Next DD chat

[Peter Murray]

Now the latest news says:

Next live chat with Diane Duane: May 26, 2007
The next chat with DD will take place on Saturday, May 26, 2007 at 3 PM (US) EDT / 8 PM (UK) BST, in the Chime chat area of the Young Wizards discussion forums.

As before, you probably need to RSVP to LeeEnfieldBurke@youngwizards.com, although the news doesn't say so.

[meteorite]

Please note this chat will fall on a U.S. holiday weekend, Memorial Day. I don't know what this will do to turnout, or how it will affect scheduling.

[maxxrox]

Wait, we need to RSVP for chats? I thought you just show up! Will you be not admitting people to the chat room if they haven't rsvpd?

[Kathy Li]

Yes, maxxroxx, you should RSVP for chats. However, it's unlikely that you'll be locked out if you don't (although that was the initial plan). The main problem is that a lot more folks showed up once than the chat could handle and were locked out, so DD had to figure out how many people were going to be arriving, so RSVPs were instituted.

Unfortunately, a lot more people would RSVP "just in case" than would actually show up, so she and Lee have never really had accurate numbers. The RSVPs remain in place to monitor how many people will show up. The reason that "upping the max" is a big deal is that it costs DD more money to allow more simultaneous connections in chat. Chat itself costs her money based on bandwidth usage, so it's also important not to waste chat resources.

[Kathy Li]

Just in case you missed it on the News blog, or the front page of these forums:

DD's next chat will take place on Saturday, June 30, 2007, at 20:00 UK / Irish standard time, or 3 PM (US) Eastern Daylight time. The chat will take place as usual in the Chime chat area. Reservations for this chat are now open.

As per usual, to make reservations, send Lee an email at LeeEnfieldBurke@youngwizards.com.

[EricG1793]

The last chat that took place with DD was my first one; I just memorized the date and time and simply entered the room. I was a half hour or so late, though. This was last month's chat, in May. How do you RSVP? I'm unsure about that, whether it's optional or something was disfunctional again in the May chat because again I just entered the room without questions or difficulties, and at that time I had no clue about needing to RSVP about the chat.

Sigh... I really chose an awkward time to join YW.net! I came here shortly after PM passed away, my first chat that happened to be with DD may have been disfunctional....

[Kathy Li]

Hmm... I'm sure that the RSVP instructions were in the Chat FAQ. At any rate, they're also listed in the chat announcement above. Just email Lee. You won't get a reply that your email's been received, but she'll be grateful to know that you're coming all the same.

RSVPs, of late, haven't been necessary to attend, but, as in real life, it's good manners to send one just to let your hostess know how guests will be arriving and to prepare appropriately.

[Kathy Li]

And, just in case you missed it on the News blog:

... The next chat with DD will take place on Saturday, October 6, 2007 at 3 PM (US) EDT / 8 PM (UK) BST, in the Chime chat area of the Young Wizards discussion forums.

She's taking August and September off, given how "taking July off" worked out. (sigh).

[Wizard Girl]

what program do you need to run the chat room? just wondering cuz my window is turning up blank.

[Garrett Fitzgerald]

Adobe Flash. You can download the player from http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/, if you don't already have it.

[EricG1793]

I have been looking forward to the DD chat tomorrow for the past couple months (especially since we'll be able to peacefully and appropriately reunite inside Cedric formally in the first time in a couple months) but the time it'll be isn't posted anywhere.

All the announcement says is that the exact time will be announced "at a later date." Now, it's the day before the chat, so could you please post the exact time, Lee? Thank you very much, on behalf of myself and other members planning on attending the chat.

[Kathy Li]

Eric, go back to the announcement and read the bolded text. The time is right there. (also on the News & Event blog, and the chat area announcement and... ) If you need help in translating the time zones, I recommend using this site.

I'd also like to exhort everybody to remember that, unlike a typical chat, when DD is there, we'd all like to hear what she has to say. So, please keep the role-playing and background chatter to a minimum (i.e., if you want to hold a conversation with someone else while we're all in the room, try whispering, or just use a private topic/email later).

Trust me, DD will make the on-topic stuff plenty interesting enough.

Also, if this is your first "Official" chat with DD, you may want to look at the transcripts, The YW FAQ, and the Books FAQ, just to see if any burning questions you have were already answered.

[EricG1793]

Oh, OK, sorry about that. I didn't realize that. I missed a bold quote... wow. I was just looking at the announcements on the Gateway page. Thanks! I don't think I'll be around, though.... It depends what time I go to my grandmother's, and if I do go there, whether my computer will be able to get Internet. But I'll try as best I can to be there....

[Diane Duane]

AAAAAAARGH!!!

Guys...I missed the chat.

I am SO sorry. I was writing, and at the same time I got distracted by some other online business that was going on...and when I looked up, it was ten o'clock.

That was a MAJOR brain failure on my part, and I am so sorry.

What shall we do about rescheduling? Same time tomorrow evening?

Suggestions welcome. (Besides "get a new brain.")

[Mousey]

I never thought I'd say this, buuut...

THANK YOU FOR MISSING THE CHAT!

I missed it too. I think I was playing with my thumb drive 'round then.

Yeah, tommorrow's good. Note to self: Get rear to chat tommorrow.