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 [NEW] The Message/What is Silver Ladder

[konamouse]

I couldn't get anything to play on the message page. But I found the source for the file: http://www.silverladder.com/silverladder.mp3 which then has the link back to the message page.

For the record, it's a picture of a crop circle and the wingdings (or whatever font) translate to:

[eranmane]

Transcript plz, I can't hear a thing. In fact none of the images on SilverLadder.com work for me either.

[OOG: PMs, if you are reading this, PLEASE improve your HTML skills]

[onceuponanever]

Here's a transcript. I'm pretty sure it's all correct, but I've only listened to it once, so there may be errors.

[Wandering Star]

[JaeDom]

I was starting it but once beat me too it.

[Wandering Star]

Nice transcript, Once!

Here are a couple places where my interpretation varies from yours:

"Some call it a movie" I heard as "Some call it a movement." However, yours may be right.

"Things may change subtly" is most likely right, since it follows "Things may change drastically" as is used for contrast. However, it also sounds like "Things may change suddenly" to me.

All the rest seems dead-on accurate to me. Again, thank you very much for taking the time to transcribe all of that. The message is a very important piece of info to share with new passengers.



Wandering*

[October]

Okay, have stupid question. The message under the video says "Video by Loli" - did AnonymousLoli make the video? Or did the PMs make the video? I'm curious.

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[konamouse]

[anonymousloli]

[Wandering Star]

Are PMs not supposed to allow material by players to be included in an ARG?

This silverladder thing seems rather untraditional to me. Thus far, it's not like any other ARG I've been a part of or read up on, so it wouldn't surprise me if they do things completely differently (i.e. incorporating player material).
What are the "rules" of an ARG anyway? I mean, short of the TINAG ethic and PMs not posting on UF, *are* there any?

I think the more people dictate "rules" regarding ARGs (implied or demanded), the more it'll stifle creativity and the more it'll scare off future potential PMs from making their own ARGs

I like what silverladder has shown thus far in terms of bringing player-created things and ideas into the ARG. This thing hasn't even officially launched yet, and it's already the most truly interactive ARG I've seen so far. Not that it isn't without its faults, however. The HTML on the site leaves something to be desired, that's for sure. What this ARG lacks in technical strength, however, it seems to make up for in spirit.

[konamouse]

There are no "rules". Frequently PMs have used player generated materials IG. Some have encouraged it (*cough* Sammeeeees2 had players generate material in blogspot "cells" opened up for them by a character in the game, they were 'tributes' to Mithras asked for by the character. Later players created a minipuzzle trail for a character to answer a call for material/video and the PM had to solve it for the game to continue).

That's one of the great things about ARG - it's chaotic!

[Brian Morton]

Don't forget the book that was published for Perplex City!

[October]

Thanks for answering my question. What was confusing me was