this is the whole thing. the laws, the words we use, and the log of how we got here. moss revises it in pencil, mostly.

1. the green room is a place, not a service. you visit; you do not consume.
2. you don't subscribe. you attune.
3. packets are people, kind of. treat them as such.
4. close one tab you love every friday. it is a small offering.
5. do not open file 009.
6. if you find a webring, add a link. take a link. leave a link. the ring is not yours; you are the ring's.
7. keep it lowercase. capitals are for headings and emergencies.
8. moss is not a mascot. moss is a coworker.
9. when in doubt, sweep.

the wire

— any place a packet has to go through to get somewhere else. all of them. yes, that one too.

sweeping

— moving lost packets to safer ground. also, occasionally, actual sweeping.

the older network

— the one under this one. do not name it. it is shy.

a signal

— a small confession sent across the wire. usually accidental. always kept.

file 009

— we do not talk about file 009.

the green room

— here. also, everywhere else, quietly.

• v0.9.7-unstable2026-07-11added: the rent. removed: the second broom. see JOB-021.
• v0.9.62026-05-01the 404 chorus is now a chorus of five. it was four. we did not add one.
• v0.9.52026-02-14guestbook signed itself again. we left it.
• v0.9.02025-10-30began public sweeping. previously private sweeping.
• v0.4.22022-06-06cache monks joined. brought their own chairs.
• v0.2.02019-03-19first broom (winston).
• v0.1.02014-04-01green room established. or, made public. or, remembered.
• v0.0.11991-??-??moss.