GENERAL DISCUSSIONS

FFF Google Calender / Browncoat Signal Corps

POSTED BY: PENGUIN
UPDATED: Friday, August 4, 2006 05:11
SHORT URL:
VIEWED: 3317
PAGE 1 of 1

Tuesday, August 1, 2006 8:22 AM

PENGUIN


Hey there fellow Browncoats,

Greetings from Fireflyfans.net!

We've put together an online, public Google calendar that lists events and dates of interest to fans of Joss Whedon's TV series FIREFLY and major motion picture SERENITY. We do this mainly for the website www.fireflyfans.net, but it's meant to be for all Browncoats.

We're committed to making this calendar as comprehensive as possible, and would love your group to send us info on your shindigs so it can be added to the calendar for other Browncoats to reference. Our hope is to keep BC's better informed on goings-ons across the globe, and to help facilitate inspiration and communication across Browncoat groups.

On the calendar, the event color bar is linked to your event page, the description of which can be as long as you wish, with contact info, website info, etc. There is also a handy map feature built in if a full address is provided.

Here's the calendar home thread on FFF.net:
http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=19=21898 < http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=19&t=21898>

I've also added a direct link to the calendar to the links page in the group sidebar.

To have your Browncoat event added, if you wish something FF/Serenity or BDH-related to be on the calendar, or if you have any questions at all, please contact HERA on Yahoo (doeramey3000).

We look forward to working with you!

Steve

(Penguin )

Browncoat Signal Corps
Boost the Signal

This information is being spread across the 'verse by the Browncoat Signal Corps!




NOTIFY: N   |  REPLY  |  REPLY WITH QUOTE  |  TOP  |  HOME  

Tuesday, August 1, 2006 10:59 AM

FUTUREMRSFILLION


Penguin

This is excellent! Where have you posted this in the world?





one of the Forsaken TM

NOTIFY: Y   |  REPLY  |  REPLY WITH QUOTE  |  TOP  |  HOME  

Tuesday, August 1, 2006 11:06 AM

PENGUIN


Just here and at http://forum.summerglau.co.uk/.

http://forum.summerglau.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=163

Most everyone got 2 sites to post at. I'm still waiting for a couple of e-mail addresses for the last two people (are you listening Tristan & Oddsbodskins?).



NOTIFY: N   |  REPLY  |  REPLY WITH QUOTE  |  TOP  |  HOME  

Tuesday, August 1, 2006 11:12 AM

FUTUREMRSFILLION


Quote:

Originally posted by Penguin:
Just here and at http://forum.summerglau.co.uk/.

Most everyone got 2 sites to post at. I'm still waiting for a couple of e-mail addresses for the last two people (are you listening Tristan & Oddsbodskins?).









one of the Forsaken TM

NOTIFY: Y   |  REPLY  |  REPLY WITH QUOTE  |  TOP  |  HOME  

Tuesday, August 1, 2006 11:22 AM

FUTUREMRSFILLION






one of the Forsaken TM

NOTIFY: Y   |  REPLY  |  REPLY WITH QUOTE  |  TOP  |  HOME  

Tuesday, August 1, 2006 11:50 AM

PENGUIN





NOTIFY: N   |  REPLY  |  REPLY WITH QUOTE  |  TOP  |  HOME  

Wednesday, August 2, 2006 5:25 AM

PENGUIN





NOTIFY: N   |  REPLY  |  REPLY WITH QUOTE  |  TOP  |  HOME  

Wednesday, August 2, 2006 7:02 AM

FOLLOWMAL




Penguin, did you get those last two addresses?

Let me know and I'll attempt to round them up.



"You hold. Hold 'til I get back." Mal

Click here www.fireflyfans.net for info about the Serenity Summer Campaign and how you can help!


NOTIFY: Y   |  REPLY  |  REPLY WITH QUOTE  |  TOP  |  HOME  

Wednesday, August 2, 2006 7:09 AM

PENGUIN


See your PM!


NOTIFY: N   |  REPLY  |  REPLY WITH QUOTE  |  TOP  |  HOME  

Wednesday, August 2, 2006 7:21 AM

PENGUIN


Thanks FollowMal!


And thanks to everyone on the team!


NOTIFY: N   |  REPLY  |  REPLY WITH QUOTE  |  TOP  |  HOME  

Wednesday, August 2, 2006 8:01 AM

MILFORD


Great idea. By the way, does there seem to be a large amount of images and fancy animations on this thread?

Maybe it's just me and my old fashioned ways.

I do like the flying penguin.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Customizeable handmade baby gifts personalized by my wife! Check them out at www.baby-bobo.com. All proceeds go towards international adoption.

Leaning into the wind that used to carry me-Stavesacre

NOTIFY: Y   |  REPLY  |  REPLY WITH QUOTE  |  TOP  |  HOME  

Wednesday, August 2, 2006 8:17 AM

HERA


Thanks guys for helping to boost the signal on this puppy. It's a blast working on it, and I've already been getting feedback from the far-flung Browncoat groups!

Also, Ray Hill over at the Big Damn Board put a link to it on his home page, until he can get a site calendar up and running his own self.

http://www.bigdamnboard.com/

I'm so proud. Thank you for the help on this.

Next steps is to explore color coding some of the events, but this may be awhile, since I'm adding events for the next few days.

-Hera

P.S. hey Penguin, my yahoo groups are posted already, in case you were wondering. I have another set to do, and they should be done by Friday.


- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -




"Wanna?" – Mal to Kaylee, Out of Gas

NOTIFY: Y   |  REPLY  |  REPLY WITH QUOTE  |  TOP  |  HOME  

Wednesday, August 2, 2006 8:19 AM

TRISTAN


Reporting in...finally.
Sorry about the email thing earlier, Penguin. I had responded to your PM, but apparently, it did not go through.
So, of course I get the French board...now I have to dust off part of my brain that has lain dormant for years and see if I still have a handle on that language...a challenge!
I shall try to keep posting updates here from our French brethren and sistren.
Tristan, out!

______________________________________

NOTIFY: Y   |  REPLY  |  REPLY WITH QUOTE  |  TOP  |  HOME  

Wednesday, August 2, 2006 8:56 AM

NOSADSEVEN


Great idea, but I wanted to let you know for some reason the link (from here and from FollowMal's post on another forum) take me to the community page instead of a thread.

Also, is there a direct link to the calendar?

~~~~~~~~~~~~
Ain't. We. Just.

NOTIFY: Y   |  REPLY  |  REPLY WITH QUOTE  |  TOP  |  HOME  

Wednesday, August 2, 2006 9:03 AM

MAVOURNEEN


Tristan: I sent FollowMal this link for use on the French board...I'll send it to you.

http://dictionary.reference.com/translate/text.html

Paste your post from Word into this 'bot and it will translate you into French. Quite good French. I use it at work constantly as I work w/ companies in France and Quebec where people have no interest in your emails unless it is in French.

Good Luck, mon amie.

"Have you ever been with a Warrior Woman?"

NOTIFY: Y   |  REPLY  |  REPLY WITH QUOTE  |  TOP  |  HOME  

Wednesday, August 2, 2006 9:05 AM

HERA


Hey Nosadseven, there is a direct link, but it's way long and often get's broken in email/posting transmission. It's in the FFF.cal thread in it's entirety.

I steer people to the fireflyfans thread, so they can read a bit more about the calendar there, and know who FFF.net is, and also so I know the link to the calendar is stable.

The second link to the thread in Penguin's post takes me to the thread, FYI. The one in the carrots: < http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=19&t=21898>

-Hera



"Wanna?" – Mal to Kaylee, Out of Gas

NOTIFY: Y   |  REPLY  |  REPLY WITH QUOTE  |  TOP  |  HOME  

Wednesday, August 2, 2006 9:09 AM

TRISTAN


Mavourneen, thank you for that. I find, however, that these things have a tendency to translate into formal French, and disregard slang, etc. I learned Parisian French when I lived there, and that is what my brain is wired for. My biological father's family hails from Quebec, and I picked some of that up, too...there are times when I come out sounding like a Belgian!
I have books at home that I can look at, but I will give the link a shot. Every little bit helps!

______________________________________

NOTIFY: Y   |  REPLY  |  REPLY WITH QUOTE  |  TOP  |  HOME  

Wednesday, August 2, 2006 9:13 AM

NOSADSEVEN


Quote:

Originally posted by Hera:
Hey Nosadseven, there is a direct link, but it's way long and often get's broken in email/posting transmission. It's in the FFF.cal thread in it's entirety.

I steer people to the fireflyfans thread, so they can read a bit more about the calendar there, and know who FFF.net is, and also so I know the link to the calendar is stable.

The second link to the thread in Penguin's post takes me to the thread, FYI. The one in the carrots: < http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=19&t=21898>


Makes sense.

And I'm noticing the one above the bracketed link is just missing the "&t" after the "19".

~~~~~~~~~~~~
Ain't. We. Just.

NOTIFY: Y   |  REPLY  |  REPLY WITH QUOTE  |  TOP  |  HOME  

Wednesday, August 2, 2006 9:13 AM

SIMONWHO


I did my groups a few days ago, perhaps we should all report in to a thread like this each time.

Might be noteworthy - most of my groups require comments to be approved (though not links) so we'll see the reaction from their owners.

Check out my Serenity Auctions for Equality Now, including DVDs and Posters signed by all 9 BDHs + Joss!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=004&item=1400121002
83

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=004&item=1400120938
86

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=004&item=1400121031
71

NOTIFY: N   |  REPLY  |  REPLY WITH QUOTE  |  TOP  |  HOME  

Wednesday, August 2, 2006 9:17 AM

FUTUREMRSFILLION


Penguin rides to the rescue!

animations are our friends!


I send moral support to all the fine Browncoats that have taken on this mission!



one of the Forsaken TM

NOTIFY: Y   |  REPLY  |  REPLY WITH QUOTE  |  TOP  |  HOME  

Wednesday, August 2, 2006 9:22 AM

MAVOURNEEN



Tristan- sounds like you are indeed the homme for the job. You're right in that the bot can be rigid and not translate slang very well, so I tend to avoid slang and idioms. I keep the browser open so when someone IM's me in French, I copy, paste, translate, type my reply, translate, copy and paste back into IM very seamlessly.
Works for me.

"Have you ever been with a Warrior Woman?"

NOTIFY: Y   |  REPLY  |  REPLY WITH QUOTE  |  TOP  |  HOME  

Wednesday, August 2, 2006 9:36 AM

NOSADSEVEN


Quote:

Originally posted by nosadseven:
Quote:

Originally posted by Hera:
Hey Nosadseven, there is a direct link, but it's way long and often get's broken in email/posting transmission. It's in the FFF.cal thread in it's entirety.

I steer people to the fireflyfans thread, so they can read a bit more about the calendar there, and know who FFF.net is, and also so I know the link to the calendar is stable.

The second link to the thread in Penguin's post takes me to the thread, FYI. The one in the carrots: < http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=19&t=21898>


Makes sense.

And I'm noticing the one above the bracketed link is just missing the "&t" after the "19".

And let me add that I point this out because the same error is in two postings I've seen, which may mean it is in more of them. As they are in different forums, which often display links a little differently, it's something to double check and fix asap.

(For instance, on the other forum I've seen this, only the top link is clickable, so it is more of an issue.)

~~~~~~~~~~~~
Ain't. We. Just.

NOTIFY: Y   |  REPLY  |  REPLY WITH QUOTE  |  TOP  |  HOME  

Wednesday, August 2, 2006 9:39 AM

HERA


OK, BSC update here: as previously mentioned, I should have the iTunes form post mailed out to the team captains on Friday, so folks can work on it over the weekend.

It'll be a lot shorter than the calendar post, listing just highlights, and directing folks to 11th's link on FFF.net explaining the particulars in detail.

http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=19&t=22697

-Hera

"Wanna?" – Mal to Kaylee, Out of Gas

NOTIFY: Y   |  REPLY  |  REPLY WITH QUOTE  |  TOP  |  HOME  

Wednesday, August 2, 2006 9:44 AM

HERA


GAH! my second double post. Shite.

NOTIFY: Y   |  REPLY  |  REPLY WITH QUOTE  |  TOP  |  HOME  

Wednesday, August 2, 2006 9:46 AM

HERA


Quote:

Originally posted by nosadseven:
And let me add that I point this out because the same error is in two postings I've seen, which may mean it is in more of them. As they are in different forums, which often display links a little differently, it's something to double check and fix asap.



Thank you, nosadseven, point taken. My first post actually had the direct calendar link, and it went all wiggy on me.

Always best to check.

-Hera

"Wanna?" – Mal to Kaylee, Out of Gas

NOTIFY: Y   |  REPLY  |  REPLY WITH QUOTE  |  TOP  |  HOME  

Wednesday, August 2, 2006 2:18 PM

TRISTAN


Ok, y'all managed to make my brain try to escape through my ears...you know how long it's been since I have tried to translate anything? Oy.
Ok, mini-rant over...I have posted to the French Browncoat board. Hopefully I remembered enough that after laughing at the stupid American, they actually decide to post some stuff....
I'm going to go lay down...

______________________________________

NOTIFY: Y   |  REPLY  |  REPLY WITH QUOTE  |  TOP  |  HOME  

Wednesday, August 2, 2006 2:21 PM

PENGUIN


Thank you for destroying brain cells for the cause!


NOTIFY: N   |  REPLY  |  REPLY WITH QUOTE  |  TOP  |  HOME  

Wednesday, August 2, 2006 2:49 PM

FOLLOWMAL




NoSad,

I went around everywhere this afternoon repairing my links.. so I should be straightened away.

Thank you so much for catching me on this!



"You hold. Hold 'til I get back." Mal

Click here www.fireflyfans.net for info about the Serenity Summer Campaign and how you can help!


NOTIFY: Y   |  REPLY  |  REPLY WITH QUOTE  |  TOP  |  HOME  

Thursday, August 3, 2006 2:53 AM

TRISTAN


No problem at all! Anything for the cause! Let's just hope I translated clearly enough...for all I know, I could have been trying to sell them llamas for the summer!

______________________________________

NOTIFY: Y   |  REPLY  |  REPLY WITH QUOTE  |  TOP  |  HOME  

Friday, August 4, 2006 4:43 AM

TRISTAN


I still haven't heard anything from the French after my post...I may have to go back in there and start chatting them up...

In perusing the threads, that board is not all that active. Before my post, the last one was two days before that...guess they aren't as active as we are .
Is there an additional assignment I can take on? French is the only other language I know, so something in English would not be amiss!
______________________________________

NOTIFY: Y   |  REPLY  |  REPLY WITH QUOTE  |  TOP  |  HOME  

Friday, August 4, 2006 4:47 AM

FOLLOWMAL



Tristan

That is what I've done a bit on the boards I posted to.

The Browncoat Board has been just dead... my post has had views, but no responses. Maybe our next form post will excite them more. But all the other boards I've posted to had a bit of a response and it gave me an opening to have a conversation. I like it... we get to know each other this way.

ETA: In reference to the "can I do more?" Message Penguin and see if there is a forum or two he can let you have.. perhaps someone has too many .. and they need the help?

"You hold. Hold 'til I get back." Mal

Click here www.fireflyfans.net for info about the Serenity Summer Campaign and how you can help!


NOTIFY: Y   |  REPLY  |  REPLY WITH QUOTE  |  TOP  |  HOME  

Friday, August 4, 2006 5:11 AM

TRISTAN


FollowMal, thanks. It does not look like there has been any activity on the French board in the past two days...I don't even think my posting had any viewers. I'll play there some this weekend when I have access to my books.
I will contact Penguin.
Thank you again!

______________________________________

NOTIFY: Y   |  REPLY  |  REPLY WITH QUOTE  |  TOP  |  HOME  

YOUR OPTIONS

NEW POSTS TODAY

USERPOST DATE

FFF.NET SOCIAL