UA Code v0.1.1 ============== Revisions --------- 0.1 - Initial release 0.1.1 - Small alterations based on user feedback, removed ^Ms from the ends of lines Introduction ============ This is for describing yourself as a user of the Manchester UA system. Unless otherwise stated, categories span both the original UA and the new UA2 system. By and large it works in the same way as for the geek code - that is, you are given a category to rate yourself on using + and -s. However, UA being as it is, there are number of criterion which polarise opinion to a large degree. In these situations, in order to avoid bias or redundancy, a new format has been introduced. The available options are all listed in your UA Code, but the one which you side with is capitalised, and all the others are in lower case. You can then indicate your strength of feeling on this issue with +s as appropriate. So, for example: Bps++++ is the only true way to feel on the baguette/pie/sponge issue. Variables as for geek code: @ Trait is not rigid - varies () Cross-over between two fixed values > Wannabe $ Get money for (I'd love to know how this works on UA) ? No knowledge/opinion ! Decline to state UA and you ========== Access level ------------ UAG Guest UAM Messages UAE Editor UAW Witness UAS Sysop UAA Agent Modifiers: * I wrote UA(2) ~ mbinns How long have you been using UA? -------------------------------- !T I've never actually used UA T--- Less than a month T-- Between a month and a year T- Between one and two years T Between two and four years T+ Between four and six years T++ Between six and eight years T+++ Over eight years Modifiers: & I used Bradford/another UA before coming to the Manc UA * I am Falcon ~ mbinns How do you access UA? --------------------- AT Telnet to ua2.org (qUAckd) AQ qUAck AW uaHTTP AS sUAve AE Orange AO Other Modifiers * I wrote my own client ~ mbinns How many usernames have you had? -------------------------------- U One U+ Two U++ Three U+++ Four or more Modifiers: ~ mbinns What menu level do you use? --------------------------- M- Beginner M Intermediate M+ Expert !M I don't use qUAck Modifiers * I know all the menus off by heart, I don't even need to see the *prompt*, damnit. ~ mbinns How many conferences are you subscribed to? ------------------------------------------- C--- Private, General C-- Only a couple - Chat, News, Work C- About ten or so C Between ten and thirty C+ Between thirty and fifty C++ Between fifty and one hundred C+++ Over one hundred Modifiers & Being a witness, not only do I get to see all the normal conferences, but all the extra hidden ones where we talk about you lot behind your backs * All of them. Including Manc-Chat. And I live in London. ~ mbinns Your yellow pages entry....? ---------------------------- YP-- My what? YP- Oh yeah, that. Don't have one. YP It's a one or two line note about me. Nothing special. YP+ It's got my website, phone number, email address and a couple of other geeky things in it. YP++ It's got ASCII art on it too. YP+++ It's got a bunch of cryptic/meaningless stuff in it. Modifiers * I have part of a chicken's DNA sequence in my YP ~ mbinns How often are you on UA? ------------------------ F--- Once a year, maybe F-- Once a month F- Once a week F Most days F+ Every day F++ Nearly all day every day F+++ I never log out Modifiers * I use screen to keep my session open at all times ~ mbinns How much crap do you post? -------------------------- P--|-- I rarely post new messages/I rarely reply to messages P-|- I post/reply to a message only if I have something important to say P| I post/reply to some messages P+|+ I post/reply to quite a lot of messages - anything that interests me, really. P++|++ I post/reply to most messages, including stuff that doesn't interest me or that I know nothing about. Modifiers * I reply to myself, regularly. Please shoot me. ~ mbinns How many different locations have you accessed UA from? ------------------------------------------------------- L- Just the one (home, work, uni, wherever) L A couple (home *and* work, wherever) L+ Anywhere I have net access L++ Anywhere I can possibly get at it from L+++ I have mobile access to UA Modifiers * I have continual access to UA ~ mbinns Has UA got worse over time? --------------------------- (the "community" rather than the codebase) B-- Yes. The new crop of users are all just a bunch of whinging bastard loser student RMS-worshipping sadacts, and should all be shot. Bring back the good old days! B- Yes. But I can live in the hope it'll get better again. B No change, really. B+ It's got a bit better than when I joined. B++ It's better than it ever has been! Modifiers ~ mbinns UA rewrites ----------- RW- I've never attempted to rewrite UA RW I thought about attempting to rewrite UA RW+ I started rewriting UA, but got bored RW++ I started rewriting UA but gave up because of $reason RW+++ I rewrote UA Modifiers * I modified some of the original UA codebase ~ mbinns Clients/Agents -------------- CA--|-- What are they? I just telnet to UA CA-|- I've got no real interest or use for another client/an agent CA| They sound cool, but I've never really used another client/an agent CA+|+ I've used another client/an agent CA++|++ I've written another client/an agent Modifiers * I *am* an agent ~ mbinns UAMeet ------ Mt--- I've never been to one. And I'm proud. Bunch of losers Mt-- I've never been to one. Couldn't really be bothered. Mt- I've never been to one. Couldn't make it. Mt I've been to one. Mt+ I've been to more than one. Mt++ I've been to most of them, including ones not in my home city. Mt+++ I've been to them all. Modifiers ~ mbinns Conferences =========== Feel free to leave those out you don't read or care about. Abuse ----- Ab--- I love everyone! I am nayfnu Ab-- I love everyone, except for The Dweller, who winds me up occasionally Ab- I'm generally peaceable, but sometimes get a bit riled Ab Sometimes people just piss me off Ab+ More often than not people piss me off, and I'm not afraid to tell them. Ab++ I'm always pissed off. Ab+++ I am The Dweller/Refresher. Modifiers ~ mbinns Depression - how are you? ------------------------- Dp--- Life is brilliant! Nothing ever goes wrong! Woo! Dp-- Life is pretty damned good, thanks. Dp- Life's generally pretty good. Dp Life's okay. Dp+ Life's pretty crappy sometimes. Dp++ Life sucks. Dp+++ Argh, no-one loves me, I have no friends, I have no life, I have nothing to live for, nobody cares, yada yada. Modifiers * I'm clinically depressed/taking pills for it ~ mbinns Education - how did you do? --------------------------- Ed--- Failed everything. I'm a bin man. Ed-- Got my GCSEs. I'm a leisure centre manager. Ed- Got my A levels. Ed Got a bachelors degree. Ed+ Got a masters. Ed++ Got a doctorate. Modifiers * I'm a professor, damnit. Worship me! $ I'm a teacher ~ mbinns Filth - X-Toppers? ------------------ Fi-- 0-1 Fi- 2-3 Fi 4-6 Fi+ 7-8 Fi++ 9-10 Modifiers * I am Topper ~ mbinns Guilt-Free-Sex - getting any? ----------------------------- GFS-- No. Don't want it. GFS- No. Want it. GFS Have done in the past. Not right now. GFS+ Yep, occasionally. GFS++ Yep, all the time. GFS+++ I'm Topper/Phil Modifiers ~ mbinns Mornington Crescent - what do you think? ---------------------------------------- MC--- I never could work out the rules. MC-- Stupid waste of time. People who play it are worthy of Abuse. MC- What a very silly game. MC Don't really have an opinion. MC+ I've been known to play the odd game. MC++ I play regularly. I once had a game which lasted 4 hours. I can escape from knip in under 2 moves. MC+++ I play the obscure rulesets (1852 Dutch Postal Stamp edition, 1927 West Javan Communist Uprising variation, etc) *and enjoy them* Modifiers * I am Mrs Trellis ~ mbinns Oscars - ever won one? ---------------------- Os-- Nope. Don't want to either. Os- Nope. Sadly. Os Yep, one one once. Os+ Yep, got a couple. Os++ Yep, invented one too. Os+++ Yep, invented one *and* won it. Modifiers ~ mbinns Pedantry - are you? ------------------- Pd--- im flakne Pd-- I don't care about my or other people's spelling and grammar Pd- I don't care about other people's spelling and grammar Pd Spelling and grammar are important, but nothing to get het up about Pd+ ITYM "Are you pedantic?" Pd++ I think you mean "I think you mean "Are you pedantic?"" Pd+++ Nested quotes, tsk. Modifiers * I am isoma ~ mbinns Religion - where do you stand? ------------------------------ Re--- I am Satan Re-- Religion is for weak-minded, easily led sheep. Re- Religion isn't for me, it just doesn't hold up to scientific examination Re I'm agnostic Re+ I have some religious beliefs, but don't shout about them Re++ I have religious beliefs and will defend them if necessary Re+++ REPENT OR BURN, SINNER! FOR THE WRATH OF THE LORD IS UPON THEE! Modifiers * I could tell you about my religion, but then I'd have to kill you [insert mystical spooky stuff here] (Darius) ~ mbinns Relationships - how's yours? ---------------------------- !Rl I'm single, but I don't care. Rl--- I'm single. I'm never going to not be single. Wah. Rl-- I'm single, there's no-one on the horizon. Rl- I'm single, but I have my eye on someone Rl+ I'm in a relationship right now Rl++ I'm engaged Rl+++ I'm married Modifiers ~ mbinns Social - friends on UA ---------------------- So--- I never see other UAers in real life. I never want to. So-- I never see other UAers in real life; I live in Milton Keynes/on mars/ somewhere else remote. So- I rarely see other UAers in real life. So I sometimes see other UAers in real life. So+ I often see other UAers in real life - pub! now! So++ I spend nearly all my time with other UAers So+++ I'm married to another UAer, damnit. Modifiers ~ mbinns Work - do you? -------------- W--- I'm unemployed and have no plans to change this W-- I'm unemployed and continually whinge about having no job W- I'm unemployed but looking for work/about to start work W I'm employed W+ I'm employed and happy W++ I'm writing Virtua Tennis, damnit! Modifiers & I'm a lazy, goodfornothing, layabout (student) ~ mbinns Holy-Wars ========= All ratings are as follows: [null] I don't care + I have a small preference for this ++ I have a preference for this +++ I have a strong preference for this ++++ I harbour murderous tendencies towards people who disagree with me on this ! None of the above ~ mbinns Baguette/Pie/Sponge ------------------- Bps Hail Baguette! One true foodstuff and official food of UAmeet2! bPs Hail Pie! Not french and winner of the Radio 1 poll! bpS Hail Sponge! The original and still the best! Editor wars ----------- Evp Emacs! It's more than an editor, it's a way of life! eVp vi! (or vim, whatever) Smaller, faster, neater, more powerful and simply *better*. evP Pico! I'm a wimp, and I don't care. Mailreader ---------- Pmeo Pine! It's not elm, you know. pMeo Mutt! You know it makes sense! pmEo elm! Oldskool, yo. pmeO Outlook! I'm a deviant! North/South ----------- Ns North! Southerners are just soft shandy-drinky southern poofters! nS South! Northerners are just uncivilized, backward, flat-cap-wearing, whippet-owning heathen! Drink! ------ Lbwca Lager! Sweet elixir of life! lBwca Bitter (or other ale)! A real drink for a real man (or woman)! lbWca Wine! 'cos I is well sophisticated, innit. lbwCa Cider! I'm 16! lbwcA Alcopops! I'm 13! Modifiers * All alcohol is good Breasts! -------- Kdtm Kat! kDtm Dizzy! kdTm Topper! kdtM mbinns! Presenting your UACode ====================== Like this: UACode0.1/parm UAE T+ AT U M+ C+++ YP+++ F++* P+|++ L++ B? RW- CA+(++)|+>++ Mt+ Ab Dp-- Ed Fi- GFS- MC++ Os+ Pd+ Re+(++) Rl+ So+ W++ Bps++++ eVp+++ Pmeo+++ Ns+++ lBwca++* kdtm Other notes =========== Instead of putting ~ after every category, you can put :o) at the end of your UAcode to signify the same thing. Suggestions? Send them to uacode@parm.net