Est. 1958 — now with Detection™
Your wave, returned.
Guaranteed.
WAVERS is a members-only community bound by one Vow: every Member returns every Member's wave within three (3) seconds. Choose your Signal. Sign the Waiver. Never wave alone.
The page is waving at you. Wave back — move the pointer, or tap here.
*Source: The Institute of Reciprocal Gestures, which we made up.
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Technology
Signal™
Pin or Cap. So Members know you're ready.
The Vow™
Not legally binding. Unlike your vow.
Detection™
Your watch beeps and flashes red when a Member is within 30 m. Approximately.
Three-Second Rule™
Every detected wave returned within three (3) seconds. Agreed at a bus stop.
Crowd Mode™
Wave at everyone nearby. A known issue.
Restitution Protocol™
Miss a wave, and you'll show the Member a good time. The whole afternoon.
Choose your Signal
Every Member carries one. It is how you are found.
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Pin Member
25 mm hard-enamel pin
Worn on the left, closest to the heart.
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Cap Member
Unstructured cap, high-vis orange or navy
So Members can spot you.
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Founding Waver
Pin + Cap + your framed Oath
For those who wish to be found sooner.
Meet the Wavers
Members portrayed by AI. Waves are real.
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Dennis
Member #00417
Waves returned: 212. Breaches: 1 (resolved, mostly).
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Leonard
Member #00388
Waves returned: 3. Afternoons: 1. Status: content.
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Trish
non-Member
Asks questions. Accepts answers.
The App
Detection™ works best with two Members, one street and both screens on. In crowds it gets… enthusiastic.
- Idle. The Office is watching the street, not you.
- Member nearby. Steady red. Your wrist knows before you do.
- Wave now. Three seconds. The Office is counting.
- Returned. The Vow holds for another day.
Works in your browser while the page is open. Keep your screen on, like a real Waver.
Sign the Waiver
Name, Signal, the Articles, the Oath, your signature. It takes about ninety seconds and produces a certificate you can keep.
Questions put to the Office
- Is this real?
- Your vow is.
- Do boats count?
- No. Everyone waves at boats.
- Pin or Cap?
- The Pin is for being found. The Cap is for being found sooner.
- Is the Radar real?
- Yes. Keep your screen on, like a real Waver.
- What’s in the film?
- A man honours his Vow, at some personal cost. Two minutes thirty-six. Watch it.
- What do you do with my email?
- We keep it, send one email when Signals go on sale, and delete it when you ask. The Office does not ask why.
- Can I speak to someone at the Office?
- You may write to someone at the Office.
Every wave deserves an answer.
Be cool — and get wavin’.