[MR] New A&S Links Site

[Karen]

Once upon a time, there was a Garden of Links-Pages, and its name was 
http://moas.atlantia.sca.org/topics.htm.

The garden grew and grew.  But no matter how much it grew, it always
seemed to sprout weeds of Broken Links and Outdated Information.

One day, some ladies from the far-off land of the Middle Kingdom
visited the Garden.  They were impressed with the breadth of
information it offered, but were woefully vexed by the thorny weeds
they encountered.

So they sent a messenger to the Atlantian Minister of Arts and
Sciences, for that is the office on whose land the Garden grew.  "We
are building a garden to enhance a grove of Laurels growing here," they
said.  "May we copy your Garden, but redo it to eliminate the weeds? 
We will gladly provide you with a copy once it's ready."

So the Minister agreed to this endeavor, and the ladies, led by a fairy
godmother named Elspeth Grizel of Dunfort, set about to building their
copy of the Garden for the Laurels.  It was a beautiful garden, but
more than that, a functional garden; it was Searchable, and one could
easily report Broken Links, or comment on Links, or even suggest new
Links to add to the Garden.

But all, sadly, was not well in the Middle Kingdom, for soon there was
strife amongst the Laurels.  "This Garden does not belong here,"
declared some of the Laurels (for there, as here, such shrubs have been
magically granted the power of speech).  "These flowers do not please
us!"

And it made all of the gardeners very upset, indeed.  It was so much
work, and such a lovely garden; whatever would happen to it?

It was about that time, in this very kingdom, that a bird became the
Minister of Arts and Sciences here in Atlantia.  But not just any bird;
but a Pelican -- such creatures, also, are known to be verbal (even
verbose) from time to time.  And the Pelican happened to be the bride
of the Atlantian Web-Minister, a lord with magical powers in the
construction of sturdy webs and nets and other such things.

The Pelican was not always a Pelican, though; and many years ago, when
she was a lady (before she was transformed into a Pelican), she had
once been the gardener of http://moas.atlantia.sca.org/topics.htm
herself.  So she talked to Lady Elspeth about transplanting the Garden,
and begged her husband the Web-Minister to use his mystical powers to
aid in the endeavor.

Lady Elspeth worked ever so hard to transport the Garden to Atlantia,
so that no leaf or blossom would be even the slightest bit bruised in
its transfer, and even helped make it more properly-oriented so that it
could grow beautifully in its new Atlantian soil.  And the Web-Minister
constructed a sturdy foundation for the Garden, so that its every
parterre and pathway would rest on solid support.  And a new gardener,
Victoria Pringle by name, was brought forward to maintain the garden as
it continues to grow.

And already, the transplanted Garden has taken so well that it has
nearly doubled in size in the few weeks since setting its roots back on
Atlantian soil.

And that Garden's new name is http://moas.atlantia.sca.org/wsnlinks/ --
though, like a proper fairy godmother, Lady Elspeth gave it a gift:
another (and easier-to-remember) name, http://www.scalinks.com.


The End