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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.

3/6/2002 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.

3/5/2002 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.

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.

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.

2/25/2002 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.

2/23/2002 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.

2/20/2002 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.

2/18/2002 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.

2/17/2002 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.

2/8/2002 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.

2/6/2002 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.

2/6/2002 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.

2/4/2002 Paul Czege: DNS errors?
Hey Clinton, I've had to try the URL repeatedly this afternoon, because I've been getting a DNS error nine times out of ten. Is something up? Paul
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Participants: Paul Czege.

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.

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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.

3/16/2002 C. Edwards: annoying oddity
This is nothing serious, just an annoyance. Quite often, after I return to the Forum Index after reading a thread, forums with new posts cease to be highlighted. All threads…
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Participants: C. Edwards, Matt Gwinn, Valamir, Armin D. Sykes, Clinton R. Nixon.

3/18/2002 Tim Gray: Automatic login doesn't work
It says, tick the box if you want to be logged in automatically on future visits. It's not working for me. Is there a bug somewhere, or is it allergic…
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Participants: Tim Gray, Clinton R. Nixon, Fabrice G., Seth L. Blumberg, Adam, Armin D. Sykes, Matt Gwinn, Valamir.

3/18/2002 Fabrice G.: forced to log in again after a while...
Hi Clinton, when i stay on a topic for a long time, sometimes when i want to return to the forum index I'm redirected on the login page. Is it…
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Participants: Fabrice G..

3/19/2002 Jared A. Sorensen: Favicon
Hey... Anyone wanna whip up a little anvil favicon for the Forge? I love those things...and the Forge ain't got one yet!
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Participants: Jared A. Sorensen, Ben Morgan, Clinton R. Nixon, Christopher Kubasik, Gordon C. Landis, Ring Kichard.

3/19/2002 Valamir: Broken link
FYI: Clinton the link to your "Web publishing for $100" article appears to be broken.
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Participants: Valamir.

3/22/2002 Butch: Crunchy Bits
I'm not sure if I'm in the right forum to ask this question: Will we see another "Crunchy Bits" article?!?! The two first articles were incredible and It would be…
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Participants: Butch, Emily_Dresner.

4/1/2002 Matt Gwinn: Forum Style
Clinton, When will the old Forge layout be available again? I miss seeing the forge logo up in the corner and I prefer the old colors. ,Matt G.
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Participants: Matt Gwinn.

4/1/2002 Jo Anne B.: Pros and Cons of Gaming
I need some help. I have an argument essay on gaming to write. I need to have pros and cons of gaming. I have a limited knowledge on the subject.…
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Participants: Jo Anne B., Valamir, Ron Edwards, Mike Holmes, Clinton R. Nixon, Laurel, J B Bell, Paul Czege.

4/2/2002 Clinton R. Nixon: "Fantasy Heartbreakers" by Ron Edwards
Everyone - Ron has a new essay in the Articles section - well worth reading, in my opinion. Post comments here.
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Participants: Clinton R. Nixon, Valamir.

4/4/2002 Tyrant: Forum Logo
Hey Guys, Just wondering if you were ever gonna slam a Forge Logo up there as opposed to the PHBBB one currently in place? If so I could whip up…
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Participants: Tyrant.

4/5/2002 Valamir: Statistics
Some interesting numbers I came up with while fiddling around on the Memberlist. The top 10 posters are responsible for 40% of the total posts (+40%) The top 20 posters…
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Participants: Valamir, Laurel, Seth L. Blumberg, peteramthor, Reimer Behrends, Trevis Martin, clehrich, M. J. Young, wraeththu, deadpanbob, Brian Leybourne, Ron Edwards, Hunter Logan, greyorm, gobi, Lxndr, cruciel, Mike Holmes, John Kim, Rob Carriere, Green, jdagna, Doug Ruff, Andrew Morris, abzu.

4/6/2002 Andrew Martin: Always have to log in.
Hi! The forum site repeatedly forces me to login and can't seem to keep cookies for longer than one session. After I log-in and then close my browser, and then…
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Participants: Andrew Martin, Matt Gwinn.

4/10/2002 GreatWolf: Print-friendly screens?
This is just a thought that entered my head, not a gripe. Feel free to ignore this and/or tell me that I am cracked. Is it possible to have a…
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Participants: GreatWolf, Tim C Koppang, joe_llama, Clinton R. Nixon, Laurel, Mike Holmes, Paul Czege.

4/13/2002 Mario: Documentary on Gaming
I didn't know where else to put this, so here it is. I am presently working on the idea of doing a documentary on gaming. I would like to do…
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Participants: Mario, Nathan, J B Bell, Jared A. Sorensen, greyorm, Mike Holmes, Matt Gwinn.

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