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Archive-name: tv/red-dwarf/documentsguide
Posting-Frequency: Every Thursday
Last-modified: 2000/11/17
Version: 1.2
URL: http://www.faqs.org/faqs/tv/red-dwarf/documentsguide/
Copyright: (c) 2000 Tafka, Pre-2000 Annette
Maintainer: Tafka <docguide@[-nospam-]smegweb.co.uk>
Disclaimer: Approval for *.answers is based on form, not content.

NB: For a *MINI* (less than 5K) version of this Documents Guide,
email
[email protected]
(with 'Mini Request' as the subject)

GUIDE TO ALT.TV.RED-DWARF DOCUMENTS
===================================

* Everything you always wanted to know about Red Dwarf *
* but were too scared to ask! *
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

This is a list of all of the reference documents created on the
newsgroup alt.tv.red-dwarf or for the newsgroup.
It also serves up portions of explanations of the type of Red Dwarf
information that they contain. If you have a question, there's a good
chance that one of the documents listed below can answer it for you.
Yay! :-)

This Documents Guide is posted on a Thursday (or at least when it is
Thursday in Britain).

* LAST UPDATED: November 17th 2000

| Marks new since last update.

Note that the web-displayed documents are not necessarily the most
recent versions.

1) THE PRIMER.
---------------

| Status : Back and kicking bottom... again!
| Maintained/edited by : Gavin Clayton
| WHAT IT IS : An introduction to life in
alt.tv.red-dwarf.
*Essential reading for anyone new to atvrd!*
| Approximate size : ??K.
| Latest version : ??
| Last updated : ??
| Posting frequency : Weekly
| Web location : http://www.smegweb.co.uk/atvrd/
| Newsgroupers' input : ??
| Special input details : ??.
| CONTACT : [email protected]

2) THE FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS LIST (FAQ).
----------------------------------------------

| Status : Current, ongoing. (Awaiting repair)
| Maintained/edited by : Ang (Was: Pat Berry).
WHAT IT IS : Answers to general, commonly-asked
questions about Red Dwarf.
*Essential reading for anyone new to atvrd!*
Approximate size : 59K. (text)
Latest version : 5.34
Last updated : 31st March 2000
Posting frequency : Every 30 days.
Web location : http://home.interpath.net/pat/rd/faq.html
To obtain by email : [email protected]
... with this in the message body
send /pub/usenet/news.answers/tv/red_dwarf-faq
Newsgroupers' input : Yes, please.
Special input details : Please include the original source of the
information.
| CONTACT : ??

3) WELCOME TO ALT.TV.RED-DWARF.
---------------------------------

Status : Current, ongoing.
Maintained/edited by : Tafka
WHAT IT IS : Find out more about the atvrd community
with info on news docs, POTM, web sites
etc.
Approximate size : 7K.
Latest version : 1.8
Last updated : 30th June 2000
Posting frequency : Every 14 days, Wednesdays
Web location : http://www.smegweb.co.uk/atvrd/
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/tv/red-dwarf/welcometo/
Newsgroupers' input : Yes, please.
Special input details : Only corrections or suggestions please
CONTACT : [email protected]

4) THE PLOT INCONSISTENCIES PROJECT (PIP).
-------------------------------------------

Status : Comatose (was: Current, ongoing)
Maintained/edited by : Damone and Annette.
WHAT IT IS : A list of, and explanations for, all of the
plot inconsistencies within the Red Dwarf
TV series. Also lists production errors.
Approximate size : Two parts (text), ??K & ??K
Latest version : 7.1
Last updated : 6th January 1997
Posting frequency : As updates warrant.
Web location :
http://www.ecr.mu.oz.au/~bjev/pip/pip_text.html
Newsgroupers' input : Yes, please.
Special input details : Please read *carefully* the contribution
criteria found in the PIP.
CONTACT : [email protected] (??)

5) THE BOOK PLOT INCONSISTENCIES PROJECT (BPIP).
-------------------------------------------------

Status : Current, "complete"
Maintained/edited by : Annette
WHAT IT IS : A list of, and explanations for, all of the
plot inconsistencies within the four Red
Dwarf novels.
Approximate size : 44K.
Latest version : 2.00.
Last updated : 7th June 1996.
Posting frequency : As updates warrant.
Web location : ??
Newsgroupers' input : Yes, please.
Special input details : Please read *carefully* the contribution
criteria found in the BPIP.
CONTACT : [email protected]

6) THE ALT.TV.RED-DWARF BIRTHDAY LIST.
---------------------------------------

Status : Current, ongoing
| Maintained/edited by : Steve B
WHAT IT IS : A list of birthdays of members of atvrd, as
per Space Corps Directive 7713.
Approximate size : ? < 10k.
Latest version : ??
Last updated : Monthly
Posting frequency : Monthly
| Web location : None
| CONTACT : Steve B (email needed)

5) THE RED DWARF ACRONYM LIST.
-------------------------------

Status : Current, ongoing.
Maintained/edited by : Dave The Scouser
WHAT IT IS : A list of acronyms pertaining to Red Dwarf
used in discussions. Or something similar..
Approximate size : 5Kb
Latest version : 2.00
Last updated : 8th May 1999
Posting frequency : When updated, sporadically.
Web location : http://www.sierro.freeserve.co.uk
Newsgroupers' input : Yes, please.
Special input details : None
CONTACT : [email protected]

6) THE QUIETLY ASKED QUESTIONS LIST (QAQ).
-------------------------------------------

Status : Current, ongoing.
Maintained/edited by : Jim Shaw.
WHAT IT IS : A list of the other acting roles of the
stars and guest actors of Red Dwarf.
Approximate size : 94K.
Latest version : V1.5.0
Last updated : 16th October 1998.
Posting rarity : Very much so
Web location : http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/
Arcade/7567/qaq.html
Newsgroupers' input : Yes, please.
Special input details : N/A.
CONTACT : [email protected]

7) THE RED DWARF REFERENCES LIST (TV) or RDRL (TV).
----------------------------------------------------

Status : Comatose (was: Current, ongoing)
Maintained/edited by : Annette.
WHAT IT IS : A list of, and explanations for, all
references to books, movies, famous people,
quotes etc made in Red Dwarf (TV series).
Approximate size : ??K.
Latest version : 2.55
Last updated : December 1997
Posting frequency : As updates warrant.
Web location : http://tor-pw1.netcom.ca/~tj_/rdrltv.html
Newsgroupers' input : Yes, please.
Special input details : Please read the RDRL contribution criteria
carefully.
CONTACT : [email protected]

8) THE RED DWARF REFERENCES LIST (BOOK) or RDRL (BOOK).
--------------------------------------------------------

Status : Current, "complete"
Maintained/edited by : Annette.
WHAT IT IS : A list of, and explanations for, all
references to books, movies, famous people,
quotes etc made in Red Dwarf (books).
Approximate size : ??K.
Latest version : 2.00
Last updated : August 1996
Posting frequency : As updates warrant.
Web location : http://tor-pw1.netcom.ca/~tj_/rdrlbook.html
Newsgroupers' input : Yes, please.
Special input details : Please read the RDRL contribution criteria
carefully.
CONTACT : [email protected]

9) THE ATVRD MEMBERS WEB SITES LIST.
-------------------------------------

Status : Current, ongoing.
Maintained/edited by : Martin Jones
WHAT IT IS : A compilation of websites created by
subscribers of
alt.tv.red-dwarf; the newsgroup.
Approximate size : ??
Latest version : ??
Last updated : ??
Posting frequency : Not in a long while
Web location :
http://members.wbs.net/homepages/m/a/m/mamit/index.html
Newsgroupers' input : Yes, please.
Special input details : None
CONTACT : [email protected]

10) THE RED DWARF TIME LINE.
----------------------------

Status : Comatose (was: Current, ongoing)
Maintained/edited by : ??
WHAT IT IS : A time line of the Red Dwarf universe (as
complete and accurate as possible).
Approximate size : ??K.
Latest version : ??
Last updated : ??
Posting frequency : As updates warrant.
Web location : www.smegweb.co.uk - Reference | Documents
Newsgroupers' input : Yes, please.
Special input details : Be *specific*. Incident can be named (eg.
2180) or conjectured (eg. 10 years ago...).
CONTACT : ??

11) THE RARELY ASKED QUESTIONS (RAQ).
-------------------------------------

Status : Dormant
Maintained/edited by : Raz and Sea.
WHAT IT IS : An indexed list of general episode
information; common questions, actor
listings, trivia and behind-the-scenes.
Approximate size : ~40K HTML.
Latest version : N/A
Last updated : 5 April 98.
Posting frequency : As updates/requests warrant.
Web location : N/A
Newsgroupers' input : No point at the moment!
Special input details : For any episode- or book-specific questions
and
answers, this is the place to go.
CONTACT : [email protected]

12) THE SPACE CORPS DIRECTIVES LIST.
-------------------------------------

Status : Current, "complete".
Maintained/edited by : ??
WHAT IT IS : The collected Space Corps Directives,
Rimmer Directives, Articles, and All-Nation
Agreements.
Approximate size : ??K.
Latest version : ??
Last updated : ??
Posting frequency : As updates/requests warrant.
Web locations : www.smegweb.co.uk - Reference | Documents
Newsgroupers' input : Yes, please.
Special input details : The Directives etc must be *official*, not
fan made-up.
CONTACT : ??

13) THE RED DWARF FISHLIST.
----------------------------

Status : Current, "complete".
Maintained/edited by : Annette.
WHAT IT IS : A list of all the references to fish ever
made in Red Dwarf (TV series and books).
Approximate size : 17K.
Latest version : N/A.
Last updated : 7th June 1999
Posting frequency : As updates warrant.
Web locations : www.smegweb.co.uk - Reference | Documents
Newsgroupers' input : No, thanks anyway.
Special input details : N/A.
CONTACT : [email protected]

14) THE SMEGLIST.
------------------

Status : Resting, deceased
Maintained/edited by : N/A
WHAT IT IS : A detailed list of all the instances of the

word "smeg" (and its variations) used in
the
TV series of Red Dwarf. Only up to Series 5
Approximate size : ??K.
Latest version : 1.0.
Last updated : August 1996.
Posting frequency : Never
Web location : www.smegweb.co.uk - Reference | Documents
Newsgroupers' input : N/A
Special input details : N/A.
CONTACT : N/A

15) THE NO-ALIENS FAQ.
-----------------------

Status : Current, "complete"
Maintained/edited by : Annette.
WHAT IT IS : A detailed FAQ to explain exactly why and
how it is that there are *no* aliens in the
Red Dwarf universe.
Approximate size : 9K.
Latest version : N/A.
Last updated : May 1997.
Posting frequency : N/A
Web location : http://www.netcom.ca/~tj_/nafaq.html
Newsgroupers' input : No, thanks anyway.
Special input details : N/A.
CONTACT : [email protected]

16) THE RED DWARF FOOD AND DRINK GUIDE.
----------------------------------------

Status : Current, ongoing.
Maintained/edited by : Denis Cage.
WHAT IT IS : A list of all the foods and drinks in Red
Dwarf, with some recipes included.
Approximate size : 21K.
Latest version : 1.4
Last updated : 21st February 1998.
Posting frequency : N/A.
Web location :
http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Hills/6061
Newsgroupers' input : Yes, please.
Special input details : Submission form available at web site.
CONTACT : ??

17) THE RED DWARF WOMBAT LIST.
------------------------------

Status : Current, "complete"
Maintained/edited by : Jon Poole
WHAT IT IS : This lists every reference to Wombats or
appearance of Wombats in the tv show Red
Dwarf.
Approximate size : 1.3K
Latest version : N/A
Last updated : Series 7
Posting frequency : N/A
Web location : www.smegweb.co.uk - Reference - Documents
Newsgroupers' input : N/A
Special input details : N/A
CONTACT : N/A

Corrections/additions for this Documents Guide to:
[email protected]

Only documents of which a "circulating" version (ie. posted or
maintained at a web site) exists will be advertised.

Documents listed as "complete" generally will require no updating
until new official Red Dwarf episodes/books/miscellany are available.

This is a guide to *fact* and *information* documents only. Anyone who
has created such a document and wishes it to be advertised here,
please drop me an E. Works of fiction (eg. scripts), of opinion (eg.
reviews and polls), or of arcade game scores (eg. meet reports)
*cannot* be included. Sorry!

Big thanks to all current advertisers/contributors/displayers. :-)

-Tafka-