "question club".

Query: What games do you play?

[strangehstorian]

These are good questions...

[needshumility]

They're... all very good questions.

There'd have to be research into the first few, but I'm keeping a list of unanswered questions, and they'll be put on it.

The last two, I can do right now, though.

Question club is, essentially, like a debating society, but open to everyone.

I play cricket, hockeyball, croquet (if I'm made to) and tennis.

[ifightfor]

Query: Debating society closed to some Users?

Further query: Why?

[needshumility]

Well, it is at home. I don't think there is anything here like that.

And at home? I don't think there was a good reason. That's why I tried to start something different.

[ifightfor]

[The weird text delay kicks in.]

You weren't successful.

[needshumility]

More successful than some.

Other things came up.

[ifightfor]

Define "other things".

[Delayed plaintext.]

Than whom?

[needshumility]

I... can't answer either of those questions. [won't, rather than can't.]

[ifightfor]

[Rinzler may be largely unfamiliar with things like "physics" and "moral subjectivity" but there are some things that are universal.

Delayed plaintext:]

Can't or won't?

[needshumility]

Won't.

Private.

[ifightfor]

[Delayed plaintext.]

What do you fear?

Re: Private.

[needshumility]

[he's going to deliberately take that question at face value]

The dark.

Re: Private.

[ifightfor]

[Whether or not Rinzler suspects tomfoolery here he'll roll with this.]

Why?