Difference between revisions of "RACelestials"
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* '''ReFoDis the Schizmator:''' Responsible for the creation of new newsgroups and the splitting of old ones into new hierarchies. Conducts a vote among all members of a world, giving them a cosmic command to "DECIDE". Issues the Cosmic Plonk when a change is decided against, and <more>. Also known as '''ReFoD'''. | * '''ReFoDis the Schizmator:''' Responsible for the creation of new newsgroups and the splitting of old ones into new hierarchies. Conducts a vote among all members of a world, giving them a cosmic command to "DECIDE". Issues the Cosmic Plonk when a change is decided against, and <more>. Also known as '''ReFoD'''. | ||
| − | * '''The Scowling RACelestial:''' Responsible for threatening to take down any newsgroup whose policies it doesn't like. Moderated newsgroups have sometimes seen its wrath in the distance. | + | * '''The Scowling RACelestial:''' Responsible for threatening to take down any newsgroup whose policies it doesn't like. Moderated newsgroups have sometimes seen its wrath in the distance. <ref name=cowling/> |
* '''Eagalon the Questioner:''' A benevolent cosmic guardian who occasionally runs trivia games on the side. | * '''Eagalon the Questioner:''' A benevolent cosmic guardian who occasionally runs trivia games on the side. | ||
See also the [[Internet RACelestial Complex]] and the [[RACCelestial Madonna]]. | See also the [[Internet RACelestial Complex]] and the [[RACCelestial Madonna]]. | ||
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| + | == Footnotes == | ||
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| + | <references> | ||
| + | <ref name=cowling>Parodying the acerbic and contentious Usenet personality and [[rec.arts.comics]] poster "Scowling" Jim Cowling, who appeared in other stories in the unflattering guise of Cowlung.</ref> | ||
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[[Category:Cosmic Beings]] | [[Category:Cosmic Beings]] | ||
[[Category:Beings That Killed the Dinosaurs]] | [[Category:Beings That Killed the Dinosaurs]] | ||
Revision as of 03:19, 18 February 2022
The RACelestials (sometimes spelled RACCelestials) are cosmic beings of mysterious purpose who watch over Usenet and the rec.arts.comics.* hierarchy. They seem to watch over many basic functions of the Usenetverse, including the creation of new newsgroups and the judgment of existing ones. Their actions, while stabilizing on a cosmic scale, often cause chaos for mortals.
In one version of history, they were responsible for killing the dinosaurs. (There are many other hypertext-timelines where different beings were responsible for this, such as Flatulence Lad.)
In an alternate universe visited by Particle Man, the RACelestials judged the LNH a waste of bandwidth and devastated their world, and most of the Legion died in battle against them.
Appearance
Two-thousand-foot-tall humanoids in all-covering body armor.
Named RACelestials
- ReFoDis the Schizmator: Responsible for the creation of new newsgroups and the splitting of old ones into new hierarchies. Conducts a vote among all members of a world, giving them a cosmic command to "DECIDE". Issues the Cosmic Plonk when a change is decided against, and <more>. Also known as ReFoD.
- The Scowling RACelestial: Responsible for threatening to take down any newsgroup whose policies it doesn't like. Moderated newsgroups have sometimes seen its wrath in the distance. [1]
- Eagalon the Questioner: A benevolent cosmic guardian who occasionally runs trivia games on the side.
See also the Internet RACelestial Complex and the RACCelestial Madonna.
Footnotes
- ↑ Parodying the acerbic and contentious Usenet personality and rec.arts.comics poster "Scowling" Jim Cowling, who appeared in other stories in the unflattering guise of Cowlung.
