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Elven Doritos

#15
June 13, 2006, 02:35:20 PM
Quote from: limetom
Quote from: Are you there, God? It's me, ElDoTo clarify: I mean twice a month, or every two weeks.

It's not?

Twice a month. Like, on the 15th and the last day of the month or something. This is all tentative, mind you, and I'm open to suggestions-- the atmosphere around here is dynamic enough that going longer would fail to capture a lot of the things (showcases, etc.) that go on.

So, 15th/30th is my proposal.
Oh, how we danced and we swallowed the night
For it was all ripe for dreaming
Oh, how we danced away all of the lights
We've always been out of our minds
-Tom Waits, Rain Dogs

Wix of Bel-Air

#16
June 13, 2006, 02:38:19 PM
crit, ditto on the crunch. I'm all for the crunch (no fluff, sorry).
Eats brains here! Ugh!
That is not dead which can eternal lie,
And with strange aeons even death may die.
[spoiler=Cthulhu]"To obtain a deep, restful, and fulfilling sleep, you must first submerge yourself in your cyclopean city of hideous non-Euclidean geometries beneath the sea, and then let your body die. But don't worry! As long as you continue to emanate enough evil thought-energy to influence and control your many worshippers throughout the untold eons, they will resurrect you when the time comes. I guarantee it!" [/spoiler]
[spoiler=Wash]
Yes. Yes, this is a fertile land, and we will thrive."

(as Stegosaurus) "We will rule over all this land, and we will call it... 'This Land'."

(as T-Rex) "I think we should call it...your grave!"

(Stegosaurus) "Ah, curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!"

(T-Rex) "Ha ha HA! Mine is an evil laugh...now die!"
[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Stanza 11]
No! penury, inertness and grimace,
In some strange sort, were the land's portion. "See
Or shut your eyes," said Nature peevishly,
"It nothing skills: I cannot help my case:
'Tis the Last Judgment's fire must cure this place,
Calcine its clods and set my prisoners free."
[/spoiler]

CYMRO

#17
June 13, 2006, 02:53:35 PM
Quote from: Are you there, God? It's me, ElDo....Er. Bi-monthly means twice a month, not every two months.

EDIT: Son of a *censored*!

Dictionary: The prefix bi- usually means 'every two', so bimonthly means 'every two months'. Semi- means 'half' or 'halfway', so semimonthly means 'every two weeks'. However, bimonthly can also mean 'twice a month' - but it is rarely used that way. It is best to remember that bi- is "every two" and semi- is "halfway."

I guess it depends on where you live. To clarify: I mean twice a month, or every two weeks.


Bi-weekly!

Wix of Bel-Air

#18
June 13, 2006, 02:55:05 PM
I'm more conservative, so how about straight-weekly or hetero-weekly?
Eats brains here! Ugh!
That is not dead which can eternal lie,
And with strange aeons even death may die.
[spoiler=Cthulhu]"To obtain a deep, restful, and fulfilling sleep, you must first submerge yourself in your cyclopean city of hideous non-Euclidean geometries beneath the sea, and then let your body die. But don't worry! As long as you continue to emanate enough evil thought-energy to influence and control your many worshippers throughout the untold eons, they will resurrect you when the time comes. I guarantee it!" [/spoiler]
[spoiler=Wash]
Yes. Yes, this is a fertile land, and we will thrive."

(as Stegosaurus) "We will rule over all this land, and we will call it... 'This Land'."

(as T-Rex) "I think we should call it...your grave!"

(Stegosaurus) "Ah, curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!"

(T-Rex) "Ha ha HA! Mine is an evil laugh...now die!"
[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Stanza 11]
No! penury, inertness and grimace,
In some strange sort, were the land's portion. "See
Or shut your eyes," said Nature peevishly,
"It nothing skills: I cannot help my case:
'Tis the Last Judgment's fire must cure this place,
Calcine its clods and set my prisoners free."
[/spoiler]

limetom

#19
June 13, 2006, 04:01:48 PM
I'd prefer a longer time period.  

It would be easy to put stuff in there for a few weeks, but after a while, the ideas would start to run thin.

If we had a longer time period, each would have quality ideas in them that are well developed, and it would be much harder to run out of ideas.

I just think it would be a better idea to emphisize the quality of our community.  We need to make ourselves look as good as we possibly can, and I think we should take every possible opportunity to do so.

Additionally, how will we publish this?  What format will we use?

Elven Doritos

#20
June 13, 2006, 04:06:19 PM
Perhaps a monthly basis would be better, and I'd love to hear other people's thoughts on the matter.

And I concur, quality IS the key thing to keep in mind here.

Format? Hm. We could always publish it as a PDF, perhaps with a bit of work in Photoshop (I have access to PS and I could work out a passable page background, unless someone is better qualified-- then we could compare page styles). If we don't want to go with PDFs, we could go with a simply-formatted chain e-mail, or I'm sure a myriad other ideas...
Oh, how we danced and we swallowed the night
For it was all ripe for dreaming
Oh, how we danced away all of the lights
We've always been out of our minds
-Tom Waits, Rain Dogs

Numinous

#21
June 13, 2006, 04:11:55 PM
I'd like to see it done in a PDF.  Sadly, today was my last day of school, so I no longer have access to photoshop.  Sorry, no funny pictures from me...

So wixman, was that a sign of interest in the reviews?  Does that mean you will be able to review crunch value?  Just checking...
Previously: Natural 20, Critical Threat, Rose of Montague
- Currently working on: The Smoking Hills - A bottom-up, seat-of-my-pants, fairy tale adventure!

Wix of Bel-Air

#22
June 13, 2006, 04:19:47 PM
OMG! Can I be crunch editor/maker-upper?! Plz plz plz! Me me me! Pick me! It's been my dream since I was a kid, Hail Eris... so yeah... way too excited, I'm going to have dreams about reviewing d20 articles... I have before... *sign I play too much d20*
Eats brains here! Ugh!
That is not dead which can eternal lie,
And with strange aeons even death may die.
[spoiler=Cthulhu]"To obtain a deep, restful, and fulfilling sleep, you must first submerge yourself in your cyclopean city of hideous non-Euclidean geometries beneath the sea, and then let your body die. But don't worry! As long as you continue to emanate enough evil thought-energy to influence and control your many worshippers throughout the untold eons, they will resurrect you when the time comes. I guarantee it!" [/spoiler]
[spoiler=Wash]
Yes. Yes, this is a fertile land, and we will thrive."

(as Stegosaurus) "We will rule over all this land, and we will call it... 'This Land'."

(as T-Rex) "I think we should call it...your grave!"

(Stegosaurus) "Ah, curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!"

(T-Rex) "Ha ha HA! Mine is an evil laugh...now die!"
[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Stanza 11]
No! penury, inertness and grimace,
In some strange sort, were the land's portion. "See
Or shut your eyes," said Nature peevishly,
"It nothing skills: I cannot help my case:
'Tis the Last Judgment's fire must cure this place,
Calcine its clods and set my prisoners free."
[/spoiler]

Numinous

#23
June 13, 2006, 04:22:22 PM
I was asking about reviewing the crunch in books, as we review sourcebooks for their value.  Still interested?
Previously: Natural 20, Critical Threat, Rose of Montague
- Currently working on: The Smoking Hills - A bottom-up, seat-of-my-pants, fairy tale adventure!

Wix of Bel-Air

#24
June 13, 2006, 04:27:29 PM
Yeah, but I want the other job too... and I better get it...  :ninja:
Eats brains here! Ugh!
That is not dead which can eternal lie,
And with strange aeons even death may die.
[spoiler=Cthulhu]"To obtain a deep, restful, and fulfilling sleep, you must first submerge yourself in your cyclopean city of hideous non-Euclidean geometries beneath the sea, and then let your body die. But don't worry! As long as you continue to emanate enough evil thought-energy to influence and control your many worshippers throughout the untold eons, they will resurrect you when the time comes. I guarantee it!" [/spoiler]
[spoiler=Wash]
Yes. Yes, this is a fertile land, and we will thrive."

(as Stegosaurus) "We will rule over all this land, and we will call it... 'This Land'."

(as T-Rex) "I think we should call it...your grave!"

(Stegosaurus) "Ah, curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!"

(T-Rex) "Ha ha HA! Mine is an evil laugh...now die!"
[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Stanza 11]
No! penury, inertness and grimace,
In some strange sort, were the land's portion. "See
Or shut your eyes," said Nature peevishly,
"It nothing skills: I cannot help my case:
'Tis the Last Judgment's fire must cure this place,
Calcine its clods and set my prisoners free."
[/spoiler]

limetom

#25
June 13, 2006, 04:28:20 PM
Ok, so...

If you people can't use Photoshop, then why not just use GIMP?  It's free, it comes with almost all of the features of PS, and you can get add-ons.  I use it all the time.

As for PDF creation, we can use Open Office, it can create PDFs, and its free.

I personally have and use both of these programs, and find them to be great.  I tried the PS trial, and found that GIMP, once you learned how to use it, was just as good (if not better because it was free).

As for reviews, I said I was game.

Elven Doritos

#26
June 13, 2006, 04:29:40 PM
I think that we'll assign roles when we get a project leader (which Ishy and I agreed will come after the new Mod is promoted), but we could certainly use the largest berth of articles and potential content to choose from.

~Elven Doritos
Oh, how we danced and we swallowed the night
For it was all ripe for dreaming
Oh, how we danced away all of the lights
We've always been out of our minds
-Tom Waits, Rain Dogs

Elven Doritos

#27
June 13, 2006, 04:32:49 PM
Quote from: limetomOk, so...

If you people can't use Photoshop, then why not just use GIMP?  It's free, it comes with almost all of the features of PS, and you can get add-ons.  I use it all the time.

As for PDF creation, we can use Open Office, it can create PDFs, and its free.

I personally have and use both of these programs, and find them to be great.  I tried the PS trial, and found that GIMP, once you learned how to use it, was just as good (if not better because it was free).

As for reviews, I said I was game.

Heh. Again, this will be something up to the editor-in-chief to decide, if not because they'll be assembling the content and either picking a graphic designer (depending on how many people are interested and submit designs, it could be something of a pseudo-competition).

Again, if it's assembled as a PDF, it really doesn't matter what program we use to put it together. I have PS, and Limetom has mentioned other programs he has available. I think that picking a successful design and formatter is an important part of ensuring the quality of the newsletter.
Oh, how we danced and we swallowed the night
For it was all ripe for dreaming
Oh, how we danced away all of the lights
We've always been out of our minds
-Tom Waits, Rain Dogs

Numinous

#28
June 13, 2006, 04:54:29 PM
[spoiler=To Limetom]
Quote from: limetomOk, so...

If you people can't use Photoshop, then why not just use GIMP?  It's free, it comes with almost all of the features of PS, and you can get add-ons.  I use it all the time.

As for PDF creation, we can use Open Office, it can create PDFs, and its free.

I personally have and use both of these programs, and find them to be great.  I tried the PS trial, and found that GIMP, once you learned how to use it, was just as good (if not better because it was free).

As for reviews, I said I was game.

Alright then, sorry if I jumped the gun on placing jobs and such, I'll try and be more patient.  So, now we wait?
Previously: Natural 20, Critical Threat, Rose of Montague
- Currently working on: The Smoking Hills - A bottom-up, seat-of-my-pants, fairy tale adventure!

Elven Doritos

#29
June 13, 2006, 04:57:29 PM
I think we can still toss around ideas about what things we want to see in the Newsletter, maybe specifics of columns and such, but until we have the project made official and we learn who the new mod is, we're in a bit of a rut, I suppose, yes.
Oh, how we danced and we swallowed the night
For it was all ripe for dreaming
Oh, how we danced away all of the lights
We've always been out of our minds
-Tom Waits, Rain Dogs
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