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The aim of the name is to subvert the slang.
I thought it appropriate to provide you with some vital information about the meta content on this website. That means things about ‘whoop!’ and not the riddles, the stories, or other in-contest artifacts.
The information is in this post. Don’t worry; it’s not what you think.
The aim of the name is to subvert the slang. I definitely don’t want you to Shut The Fuck Up! You should feel free to whoop on ‘whoop!’
Now, you can ignore STFU and move on to other things on ‘whoop!’ or the interwebs (and that’s fine).
But if you take a moment to review it, it will provide a richer context. I will occasionally invoke the box below at different places on ‘whoop!’. It will help you understand how I intend to write and why.
Importantly, you will find it easier to cut me some slack1.
Oh, and by the way, STFU stands for So That Folks Understand. See what I did there?
STFU!
The meta content on 'whoop!' is a work in progress. It's likely it will always remain a work in progress.
I would prefer for it to be that: seeds planted in the soil become seedlings become saplings become a managed forest of young trees becomes a resilient evergreen microcosm.
As you read through these items from top to bottom (including this box), you will find that the quality of writing starts going downhill.
Paragraphs become sentences becomes disjointed ideas become random words. A stream of consciousness takes over.
In addition to your personal judgment on that, I will leave a note at the point where I believe that takeover happens.
If this was a personal blog, it would have been better for me to let the thoughts simmer and for you to come back when they were al dente — with just the right bite.
But this isn't a personal blog and I don't want to run the risk of overcooking (like this overcooked box you are reading).
There are several reasons why I have decided to put mishmash of ideas and thoughts out here in public even if they are still simmering.
The first reason is personal.
Over the years I have tried my hands at a lot of things and I have always waited and waited and waited for them to become perfect before revealing them.
And that moment never came to pass. And in the pursuit of perfection, these things, these ideas passed away.
This time I know better. Let things grow over time instead of waiting to perfect them.
Perfection is death, and even death abhors perfection!
[RAMBLING ALERT]
The second reason is feedback (?)
Hmm... as I write this, I think this second reason is more about understanding what someone is allergic to before you cook a three course last supper for them. You don't want to have to serve a side of epi pen.
The third related, and the most important, reason is community participation
One of the easiest things to say about community building is, "It takes a village.' I have said it on 'whoop!' Just read through the end of the About page.
Another one of the easiest things to say about collaboration is, "Be constructive in your criticism."
But if I have already constructed this god dang thing already and overengineered it into a fugly beast and fallen in love with it, where's the room for 'criticisive' construction?
Best to serve the thing simmering so others can join the fun early.
Of course too many cooks can spoil the broth.
So we will put some guardrails. What will they look like? I do not know. But, to continue with the theme of cooking, a few things are certain.
If you don't know how to handle the knife, you won't be cutting them veggies.
We know (broadly) what we don't want to cook. E.g., not another mindless feed or another platform that will be enshittified.
And, broadly, we know what we want to cook. The pasta won't become a kebab (but it's okay to desconstruct it, probably).
[DUMP ALERT: From this point on the incoherence of this box's content ratchets up]
Something on digital gardens, hypertext
"slow growth of ideas through writing, rewriting, editing, and revising thoughts in public." //mappleton
rabbit holes and having too many things and never having the time to put all that shit in a coherent whole without using goddamn AI chatbots
(e.g., my friend Partik Vimal pointed out to me that a crisper About is needed. Had I not done this GigaChaddery and subjected him to that, I wouldn't... - with reference to the About page and specificity...)
Lorem Ipsum went up the hill,
to fetch a... bah, humbug!
Thanks for reading through all that mess.
Patience is a virtue, and you have it. Or you just scrolled down all crazy-like to see how long the godawful thing was (and that’s ok, too).
Love,
waveman!
And I will find it easier to be myself, which is what I want to be. That way, I can serve my authentic self to you on this here thingamajig.