Post by Hook on Mar 22, 2005 22:10:00 GMT -8
In the mental limbo state that I am right now (I swear I'm going off to sleep soon) I realized the unpleasantries of internet messaging. You get to know people and then... you don't. Some move on, others shun the internet and are never to be heard of again.
I don't want this. If, 10 years from now, I get a vacation and have loads of cash to spend I might pay a visit to certain people in Minnesota. That's, if they're still there (e-mail has changed, no longer on the boards, last shipping was ages ago). It's a bummer.
Which leads me to my proposal. We can set up a website, where all of us register at and only us have access to the information that is stored. We put our names, our current location, current e-mail, and a general idea of what we're doing. We store it on the data base. Here's the catch: It's responsibility of each and every one of us to update it from time to time. For changes that are relevant, such as moving out, you enter your profile and indicate the move, the date, and the new place where you are. For minor changes, such as where you are on the internet, the profile database could set up a list of forums where you can be located and seen and the handle with which you participate.
The idea being that when one of us bails out (for whatever reasons). he or she leaves the proper information. 5 years from then, someone might be in your area, remember you, and you'll try to hook up and have a few laughs. Reminisce, what have you.
Also, the idea is to record how we're holding out, ask favors, talk... whatever. The website can be set so that it's more varied and accepts contributions: writings, photos, cgi, photoshops.
So it's, in principle, a database of score-loving users, with a twist of a blog, and, in short, a place we can all communicate, hang out, and help each other out. It would be different from other sites, such as this one, in that it's not simply a forum. It's a polis for us users and you can come in and out whenever you want to, just keep your stats in order and up-to-date.
Good idea? Bad idea? I'm up for this. Imagine, in the distant future, I'm in a position of power and require among my talents a scholarly man such as Jon Lord and a geologist with super powers, where would I find someone like them? I want them. And I want to know where they are.
I don't want this. If, 10 years from now, I get a vacation and have loads of cash to spend I might pay a visit to certain people in Minnesota. That's, if they're still there (e-mail has changed, no longer on the boards, last shipping was ages ago). It's a bummer.
Which leads me to my proposal. We can set up a website, where all of us register at and only us have access to the information that is stored. We put our names, our current location, current e-mail, and a general idea of what we're doing. We store it on the data base. Here's the catch: It's responsibility of each and every one of us to update it from time to time. For changes that are relevant, such as moving out, you enter your profile and indicate the move, the date, and the new place where you are. For minor changes, such as where you are on the internet, the profile database could set up a list of forums where you can be located and seen and the handle with which you participate.
The idea being that when one of us bails out (for whatever reasons). he or she leaves the proper information. 5 years from then, someone might be in your area, remember you, and you'll try to hook up and have a few laughs. Reminisce, what have you.
Also, the idea is to record how we're holding out, ask favors, talk... whatever. The website can be set so that it's more varied and accepts contributions: writings, photos, cgi, photoshops.
So it's, in principle, a database of score-loving users, with a twist of a blog, and, in short, a place we can all communicate, hang out, and help each other out. It would be different from other sites, such as this one, in that it's not simply a forum. It's a polis for us users and you can come in and out whenever you want to, just keep your stats in order and up-to-date.
Good idea? Bad idea? I'm up for this. Imagine, in the distant future, I'm in a position of power and require among my talents a scholarly man such as Jon Lord and a geologist with super powers, where would I find someone like them? I want them. And I want to know where they are.