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Current status posted by Ruuk on 17 March:
"NAME OF THE PROJECT: Since we have not (yet) come up with an official name, I'd like to just use the term Project - with a capital P. Easy to type, and doesn't offend anyone's ideas of what it should be called (yet). We will figure out what it's going to be called a little later, and will put out a separate posting with example names asking for either a vote or suggestion of other names. I'm not going to tell you what we've thought of right now, b/c I don't want this thread to start going into who likes what. We'll get into that later peeps! INTERESTED PARTIES: Those of you who are interested in actively helping out, contact MoS directly thru e-mail, and he can get you up to date with where we're at, how things are starting to get structured, etc. underhill...suggestion... see if you can selectively compress all the e-mails and IM's that we've been throwing back and forth, and see if you can put together a "package" that has most of the current thoughts on group structure, process, etc. If we do this, it would make it a lot easier to explain to new people coming on board. They can instantly get a feel of how things are going and how it's structured without us having to go through the whole discussion again with them. (e.g., you're talk with Bubu, MoS. Don't have peeps misunderstand what we're doing, or need to contact me directly to ask very general questions.) MoS, I prolly don't need to ask you this, but please send me the names and e-mail addresses of everybody that contacts you so I can add them to my cc: list. FORUM: I am going to ask DJ if he'll allow us to have our own forum on the JA Forums Page. We can have separate threads in there corresponding to the different parts of the Project. Aeth, you haven't told me yet if you think this is acceptable. MEETING: MoS, if you want me to organize a meeting, that's fine. Does everyone have access to hotmail? The current core group has been discussing things on hotmail IM and e-mail. I have a GIS project due this week, so I'm not going to be able to much during the evenings (-5... USA EST). Perhaps we can do something the weekend? Maybe around 12 noon EST? Let me know. OFFICIAL/UNOFFICIAL PARTS OF THE PROJECT: Just to fill some of you guys in right here so you aren't confused. This Project will be part of the JA website, but prolly on a separate server (which we'll deal with later...don't worry DJ). The Project may be similar to the Microsoft Knowledge Base. You type in a query on what you want to learn about, and the database will pop up the corresponding info. Aeth has suggested we break the Project into two parts. One would be the "Official" JA section, that would have sections written by seasoned individuals, edited, checked and critiqued by experts at JA, and then uploaded. The "Unofficial" part will be where any member of the JA can contribute their ideas of certain aspects of the game/JA. It will be moderated by some of the Project members, and edited for content. I personally think this section would be an excellent area from which Project members could then select and draw ideas and update/revise the Official section. Each contributer's idea, if used in the Official part, could be footnoted with their name as a way of saying thanks. PERSONALS: Aeth - Have you taken a look at the old handbook (recently edited by underhill)? This thing should help provide us with the initial Project structure, and hence, doling out work to people. Check it out and let me know what you think needs to be added/modified. Jake - Glad to see that you're continuing to work on the Force section. Keep it up. And yes, make sure you send it to underhill first for editing before the rest of us take a look at it. After that, it will get sent up the chain to some of the JA Force experts for review. Aeth is right, tho. We don't need to worry about the website stuff yet. btw...I have your e-mail punched in, so you should be getting the cc: messages now. fiZZ - Short guide...oh, ok, I think I understand. Let me know what you think, but I'm not sure this is necessary. When the Project is finally uploaded, people could just cut and paste Project text into Word and make their own personal printout guide on whatever certain parts they want to work on. Haemon - Let MoS send you the old handbook structure (as long Aeth thinks this preliminary structure is ok), and pick and choose what you'd be interested in expanding on. MoS, please keep a list of who is writing on what, and forward to me when you get a chance. Haemon, once underhill gets that edited Project pamphlet together, you'll see the Project Group structure, and where you need to send your write ups (well, to underhill for editing). FINAL THOUGHTS: Looks like we're starting to get some people interested in this Project. I - we - appreciate you're willingness to help. The ideas for this thing are grand indeed, but as Aeth said in a previous e-mail, we gotta start small. But wait till you see what it looks like when we get finished...w00t! Anybody have any questions, let me know at gisjedi@hotmail.com. -rh " _______________ Aeth S'kray *June 2002 +September 2003 This post was edited by Aeth S'kray on Mar 18 2003 11:29am. |
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doobie - Jedi Council 
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you crazy cats have your own forum now... aeth, i'm putting you in charge!
http://academy.jediknightii.net/forum_topics_detail_page.php?f_id=11 _______________ -Academy Leader/Dictator/Defeater of DJ Sith and JACen Solo in the JAK+ Tournament -I do think it (the JA) will help convert dozens, maybe hundreds, to the dork nation... --me This comment was edited by doobie on Mar 27 2003 12:40am. |
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Ruuk Haviser - Retired 
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Yikes! Good luck, Aeth.
-rh _______________ Back from the dead... |
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Aeth S'kray - Retired 
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very sorry i cant be around at the moment. my comp crashed and i'm working hard on it... dunno how long it will take, maybe harddisk is dead  _______________ Aeth S'kray *June 2002 +September 2003 |
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Ruuk Haviser - Retired
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Everybody please move all comments on this thread to the new forum. I've created separate threads based on different Project sections, as well as a "general" thread for miscellaneous discussion.
-rh EDIT: I don't mean MOVE all the COMMENTS over, just move YOURSELF over to the new forum for any further discussion on the Project. Sorry for confusion! _______________ Back from the dead... This comment was edited by Ruuk Haviser on Mar 28 2003 06:42am. |
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Spawn - Ex-Student 
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o god aeth in charge _______________ I know the break down everything is gunna shake down some day I know the break down tell me again am I awake now you can find the reason that no one else is living this way... Spawn |
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Fizz of Belouve - Student 
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quite cool, Master 
I guess u'll add the purposes and stories to the rooms at a given time. _______________ One of the Belouve boys, founder of the mighty FiZZsters Midbie council #20 - Fizz - #1933 - Jan '03 - Aug '04 "Renfield, you idiot!" |
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Bubu - Hubbub 
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here's what i managed to do in about 30 minutes:
http://www.angelfire.com/theforce/ja it is nothing yet, far from finished. underhill said he would draw me a map of the place too. that's pretty much what i plan to do about the "academy tour" section. for the academy history i plan to recruit someone a bit more experienced than me, with a lower profile ID, hopefully one of the JACs can help me with that. and then... i'll see about the rest. that's what i've got so far. tell me what you think if you think at all _______________ make install -not war This comment was edited by Bubu on Mar 26 2003 05:27pm. |
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Jake Kainite - Student 
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Just found this kool site on the net
www.brainyquote.com can see it being good for peoples sigs.... Anyway, I found this quote and it kind of sums up what I'm thinking. When writing your articles, put in effort, and actually want to do it. Don't jsut think "if I do this it'll help the others out" You've got to generally want to do this, like if the project collapsed tomorrow you'd still wanna write this thing (ok maybe thats a bit extreme but you know what I mean. So far you guys seem great and commited to this thing, just trying to keep the motivation going
So in conclusion: "What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure" - Samuel Johnson (no idea who the hell he is) _______________ Apprenctice of Jedi Master Ascari (deceased) Descended from a line of great Jedi Will argue any point of view from any side
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MINDofSIN - Student 
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Did you check your sources and find out where the weapon pictures are? I've asked around and can't find them.
btw, when I'm done a bit more of my section, I'll be sending it to you for suggestions and whatnot. I only have about 6 pages done yet though, haven't really had the time to do more. _______________ Jedi Academy Holocron http://jaholocron.ryanmh.com/ Why should our government send our soldiers to foreign soil to protect freedom of speech, when our freedom of speech is being taking away everyday by the same government. |
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Jake Kainite - Student
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Ah yes, jedi master, I knew there was something I was forgetting  I'll do that before the CTF, as I can see the CTF section getting quite large.
On the force powers, I've remembered what I didn't put it. The force power ups
I've got the little icon pictures so I'll add them in, or wait till I get my edited one back from underhill. _______________ Apprenctice of Jedi Master Ascari (deceased) Descended from a line of great Jedi Will argue any point of view from any side
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MINDofSIN - Student
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Everyone who wants to cover a game mode or three, e-mail me and we'll work it out.
Jake, you ARE covering Jedi Master. I don't CARE if your hands are sore from typing! *cracks whip* :p I can do Jedi vs Merc. _______________ Jedi Academy Holocron http://jaholocron.ryanmh.com/ Why should our government send our soldiers to foreign soil to protect freedom of speech, when our freedom of speech is being taking away everyday by the same government. This comment was edited by MINDofSIN on Mar 26 2003 07:13am. |
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Ruuk Haviser - Retired
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I'd like some comments here regarding DJ's e-mail.
He didn't prefer (ok, disliked) our .doc/.pdf idea. I'm not sure about the database idea he suggests, but I'm all for the "super-FAQ"...which...is...basically...what we've envisioned it would look like anyway. Frankly, I think we're pretty much on the same page. Jake: Yeah, you're prolly right. They've seen this take off, then crash and burn before. But...they didn't have *this* crew working on it... "DAMN THE TORPEDOS! FULL SPEED AHEAD!" And at this point, I'd say pick and choose whatever topic is open. Always hook up with MoS on this issue...he's keeping a running tab on who is writing what.
Any questions peeps, let me know. -rh _______________ Back from the dead... This comment was edited by Ruuk Haviser on Mar 26 2003 06:08am. |
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Fizz of Belouve - Student 
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underhill, there is no time pressure....
but plz be sure to send it to me afterwards for I am gonna check how well u worked with that template
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Bubu - Hubbub 
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ohh dang, i better get moving on this...  _______________ make install -not war |
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underhill - Student 
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Unless someone says otherwise I say go ahead with the CTY stuff, Jake me old kipper.
Btw, your force stuff is great! Unfortunately I probably won't get around to editing it till the end of the week, *sob*. Oh, bollocks, I've just remembered I was supposed to update fiZZ's handbook layout with the curent sections and their order! Honest guys I'll get to it on Friday! _______________ "Negative. I am a meat popsicle." |
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Jake Kainite - Student
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Yeah looks nice, wish I coulda been there
Anyway, I've kinda picked up on a vibe. I can understand us all wanting to get support from the academy to do this thing, get own forum section and stuff. What you've got to realise is that projects like this come along quite a lot. I can see the JAC's not having full faith in us completing this project and I don't blame them. Once we can prove we're commited to this thing and that we'll see it through to the end then we can start asking for some help getting it all displayed. We shouldn't even expect the academy to support it when its done (although I'd be extremely surprised if they turned down a database which contains EVERYTHING you need to know about this game) The end is a long way off, so lets get it all made first before we worry bout how people are gonna read and react to it. What I'm basically saying is GET WRITING. I'm a little confised on where you want me to start next. If no one fills me in then I'll get cracking on the CTF section,1/ to get it out of the way, 2/ because no one else will do it (either don't have the knowledge or the interest). I'll start with basic CTF stuff, then perhaps go into map strategies. _______________ Apprenctice of Jedi Master Ascari (deceased) Descended from a line of great Jedi Will argue any point of view from any side
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Ruuk Haviser - Retired 
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Okey dokey. No little blue pill needed here anyway...
Hey, did you get the edited stuff from underhill? From the meeting? What did you think? -rh _______________ Back from the dead... |
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Aeth S'kray - Retired 
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lol, that really sounds like a crap mail... i say forget about it _______________ Aeth S'kray *June 2002 +September 2003 |
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Ruuk Haviser - Retired
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Someone (qhd@VQIlarge.mhd) sent me an e-mail entitled aow-Give size.jml.
Anyone know who this is? I'm concerned about opening this thing...viruses and such. (Looks to me like some viagra-induced message anyway...) _______________ Back from the dead... This comment was edited by Ruuk Haviser on Mar 23 2003 05:06pm. |
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Fizz of Belouve - Student
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ok, dont hesitate to send it to me as well, my real eMail has no attachment limits. contact me and u will receive it. I might as well put it on a server somewhere (hopefully) _______________ One of the Belouve boys, founder of the mighty FiZZsters Midbie council #20 - Fizz - #1933 - Jan '03 - Aug '04 "Renfield, you idiot!" |
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Jake Kainite - Student 
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no worries bout getting it to underhill, we managed to do it over MSN, which I was convinced didn't work
Me <<<<N00B So yeah, hows the rest of you guys getting along ? I'll start on the next thing soon, whatever that may be, plus do the dits to the force section when underhill gets it back. _______________ Apprenctice of Jedi Master Ascari (deceased) Descended from a line of great Jedi Will argue any point of view from any side
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Aeth S'kray - Retired
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damn, i really missed it :/ would be nice if someone would mail me a log
btw, the layout looks good to me, and 17 sites of force doesnt sound bad to me aswell hey, we're going somewhere! _______________ Aeth S'kray *June 2002 +September 2003 |
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Jake Kainite - Student
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Lol its not that much when you look at it, and I said, theres still quite a bit more stuff that could be put in, at least another 10 pages on specific force tactics, but thought I'd get it checked out first to see if I'm doing what you guys thought I would be.
Met underhill on IRC ust now but can't DCC it (he's screwed something up his end, nothing to do with me) so I'll need to send to someone who can accept then have them mail it on. Someone without a hotmail would be preferable as its 2,5 meg when zipped. _______________ Apprenctice of Jedi Master Ascari (deceased) Descended from a line of great Jedi Will argue any point of view from any side
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Ruuk Haviser - Retired
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Jake - holy s***...
-rh _______________ Back from the dead... |
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underhill - Student
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Jake - if you want to set up a time for us to meet on mirc sos you dcc it to me thats fine with me. I'm +12 gmt btw _______________ "Negative. I am a meat popsicle." |
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Jake Kainite - Student
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Done the force guide, like I said and theres still some things I could put ion if you all agree you want me to.
Its 17 pages, and 3.5 meg (prolly those silly little icon pictures, ah well they look l337) Which means I can't mail it to underhill (hotmail only lets you send a meg or something) so I need to DCC it to either underhill, or someone else who can then mail it on. _______________ Apprenctice of Jedi Master Ascari (deceased) Descended from a line of great Jedi Will argue any point of view from any side
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