Magnificent Ornk Dikiyoba Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Since the original chart is several years old and badly out of date, I made an updated chart with the recent meetings between Spiderweb message board members I am aware of. It's not as pretty as the original, but with any luck it's still readable. The red lines indicate near misses (one person saw the other in passing, for instance). If there are any connections missing, post them and I'll add them in when I can (which may take a while). Also, if there are any groups of four or more that can't be connected to the main chart (as the CalRef crew was until a few days ago), let me know and they'll get a separate chart. As in the original, groups of two or three don't count, otherwise this would go on forever. http://i.imgur.com/sQmMYwt.png And now for the pointless numbers! Number of people included: 43 Largest degree of separation: 7 Most people met: 11 Second most people met: 10 (Even more pointlessly: Dikiyoba has still met more people than Tyanicus, neener neener neener. ) keira, Sudanna, Actaeon and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Triumph Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Fascinating. I recognize most of those names, having heard of them even if they weren't around by the time I joined, but a few of those...there was a user who went by "Sherbiebaby?" LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Callie Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Whoa, look at the pentagram! (in which Excalibur makes vacuous comments about geometry) adc. and Upon Mars. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast keira Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 dont mind us refugi, we're just summoning the endless demon forces of tartarus Lauren CW 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Actaeon Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 Also, if there are any groups of four or more that can't be connected to the main chart (as the CalRef crew was until a few days ago)... Hooray for Aran, the great mediator! Anyway, I'm totally game for main-community meetups, it's just that CalRef seems to be disproportionately Western and that, coupled with the growing commune, it's easier to connect with those folks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Aran Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 Dik-dik *squee* Hooray for Aran, the great mediator! Heh. In graph theory terms, I'm a minimal vertex separator. (With the biggest connected components, apparently. You and Tyran would be ahead but for the Drakefyre-Dragyn Bob edge that is in Sy's diagram) the growing commune One couple and a room-mate are a commune, or are you counting everyone living in Colorado? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Actaeon Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 In an effort to frustrate Neb, I've chosen to behave as if it's inevitable that Iffy, Tyran, and Nalyd will end up living with them in Denver, too. Lauren CW 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Aran Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 In an effort to frustrate Neb, I've chosen to behave as if it's inevitable that Iffy, Tyran, and Nalyd will end up living with them in Denver, too. I secretly ship all of you. ( ) Lauren CW 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast keira Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 oh good now its a love pentagram Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk nikki. Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 Oh hey, the other night Slarty revealed that he met JLSGaladriel(?). This chart is outdated already Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Alorael at Large Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 I've watched most of you sleep. Does that count? —Alorael, who also is Aran intermittently. But that doesn't count. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Aran Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 I'm trying to unify those charts and noticed a weird discrepancy. Diki's chart isn't a superset of Slarty's old one, in that it does not link Sarachim to Marlenny. Sy's chart is a superset of Slarty's but not Diki's, in that it doesn't link Sarachim and Nicothodes, nor Nalyd and Vergil. (It also omits Archmage Micael and my dad, but both of those are debatable.) For reference, here are each of the graphs as edge lists with consistent names (eg. Lilith), including in normalized (symmetric+sorted) form. http://stuff.ermarian.net/arancaytar/swgraph.tar.gz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Dikiyoba Posted September 14, 2013 Author Share Posted September 14, 2013 Diki's chart isn't a superset of Slarty's old one, in that it does not link Sarachim to Marlenny. Yeah, that's a mistake. I'll fix it when I can. (It also omits Archmage Micael and my dad, but both of those are debatable.) If Sporefrog counts (and no one has ever really debated it, to my knowledge), then your dad counts, and Archmagus Micael has 1,415 posts, so he definitely counts. Rereading the original thread, it looks like Dragyn Bob should be connected to Drakefyre (as in Sylae's chart), but not to Alorael. I'll change that, if nobody objects. (Also, wait, Sylae and Rowen met? When?) Oh hey, the other night Slarty revealed that he met JLSGaladriel(?). This chart is outdated already Noted. Dikiyoba. Aran 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Lilith Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 (It also omits Archmage Micael and my dad, but both of those are debatable.) i originally read this as "counts Archmage Micael as my dad" and really, really wondered how that could be debatable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast keira Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 (Also, wait, Sylae and Rowen met? When?) It was a close encounter in the Montana. Slarty's draft version of an updated chart (which i revised to make mine) has it dotted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Aran Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 Rereading the original thread, it looks like Dragyn Bob should be connected to Drakefyre (as in Sylae's chart), but not to Alorael. I'll change that, if nobody objects. Whee, if I have it right on my head, that should make the graph chordal again (no cycles except for cliques)! Edit: also, if we can maintain this thing as an edge list in a text file and not just a diagram, that'd allow using tools to draw it automatically. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Student of Trinity Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 i originally read this as "counts Archmage Micael as my dad" and really, really wondered how that could be debatable Luke. I might be your father. Aran and Upon Mars. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Aran Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Luke. I might be your father. "It's hard to know for sure. That was one hell of a night, let me tell you." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Rowen Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 I saw the title and thought that there was a meet up. Looks like I'll be in stalker mode getting more close encounters. o.o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Actaeon Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 I've thought about hosting a meet-up next summer, for those who might actually enjoy a getaway to the boonies. We'll see if that actually pans out, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk macdude22 Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Speaking as a long time lurker, wat if I told you all...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Xaiya Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Speaking as a long time lurker, wat if I told you all...... You aren't much of a lurker if all of this surprises you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk nikki. Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 I've thought about hosting a meet-up next summer, for those who might actually enjoy a getaway to the boonies. We'll see if that actually pans out, though. Yeah, I'd host something too, but I'm not particularly well located for big meets. Still, I'd happily meet somebody if they came to the UK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast keira Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 For poops and giggles, I once ran a geoIP on everyone who was in the calref chat at one point, and ran it though a script that calculates the "optimal" meeting point (through some sort of weighted average, i presume). Apparently the next meet has to happen in the wilderness of Quebec. Tyranicus 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Actaeon Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 ... I believe the extended Grandbois family has a retreat in the back woods of Quebec. I'll have to look into it. (Obviously, straight up distance isn't everything. In a straight line, Carbondale is actually quite centrally located for a North American meetup. It is hindered, however, by not being adjacent to a major airport, although it is pretty close to the I70 corridor and the Amtrak line.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Aran Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 For poops and giggles, I once ran a geoIP on everyone who was in the calref chat at one point, and ran it though a script that calculates the "optimal" meeting point (through some sort of weighted average, i presume). Apparently the next meet has to happen in the wilderness of Quebec. I'll be there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Dikiyoba Posted September 17, 2013 Author Share Posted September 17, 2013 I saw the title and thought that there was a meet up. There was. It's over. You weren't invited. Dikiyoba. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast keira Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 one thing to note: on slarty's original chart, the formatting meant things. dashed lines were close enocounters, blue is for people who knew each other beforehand, and independently came to SW, green means they dragged an IRL friend along. red, of course, means they got hitched. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyshakk Koan Lauren CW Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 I would go meet other Refugi but they'd probably kidnap me and I rather like Washington. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Dikiyoba Posted September 19, 2013 Author Share Posted September 19, 2013 Updated chart: http://i.imgur.com/CIsw1QE.png (Also, because of the way avatar URLs work, Aran is now squeeing at a cocktail instead of an antelope. Heh.) Dikiyoba. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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