WorldsAway Acolyte Meeting - August 18th, 1995

From Reno Project

This was the first ever Dreamscape and WorldsAway Acolyte meeting. Dan Kuschner in this conversation is Oracle Teresias and JD David is Oracle Vaserius.


R 21 : *SYSTEM*             | Switching to Acolytes & Oracles
       Acolyte Lynx         | ; D
                            | Greetings JW : )
       JD David             | Greeting, all!
       JWFriendly           | Re: Lynx! :)
       Acolyte Lynx         | Greetings : )
       Tulip                | Howdy!!!
       Dan Kuschner         | Greetings!
       JWFriendly           | Hiya Vaserius! :)
       Marianne G/Serena    | WoW! More people finally :D
       JWFriendly           | Hiya Teresias!
       Dan Kuschner         | I have a favor to ask of someone who will be 
                            | here the whole time...
       Acolyte Lynx         | LOL Marianne ; )
                            | Hi Ya Teresias : )
                            | Hmm i can only stay till 5pm PDT : /
       JWFriendly           | You need someone to log?  I'd be happy to 
                            | log. :)
       Dan Kuschner         | Vaserius and I may have to drop in and out so 
                            | could someone.
                            | log the entire session as a back up?
                            | Great, JW.  Upload it after it is done.
       JD David             | Yes, JW, Thanks!
       JWFriendly           | No problem. :)
       Dan Kuschner         | Let's wait a little longer for some people to 
                            | show up.
       Acolyte Lynx         | ok : D
                            | So hows is everyone? ; D
       Libra                | Hi?
       JWFriendly           | Hiya Libra! :)
       Tulip                | Multi-tasking is so much fun!
       Acolyte Lynx         | Greetings Libra : )
       Libra                | Great..Am I late?
       Tulip                | Hi Libra!
       Acolyte Lynx         | LOL Tulip ; D
       Dan Kuschner         | We will wait a few more minutes.
       Libra                | Did Chameleon make it back from her 
                            | veterinary assist?
       JD David             | I don't think so...
                            | Does anyone know if there are any Acolytes in 
                            | the world?
                            | You're all in trouble for not being on duty!
       Marianne G/Serena    | Sorry, have not been inworld yet tonight
       Tulip                | lol!
       Acolyte Lynx         | dont know havent been in today..tried this 
                            | morning but couldnt get in : /
       Milen                | HellO/
       Libra                | We all gave up since the oracles had gone 
                            | home...
       Dan Kuschner         | I am on duty...
       Acolyte Lynx         | Greetings Milen!
       Tulip                | Hi Milen
       JD David             | Hello, Milen!
       Data                 | Hello all
       Milen                | What's going on?
       JWFriendly           | Howdy Millen! :)
       Tulip                | Dan.. you are an oracle.  You have talents to 
                            | be in two places at once.
       Milen                | <confused look>
       Acolyte Lynx         | Greetings Data!
       Tulip                | Hi Data!
       JWFriendly           | We are waiting to start. :)
       Marianne G/Serena    | I thought that was a mothers talent :D
       JD David             | Hello, Data!
       Marianne G/Serena    | You learn something new every day 
       Acolyte Lynx         | LOL Marianne ; )
       JWFriendly           | Heya Data! :)
       Libra                | Hiya D,M!
       Tulip                | Marianne, mothers have eyes behind their 
                            | heads... like some of the Avatar heads do.
       Data                 | Good to see the group here! <G>
       Acolyte Lynx         | LOL!
       Libra                | JD you're Vaz, and Dan is Ter, right?
       JD David             | OK, let's "officially" start our first 
                            | meeting!
                            | Yes, I am Vaserius.
       JWFriendly           | :::gavel slams:::
       Marianne G/Serena    | OUCH!  you hit my finger!
       Acolyte Lynx         | LOL!! ; D
       JWFriendly           | :x
       Data                 | We are a lively group, aren't we?
       Acolyte Lynx         | but of course ; )
       JD David             | Yup.  And Dan is Teresias.
       Marianne G/Serena    | ;;grabbing gavel from JW;;
       Libra                | What a great meeing. Pass the Mushroom Brandy!
       Tulip                | lol!
       JD David             | So everyone knows, please don't use these CIS 
                            | ids (the 
                            | Oracles', that is) outside the Acolyte/Oracle 
                            | areas.
       Acolyte Lynx         | Ok!
       Data                 | Understood.
       JD David             | Our first topic is being on duty.
                            | Hopefully, everyone has downloaded the blank 
                            | schedule 
                            | Teresias uploaded.  If you haven't be sure to 
                            | do so after this 
                            | meeting.
       Data                 | You already should have mine.
       Acolyte Lynx         | already sent both of mine! ; D
       Dan Kuschner         | Thank you to those who have already sent them.
                            | (Lynx, there was a prob with one check your 
                            | mail)
                            | Also, I fixed the PDT to EDT conversions.
       Acolyte Lynx         | oh? ok will do!
       JD David             | We'd like to everyone to be on duty 4 to 6 
                            | hours per week.  
                            | Does that sound resonable to everyone?
                            | Of course, more is fine with us! :)
       JWFriendly           | Yep, sure does. :)
       Tulip                | Dan, would you mind including CST too?
       Acolyte Lynx         | thats fine..i can be on more if needed ; )
       Data                 | Fair to me, you can use me more if you need 
                            | to.
       Tulip                | Six is fine.
       Milen                | Yep.
                            | I'm almost always spending my time helping 
                            | someone...
       Marianne G/Serena    | No problem for me
       Milen                | ...and I'm on for much more than six a week.
       Acolyte Lynx         | i was think around say 10-15 hours a week <g> 
                            | ; )
                            | thinking ; )
       Tulip                | Right now, 4 a day has been possible, at 
                            | times.
       Dan Kuschner         | I will be further refining the blank schedule.
       Data                 | I have a question. Once a schedule is 
                            | established can we still come on duty outside 
                            | of those 
                            | scheduled hours?
       Libra                | I had some trouble figuring out why the 9:00 
                            | PM PDT boxes did not extend through all
                            | the days...
       Data                 | as well.
       Dan Kuschner         | One at a time...
                            | First libra 'cause it's quick.
                            | Libra, check your mail.  There was a problem 
                            | somewhere.
                            | Data, YES you may spend more hours on duty.
                            | Let's clarify that:
       Data                 | <G>
       JWFriendly           | ((Maybe we should have protocol?   ! = for a 
                            | comment, ?= 
                            | question.. It'll help us stay on track. :))
       Dan Kuschner         | We will now require 4/hrs per week on the 
                            | schedule.
                            | That means you must be on duty during those 4 
                            | hours.
                            | Any other time you wish to go on duty 
                            | outside...
                            | the schedule, you will get credit for.
                            | And are encouraged to do so.
       Marianne G/Serena    | ?
       Dan Kuschner         | Yes, Serena?
       Libra                | Crashed. Sorry.
       Marianne G/Serena    | Events, is it possible then to have your four 
                            | hours on 
                            | duty at times OTHER then when you are hosting 
                            | events, so when you are hosting...
                            | events, you can do so letting the other 
                            | Acolytes take 
                            | care of the paging?
                            | In other words, hosting them off duty?
       Dan Kuschner         | Hosting events will need to be done off the 
                            | required schedule
                            | Will will come up with a compensation plan...
                            | to make up for the time you are doing an 
                            | Official Event (sponsered by 
                            | us)...
                            | If you host an event on your own, it will 
                            | need to be done off the 
                            | schedule.
                            | Does that sound fair?
       JWFriendly           | Yep, sure does. :)
       Data                 | Yes.
       Marianne G/Serena    | Yes, thank you :D
       Dan Kuschner         | I know it's not totally clear, but what makes 
                            | it confusing right now is...
                            | the big CIS price change.  
       Tulip                | It sounds fair.  However, can we clarify what 
                            | are the parameters for an Official Event?
       Dan Kuschner         | We have not figured out all the ramifications 
                            | yet.
       Acolyte Lynx         | Greetings Snaggles!
       Dan Kuschner         | On to Tulip's question:
       Tulip                | Hi Snaggles!
       Snaggles             | Heya Lynx and all!
                            | <----Sabertooth
       Marianne G/Serena    | Hey Saber 
       Acolyte Lynx         | nice name there saber ; )
       Marianne G/Serena    | Is his cuddle name :D
       Data                 | Is that your new forum name?
       Snaggles             | Keeps me from getting too many interruptions. 
                            | ;-D
       Data                 | Sabertooth
       Dan Kuschner         | An Official Event: 
       Acolyte Lynx         | be back in a flash ; D
       Dan Kuschner         | 1) Must be announced in the forum.
                            | 2) Announced by an Acolyte or Oracle
                            | 3) Oracles are notified that the event is 
                            | taking place.
                            | 4) Prizes are items Avatars can't otherwise 
                            | get (right now chests).
       JD David             | Any other ideas?
       Milen                | Why must the prize the special for the event 
                            | to be official?
       Tulip                | Thanks for the clarification Dan.
       Milen                | (BE special, sorry)
       JD David             | Right now,
                            | it's because all of the other items are 
                            | generally available to 
                            | everyone.  In the future, when there are a 
                            | greater number of 
                            | objects, I suppose they don't have to be 
                            | unique or special...
                            | It's also a way to set the event apart from 
                            | other events.
       Milen                | Okay!  Just curious!
       Marianne G/Serena    | ?
       Acolyte Lynx         | Back ; )
       Milen                | "?"?
       JD David             | Yes, Marianne?
                            | Oops, Serena!
       Marianne G/Serena    | Either will do, I'm multi personal :D
                            | Two, first, how do we get these special 
                            | prizes?  And, 
                            | what about Weekly events
                            | Events we'd like to hold weekly to get them 
                            | us to 
                            | being at the same time/place etc
       JD David             | (Milen--?=question, !=comment)
                            | Serena:  That's our next topic:
                            | The Oracles can give the Acolytes the prizes. 
                            |  We have to 
                            | create them.
       Marianne G/Serena    | make us= use
       Milen                | ?
       Tulip                | 2 ?'s
       Milen                | !: No, just one.
       Tulip                | I have two.
       Milen                | Oh!  Sorry!  <grin>
       Tulip                | ! :)
       JD David             | Umm, just a second, Teresias is having a 
                            | problem--his answer 
                            | got dropped.
       Acolyte Lynx         | ! Ack! : (
       Marianne G/Serena    | ;;watching out for falling answers;;
       Dan Kuschner         | Sorry, I dropped.
                            | Let me answer Serena's.
                            | Weekly Events will be considered Official 
                            | Events.
       Libra                | Oracle droppings, the call them...
       JWFriendly           | Que = Serena (floor), Milen, Tulip (2 ?)
       Dan Kuschner         | Thank you.
                            | Serena, does that answer your question?
       JD David             | (I have to step out for a second, everyone, 
                            | be right back)
       Dan Kuschner         | I am about to take that as a yes....
       Marianne G/Serena    | Yes, thank you, specially since VIQ and I 
                            | have some 
                            | in the planning :D
       Dan Kuschner         | Okay, Milen?
       Milen                | Okay, we know that clients will be updated 
                            | automatically...
                            | ...while on-line.  But...
                            | ...will this be necessary any time a new 
                            | knick-knack is introduced?
                            | Like something that has different graphics, 
                            | but no special function?
                            | Wait, I'm not expressing myself very well.
                            | Let me put it this way:
                            | What is an item is created for, like, one 
                            | event only...
                            | ...and then that item is somehow removed from 
                            | the world.
                            | Will the graphics and programming for that 
                            | item remain in everyone's 
                            | clients forever, or will it delete itself?
       Dan Kuschner         | !
                            | We have no plans at this time to have a one 
                            | time item.
       Milen                | Okay!
       Dan Kuschner         | There are no plans to remove anything from 
                            | the clients.
                            | Even the most unique objects will be in 
                            | everyone's clients so..
                            | they can see them.
                            | This does mean that the resources will grow, 
                            | but we are working on 
                            | compression and staggering remote updates.
                            | Now, Tulip?
       Tulip                | 1.  Are there any smaller prizes than the 
                            | chests?  Such as for games that allow 
                            | smaller winnings to a greater amount of 
                            | people?
       Dan Kuschner         | !
                            | We are working on that.
                            | It is due to a lack of art that we don't have 
                            | many items to give away.
                            | We are also planning on allowign a few unique 
                            | heads out as prizes.
                            | But we would like to limit them to very 
                            | special events.
       Tulip                | Great!2.  How can I purchase a chest for my 
                            | Acolyte Avatar to keep things in?
                            | !  Sorry.. entered too quickly.
       Dan Kuschner         | For example, if you guys plan a big game for 
                            | the load test,
                            | we might dig up one or two heads for it.
       Acolyte Lynx         | ! cool..lets get something planned ; )
       Dan Kuschner         | So give us a plan in the forum section or 
                            | later here.
                            | Now. Tulip Q2:
                            | It might be a little touchy right now.
       Marianne G/Serena    | ;;the big dump contest!;;
       Dan Kuschner         | If we give or sell you chests, then you are 
                            | getting preferential treatment.
                            | I understand that of all the people in the 
                            | world
                            | Acolytes could really use them, but ...
                            | there is a catch: 
                            | The only way you can put into/get from a 
                            | chest is to put
                            | the chest on the ground.
                            | That means another Avatar could swipe the 
                            | chest.
                            | If we had a secure area for you to go to, I 
                            | would feel better about it.
                            | Or if we had "pouches" which would allow you 
                            | to work with them in your hand.
       Marianne G/Serena    | Suppose stun guns are not developed yet?
       Tulip                | !  I understand.
       Dan Kuschner         | But with that information, if you need one 
                            | for your own use.
       Tulip                | !  Ack.. stun guns??
       Dan Kuschner         | to stash personal stuff in and keep prizes in 
                            | your
                            | pockets AND you don't flash the chest at too 
                            | many people.
                            | I think we can let you have chests.
                            | Sound fair?
       Tulip                | !Thank you!  Yes!
       JWFriendly           | Yes, thanks! :)
       Data                 | Yes, thanks.
       Dan Kuschner         | Great.
       Marianne G/Serena    | Yes :D Course, without changing rooms or 
                            | private 
                            | rooms, hard to not flash 
       Dan Kuschner         | That is why they shouldn't be used for 
                            | stashing prizes (a public
       JD David             | (sorry everyone, I'm back)
       Dan Kuschner         | thing) or used when too many people are 
                            | around.
                            | It's like the teleport address.
       Acolyte Lynx         | ! but a chest would be great for a 
                            | head/spider/ect hunt tho!
       Snaggles             | ?
       Tulip                | !There are certain spots where people do not 
                            | usually congregate.  Some of the fountains 
                            | are fairly empty.
       Dan Kuschner         | We don't want to forbid you, but we have to 
                            | be careful about how it is used.
       JWFriendly           | Que = Tulip (!) , Snaggles (?)
                            | !
       Dan Kuschner         | Does everyone at least understand the 
                            | problems?
       Acolyte Lynx         | oh i understand them!
       Libra                | Yes
       Snaggles             | Yep.
       Tulip                | !yes
       Dan Kuschner         | Then we trust you to use your good judgement 
                            | if you have a chest.
       Data                 | Yes. It is only temporary until the Acolyte 
                            | area is secured, right?
       Marianne G/Serena    | yep
       Dan Kuschner         | (I must leave for a time)
       JD David             | Serena:  You had a comment about stun 
                            | guns--that they aren't in 
                            | the world?
                            | That's true, they haven't been developed yet.
                            | Snaggles, you had a questions?
       Snaggles             | To get these chests we should ask you inworld 
                            | for one or will 
                            | you just give us each one?
       Acolyte Lynx         | ! ack gotta go in 5 or so minutes : (
       Tulip                | Thanks Dan
       JD David             | If you need one, just ask.
       Snaggles             | Okay.
       Libra                | ?
       JD David             | Yes, Libra?
       Libra                | Lot of questions about the next release. Any
                            | advances on that? What should we tell
                            | Avatars?
       JD David             | Ooo, that's a biggie.  That's where I had to 
                            | leave to--a build 
                            | meeting for the next release.
                            | The current plan is for the next release to 
                            | be available next 
                            | Friday.  The server will be down Thursday.
                            | This is, of course, if the build goes well 
                            | tonight and tomorrow.
                            | That is confidential.  This is what you can 
                            | tell avatars:
       Acolyte Lynx         | ! well thanks for the meeting..Giotta get to 
                            | work now : ( Later all and See ya 
                            | tomarrow at #pm PDT right? ; D
                            | er# = 3 ; )
       JD David             | :) Thanks for being here, Lynx!
       Snaggles             | See ya Lynx! <F7>
       Data                 | Bye Lynx
       JWFriendly           | See ya, Lynx :) :waving::
       Tulip                | Bye Lynx!
       Libra                | Vaz, I think I missed that?
       Marianne G/Serena    | Night lynx will mail you :D
       JWFriendly           | I'd just like to ask y'all to please wait to 
                            | be called on before 
                            | typing your comments/questions to screen.. 
                            | That way 
                            | nobody skips over you and you get full 
                            | attention to ask your 
                            | questions or voice comments. ;) Thanks!
       JD David             | OK, just a second...
       Hunter Brown, SysOp  | okay
                            | (just kiding)
       JD David             | Here's what you can tell avatars:
                            | CT is planning to make the next release 
                            | available next Friday, 
                            | assuming no problems with the release.
                            | This release will contain a lot more artwork 
                            | (enough to open 
                            | the remaining interiors), a substantial 
                            | increase in performance, 
                            | memory leak fixes,
                            | However, it will still be a 16 meg RAM 
                            | product.
                            | Also, tell then to keep an eye out for more 
                            | information in the 
                            | forum about future schedules for release.
                            | One thing that isn't clear to people is that 
                            | the 1.0 release isn't 
                            | the end--we will be constantly updated the 
                            | product until it 
                            | matches the demo (at least).
                            | Does that answer your question, Libra?
                            | Or does it create more questions? :)
       Libra                | Great. Thanks. I have to leave also (skip the 
                            | byes.) See y'all
                            | inworld.
       Data                 | ?
       JD David             | Goodbye, Libra, thanks for coming.
       Milen                | ?
       JD David             | Yes, Data?
       Data                 | Can we arrange for a copy of the minutes of 
                            | these meetings to be 
                            | posetd in
                            | the O & A section. I have to be out of pocket 
                            | next week
                            | And a few more in september.
                            | ?
       JD David             | Definately.  JWFriendly is logging, as are 
                            | Teresias and I.  We'll 
                            | put them all up.
                            | OK, Milen had a question, and then back to 
                            | Data.
       Milen                | Well...
                            | ...earlier you said that the server will be 
                            | down Thursday.
                            | That's means the world will be off-line, 
                            | correct?
                            | But then you said that that was confidential.
       JD David             | Yes.
       Milen                | You don't want us to tell anyone about that?!
       JD David             | Well, it's only confidential in that it 
                            | hasn't been announced yet, 
                            | and I don't want to tell everyone that until 
                            | we know for sure.
                            | As soon as we know for sure, we'll announce 
                            | it, definately!
       Milen                | Oh!  Okay... sorry for the confusion!
                            | I'm a littly literal sometimes.
                            | (LITTLE, I mean.)
       JD David             | It won't be a secret, it's just a heads-up.
                            | Data?
       Marianne G/Serena    | ?
       Data                 | I was just ending the Question. I had forgot 
                            | to put a ? at the end to 
                            | let you know I was through, thanks though
       JD David             | Oh, OK.  Serena?
       Marianne G/Serena    | Is there any immediate plans for changing 
                            | rooms, 
                            | seperate residences or lockers?
       JD David             | Yes, I sent a message to our server 
                            | programmer about that very 
                            | issue today.
       Marianne G/Serena    | In view of people needing a place to store 
                            | and sort 
                            | their items
       JWFriendly           | !
       Snaggles             | ?
       JD David             | We should be able to setup locales that allow 
                            | a definable 
                            | number of avatars and/or ghosts.
                            | This would allow private rooms for 2, 3, etc. 
                            | avatars and no 
                            | ghosts.
                            | Also, Turfs are at the top of the features 
                            | list along with 
                            | document and customizable colors.  I *Think* 
                            | we may be able 
                            | to create lockers without new objects, but 
                            | I'll have to check on 
                            | that.
                            | I'll let everyone know as soon as I find out 
                            | the status on those 
                            | things.
                            | JW, you had a comment?
       JWFriendly           | ?/! While you are sending suggestions to the 
                            | programmers 
                            | (and we are in beta) how about increasing 
                            | pocket size for 
                            | Acolytes?  Is that possible?  It would help a 
                            | great deal.
       JD David             | OK, I'll send that along.  I don't think the 
                            | pocket size is 
                            | arbitrary, but I'll check.
       JWFriendly           | I was thinking of having the server recognie 
                            | Oracle/Acolyte 
                            | = increase pocket size (of course I'm not a 
                            | programmer)
       JD David             | Snaggles?
       Snaggles             | I was a bit late, have we covered Oil of 
                            | Okay? Will the problems 
                            | be worked out by the next release?
       JD David             | (JW - that would be a bit down the road)
                            | Ahhh, the Oil of Okay.
       Snaggles             | ;-D
       JD David             | If everything goes correctly with the build, 
                            | the Oil of Okay will 
                            | be a thing of the past.
       Snaggles             | OIC?
       Milen                | !
       JD David             | We should have avatar-customizable colors in 
                            | the next release. 
                            | (OIC?)
       Snaggles             | OIC = Oh, I see, the ? means I didn't.
       Tulip                | !
                            | oops?
       JD David             | :::hangs head low in shame:::
                            | OK, Milen, comment?
       JWFriendly           | [Que = (?) Milen, Tulip
       Milen                | JWFriendly suggested that ORacles and 
                            | acolytes be given a larger 
                            | pocket size...
                            | ...I was just wondering, is we should get 
                            | bigger pockets, shouldn't 
                            | *everyone*?
       JWFriendly           | !
       JD David             | (JW--you want to respond to that?)
       JWFriendly           | The only I suggested such is that the 
                            | Acolytes are a select 
                            | few and that Acolytes are in need due to the 
                            | fact that
       Data                 | !
       JWFriendly           | we don't want to attract others because of 
                            | special items 
                            | (i.e. chests,e tc) that Acolytes receive.
       JD David             | I think the restriction on pockets is a 
                            | restriction on all 
                            | containers--vendroids, chests, etc.  So it is 
                            | a system-wide issue. 
                            | If it can be changed, I think it will.
                            | So, if A & O pockets can be changed, 
                            | everyone's can be 
                            | changed.
                            | OK, Tulip and the Data.
       Tulip                | I take it the sublte reference to Oil of 
                            | Okay's 
                            | disappearance may mean a machine similar 
                            | to the ones in the library?  If i may ask, 
                            | that is.
       Marianne G/Serena    | Sorry, I have to go, or the people waiting to 
                            | take me 
                            | to dinner will kill me :D
                            | Night all
       Snaggles             | Nite Serena!
       JD David             | Goodnight!
                            | Tulip:  Machine in the library?
       Tulip                | There is a .jpg of a changing machine in one 
                            | of the libraries.  
                            | It changes clothes and heads.
       JD David             | Oh, right (I thought you meant the in-world 
                            | Library!)
       Tulip                | oh no!  Don't have access to that yet!
       JD David             | No, it won't be like that.  It will be more 
                            | like spray cans.
       Tulip                | Even though my Avatar is dying to read a 
                            | good book.
                            | Thanks!  I liked the machine in the .jpg
       JD David             | The spraycans are the quick-fix.
                            | Data, I think you're next?
       Data                 | I believe smaller pockets for avatars is 
                            | better, it sorta adds to the challenge! (what 
                            | to carry 
                            | and what to do away with, like real life) 
                            | while Acolytes have a different purpose in 
                            | the world 
                            | and need bigger pockets to assist others.
       JWFriendly           | Exactly, and it wouldn't be as much stress on 
                            | the system.
       JD David             | I think I agree with that.  But, like I said, 
                            | it's not just a pocket 
                            | thing--it's system wide.  I'll see what can 
                            | be done.
       JWFriendly           | !
       JD David             | BTW, spread the word the Charlotte-N and Yul 
                            | Brenner will be 
                            | in the world changing colors from 3pm to 7pm 
                            | PDT.  A 
                            | message will be posted in the forum, too.
                            | Yes, JW?
       JWFriendly           | LOL, what about that packrats? ;>   (Thanks 
                            | for your 
                            | comment, Data.. That was the point I was 
                            | trying to make)
                            | I guess that is where Turfs come into play! ;)
       JD David             | Yup!
                            | Maybe we should wrap this up...anyone else 
                            | have any immediate 
                            | questions or concerns?
       Milen                | ?
       JD David             | Yes, Milen?
       Milen                | Something just occured to me:
       JWFriendly           | !
       Milen                | there are probably no acolytes in world 
                            | *right now*.
       Tulip                | ?
       Milen                | That ought to be considered when planning 
                            | future conferences.
                            | (I guess I really meant "!"... sorry.)
       JD David             | I've been on duty, and so has Teresias.
                            | But you're right about that...we'll have to 
                            | rotate these so we can 
                            | stagger who will miss them.
                            | JW?
       JWFriendly           | I would just like to suggest (to increase 
                            | Entertainment 
                            | offerings) that we begin posting on the 
                            | message 
                            | boards ideas for games, and if at all 
                            | possible, game plans.. 
                            | (how to play, rules, needs, etc)
       Milen                | !
       JWFriendly           | I've been shying away from games because I 
                            | crash 
                            | wayyyyy too much during them. 
       JD David             | Definately.  And we are going to try to make 
                            | a compendium of 
                            | them all.
                            | OK, Tulip, and the Milen.
                            | (then Milen)
       Tulip                | I read about the Acolyte handbook.  I 
                            | presume it will take a bit before being 
                            | published.  Is there anything that we should 
                            | know right now??
                            | Proper procol etc.
       JD David             | Right now, I think everyone is doing an 
                            | excellent job--so just 
                            | keep on doing it.  One thing we should all be 
                            | on the lookout for 
                            | is future Acolytes.  Be sure to encourage 
                            | those who are doing 
                            | it, and to recommend those you feel are ready.
       JWFriendly           | ?
       Tulip                | Thanks JD! :)
       JD David             | Milen?
       Milen                | Well...
                            | ...I just wanted to say, in reference to that 
                            | game rule compilation...
                            | ...I've already started work on one!
                            | <beam>
       JD David             | YaaaayyyY!
       Milen                | I've been meaning to ask people about their 
                            | games.
       JD David             | You Acolytes are just too good! :)
       Milen                | If you wouldn't mind sending me a message 
                            | about your rules, I'd really 
                            | appreciate it.
                            | <done>
       JD David             | Sure thing, Milen.  JW?
       JWFriendly           | I may have missed this.. I was just wondering 
                            | when you 
                            | hope to have the Acolyte Antechamber secure 
                            | so that we 
                            | can start using it.. Next release?
       JD David             | Next release, definately.
                            | Sorry about that everyone. We blew it. :(
                            | That bug bit us in an irritating place!
       JWFriendly           | Naw, you have your hands full.. We understand 
                            | and we 
                            | know you are working on it. :)
       JD David             | Anything else before we wrap it up?
       Tulip                | !
       JD David             | Yes, Tulip?
       Tulip                | Could we please receive a little bit more 
                            | notice about these conferences?
       Data                 | !
       JWFriendly           | !
       JD David             | Of course!  We'll try to give everyone at 
                            | lease a few days 
                            | notice.
                            | Data?
       Tulip                | Thanks!
       Data                 | I have an idea about this. Could we maybe be 
                            | E-Mailed in advance?
       JD David             | Hmm, I don't see why not.  But wouldn't a 
                            | message in the A & O 
                            | section with the title: A & O Conference:  
                            | 8/18 be enough? (or 
                            | something like that?
                            | )
       Data                 | I
                            | It is just that if you come in for a minute 
                            | and leave without a chance to review
                            | the date gets reset. E-Mail can't be missed.
       Tulip                | I just saw the thread this afternoon.  And 
                            | when I came back this evening, it was gone.
       JD David             | Ah, I see.  OK, we'll e-mail everyone.
       Tulip                | I reset back to 8/1 and it still wasn't there
       Sabertooth [Helper]  | True, the volume is heavy in here and will 
                            | get worse with 
                            | general release.
       JD David             | As well as post it to the forum (since brand 
                            | new Acolytes may 
                            | not get the e-mail the first time)
                            | I think JW had our final comment? :)
       JWFriendly           | I would just like to say.. Thanks for 
                            | informing the 
                            | membership via Bob Jones about Acolytes, 
                            | Updates, etc.. 
                            | It's a great help and to the rest of the 
                            | team... 
                            | Congratulations and keep up the great work! 
                            | :)  [[[[Team 
                            | Hug]]]]] :D
       JD David             | (wow, that is good final comment!)
                            | We're going to post that message again, 
                            | with the list of all the current Acolytes.  
                            | We'll update it often, 
                            | as will as u/l the original message to the 
                            | library.
                            | (as well as u/l...)
                            | I've got to run.  Thanks for coming everyone! 
                            |  We'll see you in 
                            | world, and as always, feel free to ask 
                            | Teresias or I any questions 
                            | you have!
       Sabertooth [Helper]  | See ya soon!
       JD David             | May Morpheus send you all sweet dreams!
       Tulip                | Thanks guys!!
       Data                 | Thanks I enjoyed it! 
       Milen                | Later, guys!
       Sabertooth [Helper]  | Ah my.
       Tulip                | I need to check phone messages... But I will 
                            | see you in world later!  Bye  <F7>
       Sabertooth [Helper]  | See ya soon, Tulip!