20-10-2004 08:50									#1
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OK, I got this recently from PAL.

quote: Guys - that turnchat we've been asking about for a few turns is becoming a lot more important. We'd really like to have it before we play the turn tomorrow night; we need to settle things like the war date for a solid, fixed-specific number. We also *may* have discovered a sea channel across, but we need to cross-reference any info you have on the subject as well. Been pokin' atcha about this for a few turns. Now we're a-shakin!

I have emailed them back a hurried response:

quote: Here's a hastily written replay to get things moving here. OK - a chat can be done, but the crucial things are 1. timing it with hopefully a little warning; and 2. where this will happen. Our Consuls at the moment are OctavianX - whose whereabouts I cannot attest to right now, although if I specifically contacted him I daresay he would make himself available. He is located somewhere in the US timezones; Togas, who is also in the US, and busy IRL until early evening Nth American time; and myself, and I am situated in New Zealand, which is GMT+13 right now. I imagine most of PAL is located in Nth America as well, and as a postgrad student my times may be a little more flexible than most peoples', so please give us some availablility times that could work. My normal state of affairs means I can do effectively from the time this email is sent (around 0400GMT) until about 1400GMT. Outside of those hours will not be so easy except on the weekends (but then I guess we're looking at earlier than then anyway). I will contact the other Consuls and Domestic Minister for their times. As for the second issue - the place - I know that there have in the past been discussions at some GameSpy chat or whatever, but I have had difficulties in the past getting onto that. I have mIRC working though, and can chat using the Apolyton.net server or probably anywhere else like DALnet, EFNet etc. Please reply when you can on your take on when and where so we can try to get this set up. Cheers, MrWhereItsAt Consul of Apolyton

I thought it important to get things moving here, so this is not very well-written, but then most communications with PAL hardly need to be.

So Togas, OctX, GodKing and if possible InvIcarus - you guys need to get some times here so we can get a chat going with at least one Consul (preferably two) and GK or InvIcarus if at all possible with PAL for SOON. I am PMing the lot of you, but if you see this first, then please respond, so we can tell PAL exactly when we can chat.

	20-10-2004 10:03									#2
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Sorry for my recently spotty activity - a flurry of tests and homework caught me off-guard.

The general time that I'm around is late night U.S. evenings - from 8PM to 1AM US Central (GMT -5). That time will generally work for the next few days, I think.

	20-10-2004 11:28									#3
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Let's do this tomorrow night. Just pick a time after 7:30pm PST and I'll be there.

However, who we really need is GK for scheduling and/or Uber for military matters. My planning ahead ability is somewhat fuzzy, which is complicated even more by the uncertainty that is Anarchy.

--Togas

	20-10-2004 17:09									#4
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Sent back to PAL:

quote: Thanks for the quick reply Here are the stated availability times for the two North American-based Consuls: Octavian X "The general time that I'm around is late night U.S. evenings - from 8PM to 1AM US Central (GMT -5). That time will generally work for the next few days, I think." Togas "Let's do this tomorrow night. Just pick a time after 7:30pm PST and I'll be there" So if this can be done 'tomorrow night' after 7:30pm Pacific Time then please contact Togas and the regulars by email with details on how to get to your chatroom or just show up in #apolyton or #apolytonisdg so things can begin. I am sorry that I am likely not to be there - 7:30pm PST is mid-afternoon my time, and I may not be able to leave Uni until some hours later, but I will try. Good luck with coordination. MrWhereItsAt Consul of Apolyton

Guys, please be ready after 7:30pm PST for some kind of chat, hopefully. I will join whenever I can, but I may be too late.

	20-10-2004 17:50									#5
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I will be available, after 9:30 pm eastern us time (I teach class on wednesday nights, and all the kiddies will be upset if I don't show up to unlock the door). I will log on once I get home.

Short version, we go into anarchy in 2 turns and when we come out we are ready to begin the war.

	20-10-2004 23:44									#6
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For some reason WIA put "7:30 Central Time" in the subject line of the email he sent to F-P and F-P responded with 7:30 central.

I wrote FP back saying it would be PACIFIC ... 9:30 central, which should work for GK, OctX, and myself.

--Togas

	21-10-2004 00:20									#7
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I will be available tomorrow at the requested time, but I am not sure yet if it is today or tomorrow...... I will be around for both.

	21-10-2004 00:47									#8
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quote: Originally posted by Togas For some reason WIA put "7:30 Central Time" in the subject line of the email he sent to F-P and F-P responded with 7:30 central. I wrote FP back saying it would be PACIFIC ... 9:30 central, which should work for GK, OctX, and myself. --Togas

Whoops! Sorry - I was in a rush.

FP's last email back mentioend Thursday, so I'm assuming it's then. If there is any clarification I can make later today (tonight for you guys), then I will post about it here.

	21-10-2004 07:14									#9
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With the 875 B.C. save:

quote: Save attached. See you tomorrow night at 9:30 CDT for the chat, then?

	22-10-2004 06:32									#10
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er, um.... where is everybody?

	22-10-2004 12:14									#11
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Did the chat happen?

	22-10-2004 13:06									#12
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Sorry BF - it did. It was in the midst of me working, but I have a log and I'll post it soon (as a .txt rather than all in a few posts), along with a summary of key info.