| by Frontinus Sempronius
based on the original Guide to Ancient Sites
by Archimedes Leonidas Greetings, new citizen! Welcome to Ancient Worlds!
AncientWorlds is a unique Internet community. It is difficult to describe AW - it is mixture of Ancient History, discussion boards, fantasy role-playing and on-line gaming. The whole mixture becomes a thoroughly engrossing and completely enjoyable community experience. Welcome to one of the most intriguing communities on the Internet! I hope that you find this "Beginner's Guide" helpful as you navigate around!
Well, if you're reading this, then chances are that you've already logged in as a new member of Ancient Worlds. I don't need to tell you how confusing this place can seem to the uninitiated! Cities, avatars, fora, SPQR, oikoi - it can be a little intimidating for most beginners! I cannot remember how first ran across AncientWorlds but Archimedes found AncientSites whilst searching Yahoo and Excite for the terms "Ancient History." Having landed in the AncientSites front page, both he and I were overwhelmed with the number of things going on. Obviously this was some kind of Ancient History Internet community; kind of like Tripod in togas, right? I could handle this. I registered to see more. I was unprepared for what was to happen next. The days that followed found me drawn ever deeper into the mystery and intrigue of "AncientSites." And now AncientSites has been followed by this site Ancient Worlds - an even better experience than its predecessor. Building on the original guide, I have attempted to condense most of what I have learned into this new Guide so that you, dear reader, can get the most enjoyment of this site right away.
At this time I will state for the record that I am not an employee of Ancient Worlds. I am active at the site (check out my Domus to see what I do) but his Guide is not an official publication, rather a compilation of some of the things which Archimedes and I have learned and are happy to share with newcomers. Although I will do my best to answer questions, I will tell you that you should address your questions directly to the Ancient Worlds administrators: your key contacts are the Scribes (any of the Scribes and not just the ones for your City) but there is absolutely no reason why you should not ask and discuss points with the demigods and cyberdeities.
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| | AncientWorlds is a venue for people interested in ancient history to meet each other, discuss, and play. A major part of the discussions are concentrated on "academic," factual posting, which is indicated by the mark [Historical] by the topic name. Also interesting and educational are the [Historical R&R] topics, which include more free conversation on history, jokes, and historical playing, as well as topics concerning the site and its membership, welcoming newcomers, announcements. Furthermore, there are the [Roleplay] topics, on which members write coherent stories, sometimes not following every historical detail, but situated in some historical time period or in the ancient world in general.
In every discussion, the AncientWorlds Code of Conduct has to be taken into account. Especially what comes to less "academic" discussions, joking and playing, good taste and good sense of humour are important. For example, in a roleplay one cannot "kill" another person's figure without his or her permission. To every member, new and old, it is recommended to read through the Code of Conduct before posting. The restrictions of the COC are not tight - just simple, decent manners are the precondition of the peaceful coexistence of all members of any community.
There are two pages that will make browsing the discussions at AncientWorlds easier. First is the overall Site Map, which lists all main elements and general boards of AncientWorlds. The other one is the BoardsCentral. On the Daily Index page there is a link to ACTA, AncientWorlds newsletter, on the left, and on the right are listed all the mainboards of AncientWorlds. There are several overall mainboards, a few of which are listed here: Archaeological Updates, AncientWorlds Discussion, Development and Planning Board, AncientWorlds Celebrations, and - this one you should visit first - Welcoming Newcomers. If you simply want to read the topics about which people have posted to "get a feel" for what people are talking about, you can start lower down and just read the BoardsCentral. The most recent post is always at the top of the list.
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