On Tuesday 2003-06-17 12:37, d.brin wrote: > Dear Trent, > > I am sorry to hear about the employment situation. Wish I could help. > > I can well understand wanting to move on to other interests. Is A4P > stored and available online? If so, would you like to allow gamers > access to its trove of ideas? If it is NOT online, you could ask > among the Brin-L folks if someone would like to host it.
It is currently online and available. > If you have it at a specific site, would you be willing: > > 1) for Stefan to link to it from the GURPS UPLIFT site? I think SeJ already has links pointing to the A4P Encyclopedia. > 2) to write a brief introduction explaining your role in developing > the A4P, its history and possible use for gamers? This does not sound too onerous. > 3) you could add a note welcoming new people to contribute changes > and report adventures and to help take over the project. > > You could then sit back and wait to see if gamers want to use the > material you worked so hard (and well!) to produce. People are already encouraged to add to the Encyclopedia, although there haven't been any major submissions for a while. I have yet to get around to adding some minor material like William Taylor's ongoing Alvin humor or short Galactic Aphorisms that I once solicited. > We would need a disclaimer stating that while David Brin has read and > enjoyed many of the sections, the A4P is not an 'official' part of > the Uplift Universe. This already exists, but evidently could be more prominent. > And yes, Stefan should cite you and Stewart Blandon and Alberto and > others for helping over the years to develop troves of fine material. > > david b > > >If you want the A4P encyclopedia, it is yours. > > > >As you might have noticed, I have lost interest. (I am thinking about > >starting work on sites dedicated to one or two universes that I originaly > >developed for role-playing.) > > > > > > > >If you decide to take it there are some areas I might continue to interest > > me. > > > >-- Converting it to a database-driven web site! Since I am chronically > >unemployed I've never had the resources to do it 'right.' > > > >-- Finishing framed stories about first contact. > >-- Finishing a set of stories about the Brothers of the Night. > >-- Extenting the Thennanin family into the grand-child and great-grand > > child generations. > >-- Starting work on the Lesh > > > >And occasional miscellaneous contributions, of course. > > > >On Monday 2003-06-16 17:03, d.brin wrote: > > > Hi Folks. > > > > > > As you may have heard, Steve Jackson Games is about to re-release > > > GURPS UPLIFT the game based on my universe, after many years being > > > out of print (and bid up to $$$ on eBay!) The new version will be > > > much longer and with many new features. > > > > > > Perhaps Stefan will be willing to come online and describe it > > > further. Members of Brin-L who order copies can get theirs with a > > > bookplate(!) signed by all three of us, Brin, Jones & Jackson! > > > > > > Along the way, Stefan is setting up a web site with "additional > > > Uplift material." I have already shown him the Heaven's Reach > > > glossary that Alberto wrote. There is also a "List of characters of > > > the Uplift Universe." Alberto, did you do that one too? > > > >I think the character list was originally from Stewart Blandon. > > > > > In any event, if any of you have items that you might want to either > > > offer to Stefan for the G.U. site, or offer for him to link to, could > > > you please contact him? The main purpose will be to help gamers to > > > enjoy the universe even more. > > > > > > Thanks and best to you all. > > > > > > With cordial regards, > > > > > > David Brin > > > www.davidbrin.com > > > _______________________________________________ > > > http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
