Subject: 74:20/7740 RICE Paper discussions
::>a little too tongue-in-cheek? :-) Can anyone post a RICE paper?
Sure. I was thinking that consistency of textual material would
be a Good Thing, but since these things _are_ done by different
field reporters, they would actually reflect the different styles.
The only thing that I would suggest is that the XUWP be kept in
the standard format as presented in RICE Paper #0000, modified as
discussed below, and that no lettered RICE Paper be published
until the numbered RICE Paper that it is associated with has been
published. Also, since under this scheme there is a possibility
that multiple RICE Papers may get published simultaneously, I
would recommend NOT assigning a number, but instead using the TML
number of the message that contains the RICE Paper. Of course, if
a lettered Paper is being published, _that_ one gets an assigned
number based on the appropriate numbered Paper.
Also, RICE was just a fortuitous acronym. I almost changed it
when I saw what it led to, but decided that I liked it... The DCE
and DTE were deliberate, though... I wonder how many people caught
the pun...
T::>> Appendix A: The Extended UWP
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::>> The extended UWP appears as follows:
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::>> Line 1: Name of planet, followed by subsector name, sector name,
::>> and sector coordinates, in parentheses
T::>What with the uncertain timelines and all maybe it would be a good idea
::>to include a `date' for when the RICE paper was written that ties it to
::>the source for the basic UWP data?
Absolutely, good thought. I'll add that in RICE Paper #0001 (or
whatever number it turns out to be, per the revised method of
numbering ). As it stands, Spinward Marches except Regina
Subsector is per Imperial Chamber of Commerce issues as of 1116 or
thereabouts (Megatraveller Imperial Encyclopedia); Regina
Subsector is per Regency Board of Economic Development issues as
of about 1200 (Traveller: The New Era). I know I have Deneb
Sector somewhere, and I think it's of the 1116 issue, but I'm not
sure. If someone has "accurate" info, contact me off the list so
that we can arrange appropriate information transfer...
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