 New Seattle Intelligencer, Subscription and recruitment call |
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 Nov 4 2003, 03:13 PM
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Runner  Group: Members Posts: 3,314 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Lisbon, Cidade do Pecado Member No.: 185  |
For those might be interested - I hope to have the first issue of the New Seattle Intelligencer newsfax edited and laid out next weekend. After that I'll be mailing it out to the old "regular" subscribers (and probably asking Adam to add it to the page he put together to house previous issues).
If you are interested in receiving this and future issues of the NSI please post here (or send me a PM or mail) including a mailing address and whether you would prefer the file as a PDF or a Word.doc. I'd also to send out my thanks to JongWK, Kanada Ten, Sepherim, Granite and everyone else who contributed to the First Issue and urge anyone interested to jump aboard and help with Issue 2 (guidelines and pointers can be found here). Aside from the regular features (CrimeWatch, Local News, Corporate Life, MediaLine, International Front and Sports Desk), we've expanded the NSI format to include a nightspot review column Night on the Town and a Headline Act corner for concert reviews. |
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Nov 4 2003, 03:22 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 326 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Vigo (Spanish Kingdom) Member No.: 1,446 |
I'd like a copy, in .doc format, please. :D
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Nov 4 2003, 03:36 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Validating Posts: 1,618 Joined: 29-January 03 From: Montevideo, Uruguay. Member No.: 3,992 |
Me too :wavey:
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Nov 4 2003, 04:07 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 348 Joined: 20-June 03 Member No.: 4,782 |
Free Shadowrun stuff! You know I can't pass up an offer like that.
synbuzzed@excite.com PDF please. :D |
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Nov 4 2003, 04:34 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Validating Posts: 1,618 Joined: 29-January 03 From: Montevideo, Uruguay. Member No.: 3,992 |
More international news on the way! :D
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Nov 4 2003, 05:06 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 639 Joined: 22-April 02 Member No.: 2,638 |
What would be great is if the SI could be set up as a 'real' newsite, a la Slashdot. Each article gets posted on the main page in chronological order, with the latest news appearing at the top of the page. Each article would also have a comments section for users to carry on in-character discussions, kind of like the flavor text in the sourcebooks. A full-on karma system (like Slashdot uses) would probably be overkill, not to mention resource intensive. Post-Nuke could do it... hmmm... lemme think about this a bit...
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Nov 4 2003, 05:07 PM
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Dragon Group: Members Posts: 4,065 Joined: 16-January 03 From: Fayetteville, NC Member No.: 3,916 |
What the hell, sign me up:
stark_000@hotmail.com -Siege |
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Nov 4 2003, 05:13 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 326 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Vigo (Spanish Kingdom) Member No.: 1,446 |
Could work nicely, but it would require a lot of individuals to participate so it was kept active and not start to buzz off and dissapear. |
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Nov 4 2003, 05:44 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,314 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Lisbon, Cidade do Pecado Member No.: 185 |
In an ideal world that's how I would like it too. Unfortunately I have neither the programming skills nor the time to put it online in such a format, if anyone wants to volunteer please contact me. Regardless of this though the NSI is meant to be a customizable handout for GMs rather than just generic atmosphere, which means it needs to retain it's printed version. |
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Nov 4 2003, 05:48 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 639 Joined: 22-April 02 Member No.: 2,638 |
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Nov 4 2003, 05:56 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 361 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Oshawa, ON Member No.: 163 |
I'm interested. Hook me up! :)
shadowrunner13@hotmail.com I think I'd prefer a Word version of the SI. Thanks! SR13 |
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Nov 4 2003, 06:01 PM
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Dragon Group: Members Posts: 4,138 Joined: 10-June 03 From: Tennessee Member No.: 4,706 |
SM, that rocks. Could be quite interesting.
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Nov 4 2003, 06:04 PM
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Prime Runner Group: Retired Admins Posts: 3,929 Joined: 26-February 02 From: .ca Member No.: 51 |
This could tie in very well with some plans we have. |
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Nov 4 2003, 06:15 PM
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Avatar of Mediocrity Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 725 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Seattle, WA (err, UCAS) Member No.: 277 |
I'm in.
req AT u DOT washington DOT edu. Doc format, please. |
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Nov 4 2003, 06:26 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,314 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Lisbon, Cidade do Pecado Member No.: 185 |
Adam - Argggh, you tease! Well, content has always been my thing and you have my mail in case it's needed...
Spookymonster- That looks very cool and pretty close to how I envisioned it to begin with. Depending on what Adam's plans are this might be an interesting opportunity. Should I take this as an interest on your side in hosting it if necessary? Which brings me to the big problem I've always forseen if the SI left the Dumpshock Forums, which is that aside from myself and a couple of other hardcore contributors the SI has always depended on Dumpshock regulars to take up the slack and file reports (there's no way I can keep it regular by myself, I know, I've tried) and in this format it would go double for the shadowtalk posting. Of course this might not be such an issue if I can convince the DSF mods for a link on the DSF Matrix or the Dumpshock page... and I am (in)famous for pimping my projects ;). |
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Nov 4 2003, 06:38 PM
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Prime Runner Group: Retired Admins Posts: 3,929 Joined: 26-February 02 From: .ca Member No.: 51 |
Or if it ends up on the front page of Dumpshock.
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Nov 4 2003, 06:44 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,314 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Lisbon, Cidade do Pecado Member No.: 185 |
Now that would be nice :D
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Nov 4 2003, 07:04 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,632 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Portland Oregon, USA Member No.: 1,304 |
Please add me to the mailing list.
I don't have any content to add, because we are currently in Oct, 2056. Not much curernt stuff :D megwar@hotmail.com |
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Nov 4 2003, 07:05 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 639 Joined: 22-April 02 Member No.: 2,638 |
I used Post-Nuke, a free Open Source web content management system (CMS), to build that sample page. It took about 5 minutes to define the category (Shadowrun) and cut-and-paste the articles from the first SI into 2 news items. The comments are easy enough to add and moderate. I disabled unregistered users from commenting; only registered users can comment, making it easier to track and ban/censure if necessary.
If you're interested in setting something like this up on Dumpshock, I'd be more than happy to volunteer my time and skills to the project. As for me hosting, my site is really just a vanity page hosted on Ipowerweb.com for about $7US a month. IIRC, I get about 30GB of bandwidth per month. Any idea how much traffic Dumpshock gets in the average month? [edit] The front page of Dumpshock would be ideal for this! |
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Nov 4 2003, 09:14 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,314 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Lisbon, Cidade do Pecado Member No.: 185 |
If I do take it this way I'd be grateful for your help Spooky. Let me talk to a couple of people about the idea and the hosting and see what turns up. I'll drop you a line as soon as I know something.
I dropped by the Post-Nuke site and found myself at a complete loss in under 30 seconds (new record for me ;) ). Don't know even where to start so I'd be very happy to have your expertise if we do go this way. I do think that it'd be a great idea especially if the NSI gets front page profile. I'll be in touch as soon as I know more. And now back to our regular broadcast... |
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 Nov 4 2003, 10:29 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 25 Joined: 4-November 03 From: Bellingham Member No.: 5,791 |
please add me to the list
ph34r_d34th@yahoo.com Oh, and PDF would be great |
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Nov 5 2003, 12:25 AM
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Immoral Elf Group: Members Posts: 15,247 Joined: 29-March 02 From: Grimy Pete's Bar & Laundromat Member No.: 2,486 |
Don't forget to include me. :)
dreamrhythm at hotmail dot com |
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Nov 5 2003, 12:32 AM
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Why oh why didn't I take the blue pill. Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 6,545 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Gloomy Boise Idaho Member No.: 2,006 |
Ditto
.pdf please This post has been edited by Shadow: Nov 5 2003, 10:14 PM |
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Nov 5 2003, 09:49 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,451 Joined: 21-April 03 From: Austin, TX Member No.: 4,488 |
Also note that Slashdot itself has a open-source version of its software that it uses for its webpage and there are more than a few news websites that use it. Basically, it's a stripped down version that looks like crap, but has all the functionality. Just play with the style a little and change the colors and you've got your own Shadowland BBS on the web...the only thing you couldn't do would be post messages in the middle of a document. I've been scratching my head on that one for a while and the only thing I could come up with is after every paragraph, post a "Click Here to Comment" link or something equally distracting...
Sign me up too since everyone else is posting it on here instead of letting you know in PM :P abstruse at gt.rr.com, should also be in my profile. The Abstruse One |
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Nov 5 2003, 12:39 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 639 Joined: 22-April 02 Member No.: 2,638 |
Slashcode's nice, but it is pretty OS-dependent. If you're running your server on Linux, you're fine. Anything else (Mac, BSD, Win) requires tweaking and kludging. (at least, that's what the FAQ sez).
Check out Google's listing of Content Management Systems for more choices. PHP-Nuke, Post-Nuke, Xoop, Zope... they're all pretty full featured. |
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