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- From: Tafka <tafka@smegweb.co.uk>
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- Archive-name: tv/red-dwarf/welcometo
- Posting-Frequency: every 14 days
- Last-modified: 2000/05/11
- Version: 1.3.8
- URL: http://www.faqs.org/faqs/tv/red-dwarf/welcometo/
- Maintainer: Tafka <tafka@smegweb.co.uk>
-
- /----------------------------------------------\
- | Welcome to alt.tv.red-dwarf |
- \----------------------------------------------/
-
- If you somehow find yourself feeling at home here in alt.tv.red-dwarf
- and even want *more*, then don't fret, the fun just doesn't stop!
-
- Welcome to alt.tv.red-dwarf is archived online.
- If you want to check for the latest version then look online:
-
- http://home.interpath.net/pat/rd/faq.html
- or if the above hasn't been updated for a while, try
- http://www.faqs.org/faqs/tv/red-dwarf/welcometo/
-
- You can get the *very* latest version in HTML format (who did that?)
- here - useful for websites etc.
- Other links are listed below which also contain versions of this.
- SmegWeb ATVRD carries the latest plain text version.
-
- 1 alt.tv.red-dwarf Live!
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
- The a.tv.r-d'ers invaded IRC some time ago, and regular
- get-togethers used to take place on Sunday nights around 20:30, UK
- time. This is still a peak time, but there is nearly always someone
- on at any time.
- Although #starbug started out as a newsgroup channel, it has grown
- to be more than that, with some regular people that have not even
- heard of alt.tv.red-dwarf. It has it's own webpage at:
-
- http://www.lunarcity7.cx/~starbug/
-
- It's worth noting that what used to be EFNet has now split into two
- separate networks, IRCnet and EFnet. Check which network your
- server will connect you to!
-
- For the temporally challenged =), here's a little table.
-
- Continent : North America : Europe : Australia
-
- ----------:-----------------------:------------------:----------------
- Time code : PST EST : GMT CET : WST EST
- Example : Los Angeles New York : London Paris : Perth Sydney
- Time* : 12:30 15:30 : 20:30 21:30 : 05:30 07:30
- From GMT : -8hrs -5hrs : --- +1hr : +9hrs +11hrs
-
- * Times may be wrong, but, well... they're close, okay? Mail Tafka =)
-
- For lots of spiffy information on accessing and using IRC, look out
- for the fabby FAQs posted in the "alt.irc" newsgroup, or hop on the
- Web at "http://urth.acsu.buffalo.edu/irc/WWW/ircdocs.html"
-
- For some information about EFNet (the IRC network that #starbug is
- on) and some server information look here: "http://www.efnet.org"
-
-
- 2 alt.tv.red-dwarf on the Worldwide Web
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-
- We do have a *small* physical presence. The only problem is that
- its always shifting around a lot.
-
- In the mean time here is some music:
-
- The UNofficial ATVRD pages:
- http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~gimbal/index.html
- Containing lots of RD documents and pictures of posters
-
- SmegWeb's ATVRD section
- http://www.smegweb.co.uk/atvrd/
-
- A listing of atvrders pages can be found here:
- http://members.wbs.net/homepages/m/a/m/mamit/index.html
-
-
- 3 Post Of The Month
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
- Something which you may not be aware of is the monthly awards
- ceremony that goes on peacefully in darkened corners of the group.
- If you see a post that particularly tickles your fancy, either for
- comedic value, information content, or sheer hard work =), why not
- nominate it as Post Of The Month?
-
- It's easy; just forward the post by email to Starbugaboo at:
- starbugaboo@yahoo.com
-
- Lee (Epideme) retired recently after running Post of the Month for
- the past year and a bit. Big thanks go out to Lee!
-
- ...you don't even have to say *why* you're nominating, though it
- might help Starbugaboo to tell her in the Subject line why you're
- sending her email... =)
-
- At the end of each month, Starbugaboo will re-post all the
- nominations she has received, giving each a number. Mail her again,
- telling her which number post you think is best. The votes are
- tallied, and the winning post and the runners-up receive immortality
- on the newsgroup webpages! Yay!
-
- As there are no official webpages at the moment and none that carry
- results Lee has a full listing on his web page of past results:
- http://www.zipworld.com.au/~epideme/potm/
-
-
- 4 alt.tv.red-dwarf UK meets
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-
- There is a meets list for people who wish to get together.
-
- To subscribe visit the groups homepage at
- http://www.egroups.com/group/atvrdmeets/info.html
- or e-mail Tafka (atvrdmeets@smegweb.co.uk) and ask to be added.
- There is also an online archive of messages so you can
- 'get the feel' before subscribing.
- Look at the webpage for lots of options.
-
- This has replaced the old atvrd@egroups.com service and the
- newer ukrdmeets@onelist.com service.
-
-
- |5 The Birthday List
- |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- |
- | The Birthday list has passed on, after two years of Tafka's
- | love and care went into maintaining it. If anyone wishes to
- | take it over just gimme an email.
-
-
- 6 alt.tv.red-dwarf News - Answers to Questions
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-
- Posted twice monthly or when updated, atvrd News is maintained
- by Tafka on behalf of atvrd and SmegWeb. Containing all the latest
- news and information it aims to inform even the most informed.
- It's archived online (see above). If you know anything e-mail
- Tafka (news@smegweb.co.uk).
-
- Thanks, and see you in the drive room...
-
- The boys and girls from the Dwarf.
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- -Tafka-
- http://www.smegweb.co.uk
- SmegWeb - The Ultimate Red Dwarf fans web site
-