08-06-2000 02:46									#1
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WAAAAAAAAA!!! sammyboy7 wants an icq faq page.... waaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!


no, but seriously, why not....
and an email faq page... i mean how hard would it be??????!!!!!??

	08-06-2000 03:54									#2
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Do you want to run and update them, then? This information is in people's profiles as it is.

	08-06-2000 08:32									#3
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A comprehensive ICQ F.A.Q. has already been compiled by its creators, Mirabilis, at <A HREF=/forums/"http:/www.icq.com">icq.com</A>.

An email FAQ? Too general a topic for us to cover, but if you search around the Web you should be able to find several good ones.

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	08-06-2000 15:51									#4
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Dan,

I think we're not talking of a real FAQ here, more of a list with peoples handles and ICQ numbers/email addresses (kind of like the Age FAQ) and I agree with sammyboy7 that it could be very useful, providing everything is sorted in alphabetical order (tough I wouldn't want to be the one to maintain it ).

Locutus

	08-06-2000 17:37									#5
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Yeah DanQ, I think you missed his point.

There have been many "what's your ICQ" threads, because people are interested in other Apolytoners numbers. It's really a good idea, as long as SOMEONE wants to volunteer to set it up and do all the work

	08-06-2000 19:17									#6
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yeah, yeah. of course i wasnt talking about a how-to page.. heheh. i was talking about an faq page(s) like the age faq... just a list of people and their icq's/emails.

well, isnt the age faq just a thread that has a link from the faq page? i cant do that linking stuff on apolyton, but theoretically i could start a thread.... it would be helpful, though, if an admin. started it so it would look more official...

suggestion: maybe you could just have an faq thread section on the forums page and then list the age faq, icq faq, email faq, and maybe a location faq, whatever kind of faq somebody wanted to start under that. They would all be in one place, wouldnt get knocked off the first page in 3 hours, and would always be accessible. i dont believe this would be too hard.. after all, you just added a freeciv section....

ps. i have 61 apolytoners numbers, if anyone wants them, but out of 6154 registered users,i'm sutre there are a bunch more with icq.

	08-06-2000 20:50									#7
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I agree with Sammyboy. It really wouldn't be much more work then the Age FAQ already is, and it would be really helpful...

Or if no one wants to go through the trouble of maintaining it, then why don't you just set up a place where everyone who lists their ICQ number in their profile can post? That way, those who want to expand their contact-lists with willing apolyton users can look there.



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	08-06-2000 23:44									#8
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sammyboy7,
Well, linking isn't all that hard, just copy the address from your browser window into a post and your done (of course a HTML-tag would look better, but this works just as well).
I think that if you *are* gonna make a faq, everyone will have to give himself up, not everyone may want to have their ICQ-numbers so in the open, so adding everyone on your contact-list doesn't seem like a good idea to me.

adaMada,
I disagree, if everyone justs posts his/her address without having any system, it will be a mess in no time. It'd be easier to check someone's profile then.

Just my 2 cents,

Locutus

	09-06-2000 00:02									#9
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It actually would be harder than the Age FAQ, because birthdays don't change, and ages only change once a year, but ICQ numbers can change 4 times a week.

But, if no one else wishes, I'd volunteer to do it, anything I should know? This is what I'd be planning:

I'd go from forum to forum requesting ICQ numbers for those who wish to give it. Then I'd make an alphabetical listing. How's that?

	09-06-2000 00:05									#10
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Oh, and also, I'd only really have weekends to work on it if that's OK.

Anyone wanna be a helper?

(Yes, this is in fact my pathetic attempt to get a special title )

	09-06-2000 01:54									#11
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<center><table width=80%><tr><td><font color=000080 face="Verdana" size=2><font size="1">quote:
<img src=/forums/"/images/blue1.gif" width=100% height=1>
</font><font size=1>Originally posted by Mao on 06-08-2000 03:02 PM</font>
It actually would be harder than the Age FAQ, because birthdays don't change, and ages only change once a year, but ICQ numbers can change 4 times a week.
<img src=/forums/"/images/blue1.gif" width=100% height=1></font></td></tr></table></center>Yeah, right... An ICQ Faq is almost completely static, whereas the age faq changes continuously (250 ppl in the faq, lots of work). FYI, I usually update once every three weeks, and I'm usually busy for 2-3 hours..

In a couple of months I'm hoping to have more time for the faq, and I was planning to expand it, with icq numbers just being part of it...

I think that just an ICQ faq is not enough...
It should contain more info.. I made a thread about this some months ago in this forum...

	09-06-2000 22:23									#12
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well, however it happens (thanx mao, narck) it looks like it will happen. and, since i wont be around for a while, mine is 73546218
ps. when i'm gone, just somebody keep pushing for it (mada, mao)

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	12-06-2000 07:57									#13
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Oh, ok -- I was just responding to what I believed was reasonable in terms of what I thought was being asked.

An interesting idea. Watch the <A HREF=/forums/"/about">About section</A> for a note on this subject shortly...

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	12-06-2000 17:35									#14
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I seriously do not get the point of this at all. You click the little button marked "profile" above a poster's name, and the ICQ number is right there. So, If I wanted to know your ICQ number, I'd look it up in the profile. Simple.

	12-06-2000 17:46									#15
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But HR, it would be nice to have a full list all in one place.
Granted, if you are only looking for one number, you are correct... But if you are creating a new list...

	12-06-2000 18:02									#16
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I suggested this a few months ago and was shot down!

Danq: grrr, no icq list!! no no no!!

that's basically the response i got.

But i'll overlook that, and i'll manage the list if you want. I offered to before, but i'll offer again.

	12-06-2000 18:06									#17
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"In a couple of months I'm hoping to have more time for the faq, and I was planning to expand it, with icq numbers just being part of it... "

Narck: no offence, but you've said you'd make x FAQ and y FAQ several different times, and it hasn't happened yet. if you want to do it, then DO IT, but don't make promises. Don't worry, you're precious title won't be taken away, you'll still get to be apolyton helper or whatever. i just want the icq list is all. . doesn't matter who does it as long as SOMEone does.

	12-06-2000 19:08									#18
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Follow the Nike Ad. Just do it. (Better to ask for forgiveness than permission.) Here, I'll help you.

	12-06-2000 19:11									#19
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<center><table width=80%><tr><td><font color=000080 face="Verdana" size=2><font size="1">quote:
<img src=/forums/"/images/blue1.gif" width=100% height=1>
</font><font size=1>Originally posted by connorkimbro on 06-12-2000 09:06 AM</font>
Narck: no offence, but you've said you'd make x FAQ and y FAQ several different times, and it hasn't happened yet. ... Don't worry, you're precious title won't be taken away, you'll still get to be apolyton helper or whatever.
<img src=/forums/"/images/blue1.gif" width=100% height=1></font></td></tr></table></center>I understand it hasn't happened yet, but I take care of things IRL first before doing stuff in Apolyton...

btw, that comment about my title was uncalled for. They can take it away today and I won't care.


Anyway, if desired I could add ICQ numbers to the age faq now (as in: within a couple of days, good enough?) since that's not a lot of work at all...

Personally, I don't think we need a separate ICQ faq since all the names are already in the age FAQ, and in order. It would just be a small addition..

So, whatever, I don't mind adding the icq numbers now... Since it's not a lot of work... what I was thinking of a couple of months ago takes a lot of work and I don't have time for that right now for at least another 4 months ... but if ppl want an icq list, that's not a lot of work, so I could do that right now.

	12-06-2000 19:23									#20
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Ming: Who wants to add people they have never heard of to their contact list?

	12-06-2000 19:31									#21
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I think many people are missing one of the main points about the ICQ FAQ. You could just go down a popluar forum, and add everyone on it to your contact list, but you wouldn't know who wants to be added from that. Whereas, if there was an Apolyton ICQ FAQ, then only people who want other apolytoners on their list would post; which would allow people to expand their ICQ contact list WITHOUT all of the hassle that would otherwise be prevaliant.

If an ICQ FAQ is ever set up, then I vonenteer to assist whoever winds up running it (I'd also be willing to run it, if no one else steps forward and takes the responsiblity (Narck)).

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	13-06-2000 09:45									#22
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If you don't want people to add you, why don't you just leave the field blank? I'm sure everyone who has posted their ICQ number in their profile want other people to message them.

	13-06-2000 02:46									#23
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Narck: it's just that whenever the idea for an FAQ comes up you're like "oh me me me me!" and then you never do it. the geography one is the only other one i can think of right now, but that has been more than once, and i think there were others too. And so far, the only one you've done is the Age one. I have no problem with you doing it, as long as it get's DONE, unlike the other ones, that's all. Don't say you can/will do it if you've got other things going on, see what i mean?

	13-06-2000 05:16									#24
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This is me mostly thinking out loud: I use some pretty complex Excel spreadsheets to sort and perform calculations on data at work. I should think that you could create a webpage with a form that dumps info into an Excel macro that sorts by user name, age, ICQ ect. If it were set up as a form and a macro it would maintain itself.

and the People said, "Uh huh, okay bright boy so how would you do it and are you volunteering?

Hey, I'm more of an "idea" man... Al Gore and I are too busy reinventing the internet to help right now!

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	14-06-2000 08:30									#25
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connorkimbro:

Yes, I know, but the issue has been raised once again demonstrating that it does appear to have sufficient support to give the proposal another shot.

So, here we go...

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	14-06-2000 09:45									#26
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Ok, connor, point taken...

I will start adding the first bunch of nrs later today ok?