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1/30/2002 Clinton R. Nixon: SOBRPG-State of Beings RPG (edited to Spam Discussion)
[quote] Project description now available for those who are interested Alife gaming. It is now three years in the making and is one of the largest games written to date-…
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Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, DaR, J B Bell, Ron Edwards, Zak Arntson, Bankuei, greyorm, Mike Holmes, www.bionicbros.de, xiombarg.

1/29/2002 Valamir: Logging in from other computers
Ran into a problem while on the road with the private forums. Do these forums use a cookie in order to get access to them? I can log on from…
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Participants: Valamir, J B Bell, Clinton R. Nixon, Mike Holmes.

1/28/2002 RobMuadib: Getting some threads moved?
Clinton Hey, I was thinking that it would be better to move my "new model" threads out of the GNS forum and into Roleplaying Theory. These are the SGR threads,…
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Participants: RobMuadib, Clinton R. Nixon.

1/27/2002 Valamir: Email addresses
Ack, slight problem...or maybe a how to question. I'm having trouble sending email with an attachment to a forum member. This is because niether the member list nor the profile…
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Participants: Valamir, Clinton R. Nixon, J B Bell.

1/26/2002 Valamir: Great look to the Forge
I had taken a break from on line activities for a good month or two (including the Forge). When I came back the Forge was brand spankin new. New look,…
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Participants: Valamir, Clinton R. Nixon.

1/24/2002 Matt Snyder: Forge logo for shirts, etc.
Ok, folks check out the Forge logo I created for Cafe Press items, T-shirts etc. It's not meant to trump anything Ron & Clinton have going, just to contribute what…
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Participants: Matt Snyder, J B Bell, Clinton R. Nixon, Mike Holmes, Gordon C. Landis, Adam.

1/22/2002 Clinton R. Nixon: Small change in the Resource Library
If any of you have submitted links to the resource library, you've noticed that descriptions have a limit of 255 characters. I have removed that limit, as I have found…
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Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Paul Czege.

1/21/2002 gizem: emergency, please help us
Hello the Forge, A first rpg-related-suicide-crisis is taking place in Turkey. One of the largest newspapers took an interest in the subject and published very negative articles, aimed at creating…
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Participants: gizem, Jared A. Sorensen.

1/17/2002 Bankuei: Appropriateness
I come to the Forge for the quality of the forums. I'll admit that often I post things that aren't the most clear, or well written pieces, but I try…
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Participants: Bankuei.

1/17/2002 Matt Gwinn: Cafepress Stuff
Any chance we could get one of those T-shirts in black? How about a hat too? :-) ,Matt
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Participants: Matt Gwinn, Clinton R. Nixon, Zak Arntson, Mike Holmes, Jared A. Sorensen, Matt Snyder, joshua neff, Adam, Paul Czege.

1/17/2002 joe_llama: Odd request
Hello again, This is kind of an odd request from a person whose in an awkward situation. I didn't know where else to post this but I figured that here…
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Participants: joe_llama, Ron Edwards, Paul Czege, greyorm, Zak Arntson.

1/16/2002 Joe Murphy (Broin): Those automated mails?
Do you think it would be possible to change the automated mails I get when I'm 'watching topics'? If they could say: You are receiving this email because you…
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Participants: Joe Murphy (Broin).

1/15/2002 Paganini: To the System Rulers
You know, I really like the new layout of the forums, but it didn't address the one beef I've had with the UI ever since I've been here. (All of…
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Participants: Paganini, Mike Holmes, Clinton R. Nixon, Logan, greyorm, Ron Edwards.

1/11/2002 Clinton R. Nixon: Elitism and number of posts
[quote="Eloran"] I'm fine with the idea of donations. The questions about anonymity and potentials for elitism have got me thinking. How is acknowledging donators from non donators and different from…
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Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, hardcoremoose, James V. West, Le Joueur, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, Blake Hutchins, Laurel, Trav, Mithras, Valamir, Balbinus, Jared A. Sorensen, Mytholder, erithromycin, Tim Denee.

1/11/2002 Paganini: [OT] GO?
This is not on topic at all, but it's paralell to the "How did you find the Forge" thread, so what the heck. A lot of people seem to have…
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Participants: Paganini, Gordon C. Landis, Mike Holmes, Ron Edwards, Clinton R. Nixon, Laurel.

1/10/2002 Clinton R. Nixon: Idea for member discussion (donations and hosting fees)
Everyone at the Forge, Ron and I have talked for a while now about how to support the Forge as it grows. Over the last year, we've increased our membership…
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Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, Jason L Blair, Matt Snyder, hardcoremoose, J B Bell, Blake Hutchins, Ben Morgan, Le Joueur, Zak Arntson, Bailey, Armin D. Sykes, Chris Passeno, Paul Czege, Trav, Matt Gwinn, greyorm.

1/9/2002 Clinton R. Nixon: Updates upon updates
I went kind of crazy updating the look of the rest of the Forge. (If you haven't been there in a while - there's some stuff outside the forums.)…
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Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, joshua neff.

1/9/2002 Skippy: Where have all the articles gone?
(Sung to the tune of "Where have all the flowers gone?") Admittedly, I'm not a bright man, but I can't find the articles that used to be on El Forge-o.…
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Participants: Skippy, hardcoremoose.

1/7/2002 Clinton R. Nixon: New forum features: instructions and more
First, the FAQ for the site covers posting and all that jazz. It's quite good, and well worth reading. You'll note it mentions avatars and ranks and smilies. I've cut…
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Participants: Clinton R. Nixon.

1/4/2002 Clinton R. Nixon: New forum version
Well, the upgrade's done. I'll be changing the colors and what not over the weekend. Post questions and comments here.
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Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Joe Murphy (Broin), Mytholder, Paganini, Zak Arntson, Ranko, Marco, Paul Czege, greyorm, joshua neff, Logan, Tim C Koppang, Ben Morgan, Chris Passeno, Armin D. Sykes.

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2/6/2002 Marco: Topics should be seen
[Opionion sated as fact] Topics should be presented in bold face at the top of the post--It'll make 'em more relevant [/opionion stated as fact] -Marco
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Participants: Marco.

2/6/2002 Valamir: I feel old
I was just playing around with the new sorting features on the memberlist. Counting only those people who stuck around long enough to accumulate 50 posts or more, I was…
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Participants: Valamir.

2/8/2002 greyorm: OT: Announcement
Today, a little after 3pm I became the proud father of another baby girl! Alexandria and mom are resting comfortably at the hospital and all is well with both!
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Participants: greyorm, Jason L Blair, Jared A. Sorensen, joshua neff, Uncle Dark, Le Joueur, Ron Edwards.

2/17/2002 joshua neff: my own announcement
Okay, so this isn't nearly as cool as Raven having another Ravenbaby, but I'm damned excited... I got accepted into the Grad School at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee for Library/Information Science!…
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Participants: joshua neff, Valamir.

2/18/2002 Clinton R. Nixon: Update to the Forge store
Raven (greyorm) was good enough to donate a completely kick-ass design to the Forge for us to use in the store. I've updated it with all sorts of t-shirts, bags,…
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Participants: Clinton R. Nixon.

2/20/2002 amiel: OT Visioncon
I know, wrong forum, but I don't know what the right one is. Is anyone from here going to be at Visioncon this weekend? -amiel
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Participants: amiel.

2/23/2002 J B Bell: Media Forum
This bboard has too many high-brow critics in it (including myself somewhat in that august company) to not have a media forum to cover TV, Movies, and written literature. Not…
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Participants: J B Bell, Valamir.

2/25/2002 Clinton R. Nixon: [really off topic] Selling a bunch of RPG books
I'm selling off all my games I don't play or plan on playing. Here's a list - e-mail me or send me a private message if you're interested in anything:…
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Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Mike Holmes.

2/26/2002 Kenway: Indie Rpgs faq/guide/timeline?
I hope I don't sound too pushy or ignorant here: Does anyone know of any good faqs/guides to the indie (or otherwise) rpg scene of the past decade? Lots of…
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Participants: Kenway, J B Bell, Clinton R. Nixon.

2/26/2002 Clinton R. Nixon: New policy on off-topic posts
Mike Holmes made an excellent point early today in my off-topic thread about selling off some of my games. 'Site Discussion' is not for off-topic posts, and I made an…
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Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Zak Arntson, James V. West.

3/5/2002 Matt Gwinn: Forge Financing Status
Hey Clinton, I was just wondering if you were still going to post how the fundraising was going. How close are we towards having stuff paid off for the year?…
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Participants: Matt Gwinn, Clinton R. Nixon.

3/6/2002 xiombarg: Connections Corkboard
Okay, I know there isn't going to be an "off-topic" or "general discussions" forum, and I approve of the lack of the former and have mixed feelings about the lack…
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Participants: xiombarg, J B Bell, Gordon C. Landis, Valamir, Ron Edwards, joshua neff, Zak Arntson, Jared A. Sorensen, Mike Holmes, Balbinus, Paul Czege, Clinton R. Nixon.

3/6/2002 Gordon C. Landis: Turning threads into articles
So, here's my thought: the threads here at the Forge can get really meaty and really valuable. But the thread format is not the friendliest for those who weren't participating…
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Participants: Gordon C. Landis, J B Bell.

3/8/2002 Paul Czege: a strange error
Hey Clinton, An attempt to reply to a private message from Dav generated the following error for me: Couldn't find template file: ./language/lang_german/email/privmsg_notify.tpl DEBUG MODE Line : 99 File :…
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Participants: Paul Czege, hardcoremoose, Clinton R. Nixon.

3/9/2002 Christopher Kubasik: Hello! And Welcome to The Forge!
Here are some notes for people just arriving. I'm still new here myself, but I've already found some ways that The Forge is different than other web sites. 1) Slower…
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Participants: Christopher Kubasik, Ron Edwards, Tim C Koppang.

3/12/2002 Ferry Bazelmans: Suggestion
This may be something that has already been mentioned, but why is there no link from my Private Message Inbox to the Forum Index? At least, I didn't find it.…
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Participants: Ferry Bazelmans, Clinton R. Nixon.

3/12/2002 Jack Spencer Jr: Handle change
As part of my recent desire to just use my real name as my handle, I have to ask is there a way to change the handle on my current…
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Participants: Jack Spencer Jr, Christopher Ashe.

3/13/2002 Clinton R. Nixon: Forum upgrade (with new warning)
I just upgraded the forums again - many problems should be fixed now. Unfortunately, I have to go through and update the Forge look to the forum, so if you…
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Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Christopher Kubasik, Ron Edwards, Blake Hutchins, Mike Holmes, Jürgen Mayer, Paul Czege, Jared A. Sorensen.

3/14/2002 Clinton R. Nixon: Etiquette at The Forge (policy)
[b][u]Etiquette at The Forge[/u][/b] Created by Clinton R. Nixon and Ron Edwards. [b]I. About the forums[/b] [i]A. Purpose of the forums[/i] The purpose of The Forge forums is to promote…
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Participants: Clinton R. Nixon.

3/14/2002 Clinton R. Nixon: New policy
I have (finally) posted a list of Forge policies. Please read and observe these from now on. I locked the thread as I want it to stand alone, permanently at…
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Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Jason L Blair, Matt Gwinn, Ron Edwards.

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