Hello Operators!
A few weeks ago, @the_architect reached out to our very own Zine Maestro Tom Acreon, (half) mastermind behind ANOMALY - The No Man’s Zine, to set up a Q&A, in lieu of the upcoming 16th issue.
Today, The Architect deigned to follow up with their previous message, and clarified a few details about the nature of the Q&A. Here is what they said:
Conditions:
Agree with Operators on the questions you want to ask me.
10 questions, not one more.
Use TRACE to publish the final list of questions.
Deadline : July 8th
I will answer all the questions short after this date.
Additionally, The Architect also emphasized that the discussion and finalization of these 10 Questions should be public, lest there be “Untrustworthy Operators” in our midst. They also clarified that answers to these questions should be publicized as soon as The Architect reveals them.
This thread is intended for the discussion of what 10 Questions should be forwarded to The Architect. This is not the final list, which will instead be posted to a separate thread
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Wow, that’s crazy, @ThatBomberBoi if you are able to keep up with the flood of inquiries about to come in, maybe it would be a good idea to raise a poll on your topic to allow others to vote for and see what has already been discussed? Just a idea
Oh absolutely! I was thinking about doing a question-by-question poll as we “fill up” slots and updating the top post with whatever we decide. After enough ideas are thrown about, we could hold a poll for each question “slot”, and anchor in the winning answer as one of the 10! I’m definitely up to compile and update those as we go along!
I’ll throw my hat into the ring in with probably the most basic, but possibly telling question:
“What exactly is project skyscraper? Operators have been solving cryptic puzzles and anchoring mysterious dates for about a month now, but we’re still not quite sure what we’re doing, and why?”
Hey folks. I rarely talk here, but seeing as ETARC is (probably) our best tool for organizing our responses at the moment, I’ve decided to stop in and read/give some ideas. I partially agree with Bomberboi, in that we should start simple; however I think we should try and more broadly get context, if we can. Asking about Project Skyscraper and our part in it is smart, but I feel we should ask what Exactly Tower is, as this afaik still remains unknown to us. Perhaps we should ask more about The Architect personally, and Ghost.
I recognize I’ve stacked quite a few possibilities on for what’s supposed to be One question, but I think we’d all agree coordination is paramount here.
Thank you! I’ve lurked here for some time, tracking the ARG, but I mostly stick to NMScord. I’m eager to see what the others put forward for ideas as well. Bomberboi’s polling idea seems like it’d be a great way to organize.
@ThatBomberBoi, I’m reading though your messages back and forth with architect, and if I may I have a question. feel free not to answer, but what does he mean by 16 will be out by Aug 9th? Doesn’t seem like he is only referring to the 10 year anniversary. 16th will be memorable? 16th issue will have a headline? Have we actually solved 15 issues and the next will be a doozy? lol maybe I’m reading too much into this.
Haha, as I mentioned in the start, this is actually the architect reaching out to the creator of No Man’s Zine, not me! The 16th they’re talking about here is issue number 16 of the ANOMALY!
Can I have your autograph?
LOL. Seriously, I have to give this some thought…
If these questions are answered after all is revealed, because the answer may be in the result, then I would ask, what inspired you? Was there a moment where you knew you wanted to create this ARG or wake up the System, (if staying in character) or was it a thought that grew slowly over time?
Fascinating! Those general questions and a poll are great ideas.
One thing more specific I’ve been wondering is why the Architect was so overly panicked when operators accessed data from Tower. (Although maybe we already know why, or will know by the 8th.)
Is it too much to ask (in an appropriate way) whether the Architect has a presence in the NMS universe? Or if PSS exists entirely separately from NMS, LNF, etc.
I guess the first thing we need to establish, are these questions for Archie in character, or questions for the puppet master?
I would assume the former since we are still in the guts of it…
I guess my first priority is…
Are you Arnaud?
Then…
Have you heard the good word of our lord and saviour, Ned?
Third would be…
Who was the DJ in your town?
Fourth…
Why did you decide to get us to help you reboot the system with all these memories? Why couldnt you do it with just yourself and Ghost?
Fifth…
Multi-pass?
Sixth…
Which puzzle that we got stuck on infuriated you the most?
Seventh
How did you enjoy London? Did you get time to see the sights?
I am too drunk to think of any more, I apologise for my irishness. Its my cousins fault. Which is the most Irish thing I’ve ever said in my nine years on this forum.
Eight
I thought of more… is this you @Polyphemus ? I know its you. Admit it! The jig is up
*distant sounds of todd fighting a traffic cone in the streets *
forum → Architect Inquiry nominations 
yup all following now, can’t see the trees for the forest I guess. Thanks