MSN - 09/24

[Voltaire]

Kody says:
yeah I still have it
Kody says:
but I need to finish up a few things before I can get around to this.
Kody says:
still need to double check 2138 plans
Kody says:
It would be helpful it you start posting the MSN discussions
Kody says:
because I'm sure that you have discussions with others right?
Kody says:
I find it strange that the only MSN discussions that ever get posted are usually the ones that I have.
Voltaire says:
Sadly
Kody says:
I'm guessing there's more discussions occuring just I'm the only one that nags
Voltaire says:
It's because all the other ones are off topic
Kody says:
oh
Kody says:
hrmm
Voltaire says:
The only person avaliable for Chat is Vev
Voltaire says:
and you may know better than I what discussions with him are like
Kody says:
how come?
Kody says:
actually the trick with vev is to say, "I don't want to go there"
Voltaire says:
wow, I must try that
Kody says:
and usually that averts any problems that may come up
Kody says:
the random leaping of thought process is something you can't avoid
Kody says:
but you can close off certain ideas before he starts thinking about them too much
Voltaire says:
What I have been attempting to do was follow his thoughts, as well as provide answers to his questions
Voltaire says:
wrong aproach i guess
Kody says:
some of his questions aren't very relevant to anything
Kody says:
I think it also helps if he can hear you groan.
Voltaire says:
lol
Kody says:
because when he comes up with a particularly bad train of thought
Kody says:
I groan and make it obvious it's not something I want to get into.
Kody says:
but getting back on track
Kody says:
aren't there other people?
Kody says:
like micha sometimes is on, also Honghu, and jamski
Kody says:
octavian is usually on but that's only about roleplay issues.
Kody says:
however roleplay issues should be posted too I think
Kody says:
also another thing, how's the roleplay segment coming along?
Kody says:
If you can get something by next saturday, it'll probably be used.
Kody says:
otherwise I'll most likely will attempt to write something up by myself.
Kody says:
again...
Voltaire says:
ah true
Voltaire says:
i do have discussions with Octavian
Voltaire says:
except
Voltaire says:
we both forget to post it
Kody says:
I can't write conspircy very well and that's a large part of the roleplay
Voltaire says:
as for RP, i am pretty much done the Hive part
Voltaire says:
i will post that tomorrow
Kody says:
I reckon you just need to get into the habit
Kody says:
that's great
Kody says:
Octavian was interested in helping.
Kody says:
So is that the codebook stuff?
Voltaire says:
We need to find out what timezone he is in
Voltaire says:
that may well make it easier to coordinate turnchats
Kody says:
why is that?
Voltaire says:
well
Voltaire says:
now that school is on again, i cannot stay up as late as i used to
Voltaire says:
and have chats into the late hours of the night
Kody says:
ahh I understand
Voltaire says:
right now for me it's 12:14 AM
Kody says:
hrmm late night where you are?
Kody says:
okay well be better wrap this up then
Kody says:
can you post whatever you've got so far
Kody says:
for this MSN discussion
Kody says:
and I'll insert the rest when I get around to it
Voltaire says:
k
Kody says:
so in future you post all MSN discussions you have
Kody says:
or at least save them to post later
Kody says:
I'll post the ones I have with other members
Kody says:
that way we'll be able to keep most if not all of them
Voltaire says:
give me a sec

[Jamski]

"I don't want to go there"

Trouble is.... I often DO want to go there

-Jam

[Kody]

The start of the conversation
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John says:
any new members?
Voltaire says:
I will check again
Voltaire says:
but not since this morning
John says:
oh
John says:
who's t_ras?

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oh

Voltaire says:
let me check
Voltaire says:
ah
Voltaire says:
new members
Voltaire says:
3 new members
Voltaire says:
this is why people should PM me to authorize them
Voltaire says:
Since I have no other way of knowing
John says:
maybe they don't know
John says:
you should PM them and ask
Voltaire says:
I will
Voltaire says:
telling them that they are authorized
Voltaire says:
and welcoming them to the Hive
John says:
you should probably put a link in too
John says:
also
John says:
if they have less than 50 posts
Voltaire says:
indeed
John says:
first get them to respond back
John says:
before authorizing them
John says:
8 hours later and I've almost finished the rough draft of turn 2128
John says:
the problem is the number of units increases heaps
Voltaire says:
that is standard proceedure, the PMing before authorization
Voltaire says:
we put it into place after the spy scare
John says:
cool
John says:
also put a link to the private forum in the PM
John says:
because I remember ali spend 5 days before she found where the private forum was
Voltaire says:
the university finaly posted the damn turn
John says:
spent
John says:
only at the prompting of googlie
Voltaire says:
k
John says:
do you think the cycon will gloat
John says:
if they beat us to the VW
John says:
or do you reckon we'll have to wait until our next turn to find out
John says:
Hopefully they didn't build it because I'm planning the turn on the premise that they didn't build it.
John says:
I'll have to redo the planning if they've built it
Voltaire says:
We will have to wait
Voltaire says:
We cannot be assured
Voltaire says:
they may be keeping quite because they want us to face the surprise of finding out we failed
Voltaire says:
or because they don't want to admit we suceeded
Voltaire says:
thus they keep us guessing
John says:
most likely
John says:
I wonder if the university started building the VW
John says:
that would be very funny
Voltaire says:
lol, just what i was thinking
John says:
if they rushed it
Voltaire says:
imagine the shock on their faces
John says:
*ponder*
John says:
although we also have to worry about the drones
John says:
we won't know if the ME gets built
Voltaire says:
?
John says:
by the university or cycon
Voltaire says:
Ah
Voltaire says:
true
Voltaire says:
How do we handle that?
John says:
We might give them the CN
John says:
depends on if they want to take the tech penalty
John says:
You see if the ME gets built
John says:
they've wasted heaps of minerals
Voltaire says:
True
Voltaire says:
Let us hope not
John says:
*nod*
Voltaire says:
but we must plan as if it will
Voltaire says:
We can always offer the Drones compensation via future SP's
John says:
I know, I better put loyalty into the diplomancy window with accept.
John says:
then if they get the ME all will be good
John says:
otherwise they can build the CN
John says:
we can ask for an future SP
John says:
as compensation
John says:
Otherwise the drones are going to lose a large amount of build time
Voltaire says:
true
John says:
I better put that into the preturn update.
Voltaire says:
if we do not plan on going to war the CN can be given to the Drones
Voltaire says:
better them than another faction
John says:
well it's more that 140minerals will be tied up in one of the drone's bases
John says:
doing nothing
John says:
and there aren't any more SPs in the near horizon
John says:
so I make the offer?
Voltaire says:
indeed
Voltaire says:
though
Voltaire says:
we need to discuss this with the drones
Voltaire says:
since now we're working as a unit
Voltaire says:
the CN may well be better in our hands
John says:
true
John says:
unless the drones want to rehome units in our bases
John says:
they build we support
John says:
I'll bring it up in the embassy forum
Voltaire says:
k
John says:
can you post this turnchat
John says:
I'll take care of the embassy proposal
John says:
I mean this MSN disscu
WWJD - for a Klondike Bar? says:
do you have it?
WWJD - for a Klondike Bar? says:
i closed the window
John says:

John says:
yeah I still have it

[Vev]

Oi! Watcha talking about me?

[Snowflake]

t-ras is my buddy.

[Kody]

Cool, lets get him in here.

t_ras wasn't authorised because voltaire never got a PM.

[Voltaire]

He's authorized now.