[Deptheads] Minutes, fresh off the brain!

Thu Aug 27 17:46:01 PDT 2020

Yeah, sorry. Everyone is very used to using the email, but we also need to
familiarize ourselves with Discord. It's what we in the English teaching
world call a "bastard compromise" of a format.

Tara

On Thu, Aug 27, 2020 at 5:44 PM Strategicon Department Heads <
deptheads at strategicon.net> wrote:

> Message From: Tanya Aldrich  taldrich at strategicon.net
> The challenge with two different venues of communication is I’m getting
> dizzy going between email and Discord. :)
>
> Tanya
>
> On Aug 27, 2020, at 5:42 PM, Strategicon Department Heads <
> deptheads at strategicon.net> wrote:
>
> Message From: Tara Leederman  taleederman at gmail.com
> Appreciated, Tanya. :)
>
> Shane didn't ask for folks with knowledge of Tabletop Simulator, but hey,
> they might be useful to his department! Shane, would that be helpful to
> you? Let Karla know.
>
> Tara
>
> On Thu, Aug 27, 2020 at 5:37 PM Strategicon Department Heads <
> deptheads at strategicon.net> wrote:
>
>> Message From: Tanya Aldrich  taldrich at strategicon.net
>> Tara and Karla,
>>
>> Tara, I have a terrible time keeping track of who is talking on Discord,
>> so the job you do is great.
>>
>> I do recall someone needing people versed in TableTop Simulator, couldn’t
>> say who, but I think it was someone other than Angelica.
>>
>> I’ve looked over the scheduled RPGs, lots of Discord, couple of Zoom,
>> Jitsi and Google Drive, but no Tabletop Simulator scheduled, yet.
>>
>> Karla, I’d double check with Jim.
>>
>> I only see Tabletop Simulator being used by Board Games, and Indie New
>> Games at this time.
>>
>> Which only adds to the confusion, because I don’t think Shane asked for
>> any Tabletop help. :)
>>
>> Tanya
>>
>> On Aug 27, 2020, at 4:45 PM, Strategicon Department Heads <
>> deptheads at strategicon.net> wrote:
>>
>> Message From: Tara Leederman  taleederman at gmail.com
>> To be fair, I know his games use a variety of software and formats. The
>> basic ask is to see what software the prospective volunteers are familiar
>> with so they can answer relevant questions, and then send them to the right
>> department. If you have folks who have been playing lots of virtual RPGs
>> during lockdown and quarantine, they might be a good fit for Jim's
>> department. Use your judgment from there.
>>
>> Tara
>>
>> On Thu, Aug 27, 2020 at 4:27 PM Strategicon Department Heads <
>> deptheads at strategicon.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Message From: Tara Leederman  taleederman at gmail.com
>>> So the whole reason I take minutes is to remember what was said at
>>> meetings. Jim has said multiple times that his games often use Tabletop
>>> Simulator. I didn't like, make it up for the minutes, yo. I might be
>>> hallucinating, so there's always that, but I'm pretty sure I didn't
>>> hallucinate this.
>>>
>>> Tara
>>>
>>> On Thu, Aug 27, 2020 at 4:20 PM Strategicon Department Heads <
>>> deptheads at strategicon.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Message From: Karla Freeman  thesquirrelwrangler at gmail.com
>>>> I thought they use the Discord Rooms for RPGs, and if another format is
>>>> used that is between the GMs and the players? I know that some volunteers
>>>> are going to his department, pretty much to "sit" in headquarters and
>>>> answer questions...like they do IRL. Fortunately his senior volunteer lives
>>>> in my house...but even she, who is scheduling the volunteers, was not aware
>>>> of this particular need. @Jim Sandoval <plustentoawesome at gmail.com>
>>>> please clarify?
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Karla
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Aug 27, 2020 at 4:10 PM Strategicon Department Heads <
>>>> deptheads at strategicon.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Message From: Tara Leederman  taleederman at gmail.com
>>>>> Karla,
>>>>>
>>>>> Since Jim's games are reliant on Tabletop Simulator and attendees
>>>>> might have questions or issues with it, a volunteer enthusiastic about
>>>>> tabletop games and knowledgeable about the software might be invaluable to
>>>>> him, so if you have such a volunteer on deck, I merely suggest that you
>>>>> send them his way. And yes, Jason really needs folks who are knowledgeable
>>>>> about and willing to run video game events. This is all stuff that was said
>>>>> in the meeting and confirmed by said department heads.
>>>>>
>>>>> Best,
>>>>>
>>>>> Tara
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, Aug 27, 2020 at 4:01 PM Strategicon Department Heads <
>>>>> deptheads at strategicon.net> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Message From: Karla Freeman  thesquirrelwrangler at gmail.com
>>>>>> Tara,  Confused as to why I'm supposed to give Jim volunteers who are
>>>>>> familiar with Tabletop Simulator (and Tabletopia). I know Anje gets those.
>>>>>> Jim just has Potato's crew manning the headquarters...unless I missed
>>>>>> something. I was also going to send people who are willing to learn (fast)
>>>>>> to Anje.
>>>>>> I was planning on sending everyone to Anje, unless they want to run
>>>>>> video game events, then I'm sending them to Jason.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> @Eric Aldrich <ealdrich at mac.com> - PotatoPie (aka Alyssa Freeman)
>>>>>> says she is not yet on this mail list. Can you add her please? I'm tired of
>>>>>> yelling stuff at her across the house as I read it here. lol.
>>>>>> iamlissybug at gmail.com
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Karla :-)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Mon, Aug 24, 2020 at 3:38 PM Strategicon Department Heads <
>>>>>> deptheads at strategicon.net> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Message From: John Paiva  evil5757 at aol.com
>>>>>>> OK, nevermind. Forget I said anything, can't happen...dont do
>>>>>>> anything.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The enemy cannot push a button if you disable his hand!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> -------- Original message --------
>>>>>>> From: Strategicon Department Heads <deptheads at strategicon.net>
>>>>>>> Date: 8/24/20 1:17 PM (GMT-08:00)
>>>>>>> To: deptheads at strategicon.net
>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Deptheads] Minutes, fresh off the brain!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I think this is much like something like an earthquake hitting the
>>>>>>> Hilton. Would you expect the con to move hotels for 5 hrs, or at all?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> We can only plan for so many contingencies. We are tied to a venue
>>>>>>> of sorts. GMs can consider back-up plans, but we really don’t have the
>>>>>>> resources to move the con on that short a notice.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The best I can see us doing is keep everyone informed of the
>>>>>>> situation via social media and our web site.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Tanya
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Aug 24, 2020, at 11:57 AM, Strategicon Department Heads <
>>>>>>> deptheads at strategicon.net> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Message From: John Paiva  evil5757 at aol.com
>>>>>>> I have not been tech savvy since the invention of the abacus, but
>>>>>>> with the crash of Zoom today it got me thinking...do we have an alternate
>>>>>>> plan in case Discord crashes? If so, has that plan been disseminated to the
>>>>>>> attendees?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Let's say Discord crashes 1 day every 3 years for 5 hours. This
>>>>>>> happens September 5th at 2:12pm PST. What do we do?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The enemy cannot push a button if you disable his hand!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> -------- Original message --------
>>>>>>> From: Strategicon Department Heads <deptheads at strategicon.net>
>>>>>>> Date: 8/23/20 3:00 PM (GMT-08:00)
>>>>>>> To: deptheads at strategicon.net
>>>>>>> Subject: [Deptheads] Minutes, fresh off the brain!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Get yer fresh minutes here!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1spasvILn1JEU8Aas6Q3KSwoL3tU3hxICRfErp91Y7bo/edit?usp=sharing
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Tara
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