MetaZine Issue #8 
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"Now It's Ok To Be Square"


VOL 1, Issue 8, February 03, 2002


Editor: Joshua Dickerson, editor@metasquarer.com


Coeditor: Michael Barnathan, metasquares@metasquares.com


Publisher: Joshua Dickerson


http://www.MetaSquares.com


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              IN THIS ISSUE


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  1. Headline: New forums


  2. Poll: New forums


  3. NEWS FLASH!


	Top 10 script is back up!


  4. Article: Metacubed


  5. The top 10 players


  6. The Quote


  7. Subscription Management


  8. Contact Information





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1.  New Forums


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On January 25, 2002, Mike decided to install new forum software, YaBBSe.  It is made by the same people that made the old board software, YaBB1 Gold.  YaBBSE is built with PHP and mysql.  It allows for more options and will load much faster.  Don't worry though, all of your information was successfully and safely converted using the built-in converter.  Some new features include the ability to make polls, sticky threads, and more.  There is also an avatar gallery available, http://www.yabb.info/avatars.  When you go there, just save your avatar to disk and then upload it to the web.  There may be some more modifications in the future so look out for them at http://metasquares.com/yabbse!  Enjoy 





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2. Poll


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How do you like the new forum? (http://www.metasquares.com/yabbse)





o Very Very Good


o Very Good


o Good


o Mediocre


o Bad


o Very Bad


o Very Very Bad





To vote, please visit the following web page: http://www.metasquares.com/yabbse/index.php?board=14;action=display;threadid=84








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3. NEWS FLASH!: Top 10 script is back up!


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On 12-31-01, the top10 script went down, because the script was being run by around 50 computers at one time.  Since the script is a small script, opening it with 1 to 2 computers at a time was no signifact strain on the metasquares.com server.  However, opening it 50 times caused serious stress.  It was taken down for a short while and brought it back up on 1-15-01.  This time the script was to be run by only 1 instance at a time.  So, if you get a message that states, "someone is already using the top 10.  To prevent excessive server load, only one person may access it at a time." don't be alarmed.  All you have to do is refresh your screen.





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4. Article: Metacubed


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If you haven't noticed, metasquarer has been slow on updates lately.  This is because he has started on another project, MetaCubed!





In October, 2001 is when he started work on it.  Mike says that a classic game will be done first.  This game will be almost exactly like the current MetaSquares, with the only differences being that it will have some bug fixes, 3D effects, and allow you to play more than one game at a time!  He has a general idea of what the game will be like but no examples to show us yet.  Currently all that is finished on the game is a rotating cube.  This was an accomplishment for Mike since he is learning DirectX from a book, for this project.





If you have any suggestions or comments about MetaCubed, there is a message board setup to discuss this at (http://www.metasquares.com/yabbse/index.php?board=15). 





Also, Mike is desperate for programmers.  If you know DirectX and/or Visual Basic 6.0+ and are willing to help, please contact mike at metasquares@metasquares.com, or you can post something on the message boards.





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5. The Top 10 Metasquarer players


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Metasquarer Top 10.





1.) MadMeta


     145.05





2.) Rukes


     122.10





3.) DewieJR


     120.68





4.) Gregory


     119.69





5.) commatose


     118.00





6.) MadMikey


     113.89





7.) MADDIE


     113.42





8.) FatherMeta


     113.39





9.) PapaGin


     113.02





10.) Pappy


     112.88





Interested in becoming one of the Top 10 Metasquarers?


You can become one by downloading Metasquarer


at Metasquares.com or Metasquarer.com





This information was taken at 1:22 on 2-03-02.





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8.  The Quote


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"DOH!"





--Homer J. Simpson





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9.  Subscription Management


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10.  Contact Information


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Thank You


Joshua Dickerson (developerlounge.com) - editor@metasquarer.com


Michael Barnathan - metasquares@metasquares.com








You can find Joshua on MetaSquarer.


Nickname: Groundup, Editor





You can find Mike on MetaSquarer.


Nickname: Mike, Tester





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