More will be here in a bit.
Session Start: Sun May 29 12:23:21 2005
Session Ident: #srnewspaper
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[15:46] <Dracos> Yarr
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[15:59] <Ragnar> 'Ello 'ello.
[16:00] <Dracos> Yarr
[16:00] <Dracos> Good.
[16:00] <Dracos> That's one
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[16:02] <Dracos> Yarr
[16:02] <Dracos> That's two
[16:03] <Dracos> And...brian's offline. Lovely. Hum.
[16:06] <Dracos> Anyone else you guys have an idea on dragging in?
[16:06] <Ragnar> In English, please?
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[16:09] <Ragnar> Speaking of writing, I swear I'll write some more articles in the near future.
[16:09] <Dracos> Yay for that.
[16:09] <Dracos> Anyhow, at current, the sr newspaper project is something of a disaster.
[16:09] <Ragnar> However, I was thrown a little off-track by the Wanna-Be Overlords tanking.
[16:10] <Ragnar> As a result, I'll probably keep going on EB and try to find a new game to write about.
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[16:10] <Storm> I'm curious.
[16:11] <Ragnar> Shall we call you George?
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[16:11] <Dracos> Okay...
[16:11] <Dracos> Howdy Ami
[16:11] <Dracos> Ami, can you pull up the last prototype we had?
[16:11] <Ami-chan> A BIG TEXAS HOWDY FOR YOU, DRACOS!
[16:11] <Dracos> let's see what we've got and work from there.
[16:11] <Dracos> =D
[16:11] <Ami-chan> uh, hang on
[16:12] <Ami-chan> http://coecs.ou.edu/Mario.Chiock/srnp/
[16:13] <Ami-chan> That was the last thing I did before thing pettered out. I -know- there were comments on that, but err...I've lost 'em >_>;
[16:13] <Ragnar> Yes. Unfortunately, two of those articles are now rather moot points.
[16:13] <Ami-chan> there's that
[16:14] <Dracos> Okay, look...
[16:14] <Ami-chan> the round bottom and self insertion one don't work >_>
[16:14] <Dracos> The point isn't going to be to write to the games.
[16:14] <Ami-chan> considering both things died <_<
[16:14] <Dracos> Because that's going to be flickery and all that
[16:14] <Ragnar> Okay. What's the point again?
[16:14] <Dracos> The point is going to be to draw some inspiration and create an interesting fictional world
[16:14] <Dracos> which you guys are writing newspaper articles about.
[16:15] <Ragnar> This world involves the game characters. I remember now.
[16:15] <Ami-chan> would all articles be for that world?
[16:15] <Ragnar> Correct? Or am I wrong?
[16:15] <Dracos> Yes. It can indeed. Ami: that would be the idea.
[16:16] * Ami-chan nods
[16:16] <Dracos> We've concluded following games exactly won't work and isn't funny or interesting.
[16:16] <Ami-chan> has a decision been made on 'The World' yet?
[16:16] <Dracos> We don't want it to be breaking the fourth wall as we have standard articles for that.
[16:16] <Dracos> a decision?
[16:16] <Ami-chan> didn't you just say all articles would be for one world?
[16:17] <Ami-chan> what world would that be?
[16:17] <Dracos> Without sounding cheesy: Your world. Part of the idea of the meeting here is to pull together such a world from ideas and the like.
[16:17] <Ragnar> Drac: The problem is that this leaves very little to use as a base for the stories, except for personality.
[16:18] <Ragnar> But I think we can handle it.
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[16:19] <Dracos> Well, the personality and your imagination. I was thinking you guys could view it as sort of a game where instead of playing characters, you're investigatively reporting about them.
[16:20] <Ragnar> I see.
[16:20] <Dracos> This making sense to the rest of our silent witnesses?
[16:20] <Dracos> Because, as awesome as Ragnar is, this isn't a writing project sized for one ^^:
[16:20] <Ami-chan> heh
[16:22] <Dracos> Who here is on board for this?
[16:22] <Dracos> I think Brian, though he isn't here today, would be willing to work on this and do creative lead stuff.
[16:24] <Ami-chan> weren't Hal and Shu both in on this as well?
[16:24] <Dracos> Hal was brought in as advice, though I don't think he was writing. I don't recall Shuten being in on it, but I could be wrong.
[16:24] <Dracos> Netta and Rat were but they haven't really taken to it much.
[16:25] * Ami-chan could be mistaken about Shu
[16:25] * Dracos really would be pleased to see someone take this as something to lead and make happen. =)
[16:26] <Ami-chan> Last time I was in charge of a 'fun' project, I ended up with high blood pressure, restless nights, and pained limb muscles >_>
[16:26] <Ami-chan> So I decline the lead position!
[16:26] <Dracos> Well said!
[16:26] * Dracos pats.
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[16:26] <Dracos> o_O
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[16:27] <Dracos> I think dune was just trying to bring panda up to date.
[16:27] <Ami-chan> heh
[16:27] <Dracos> Dune, need us to slow for a sec on that?
[16:27] <Ragnar> Welcome Back, Noah.
[16:27] <Ana-brb> No, I'm just trying to do twenty things at once and I pasted too much.
[16:28] <Thepanda> Take your time. I'll give an answer once I've read up.
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[16:28] <Dracos> Howdy Baka
[16:28] <Baka-ken> Yosh.
[16:28] <Dracos> Someone fill in baka as well?
[16:29] <Dracos> And...any responses from those sitting in curious on this?
[16:29] <Ana-brb> At this point, could someone just make a quick paste of this to the bord or something?
[16:30] <Ragnar> Of which?
[16:30] <Ana-brb> *board.
[16:32] <Dracos> Ana: I can but the newspaper board isn't public right now, bleh...
[16:32] <Ami-chan> put an announcement in otik's
[16:32] <Ana-brb> Bleh. Hell, just throw it up on Otik's for the moment.
[16:32] * Ami-chan nods
[16:32] <Ami-chan> the announcement is to dig up interest
[16:32] <Ami-chan> the actual board section is for those who show it
[16:33] <Ami-chan> be back in a while, parents are dragging me to the mall to change cellphones or something...
[16:33] <Dracos> *nods*
[16:36] <Dracos> hum
[16:36] <Dracos> Posted
[16:37] <Dracos> ...?
[16:38] <Ragnar> ...!
[16:39] <Dracos> Are there other people in this room...besides Ragnar?
[16:39] <Dracos> =)
[16:40] <Dracos> ;_;
[16:41] * Ana-brb lives just badly distracted. Badly.
<Thepanda> Ok, caught up. I think. You want us to form a shared world in which to write articles for a fictional newspaper. It can draw inspiration from the games on the board but cannot actually delve into them. Also, this world is amorphous at the moment, needing those interested to come together and create a rough idea of what it actually is? I s this about right?
<Baka-ken> I didn't mean concreted, I was wondering about suggested. :p
<Ragnar> cor?
<Dracos> Thepanda: it 'could', but shouldn't, since games tend to come and go
<Dracos> and I was hoping this could last a while.
<Dracos> And yes, that's about right.
<Dracos> =)
<Dracos> Baka: Don't have any =)
<Ragnar> ...What's cor?
<Baka-ken> Well I heartily suggest modern for the timeset.
<Baka-ken> ^^
<Thepanda> I second that suggestion!
<Ragnar> Thirded.
<Thepanda> Rag: Cor was the RPG that partially founded the board.
<Baka-ken> Wai.
<Ragnar> I see (lie).
<Ragnar> Well, I think I get the idea.
<Thepanda> Basically it's a newspaper game. ^_^
<Baka-ken> Hehe.
<Dracos> Sure.
<Ragnar> We'll just need a meeting first, as it will be sort of hard to write without a base.
<Dracos> Yeah.
<Dracos> Okay
<Dracos> you guys chitchat, you can use this room, and come up with ideas and I'll arrange another meeting in a few days?
And that's about where we are now. Let the discussion begin!
Interesting. I'd like to discuss this in chat with everyone to see where we are, and who we end up putting in charge of the newspaper. I'll be home this afternoon at around, say, 4:00 PM PST.
Quote<Dracos> you guys chitchat, you can use this room, and come up with ideas and I'll arrange another meeting in a few days?
Arrange away, fearless leader! =p
Barring random meteors,
How's friday afternoon around 5 pm EST for people?
Dracos
I can't show up (reliably) until 7:00 PM EST.
Okay, how's 7:30 pm EST for people?
Dracos
works for me
I as well.
Friday at Seven? Sure.
Considering that the time was set up by you two and you haven't shown up yet...
Drac, Brian, you both SUCK! =p
We are now taking about a week or so to whip up some trial articles before the next meeting. Said meeting will be scheduled in the future, and hopefully Drac will grace us with his presence this time. >_>
Logs of the meeting:
[19:08] <Ragnar> Well, getting started on this thing might be a good topic.
[19:08] <Brian> Alrighty.
[19:08] <Brian> I'm looking at Yuth for a "rumors" column.
[19:08] <Brian> But. Erm. Let's see.... Start at the begining, I suppose?
[19:08] <Ragnar> The way I understand it, Drac wants us to create a little world and write about it.
[19:09] <Sailor_Mercury> indeed
[19:09] <Ragnar> Well, we should start with a setting.
[19:10] <Ragnar> I think last time Ken proposed modern.
[19:10] <Sailor_Mercury> So we first need to start tossing ideas about what we want. Do we want a D&D'esque fantasy world, a sci-fi futuristic world, something supernatural, or even something with pirates that fight ninjas on sharks with bears and so on?
[19:11] <Brian> I'm personally partial to a vaguely sci-fi theme. Something along the lines of brave inter-dimensional reporters from various walks of life and corners of reality who are each trying to top one-another for really awesome stories.
[19:11] <Brian> We could establish some minor interplay between the charactrs we'd use as reporters (or ourselves, via the woundrous SI machine).
[19:12] <Ragnar> I'd vote to try and limit interactment, because my schedule is rather erratic.
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[19:12] <Halbarad> Eh, it's for a newspaper.
[19:12] <Thepanda> Hey, folks.
[19:12] <Sailor_Mercury> heya Panda
[19:12] <Brian> Reasonable. I'd suggest nothing more than (really) vague snipes at one-another for being sent to more dangerous locations or whatnot.
[19:12] <Halbarad> It's not like we're having a full RP, or a chat. Just a blurb about the other 'reporter' would be appropriate.
[19:13] <Thepanda> I sorta forgot it was for EST and not central. >_>
[19:13] <Ragnar> True.
[19:13] <Brian> Anyway. Then we've got a world that allows us to incorporate all games without having them operate under different, say, laws of physics.
[19:13] <Ragnar> Panda: We actually just started.
[19:13] <Sailor_Mercury> yup
[19:13] <Thepanda> Oh, well. Someone pm me what I missed?
[19:13] <Brian> And for kicks, we can have a column that researches interesting moments in gaming history (our archives) and higlights a classic game for the month.
[19:14] <Ragnar> Brian: Good point. I think Drac wanted us to tread lightly on the content of games, though.
[19:14] <Sailor_Mercury> I'll toss you PM c/p'age, Panda.
[19:14] <Thepanda> Thanks.
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[19:14] <Halbarad> Now, the other fun thing is cross-interaction between games.
[19:15] <Brian> Treading lightly on the content of games.... Hm. I thought his idea was to basically report obscure events that were peripheral to the games or such. I'm not entirely sure I recall.
[19:15] <Halbarad> Say, Dr. Andonuts is caught smuggling tea to New Delphi, or something similar.
[19:15] <Sailor_Mercury> He seemed to change his mind on the games thing
[19:15] <Ragnar> Hal: Exactly.
[19:15] <Brian> Right.
[19:15] <Sailor_Mercury> because Drac said the games changed so quickly, that he wanted at best, like 4th wall/cameo'ish references
[19:15] <Brian> So just don't report about the PCs directly.
[19:16] <Ragnar> Or an article about his new "donut diet" or something.
[19:16] <Halbarad> Exactly.
[19:17] <Brian> Okay. So the idea is we've got this interdimensional agency (Soulriders) who has noble reporters (us) willing to brave the potential ravages of otherworldy battles and yaoi sequences (the games) to talk to the denizens about the experience.
[19:18] <Brian> I think I can work with this.
[19:18] <Brian> But.
[19:18] <Brian> It's friday and I've tossed a few back.
[19:18] <Brian> So I'm looking to you (collectively) for judgement on this. :p
[19:19] <Ragnar> Brian: So the idea is that way we can have reporters from feudal China and 2034 at the same time, right?
[19:19] <Brian> Handily enough, yes.
[19:20] <Brian> And if we can do it, for kicks, random NPCs could too.
[19:20] <Ragnar> Sounds alright to me, although I would maybe try to avoid sticking one person to only one certain game.
[19:20] <Brian> So we could focus on really obscure events, like a villain's convention, where we note which famous faces have appeared -- some kind of weekly "gossip" colum could cover that.
[19:21] <Ragnar> "random NPCs?"
[19:21] <Brian> Yuth was looking to do something just like that....
[19:21] <Halbarad> The newspaper crew can just get ideas for stories, and those who are in games or keeping up with them can toss out players that might fit the story.
[19:21] <Brian> Well, we don't want to tread on the PC's toes (thought -- we could interview the players as characters).
[19:21] <Ragnar> Possible.
[19:21] <Halbarad> It's more writing a separate story, and then integrating the games into that story, than writing stories about the games really.
[19:21] <Sailor_Mercury> Could also ask PCs for "letters to the editors"
[19:22] <Brian> Or just leave a submission link on the forums.
[19:22] * Halbarad nods.
[19:22] <Ragnar> It would probably be good to look over the games somewhat, however.
[19:23] <Halbarad> Yes.
[19:23] <Ragnar> It might not be easy integrating any of them into an article about Jaques Cousteau's nephew in a submarine or something.
[19:23] <Halbarad> GMs will be an excellent resource for this.
[19:24] <Ragnar> True.
[19:24] <Halbarad> As they'll have the best concept of their NPCs as well as who would fit for an article (or hilariously not fit).
[19:24] <Ragnar> Right.
[19:24] <Halbarad> I can't help but get the picture of Lazarus as an underworld kingpin.
[19:24] <Ragnar> (Whoever he is.)
[19:24] <Halbarad> TDaT.
[19:25] <Ragnar> Ah.
[19:25] <Thepanda> Didn't e blow himself up?
[19:25] <Thepanda> he*
[19:25] <Halbarad> That was Ashnod.
[19:26] <Thepanda> Right, right.
[19:26] <Ragnar> I'm only up on EB right now, but I'm planning on trying to read Lurking Heroes as well.
[19:26] <Halbarad> If you want to involve tDaT (highly recommmended!) I'd take a look at the wiki stuff that's set up for it.
[19:26] <Halbarad> Quite a bit more concise than reading the entire game itself. ^^;
[19:26] <Ragnar> Where's that located?
[19:26] <Halbarad> There's a link to it in the OOC forum for tDaT, but let me get a direct link.
[19:28] <Halbarad> http://www.rpgdl.com/wiki/index.php?title=TDaT_crib_sheets
[19:28] <Ragnar> Ah. Seeing as I think tDaT has been going on for longer that I have been here, That might be a bit daunting.
[19:28] <Thepanda> http://www.pishoque.net/tdat/
[19:28] <Thepanda> Oh, nevermind,
[19:30] <Thepanda> Well, you ca always fall back on the games from the graveyard.
[19:30] <Thepanda> Cor had a ton of characters.
[19:31] <Ragnar> ...I note that some of the entries on the RPGDL wiki are not quite objective.
[19:32] <Halbarad> ?
[19:32] <Halbarad> What do you mean?
[19:33] <Ragnar> Well, whoever wrote the DW IV entry didn't seem to care for it much. It's not major.
[19:33] <Halbarad> Ahh.
[19:34] <Halbarad> The other stuff is just comments from people over at the DL.
[19:34] * Halbarad shrugs.
[19:35] <Halbarad> But yeah. My suggestion would just be to come up with tabloidish articles, then see what will fit in them as far as game characters go.
[19:36] <Halbarad> And I suspect PCs wouldn't mind being included in that if you clear it with them first.
[19:37] <Ragnar> Alright.
[19:37] <Ragnar> Well, I think that about covers it, no?
[19:37] <Thepanda> No.
[19:37] <Ragnar> :p
[19:39] <Ragnar> What were you thinking?
[19:40] <Halbarad> Panda was thinking?
[19:40] <Thepanda> My question is this; just how much will our world reflect the games? I mean, will it be a requirement that they NEED to involve the games somehow or can I have Blorg from Proximus 6 detailing the comedy that was the death of Pompe?
[19:40] <Sailor_Mercury> Well, I can safely say that I haven't read almost anything of TDAT, so I wouldn't be able to write anything involving it >_>
[19:41] <Halbarad> I'd say they need to involve the games, myself.
[19:41] <Ragnar> I think they should attempt to at least be in the same setting.
[19:41] <Halbarad> Mostly because they create a common ground of sorts.
[19:42] <Thepanda> But we have some seriously conflicting world sets. TDAT and the Slayers games, for example.
[19:42] <Ragnar> You just don't neccesarily need to involve characters.
[19:42] <Ragnar> That's where the interdimensional part comes into play.
[19:42] <Ragnar> (We have Slayers games?)
[19:42] <Sailor_Mercury> we had one >_>
[19:43] <Sailor_Mercury> it's in the graveyard though
[19:43] <Ragnar> Well, I'd go to the graveyard only as a last resort.
[19:43] <Thepanda> Thing is, I haven't kept up will all (or even most) of the current games.
[19:45] <Ragnar> Either have I, but you really just need to know the basic settings.
[19:45] <Halbarad> It doesn't matter if the worlds conflict.
[19:46] <Halbarad> This is really intended for humor, so the contrasts are more or less irrelevant. And can even be used to fuel the comedy.
[19:48] <Ragnar> Right.
[19:48] <Thepanda> Ok
[19:50] <Ragnar> Well, I propose we each take about a week and try whipping up a few articles, and then scheduling another meeting.
[19:50] <Brian> Hopefully with more added Drac.
[19:50] <Ragnar> Yes.
[19:51] <Ragnar> Meeting adjourned?
[19:51] * Brian slams his head on the gavel.
[19:52] <Brian> Sounds good! :D
Sorry folks, internet died on me bad that day.
Dracos
So, meeting tomorrow on this? =D
Can folks make it at 8 pm EST?
Yes. But not for long.
Can you get up the notes merc?
Dracos
Soulriders Gazelle
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THE CONCEPT!
Ragnar> The way I understand it, Drac wants us to create a little world and write about it.
Brian> Okay. So the idea is we've got this interdimensional news agency (The Soulriders) who has noble reporters (us) willing to brave the potential ravages of otherworldy battles and yaoi sequences (the games) to talk to the denizens about the experience.
Brian> Essentially I was running with the vague idea that what we had was an organization that put bounties (or the like) on stories from exotic locations.
Brian> Then we have interviews with witnesses so we can get fun second-hand accounts of peripheral events to current campaigns.
Brian> We might have certain "characters" do reviews to lend them a certain tone from time to time (special guest editor: Mihoshi) if we want to get gimmicky.
Sections
Worlds' News: Ragnar's section mostly, though others are expected to submit articles here as well. See above.
Status: Definite. Primary section.
Entertainment:
Rumors/Gossip - Pokage being made to Yuthrin to handle this section. Examples: <Brian> So we could focus on really obscure events, like a villain's convention, where we note which famous faces have appeared -- some kind of weekly "gossip" colum could cover that.
Status: Unknown. Needs a writer. Preferably Yuth.
Comic Strips - "Sunday's best", the funnies of the worlds. Art to be done by Stormy as well as anyone else willing to submit funnies.
Status: Under consideration.
Advice Column - Storm's suggestion. Examples: "Dear Frankie, my wife has been so cold to me lately..."
Status: Under consideration. Is stormy interested in running this?
Classifieds: For sale, jobs, etc. Examples: "Help Wanted - Rogue. Must be skilled at finding and disarming traps. Must be willing to eat defeated slimes." "Cheap Apartments! Only $130 a month. Comes with utilities included and one month rent free. Prime real state located by Cave of Screaming Banshees."
Status: Under consideration.
Obituaries: Deaths of PCs, NPCs, et al. Includes "Red Shirt of the Month".
* Brian was kind of hoping for a "redshirt of the month" column where every month honorable mention was made to a reporter who didn't manage to make it back after his story got sent home.
Status: Who knows?
Sports: Subway Polo, colloseum games, brutal combat, whatever! The fans watch it, we report it!
Status: Unknown. Need a main writer.
Alternate sections: None yet, but feel free to submit ideas! Suggestions - Lifestyle section (Dining/Interviews/Religion/Travel/Horoscope)
Columnists so far
Phillip Needsalastname - The Editor-in-Chief. The head Kahuna. The kind fearless leader all admire and seek to overthrow with a well-placed dagger in the back. Or something.
Editor Boney - An editor with Soulriders.
Walter Johnson - The eternal on-field reporter. A little cranky, but a dedicated reporter.
Current Team:
Team Head: Ragnar
Creative Lead: Brian
Helper/Artsy Mercenary: Merc
Comic Artist(?): Storm
Rumor's Guy: Yuthirin
Dracos
Um... It has come to my attention that I will not be available at 8:00 EST this Friday, So I can't go to a meeting.
Also, I am going on vacation from this Sunday until early July, but I should still have pretty regular access to the board and a word processor.
Session Start: Fri Jun 10 12:29:47 2005
Session Ident: #srnewspaper
[12:29] * Now talking in #srnewspaper
[12:29] * Topic is 'Has it started? Has it? It seems so!'
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[12:29] * ChanServ sets mode: +o Dracos
[12:29] <Dracos> Yo Yo
[12:33] <C-Rat> Hi.
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[17:17] <Dracos> Yarr
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[19:46] <Dracos> Yarr
[19:47] <Ragnar> That was completely random.
[20:05] <Ragnar> Any meeting tonight?
[20:08] <Dracos> Back
[20:08] <Dracos> ANd that's the plan
[20:08] <Dracos> =)
[20:08] <Dracos> Rally up~!
[20:09] <Merc> Zzzzzz....
[20:09] <BrianOhki> LIEZ.
[20:09] * Merc snores.
[20:09] <BrianOhki> ;.;
[20:09] * BrianOhki is now known as Brian
[20:10] <Dracos> Yarr
[20:10] <Dracos> Raaaally ho~!
[20:10] * Merc continues to snore.
[20:11] <Dracos> We got three of the brains
[20:11] <Dracos> rat's asleep
[20:11] <Dracos> who else did we have around?
[20:11] <Ragnar> panda
[20:12] <Merc> Ana
[20:12] <Merc> Baka was interested
[20:12] <Merc> Panda was interested though not committed.
[20:13] <Merc> Someone said something about dragging Yuth kicking and screaming to a chair where he would be tied down and set to write rumors next to the monkeys typing the complete collection of Shakespear.
[20:13] <Merc> I think that was it.
[20:13] <Dracos> Yeah
[20:13] <Dracos> That'd be me
[20:13] <Dracos> how did the talk with Yuth on that front go?
[20:14] <Merc> Hell if I know. I don't particularly talk to the fishman all that much ^^;
[20:15] <Ragnar> ...do we know for a fact that someone talked to him?
[20:16] <Dracos> That's the question.
[20:16] <Dracos> Brian?
[20:20] <Brian> Hmm?
[20:20] <Brian> Sorry, was working on some C&C in the background.
[20:20] <Brian> I did /msg Yuth earlier, but got no reply.
[20:21] <Brian> Also, drac, I left those TPS reports on your desk....
[20:21] <Dracos> TPS reports?
[20:21] <Dracos> I have a DESK? o_o
[20:21] <Dracos> why does nobody tell me these things?
[20:21] <Dracos> Anyhow, I'll jab yuth again.
[20:21] <Dracos> Back to core
[20:22] <Dracos> How comes the rough draft of our world organization?
[20:22] <Dracos> I've heard that the gazelle is now run from space?
[20:22] <Ragnar> I've gotten an article half-finished.
[20:22] <Ragnar> I'm also assuming that the Dust-Bunny Hunter could be run.
[20:23] <Brian> Mmm.
[20:23] <Brian> Space?
[20:24] <Dracos> Dust Bunny Hunter?
[20:24] <Dracos> Brian: I recall reading of some interdimensional reporting squad in the last logs.
[20:24] <Ragnar> I know you've seen it; it's posted in the forum.
[20:25] <Dracos> Anyhow, articles are good, though I'd like to see a sort of organized setup first more to make it coherent instead of just scattered articles. =)
[20:25] * Dracos reads, remembers.
[20:26] <Dracos> Ah the crocidile hunter one I didn't like but said worked =)
[20:27] <Dracos> Anyhow... seriously, you guys are the core. What are we doing on it? =) What's our core conceit? =)
[20:27] <Brian> Essentially I was running with the vague idea that what we had was an organization that put bounties (or the like) on stories from exotic locations.
[20:28] <Brian> Then we have interviews with witnesses so we can get fun second-hand accounts of peripheral events to current campaigns.
[20:29] <Brian> We might have certain "characters" do reviews to lend them a certain tone from time to time (special guest editor: Mihoshi) if we want to get gimmicky.
[20:29] * Dracos nods.
[20:29] <Dracos> Okay, that can work. Got a name for your organization?
[20:30] * Brian was kind of hoping for a "redshirt of the month" column where every month honorable mention was made to a reporter who didn't manage to make it back after his story got sent home.
[20:30] <Brian> Or maybe just the eternal field reporter, who's never allowed home.... And ... I was thinking "the Soulriders".
[20:31] <Merc> Soulriders makes me think of Quantum Leap >_>
[20:32] <Dracos> Brian: I like that idea. Jot it down. *wants to get a sort of organized column* Merc, could you help do a mockup? No real stuff so much as building "this type of article goes here, this goes here, this is a list of our general ideas"?
[20:33] <Merc> Sure
[20:33] <Dracos> Okay, currently we've got a title: The Soulriders Gazelle
[20:33] <Dracos> We've got a name for the writers: The Soulriders
[20:34] <Dracos> We've got a rumors section Yuth will do (Possibly)
[20:34] <Dracos> We've got either an obituary column or the ..hum.
[20:34] <Dracos> Let's have an eternal field reporter
[20:34] <Brian> And most importantly, we have Professor Brain-in-a-jar to help us out! :D
[20:34] <Dracos> he needs a name and personality
[20:34] <Dracos> He's been out there a while.
[20:34] <Brian> Marvin Hibiki?
[20:34] <Ragnar> Hmmm.
[20:35] <Brian> Too referential.
[20:36] <Dracos> Yeah. I'm thinking this guy would be something of a legend. Like a Cronkite or whatnot =D
[20:36] <Ragnar> How about some old names like "Leslie" or "Walter?"
[20:37] <Brian> Walter is good.
[20:37] <Brian> Like Walter Cronkite. What last name, though?
[20:37] <Ragnar> Johnson?
[20:37] <Dracos> Walter Durandall? =P
[20:37] <Merc> hah
[20:37] <Dracos> In honor of the idealist =)
[20:37] <Brian> :o
[20:38] <Ragnar> :D
[20:38] <Dracos> Brian: Don't like it say so. =) Anyhow, name good or not?
[20:40] <Merc> Will the Editor-In-Chief's name be Phillip then?
[20:40] <Dracos> Bah, if you guys want. =) You guys are writing it. ^^
[20:40] <Ragnar> Fine by me.
[20:42] <Brian> I'll let it go if you want.
[20:42] <Brian> I thought that Johnson had a kind of nice anonymity to it, though.
[20:44] <Dracos> Walter Johnson.
[20:44] <Dracos> hum
[20:44] <Dracos> Thoughts by the rest of the squad?
[20:44] <Ragnar> OK by me.
[20:44] <Dracos> Okay, Walter Johnson. Personality?
[20:44] <Dracos> Merc: Make a staff list would ya? +)
[20:45] <Ragnar> I'd imagine him to be a little cranky but generally dedicated.
[20:47] <Dracos> *nods* Okay. That's our Walter Johnson. Cranky, dedicated, goes to the end of the universe always seeking the next story. He's an as it happens kind of guy. What do you guys think? =)
[20:47] <Brian> I think that's as much as we'd want to give him, before his persona might begin to crowd out the article.
[20:48] <Brian> Even though we want him to have character, he's still writing articles. ;)
[20:48] <Dracos> Yeah. Basically I'm thinking we make a bit of a staff with it. And that's cool. That works.
[20:48] <Dracos> =)
[20:48] <Dracos> Okay, any other staff we want to put into existence?
[20:48] <Dracos> We have the name, the place, the conceit, a lead reporter...
[20:49] <Brian> Optional thoughts we juggled around last time, when you couldn't make it:
[20:50] <Brian> We could also do interviews with players (as their characters).
[20:51] <Dracos> Could work. Though remember, we don't want to keep tight to the actual games. Games can be good stories but aren't intrinsically. The structure of making them good games usually runs tangent to that.
[20:52] <Ragnar> Right.
[20:52] <Brian> Occasional features, not regular ones.
[20:52] <Brian> Gotta jet.
[20:53] <Dracos> See ya Brian.
[20:53] <Dracos> Ragnar, Merc.
[20:53] <Dracos> Let's get some bones finished and meat on them tonight.
[20:53] <Ragnar> If I could hurt you over the internet, I would do it right now.
[20:54] <Dracos> ??? =)
[20:54] <Ragnar> For that "meat and bones" pun.
[20:57] <Dracos> Ragnar shall be playing Editor Boney I think.
[20:57] <Dracos> What do you guys think?
[20:57] <Dracos> =)
[20:57] <Ragnar> OK by me.
[20:58] <Dracos> Okay, what other optionals were there? We have the interview concept noted?
[21:00] <Dracos> Merc/ =)
[21:00] <Merc> Hey, I don't read newspapers outside of the comic strips >_>
[21:00] <Dracos> Neither do I! =)
[21:01] <Dracos> And I was asking if that stuff was noted down in our notes =)
[21:01] <Merc> oh
[21:01] * Dracos doesn't want to just have a pile of irc notes so much as an organized data bit.
[21:01] * Merc will organize all the #srnp logs once we're done.
[21:01] <Ragnar> Anyway, it isn't polite to pick your notes.
[21:02] <Merc> Oh, Sports section
[21:02] <Merc> we need a reporter for that
[21:02] <Merc> and to make up some wacky sports
[21:03] <Ragnar> What, like subway polo or something?
[21:03] <Merc> Hell if I know!
[21:03] <Dracos> Do we need a sports sections? And if so, who is good enough to run that?
[21:04] <Ragnar> That's what I was wondering.
[21:04] <Merc> I dunno, preferably someone who likes to visit worlds with colloseums and worlds with bloody sports >_>
[21:05] <Merc> If we're doing that whole worlds thing, might as well use some cool sports, none of those sportsmanship and lack of hitting below the belt sissy sports!
[21:06] <Dracos> *nods*
[21:07] <Dracos> =)
[21:10] * Merc is now known as Merc-dinner
[21:10] <Dracos> ;_;
[21:10] <Dracos> *nods*
[21:10] * Merc-dinner makes a temporary escape!
[21:12] <Dracos> we'll break for a bit
[21:12] <Dracos> Resume in 40 minutes?
[21:12] <Dracos> that good with you guys?
[21:13] <Ragnar> Yup
[21:29] * Merc-dinner is now known as Merc
[21:29] <Merc> 40 minutes? I'll be back in 20 again then =p
[21:41] <Dracos> Yarr
[21:41] <Dracos> heh
[21:42] <Ragnar> I'm ready anytime.
[21:44] <Dracos> heh
[21:44] <Dracos> Merc here?
[21:44] <Merc> yeah, sure >_>
[21:45] <Dracos> Okay
[21:45] <Dracos> let's see
[21:45] <Dracos> well
[21:45] <Dracos> jot down the sports thing
[21:45] <Dracos> we'll see about recruiting to fill the position
[21:45] <Dracos> maybe rat will like it
[21:45] <Dracos> Other ideas?
[21:45] <Dracos> was there anything else in the options from last meeting/
[21:46] <Merc> not that I know of
[21:46] <Ragnar> Nor I.
[21:49] <Merc> Oh, a Classifieds section. "Help Wanted - Rogue. Must be skilled at finding and disarming traps. Must be willing to eat defeated slimes." "Cheap Apartments! Only $130 a month. Comes with utilities included and one month rent free. Prime real state located by Cave of Screaming Banshees."
[21:52] <Dracos> Heh
[21:52] <Dracos> That could work.
[21:52] <Dracos> Toss that in the maybe's column
[21:54] * Merc has no other thoughts outside of getting either Sera or Stormy to commit to the project and doing a "soulriders" cartoon strip section.
[21:54] <Dracos> hum
[21:54] <Dracos> Try with Sera
[21:54] <Ragnar> I haven't seen Serafita for a while.
[21:54] <Dracos> though I'm not sure he could manage it
[21:54] <Dracos> and haven't seen him in a while
[21:58] <Ragnar> Well, someone could ask Storm.
[22:01] * Ragnar pokes the room with a pointy stick.
[22:04] <Dracos> Yarr
[22:04] <Dracos> sorry, dazed out for a sec.
[22:04] <Dracos> Merc, can you contact sera?
[22:04] <Ragnar> I noticed.
[22:04] <Dracos> Ragnar, try talking with stormy?
[22:04] <Dracos> =)
[22:04] * Merc just doesn't have more to say >_>
[22:04] <Dracos> heh
[22:04] <Merc> and if I see Sera, sure
[22:04] <Dracos> Okay
[22:05] <Dracos> Can we get a few more characters built, some articles written, and try and work off this base?
[22:05] <Ragnar> Erm, what kind of comic strip do we want?
[22:05] * Merc can poke Stormy also.
[22:05] <Merc> Ragnar: funny
[22:05] <Merc> they're called the funny papers after all =)
[22:05] <Dracos> Heh
[22:07] <Dracos> I concur on that. it wouldn't have to be really on topic much
[22:07] <Dracos> most of them aren't
[22:07] <Dracos> anyhow though
[22:07] <Dracos> the core, Ragnar, think you can handle a few character concepts and get some articles written from that conceit?
[22:08] <Ragnar> Not sure on this character concepts thing.
[22:08] <Ragnar> You mean, just think up some characters?
[22:08] <Merc> Well, just your reporters anyhow =)
[22:08] <Ragnar> Alright.
[22:10] <Dracos> Yeah
[22:10] <Dracos> Okay
[22:11] <Dracos> Let's get this jotted into an organized scheme and in the forum and topic for it
[22:11] <Ragnar> Storm seems to be away, but I'll poke her again later.
[22:11] <Dracos> then let's aim for next friday having some articles done.
[22:11] <Ragnar> OK.
[22:12] <Merc> So are we doing weekly friday meetings then?
[22:13] <Ragnar> (Merc: you poke her. I'm going to bed soon.)
[22:14] <Ragnar> I suppose so.
[22:15] <Ragnar> (nevermind, I got her.)
[22:18] <Ragnar> I shall see you next Friday. Goodnight.
[22:18] * Ragnar (Ragnar@dialup-4.155.0.223.Dial1.Baltimore1.Level3.net) Quit (Quit: This is another fine mess you've gotten us into!)
[22:23] <Merc> well, Stormy shows interest
[22:24] <Merc> not necessarily commitment, but eh, interest is something =)
[22:25] <Dracos> heh
[22:25] <Dracos> =)
[22:29] * Merc takes off as well!
[22:29] * Merc (~mizuno@cpe-68-203-171-59.houston.res.rr.com) has left #srnewspaper
Session Close: Fri Jun 10 22:30:22 2005
We're going to start moving the permanent notes to the board for this topic. Those who are interested/want to help, just let me know and I'll add you there.
What's the best time for a meeting for everyone this week?
Dracos
Not Friday, Saturday, or Sunday.
I'll pop in for a time. I'm available whenever.
What Stormy-chan said. I'm still unsure of what is going on but hey. *shrug* i'll pick it up as we go along.
I've been drafted! MY SHOES! PIZZA!
Woo!
Yeah, um, meeting arranged by me didn't get arranged this week, I guess.
Anyhow, moving this to the forum for it. Discussion will commence there. =)
Dracos
Friday, I'd like everyone who can make it to make it there. 7 pm EST. Preferrably bringing what you've got done or not gotten done along.
Dracos
Who really hopes this doesn't die from lack of dracos writing everything >_>;
Okay. It'd be great if everyone who's writing could check in here, and say what they've gotten done in the time since we agreed to try to whip up some stuff.
I've been kinda busy, and this hiatus has been much longer than I would have liked (sorry).
Anyhow, I have three articles: One from Wanna-be Overlords, another for EB, and the third for Lurking Heroes.
*cricket, cricket* Bleh. I think everyone else got slammed.
Dracos
*squishes a cricket*
I'll get to drawing...
Hmmm.
I'm going to be on vacation for two weeks starting Saturday, and I probably won't get a chance to check the board while I'm gone (It'll be so much fun catching up later >_>;). When I get back, I'm hoping we can have another little meeting on this, time TBA in the future.
Sa'right?
Sa'right.
Close de box.
I'm a thinking this might be stillborn. Bleh.
Dracos
God, I hope not. Every time we try to get something like this done, it fails. We can't keep doing this.
LALLY HO! ONWARD!
Frankly, I'm pretty confident that we can get this done, if we put in more effort. I'm thinking we'll start off trying to get it done on a monthly basis.
I can get some articles done, and I have a few, but I need more writers to write things.
Yeah, I know. Bleh.
Dracos
Random similar project. (http://www.myrealms.net/PostNuke/html/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=464&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0&POSTNUKESID=4b0a8d713e9ca3b770fcdf2cb7d73750)
Dracos
Ragnar, if you're leading this, keep track and in contact with everyone and talk to them semiregularly. Otherwise it'll fall apart.
The writer I was trying to recruit is going to hold off till he finishes some other work before looking closer and thinking about committing.
Dracos
Alright.
Basically, I'm ready to do a beta version at any time. I was waiting to see about this guy, but I'll contact KL and see if he's ready to go.
I'd like those still interested in the project to ring in with the hopes of organizing a meeting sometime soon to get things back on track.
I know we have more people listed as journalists then we have actual people working on this project, so I'd like to clean that up.
Dracos
I was just about to say that. KP said he'll get back to me when he's ready, but right now I need committed writers. I could probably pull off a beta version with just one other person.
Basically, I want to get to the point where I can set a deadline and then collect the articles to turn over to the formatting people. I'd like to get a beta paper, edit it, and put it out as ver. .99 or something.
Unfortunately, I'm getting busier as it gets later (hence the once-a-month schedule), so I'm eager to do this sooon.
Ragnar is rung in.
Anyone who doesn't ring in in three days will be removed from the active staff on this section.
Dracos
All I need is a deadline in which I can turn in my comic thingy.
You know, I don't even recall if I was doing anything other than a web layout for this. *scratches head* But I guess I'm still in though.
Okay, those who haven't posted are removed. @_@
Dracos
In an effort to get this jumpstarted once again, I am ready to try to get out a monthly version of something, using some of the articles I have from the past.
The main thing here is that I can't go this alone-- I really need another writer to help, because I'm busy enough that I can't write more than half of it. Until I get someone, I'm afraid this is going to continue to creep along.
Noted, Ragnar.
Looking for someone.
Dracos