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FORKNI-L Digest - 20 Jul 2004 to 21 Jul 2004 (#2004-195)

Wed, 21 Jul 2004

There are 28 messages totalling 659 lines in this issue.

Topics of the day:

  1. War? (6)
  2. The NA Homepage (Was: War?) (3)
  3. Admin: Re: War?
  4. Factions
  5. Reese
  6. the llama -- was The NA Homepage (Was: War?) (3)
  7. No dumb questions, was Re: War?
  8. Mr Happy's site (2)
  9. A question on past wars... (8)
 10. DVD
 11. Question on past wars

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Date:    Tue, 20 Jul 2004 17:19:01 EDT
From:    Dory Blankenship <DORY12485@a.......>
Subject: Re: War?

Dear all,
Firstly, may you all have a wonderful day, and I hope it is already so. I'd
very much like to play as well!  There are a couple of things I must do before
I join, so can we PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE put off the war for just two weeks?
For this I send five pounds of virtual chocolate to ANYONE and EVERYONE who can
wait for just two weeks to start the war from the time this message is sent
out.  I am very grateful for this slight delay.  Again, have a wonderful day!
AgapePhilos,
Dory.
Faith.  Pure, simple faith. - Jeanne d'Arc, FIHS
Just keep swimming! - "Dory", "Finding Nemo"

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Date:    Tue, 20 Jul 2004 15:20:17 -0600
From:    Rose Thatcher <dreamerextrodanar@h.......>
Subject: Re: War?

War?  When I can actually participate this time?  WAR?!   lead on McMommy!
<G>
              'Rose

"The true nature of the Vampire is undefined, undiscovered, inconceivably
complex, and therefore, Lots of fun!"


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Date:    Tue, 20 Jul 2004 17:30:10 EDT
From:    Robin Tidwell <Robinchristine79@a.......>
Subject: The NA Homepage (Was: War?)

Is the NA homepage still active.  I know they don't post there anymore, but
is it still up?

Robin

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Date:    Tue, 20 Jul 2004 16:32:06 -0500
From:    Lisa McDavid <mclisa@m.......>
Subject: Admin: Re: War?

It's ok, Dory. Assuming Don can do it -- there are always a lot more bounces
and techie things in a war -- we will first have to call for scenario proposals
from potential warmistresses/masters.  Then we have to get things fine-tuned,
allow a couple of weeks to collect email permissions from players (remember the
no real people without permission requirement from PSU that's in the rules), and
makes sure everybody's got their settings on Fkfic-l they way they want them.
There's no way this can be done in less than a month and I suspect we're
looking at more like six weeks assuming Don and I go straight into this.

Besides, there's generally a discussion of starting dates so we can let as many
people as possible fit the war into their schedules.

BTW, maybe I should mention for those who are new to the concept, that wars
actually take place on Fkfic-l and you don't have to be playing to read. It's a
large round robin. It's also supposed to be fun and to be humorous.  Think of it
as a large, rowdy, online party.

McLisa
mclisa@m.......
>There are a couple of things I must do before
>I join, so can we PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE put off the war for just two weeks?

>Dory.

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Date:    Tue, 20 Jul 2004 17:50:11 -0400
From:    Katherine DeVries <banshee1@t.......>
Subject: Factions

IS there still a list of factions out there? I saw it once a long time
ago but I've cleaned my drive since then...

Apreciative as always.
Kat

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Date:    Tue, 20 Jul 2004 15:24:12 -0700
From:    Megan MacLean <xena_goddess_of_war_99@y.......>
Subject: Re: War?

*Perks up* I've hear of these Wars. I'd love to
actually be able to participate this time, if we have
one!How does one partipcate? Sorry if I ask any dumb
question, still kinda new, you know? <g>

Megan MacLean

~Don't taff with me, I'm running out of places to hide
the bodies.




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Date:    Tue, 20 Jul 2004 17:35:38 -0500
From:    Lisa Luksus <tokariel@n.......>
Subject: Re: War?

At 02:12 PM 7/20/2004, Katherine DeVries typed these words:
>Chocolate? I'd work for the chance to sit at Lacroix's feet as he
>masterminds the campaign to squash his opposition. I'd kill for his
>benevolent glance...
>
>What faction does that make me?

Hmmm ... sounds Cousinly to me!  :)



Cousin Tok
and the Cousinly kitties
tokariel@n....... / AIM Tokaara / ICQ 46441308

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Date:    Tue, 20 Jul 2004 18:45:35 EDT
From:    Libratsie@a.......
Subject: Re: War?

In a message dated 7/20/04 5:25:00 PM Central Daylight Time,
xena_goddess_of_war_99@y....... writes:


> How does one partipcate?

Once the War is announced, most "factions" will start mentioning they want to
play. Just because your favorite character is LaCroix does not mean you must
play with the Cousins. You may just want to have fun with another faction, the
Ratpackers for example.

You'll sign up with the faction leaders (since Johnsie is MIA, I'll probably
lead the Ratpackers as second-in-uncommand, for example). Special lists are
often set up for war planning in each faction. Factions will have their own
rules for war posts. Some will have just one official posters, others take
turns.
Depending on the war rules, each faction or person may only be allowed a set
amount of posts per day so be sure to pay attention to your faction's rules.

Each faction seems to have its own personality. The Ratpackers, for examples,
are sort of part of the Mercs, only we are a little less serious; more easily
distracted by grilled cheese and chocolate; and more apt to get in very
bizarre situations.

Wars are NOT about the characters, they are about you and me - the fans. The
characters are controlled by the factions (for example, the Ratpackers control
Screed) and whichever faction has control of the character is the one you
must ask permission from before using a character in a War post. Factions tend
to have their own headquarters and areas. For example, depending on the rules
of the specific War scenerio, you'd have to ask before using the specific
Ratpack/Screed tunnels under Toronto (only they were collapsed and filled with
fruitcake during the last War so don't exist anymore).

This isn't a true role playing game. I'll be playing Libs/Libby/Libratsie,
for example. Or rather my Ratpack personal-ality.<g>

There's no reason to pick a faction right now. If you are a newbie, I'd
advise hanging back until things are more firm and you can get an idea of the
various factions' personalities, plus which factions are actually playing.

--Libs

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Date:    Tue, 20 Jul 2004 19:21:34 -0400
From:    mary combs <combsm@e.......>
Subject: Re: Reese

> >Megan asked: Anyone have any idea how old Joe Reese is supposed to be? I
replied: "Old enough to have served in Vietnam. and Megan replied >But...
in "Dead of Night", the ghost that Reese sees is his older brother, as he
calls Joe "little brother" <snip>

There doesn't have to be more than a year's difference in their ages.
And once acquired, the "little brother" (and "little/big sister") moniker
lasts a lifetime, believe me!
 Every ghostly appearance in the ep involves living people (including Nick)
seeing the dead as they remember them. Joe saw Jordan in camouflage gear
with his wounds showing. The only way Joe could have a memory of Jordan
like that would have been if he had been in Vietnam and had either been
involved in the same action or seen his body before it was prepared for
burial and shipped stateside.

BTW, just to be clear, I do believe that the ghosts in Dead of Night were
"real."

Mary

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Date:    Tue, 20 Jul 2004 23:27:33 -0400
From:    Bonnie Rutledge <llamababe@c.......>
Subject: Re: The NA Homepage (Was: War?)

Robin asked:

<snip> Is the NA homepage still active.  I know they don't post there
anymore, but is it still up?<snip>

Yes. I have not updated it since 2000, so offsite links may be broken
(Nunkies Scouts is the worst culprit), but the other files have been left to
wallow in addicition on Geocities.

My llama song from War 11 is still up at http://bons.50megs.com too.

<waves>

*************************************************
      Bonnie Rutledge .......... llamababe@c.......
Add-ons for the Baldur's Gate Series - Iron Modder V Sept. 19th!
  All at Pocket Plane Group: http://www.pocketplane.net

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Date:    Tue, 20 Jul 2004 22:47:15 -0500
From:    Lyn Palmer <wizkid2u@c.......>
Subject: Re: The NA Homepage (Was: War?)

  "My llama song from War 11 is still up at http://bons.50megs.com too."

  My favorite part....'oh honey, you're just talkin' to the hoof
now....'
  Bonnie, you're a genius!  (Now if you'd just get inspired to finish
your Clare series.....yeah, yeah, I know....!)

  LYN

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Date:    Wed, 21 Jul 2004 00:05:38 -0400
From:    Arletta Asbury <g4akl@c.......>
Subject: the llama -- was The NA Homepage (Was: War?)

The llama wrote:
>Yes. I have not updated it since 2000, so offsite links may be broken
>(Nunkies Scouts is the worst culprit), but the other files have been left to
>wallow in addicition on Geocities.
>My llama song from War 11 is still up at http://bons.50megs.com too.

Are you going to continue your wonderful llama character? Or at the
very least show how she gets UN-LLAMA-ed.

Arletta
who was always very concerned that you seemed to have stayed a llama
at the end of the last war

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Date:    Tue, 20 Jul 2004 21:37:33 -0700
From:    Megan Hull <mistrydder@y.......>
Subject: Re: the llama -- was The NA Homepage (Was: War?)

Or are we going to figure 'Season of Unreason' (I think that was the name) into
the continuing story?

            -Megan

Arletta Asbury <g4akl@c.......> wrote:
Are you going to continue your wonderful llama character? Or at the
very least show how she gets UN-LLAMA-ed.

"Eternal nights too short,
How quickly melt away,
With all the love we shared once,
Forever in a Day."


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Date:    Wed, 21 Jul 2004 06:11:42 -0700
From:    Laurie of the Isles <laudon1228@y.......>
Subject: Re: War?

--- Katherine DeVries <banshee1@t.......>
wrote:
> I'd work for the chance to sit at Lacroix's feet as he
> masterminds the campaign to squash his opposition.
> I'd kill for his benevolent glance...
> What faction does that make me?

Cousin or NunkAnon, depending on the level of your
penchant for inspired silliness. <g>





=====
Laurie of the Isles
<Laudon1228@y.......>
"My life was my own, but I needed a place where
I could get away from it. -- Carol Shields, 'Swann'



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Date:    Wed, 21 Jul 2004 08:20:41 -0500
From:    Lisa McDavid <mclisa@m.......>
Subject: Re: the llama -- was The NA Homepage (Was: War?)

Oh, I hope we'll get to see/hear more of the LLama and her diary.  I really
love those posts.

McLisa, wondering if she should have another whack on the head, resulting in
her believing herself to be a talking cat, except when she's drunk
mclisa@m.......

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Date:    Wed, 21 Jul 2004 08:50:00 -0500
From:    Lisa McDavid <mclisa@m.......>
Subject: No dumb questions, was Re: War?

There are no dumb questions!  It's been a long time since the last war and
anyway, you can't be expected to know things you haven't been here for.

You participate by either writing posts in which you play yourself, or if you
wish, you can allow someone else to include you as a character in their post,
or both. Libby was right to mention that this is not an RPG as role player know
it. There are no points and no serious objectives. Attacks are supposed to be
fun for everyone, like the time I had some of the Nick and Nat Pack kidnapped
by a Merc and dumped in the monkey house at the Toronto Zoo. They played with
the monkies and had a good time before getting out.  You more or less play
yourself, although you can do some exaggeration. For instance, even if your
computer skills aren't perfect, you can make your persona knowledgeable enough
to hack someone's system for war purposes. You can go rapelling down a building.
You just can't have non-mortal powers or be a vampire yourself. There are a few
exceptions for people who got into this before that rule was in place, like my
being supposed to be mortal but Larry Merlin's sister. (I wanted his computer
skills available.)  Unless the war scenario this time forbids it, it's usually
possible to play as an independent.

McLisa
mclisa@m.......
>How does one partipcate? Sorry if I ask any dumb
>question, still kinda new, you know? <g>
>Megan MacLean



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Date:    Wed, 21 Jul 2004 07:34:08 -0700
From:    Amanda Berendt <debrabant_foundation@y.......>
Subject: Mr Happy's site

Is Mr Happy's site finally gone?  I know he hadn't updated it in a
LOOOONNNNG time, but just tried my link and it isn't there.
If it is gone, does anyone have a link to where I can find the
episode transcripts?
I am working on a story for the Conversion day contest and I need to
find out the order of when stuff happned in Ashes to Ashes -- I know
the historical Pompeii/Vesuvius stuff, did a nice paper on it for
college, but I can't remember the flashback LC/Divia stuff and what
happened when.  (I would watch the ep, but I am at work and the
creative juices are flowing now.)

Thanks!
-Amanda

=====
"This thing... man... whatever it is...evil may have created it, left its mark
on it, but evil does not rule it.  So I cannot kill it."  - Gabriel Van Helsing
http://www.darksideoftheglass.com



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Date:    Wed, 21 Jul 2004 08:26:10 -0700
From:    Vikki Farra <bast1531@s.......>
Subject: Re: Mr Happy's site

Amanda, Try this: http://lavender.fortunecity.com/wildbunch/241/ That seems to
work,at least for me.

Bast

 <debrabant_foundation@y.......> wrote:
Is Mr Happy's site finally gone?

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Date:    Wed, 21 Jul 2004 08:29:49 -0700
From:    Vikki Farra <bast1531@s.......>
Subject: A question on past wars...

I know I had a site bookmarked that had the past wars (or excerpts from them)
available to read. I now can't find the stupid bookmark! Can anyone point me to
someplace that has past wars archived? Thanks!

Bast

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Date:    Wed, 21 Jul 2004 08:55:02 -0700
From:    NAT <nat1228@c.......>
Subject: Re: A question on past wars...

At 08:29 AM 7/21/2004, Vikki Farra wrote:
>I know I had a site bookmarked that had the past wars (or excerpts from
>them) available to read. I now can't find the stupid bookmark! Can anyone
>point me to someplace that has past wars archived? Thanks!

There are links to Wars 8, 9 and 10 on my links page:

http://www.squidge.org/~nat1228/links.htm

Nancy


~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Nancy A. Taylor  -- Knightie, N&NPack
nat1228@c.......
http://www.squidge.org/~nat1228/fk.htm

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Date:    Wed, 21 Jul 2004 09:19:52 -0700
From:    Vikki Farra <bast1531@s.......>
Subject: Re: A question on past wars...

SWEET!! Thanks!

There are links to Wars 8, 9 and 10 on my links page:

http://www.squidge.org/~nat1228/links.htm

Nancy


~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Nancy A. Taylor -- Knightie, N&NPack
nat1228@c.......
http://www.squidge.org/~nat1228/fk.htm

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Date:    Wed, 21 Jul 2004 12:41:06 -0400
From:    Stephanie Kellerman <stephke@i.......>
Subject: Re: A question on past wars...

There are some wars on http://www.fkfanfic.com and War10 is on
http://www.fkvoyage.com/fkfanfic/war10.  War 5 is at
http://www.fkvoyage.com/fkwars/war5

They might be archived somewhere else also.

Steph





On Wed, 21 Jul 2004, Vikki Farra wrote:

> I know I had a site bookmarked that had the past wars (or excerpts from them)
available to read. I now can't find the stupid bookmark! Can anyone point me to
someplace that has past wars archived? Thanks!
>
> Bast
>

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Date:    Wed, 21 Jul 2004 09:44:16 -0700
From:    Vikki Farra <bast1531@s.......>
Subject: Re: A question on past wars...

Cool! Thanks!

Stephanie Kellerman <stephke@i.......> wrote:There are some wars on
http://www.fkfanfic.com and War10 is on
http://www.fkvoyage.com/fkfanfic/war10. War 5 is at
http://www.fkvoyage.com/fkwars/war5

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Date:    Wed, 21 Jul 2004 17:41:11 +0000
From:    Elena Gwynne <elena_gwynne@h.......>
Subject: Re: A question on past wars...

Wars one through four are on the FKfanfic site. That's where I first
discovered the things and I've been waiting eagerly for the next one.

Finduilas
http://www.go.wifl.at.org/fin/index.htm
Updated on July 18
http://p211.ezboard.com/bfinduilasstolkiendiscussion

>;I know I had a site bookmarked that had the past wars (or excerpts from
them) available to read. I now can't find the stupid bookmark! Can anyone
point me to someplace that has past wars archived? Thanks!
>
>Bast


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Date:    Wed, 21 Jul 2004 14:28:14 -0400
From:    Cheryl P <fknight420@c.......>
Subject: DVD

Please off the list.  I have the Breed, Interview with a vampire, etc,
extra.  E-mail me if your interested.  Stay safe.
Cheryl / fknight420@c.......


He was brought across in 1228
I was brought across in 1992
I will always be his forever knight.
foreverknight.5u.com

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Date:    Wed, 21 Jul 2004 15:57:05 EDT
From:    Dory Blankenship <DORY12485@a.......>
Subject: Re: A question on past wars...

Dear all,
I have found the site of the last war, War Eleven, to be quite helpful.  It
is at
http://www.geocities.com/athens/7139/fkwar11factions.htm
Also helpful are the links on it.  I assume the "rules" will be similar for
this war, then again, I could be wrong.  Of course, if you really want to be
inundated with war information, just enter "War ____" "Forever Knight" (quotes
and all) into google's search engine, filling in the desired war number into
the blank.  Hope this aids you, have a great day!
AgapePhilos,
Dory
Faith.  Pure, simple faith. - Jeanne d'Arc, FIHS
Just keep swimming. - "Dory", "Finding Nemo"

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Date:    Wed, 21 Jul 2004 16:51:06 EDT
From:    Libratsie@a.......
Subject: Re: A question on past wars...

In a message dated 7/21/04 2:58:13 PM Central Daylight Time,
DORY12485@a....... writes:


> I assume the "rules" will be similar for
> this war, then again, I could be wrong.

Because the "scenerio" for each War varies, so do the rules except for some
very basic things. Of course sometimes rules are very similar.

I'd urge anyone who is a newbie and is interested, to read not just sample
posts from one War, but several to get a better idea of what is wot.

--Libs

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Date:    Wed, 21 Jul 2004 13:59:22 -0700
From:    NAT <nat1228@c.......>
Subject: Question on past wars

I've been busy updating my links section with URLs to all the wars that
have been mentioned here recently. Currently, I have links to wars 1-4 and
8-11.

My Swiss cheese memory isn't very helpful at the moment -- one war (either
6 or 7) wasn't really a "war" as we're discussing here, but the "war" to
bring FK back for a third season -- a "Save Our Show" war. Which one was that?

And does anyone have *working* links for the other two missing wars (5 and
6 or 7)? I'd like to be able to offer a single place to find the URLs to
all the archived wars, to make it simpler for people to find them all.

Nancy

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
nat1228@c....... -- Knightie, N&NPack
http://www.squidge.org/~nat1228/fk.htm
http://www.squidge.org/~nat1228/links.htm

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