Multiplicity

http://www.tanuki.cx/gathering/nexus.html is the site that originated the 'median' definition. The term 'midcontinuum' was originally coined to refer to people who felt they were more than one, but didn't have all the classic Sybil symptoms (blacking out, etc). The median concept was created because the group that originated it (of which we were a part, but we didn't actually invent the term or do much of the work on it) felt that it would be more appropriate to define the multiplicity 'continuum' based not on severity of some arbitrary set of symptoms, but rather on how many people were responsible for handling day-to-day life. In a way, the typical median structure (as we envisioned it) is actually closer to the psychological concept in that there is one 'main' person, with others who play roles of lesser importance. It doesn't mean the other people are any less real or valid. A fully Multiple system, by contrast, would be one in which several people played 'main' roles, with no one person as central (at least not permanently). That was our take on it, at least-- the concept is still in development, and, I'll warn you, the site needs -major- updating, not only in terms of material but also in terms of how our theories have progressed. As such, we definitely welcome feedback, especially from systems who feel they fit the concept of median. ^^