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Jul 8, 2003, 12:40am

Hi everyone:

I'm wondering about something....

If I were to maintain a VR TV & Radio Database, would people want to
contribute to keep it updated?? Maintaining such a Database wouldn't be
that hard of a job if the information is kept current and updated. There
could be virtual local as well as global and universal listings (depending
on just how far you want your content to be carried). The Database would be
a page on one of my existing websites or on the City of Hamsterville's own
website once it's built.

The reason why I say "virtual local" as well as global and universal because
some towns (mostly on AlphaWorld and AWWTeen) have virtual Radio or TV
stations which simply "relay" other universal content such as that from the
VR TV networks or Internet Radio stations by acting as an "affiliate" of a
particular network and sometimes (usually in the event of TV stations) use
the same call sign & channel system as their RL terrestrial Radio & TV
counterparts. An example of this is as follows in the City of
Hamsterville...

TV:
===

KSMW-TV 2 (VWTV)
KPDC-TV 4 (AirTV)
KBXD-TV 5 (SFTV)
KOBE-TV 8 (VWMP)
WHAM-TV 11 (XEON)

RADIO:
======

KPDC Internet Radio (Jeeper One)

Note that this isn't yet another means of promoting my fair city as it
pretty much gets enough promotion as it is. But rather the Database would
be of a means of promoting your own town by way of the town radio and/or TV
station.

Thoughts anyone?? Comments?? Tar?? Feathers?? FLAMES (GASP!)?? ALL OF
THE ABOVE (GASP!)??

Cheers for now :-)

PC Hamster
Mayor - City Of Hamsterville
pchamster at comcast.net
Denver, Colorado (my REAL city :-))

Jul 8, 2003, 12:44am

it's a good idea, but you can never tell with VR tv stations, that'd have to
be constantly updated as they're always coming and going, and you never
really know when. they're all over. and, the tv database has kind of already
been done, has it not? with that aw tv viewer, forgot what the org was
called though.

maki
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Jul 8, 2003, 1:56am

Hi everyone:

[View Quote] The VR TV Viewer is gone too as that's what motivated me to do a little
digging where I found a cached version of the old ActiveWorlds TV Directory
on Google. What I'm talking about goes beyond the networks. It would list
ALL the stations (even the local ones like the ones in Hamsterville and Yeti
City). All that would be required is that the 411 be current (which is, as
you pointed out, not easy to do).

Keeping the database current is where YOU - The rest of the AW Community -
come into play.

Of course, I'll do MY part, but keeping it current takes TEAMWORK. And all
that takes is a little EFFORT (even if all it is is sending off an email
pointing out a change of URL for a particular network or station).

With a little TEAMWORK, it really shouldn't be all THAT hard....

Jul 8, 2003, 2:33am

Sounds like a good idea to me, PC hard. If you need a host for the site,
I'd be willing to host it for free.

Builderz
http://www.3dhost.net

Jul 8, 2003, 3:13am

I got a idea though, why not let the tv stations keep their origional names
instead of naming them after basketball players or whatever the heck it is
your doing.

--
Brock - VWTV Co-Owner

Jul 8, 2003, 9:04am

As I've experienced on numerous occasions, TEAMWORK and EFFORT do not
come naturally to most of the people in this NG. :P

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Goober King
An exercise in futility
awnews at awnews.org

Jul 10, 2003, 4:02am

Hi everyone:

[View Quote] If yhou're referring to KOBE-TV Channel 8, it wasn't the intent to name it
after basketball player KOBE BRYANT. Rather, it was to signify the
communities which is serves, one of which is OBOEVILLE, though once I
realized the error in the spelling of Oboeville, which I thought was
OBEVILLE, I thought about changing the call letters to KOBO (and may do that
if legally compelled to do so), but since it was already publicly mentioned
that KOBE were the call letters of the station, I decided to leave well
enough alone (especially since VWTV is providing LIVE COVERAGE of the AWEC
Festival this weekend).

Hope that helps clarify things :-)

Cheers for now :-)

Patrick Cook
Mayor - City Of Hamsterville
pchamster at comcast.net
Denver, Colorado

P.S.: Kobe's got enough on his plate right now with the sexual assault
scandal to mess with something as petty as a TV station in VIRTUAL reality.

Jul 10, 2003, 6:30pm

I'm saying if you do a tv database use the proper names :P

--
Brock - 308723 - DE Leader
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Jul 11, 2003, 12:27am

Hi everyone:

[View Quote] Ohh....That won't be a problem Brock. Though when it comes to local TV
stationslike the ones I have, if they're affiliated with any of the TV
networks such as VWTV, that too will be listed as well. :-)

Jul 26, 2003, 6:15pm

sounds like a good idea dont forget to add xeontv to the list.
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