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[PROJECT] Open Letter to Earlywine
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poozle
Entrenched

Joined: 15 Aug 2005
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hobyrne wrote:
I wonder, if all the traffic is now being monitored, will they finally plug the leaked e-mails!! Very Happy


This seems to have been ignored but it may be rather important, if we can still see leaked e-mails maybe we will get to see some of the communications that we don't hear about through blogs.

PostPosted: Sat Oct 21, 2006 9:38 am
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AtionSong
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Joined: 29 Aug 2006
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 		If we want to send a coded letter to Kurt, here's a draft of one that asks him to move some wires to get around the block:

Quote:

Dear Kurt,

On Earth were very sad to hear about the Unfortunate events going on in Perplex City regarding the link to Earth. We fear that now we may no longer be able to communicate ever again. Though we looked for another way to continue to talk to the CRT now, it appears that the bells of regret are sounding. I can almost hear them ring.

Getting to the point, we have though of everything to get around the proposed block, but knowing that you programmed the system the blockade is using, we figure that we're stopped by the block.

Perhaps one day we will be able to communicate and can talk to each other again. Regardless, whatever may proceed to happen, we want to thank you for your puzzles that could move our minds. Some we were able to solve. Unfortunately though, some are still unsolved. We simply weren't able to connect the wires. Our ears still ring from the stimulation.

We just wanted to say goodbye, as it looks like we can no longer communicate, and thank you for all the fun we have had with the people of Perplex City.

With all due respect,

The People of Earth


However, this will only work if it is what Mind Candy wants us to do. Remember, they still control the story.

PostPosted: Sat Oct 21, 2006 10:37 am
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Macavity
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 		Wow, what a response!

First, I'd like to thank everyone who's added their name to the list of signatories (if that's the right word).

Second, I'd like to thank the following people by name:

* hobyrne, for playing devil's advocate. (That always helps!)
* AtionSong, for his second draft of the letter.
* ixalon, for making some suggestions on things to add to the letter.

And third, I'd like to present this third draft of the letter, complete with list of signatories so far:

Representatives of Earth wrote:
Dear Editor:

This is an open letter to Council Leader Earlywine from the people of Earth:

Mr. Earlywine, we are shocked and dismayed by your recent actions.. Here on Earth, we have worked hard to ensure a free flow of information between Earth and Perplex City so as to keep the citizens of Perplex City informed on our status in the search for the Receda Cube.

We have shared the information we gathered while attempting to locate the Receda Cube, and the views we have developed on the many facets of Perplex City life because we wanted you to learn about us.

We wanted to demonstrate how we can work together for a greater good, despite the differences that we on Earth have: differences of religion, opinion, and social background to name just a few.

We freely admit that we aren't perfect: we love, we hate, we argue, we fight, and sometimes we let our differences divide us instead of looking past them to the common threads that are shared by all that should bind us together. But not once did we shy away from your requests - indeed, we did our best to fulfill them.

But our fellow hunters and us believe that our greatest moment thus far occurred when the main Earth-to-Perplex City data link was disrupted by agents of an organization known as The Third Power, who told us to "say goodbye to Perplex City!" (Quoted directly from the messages they sent once they had successfully cut the link)

It was feared that the carrier wave would dissipate, forever crushing the hope that the Receda Cube would be found and returned - but we on Earth formed a single, massive group dedicated to making sure that the secondary San Francisco link was activated so that information could once again flow between Earth and Perplex City. It was a difficult task, and even with our best minds taking on this mighty challenge, we barely managed to activate the San Francisco terminal before the carrier wave faded. In fact, reliable sources at both Mind Candy and the Perplex City Academy informed us that the carrier wave was mere minutes away from fading completely when they picked up the signal from San Francisco.

And now, after all the work we have put into ensuring that communications between Earth and Perplex City remain open, your first act is to have it locked down. This drastic action - to practically shut down the data link after all the effort we put into making sure it stayed operational - is mind-boggling to us.

What's next, Mr. Earlywine? Considering your current xenophobic attitudes, we on Earth fear that Perplex City now faces an Orwellian future, with a "Ministry of Truth" dedicated to spreading xenophobic propaganda and lies, a "Ministry of Peace" dedicated to developing better and more efficient tools of war (and ensuring that they get used), a "Ministry of Plenty" dedicated to making sure that the population is kept on the brink of starvation, and a "Ministry of Love" dedicated to the arrest, detainment, and turture of anyone who dares to question the government?

This may sound alarming to some people, and perhaps it is. But we, the undersigned, speak for all the people of Earth who have sacrificed their time and effort to assist in the mantaining of the Perplex City-Earth link. Your actions and attitude are not conducive to a successful outcome. They serve only to hinder it.

You have taken advantage of panic and outrage to further your own power-hungry ends, and we on Earth consider this a deplorable act on your part. We have worked with the people of Perplex City in good faith, and for our efforts we have gotten closer to recovering the Receda Cube that those in Perplex City long for.

But we now see a political coup staged in a time of fear, uncertainty, and doubt generated not out of any reasonable cause - but an experiment whose potential benefits were ignored and its flaws magnified and twisted out of proportion. We see the beginnings of an Orwellian state in what was once a free society.

We of Earth call on you to step down immediately, Mr. Earlywine, and we call on the citizens of Perplex City to stand with us in rejecting your policies and your ham-fisted meddling. Your attitudes and actions do not assist us in locating the Receda Cube; indeed, your interference only hinders our joint efforts.

However, despite our dismay at the unfortunate choices that Mr. Earlywine has made, we bear no ill will towards the people of Perplex City. Indeed, we consider the people of Perplex City to be our friends, and we hope that this parting between our respective cultures will be a brief one.

Additionally, the people of Perplex City can rest assured that we on Earth will continue our efforts to locate the Receda Cube and keep it secure in the hopes that a physical gateway between Earth and Perplex City may someday be established, in spite of Mr. Earlywine's vitriolic, abrasive, xenophobic and completely unwarranted attitude towards the people of Earth.

And when that day comes, we sincerely hope that the representatives of Earth and the representatives of Perplex City will meet with good will towards all and malice towards none.

Sincerely yours,

PFC. Peter Walker, 255th UNSC Marine Battalion (United States of America)
Jetamo (UnFiction)
Chester Mays (UnFiction)
Jay (PCG Forums)
Benjamin Brum (United Kingdom)
Chris M. LoBue (USA)
Ixalon (UnFiction)
Jotacon, Team Tollin (USA)
AnotherUselessPwn (USA)
poozle (UnFiction)
DarkHuman (USA)
locquist (UK)
Wanabesafa (UnFiction)
themandotcom (USA)
Soulsproximity1 (UnFiction)
cruse4 (UK)
zephusdragon (Halfway between the gutter and the stars)
silvermoonwyrm (Australia)
Erekose (A maze of twisty passages, all alike)
Raymond "rlp6028" Pheris (USA)
The Dark Moomin (Sheffield)
Datango (UnFiction)
J. S. Weby (UK)

Representing the people of Earth


(If any of the signatories wish alterations to how they're listed, drop me a line.)
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PostPosted: Sat Oct 21, 2006 10:52 am
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GasparLewis nli
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 		Me too!

Something inside me wants to reveal that we were essential in orchestrating the exposure to shut this blowhard up, but I still think that info is more than a little sensitive.

PostPosted: Sat Oct 21, 2006 11:35 am
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simonw2000
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 		Macavity, put me on the Open Letter, please.

Simon Wentworth (London, UK)
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PostPosted: Sat Oct 21, 2006 12:36 pm
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AtionSong
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 		I didn't see my name Sad

LIst me as "AtionSong (USA)", please

PostPosted: Sat Oct 21, 2006 4:21 pm
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Uhtoff
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 		Add me to the list -

Dr Russ Hewson (London, UK)

PostPosted: Sat Oct 21, 2006 4:24 pm
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Macavity
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 		Right, minor update/question:

1) AtionSong, Uhtoff, simonw2000, and GasparLewis have all been added.

2) What do you folks think of making this the opening line of our message to Mr. Earlywine?

Quote:
Mr. Earlywine . . . TEAR DOWN THIS WALL!

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PostPosted: Sat Oct 21, 2006 5:20 pm
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poozle
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 		Can Ie changed to Poozle (UK)

PostPosted: Sat Oct 21, 2006 6:17 pm
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Ruuku
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 		You can pop my name (Ruuku (UK)) on there too squire!

PostPosted: Sat Oct 21, 2006 7:03 pm
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klindsay
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 		Guess I'll be a joiner as well Wink

klindsay (USA)

PostPosted: Sat Oct 21, 2006 7:08 pm
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Croll
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 		I'd like to be added to the letter too Smile Croll (UK)

PostPosted: Sat Oct 21, 2006 10:23 pm
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Soulsproximity1
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Macavity wrote:
Right, minor update/question:

1) AtionSong, Uhtoff, simonw2000, and GasparLewis have all been added.

2) What do you folks think of making this the opening line of our message to Mr. Earlywine?

Quote:
Mr. Earlywine . . . TEAR DOWN THIS WALL!


I think that would be Appropriate.

PostPosted: Sat Oct 21, 2006 11:12 pm
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mDuo13
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Macavity wrote:
2) What do you folks think of making this the opening line of our message to Mr. Earlywine?

Quote:
Mr. Earlywine . . . TEAR DOWN THIS WALL!

Sounds a little too angry to me.

But add my name to the list. (USA)

PostPosted: Sun Oct 22, 2006 2:22 am
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Mima
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 		I'm worried that sending an angry e-mail to someone who already is anti-Earth will just add fuel to the flames; showing us as an aggressive people who are therefore not fitting to be integrated into peaceful PPC culture. This may bring more of a problem rather than leading to a solution.

PostPosted: Sun Oct 22, 2006 5:31 am
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