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Apr 21, 2000, 10:47am

I've been working on this for a long time and have gotten sick of the
solitude, so here goes :)

However long ago it was, I thought maybe it was a good idea that AW had a
central place to catch up on what's going on. Maybe that place could have
been awcommunity.org, but it isn't (at least for me, correct me if you visit
it on a regular basis). So, I tried out my skills and I've come up with a
site that might work. The real test is to see if people are interested,
though, before I get in too too far. So without further ado:

http://cybrzero.ne.mediaone.net/awnews

It'll move to a more permanent location if it winds up popular, but I
thought I'd give it a whirl... let me know what you think.

Cybor
cybrzero at mediaone.net

Apr 21, 2000, 3:48pm

Your page doesn't load in Netscape. Might want to fix that :)
--
Goober King
He's the one mumbling in the corner...
http://lavender.fortunecity.com/heat/318/index.html

Apr 22, 2000, 11:32am

Hmmm,,, does for me... I am using Netscape 4.72. No problems

Terry

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> --
> Goober King
> He's the one mumbling in the corner...
> http://lavender.fortunecity.com/heat/318/index.html

Apr 22, 2000, 4:43pm

The compatibility problem was fixed, for the most part. There's a new
headline discussing these issues at the website
(cybrzero.ne.mediaone.net/awnews)

Thanks for the heads-up.

Cybor
[cybrzero at mediaone.net]

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Apr 25, 2000, 1:51am

I love the site. Though I think you need to add some content. I like the layout better then AWA's. hehe


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Apr 26, 2000, 9:59am

Thanks :)

Content is coming, but right now the big problem is getting all the code
finished so everything runs smoothly. On that note, I'd like to encourage
anyone with news or events planned to submit it... it's quick and easy, just
click the appropriate sidebar item. Part of the goal of the site is to let
everyone get involved. Your news gets reviewed and authorized, and yes, you
get credit, stated directly under the headline. :)))

Cybor
cybrzero at mediaone.net


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Apr 27, 2000, 11:55am

Okay, so The AW Advocate is fluking, especially in the web design
department, but we're going to fix it all up. We're still experimenting and
testing to see which designs work without copying other "competitor" pages
(we're not competing by any means though, I'd love it even more if I could
keep in contact w/ CyberOrganic and share ideas). :) Anyways, I just thought
I'd let it out before I let all the jokes about AWA in a furious flame.
Seriously, we're trying real hard and we have good content, but we're pretty
disorganized at the moment as this is a team-run newspaper, not a one-man
show. :)

Nornny

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Apr 28, 2000, 1:17am

Okay, I have a few words to say about this too, while you're at it :)

I started work on the awnews.com site after I'd been asked to develop a
redesign for awcommunity.org. What's available now is based on a lot of
that work. My vision wandered away from the community "collective" that
awcommunity.org has become toward a more current event, organization-type
news site, and awnews.com was born. I have been working on the design for
about six months, and now that I've decided on a look I like I've decided to
open the site to the community. There was no AWA when I started work, and
until today I wasn't up-to-date enough to realize that one existed.
Maybe the opening came at a bad time; two sites opening at the same time can
instigate competition. Due to AWCOM's own perilous public relations,
however, I think any and all attempts by the community to organize are
beneficial. Every popular application has its share of news sites, and
while they might be somewhat competitive they do coexist. AWA and
awnews.com can coexist easily, and I hope we do. I think it's great that
AWA is a coalition rather than a "one-man show." Awnews.com is set up to
rely heavily on the people of AW to submit news and events as they arrive.
Our staff may grow if anyone is interested in joining, but the site isn't
finished yet.
I'd like to ask anyone who knows of or is planning an event or current
news that no one has publicized to send it to AWA and awnews.com. I'm
speaking on my own but know that awnews.com needs contributors and think AWA
staff would encourage people to send in their info as well. Competition
between sites is unwarranted, the more AW-related sites that succeed, the
better.

Sorry for the long post :-p

Cybor
[cybrzero at mediaone.net]

P.S.: If anyone from AWA wants to discuss ways to work together, let me
know be email or telegram (Cyborganic, in world). I think we can work
something out :)


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Apr 28, 2000, 11:48pm

Hello, I'm Nornny, editor in chief of The Advocate. I am ever so grateful
that you sent this post. I always thought you would be hurt by our
formation, and the similarities between us. But trust me when I say, our
formations was purely coincidence. :) I was just hit with a newspaper idea
and wrote a post out to this newsgroup, unaware that you would post almost
simultaneously, even though you had thought of it months beforehand. I
really hope this is a sign. :) I am truly interested in "merging" or at
least keep a peaceful alliance with each other. It is not my intention at
all to try to compete with you, I would advertise and plug you as
shamelessly as I do the AWA if I had the chance. You're a well respected
person with a very solid looking site design and content. Honestly, when
imagining a site design for AWA, your site design was my vision (you just
beat me to the punch in creating it. lol) I'm not sure how "respected" I am,
but I believe if we do work together as a team, we can create a bigger,
better, well updated site with stories as little as monthly events that are
held in AW to the next version of ActiveWorlds before the beta is even
announced! The ideas are endless with both of our experiences. And even
others' experiences. :) I'm sure we won't have any trouble if we do join
together, but if circumstances come out that we cannot, even a friendly
alliance between us would forever make me grateful to you. Please reply back
to me, I'm Nornny in AW. :) My ideas are endless in what we can do together.

Nornny

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