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[[File:Sneakernet Postmark.png|frameless|right|The Sneakernet logo, featuring a sneaker shoe with laces forming a postmark wave.]] | |||
Sneakernet provides a volunteer-run postal service to the EMF campsite. Use the postboxes dotted around the site to send a postcard to anyone on site or to the outside world! | Sneakernet provides a volunteer-run postal service to the EMF campsite. Use the postboxes dotted around the site to send a postcard to anyone on site or to the outside world! | ||
Delivery is best effort and not guaranteed. Messages are unencrypted and may be read by carriers. All communications | Delivery is best effort and not guaranteed. Messages are unencrypted and may be read by carriers. All communications must follow the [https://www.emfcamp.org/code-of-conduct Electromagnetic Field Code of Conduct]. | ||
== Sending a postcard == | == Sending a postcard == | ||
=== To the campsite === | === To the campsite === | ||
==== To a person ==== | |||
When addressing postcards to a specific person, it is helpful to include some way of tracking them down, such as an internal [[Phones|phone number]], village, etc. | When addressing postcards to a specific person, it is helpful to include some way of tracking them down, such as an internal [[Phones|phone number]], village, etc. | ||
==== To a village ==== | |||
Postcards can be delivered to any [[:Category:Villages|village]] that can be found on the [https://map.emfcamp.org/ map]. For villages not yet listed on the map, please ask the village admin (the person who [https://www.emfcamp.org/villages/2024 registered the village]) to log in to the website, go to the map, and use the plus button to add the village location. | |||
Village names [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-68942321 must not contain punctuation] to avoid errors in our highly advanced computer systems. ([https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=%2Fjk /jk]) | |||
==== To the future ==== | |||
Thanks to innovations in flux capacitance, postcards can also be sent to future occurrences of Electromagnetic Field. Remember to think ahead to what we might need in order to find your recipient in the future! | |||
==== To anyone! ==== | |||
You can also send a postcard to non-specific person, such as ‘person with cool hair’, ‘a volunteer’. We'll do our best to find a suitable recipient. | You can also send a postcard to non-specific person, such as ‘person with cool hair’, ‘a volunteer’. We'll do our best to find a suitable recipient. | ||
=== To the outside world === | === To the outside world === | ||
Postcards addressed to outside the camp require | Postcards addressed to outside the camp require an appropriate stamp. Postcards within the UK require a 1st or 2nd Class stamp, while international postcards require a £2.50 stamp. See the [https://www.royalmail.com/current-postage-prices Royal Mail pricing guide] for more information. | ||
Stamps for both UK and international postage can be purchased from the shop. | |||
== Sending a fax == | == Sending a fax == | ||
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Follow the instructions on the [https://docs.cutel.net/services/telemessage/ CuTel wiki] to send a Telemessage! | Follow the instructions on the [https://docs.cutel.net/services/telemessage/ CuTel wiki] to send a Telemessage! | ||
== Ideas for what to send == | |||
* A thank you to a volunteer. | |||
* A thank you to the organisers. | |||
* A thank you to a speaker. | |||
* A poem to a random person. | |||
* A note to a friend. | |||
* A love letter to an enemy. | |||
* A warning to your future self. | |||
* The entire script of The Bee Movie. | |||
Latest revision as of 17:42, 12 May 2024
Sneakernet provides a volunteer-run postal service to the EMF campsite. Use the postboxes dotted around the site to send a postcard to anyone on site or to the outside world!
Delivery is best effort and not guaranteed. Messages are unencrypted and may be read by carriers. All communications must follow the Electromagnetic Field Code of Conduct.
Sending a postcard
To the campsite
To a person
When addressing postcards to a specific person, it is helpful to include some way of tracking them down, such as an internal phone number, village, etc.
To a village
Postcards can be delivered to any village that can be found on the map. For villages not yet listed on the map, please ask the village admin (the person who registered the village) to log in to the website, go to the map, and use the plus button to add the village location.
Village names must not contain punctuation to avoid errors in our highly advanced computer systems. (/jk)
To the future
Thanks to innovations in flux capacitance, postcards can also be sent to future occurrences of Electromagnetic Field. Remember to think ahead to what we might need in order to find your recipient in the future!
To anyone!
You can also send a postcard to non-specific person, such as ‘person with cool hair’, ‘a volunteer’. We'll do our best to find a suitable recipient.
To the outside world
Postcards addressed to outside the camp require an appropriate stamp. Postcards within the UK require a 1st or 2nd Class stamp, while international postcards require a £2.50 stamp. See the Royal Mail pricing guide for more information.
Stamps for both UK and international postage can be purchased from the shop.
Sending a fax
In collaboration with CuTel, you can send a fax to anyone on the campsite.
Follow the instructions on the CuTel wiki to send a Telemessage!
Ideas for what to send
- A thank you to a volunteer.
- A thank you to the organisers.
- A thank you to a speaker.
- A poem to a random person.
- A note to a friend.
- A love letter to an enemy.
- A warning to your future self.
- The entire script of The Bee Movie.