Friday, October 1, 2010

Yes, we're open.


Looks like our regular site is just about impossible to use right now (Bare can explain - I'm lost - but it is a problem beyond our control) so we can use the Blogspot for now...let's just make this an open thread. Back on the normal site ASAP. xoxoxoox - dc (a/k/a Correspondence Committee).

UPDATE 10/3/10 11:15PM PST: We're having ongoing problems, so I'm going to leave this open for now. There's no registration required here, so if you see anything hinky, please ignore it - a moderator will get to it asap. Sorry for all the trouble - it's not C2 itself, so it's not something we can just fix, unfortunately. Thanks for understanding.

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Thank you!

Thank you for participating here at our Blogspot. This site will now be used for C2 announcements only, and as a backup site should the primary site go offline for some reason. If you are looking for us, we can be found at CorrespondenceCommittee.com.

Thank you!

Monday, November 2, 2009

Friends help you move. Real friends help you move websites.


It's moving day.

First, we want to thank everyone who has ever lifted a finger to help around here - moderators, contributors, everyone - it couldn't have been done without you. We also want to thank all those who have contributed their intelligence, insight, wit, puns, and experience in the comments - you made this place, and we're confident it will be you who make the new site as well.

Hopefully, everything is going smoothly enough for all of you that you're inside already - but if not, you can report any difficulties you're having here and we'll check in from time to time.

If you didn't receive an invitation to c2.com and you expected to, or if you would like to be included in the community, you may send mail to membership@correspondencecommittee.com.

This blogspot will remain our emergency backup site, and a place where we'll make announcements; we will eventually be setting comments to moderation here, meaning they will need to be approved before they're published - we won't be able to watch the site, so we feel that's best. Typically there will only be the occasional open thread available for posting if you can't, for some reason, use the new site but need to connect.

It could take a few days to get everyone settled in and comfortable (and as of this writing, there are at least three recurring bugs happening - and just know that we can manually set up accounts if we have to, so if you have a lot of trouble working that out, we can take care of it), so again, your patience is very much appreciated. And if you see light at the end of the tunnel, that's the sky, not a train. I think. ; )

Now let's finally DO THIS THING!!! : )

P.S. Oh yeah: http://correspondencecommittee.com/



UPDATE: No one will be able to watch Blogspot overnight, so we'll close comments until tomorrow and open it back up on this thread so you can let us know if you're having technical issues preventing you from getting into the new place. You'll be able to post here sometime tomorrow, late morning Pacific Standard Time. Good night!

Today in History: November 2nd



Happy 237th Birthday, Correspondence Committee! (See the 1772 entry below for details)



Highlights of this day in history: President Harry Truman wins re-election in an upset; South Vietnam's Ngo Dinh Diem killed after coup; Howard Hughes flies his 'Spruce Goose'; Game show scandal rocks early TV; Singer K.D. Lang born.

Other notable November 2nd events include:

1772 – American Revolutionary War: Samuel Adams and Joseph Warren form the first Committee of Correspondence.

1783 – In Rocky Hill, New Jersey, US General George Washington gives his "Farewell Address to the Army".

1898 – Cheerleading is started at the University of Minnesota with Johnny Campbell leading the crowd in cheering on the football team.

1920 – In the United States, KDKA of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania starts broadcasting as the first commercial radio station.

1936 – The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation is established.

1960 – Penguin Books is found not guilty of obscenity in the Lady Chatterley's Lover case.

1983 – U.S. President Ronald Reagan signs a bill creating Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

C2 Bug reports here please/Fruitcup ongoing downstairs.


Fruitcup is going on downstairs, but if you have an issue with the new site (can't log in, can't post, etc.) please report your issues here if you are unable to post them in the Help & Support forum on the new site. Bare can take a look at this thread tomorrow and see what he can do.

A couple of hints so far:

Some people using Firefox are having trouble posting; if they leave the thread and come back, it often works. (Still trying to figure that one out.) Some people using Safari are seeing a string of characters across the top of their screens that randomly go away.

If you attempt logging in too many times (I'm sorry, I don't know how many chances you get), you'll be locked out and you'll have to get unlocked by one of us, and go through password recovery.

Bare probably knows what a lot of this is about, but he has a real job and probably won't get to it for a few hours - but you can let us know here, or there if you are able to post.

Thank you for your patience. This will likely take a few days to get all straightened out, but it's part of the process, so go through it, we must. : )

UPDATE: Please post any C2 technical issues in the "we're moving" thread at the top of the page from now on; it will be closed overnight but will most likely open up sometime late morning Pacific Standard Time if you need to get in touch with us and can't get in the new site. Thanks!

Good morning, afternoon, evening *everyone*!™

Sunday, November 1, 2009

The Official C2 Late Night Chill Open Thread

AFTER-PUB OPEN - bring your drinks over here!

The Liberty Pub - OPEN

C2 Afternoon OPEN - we're moving soon!


Guys, here's an open. Sorry for the amount of news neglect you're suffering today, but we are very close to being ready to send you all your registration emails (you may wake up to them), and we're making final preparations for that. We expect to be "home" tomorrow (oh - and wait until you hear the bit of history trivia Pi Guy made us aware of last night!) - so please keep each other informed on what's happening in the world for the next 24/48 or so hours while we tie the bow on this site for you. We're just about there, and things are looking good. The Pub will be open and hopping as usual at 5:00PM PST/8:00PM EST. More info to come SOON! - CC