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  welcome to the infofiles for the very first blender2000!  the compo went
  very well indeed, with a good number of entries, and some very high-quality
  efforts.  in the end, there were six or seven entries that were all tied
  for the top 3 spots.  oh, the life of a judge is tough. =)

  the date for the next blender2000 hasn't been set yet.  it will likely be
  on sunday, april 18th at 12:00pm EST, but we're not quite sure yet.  for
  updates on the date/time, check our webpage (url? see eof) or watch on
  irc for the announcment.  it should be made by tuesday or wednesday at the
  latest.

  i only have one complaint - it seems like more people were focused on
  making "joke" entries, most of which involve stick-men with huge
  penises.  now, i'll be the first to admit, a couple of those are funny.
  but, once we get 4 or 5 entries like that, the joke gets a little old.
  consider this a reminder that the blender is about being funny, not stupid.
  clever, not predictable.  if entries have nothing to do with the topics,
  i won't include them with the pack.

  one last thing - this color-scheme for the infofile is ancient.  if anyone
  wants to draw a logo that says "blender" "b2k" or "blender2000", please do.
  we'll pick the best one, and use it for the infofiles from now on.
  same goes for the file_id.diz.


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  at this moment, the word-submission thingie on the webpage still doesn't
  work.  until it does, we'll be continuing to gather words on IRC just
  before the compo, but once the webpage works, you'll be able to submit
  words anytime you want.

  if anyone can help out with a simple perl script (no CGI), email us!

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aeternam (mimic)  -  aetafro.asc (ascii) - this is really cool.  it
 took me a few minutes to
     figure out what the font said, but i'm im-
    impressed that you managed it.

alla xul (itp)   * 3rd *     -  ax-blnd.ans (ansi) - this is a cool ansi.  the
 face looks nice and three
 dimensional.  for those of you that don't
 know, tulips = amsterdam, so all three
 words are there.

argon (dark) - arfcdb2k.ans (ansi) - this is really good as
facadewell.  i like the blocky
  shading style that you used.

chronicc (avenge)- cc-alien.ans (ansi) - 20 minutes!  considering
how late you showed up,
 this is incredible.  come earlier next time.

cthulu (mistigris)  -    doob!.ans (ansi) - i think cthulu was drunk
zinnia   when he wrote this.  or
  perhaps he was possessed by the EVIL DEAD!#

fever (vii)-    fv-ah.gif (vga) - well, this was different.
   there was also an ansi,
 which just consisted of a thedraw font
 written over-top of itself.  i couldn't
 find the words, so i deleted it.

funk-e (sodapop) * 1st *    -    lum!fe.ans (ansi) - that face looks awesome.
luminator   good shaping overall.

hennifer (lazarus)- hen-cook.gif (vga) - another masterpiece. =)

lasthaus (lasthaus)-  blended.ans (ansi) - uh... yeah.

nightstalker (poffelipoff)   -  ns-b2k1.rip (rip) - cool rip.  if only they
* 2nd * didn't crash my computer.
 =)

produkt (produkt)-prod.ans (ansi) - not bad.  i like the hat,
but the shaded eyes look
 a little weird.  i've never seen eyes like
   that, but hey, i've never seen a monster
   either.

scrye (vow)- sc-blen1.ans (ansi) - teletubbies!  that's a
really cool idea, and
   the text at the bottom sounds like it's
  right from the show.  ..which frightens
  me.

shrimp (glue)-   shrimp.doc (ms WORD) - you are sick.  SICK
  SICK SICK.  warning to
 everyone: don't read this if you're squee-
 mish.

skaboy (avenge)-    eatme.exe (code) - haha, that's a really cool
   idea.  the pinging is very
  annoying, which i'm sure is what you want-
  ed.

stereo (lacidus)- s3x-blnd.ans (ansi) - maybe you should try
tracking or vga...?? =)

tfaleat (tfaleat)-  tfaleat.bin (binary) - i'm not sure what to
 make of this.  as far
   as i can tell, it's just 1's and 0's.
  oh well, that's the first pure binary we
 have gotten, so here it is.

the winners are:

  1st (3 points)  funk-e & luminator (sodapop)
  2nd (2 points)  nightstalker (poffelipoff)
  3rd (1 point)   alla xul (itp)

the standings are:

  3 - sodapop
  2 - poffelipoff
  1 - itp


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 has your entry been mysteriously been left out of a blender pack?  email
 it to me asap.  it will be included in the next pack, and i will try to
 figure out what exactly happened.  please do not bitch at me, please do
 not make threats, and please do not insult my parents.


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 i want to make clear, the point of the blender is to take the three given
 words, and create something about them.  using pre-created work is not the
 point of the blender.  any pre-created work will be disregarded when i
 judge the entries.  if i find out that you're trying to submit old work
 as something new, you'll be disqualified, and your group will lose any
 points that entry got you.

 the idea you submit may NOT be anything which might be of benefit to you if
 picked.  example: you run a board named 'extraterrestial mongolian earwax
 factory'.  the idea you submit can't be extraterrestial, mongolia, earwax, or
 factory.

 please do not name your files: blender.*, blender2.*, us-blend.*, or
 any variations of those filenames.

 all entries must be submitted with the file ENTRY.FRM, filled out with your
 information.  it just makes it easier to keep track of people.  to get the
 file, type !form during the competition, or get it in the RULES section of
 our webpage, any time.  once you're ready to submit, fill out the form,
 and zip that and your entry into a file called yournick.ZIP.

 you may submit any number of files, but they must not exceed 150k zipped,
 with the entry form.

 the files you submit may be anything.  ascii, ansi, gif, s3m, lit, rip, etc.

 joints are allowed, with up to 3 people on a team.  why?  to make things
 generally more fair, and to make judging easier for us.

 your masterpiece can be a board ad, or a logo.  it can be anything.  it can
 even be a config.sys file.

 you can submit entries any time during the compo.  if one of the judges is
 on irc, you can dcc it to us.  you can also use our ftp site any time.

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blender2000 staff:
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  cthulu -------->(irc, founding)
  hennifer ------>(irc, www, founding)
  ironghost ----->(irc)
  vader --------->(ftp, irc)
  warpus -------->(irc, founding, email list)


contact us at:
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    url: blender2000.8m.com
    ftp: hangar18.campus.luth.se/blender/upload
 /entries
  (anon login, port 21)/packs
  email: blender2000@graffiti.net
    irc: #blender on EFnet


the 2nd blender2000 will be held:
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  to be announced


 please join us.