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[ARG?] Ares Station

**Posted:** Fri Mar 04, 2005 2:53 am

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Man, that blog of Hannah Redfoot's is well written!

and, apparently, it's been around since September...

of 2080.

Cooooool.

Top posty leads here: http://www.aresstation.com/

Very, very coooooool.

**Posted:** Fri Mar 04, 2005 2:55 am

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Look! A contest! http://www.aresstation.com/recruit.html

The existing entries are fun. :j

Plus, the poster has a barcode on the bottom! Barcodes are always puzzles, right? RIGHT???

Anyways, in the ares station forums, a NoMan (with a blank red avatar pic) apparently posted a block of gibberish:

**Posted:** Fri Mar 04, 2005 3:00 am

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From MaxEaton's blog:

**Posted:** Fri Mar 04, 2005 3:27 am

Gemini · Veteran Joined: 24 Aug 2004 Posts: 109 Location: Louisiana

On the blog, the dates are listed in Archives as September 2004, November 2005, and August 2006. The latest post appears to be from August 6, 2006.

Ninja edit: A Google search for Ares Station turns up a Star Trek page. The link 404s, but the cache has some information about it within Star Trek. At a glance, it appears to be out of game.

**Posted:** Fri Mar 04, 2005 3:27 am

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There people living on Ares Station have a public blog called The Sentinel which is quite cool.

Especially this one post:

**Posted:** Fri Mar 04, 2005 3:33 am

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silverthistle · Veteran Joined: 11 Nov 2004 Posts: 106

I found an e-mail address hidden in NoMan's avatar

**Posted:** Fri Mar 04, 2005 3:54 am

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Re: MaxEaton's blog

**Posted:** Fri Mar 04, 2005 3:57 am

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heeey...i'm new to this arg stuff but i'm lurking and learning some...found the same answer to that cryptogram but it doesn't make much sense...oh and i submitted a design slogan idea so we'll see if that pans out...

guess a next step would be to send a resume but i dont have anything that would be "professional" enough. well i look forward to working with everyone!

**Posted:** Fri Mar 04, 2005 4:00 am

RobMagus

We've made a room for this thing. #ares

Come and.. talk, I guess. And wait for updates!

**Posted:** Fri Mar 04, 2005 4:30 am

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**Posted:** Fri Mar 04, 2005 4:32 am

echoman · Boot Joined: 08 Feb 2005 Posts: 25 Location: Berkeley, CA

I know this is a silly question but...

**Posted:** Fri Mar 04, 2005 4:57 am

bill · Unfettered Joined: 25 Sep 2002 Posts: 614 Location: Tampa

Here's a blog to watch: http://www.blogger.com/profile/7336963

The AI-ish sounding comments on Hanna's blog lead there.

**Posted:** Fri Mar 04, 2005 8:51 am

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bill · Unfettered Joined: 25 Sep 2002 Posts: 614 Location: Tampa

List of Characters with blogs on http://citizens.aresstation.com/

Mary Haynes
Ada Ackhart
Tim Cohen
Lisa Rye
Chester Everett
Chris Applegate
Monet Dabney
Simon Miller
Max Eaton

**Posted:** Fri Mar 04, 2005 8:56 am

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