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johnfowles · 09-10-2004, 03:36 PM

Newsgroup highlights w/e 10 September
or lack of same can be best summed up by the fact that so far there has only been a single mention (by Charlene) of the announcement about tickets for the Hamilton concerts.However the NG remnains a wonderful storehouse of research opinions and memories try this link:-
a reaction to the last Massey extravaganza by the ever ebullient (my word for today folks)
Derek "zippo" Kidd:-
T%oronto Recap Part 1:- http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&safe=off&sel m=20010528181039.07480.00001633%40nso-cf.aol.com
and Part 2:- http://groups. google.com/groups?q=toronto+recap&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&group=alt.music.lightfoot&safe=off&selm=20010528 181036.07480.00001632%40nso-cf.aol.com&rnum=2
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regarding the chat room
After a few lean weeks a great crowd of 12 attended last Friday(including two ladies who arrived rather late (after Gaby had retired to her bed at
around 5 am GMT)
On another topic the Watchman opined
"I wonder if the chat room would have a bigger attendance if it were held like on a Wednesday instead of Friday at 9 pm?
I don't know anybody who is home at 9 pm on a Friday night. West coast members it would be 6 pm for them.
Well Al the Friday session is now a long established time although in its heyday (1999) we also used to meet on Tuesday
evenings and later we started "BritChat" on Sunday afternoons to suit those in the UK who unlike me needed their beauty sleep
on Friday evenings. Nowadays one of the more regular chatters is ex-Australian convict catmanron who has to drag himself away
from houesehold chores and/or the Gee Gees on Saturday mornings so for him any other weeknight is just not on.
I agree the present timing is certainly unfortunate for those on the West Coast.But there is no way to stop the earth rotating as far as I am aware, so it is inevitable that not everybody can be accomodated.
I am organising it and as I am on the East Coast the details will stay the same.
So unless there is a howl of protest the chat will continue on Friday Evenings at 9 PM EST at:- http://www.lightfootchat.notlong.com
One smaal point about the chat room sign in procedure.Every week at least one chatter arrives under the default nickname "dilexnet-Guest_xxx and receives a barrage of requests to change to a more usual nickname.
This occurs when using the IRC server (dilexnet's) own free applet as linked from my site pages:-
B2 Dilexnet link
the solution is elegantly simple and easier than retrospectively changing it. The applet sign-in screen has a box
surprise surprise !!
entitled "nickname":-

just overtype your desired nick thus:-

I trust he says with heavy irony that is straightforward enough??

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My Gordon Lightfoot webring
starts at
http://www.johnfowles.org.uk/lightfoot

[This message has been edited by johnfowles (edited September 10, 2004).]

09-10-2004, 03:36 PM	#22
johnfowles Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: New Jersey U.S.A. ex UK and Canada Posts: 4,846	Newsgroup highlights w/e 10 September or lack of same can be best summed up by the fact that so far there has only been a single mention (by Charlene) of the announcement about tickets for the Hamilton concerts.However the NG remnains a wonderful storehouse of research opinions and memories try this link:- a reaction to the last Massey extravaganza by the ever ebullient (my word for today folks) Derek "zippo" Kidd:- T%oronto Recap Part 1:- http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&safe=off&sel m=20010528181039.07480.00001633%40nso-cf.aol.com and Part 2:- http://groups. google.com/groups?q=toronto+recap&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&group=alt.music.lightfoot&safe=off&selm=20010528 181036.07480.00001632%40nso-cf.aol.com&rnum=2 --------------------------------------------- regarding the chat room After a few lean weeks a great crowd of 12 attended last Friday(including two ladies who arrived rather late (after Gaby had retired to her bed at around 5 am GMT) On another topic the Watchman opined "I wonder if the chat room would have a bigger attendance if it were held like on a Wednesday instead of Friday at 9 pm? I don't know anybody who is home at 9 pm on a Friday night. West coast members it would be 6 pm for them. Well Al the Friday session is now a long established time although in its heyday (1999) we also used to meet on Tuesday evenings and later we started "BritChat" on Sunday afternoons to suit those in the UK who unlike me needed their beauty sleep on Friday evenings. Nowadays one of the more regular chatters is ex-Australian convict catmanron who has to drag himself away from houesehold chores and/or the Gee Gees on Saturday mornings so for him any other weeknight is just not on. I agree the present timing is certainly unfortunate for those on the West Coast.But there is no way to stop the earth rotating as far as I am aware, so it is inevitable that not everybody can be accomodated. I am organising it and as I am on the East Coast the details will stay the same. So unless there is a howl of protest the chat will continue on Friday Evenings at 9 PM EST at:- http://www.lightfootchat.notlong.com One smaal point about the chat room sign in procedure.Every week at least one chatter arrives under the default nickname "dilexnet-Guest_xxx and receives a barrage of requests to change to a more usual nickname. This occurs when using the IRC server (dilexnet's) own free applet as linked from my site pages:- B2 Dilexnet link the solution is elegantly simple and easier than retrospectively changing it. The applet sign-in screen has a box surprise surprise !! entitled "nickname":- just overtype your desired nick thus:- I trust he says with heavy irony that is straightforward enough?? ------------------ My Gordon Lightfoot webring starts at http://www.johnfowles.org.uk/lightfoot [This message has been edited by johnfowles (edited September 10, 2004).]