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Q: Regime, eh?
Yes, the People's Regime. No. It doesn't mean we're evil. Here. Look.
Main Entry: re·gime
Variant(s): also ré·gime /rA-'zhEm, ri- also ri-'jEm/
Function: noun
Etymology: French régime, from Latin regimin-, regimen
Date: 1776
a : mode of rule or management
b : a form of government <a socialist regime>
c : a government in power <predicted that the new regime would fall> d : a period of rule
(With all due respects to Merriam-Webster's online dictionary:)
Q: So.. what are you? Communist?
No. It's just an interesting theme... gives for new and interesting shapes, words, colors, and conversations. Relax, okay?
Q: All right. What's this all about then?
Glad you asked. It's kind of a short long story, so enjoy:
Back in January of 2001 a bunch of alumni from Alfred University were e-mailing each other a lot. Fun stuff. A way to carry on conversations they might have had in college, a way to keep themselves and each other intellectually stimulated. But reply-all e-mails are bulky, there are tons of headers and it's just a pain in the ass sometimes. So we started a Yahoo! Group. Friends were added, friends left, the group evolved and changed, met in person, drank heavily, and perservered, always maintaining its way of keeping us all in touch.
Then an idea was kicked around in the background by a few members that centralizing things even more would be fun. A website. Hey, that's cool. A way to share our opinions and diatribes with others, if we'd like. So, the website. Here we are. Forced by the mangled hand of a power hungry regimista into putting our works down for posterity instead of letting it drift off into the ether.
Q: What's going on with the titles?
Well, there are three basic levels of users:
- proletariats: You're a prole if you've just joined us. Proles have the ability to read and discuss anything they want, and contribute to the site as they please.
- regimista: You become a regimista if you've been invited into the next level. At least, for now. Regimista have a couple more abilities including discussion boards, and the power to create a 'picks' list. The best way to get invited to become a regimista? Be nice and active around the site. Make friends. Don't be annoying. It's that easy.
- inner party: See the story about the people who started it all? That's us. Stick around long enough and it might be you, too.
Q: So, who's making money off of this?
Well, no one really. Any money received through this site (yeah, the Amazon dealie and PayPal) goes strictly into server maintenance and upgrades. All purchases using donated money will be reported publically on its own page (available only to regimistas), when it happens along with a full report of the amount of money collected. If, by any chance, anything around here turns into something lucrative? We'll deal with it then.
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