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    <pubDate>Wed, 05 Feb 2003 13:05:40 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: Whatever Next?</title>
      <link>http://www.jasperfforde.com/phorum/read.php?1,4955,5123#msg-5123</link>
      <author>Sarah H Egginton</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Hi, Simon - welcome to the madhouse.  You'll like it. ;-)]]></description>
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      <title>Re: Whatever Next?</title>
      <link>http://www.jasperfforde.com/phorum/read.php?1,4955,5079#msg-5079</link>
      <author>poetscientistdrinker</author>
      <description><![CDATA[I seem to remember it being a recurring topic that turns up from time to time. I don't think anybody ever became terribly bored of it though... And welcome, btw.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Feb 2003 13:59:35 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: Whatever Next?</title>
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      <author>Simon Reeve</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Greetings to all of you, from a new reader (who's been busy recommending Fforde's books to everybody he knows...). I'm interested in 'Whatever Next', although I don't know whether I'd ever find enough time to write anything for it as my only &quot;easy&quot; access to a computer is at work and there's a limit to how long I can spend on-line here (and I'm already writing regular contributions for &quot;Alarums &amp; Excursions&quot;, which is a [long-running] APA about roleplaying games)... Hmm, actually I've just thought of an idea for an article: What bits of history can we blame on the 'French revisionists', and how _ given the aid of a time-travelling agent such as Colonel Next _ could those situations be changed &quot;back&quot; to the way that they should have been? Or hHas anybody else already covered this in a discussion that I haven't read yet?]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Feb 2003 13:55:56 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: Whatever Next?</title>
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      <author>Sarah</author>
      <description><![CDATA[I'll do some subbing too if you want.  And considering David and I were the only two people to be present at both the noodle bash and the Buxton outing, I suppose one of us has got to write 'em up.  Er, could I cheat and suggest you lift my existing write-ups from the relevant threads?  It's just that David has this very morning dumped a load of work on me which includes sorting out his stock and writing his mastectomy page... and he himself is doing a fairly major re-work of his website.  Oh yes, and my OU courses have just started.  I'll do whatever I can, though.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Feb 2003 13:34:38 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: Whatever Next?</title>
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      <author>Vanessa</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Can I bag doing recipes? Have a lovely one for Camel, that could easily be substitued with mammoth....oh hang on, was that recipes FOR extinct animals, or extinct animal recipes? Either way, can I? and also recipes to accompany books...eg, might want to get stuck into some special 'prison food' suggestions while getting stuck into The Green Mile,,,bla bla bla.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Feb 2003 06:46:31 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: Whatever Next?</title>
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      <author>All-American-Cutie</author>
      <description><![CDATA[You know, we should probably try to figure a color scheme too...otherwise doing a header is a pain. I figure we should go off some kind of scheme like the covers of the books, the question is which one? The peachy orange and blue of TEA or the lovely lavendar and jewelly peach of LIAGB....I'll try to do mockups with both....]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Feb 2003 03:34:14 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: Whatever Next?</title>
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      <author>All-American-Cutie</author>
      <description><![CDATA[As for an email address, simply get a 6MB one at Yahoo...they're free, ya know!

And as for extra webspace to store them, if you get an address at Yahoo, you automatically have an account at GeoCities. And again, that's free and has 15MB of space. And then Jon wouldn't even need to host unless he really wants to. And a core group of people could have access to the password. All for free.  And the URL would be something like www.geocities.com/Whats_Next or whatever we can manage to get for a screen name. So it wouldn't be too hard to remember. 

I can work on a banner...I do have some experience with Photoshop and web graphics.  Maybe I can talk Jasper into letting me borrow his logo. I'll put an email into him asap.

And I was thinking...if we want this to be web based and not email based, then the best way to notify people is to have a mailing list setup.  And that way, when a new edition is ready, a single email can be sent to alert them.  There are several free mailing list companies. Something like www.ctrlemail.com would work. Too bad ListBot.com isn't around any longer.  Whatever is used it needs to be able to be subscribed/unsubscribed from via a script on the What's Next webpage and thru the emails sent. Otherwise it's a total pain in the arse!

Just a few ideas...but anyway, count me in!  Oh and by the way, I do have some experience with HTML and getting it to look the way I want it to. And if I get stuck, my husband does this kind of thing for a living, only more so.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Feb 2003 03:05:16 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: Whatever Next?</title>
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      <author>Jon</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Oh, go on then. I'll volunteer to do some subbin'. And can I claim the problem page for literary characters please ...only it won't be a whole page ... more like a little bit of one. I can probably churn out a couple of other bits as well. Being quite underemployed at the mo and all.

Word of warning to budding web designers. My jolly hosts at AOL do not support fancy dan things like Front Page extensions, Flash etc etc, so keep it simple folks.

I shall be interested to see how this turns out.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Feb 2003 01:36:21 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: Whatever Next?</title>
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      <author>poetscientistdrinker</author>
      <description><![CDATA[btw -

++++out of football shoes error++++
++++reboot++++]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Feb 2003 00:43:19 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Whatever Next?</title>
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      <author>poetscientistdrinker</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Right, time for a masterplan.

I'm quite happy to edit the bugger if nobody else wants the job. Any dissent? No? Job's mine then. I reckon that proves I'm megalomaniac enough to do for now, anyway. We've also got enough proofreaders to actually outnumber the potential readership, which may be a first in the world of publishing.We need to set up an email address for contributions and requests for copies to go to - any ideas where would be suitable for this? This way we can leave all the addresses on that one account and nobody messes up their inbox. 

I reckon the thirteenth should be the publishing date as there is never a thirtheenth chapter in the books, and make it monthly. This is enough time for people to write something decent, but just about regular enough to keep a rhythm going. Jon has already offered to host current editions, and I'm sure we can find somewhere else to store back issues. The size of the first edition should be four sides of A4, with a view to exapnding this to fit material. 

I'd quite like to get a first - trial - copy out this month, if we can get the stuff quite quickly. Thus I would like... 

Somebody artistic to design a banner for the title with some kind of Nextain bent to it, and if possible I'd love to see a dodo cartoon strip - especially if it was amusing. 

Some articles - leave/claim ideas below please! I've got an article I'd like to write already, but a few more wouldn't hurt. Some ideas include -

problem page for characters from literature
Things to do in Swindon when you're dead (bored)
Recipes for extinct animals (they do exist out there somewhere)

I'd also like a volunteer to write some kind of Nextian Diary column - what's coming out, any good comments from reviewers, Nextian nuggets, random quotes from literature, and pointless pisstaking etc. 

Could somebody write an account of the Nextain meetings so far please? 

In terms of length - work to 750 words for most articles and don't be afraid to come in way under this total. If it's really huge it'lll be viciously pruned. 

Finally, on the technical side. Does anybody fancy subbing parts of it? Sub-editing in this case bmeaning I'll pass an article or page over to you and ask you to sort out grammar, spelling and some of the phrasing. 

Any complaints, comments - below. Any articles can come to me for now, but I'll be setting up an email account pretty soon. And once it's looking like a goer then I'll start a new thread announcing it for all the lurkers and with details of when I need submissions etc - and what help I need.

This could get very scary...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Feb 2003 00:33:20 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: Photos</title>
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      <author>Sarah B</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Lol

One vote here for 'Whatever Next'

Also, I'll proof read stuff. However, I'm terribley bad at thinking up good jokes, so best not ask me to write anything. ;)

Um, hey Vanessa! I don't write anything much witty either, and they ahven't chucked me out yet.

Is there any way to find out how many people are registered on this Fforum? Then we would know exactly how many lurkers we have, and could force confessions out of them...

+++++++++ OUT OF IDEAS ERROR +++++++++++++
  ++++++++++ REBOOT SARAH +++++++++++++

Um, right, yeah. Go for the Newsleter. And who cares if it's not all completely relevant? Since when has the Fforum been completely relevant?]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2003 20:04:36 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: Photos</title>
      <link>http://www.jasperfforde.com/phorum/read.php?1,4955,5041#msg-5041</link>
      <author>Sarah</author>
      <description><![CDATA[+++OUT OF WHISKEY ERROR+++
++++++REBOOT WILFRED++++++]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2003 19:18:10 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: Photos</title>
      <link>http://www.jasperfforde.com/phorum/read.php?1,4955,5038#msg-5038</link>
      <author>Jon</author>
      <description><![CDATA[I don't think I can do that, Dave.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2003 17:31:55 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: Photos</title>
      <link>http://www.jasperfforde.com/phorum/read.php?1,4955,5036#msg-5036</link>
      <author>dave</author>
      <description><![CDATA[+++OUT OF WALRUS ERROR+++
+++++REBOOT UNIVERSE+++++]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2003 17:29:33 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: Photos</title>
      <link>http://www.jasperfforde.com/phorum/read.php?1,4955,5035#msg-5035</link>
      <author>Rob</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Or alternatively...

What's happening....  (HELP ME)

Unless I'm much mistaken, it's all going mad...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2003 17:23:07 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: Photos</title>
      <link>http://www.jasperfforde.com/phorum/read.php?1,4955,5034#msg-5034</link>
      <author>Jon</author>
      <description><![CDATA[++++OUT OF SANITY ERROR AT ADDRESS 39 WALRUS STREET++++]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2003 17:21:13 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: Photos</title>
      <link>http://www.jasperfforde.com/phorum/read.php?1,4955,5032#msg-5032</link>
      <author>dave</author>
      <description><![CDATA[who is Redo, and where is Start?]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2003 17:16:45 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: Photos</title>
      <link>http://www.jasperfforde.com/phorum/read.php?1,4955,5030#msg-5030</link>
      <author>Ooktavia</author>
      <description><![CDATA[+++ENABLE FTB DEVICE+++
++REDO FROM START++
+++FTB NOT AVAILABLE+++
+++ENABLE PLATYPUS+++
++REDO FROM START++
+++FP DEVICE ENABLED+++

NOW try and reboot me!! Fred the Platypus will defend us all!]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2003 17:07:36 +0100</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.jasperfforde.com/phorum/read.php?1,4955,5025#msg-5025</link>
      <author>Sarah</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Eeek!  I've been rebooted!]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2003 13:24:17 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: Photos</title>
      <link>http://www.jasperfforde.com/phorum/read.php?1,4955,5023#msg-5023</link>
      <author>dave</author>
      <description><![CDATA[+++OUT OF CHEESE ERROR+++
++++REBOOT FFORUMITES++++]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2003 13:12:51 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: Photos</title>
      <link>http://www.jasperfforde.com/phorum/read.php?1,4955,5022#msg-5022</link>
      <author>Sarah</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Er, no.  David did bring his digital camera, but we were all nattering so much that nobody thought to remind him of the fact.  D'oh...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2003 13:11:04 +0100</pubDate>
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      <author>dave</author>
      <description><![CDATA[were there photos from the latest Fforde meeting?]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2003 13:05:34 +0100</pubDate>
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      <author>dave</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Heck, I'm up for it. I like 'whatever next'...

Not sure about the creative input. I can do a nice line in amusing websites...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2003 11:52:18 +0100</pubDate>
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      <author>dave</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Heck, I'm up for it. I like 'whatever next'...

Not sure about the creative input. I can do a nice line in amusing websites...]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2003 11:52:18 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: Newsletter</title>
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      <author>fuzz</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Well, consider this a vote for &quot;Whatever Next&quot;, and as for creative talent, oops, not here, I do have a  bit of techy skills though.  And I can try my hand at editing/proofing/etc.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 02 Feb 2003 18:37:40 +0100</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.jasperfforde.com/phorum/read.php?1,4955,5010#msg-5010</link>
      <author>Vanessa</author>
      <description><![CDATA[I am an interested 'lurker'. I like the 'Nextian experiences' idea. There's enough creativity and technical know-how amongst to make it work. Count me in on the 'creative input' side, not so good at technical. I think it would be great!]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 02 Feb 2003 10:03:56 +0100</pubDate>
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      <author>Vanessa Hilton</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Thanks!...nothing witty coming to mind...have spent almost all day reading threads, I need time to recover and can see I will have to exercise intellectual muscles that haven't moved for ages, if I am to keep up! Still looking for one that contains details of  JFf encounter. Has anyone met him?]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 02 Feb 2003 09:46:38 +0100</pubDate>
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      <author>All-American-Cutie</author>
      <description><![CDATA[How about &quot;The Goliath Gazette&quot;?? 

and Vanessa, sure ya can. We don't discriminate here. As long as you have something mildly witty or astute (or wittily astute like Jon) to contribute, jump on in...the water's fine!]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 02 Feb 2003 05:10:07 +0100</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.jasperfforde.com/phorum/read.php?1,4955,5002#msg-5002</link>
      <author>Vanessa Hilton</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Is this a Nextian  coincidence? I have postgrad studies in Journalism, and a computer nerd husband (software!), and as I have said, living out in the sticks, there is only so much time I can spend comparing the chooks to dodos and bookjumping before I yearn for an encounter with Jasper Fforde, if not a Fforde forum. Please count me in....However, I think there must be some way to measure MINE and other's authenticity as Nextians. I can't jump out of nowhere without spending more time at the fforum and getting acquainted. Can I?]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 02 Feb 2003 03:54:34 +0100</pubDate>
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      <author>Jon</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Thag you very buch, Ook. By dose is still sore.

(And don't worry about being non-technical. Technical is easy. There are always lot of people to do it or at least tell you how to do it. It's creative input that;s hard to come by. You may consider yourself requested).]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 01 Feb 2003 22:41:07 +0100</pubDate>
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