KNM-FAQ version 1.0. Last revised 21-09-1998 Author: Krzysztof G. Baranowski This file contains the most frequently asked questions concerning the Harmless Manyac Club. This HMC-FAQ will be accessible by http at [=====================================================================] 20. Copyleft. This FAQ can be freely reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, provided that its contents remain unchanged. 19. Acknowledgments. The one and only person I would like to thank for remarks leading to improving the quality of this FAQ is myself. I hope that this situation changes soon. Just one thing... the section of this FAQ concerning the United Order of Concentrates and Homogenytes was written by Master Hellmann, member of the High Capitlary of the Order and Friar Inquisitor Butterfly (Motyl). Recently Arek Sledz and Andrzej Kudlicki contributed to this FAQ as well. 18. What is HMC, after all? The Harmless Manyac Club is namely a society of harmless manyacs and individuals suffering from other kinds of innerskull reciprocal core overbending, i.e. manyacy. 17. Where can I meet the Harmless Manyacs? Harmless Manyacs can be met almost everywhere. However, most of them are concentrated around the pl.rec.hihot (*) newsgroup. (*) `hihot' might be translated into English as `luphta', but who cares? 16. How can I tell, whether I am a Harmless Manyac? A list of criteria that will help you guess whether you are a Harmless Manyac is to be found at . However one has to note that only the other Manyacs are licensed to decide whether you are one of them. So, contact them please in case of any doubt. Relevant addresses can be found below. 15. What does one have to do in order to become a Manyac? In order to become a Harmless Manyac one must become a Manyac Candidate first. 14. How can one become a Manyac Candidate? One becomes a Manyac Candidate after sending a properly motivated application to the President. Then the President passes the application to the pl.rec.hihot newsgroup, where the Manyacs express their opinions about the Candidate. 13. And what next? Then one must simply wait, for according to our old rule: "Anyone considered a Harmless Manyac by at least two other Harmless Manyacs is a Harmless Manyac." In other words, if a Candidate is supported by at least two Manyacs, they are considered a Harmless Manyac. 12. And what next? Then the Candidate should turn to the President, in order to fulfil the remaining formalties. 11. Having fulfilled the formalties, am I a Harmless Manyac at last? Yes, if your name has appeared on the official List of Manyacs. The List can be downloaded from . 10. What are the benefits of being a HMC member ? Many of them. Let me give the most important three: 1. Each of the Manyacs listed on the Club's webpage has the right to use the title of Harmless Manyac in their e-mails, s-mails, Usenet groups, on their www pages, via IRC, FTP, Archie, IRL, on their business cards, spams and anywhere they wish to. 2. All Harmless Manyacs have the right to tapeworms and pancakes. 3. All Harmless Manyacs have the right to a mail alias in the knm.org.pl domain. 09. Being a Maniac, how can one obtain an email alias in the knm.org.pl domain? The rules for creating mail aliases are defined by the "Statement of the HMC Executive Committee, number 5-KNM/97", on September 4th, 1997. 08. Where can I read this Statement? All Statements of the HMC Executive Committee are at . 07. How can one contact the Manyacs? To make contacting us easier, we have set up a network of addresses. I. Technical issues: a) hostbastard@knm.org.pl - responsible for proper functioning of the knm.org.pl domain b) postbastard@knm.org.pl - responsible for HMC email. c) webbastard@knm.org.pl - responsible for HMC web pages. d) Naczelny.Manjak.Kraju@knm.org.pl - responsible for the Harmless Manyac Club Centre We stress, that the addresses listed above are exclusively for technical issues and only technical problems may be reported to them. Any comments, proposals or other stuff concerning the Club should be sent to the addresses listed below. II. Administrtive issues: a) zarzad@knm.org.pl - Executive committee of the HMC. b) manjacy@knm.org.pl - E-mail sent to this address is forwarded both to the Executive Committee and to the pl.rec.hihot newsgroup. 06. Who does the Executive Committee consist of? The Executive Committee consist of: Krzysztof G. Baranowski - President of the Harmless Manyac Club Email: or Artur Czechowski - Deputy President for Technical Issues of the Harmless Manyac Club, Email: or 05. Does the Harmless Manyac Club cooperate with other organizations? Yes, a number of societies have been founded so far. However, one has to note that their membership does NOT constitute being a member of HMC. They are: 05.1. The Thousand Club, to which belong individuals who, according to statistics carried on by the Qrczak (since June 17, 1997), have contributed at least 1,000 postings to the pl.rec.hihot newsgroup. Take a look at: http://www.kki.net.pl/qrczak/roznosci/hihot.html 05.2. United Order of Concentrates and Homogenytes. Instead of writing too much here, I dare suggest visiting the Order's web pages located at http://www.knm.org.pl/zukih/ 05.3. Society of Combatants for the Right Not to Eat Spinach. The Combatants are: * Krzysztof G. Baranowski * Witold Stolarski * Artur Czechowski * Andrzej Piechota * January Weiner Trzeci * Szymon Konieczny * Lestat 05.4. SMNNdŻISaKpKNMiSMNNdŻISaKEZwCNJHKlSlZ, in full name: Stowarzyszenie Manjaków Nie Należących do Żadnych Innych Stowarzyszeń ani Klubów poza KNM i Stowarzyszeniem Manjaków Nie Należących do Żadnych Innych Stowarzyszeń ani Klubów Ewentualnie Zrzeszonych w Co Najwyzej Jednym Hihotowym Klubie lub Stowarzyszeniu lub Zakonie (Society of Manyacs Not Belonging to Other Societies or Clubs, Except of HMC and the Society of Manyacs Not Belonging to Other Societies or Clubs, or Belonging to No More Than One Hihot's Society or Club or Order) Only individuals who satisfy the most strict criteria specified in the Society's name can be its members. The up-to-date list of members consists of: Sledz, Koniu, Lestat, Qrczak, Motyl, Misiek and Tadzieusz (in random order, information concerning particular individuals can be found on HMC's main web page). Members of the Society have the unique and not transferable right of using its Name (full or short or short of the short) in all their corespondence and contacts (with people too). 05.5 The Knights of Freshness Association (ZgRyS) The association has been founded by a group of supporters of fresh and healthy food - free from PRESERVATIVES and similar stuff (not to say shit). It aims at propagating natural and healthy food and is a _natural_ cunterweight for the United Order of Concentrates and Homogenytes (ZUKIH). At present members of the Association are: lady Poziomka (Agnieszka Wasążnik) lord Pomidorion (Szymon Konieczny) prince Fortunat (Artur Czechowski) baron Knight Gerber (Arkadiusz Sledz) sir Kefir (Jarosław Dziubek) knight Koperek (Marcin Kowalczyk) 04. How was the domain knm.org.pl founded? The founder and sole owner of the knm.org.pl domain is Krzysztof G. Baranowski . Hence any requests, begging etc, concerning registration of anything in this domain should be sent directly to him. Here the President of the HMC would like to thank very much two people, without whose help the founding of this domain would have been impossible. These are: Artur Czechowski Tomasz D. Motylewski 03. Where should questions and comments concerning this FAQ be sent? To the Author of the FAQ. One can find the address at the beginning of this document. Translated by Anzelm(R) [=====================================================================]