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mdw
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response 75 of 121:
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Feb 7 02:15 UTC 1995 |
I wouldn't just post them "as is". A lot won't make sense without
background, and there are details (such as file timestamps) you'd lose
by posting them. You'd be better off reviewing them, choosing what
makes the most sense, asking if something doesn't make sense, merging
them in with other sources such as remmers's notes; and posting an
editted summary with appropriate commentary. One of the things that's
not in those notes is why "rat's nest"--the then owner of M-net accused
us of being "rats jumping off a sinking ship". While the name didn't
get used, the idea of stealing the words out of a detractor's mouth
survived: and became the inspiration for a recent grex t-shirt. Another
name that isn't in my names list, but was proposed and many people were
fond of, was "agora"; this was then recycled as the name for the general
cf.
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popcorn
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response 76 of 121:
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Feb 7 04:03 UTC 1995 |
Re 74: Larry, try typing "j history" at an "Ok:" prompt, to get to the
history conference. Then type "enter" to create an item to talk about
the Civil War.
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andyv
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response 77 of 121:
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Feb 7 11:33 UTC 1995 |
I'll do a summary if I can stay on long enough to get the notes.
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popcorn
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response 78 of 121:
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Feb 7 15:23 UTC 1995 |
Are you getting disconnected?
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andyv
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response 79 of 121:
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Feb 7 16:57 UTC 1995 |
I get hung up, don't know if it could be considered being disconnected.
I escape to telnot and try again but each time I can't get connected,
but time out. A couple of weeks ago it was very bad, right before the
new router was installed. then it went away. Abby said she had some
problems last evening. I e-mailed her and told her to describe the
problems she had in agora 7.
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sidhe
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response 80 of 121:
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Feb 7 18:31 UTC 1995 |
Yes, similar problems are still occurring with freeBSD, even.
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nephi
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response 81 of 121:
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Feb 8 02:56 UTC 1995 |
Those were the exact same problems I was having!
I still inexplicately get disconnected in this manner every once in a
while, but I think that the frequency is the same as what it was before
we had any router troubles. (I.e. I may get disconnected every third
or fourth time I log on.)
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andyv
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response 82 of 121:
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Feb 8 03:40 UTC 1995 |
Thanks nephi, I thought I was the only one for a while. It is frustrating
especially when I am almost done reading the cf which results in a
complete rerun when I get on again.
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sidhe
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response 83 of 121:
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Feb 8 03:42 UTC 1995 |
For me, that's usually this cf!
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cicero
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response 84 of 121:
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Feb 8 08:27 UTC 1995 |
This response has been erased.
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popcorn
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response 85 of 121:
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Feb 8 13:21 UTC 1995 |
For folks who get disconnected a lot, if you want to avoid re-reading the
same things again you can tell Picospan to update your participation files
after each item you read, rather than only doing it when you switch
conferences. To do this, type "!pico .cfonce" to bring up the Pico
editor on your .cfonce file. Then add a line that says "set autosave"
(without the quotes). Press control-x to exit, and say yes to save your
changes. This change will take effect the next time you start up Picospan.
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andyv
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response 86 of 121:
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Feb 9 01:58 UTC 1995 |
Thanks Valerie for the help.
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sidhe
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response 87 of 121:
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Feb 9 16:42 UTC 1995 |
Thank you, also.
I'm curious as to why this setting isn't in the "default" .cfonce
file that gets set up for new users..
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carson
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response 88 of 121:
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Feb 9 20:20 UTC 1995 |
pribly because it's a pain for those who aren't having such problems.
each command that is run places a drain on the system, and having
the participation file saved once per conference rather than once
per item keeps system load down and helps Grex move faster.
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andyv
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response 89 of 121:
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Feb 9 22:27 UTC 1995 |
so when things calm sown, I should change kback to a save after the
session.[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D
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mdw
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response 90 of 121:
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Feb 9 23:46 UTC 1995 |
There is also a downside to "set autosave" -- if you happened to get a
really lousy connection to Grex, there's a pretty good chance you'd
rather PicoSpan didn't record the items you "read" through the line
noise. Basically, the design decision here is to err on the side of
showing you something more than once, rather than risk not showing you
something.
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sidhe
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response 91 of 121:
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Feb 10 15:01 UTC 1995 |
Okay, well explained. Thank you.
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marcvh
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response 92 of 121:
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Feb 20 03:01 UTC 1995 |
Also, it seems that if things happen to get interrupted while in the process
of saving the participation file, it can get zeroed out. Saving more often
increases the risk.
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sidhe
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response 93 of 121:
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Feb 21 04:56 UTC 1995 |
Hmm.. I've neverexperienced hat problem..
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chelsea
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response 94 of 121:
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Feb 25 22:44 UTC 1995 |
This version of Co-op is getting a bit bulky. How about a
complete restart to coincide with the start of Spring Agora?
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sidhe
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response 95 of 121:
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Feb 26 13:55 UTC 1995 |
Not a bad idea.. I know I'm having trouble keepimg up with the myriad
items in here..
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remmers
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response 96 of 121:
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Feb 26 16:13 UTC 1995 |
Complete restarts of coop, coinciding with restarts of agora, is what's
been done in the past. I think it's worked well.
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lilmo
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response 97 of 121:
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Feb 26 21:43 UTC 1995 |
I take it active discussions will be linked over?
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popcorn
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response 98 of 121:
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Feb 26 23:19 UTC 1995 |
That's what Mary and TS have done in the past.
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chelsea
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response 99 of 121:
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Feb 26 23:44 UTC 1995 |
Yep, is anyone is really fond of an item here or if it's a recently
entered item, just send mail to mail to either of the fairwitnesses
(chelsea or tsty) and we'll link it over. If you were considering
entering an item don't wait for the new conference - just enter
it here and we'll bring it along.
The one suggestion I'd make is to take a good look at any older,
larger items you're thinking of having linked, and consider
whether it might be better to enter it anew. Sometimes a fresh
start even, even on a old discussion, can breathe new life and
encourage expanded participation.
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