Help! Can someone explain what the scales are, y'know...1 to 10? Can't find the source. Like 1 is nothing happening to 10 total meltdown, TEOTWAWKI.

-- PleaseAnswer (Want@to.know), January 13, 1999

Answers

one good source is www.wdcy2k.org/survey

wdcy2k org= Washington DC Y2k organization

-- sue (conibear@gateway.net), January 13, 1999.

There are 3 broadly qouted scales amoung the geek & geekette crowd.

• Edwards (1- opened ended originally) (economic scale, 5 is total collapse back to barter system)
• Eastabrook (1-5) a preparation scale - 1 is no preparation, 5 is prepared for total self reliance (5 = Mad Max) This scale is sometimes mistakenly used as 1 - 10
• Infomagic (0 - 1)expressed in 10ths; 1 = extinction
  Following are the original 11 categories submitted by Y2000@infomagicon c.s.y2k:
  • 0: No problem. Nothing will happen. (LaLa Land).
  • 1: Minor problems, most systems fixed on time, others soon after.
  • 2: Major problems, business systems and activities cut by triage.
  • 3: Several business system failures, infrastructure largely intact.
  • 4: Widespread business failures, partial loss of infrastructure.
  • 5: Total collapse of global economy, major loss of infrastructure.
  • 6: Significant deaths from disease, starvation, cold, pillaging.
  • 7: Loss of government control, civil insurrection, riots, looting.
  • 8: Reorganization at regional level, some pre-industrial reversion.
  • 9: Limited civil and international warfare, widespread loss of life.
  • 10: Opportunistic military conquest leading to nuclear winter.

  This info is from comp.software.year-2000 newgroup.
  
  -- RD. ->H (drherr@erols.com), January 13, 1999.

Any interest in developing a scale or doing a formal poll here?

-- RD. ->H (drherr@erols.com), January 13, 1999.

Darn html clumsy ##$^%&^*

-- RD. ->H (drherr@erols.com), January 13, 1999.

This one doesn't have 1 to 10, but rather "scenarios" 1, 2, or 3 (teotwawki).

http://www.michaelhyatt.com/briefing/scen.htm

-- (infoman@web.com), January 13, 1999.

RD> How can I access the Comp.Software.Year-2000 newsgroup? Please advise! Thanks.

-- J.J. (info@dot.com), January 14, 1999.

J.J. - How long you been surfing the Net? The newgroup c.s.y2k is noisy validation of the saying: "This is the Internet. Wear a cup!" If you're a newbie (less than 6 months or so), you probably want to just lurk over there. They play very rough.

As other have noted, this here forum has pretty good info and (so far) much better manners. Your call.

-- Mac (sneak@lurk.com), January 14, 1999.

>>J.J. - How long you been surfing the Net? The newgroup c.s.y2k is noisy validation of the saying: "This is the Internet. Wear a cup!" If you're a newbie (less than 6 months or so), you probably want to just lurk over there. They play very rough. As other have noted, this here forum has pretty good info and (so far) much better manners. Your call.

Mac <<

If you are of the "cajones challenged" persuasion might I suggest a Stainless steel bra instead? Those guys don't take prisoners.

S.O.B.

-- sweetolebob (La) (buffgun@hotmail.com), January 14, 1999.

To get to the comp.software.year-2000 newsgroup hierarchy:

http://www.dejanews.com/bg.xp?level=comp.software.year-2000

To the actual posts:

http://www.dejanews.com/dnquery.xp?search=word&svcclass=dncurrent& showsort=date&ST=QS&query=~g%20comp.software.year-2000

Remember to wear boots ... they equalize the playing field (not). Its an education. And the wild, wild west.

Diane

-- Diane J. Squire (sacredspaces@yahoo.com), January 14, 1999.

Thanks, Diane, for providing the links. I got on my combat boots, bulletproof vest and war helmet. But I just plan to lurk there....

-- JJ (info@dot.com), January 14, 1999.

OR;

try

news:comp.software.year-2000

If you have a news reader (Outlook express etc) this is the actual discussions in a rolling format.

S.O.B.

-- sweetolebob (La) (buffgun@hotmail.com), January 14, 1999.