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We are democrats and progressives. We propose here a fresh political alignment. Many of us belong to the Left, but the principles that we set out are not exclusive. We reach out, rather, beyond the socialist Left towards egalitarian liberals and others of unambiguous democratic commitment. Indeed, the reconfiguration of progressive opinion that we aim for involves drawing a line between the forces of the Left that remain true to its authentic values, and currents that have lately...

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An ice rink, or ice skating rink, is a large oval of flat, smooth ice intended to be used for ice skating or curling. Ice hockey, figure skating, and speed skating are skating sports which require an ice rink, and when games are not being played the rink is sometimes available for lessons or recreational skating, and non-skating ice sports such as broomball. Outdoor ice rinks can be natural (ponds or lakes which have frozen over) or artificial (flooded...

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The first novel was written 999 years ago. This was a long time before the term novel was even applied to literature. This was also a long time before Cervantes penned his masterwork, Don Quixote, which is commonly considered to be the first true novel. It isn't. Perhaps it is the first modern novel. We'll come to that later. The first edition of Cervantes' book appeared in 1605. Some people believe that Don Quixote...

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So, having heard the request many many times, I finally conceived a sane way of generating random nodeshells, and thus created a superdoc to do just that: behold, the creatively titled Random nodeshells.

In celebration of this storied occasion, all noders submitting nodeshell rescues by 23:59:59 Thursday (server time) will receive a 10XP bonus from kthejoker. (Only nodeshells created before Thursday will be considered "rescued.") Please /msg me with all applications.

Happy noding!

DejaMorgana is hosting "The First Practically Annual Everything, Kansas Quest and Memorial Potluck" quest in honor of both Everything, Kansas and our own thriving community here at E2. Come contribute some knowledge on microsocieties, living off the grid, roughing it, toughing it, and the interesting road to self-sufficiency.

Deadline is May 19, and the usual blessings, XP, and trinkets are in order. Happy noding!

Howdy, everyone. As you all know, E2's front page has essentially remained untouched since 1999. There have been a few minor additions here and there, but the general structure has remained. Many people have complained that the site's front page is confusing, intimidating, overly busy, and not particularly aesthetic.

As a result, the administration has undertaken an effort to revamp the front page, both for the 21st century Internet, and for a newer, less internalized group of noders. Our preliminary results can be found at

Everything2.1 Front Page - Guest and Everything2.1 Front Page - Noder

One of the first things to note is that there is a different page for guests than for noders. In the future, we may eliminate nodelets entirely from the guests' front page, or at the least reduce them to only the most essential nodelets (Epicenter, New Writeups, and a revised Vitals) of navigation and assistance.

Secondly, there are a lot of new sections on the page, sections which reflect some new conceptions and ideas at the site, but have not necessarily been fully fleshed out. These sections are subject to change at any time; these front pages are as much about potential as they are about anything else.

We are seeking feedback from all users on these new pages, in terms of design, content, and language. Please send all feedback to me, kthejoker, either via /msg or to kthejoker at everything2.spamfree.com. I would prefer it if you separated out any comments on the pages listed above from any ideas on the front pages in general.

Also, feel free to design your own front pages! Send me screenshots, links, ideas, back-of-the-napkin drawings, whatever! We will be having a contest soon to redesign the graphics of the front page. More to be announced soon. In the meantime, please take the time to look at these changes, comment on them, and get involved in this process. We want to make this an e2 that everyone can get behind. Thanks a lot, and take care.

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