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Frankie Roberto Started conversation Apr 7, 2003
Hi all,
just a quick announcment. I'm working on something quite cool which will probably be of interest to you all. It's been in production for quite a while but will be released for testing hopefully by the end of this week.
Stay tuned for details...
Frankie
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There is only one thing worse than being Gosho, and that is not being Gosho Posted Apr 7, 2003
Must be very hush-hush 
I'm all agog 
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DoctorMO (Keeper of the Computer, Guru, Community Artist) Posted Apr 7, 2003
Hop Hop,
Lets all hope it's not too long before we find out. 
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dElaphant (and Zeppo his dog (and Gummo, Zeppos dog)) - Left my apostrophes at the BBC Posted Apr 7, 2003
Suspense, eh?
If this just turns out to be a flash "intro"... 
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DoctorMO (Keeper of the Computer, Guru, Community Artist) Posted Apr 7, 2003
I won't see if, *Download Flash Plug-in here*
No thanks, cvan do without Flash for now.
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Frankie Roberto Posted Apr 7, 2003
Nope, no flash at all. In fact, no pictures yet either.
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DoctorMO (Keeper of the Computer, Guru, Community Artist) Posted Apr 7, 2003
So it's a webpage? hmm, so far you've done some PHP scripts yes?
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Subject: Use Your Imagination
Frankie Roberto Posted Apr 9, 2003
yes, lot's of php scripts. plus i'm using xml and xslt.
It's just about ready for testing, but I can't publish webaddress yet as there might be security holes. If you'd like to know more, and have a look, please e-mail me at frankie (at) frankie roberto (dot) com - with surname as one word.
Ta,
Frankie
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DoctorMO (Keeper of the Computer, Guru, Community Artist) Posted Apr 10, 2003
ok
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Frankie Roberto Posted Apr 16, 2003
Take a peek at:
http://www.frankieroberto.com/alt2g2/index.xml
It's still a work in progress, and there are some obvious bugs and things not yet implemented, but it's getting there.
You need a browser that can do server-side xslt (Mozilla, IE 6 or IE 5 with add-on) and supports CSS (most modern ones).
Please don't exploit any security holes if you find them!
Frankie
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DoctorMO (Keeper of the Computer, Guru, Community Artist) Posted Apr 16, 2003
Mozilla user: hmm, a bit odd, I'll give you a screen shot...
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Subject: Use Your Imagination
Frankie Roberto Posted Apr 16, 2003
Okay, thanks. I'm using Mozilla 1.3
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DoctorMO (Keeper of the Computer, Guru, Community Artist) Posted Apr 17, 2003
It must be an older version, it's a bit odd....
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DoctorMO (Keeper of the Computer, Guru, Community Artist) Posted Apr 17, 2003
Do I get a login?
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DoctorMO (Keeper of the Computer, Guru, Community Artist) Posted Apr 18, 2003
yep I got it, nice system, looks like it needs much work to be altH2G2.
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Subject: Use Your Imagination
Whoami - iD dislikes punctuation Posted Apr 18, 2003
My 
, for what it's worth:
I don't think that making your own h2g2 is necessarily a positive thing, especially since you've borrowed the disclaimer etc. However, I think that this project would be *amazing* as a kind of OpenDNA or something of that sort. It would be fantastic if it could be made this way:
1. An admin area allowing manipulation of a stylesheet to set colours and to allow administrator access.
2. A layout with some basic graphics allowing for customisation - perhaps a budding CA might make a Graphics Kit or something?
3. A moderator facility.
As I see it, there isn't a decent product out there that mirrors DNA's forum-under-entry system, at least not for free.
Go on, give it a thought! 
Subject: Use Your Imagination
Frankie Roberto Posted Apr 18, 2003
Hi Whoami?,
Good points. I am definately NOT trying to make an actual alt2g2. This site is great and it would be pointless to try and compete against it.
The actual backend of the site is something I've been working on for ages, just to meet my own needs. It's capable of running multiple sites, and alt2g2 is just one of those (number 6), which I made to demonstrate how the site could work like h2g2. I used the look of brunel becuase i already had a kind of css page mockup a while ago which i made to test how good css would be at replicating such a complex design.
So, the reason for the project is much more to do with the reasons you've given. It gives people a chance to play around with a similar technology to DNA, and allows the creation of new sites which can use aspects of the community model that DNA has shown to be successful.
One thing I should mention is that the backend I've created so far is extremely flexible. The creation of a forum to match every article is actually a setting, which you can turn off. It's even possible to have a single forum linked to more than one article, or a single article linked to more than one forum.
So yes, I'm happy (and encouraging) for people to get involved, by having 'editor' status on the site, designing skins, thinking up new sites, and even developing the software (it's all in php).
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DoctorMO (Keeper of the Computer, Guru, Community Artist) Posted Apr 18, 2003
It's a shame, I'm not as good with PHP as I am in Perl, so er, if you want any graphics CAT Member sitting right here.
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Whoami - iD dislikes punctuation Posted Apr 20, 2003
You've really made me happy! What hosting does it need? What DBs does it use? Am I asking too many questions?
Y'see, I'm building some sites - you can have a look over at http://www.dotsurfer.co.uk/ - but I'm looking for something a little more limited than a forum program.
There's Dotsurfer UK, Dotsurfer Network [borrow my design, add your relevant content with my permission] and your kenilworth - all experimental. Any feedback on the design would be appreciated, the sites are not finished and most links do nothing:
http://www.dotsurfer.co.uk/
http://www.dotsurfer.co.uk/network/
http://www.dotsurfer.co.uk/kenilworth/
Please do not check until 2140 BST (GMT+1h) tonight - that's in 10 minutes. I'm uploading them... now.
Whoami?
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