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popcorn
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response 325 of 470:
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Sep 1 04:44 UTC 1996 |
Okey dokey, the video games conference is set up and waiting for the fair
witnesses to enter the first item.
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gabygirl
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response 326 of 470:
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Sep 2 23:48 UTC 1996 |
Thanks guys!
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janc
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response 327 of 470:
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Sep 4 02:26 UTC 1996 |
I would request that two conferences be created:
backtalk
backtalk2
I think I'm ready to start moving backtalk to Grex in the next week. For
testing, we will set it up so that only these two conferences are accessible
through backtalk. This is because backtalk's compatibility with Picospan is
as yet untested and we don't want backtalk blowing away every conference on
the system before we get the bugs out. So these two conferences will be where
we test if backtalk gets along with Picospan. I need two conferences because
I want to be able to test linked items without having to link them to some
non-backtalk conference.
Once backtalk testing is complete, and we are ready to let it loose on all
the Grex conferences, these two test conferences could be deleted.
Fairwitnesses should be janc and srw.
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popcorn
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response 328 of 470:
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Sep 4 02:55 UTC 1996 |
Cool beans! I'm thinking that this is a special enough case that it's OK to
skip the discussion period before these conferences are created. We've
already had a multi-month discussion of Backtalk. :)
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ladyevil
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response 329 of 470:
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Sep 4 04:06 UTC 1996 |
Yeah- wasn't one of the points to make backtalk only available to special
web-conf's, but not normal conf's even AFTER the bugs were worked out?
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scg
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response 330 of 470:
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Sep 4 05:29 UTC 1996 |
Nope. The point is to provide a more user friendly interface to conferencing,
as well as continuing to have Picospan for those who prefer to use it. It's
just another interface to the same stuff.
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janc
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response 331 of 470:
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Sep 4 15:42 UTC 1996 |
So far as I know, the plan is to make all conferences accessible by backtalk.
But this really isn't the place to discuss this.
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robh
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response 332 of 470:
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Sep 4 17:09 UTC 1996 |
selena may not remember that Backtalk will only be accessible by
people who have Grex accounts. This isn't the same issue as remmers'
plan to make conference available to any Web user, this is simply
giving Grex users another way to access the conferences.
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popcorn
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response 333 of 470:
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Sep 4 17:25 UTC 1996 |
We need to start a new item to talk about this. I don't think #332 has been
decided yet.
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brighn
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response 334 of 470:
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Sep 4 21:42 UTC 1996 |
I don't recall any agreements at all.
Like usual, a shitload of discussion, some acquiescence, and in the end, a
staffer deciding that concensus has been reached and leaving under delusion
of same.
We *have* an item for this... Remmers created it.
(er living, not leaving, three lines up)
I'm going to go make a specific item for Backtalk, though, since no-one else
has... continue discussion there or in Remmer's item.
(or here, and ignore me completely =} )
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brighn
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response 335 of 470:
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Sep 4 21:53 UTC 1996 |
Item #107 specifically on Backtalk.
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nsiddall
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response 336 of 470:
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Sep 18 05:03 UTC 1996 |
I'd like to propose a new conference to be called "Utne Group". I don't
think it would require fairwitnessing or monitoring, but I'd be glad to
do whatever is necessary along those lines.
I belong to a monthly brunch/discussion group that formed in Ann Arbor
several years ago in response to an article in the Utne Reader magazine.
The purpose of the new conference would be to extend discussion of topics
that come up in our meetings. There are maybe 30 members of this group.
None of them are current Grexers, so far as I know, but I think most of
them would be interested in joining for the purpose of participating in
this conference.
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robh
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response 337 of 470:
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Sep 18 05:18 UTC 1996 |
Hmm, I think I'd be interested in joining that conference myself.
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tsty
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response 338 of 470:
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Sep 18 08:30 UTC 1996 |
this is the place for requsting new conferences .. gotta have
a fw though, at least forthe bureaucracy to prosper.
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davel
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response 339 of 470:
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Sep 18 13:07 UTC 1996 |
If you have to ask what "Utne" means, does that mean you don't want to join?
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brighn
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response 340 of 470:
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Sep 18 13:58 UTC 1996 |
Maybe the folk who don't know what Utne means are the best candidates...
"Utne Group" sounds like a "best of the ignored conferences" conference.
*giggle*
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janc
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response 341 of 470:
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Sep 18 15:18 UTC 1996 |
Is this the same Utne group that meets this Saturday at Stephen & Dynese's
house? I've been to about 4 or 5 meetings in the last year, and there is at
least one other Occasional Grexer there. I don't think I've met Nathaniel
there, so maybe there are multiple Utne fragments in town. The one I know
about doesn't seem to do brunches.
I'd be intersted in such a conference.
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popcorn
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response 342 of 470:
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Sep 18 16:03 UTC 1996 |
Re 339: Utne is Eric Utne's last name. He founded a magazine called Utne
Reader, which, if I remember right, is a liberal survey of material from a
variety of other sources.
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kerouac
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response 343 of 470:
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Sep 18 16:21 UTC 1996 |
Sounds interesting but just hope its not over-cliquish such that it
basically dies like the Accordion conf did. Or the Marvin conf.
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robh
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response 344 of 470:
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Sep 18 16:50 UTC 1996 |
Re 342 - And according to the magazine's resource section, the word
utne means "far out" in Norwegian. If that helps davel. Which I'm
sure it doesn't. >8)
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nsiddall
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response 345 of 470:
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Sep 18 17:57 UTC 1996 |
No Jan, that's the other group. There are apparently two that sort of
spontaneously formed. We are vaguely aware of the other one, and an
emissary from that group attended one of our functions a year or two ago,
but I don't remember his name.
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brighn
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response 346 of 470:
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Sep 18 21:38 UTC 1996 |
etna, meanwhile, is an insurance group named after a mountain
tune is a pleasant little song
nute is how sen. gingrich's voters spell his name, due to their limited
intelligence... oh wait, isn't that congressman gingrich? =}
tuna is a delicious fish, and fish is popular in norway, where i would most
likely be labelled "utne"
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janc
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response 347 of 470:
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Sep 18 22:14 UTC 1996 |
Well, as long as both Utne's are allowed in Utne, I have to utjection.
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z0mbie
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response 348 of 470:
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Sep 18 23:48 UTC 1996 |
I purpose a f-w's cf. It would be calld f-w. I think i would b a good
idea to have a cf lie this for the -w's to go to. Maybe share some Idea's,
or gossip!!!!
It would definitly have a password.
I would Gladly take the honors of Being this cf's f-w.
I am already a f-w of the video games cf, if you get a chance, go check
it out.
I have improved the video cf alot in just one day.
Please let me know soon, I would like to get this up and runing ASAP.
Thank you,
Kevin (z0mbie) Brunell
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ladyevil
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response 349 of 470:
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Sep 19 00:23 UTC 1996 |
Are you proposing a FW-only cf?
Would a FW be considered delinquent if they didn't keep up with such a conf?
And, I mean the FWs that AREN'T FW's of the FW conf.. *head spins..*
Hell, even if it weren't FW-only.. I don't know.. I'm already seeing problems.
I mean, if someone doesn't like how you run a conf, asnd finds you not
posting, or maybe even without a participation file in this FW conf, could
that be taken up to baff as signs that the FW is unfit?
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