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In case you're wondering... - Calypso

June 8, 1999

In case you are wondering why I haven't updated the news in awhile, it's because when you run a site liek this, there seriously is nothing new. SoTF is still running, and we are still accepting applicants for BOTH Teachers and Students.

So, just to clarify, no news DOES NOT mean SoTF is down or closed. Keep those applications coming. SoTF is not a TF news site, so you will never see 'up-to-date' news here in relation to the community.

Also, you may have noticed i've deleted a good sum of the old news. I had to start doing this because the old news was just adding on load time for the page. I sent my TF History to PlanetFortress.com/History, but unfortunatly the original maintainer of TF History found it more difficult than he thought it to be. Please, if you have the time, send SailorScout an e-mail, we need TF History up and running.

I'm not idle, i'm stil alive - Calypso

May 28, 1999

That topic is relating to the news fellas. Anyhow if it seem slike i've been out of it for the past few days, it's because I have been. My computer has been under the knife for the past few days getting tons of freaking upgrades. I'm still setting up jumpers and whatnot. I am STILL getting very lame Student requests which is pissing me off because I have to make a tough decision on what's a good inquiry and what's bad. Here is the lowdown; I want a GOOD description of what you want to learn, simply putting something like "conc jumping" is NOT going to get you help! Be as DETAILED as you possibly can, as I said before, we at SoTF are here to help, but we can't read minds, and we can't see between the lines either. "Help us, help you."

Huh huh huh huh cool - Calypso

May 21, 1999

I got some Teacher requests, some Student request, just to clear it up my mailbox was kinda packed this morning (what I dread when I wake up). Just a note to all of those who sign up, SoTF isn't totally dedicated to Newbies, we instruct additional "skills" to whomever wishes to learn. So even if you're a Veteran, you can still learn something.

Gotta update ya - Calypso

May 19, 1999

Welp, I keep getting Student applications, cool. I'm also getting Teacher applications, but they aren't of the quality I look for. NOTE: if you want to be a Teacher, I pretty much want a resume. I do not want to get an application saying, "I want to teach this and that blah blah blah NARF." I want a detailed inquiry of your experiance and whatever else you can dig up on yourself. Sad note, Falconeer had to leave SoTF because of... well it ain't none of your business now is it? I'm leaving a spot open for Falconeer if he ever gets the time to Teach.

Same old, same old - Calypso

May 16, 1999

Other than the fact that I am upgrading my computer and making it into a super computer, there really isn't any news. Students are signing up, Teachers are working, etc.

Transparent news - Calypso

May 14, 1999

Well I got some replies back from old Teachers and i'm constantly updating the Teacher's list. A note to Students: SoTF does NOT teeach or instruct 1on1 in TF or TFC, let's get this straight, no matter where you play a 1on1 it is called DM. If you play 1on1 in TF/TFC, you are playing DM. SoTF only teaches two things, TF and TFC.

Now maybe my e-mail box will stop being full everytime I wake up. Also, I am going to update the "Info" section with much needed info as well as updating the signup page to instruct Students to read the Info page. Students if you can't think of anything that you want to learn, please don't sign up because we don't have Teachers that have E.S.P. Just sending me an inquiry saying "I want to learn anything." or "I want to learn how to be the best" is NOT what I call a good inquiry. Please, your inquiries must include some detail. What class do you want to learn more about? What is it that you want to learn more about for that particular class? SoTF Teachers are not mind readers, and we seriously do not have the time to sift through wads of e-mails saying the same thing.

I also intend to do something with all the old news, but I don't have the tools to make good looking gif or jpg images, and with an apparent coming of a site redesign i'm not going to make an archive file...well atleast not just yet.

Removing non-responders and etc. - Calypso

May 13, 1999

Well I have been waiting for awhile now and I have gotten quite a few Teachers e-mail or ICQ me back saying they are still with us. What I am going to do now is clean up the old Teacher's list, remove all the Teacher's who haven't responded, and I will save the old list. I'm saving the old list just in case a Teacher who I deleted writes me back saying that he/she is still with SoTF. At that point I will re-add that particular Teacher. Other than that things are going pretty well, Students are till being paired off and I liek the turn out so far.

Students are now being paired off! - Calypso

May 12, 1999

Ok great news! Students are being paired off with Teachers as I type this. All Students will have recieved an e-mail from a Teacher within the next two days. As some of you may see there is another forum listed in the "Forum" Section. this Forum is for SoTF Teachers to discuss pair-offs and it also includes a confidential list of Students in which Teachers can easily choose a Student to pair off from. I don't know about any of you, but this is a great way to end my relatively bad day.

Updates of Fury - Calypso

May 12, 1999

Well I have gotten SoTF a brand spankin' new Discussion Board and I urge everyone affiliated with SoTF to check it out. Even if you aren't affiliated you are welcome to post.

I would also like to say that I have noticed that the color scheme of SoTF is rather difficult to read and I have asked someone to redesign the page, hopefully he will help. Also, I would like to welcome aboard Falconeer, our newest SoTF Teacher. Things are now coming along smoothly, all I need now is for Teachers to start showing up in IRC and help me get their IRC channel accounts set up.

Note to Students: your wait is almost over! I am gathering Teachers and we should start pairing you people off by tomorrow (I seriously hope). Just bare with me for alittle while longer.