Chat 3 schedule

Makahlua · September 13, 2003, 23:50

Wed @ when? If there's not more than say 8 or so of you able to come, we'll wait for the weekend.

G'Kar · September 14, 2003, 00:05

5:30pm EST and later would work.

BigFree · September 14, 2003, 03:55

I'm available from 5 PM - 8PM EST on Wednesday.

I also want to thank Trip for filling in for me.

MrWhereItsAt · September 14, 2003, 07:18

*Ahem.

/me tops threads

Sorry - busy weekend. And any time acceptable for others on Wednesday will likely invalidate me. Being the other side of the dateline does that at times.

Madcaptn · September 14, 2003, 09:46

I can play anytime after 4h30 PM EST

Panag · September 14, 2003, 13:31

hi ,

wow , two chats a week , sounds great

all we need now is for the citizens to be there , ......

have a nice day

Tassadar500 · September 14, 2003, 14:53

Best time for me would be around 6:30 E.S.T

GodKing · September 15, 2003, 11:42

I teach a class on Wed nights, so if you need the VP, it will be after 10:00 pm EST. Other nights of the week I am free after 6

ormuzd · September 15, 2003, 17:51

5 pm EST means 11 CET. I guess I'll be available. The ISP fixed the problem and this I may join at last

Makahlua · September 16, 2003, 07:39

*looks over the replies*

Maybe Thurs 6 EST (or shortly thereafter) so we can get GK in too? The more people the better

ormuzd · September 16, 2003, 10:28

6 EST is too late for me. 5 is acceptable because I want very much to join. But if there will be more people at 6, then go on. I'm just one lurker. And there are weekends too

Tassadar500 · September 16, 2003, 11:06

Could I ask something? I am the DM and the only way I can make it is if it's in the old undernet chat and if it's at 6 EST. But if it isn't OK I will be resigning.

GarP2 · September 16, 2003, 13:33

I have a suggestion/question: Since it seems like there will be difficulty getting everyone to one chat, why not have 2? Have the first one, post a Brief summary of issues and possible outcomes (at the end of this thread?) to brief the Chat2'ers, have Chat2, summarize and post the proposed outcome(s), give a short time for replies, then decide and play.

This has probably been tried (I'm a newbie to this obviously), and may be too cumbersome, but it seems a shame to encourage a lot of people to join, then not be able to accomodate them when decisions are being formed. A shame, too, to potentially lose ministers because of this kind of scheduling conflict.

Just my 2e-2 cents...

GarP2-cents

Panzer32 · September 16, 2003, 13:52

well we do have that... but the chat 1 and 2 are days apart

Not all weeks have the same time so a person should be able to make a chat at least every few weeks.

If we have a chat at 6 of Thurs I can be there for maybe 30 or so minutes.

Makahlua · September 16, 2003, 14:48

OK, a possible solution - start at 5 EST @ Thurs and ormzud can drop in, and we'll got to at least 7 EST or longer, so NM gets some time too - workable?

G'Kar · September 16, 2003, 15:40

Quote:

Originally posted by Makahlua
OK, a possible solution - start at 5 EST @ Thurs and ormzud can drop in, and we'll got to at least 7 EST or longer, so NM gets some time too - workable?

I support this proposal.

ormuzd · September 16, 2003, 16:48

this is fine for me

but NM should aquire a save, look in situation, etc.
I guess I'll this chat and (hopefully) join in the weekend's

Tassadar500 · September 16, 2003, 19:00

It is workable for me but that main problem is the undernet chat. We did have one called #civ3dem

Makahlua · September 17, 2003, 04:09

Ok then, undernet it is

Unet should be listed in everyone's irc clients, I'd think so it shouldn't be a problem (unless someone tells me it is

)

ormuzd · September 17, 2003, 08:26

what means this? (sorry for the stupid question)
Currently I'm using (read "entered some times")

server: apolyton.net
port: 6667

channel: #civ3dem

BigFree · September 17, 2003, 12:57

Quote:

Originally posted by Nuclear Master
It is workable for me but that main problem is the undernet chat. We did have one called #civ3dem

Why are you not able to use apolyton.net as your irc server?

We have the same channel name for the chat but just on a different server.

mrboo123 · September 17, 2003, 17:24

Quote:

Originally posted by Makahlua
OK, a possible solution - start at 5 EST @ Thurs and ormzud can drop in, and we'll got to at least 7 EST or longer, so NM gets some time too - workable?

Ya, hopefuly, I be done drivers ed by then (if we have it)

GodKing · September 17, 2003, 18:28

He probably has the same problme that I do, except he is also Mac. MIRC will not work on my home computer with poly chat. MarkG, Ming, and others at different times tried to help me fix this. The only way I can get on poly chat at home is to use Java, with is itself incompatable with running Civ at the same time - not good for a minister. (BTW - my work computer doesn't have this problem, but it is at work and thus no Civ either.....). So if I am running a chat, it will be on undernet. If I am just sitting in, it can be whatever (I will just use java if necessary). As I am more a spectator at this time, no problem either way. If makaluha wants me to run a chat for her, just realize that this is the case and it will be in undernet.

I will go home ASAP after work tomarrow and do what I can to log on early. If anybody has any concerns or questions, please feel free to PM me and I will do what I can to assist. (this first couple of terms, that is what the VP usually does anyways as there isn't so much going on that you need a 4 hour chat to do 2 turns in the game

)

Thanks and see ya tomarrow.

BigFree · September 18, 2003, 02:44

I can be around for the chat on Thurday at 5 PM EST! I have to leave for work at 8 PM EST.

BigFurryMonster · September 18, 2003, 02:54

Could someone please summarize the exact day, time and time zone for the Chat...? Thanks!

ormuzd · September 18, 2003, 03:57

Thursday, Sep 18, 17:00 EST at apolyton.net

BigFurryMonster · September 18, 2003, 06:51

So, if I'm correct:

EST 17:00 (chat time) =
EDT 18:00 (New York) =
GMT 22:00 ("Standard") =
CEST 24:00 (Central Europe)

Right? Or has the USA switched to winter time already?

source: http://timeanddate.com/time/abbreviations.html

roadcage · September 18, 2003, 11:22

All who trace their lineage to the Vikings know instinctively that the highpoint of the great Viking advance was the discovery of Vineland. For those who are not into RL things geographic, let me point out that Vineland is now called Newfoundland.

The fact that the Vikings did not properly exploit this discovery should be the subject thread of it's very own.

Perhaps it was because the Vikings discovered Vineland before researching Invention and therefore did not have their UU. Perhaps it was because Vineland is almost as bad a name climate wise as Greenland. Perhaps Leif and company did such a good job exploiting the 'vines' that they were incapable of keeping proper records.

So what does this all have to do with chat schedules? Why obviously, as true Berzerkers in spirit if not in deed, we should express our schedules acording to the time zone that best depicts the high watermark of our RL civilization. The fact that I live there is purely coincidental.

Ssgt roadcage (ret)

BigFurryMonster · September 18, 2003, 12:13

Ehh... isn't Newfoundland that little time zone at X:30 hours?
Why do you have an USA flag next to your name? Has the USA conquered Newfoundland?

G'Kar · September 18, 2003, 12:34

Theres gonna be a revolution in Scandinavia if we start using X:30 time zones. Why do those stupid things exist anyway?