I just performed some boring web page maintance. Most importantly, I fixed the calendar which I broke when I "put away" the Christmas decorations (oops). Feel free to use the calendar to make sure it works; at some point we might need it to keep track of matches and other clan activities. I see someone posted Ug's birthday; that's the kind of thing that's nice to see.

Some of the other pages got little additions and HTML cleanup. The server page now has a list of working servers (gasp!). If more servers should be listed, let me know and I'll add them. The whole site was run through at HTML checker for bugs and such, and I fixed a few oddities so some of the pages look better through Mozilla.

Yes, the scripts (Skillz, Matches) are broken. We need someone who can host and run .asp files. If you can help out, email me and we'll work something out.

First post of the new millenium! :)

I purchased my game at EB yesterday and by now it should be available at most stores around the country.   Not really much to say about it as there are extensive reviews of the game on the net, but so far I've found it to be really good.   The bots are really tough!

In other news, there has been a steady trickle of new BIOS and roster pictures, so check them out.   The web server seems to have straightened out and is running fine and the new message board rocks.

Lastly, if you want to tell someone the address of the OBC web page, always remember to use the redirector.   That way, it will always be correct no matter how many web providers I switch around too.   Here it is:

http://olebastards.cjb.net/

Happy Holidays!

You will notice when you click on the message board icon that the old board is gone and in it's place is a new board courtesy of the fine folks at Nachos.

For the past several months, LPD has done a great job using his personal computer to host the OBC board.   But while the BBS was down for a few days, I was made aware of the Nachos web site.   As you will see when you login to the new BBS, these guys have a really nice BBS setup running a very tricked-out version of the same Ultimate BBS that we were using.   Yes, we can have smileys back and the "black" look of their board meshes really well with the OBC web site.

Another advantage of Nachos is that they already host quite a few Quake clans already and are the home of the official LMCTF BBS.   A little cross-pollination between us and a few other Quake clans should certainly be a nice thing.   While we will lose a little of the privacy of the old BBS, I believe the advantages strongly outweigh the few drawbacks.

It's that time of the year again, I'm switching providers so the web page most follow.   I still haven't resolved some of the problems I'm having at this web server, but since the lights will go out on my old account at the end of the month this is better than nothing.

Obviously you made it here, just remember to bookmark the new web page at:

http://users.desupernet.net/douglasb5/

In other news, check out some of the new BIOs of OBC members!   You can access these BIOs by clicking on the appropriate link in the Roster page.   Submitting a BIO is easy, just follow the guidelines in the post below.

The BIO section of the Roster page is now officially open. If you check out the page, you will see that the only working link is Squiggy's, who has graciously offered to be the first clan member to post his own BIO.

"What can I put in my BIO section?" you might ask. Well, that section is for an OBC member to express his or her originality. It may be a short description of your job, your favorite Quake tactics or your manifesto on politics. Frankly, as long as it doesn't get me in trouble with the FEDS or my internet provider, I don't care what you want to put up.

"Cool, I want a personal BIO! How can I get mine online?" That's easy, just follow these quick, easy steps:

1. Get a HTML editor and make your web page, with pics, sounds, whatever. Try to keep the file sizes reasonable.
2. When you are done, make sure all the data files required by your web page are located in the same directory as your web page's HTML file.
3. Place the directory with your web page goodies in a file archive and send it to me as an email attachment. If you are unsure how to make an archive, Winzip is a easy-to-use program for making ZIP files.
4. In a few hours, days or perhaps weeks, you will find that your BIO link in the roster page is now active! Show all your friends, relatives and neighbors!

Remember, the time it takes to get your BIO page online is directly proportional to the amount of work I have to do. If I have to do little, it happens fast, but if you make me work hard, it's a s-l-o-w process.

In other news, even though the clan is not currently active in any ladders or tourneys, I've been seeing plenty of action with fellow OBCers in impromptu RA pick-up teams. If you have a few spare moments during the evening, activate your server browser and search the servers for other clan-people for some pure fraggin' fun. Hope to see all of you online!