UVR3 is apparently back, after a seven-month-long hiatus from the scene. I posted Section 8 Results onto the site, and as far as I know all of the links work. I will be changing the roster around sometime later today -- I actually had enough downtime today to get some stuff done on it.
Speaking of downtime, on January 31, 2000, I started a new job at National Healthcare Resources, Inc., providing internal technical support. Feel free to drop me a "hello" at one of my new e-mail addresses, Scott.Archer@nhrinc.com.
Before the end of the month, I will (finally) be putting UVR1 up on this site, too. Stay tooned, true believers...
Big, big, crazy-big, loco-grande thanks to Jjukil (jjukil@aol.com) for updating my roster page for me. It was the thing I hadn't done in the longest, and people who show interest in continuing works just prove that this is all worthwhile. Drop him a line and thank him, too -- he deserves it.
On that note, I checked some stats for the page. We average roughly 200 hits per week. I remember when we did that per month...
Anyway, I've put up UVR3 Section Six for your reading pleasure. I can't update the roster today; I can try for later this week. I also have not put up the voting form - I'm sure by now the voting has expired.
Talk to you all soon...
I may not have access to change the web site from this Thursday (1/21) until February 10th. Or, more accurately, Thursday through Saturday (1/21 - 1/23) and between 2/8 and 2/10. This is because I am going to New Mexico on vacation (Yeah, I know, how out-of-character). I will have access to read my e-mail, however.
Since this seems to do that whenever we get arund 3500 hits, and it's done this twice, then I'm going to give the following statement:
Add about 7,000 to however many hits BeSeen says we have. When I finally get around to writing one, it'll reflect whatever the correct amount is.
Unless, of course, soemone wants to write the cuonter for me, in which case it'll reflect the amount and earn a page-credit...
I had added a link to the Octagon Rumble message board (owned by K-Dawg). It was on the main blue frame on the UVR homepage. Through Wanderer's infinite wisdom, I realized it didn't belong there - this is the UVR page. I will still make a link to that page available, however, through the MOTD, and through the upcoming UVR Links page. If you're interested, the address of the OR baord is http://pluto.beseen.com/boardroom/d/21060.
Good to see some activity in the IRC channel, and it's also good to see that we are still doing decently hitswise. We're averaging about 1000 hits per month, now. When we get to 5000 hits per month, I'm going to buy myself a drink.
Your suggestions are welcome - this is your board. Tell me what you want...
The Ultimate Video Rumble Resource Page is officially part of the Videogame Fanfiction Webring. Big thanks to Sapfarah` for letting us on. If you're interested, the link on the starting point page (rumble.html) leads right there. Depending on the randomness of the page, one of four pictures will show up - they all lead there.
Now let's see how many hits we get... So far, UVR's page has 4,746 hits (3500 hits before the counter reset in September, and that number was since... what, 4/98?). Thanks for the support so far.
By the way, in case you're wondering, Wanderer DID send me the new results for Section 3. He just told me not to post them yet; they're still unedited. (I still haven't even gotten around to correcting the mistakes in the previous chapter - the adding mistakes, for instance.)
To make matters worse, I got a job. *grin* I work at CompUSA, in Garden City, New York, and am therefore fully qualified to be called a complete geek.. It also means I'm very short on time as of late - between school, work, Phi Theta Kappa and the newspaper...
One final thing -- and Tiffa^_^ has probably been the only one to notice - my DALnet IRC nick is now Saint_NYC.
I'm in the process currently of updating the local versions of these pages. So don't get your knickers in a twist, they'll be there shortly.
IRC DALnet is hosting Channel #MVFC - the Multiverse Fighting Council channel. My nick: Sanzenin. Applications for operators are now being reviewed. If you're interested in becoming a channel op, write me at arctic@slack.net.
Okay, now on to a few things... I've downloaded a few things from the original UVR page. Among the most obvious: UVR1. I'll put those up momentarily.
I'm impressed -- 1600 hits within 2 months. Maybe this is bigger than I thought. I'd imagine we're averaging about 32 hits per day, which still isn't a lot, but it's more than I had. I've redesigned the page slightly so that it's a bit mroe accurate -- so that hits don't actually register from hitting the URL multiple times as often. This was accomplished by putting no reverse link to the title archive page, but rather giving everyone easy access to the stories by having everyone click a stationary frame (idea inspired by the old layout of The Video Game FAQ Archive.
Speaking of inspiration... I think the links page will be updated (dead links cleaned up) before the end of this week. I'm working on projects for my desktop publishing class at Nassau Community... Got two of 'em back today -- both A's. Woo hoo!
Finally... We're still waiting on Wanderer to finish Section 1 results. Hurry yo' @$$ up, boy!
Lessee -- what have I done to this place? I organized it into frames (sorry guys who don't have frames -- I'll add a non-frames version soon). You can now more easily navigate using the menu frame on the left.
Next -- we now have a message board. Post at will, and post to your heart's content. And yes -- you can use HTML tags on the message board. Please don't abuse it, or I'll just turn it off.
In the works: a users page. The regulars to the chat/message boards will get links off the page...
Just so you know, we're averaging about 25 hits daily. Let's see if we can
break 1,000 by May 13... I'll be a happy man. Oh -- and don't forget to
vote...
My IRC name is NYSndByte and Silvrbolt. Mail me at arctic@slack.net for more information...
For those who are new to the multiverse concept, welcome and enjoy your stay. If you've followed the WWF's "Royal RumbleTM," you already know the concept of how the UVR works. If not, imagine a wrestling ring, and no less than 200 fighters entered in a huge free-for-all tournament. Major band-aid factor. Of course, a fighter is eliminated by being hurled over the top rope (and usually something very odd happens to him). The winner is the last man/woman/thing standing.
For those who've followed the Dream Tournament and anything even remotely associated with the Multiverse Fighting Council, I hope you're all pleased with the hard work Thomas Wilde ("Wanderer") has done. Although my own involvement has been limited to the Ultimate Video Rumble (I've been actively reading since the end of UVR1), I've seen his work stretch beyond that and gather a following.
Of course, we can't forget the original writers for the Rumble, Christopher Bird and Brant Rogers.
Anyhow, on to the main point of this section:
There are several things I'll be doing to advance and promote this page as soon as I get a free moment. The current "To do" list includes the following (green indicates already accomplished things):
Thanks for the support... And happy butt-kicking.
Scott Archer ("Silverbolt")