12/02/91 03:54am
HOW TO PROPERLY WRITE AN ANARCHY FILE
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Written By
The Freddy
In Association With The National Network of Anarchists and Nihilists (NNAN)
Introduction
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Have you seen the number of shitty anarchy files out
there? It’s
pathetic the way some idiots try to write files. I wrote this to give
those
people and first time writers pointers on how to correctly write a
file.
Disclaimer
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This document was intended for informational purposes ONLY, the
author and
the National Network of Anarchists and Nihilists do not endorse or support
any illegal action presented here or in any other documents which we
release. The only
motivation for the writing of this document is purely
for educating the general public. The
author and the National Network of
Anarchists and Nihilists will not be held responsible for
any actions by
the reader of this document.
Construction of a Good Anarchy
File
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There are many things to remember when writing
a file. Here are
some pointers:
1) Always have the date and time at the beginning
of the file like
I have done. This is the most important part of any anarchy
file
because some material is time-sensitive and it is also nice
to know how out-dated a file is. A
good example of this is the
Jolly Roger Cookbook. A very nicely written piece, however
there was no indication of when it was written. Most of the
sources to obtain slim jims, lock
picks, etc. were out of
business by the time I first got hold of it.
2) Always use
ASCII. Not ANSI but ASCII. This is for several
reasons. One is that some viewers, word
processors, etc. do not
or cannot support the extended characters. The same holds true
for several types of printers. Second, I have what seems like
millions of files that were
written on Word Perfect, Word Star,
Multimate, MS Word, etc. Most people don’t have these
editors
or viewers. I remember it took me two weeks to convert the
Terrorist’s Cookbook
to ASCII from the WP format so I could
print it. And finally, ASCII files are smaller and
there are
several ASCII only editors that have all the same functions of
expensive word
processors. I personally use MULTI-EDIT V3.00b.
Call your local 10 gig public domain board and
you will find it
or some other qualified ASCII text editor.
3) As a rule of thumb, set
margins for 75 characters and never go
beyond that. As mentioned before, a good ASCII editor
will let
you set up margins. This is mainly for printers. You may or
may not believe it,
but 90% of all anarchists print up files for
easy reference. And some files have really
strange margins. I
once found a file with the right margin at column 100.
4) It is
perfectly all right to FUCKIN’ cuss in a file. It is also
semi-acceptable(but lame) to say
PHUCK, FONE, etc.; but never
ever write like this:
"so you want to be an anarchist?
all ya gotta do is learn how to
rebel and denounce all government laterz"
Slang is
okay, but learn to spell and for God’s sake use proper
punctuation and capitalization.
5) If you are going to include a diagram, schematic, or whatever,
try not to do it yourself
with ASCII characters if at all
possible, unless you are good at it. Get someone else to do
If possible include two of
each diagram or schematic. One in
the text and one in ANSI format or .gif format. There are
many
draw programs out there. Also it’s nice to find a self-loader
for your .gif’s. Keep
the ASCII diagrams, as they will do in a
pinch and not everyone can printout .gif files. ANSI
is nice
and all, but, generally, it should be avoided.
6) Do or have done what you are
writing about. I once saw a file
that scared me a bit. Here is part of it:
"now
that theoretically should be the right ratio. I dunno. Tell
me if this works."
Now
if you don’t know what the fuck you’re writing about, then
don’t write about it. That simple.
Also don’t alter files. I
once found a file where someone altered the ratios for nitro.
Not to nice. If you’ve done it before, please don’t. We don’t
need assholes like you.
7)
You should have a good equipment, chemical, parts, or whatever
list. It should also be
complete. Like for instance a file
construction of a olive box should tell you that:
"Quantity Item Source
——– —- ——
1 Small plastic box Radio Shack
(R.S.270-224)
1 1" x 2" perboard Radio Shack (R.S.276-1395)"
I don’t know
how many times I’ve seen files which tell you what
to get but not specifically. Like:
"get some resistors and 2 capacitors"
Now if this author knew anything about
electronics, he would
have known that you need the specific voltages or whatever. Be
specific.
Also remember, don’t use tabs. People have tabs set up for
different
spaces. You get some pretty strange stuff sometimes.
For instance someone might have tab set
at 9 characters and you
have it a 8 characters. There are also many printers that use
funny tab spacings. When you try to view or print these files,
you get stuff like:
"**************************************************************
* How to Make Your Very
Own Home-Made Tennis Ball Launcher *
* by *
* The Stupid Anarchist *
* *
**************************************************************"
Always use the space bar
to indent.
9) A disclamer is also important. Even though you don’t think so,
your handle
doesn’t conceal your identity. The police, FBI,
sectret service, or any other government
agency(not to mention
Ma Bell) has both the time and the resources to get you nailed
if
they feel like. Don’t laugh at this point. It could save
your life. Or maybe 20 years of
it.
Conclusion
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Well, I hope this file will better the quality of
the files out
there. I can be reached at The DeaTh BoX BBS–(714)970-6710–which is the
home of NNAN. Well, it’s getting late so until next time, adieu.
12/02/91 04:43am
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