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META

**Posted:** Tue Oct 28, 2008 8:44 pm

Rogi Ocnorb

Meta information in ARGs is information related to the game, but not PART of the game.

Something like knowledge of who's running a game is a simple example of meta-info, but it can include less obvious things, as well.

"Meta" is also a prefix that adds a redundant (usually summarizing) aspect to a term.
Meta-data is data about data (like the robot information in an HTML page)
A meta-directory is a directory of directories
Meta-information is information about information

**Posted:** Tue Oct 28, 2008 10:28 pm

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Then of course, there's meta-discussion and meta-discussion.

Meta-discussion is when characters in a game subtly push you in a certain direction, or communicate something from the PMs without breaking the curtain.
Meta-discussion is when people talk about meta issues, as Rogi described.

(anyone else see how ridiculous this is, yet?)

**Posted:** Wed Oct 29, 2008 8:57 am

Euchre · uF Game Warden Joined: 29 Aug 2007 Posts: 3338

I see the beginning of recursion.
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**Posted:** Fri Oct 31, 2008 1:46 am

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**Posted:** Fri Oct 31, 2008 6:58 am

Zaden · Decorated Joined: 09 Dec 2010 Posts: 163

May I see some examples?

**Posted:** Thu Dec 16, 2010 2:07 am

MageSteff

Meta example

**Posted:** Fri Dec 17, 2010 3:54 pm

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macklinvinger · Boot Joined: 27 Dec 2011 Posts: 16

this is the meta
Meta- (from Greek: μετά = "after", "beyond", "with", "adjacent", "self"), is a prefix used in English (and other Greek-owing languages) to indicate a concept which is an abstraction from another concept, used to complete or add to the latter..ok

**Posted:** Tue Dec 27, 2011 5:54 am