Letter to the Editor

[librarygeek]

This article appeared in the New Orleans Clarion-Picayune, the evening edition after the poem by [personal profile] ysabetwordsmith entitled, “Berettaflies” found here, http://ysabetwordsmith.dreamwidth.org/10348733.html

Letter to the Editor and Public Announcement:

The Monroe Library at Loyola University will host a round table discussion on the appropriate taxonomic classification of the insects called "Berettaflies" by their creator. Announcements and flyers are being posted in the usual media and public spaces, and here for the initial discussion of the newly identified organism's possible identification. This discussion is open to all students, faculty, and the general public.

Cautions for those with concerns:

1) The students who are in the hospital have the option of joining by vidchat. Screens will be set up if they choose to send images. These may be graphic shots of injuries.

2) The soup first responder is being invited to attend, either by vidchat or in person, and does not have a fully humanoid appearance. Offensive nicknames or descriptions will not be tolerated and is grounds for immediate dismissal from the discussion. If this is a hardship for you, please avail yourself of the live audio feed alone which will be a separate link.

3) The creator of these "Berettaflies" is invited as thon may have important information towards how to properly identify these creatures and their relevant characteristics. Cooperation and full disclosure is being considered by the authorities in all discussions of official charges pertaining to the release of the Berettaflies.

4) The group known as The Spectrum is NOT invited as members have shown no relevant knowledge of the creatures or of the consequences of their actions.

Comments

Thank you!

[ysabetwordsmith]

This is awesome. I have linked and boosted the signal. Please tell dialecticdreamer about this too, and whether it's okay to include in the collection she's making.

>> The Loyola University Library will host a round table discussion on the appropriate taxonomic classification of the insects called "Berettaflies" by their creator. <<

This is a brilliant idea.

>> Announcements and flyers are being posted in the usual media and public spaces, and here for the initial discussion of the newly identified organism's possible identification. This discussion is open to all students, faculty, and the general public. <<

That's an excellent example of how Terramagne-America tends to handle challenges: polite, public discussion with an eye toward science and damage mitigation. I'm sure some people will still melt down, but that's something the planners can account for with meeting space near a quiet room and a crisis counselor on hand.

>> 1) The students who are in the hospital have the option of joining by vidchat. Screens will be setup if they choose to send images. These may be graphic shots of injuries. <<

That should say "set up" above.

Certainly the one(s) already involved in proposing names will be interested in joining the discussion. Manón Raquera is another possibility, another student who got stung during the field trip and stars in a poem I wrote for the Creative Jam this weekend. So yeah, some of the injuries are ugly.

>> 2) The soup first responder is being invited to attend, either by vidchat or in person, and does not have a fully humanoid appearance. Offensive nicknames or descriptions will not be tolerated and is grounds for immediate dismissal from the discussion. If this is a hardship for you, please avail yourself of the live audio feed alone which will be a separate link. <<

Aww! That's so sweet. I'm sure Facet will be interested, just on the strength of not being called "Bugeye" all afternoon. It's hard for him to make friends. But if there are entomologists in the group, they might like his handsome compound eyes. Somebody must have noticed him flinching and made a point of telegraphing the soup-friendly environment. :D

>> 3) The creator of these "Berettaflies" is invited as may have <<

That should probably say "they may" above, although "thon" is a T-American gender-neutral pronoun already in use.

>> important information towards how to properly identify these creatures and their relevant characteristics. Cooperation and full disclosure is being considered by the authorities in all discussions of official charges pertaining to the release of the Berettaflies. <<

Now this is fascinating. Yes, the authorities have parameters in place for situations like this to encourage that kind of assistance by rewarding it.

Stylet isn't ready to come in from the cold yet. His early response was to bolt and hide. The earlier letter to the editor, realizing that he lost the first right of naming, that's really going to hurt. But this will hit him from a totally different angle, letting him know that all doors aren't necessarily closed. It will help set up for later developments. I think once he realizes how bad the situation is -- due to the berettaflies being taken out of their intended context -- he will eventually feel horrible and turn himself in.

>> 4) The group known as The Spectrum is not invited as members have shown no relevant knowledge of the creatures or of the consequences of their actions. <<

I suggest emphasizing the "not" with allcaps or italics to distinguish it from earlier invitations.

I am also deeply amused by this brisk smack on the nose. The mad scientist gets invited, but the so-called superheroes do not, for explicit and valid reasons. :D

I loved this!

[dialecticdreamer]

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

My own demifictions have focused on other elements, and everyone is adding more depth and variety, making this FAR more like a real community reacting to an event!

Dis-inviting Spectrum is just beautiful.

[helgatwb]

4) The group known as The Spectrum is NOT invited as members have shown no relevant knowledge of the creatures or of the consequences of their actions.

*snickers*

I like it.

[redsixwing]

Oh, snap.

I like the callout that Facet may be surprising to some people, and that it is NOT okay to mistreat him because of that.