AARbitrary stuff EUII

[Apebe]

thanx for feedback peter.
The Library was first designed to be put on the forum, so fields and other restrictions were not really in use. Having now that MySQL database (is that an euphemism ? ) we are allowed to many improvements.
I've already added ta field with option "single" "multiplayer" (in a non sexual way ). It's hidden for now but will be soon in use.
If you or anyone has a strange but genius idea this is place you're welcomed.
And for that excellent AAR you were talking about I think it will be listed in Multiplayer .... But then I don't think I can list the players that are involved.

And Peter, was the internet php response quick ?

What I also would like to know is the monitor set up of folks around here....

 

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Happy Birthday Jerry!

The big three-oh, eh? I don't even remember what I did on mine but I'm pretty sure it involved Smithwicks and probably some single malt scotch. Hope you can't remember yours in a few weeks either.

 

[Warspite]

Thank you Bruce and everyone, I have to say though that this birthday SUCKS!!! My mind has a long way to go to catch up to my body. Hell, I played a game of football yesterday with the guys and now, I have never been so soar in my life, can barely get out of bed. 30 years old UGH!!! My mind tells me I just turned 20 but then I take off my shirt and see this little EU and Mountain Dew belly, its just pathetic I tell ya

However beyond the initial shock of realizing how old I am, I can rest in the assurance that now I can play the field from both angles. Older chicks in their 30s are easier game for me now and the youngens still in their 20s, hell late teens are still open for business

I figure it will take me about 10 years to prepare myself for the next dreaded milestone "40"

Thanks again mates, I appreciate this.

Jerry

 

[Warspite]

Originally posted by MrT
Happy Birthday Jerry!

Hope you can't remember yours in a few weeks either.

Thats it! by god Chris your a genius, Ill drink enough so that I forget about this whole day, hell maybe Ill even wake up from it and think Im 20 Right then, Ill drink so that my head goes back 10 years and stays there Ill never know the difference

 

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Originally posted by Peter Ebbesen
Having used the LEANPIL a bit more, I'll chime in and say that a multiple author approach would be useful. Vanity being my middle name (Peter "The Vain Conqueror" Ebbesen), I noticed that the Righteous BastAARds was listed under the Peter Ebbesen + Norgesvenn author (which existed as a separate author), and that I wasn't represented at all as a co-author of Asia - the Awakening or the WAAR of the Worlds.

WAAR of the Worlds is an oversight which I can rationalise by saying that when it first started it appeared to be only Prufrock451 writing it and I haven't had cause to go back and adjust the author. I will change that for next month's update.

Once an AAR expands beyond two authors it becomes a problem. While "Asia" has a smaller number of participants, I'm afraid of getting into a situation where I have to lost 16 authors' names with an AAR...not to mention the logistical problem of me having to go and suss out who everyone is and do each of the individual entries... Yes, it could be done, but I'm fearful of the long-term time requirements to keep it all up to date. I think that individual authors should continue to provide links and listings in their sigs whereever possible and use the multi-author AARs as a vehicle to showcase your style.

Your earlier comment re ICFtM demonstrates yet another reason I've been dragging my heels on the whole "classification" issue. There are so many grey areas that I can see it ending up as a really annoying "battle" where people argue about whether an AAR is "funny" or not, or whether a failed WC attempt should still get a check mark in the WC field...etc.

The more I think about it them more I think that getting into that extra detail is more trouble than it's worth and that perhaps having a series of OscAAR polls running at around Christmastime would be better. Maybe do one poll each week for each of the major categories as a "best of the year" wrap up (since as of this coming month it will have been 1 year since EU2 was released).

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J.Pass.: I've been running into other time constraints recently so Estonianzulu is doing the vast majority of the EU1 listings. Perhaps the best bet would be for you to PM him and see how he's progressing and where you could help him.

 

[Apebe]

Originally posted by MrT
Once an AAR expands beyond two authors it becomes a problem. While "Asia" has a smaller number of participants, I'm afraid of getting into a situation where I have to lost 16 authors' names with an AAR...not to mention the logistical problem of me having to go and suss out who everyone is and do each of the individual entries... Yes, it could be done, but I'm fearful of the long-term time requirements to keep it all up to date. I think that individual authors should continue to provide links and listings in their sigs whereever possible and use the multi-author AARs as a vehicle to showcase your style.

Your earlier comment re ICFtM demonstrates yet another reason I've been dragging my heels on the whole "classification" issue. There are so many grey areas that I can see it ending up as a really annoying "battle" where people argue about whether an AAR is "funny" or not, or whether a failed WC attempt should still get a check mark in the WC field...etc.

The more I think about it them more I think that getting into that extra detail is more trouble than it's worth and that perhaps having a series of OscAAR polls running at around Christmastime would be better. Maybe do one poll each week for each of the major categories as a "best of the year" wrap up (since as of this coming month it will have been 1 year since EU2 was released).

MrT.
I will add a field in the Data Base called "text" where comments can be inserted by the authors, and that can display for multiplayer/multicountry some more details.... some sort of fourth page of a book. What do you think ?
Of course it will be to the authors to post what they wish to be in that field.

 

[Apebe]

and T, are you going to set up a team to work on the right writing date ?

 

[EmprorCoopinius]

30.

Wow.

Poor guy.

::watches time crawl as he waits to turn 21::

Congrats Warspite!

 

[Xanadu]

Woohoo for Warspite!

The beer is flowing in the temple .

 

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Nobody beleives a word you have to say if you're 20-anything .... (not that you're suddenly gifted with Brilliance at 30 - People just look at you like you're some kind of adult.) ....

Welcome to the Dark Side.

 

[Nikolai]

Congrats, Warspite! And I can tell you, that my dad is 41, and I still think he is fairly young, so you aren't so bad, are you? And he is still young in mind, actually, he's more modern in choice of music than I am! And he is in....eh...good shape, other than last winter when he wanted to show us kids how he ran as young!

So, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

 

[Eochaid]

Well well well. I was a week too early in saying this.... So Happy Birthday!

I know how each milestone is dreadful. A few months ago, when I turned twenty..... what? Why are you all looking at me with those nasty looks on your faces?

*Eochaid starts running with EmperorCoopinius, chased by a hord of old AARers*

Geez, those guys ARE touchy when it comes to age!


BTW Guys: it's also Carolus Rex's birthday Happy Birthday Carolus!

 

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30? Is that all Jerry? Happy Birthday.

 

[Bismarck]

Happy Birthday Jerry... how many you going to have tonight? 10-12?

M

 

[Secret Master]

Warspite is 30? Why, he doesn't look a day over 29....

Happy Birthday.

 

[Edgar Francis I]

30 already? You beat me by 18 months! I am officially no longer the oldest person I know.

Happy Birthday.

EF1

(returned from the happy prison of obsessive playoff-baseball watching)

 

[Rictus]

Curses! A day late! Well, blame it on the slow connection. Yeah.

Hope you had a great birthday! 30...I'll raise a bevy to you, Old Man

*goes and yomps away at the sprightly age of 18*

Toodles and have fun!

 

[Warspite]

Wow thank you guys for all this but I think there has been a mistake, I just turned 20, (Pauses) yep, just counted the beer cans, 20 in all so.... what was I doing here again?

 

[Apebe]

Hey T, you're a genious, your last idea is great ...
view this link a try
watz the background colour any way ?

 

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Originally posted by Apebe


MrT.
I will add a field in the Data Base called "text" where comments can be inserted by the authors, and that can display for multiplayer/multicountry some more details.... some sort of fourth page of a book. What do you think ?
Of course it will be to the authors to post what they wish to be in that field.

Yikes! And therefore up to me to ensure it's correctly transcribed? Hope people don't use it too much and that you put a limit on the number of characters (max 40?)

Glad you liked my little moment of genius

...and your PM box is full (not surprising really )