Edan Adaire
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Post by Edan Adaire on Nov 25, 2009 12:06:57 GMT -8
Aside from the fact large font bugs the fuck out of my eyes.. I think I got what you said, Monica.
I think the forum ways, when I did do it, worked just fine. Live auctions had their time.. but that time is over and done with. New times, new ways.
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Post by vermathraxrex on Nov 25, 2009 12:16:20 GMT -8
Aside from the fact large font bugs the fuck out of my eyes.. I think I got what you said, Monica. I think the forum ways, when I did do it, worked just fine. Live auctions had their time.. but that time is over and done with. New times, new ways. Sadly I must concur, but I do have copies of some of those early live auctions. Some of the most hysterical banter in city history I imagine was contained in those auctions. Some major arguments as well, but that was part of the fun of it all at least from my view. Now the auctioneers may view it differently, of course...
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Dread
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Post by Dread on Nov 25, 2009 12:22:49 GMT -8
I know I've already been ninja'ed, but argh! This is one thing I can't resist saying! IRC is a royal pain in the backside. Requiring people to download things in order to be able to take part is going to remove a lot of players from wanting to do it. Slept through mibbit, didya? ;D (Also: Trillian (or any other multi-IM program). Opera, the browser. Et cetera. ^-^)The bloodpoints database, Splinters of Dusk and Gehyra happily use my OOC channel for months now, quite successfully. 'course, with how liberal IRC is with nicks, but in consequence perplexing, that confuses a few people, but moderatable rooms = win. (Yes, the curious are welcome to drop in, we don't bite. <3)
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Persephone
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Post by Persephone on Nov 25, 2009 13:21:02 GMT -8
I can atest to that, I thought they were hugely annoying until Dread kidnapped me and force fed me mibbit...then mIRC.
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Post by Majica on Nov 25, 2009 14:20:59 GMT -8
Sadly I must concur, but I do have copies of some of those early live auctions. Some of the most hysterical banter in city history I imagine was contained in those auctions. Some major arguments as well, but that was part of the fun of it all at least from my view. Now the auctioneers may view it differently, of course... I don't disagree with you at all there. The live auctions were awesome! Not very long ago, I had to do some research and went back into the old archives of some of the auctions past. Pretty amazing stuff no doubt. But.. that IC bantor was never the problem though.. the problem was that Yahoo messenger dumps people randomly from their chats and those it did allow into confrences couldn't always see everyone in the room. Pain in the ass if you're trying to perform an in-game wedding ceremony or other function.
Problem number two was when we did try to have it the RB chats it was deliberatly sabatoged by those who felt they had some kind of point to prove. Obviously they proved their point and then the live slave auctions became the silent slave auctions. I'll stand by what I said earlier. Playful in-game IC banter is one thing, be it good or bad, however, when done malaciously with intent to make them fail intentionally when trying to provide entertainment to the game, is not.
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Post by Ember Wilde on Nov 25, 2009 14:42:36 GMT -8
I like the idea of Mibbit and mIRC, since I've been going into them more recently. They're both nicely controlled (you can kick unruly people who try to ruin it) and the colors are decent as well (as long as you don't go around switching to something obnoxious).
Hell, if the idea of a live one was to come around again, I'd be all for it. Why not base it in spring of next year, instead of Winter, and give it a try out then? That way, you still have the winter auctions silent and spring auctions live. You get the best of both worlds then.
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Post by Mandolin on Nov 25, 2009 14:44:39 GMT -8
I vote someone makes a poll >.>
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Post by Ember Wilde on Nov 25, 2009 14:48:43 GMT -8
Poll on what? Winter silent and Spring live or which thing would be best used for a live auction? (I'd be happy to make one)
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Post by Mandolin on Nov 25, 2009 15:05:14 GMT -8
What would be the best option for a live auction... IRC, mibbit, RB chats, y!m, or should the auction be kept silent.
If most people want a live auction it'll be up to the auction staff to decide when it's held.
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Post by Ember Wilde on Nov 25, 2009 15:21:35 GMT -8
Okay, poll made. I also linked to this thread, since it's the original topic.
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Post by Majica on Nov 25, 2009 15:31:53 GMT -8
Juliana/Heather is hosting Spring Auctions via her clan if I'm not mistaken, which is to work hand in hand with the RB Slave Auctions just as Drip Red did. Keep in mind, it's not the same Juliana who plays Icsis of Exuma.
Kathy and I have talked and the official RB Slave Auctions are to be held once a year, in the wintertime, just before Xmas as they've always been. If it's possible to make them live again then we will - but, until a solution is found for the current problem, they'll continue to be as they are now. And no poll I would think is going to change that.
We just need something that works, as well as people not trying to intentionally undermine them OOC. Kathy works hard to bring this form of entertainment to the city. Because of the hassles, we stopped doing them every 6 months and decided to go with the once a year. Eh.. consiquinces.
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Jair
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Post by Jair on Nov 25, 2009 19:30:43 GMT -8
You can change the colors for IRC easily. The only thing is that after 30 days, you have to pay. But, there is ALWAYS mibbit... And other java clients. www.chatapplet.net/Check that out?
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Promethius
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Post by Promethius on Nov 25, 2009 23:14:07 GMT -8
^^^^ You're talking about mIRC, a CLIENT which INTERPRETS the IRC PROTOCOL. There's a million other clients out there.
Most of these complaints about IRC are pretty comparable to "I won't get cellular service because I hate pink Motorola RAZRs".
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Promethius
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Post by Promethius on Nov 26, 2009 5:37:44 GMT -8
...That's a bit presumptious considering I know personally of the few that don't care for the lotto... lollin @ dis contradiction
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Post by Majica on Nov 26, 2009 8:06:57 GMT -8
...That's a bit presumptious considering I know personally of the few that don't care for the lotto... [/size] lollin @ dis contradiction [/quote] It's serioulsy sad that you've taken just a piece of what I said in hopes to derail a subject that's trying to be a benefit to us all. I expect this IC, but not OOC. Hope you're proud of yourself there Matt. Give yourself a pat on the back.
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