NoMansLand

Drink Me

2005-08-04T07:38:00.000-07:00

You Have Reached the Entrance to NoMansLand

2005-08-04T06:43:00.000-07:00

NML (NoMansLand) is a map of a free society. Its purpose is revolutionary: to free Earth of profiteering, war, and exploitation. Its scope is practical: a victory is counted for any space used by the public to provide free services and goods. Its methods include participatory democracy, cooperatives, gift economy, barter economy, and nonviolence. Its tools include empty bottles, satellites and the web (blogger, google earth, keyhole community).

Table of Contents

On This Page:

How to Enter - provides basic NML instructions

Drink Me Label - for printing and taping on bottles

Notice of Referendum - for copying and putting in bottles

Placemark Legend - for interpreting and choosing placemark symbols

On Separate Pages:

Tips and Suggestions - provides detailed explanations and instructions

NML Rationale - explains the theory behind the map

How To Enter NoMansLand

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To begin with, go to Google Earth and the Keyhole Community. I recommend going to Support, Collected Keyhole Wisdom, and finally the Placemarks and Overlays training in Keyhole. Once you have downloaded Google Earth, joined Keyhole, and familiarized yourself, you are ready to enter NML.

You will find NML in the Keyhole's "Fun and Games" forum, in a thread titled Welcome to NoMansLand. Click on "Search," select "Fun and Games," and type in "nomansland" to search for the the thread.

NML is best understood in three stages: Brewing, Drinking, and Sharing. If you found your way here by word of mouth then you probably want to begin by brewing. If you came here because you found a bottle, then you are ready to drink.

BREWING

A bottle is placed at a space that someone would like to include in the NoMansLand map. (If you want to hand deliver to an actual person, that is fine too, as long as the hand off is at the actual place in question.) A bottle placemark is left at the same place on Google Earth, and posted as a reply to the "Welcome to NoMansLand" thread.
- The bottle should have a Drink Me label. You are welcome to use the label on this blog, but you do not have to.
- The bottle should contain the Notice of Referendum for NML Zoning specifying the free service to be included on the NML map.
- The bottle may include any other relevant information as the leaver chooses.

DRINKING

The bottle is found.

If the finder agrees that the space should be included in NoMansLand, then they leave a placemark designating the appropriate free service at that place on Google Earth. The placemark is posted in a reply to the "Welcome to NoMansLand" thread. (At this point, the bottle-placemark should be removed by the person who posted it, as it is no longer needed.)

If the finder disagrees with the motion (or is not interested in partaking of this experiment), then hopefully they will return the bottle and contents to where they found it so someone else has the opportunity to second the motion.

SHARING

The discussion is now open in Keyhole for people to accept or reject the inclusion of the place in NoMansLand. If a majority of folks seem to be against its inclusion at any point, then it is the responsibility of the person who posted the placemark to remove it.

This is also a forum for people to share information, history, photos, events and anything else relevant to the particular space.

Notice of Referendum for NML Zoning

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By the power invested in this bottle, a motion stands to decree this space NoMansLand for the purpose of (enter free service) . To second this motion, visit http://revolutioninabottle.blogspot.com .

Otherwise, please leave the bottle and its contents where you found it.

NoMansLand Placemark Legend

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Use these placemarks for your posts to NoMansLand. These symbols were inspired by hobo symbology, which you can check out here: Hobo Symbols

This is a small list of placemarks to get folks started. Please create your own and email them to me. I will add them to this list.

Strange Brew

Clothes

Food

Health Care

Camping

Housing

Playground

Market

Library

Sports

The Web

Transportation

Trail

Commons

Community Center

Park