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Max, John, Andrew, Sanford, James, Paul, David and all… Max said, "I think it started as Kevin babbling ….." Thank you for the acknowledgement. But I cannot take credit for the idea. The actual name was proposed by Paul Sanford who now appears to be insulted by the thought that I am receiving credit for this. This is exactly why I didn't think arbitrarily appointing anyone as mayor was a good idea. Already miscommunication has resulted in political wrangling. And Paul Sanford has mob ties. 😮 I don't want him getting upset with me and sending in the goons. <G> I've even worked hard to stay on Sanford Kennedy's good side just so he won't sick his insects on me. Maybe I'm a better politician than I give myself credit for. 🙂 ** A little historical perspective: There were several posts, all under the name "Help with explode.axp", a totally inappropriate title, and they were not part of a thread. They were spread out all over the place. As a group, we need to learn how to reply to messages within a thread, rather than start multiple threads, in order to facillitate ease of communications. No one likes having to search unnecessarily throughout the forum for important messages while the clock ticks away a few more dollars. Already there are multiple threads with the name "StudioCity 2000." This concerns me, because if the message is not addressed to you, you will not know it is here unless you search for it. Especially if it's hidden behind a name like "Help with explode.axp." Believe it or not, there are hundreds of people who never even read the messages in Take 5. Case in point, Bugman has never been to John's Joint. 🙂 So, what I did was assemble the scattered messages into one post. I stuck it up here noting that I thought it was a good idea and I wanted to keep it alive. I gave it Paul Sanford's concoction "StudioCity 2000." It is a an appropriate title, one that I knew would catch your eyes. I thought their was merit in the collection of ideas. I cited each individual by name, giving credit where credit was due. And I threw in my two cents. I am going to repost that note as a reply to this one, even though the original is still up here, because some people don't know how to look back in time on this board. We really need to learn how to use the power that's at our fingertips! I am absolutely thrilled at the response. As you say, it does have "some interesting potential." But it has already progressed beyond "just an amusing thread." I've spent several hours, and a lot of my own money, in the last few days, consulting with individuals behind the scenes. I didn't know whether or not people would be motivated to participate, so I thought I'd try to provide some incentive. The results of my endeavors will be visible in the days to come. However, it is now clear that my efforts may not have been necessary. We have a group of well-respected, highly talented individuals chomping at the bit to be part of this venture. Please maintain your interest. It would be nice to see something so positive and constructive develop. I've been responding to messages several times a day in this forum and my CompuServe bill is fast approaching a level of intolerance. But my slow response to the last couple of posts in this thread were due to a lot of work I've been doing elsewhere. I'm waiting for an after action report from the Virtual Reality conference in New York. Recent developments there may provide us with the vehicle to navigate the worlds we are building. Has any one of you seen the navigator in Autodesk CDK Rel. 2? Has anyone thought about MicronGreen's NAVFLYER as a vehicle to navigate StudioCity 2000 in? And what about Eagle Point's product? Further my time has been spent aiding Mike White in preparing a collection of messages on SDP's SXP IPAS for upload. I am glad to see that many have found the fruits of my labor helpful. Because of my recent emergence in this forum I am now involved in doing some public relations work for SDP and a few other concerns. All non-paid volunteer work. I spent part of my morning talking with the mad scientist Mr. Kennedy and this afternoon with White. I have calls in to Paul Sanford and others. My jests here are in keeping with my forum identity, but I will gladly put the humor aside. Many of you are not aware that Sanford Kennedy and I have been posting to each other for months, and in my first post to him, I called him Bugman and in his next post he signed off Bugs-R-Us. That is where the Klowns-R-Us tag came from. I felt awkward with Sanford's suggestion that I serve as mayor. I did not want to discourage anyone from participating in "StudioCity 2000" by having it perceived as being controlled by any one individual. Especially someone who has served as forum clown. But I am quite capable of being serious. My initiation of this thread with the title "StudioCity 2000" was one of several posts I've made with the hopes of getting group activities going. I had also attempted to get a contest going soliciting creative uses of Video Post batch files. I also thought the initial group reaction to David Camp's IPAS newsletter was worth supporting. And I thought Joseph Munkeby's BONES IPAS was worth my spending a few minutes on. Point is: I'm more than tounge-in-cheek. My suggestion was and is that a committee be formed. The StudioCity 2000 Development Committee. Issues such as those being raised by Messrs. Coulter, Kennedy and Sanford regarding file size, zoning and cooperation should be addressed early on, before development is rampant. That is not going to slow Mr. Kennedy down. He has his own agenda which may dovetail nicely with the idea of developing oldcity.3ds or pcacity.3ds should we pursue that. Bugman is creating several virtual worlds as part of a long-range plan that involves his own commercial pursuits. He has expressed his interest in cooperating with a group in developing StudioCity 2000, but his Virtual Los Angeles involves his own ideas for ventures that will have a price tag attached to them in the future. If he follows through with his plans, you will be paying to ride the rides at HOLLYWOOD ADVENTURE THEME PARK. Everyone should meet at John's Joint for a healthy discussion over heaping servings of Red Beans and RIGHTS. Among the alternatives I've contemplated was asking Autodesk to open a teleconference room and let us hash this out online. But I don't think that is cost effective nor the best way of approaching the matter. But a less trafficked area than Take 5, one befitting the serious nature of our intentions might be in order. Mr. SysOp? – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Here is my suggestion: We begin a list of questions that need to be answered. Similar to a wishlist. They shouldn't have arguments attached, rather the post should just put forth the question. JUST QUESTIONS With Line numbers. I will be posting an example today. Answers to the questions raised should be posted as responses. We need not answer every question before proceeding, but the questions should at least be asked. A "StudioCity 2000 Development Brochure" outlining "how to become involved" will result and it will be posted here and in the library. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – "StudioCity 2000"…. Yes. It does sound cool, Max. And I would be honored to serve in any capacity that _the group_ sees fit. Kevin Gibson StudioCity 2000 Development Committee Animation Nation <tm> is a state of mind. I live there. You can also reach me by mail: Kevin Gibson 3021 Rue Parc Fontaine #205 New Orleans, LA 70131 (504) 394-4319 Second line for Fax and BBS are in the works.