This website was built to simply allow LAN party community members to verify the calling of a new Mere status for an event. We’ve all seen the forum debates about whether the call was made too early or incorrectly. It can get quite ugly at times, even personal. But that isn’t in the spirit of Mere. It should be a celebration of the closeness of the next event. It’s our hope that participants will get a warm excited feeling on hearing a new level of Mere has been reached.
What Is Mere For?
Mere is the standard by which we measure the time period between now and the beginning of a LAN event. When we say the beginning, we mean the earliest time which a participant is officially allowed to arrive. For some LAN parties, this will include an Early Arrival Service. So if an ‘EAS’ is available, it is taken as the beginning of the event.
But how do we know when we are allowed to call Mere? Well, there are two widely adopted standards for levels of Mere. These are known as S.O.D.D.O.M. and Expansion. The difference between the two standards is basically the grey area concerning plural time measurements. Two additional theories of Mere splintered off from these. Check out the links below for more information about how the different Mere standards are calculated.
Credits
Society Of Decimal Declaration Of Mere (S.O.D.D.O.M.) – Mark ‘Elbonio’ Tilbrook
Expansionist Theory of Mere – Gregg ‘Cabe’ Bond
Metric and Imperial Mere – Robin ‘RTO’ Oldham
Naturalist Theory of Mere – Deborah ‘Strych’ Cutchey