Hey all:
No, I didn't die. I didn't join an apocalyptic cult that worships mutant
avocados from Dimension X. Life just took me off in directions that I didn't
think I'd ever be going and I drifted away from FT, my website, and a lot of
things. I've gotten older, (unfortunately) fatter, a little more grouchy, a
lot more liberal, and just generally different. That said, I'm still a gamer
to the end, and I recently my interests are
being pulled back to the rules that got me into the wargaming hobby. With that
in mind, I also want to see about trying to resurrect the UFTWWWP.
Trying to use the original site is problematic. For starters, it's been so
long since I logged onto that server that I can't remember my FTP password. I
have tried everything I can't recall but I can't get into my
old account. Contacting the person who ran it results in Mail Delivery Failure
messages. Of course, all is not lost. All I have to do is just download
everything (maybe reformat some stuff along the way) and plug it into a new
page. However before I invest the time, money, and effort into such an
undertaking, a few questions:
1. I'd want to set it up with a dedicated domain name. UFTWWWP.net is open, so
I shouldn't have any problems with that. Any recommendations who I should
register with? I've heard baaaaaad things about dealing with goDaddy.com.
2. It's been ages since I've done much in the way of.HTML coding and I know
that WYSIWYG webpage editors are a thing of the past. We're in the day and age
of CMS. Does anyone have any suggestions for a good one that
will suit an hobbyist like myself?
3. Would it be worth it? FT is dead in my neck of the woods and I have
never been able to generate any interest in Fleet Book-style play. I'm
now an impoverished office drudge, I don't have the money to go to any of the
major Cons anymore. Therefore, I don't know if there is that much
interest anymore. What do you folks think? Has the UFTWWWP outlived it's
usefulness, would I be playing to an empty room, or is there still some love
left out there?
Let me know please.
Cordially,
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They're great and have amazing customer service.
Jaime
It takes only one drink to get me drunk. The trouble is, I can't remember if
it's the thirteenth or the fourteenth.
George Burns
On Tue, Sep 23, 2014 at 8:41 PM, Mark Siefert <siefertma@wi.rr.com> wrote:
> Hey all:
I'm
> now an impoverished office drudge, I don't have the money to go to any
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1) I use Lunarpages. That's worked fine for the decade I've had my website up
and not hosted through the local library system. I think I went there on the
recommendation of Star Ranger.
2) I may be a throw back to the old days of yore, but I still work with the
WYSIWYG editors and HTML coding. My pages aren't fancy, but still information
functional. Someday (when I have more free time) I may try to
upgrade to something a little more early 2000s than mid-1990s. :-D
3) FT in and of itself has either continued and flourished, or, as you noted
for in your neck of the woods, died. With the lack of FT3 having ever come
out, it also has morphed into several other versions, such as Cross Dimensions
and Warlord. Different groups play the different morphed versions. All depends
on what the interest is around you. Overall FT is
still very popular and remains the go-to starship combat game system for
those not embroiled in the lawyering of SFB. :-)
Mk
On Tue, Sep 23, 2014 at 11:41 PM, Mark Siefert <siefertma@wi.rr.com> wrote:
> Hey all:
I'm
> now an impoverished office drudge, I don't have the money to go to any
Perhaps my vision is colored by a lot of time on TMP and LAF, but, with the
Skullworks support, I think XD may be pulling ahead, albeit, I'm not sure how
much the German group is in contention.
However, there's still a heck of a lot of love for FT II, so Full Thrust has
always had a variety of versions, and was always stated as the intention in
the FT II book. I would love to see UFTWWWP come back. Jim Klein et al are
doing marvelous work, but not near the breadth of the old site.
As to what/how, I would only add my own dismal experience with Go Daddy.
My store now uses a local provider in
Lincoln-Can-You-Believe-Your-Eyes-Nebraska for years with great success.
Ask friends to ask other local businesses what they use. Or, so I suggest.
May the Great Bird smile on your endeavor, Mark!
Doug
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If I go through with this, is there anything "new" anyone would like to see on
the site.
Have to have a look again; pretty certain BAGS, but have to remind myself
what's out there now.
Thanks, Mark.