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Wysardry · 04-29-2004, 06:24 PM

I know this community doesn't really focus on any specific 3DO title, but I'm hoping that at least some of its 14,000+ members have an interest in at least one of them.

Since its demise, most of the (ex) members of the official 3DO community have dispersed over several sites, many of which only concentrate on one or two ex-3DO games or have since been abandoned. Unless we can all find ways to cooperate with each other, the situation is unlikely to improve.

With this in mind, some of us are hoping to organise a meeting in IRC to discuss which options we have for working (and playing) together. This will be open to community site owners, admins, moderators and members alike.

The exact details are uncertain at this point, but Saturday 8th or Sunday 9th May has been suggested, and we'd like to get some sort of idea as to which day(s) and time(s) would be convenient for the greatest number of people to attend.

The basic idea is to discuss all cooperative options, not just merging. This could include link exchanges, web rings, a community directory...

One obvious improvement for members would be if they didn't need to have so many bookmarks, because every site linked to every other.

I have registered a channel on the SorceryNet servers, so I suggest that anyone interested in attending find out a little more about their rules and/or check their general IRC information pages if you have not used either before.

They provide a Java chat client on their site, and I've also set up a form on this page of my site.

It makes little difference which you actually use, as they both run from the script on their site, but the version I added joins the correct channel for you.

In the spirit of cooperation, I also encourage other community and site owners to add the code to a page on their own site (details of how to do so can be found on the second link above).

In an effort to keep things short and simple, and avoid people thinking of this as being intended for any one community, I named the channel #x3do (ex-3DO).

Please note that using the Java client will limit the options available to you, most notably nick (name) registration and protection. It is also slower than a dedicated IRC client.

This means that for security reasons, you cannot be given channel operator privaleges (even if you're on the access list) as the server cannot identify you by password.

This is unlikely to worry most of you though.

Please reply in this thread if you think you can attend, and when would be easiest for you.

Suggestions for topics to cover are also welcome.

04-29-2004, 06:24 PM	#1
Wysardry Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: February 2, 2004 Location: UK Age: 59 Posts: 40	I know this community doesn't really focus on any specific 3DO title, but I'm hoping that at least some of its 14,000+ members have an interest in at least one of them. Since its demise, most of the (ex) members of the official 3DO community have dispersed over several sites, many of which only concentrate on one or two ex-3DO games or have since been abandoned. Unless we can all find ways to cooperate with each other, the situation is unlikely to improve. With this in mind, some of us are hoping to organise a meeting in IRC to discuss which options we have for working (and playing) together. This will be open to community site owners, admins, moderators and members alike. The exact details are uncertain at this point, but Saturday 8th or Sunday 9th May has been suggested, and we'd like to get some sort of idea as to which day(s) and time(s) would be convenient for the greatest number of people to attend. The basic idea is to discuss all cooperative options, not just merging. This could include link exchanges, web rings, a community directory... One obvious improvement for members would be if they didn't need to have so many bookmarks, because every site linked to every other. I have registered a channel on the SorceryNet servers, so I suggest that anyone interested in attending find out a little more about their rules and/or check their general IRC information pages if you have not used either before. They provide a Java chat client on their site, and I've also set up a form on this page of my site. It makes little difference which you actually use, as they both run from the script on their site, but the version I added joins the correct channel for you. In the spirit of cooperation, I also encourage other community and site owners to add the code to a page on their own site (details of how to do so can be found on the second link above). In an effort to keep things short and simple, and avoid people thinking of this as being intended for any one community, I named the channel #x3do (ex-3DO). Please note that using the Java client will limit the options available to you, most notably nick (name) registration and protection. It is also slower than a dedicated IRC client. This means that for security reasons, you cannot be given channel operator privaleges (even if you're on the access list) as the server cannot identify you by password. This is unlikely to worry most of you though. Please reply in this thread if you think you can attend, and when would be easiest for you. Suggestions for topics to cover are also welcome.