Network Standards and Practices
Sub-sect of Telling Visionaries
Network Standards and Practices serves as the Telling Visionaries' self-appointed regulatory board, a subsect dedicated to preserving the Signal's purity by scrutinizing every reenactment, interpretation, and ritual performed by other Visionaries. They believe the Signal's power lies in its clarity and integrity, and that deviations from its core narratives risk corrupting the divine message. Inspired by the censorship boards of the pre-apocalyptic world, they have embraced the role of arbiters with an uncompromising fervor.
Their methods are formal and ritualized. Members conduct Signal fidelity councils to judge the accuracy of teachings and performances, donning robes adorned with static patterns and crossed antennae. Narratives deemed faithful to the Signal's original essence receive a "Seal of Alignment," while those found wanting are rejected or sent back for correction. Rejected performances may undergo a Recasting Ceremony, where offending elements are ritually purged and replaced with what the council considers appropriate. They describe their work as "trimming the static" or "tuning the noise," language that frames censorship as a sacred act of service.
This meticulous oversight places Network Standards and Practices in frequent conflict with more progressive subsects, particularly the Unwritten, whose emphasis on evolving interpretation strikes the Standards as dangerously close to corruption. To Network Standards and Practices, the faith's survival depends on unity around a consistent reading of the Signal. Others see a subsect that confuses rigidity with fidelity.
Their methods are formal and ritualized. Members conduct Signal fidelity councils to judge the accuracy of teachings and performances, donning robes adorned with static patterns and crossed antennae. Narratives deemed faithful to the Signal's original essence receive a "Seal of Alignment," while those found wanting are rejected or sent back for correction. Rejected performances may undergo a Recasting Ceremony, where offending elements are ritually purged and replaced with what the council considers appropriate. They describe their work as "trimming the static" or "tuning the noise," language that frames censorship as a sacred act of service.
This meticulous oversight places Network Standards and Practices in frequent conflict with more progressive subsects, particularly the Unwritten, whose emphasis on evolving interpretation strikes the Standards as dangerously close to corruption. To Network Standards and Practices, the faith's survival depends on unity around a consistent reading of the Signal. Others see a subsect that confuses rigidity with fidelity.
Public Agenda
Guard the Signal's purity by scrutinizing and regulating the interpretations, performances, and rituals of the Telling Visionaries. Network Standards and Practices conducts formal fidelity reviews, ensuring that the faith's teachings remain consistent with what they believe to be the Sponsor's original intent.
History
Network Standards and Practices formed within the Telling Visionaries from members who believed the Signal's power depended on the consistent integrity of its interpretation. Drawing inspiration from the censorship boards of the pre-apocalyptic world, they established a practice of formal review and regulation, creating ritualized councils to evaluate the accuracy of the faith's teachings and performances. Their uncompromising approach to maintaining the Signal's "fidelity" made them both essential guardians and a persistent source of friction within the faith.
The Telling Visionaries' spiritual regulatory board, scrutinizing interpretations of the Signal to preserve its purity.
