@T PP PRR Roo o DDD uuu CCC TTTii ioooNNN SS FeBRuaRY 1997 --- ReLeaSe 29! We Stick To The Roof Of Your Mouth -------------------------------(GROUP INFORMATION)------------------------------ Looks like another busy month for FLiP Productions I hope all of you had a good February Anyhow a lot of things have been going on behind the scenes and they are definitely big changes FLiP is taking some big steps forward in 1997 First of all we d like to welcome back Maldoror(502) the very creative and talented writer and past lit departmental coordinator from Kentucky We hope he brings another productive year for FLiP Also we welcome back mixmaster Caduceus(313) who has found some time between treating his patients to bring us a couple of music tracks One of his songs All I Want (part 2) is up on the ftp site because it was too large to fit in the pack but please check it out! Next we d like to welcome the new members to the group Concisis(401) joins the ever growing FLiP Courier Department he is sysop of Divine Intervention in Rhode Island Another new member we d like to welcome is a seasoned Quake veteran named Rockit(313) to the FLiP sponsored Clan Speaking of FLiP s Quake clan headed up by Surge!(313) We are on the verge of officially registering the team to join the Clan Ring Surge! is working on the official clan webpage as well as recruiting members and ensuring that we meet the Clan Ring requirements If you are a talented and frequent i-net Quake player you are welcome to try out for the team Please email him at his NEW email address (surge_flip@hotmail com) He requests that if you wish to try-out for the team you must submit a personal quake-demo of yerself in action as well as any screen shots you may have Faust(904) has become our new communications coordinator and he s been doing a LOT for flip lately Most recently he operates the main bot tweeter on #flip on efnet Be sure to come and visit sometimes He is also working on a mailing list for the group which should be in effect very soon (please email both him and Catastrophe with your email corrections) All of this helps to make FLiP a more cohesive group especially in terms of communication which was perhaps the largest problem in the group during recent years We commend him on his contributions to FLiP and encourage the use of the new IRC channel Starvo(815) the FLiP web coordinator has been working on a new FLiP internet site It will be up very soon and we look forward to it Thanks to him and all of those who have helped make the site a reality He is currently in the process of registering flip org (read more about it from him further down the nfo file) Redcoat(+61) the FLiP emag coordinator has come back from his Mt Everest hike in one piece g Currently he is working on a scene-related emag for FLiP in addition to several coding projects for FLiP (namely FLiPseeV2) If you think you can help contribute work please email him (redcoat@singnet com sg) The Warden(306) the Literature Department Coordinator is working on a new departmental webpage It will be up very soon and be on the lookout for it (read more about it from him further down the nfo) Let s see what else Oh yeah Just recently Surge!(313) represented FLiP at Quakefest 97 held at Purdue University in Indiana this past Valentine s Day weekend If you are curious how he did here are some quick stats (8 rounds total btw) Round 1A-38 50pts(3rd 8players) 2I-19 50pts(6th 8) 3E-50 50pts(1st 7) 4C-50 50pts(1st 8) 5B-41 50pts(3rd 8) and 6A-41 50pts(6th 8) It was his first tourney but he came home with prizes (a Quake Hint book and T-shirt) Congratz (If anyone participates in any tourneys or compos leave a senior member mail about the results we d love to hear about it!) We d like to urge ALL members to get involved! Aside from releasing material every month there are a number of coordinator positions still open in FLiP as well as other FLiP projects you can partake in We also ask that current coordinators get to know those in your department and take an active role in recruiting for FLiP NEW recruitment is down in ALL departments with the exception of the new gaming division (currently accepting Quake clan members and original level designers and game utility programmers) and the courier department of FLiP New recruitment is necessary for the survival of any group it also adds new ideas to the group s collective mind That ll be it for this month Enjoy the pack Catastrophe (FLiP Senior) Dinugz (FLiP Senior) catastrophe@hotmail com criscokid@hotmail com -----------------------------(WEBHEAD INFORMATION)------------------------------ Here s my Info For the Release (Maybe I am too LAte ) It s February and It Cold (At least Here in Chicago-Land) But I have more to Blather about than the shitty weather I Bring Good Great news about the FLiP WWW Site!!! First off Let s get everything straight -flip org Has not Been Reg d yet we NEED to Get it Reg d ASAP!!! -To reg this We Need $100 00 (US Money) NOW! -I have a Server to Host flip org (On a T-3 No less -) -If Worse comes to Worse I already have starvo com Reg d and we could Pretty easily shove flip starvo com under it -Possibly I am Considering Running Everything Off a The Server (WWW FTP Member pages Private WWW Boards Etc ) -If You Haven t got the flip org Questionere yet in Yer Email Request it from me (Starvey@hotmail com OR starvo@mc net) As Far As WWW Site design has gone I haven t done Much I haven t had really to Much time to (I switched jobs Started to move out and Buy a new car and Got a New GF all in the last few weeks) So I Need a Co Primary Webmaster for our New site I can Do Most of it But We ll need some nice FLiP Graphics (Preferably 20K or smaller) For Now If you want to see a Virtual Map Of the Proposed FLiP org Site Check out http user mc net starvo flip (Also Check there for More Nfo) Well That s MY update for now PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE contact me with your Comments! starvey@hotmail com ( --Pref) or starvo@mc net Starvo flip webmaster starvey@hotmail com ----------------------------(LITERATURE INFORMATION)---------------------------- As I m sure you all know that I m the new lit coordinator I have big plans to change the way lit is presented each month I will be doing this via the Internet making a new site called FLiP s Monthly Literature Showcase There you will be able to read all the literature that has been submitted each month You will also be able to read the old literature and learn more about the authors So I will be contacting all writers in FLiP to request for some information To make things easyer please contact me A S A P via e-mail at thewarden@geocities com or as a last resort at thepenn@hotmail com FidoNet 1 140 150 8 or FireNet 603 1 1 I have other ideas for FLiP in general such as a t-shirt put more information on the web about the members monthly weekly contests etc but I ll go into further details at a later date We finished 1996 with a bang so why not start the new year with a bang! The Warden FLiP 97 FLiP Literature Coordinator thewarden@geocities com --------------------------------------------------------------------------------