Well the PBEM season is *ALMOST* upon us. I guess it never
left the sleepy berg of Hillsboro. Here's a quick synopsis
of what to expect in the next few weeks.
1. ***ALL***, I repeat ALL PBEM address will be different
this year. Dan Corrin has graciously consented to use
uso.ca as a combination broadcast/forward/archive site.
James Perkins has agreed to monitor address aliases (since
I so thoroughly proved my incompetence).
Installation of the list is scheduled for next week, with
testing to follow. With luck, we should have a list of
usable character names and lists for you to use by about
the beginning of October. Additionally, we will probably
have a "[email removed]" adress for pbem-related out-of-
game (e-mail type) emergencies.
When testing is done, we'll probably broadcast something
and request a reply, to verify a complete circuit.
2. With the amount of additional time I now have (and it is
quite a lot -- thanks, guys), I'm actually working on the
historical recap of the game to date that I promised
as an intro to turn 91.0.
3. Turns now have (yet) another official numbering scheme.
This one will probalby stick around a while. First
two digits are season of play, in Gregorian year (i.e.
the turn starting this fall begins 91. The trun starting
next fall begins 92.) All succeeding numbers are
non-negative intergers, in increasing order, beginning
with 0. If we have to amend a turn it will become some
thing like "BPEM turn 91.13a". Trivial stuff, I know.
But necessary.
4. If you have any comments, complaints, or suggestions for
improvements or changes, let me know right away. If you
want to play, let me know right away and cc James, so
we can more quickly verify your address.
Happy playing.
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Richard Johnson [email removed] [email removed]
Pax Electronica. Propogate.