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Third OTW Chat on Saturday, January 19, 2008!
(Chat One Transcript here.)
(Chat Two Transcript here.)
Saturday, January 19, will be our third OTW chat! This one is for our southern hemisphere friends, though of course everyone is invited. It will take place this Saturday at 8:00 pm, AWST -- i.e., Perth, Australia, time (that's 11:00 am GMT, 6:00 am EST). It will last an hour or so. You can see what time that is for you locally here.
We have a moderated channel on irc.sff.net, #otw. When people enter the room, they will not be able to speak initially. To allow someone to speak, an op will have to give them voice privs.
If you're *sure* you're coming to the chat, please comment below with the name of your handle on IRC. We won't be able to hold the chat unless at least ten (10) folks commit to attending. We'll have questions and comments in the order of these sign-ups. If you'd like to comment *with* your question already to save a bit of time, feel free to do so; otherwise, just sign up here and the floor will be yours. Please understand that we'll probably be going with a one-question, one-two follow-ups format. You can check out our previous chat transcript if you'd like a feel for how it went before.
If, during the chat you find that you have something to add/a side comment/question to whatever we're discussing, simply ping Ciderpress or Beth and they'll voice you accordingly.
And in case you missed these last time - IRC instructions!
NOTE: Please do not ask any technical/troubleshooting questions about how to work IRC in this post - ask your friends, ask your blog readers, whatever, but this is more a really rough starting point for you to use. If you *do* ask questions here, be aware that you're flinging yourself on the mercies of your fellow OTWers because Community Relations just...isn't the group you want answering your troubleshooting questions. *g*
IRC instructions for PC users:
1. Download mIRC and install.
2. When you open mIRC, you'll see the "Options" dialog box pop up, with an area on the left side that starts with "Connect", subsection, "Servers". If you don't see this, in mIRC's top toolbar row, the second icon in from the left looks like a folder with a hammer. Click that and it opens up the Options window.
3. If you don't tell mIRC where to go, just picks a random IRC server out of its built-in list, so now we need to set the server to the specific one we will be using for the chat, irc.sff.net. Click on the "Add" button. At the top of the window it says IRC Network and then IRC Server. There are Add/Edit/Delete buttons, so first click "Add". In the add server window, for "Description" and for IRC server put in: irc.sff.net. Ignore everything else. Click Add and go back to the dialog page, the original one, and now now for IRC server you should see irc.sff.net.
4. Now in the left-hand menu click on "Connect" one level up and you will see options for Full Name, Email Address, Nickname, Alternative. You can put in whatever you want. (We'd greatly prefer if you could use your best-known current online name for Nickname, so it's easier to see who you are at first glance.)
5. Then type in /join #otw and you should be in the chatroom! If you don't see anyone else there at the time of the chat, it probably means you are on the wrong IRC server -- try redoing step #3, or visit our Campfire chatroom for help: https://fanarchive.campfirenow.com/f39ad
Then type in /join #otw and you should be in the chatroom!
IRC instructions for Mac users:
1. Download Colloquy and install.
2. When you open Colloquy, you should get a box that's titled "Connections." If you don't, Go to "Window" in your menu bar and choose "Connections." In the Connections box you'll have a row of icons that say "New", "Join Room", "Message User", "Console", "Info", and "Delete."
Choose "New." A dialog box will open up that says New Connection. Enter the nickname you want to use, leave Server Protocol on IRC (Internet Relay Chat) and for Chat Server, enter irc.sff.net then click "connect", If you have your sound on, you should hear a sharp ding that indicates the chat client connected to the server.
3. Now hit the "Join Room" icon. Make certain the connection is set as irc.sff.net. In the Chat Room box you're going to enter #otw (don't forget the # or it won't take you to the right place!) and that will bring you into the chat. If you don't see anyone else there at the time of the chat, it probably means you are on the wrong IRC server -- try redoing step #3, or visit our Campfire chatroom for help: https://fanarchive.campfirenow.com/f39ad
We'll be seeing you soon!
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Community Relations Committee
(Chat Two Transcript here.)
Saturday, January 19, will be our third OTW chat! This one is for our southern hemisphere friends, though of course everyone is invited. It will take place this Saturday at 8:00 pm, AWST -- i.e., Perth, Australia, time (that's 11:00 am GMT, 6:00 am EST). It will last an hour or so. You can see what time that is for you locally here.
We have a moderated channel on irc.sff.net, #otw. When people enter the room, they will not be able to speak initially. To allow someone to speak, an op will have to give them voice privs.
If you're *sure* you're coming to the chat, please comment below with the name of your handle on IRC. We won't be able to hold the chat unless at least ten (10) folks commit to attending. We'll have questions and comments in the order of these sign-ups. If you'd like to comment *with* your question already to save a bit of time, feel free to do so; otherwise, just sign up here and the floor will be yours. Please understand that we'll probably be going with a one-question, one-two follow-ups format. You can check out our previous chat transcript if you'd like a feel for how it went before.
If, during the chat you find that you have something to add/a side comment/question to whatever we're discussing, simply ping Ciderpress or Beth and they'll voice you accordingly.
And in case you missed these last time - IRC instructions!
NOTE: Please do not ask any technical/troubleshooting questions about how to work IRC in this post - ask your friends, ask your blog readers, whatever, but this is more a really rough starting point for you to use. If you *do* ask questions here, be aware that you're flinging yourself on the mercies of your fellow OTWers because Community Relations just...isn't the group you want answering your troubleshooting questions. *g*
IRC instructions for PC users:
1. Download mIRC and install.
2. When you open mIRC, you'll see the "Options" dialog box pop up, with an area on the left side that starts with "Connect", subsection, "Servers". If you don't see this, in mIRC's top toolbar row, the second icon in from the left looks like a folder with a hammer. Click that and it opens up the Options window.
3. If you don't tell mIRC where to go, just picks a random IRC server out of its built-in list, so now we need to set the server to the specific one we will be using for the chat, irc.sff.net. Click on the "Add" button. At the top of the window it says IRC Network and then IRC Server. There are Add/Edit/Delete buttons, so first click "Add". In the add server window, for "Description" and for IRC server put in: irc.sff.net. Ignore everything else. Click Add and go back to the dialog page, the original one, and now now for IRC server you should see irc.sff.net.
4. Now in the left-hand menu click on "Connect" one level up and you will see options for Full Name, Email Address, Nickname, Alternative. You can put in whatever you want. (We'd greatly prefer if you could use your best-known current online name for Nickname, so it's easier to see who you are at first glance.)
5. Then type in /join #otw and you should be in the chatroom! If you don't see anyone else there at the time of the chat, it probably means you are on the wrong IRC server -- try redoing step #3, or visit our Campfire chatroom for help: https://fanarchive.campfirenow.com/f39ad
Then type in /join #otw and you should be in the chatroom!
IRC instructions for Mac users:
1. Download Colloquy and install.
2. When you open Colloquy, you should get a box that's titled "Connections." If you don't, Go to "Window" in your menu bar and choose "Connections." In the Connections box you'll have a row of icons that say "New", "Join Room", "Message User", "Console", "Info", and "Delete."
Choose "New." A dialog box will open up that says New Connection. Enter the nickname you want to use, leave Server Protocol on IRC (Internet Relay Chat) and for Chat Server, enter irc.sff.net then click "connect", If you have your sound on, you should hear a sharp ding that indicates the chat client connected to the server.
3. Now hit the "Join Room" icon. Make certain the connection is set as irc.sff.net. In the Chat Room box you're going to enter #otw (don't forget the # or it won't take you to the right place!) and that will bring you into the chat. If you don't see anyone else there at the time of the chat, it probably means you are on the wrong IRC server -- try redoing step #3, or visit our Campfire chatroom for help: https://fanarchive.campfirenow.com/f39ad
We'll be seeing you soon!
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femmequixotic, bethbethbeth, ciderpress, mirabile_dictu, shrift, svmadelynCommunity Relations Committee
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My IRC handle is "angstslashhope". I hope to be there, but have unavoidable family dinner plans that night, erg.
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Australian laws are different to American laws regarding ‘freedom of speech’ and Aussie (and I believe, Canadian) writers have to be extremely careful about the ages of the characters they write about. From the looks of things, OTW will have a legal team that will assist (confer?) with people being sued/harassed by media groups to pull down their fiction - does OTW have a policy/suggestions/a way to help writers who include fictional characters under the age of eighteen in their work?
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"We are absolutely willing to help if we can find someone with the necessary legal knowledge. Fortunately, our friends at the EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation, eff.org) are making a major effort to develop global legal expertise, and we plan to call on them in such situations. In any situation, US or non-US, we'll see what we can do based on the facts and our resources."
In this case, I don't know if there is a board or official policy with regard to obscenity/depictions of underage characters specifically, but I would consider it as part of the general umbrella of legal advocacy and assistance. It is my understanding, however, that we do not have any volunteers with legal knowledge and background in Australian or Canadian law at this time, so it may be some time before we could provide recommendations regarding 'policy/suggestions/a way to help.' If the poster has any expertise or qualifications in this area, or knows someone who does, and might consider volunteering, we would be interested in hearing from them. In the meantime, groups like the EFF or the EFA - Electronic Frontiers Australia - http://www.efa.org.au/ might be better placed to help."
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Unfortunately I do not have an legal experience so I can't help you but I'll definitely keep my eyes open.