[img http://www-pnp.physics.ox.ac.uk/SF/misc/steampunk-dragon-icon.gif The OUSFG Streampunk Dragon] _Per Dementia ad Astra_ OUSFG was and will be the OxfordUniversity SpeculativeFiction Group. At the moment it's just OUSFG. - http://www-pnp.physics.ox.ac.uk/SF/OUSFG.html - http://www.ousfg.net/ OUSFG is perhaps best summed up by a definition given in an ancient termcard (): "Fan: a deranged alcoholic who uses SF as an excuse to meet other members of fandom in bars all over the country and have really bizarre conversations.". Reduce the garishly twentieth-century emphasis on booze, and that's us. = Pronounciation OUSFG is an acronym, because it is pronouncable. It is it is it is! OUSFG is pronounced "O__O__S-fug", unless you're DavidLangford, in which case you spell it out letter by letter, and are deaf, and blow up ducks. And, it turns out, hoovers wasps. ChinaMieville found it most amusing that we kept saying it "as though it was some kind of word." For those who readily understand the international phonetic alphabet: [img http://www.ousfg.net/images/ousfg_phonetic.png Phonetic Spelling Of OUSFG] = Organisation OUSFG's organisation is governed by the interplay of random action and the OUSFGConstitution. The society is ruled with an iron fist by the OUSFGCommittee. = Online Presence OUSFG has: - One and a half websites: the seasoned, official site ( and the newer, swankier OusfgDotNet () - This, the OUSFGWiki (to find more OUSFG-specific pages, see OUSFGIndex) - OxClubsOUSFG - The OUSFGLiveJournalCommunity - OUSFGAnnounce and OUSFGChat - HashOUSFG - The PeoplesRepublicOfOUSFG - The OUSFGPowerWall (accessible from OusfgDotNet) - The OUSFGReviewsWiki = Activity In term, OUSFG does stuff. Feel free to make TermCardSuggestions. Out of term, OUSFG metamorphoses into a group of ScienceFictionBums. We can look to the OUSFGCalendar for a general idea of how the year turns. OUSFG occasionally subdues other SF societies by FishFighting. OUSFG is considering instituting an OUSFGAward. = The Library One of OUSFG's greatest (and largest) assets is the OUSFGLibrary. It is supplemented by the MetaLibrary. = Links http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/People/mbishop/silly.html (silly games list) _Partially archived on OUSFGGameIndex, here on our Wiki._ There is an idea that some of these documents should move here, or to one of our proper websites. The GalacticGuide on OUSFG: .