ZiRC is a small IRC network. It has over 1,000 users online at peak times.
ZiRC began operation as a private network, and opened to the public on 21 March 2001. The un-official irc channel of the Something Awful forums was originally hosted on this network.
ZiRC bans AOL and TTNet users due to their lack of assistance with vandals and spammers on their network. (All bans that were established prior to the split were lost; see below).
On 10 July 2007, most of ZiRC split up due to issues in leadership, with most of the admins and servers creating the synIRC IRC network. Only a single server remains to host the ZiRC network. On 15 July, all channels advertising the new network were banned.
On 25 October 2007, ZiRC went offline.
Committees
* Some regular users form an officially recognized User Committee which handles complaints about network operators.
* A committee of experienced IRC operators form the Routing Committee to manage servers and network security.
* A number of web designers and coders form the Web Committee to maintain the website.
ZiRC began operation as a private network, and opened to the public on 21 March 2001. The un-official irc channel of the Something Awful forums was originally hosted on this network.
ZiRC bans AOL and TTNet users due to their lack of assistance with vandals and spammers on their network. (All bans that were established prior to the split were lost; see below).
On 10 July 2007, most of ZiRC split up due to issues in leadership, with most of the admins and servers creating the synIRC IRC network. Only a single server remains to host the ZiRC network. On 15 July, all channels advertising the new network were banned.
On 25 October 2007, ZiRC went offline.
Committees
* Some regular users form an officially recognized User Committee which handles complaints about network operators.
* A committee of experienced IRC operators form the Routing Committee to manage servers and network security.
* A number of web designers and coders form the Web Committee to maintain the website.
Battalion Wars 2 HQ is an online community dedicated to Battalion Wars 2, a game for the Wii. It was founded on June 4, 2007.
Overview
Battalion Wars 2 HQ, sometimes called BWii HQ, is a good source for information on Battalion Wars 2, as well as a strong community. New information on Battalion Wars 2 is quickly posted to the site, and false information is promptly deleted. Battles and tournaments can be organized and strategy can be discussed. After the game has released, there will most likely be walkthroughs posted, as there is a sub-forum specifically for them.
Forum Wars
Forum Wars were originally started on the GameSpot/GameFAQs discussion boards. The basic idea behind it is that each player will use a template consisting of Battalion Wars 2 units and customize it to their liking. Later, missions will be posted by the MC (Mission Coordinator), and participants will detail their strategies in a Private Message. The strategy consists of what units were bought and what orders were given. The Mission Briefing consists of what units are available, the terrain, the objectives, and the available funds.
Galactic Wars
Galactic Wars is a futuristic take on Forum Wars. Different types of sectors provide different bonuses, along with different Weapons and Propulsion systems. The basic idea remains the same as Forum Wars.
Outfits
Outfits are somewhat like clans. There are currently three active outfits:
Olympus Squadron
Universitas Auctoria
Phoenix (A Sub-outfit of Olympus Squadron)
Each outfit has a private lounge where they may share tactics, hints, and tips. Members of an outfit often are allied in Outfit Wars.
Outfit Wars
Outfit Wars, once Battalion Wars 2 is released, will play out much like a game of Risk. Players (or outfits) will choose which land they would like to start in and which nation (Usable nations are the Solar Empire, the Anglo Isles, the Western Frontier, the Tundran Empire, Xylvania, and the Iron Legion) they will use throughout the entire game. Battles are then fought over Nintendo WiFi Connection and the winner of a series takes over the contested territory. A round ends when one player (Or outfit) has control over the entire "board".
Overview
Battalion Wars 2 HQ, sometimes called BWii HQ, is a good source for information on Battalion Wars 2, as well as a strong community. New information on Battalion Wars 2 is quickly posted to the site, and false information is promptly deleted. Battles and tournaments can be organized and strategy can be discussed. After the game has released, there will most likely be walkthroughs posted, as there is a sub-forum specifically for them.
Forum Wars
Forum Wars were originally started on the GameSpot/GameFAQs discussion boards. The basic idea behind it is that each player will use a template consisting of Battalion Wars 2 units and customize it to their liking. Later, missions will be posted by the MC (Mission Coordinator), and participants will detail their strategies in a Private Message. The strategy consists of what units were bought and what orders were given. The Mission Briefing consists of what units are available, the terrain, the objectives, and the available funds.
Galactic Wars
Galactic Wars is a futuristic take on Forum Wars. Different types of sectors provide different bonuses, along with different Weapons and Propulsion systems. The basic idea remains the same as Forum Wars.
Outfits
Outfits are somewhat like clans. There are currently three active outfits:
Olympus Squadron
Universitas Auctoria
Phoenix (A Sub-outfit of Olympus Squadron)
Each outfit has a private lounge where they may share tactics, hints, and tips. Members of an outfit often are allied in Outfit Wars.
Outfit Wars
Outfit Wars, once Battalion Wars 2 is released, will play out much like a game of Risk. Players (or outfits) will choose which land they would like to start in and which nation (Usable nations are the Solar Empire, the Anglo Isles, the Western Frontier, the Tundran Empire, Xylvania, and the Iron Legion) they will use throughout the entire game. Battles are then fought over Nintendo WiFi Connection and the winner of a series takes over the contested territory. A round ends when one player (Or outfit) has control over the entire "board".
"Tagish" Elvis Presley, Jr. is a man currently resident in the Yukon, who for many years called himself Tagish Elvis, undertook to legally change his name from Gilbert Nelles to Elvis Presley. He normally chooses to dress in a manner resembling the real-life Elvis Presley, who died in 1977. He is a songwriter, artist, and a creator of Yukon promotional items.
Tagish Elvis (so named for the community of Tagish, Yukon that was his home for many years) believes that he is the reincarnation of Elvis Presley, resulting from being hit by a beam from a UFO.
Tagish Elvis has performed in Las Vegas with Chubby Checker, and currently lives in Ross River, Yukon. He is one of the Yukon's colourful characters, and is known for vexing the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Yukon court system. As a result of him filing frivolous lawsuits and failing to pay court ordered costs against him, Elvis Presley was deemed by the court to be a vexatious litigant in February 2003 and barred from starting further legal proceedings against the Government of Canada, its officers and servants. In 2005, he ran for the leadership of the Yukon Liberal Party, coming in a far distant fourth place with only five votes. In the 2006 Yukon General Election he ran as an independent in the Pelly-Nisutlin riding. He garnered 40 votes, coming in fourth place.
He released two albums Elvis Presley Still Living in 1996 and Elvis Presley Armageddon Angel in 2003.
Tagish Elvis (so named for the community of Tagish, Yukon that was his home for many years) believes that he is the reincarnation of Elvis Presley, resulting from being hit by a beam from a UFO.
Tagish Elvis has performed in Las Vegas with Chubby Checker, and currently lives in Ross River, Yukon. He is one of the Yukon's colourful characters, and is known for vexing the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Yukon court system. As a result of him filing frivolous lawsuits and failing to pay court ordered costs against him, Elvis Presley was deemed by the court to be a vexatious litigant in February 2003 and barred from starting further legal proceedings against the Government of Canada, its officers and servants. In 2005, he ran for the leadership of the Yukon Liberal Party, coming in a far distant fourth place with only five votes. In the 2006 Yukon General Election he ran as an independent in the Pelly-Nisutlin riding. He garnered 40 votes, coming in fourth place.
He released two albums Elvis Presley Still Living in 1996 and Elvis Presley Armageddon Angel in 2003.
Originally proposed in late summer of 2007 the "Marquis Tower" called for 25 stories. Then 24-year old Indianapolis native businessman and developer Jaron Marquis Garrett of J.J. Marquis Investment Group, LLC. was spearheading the project. The building was planned to include luxury downtown apartments and commercial space which was planned to feature a headlining restuarant and retail chain as anchors. The top levels were said to have planned city observatory deck along with a broadcast antenna mast.
Construction costs were estimated to be approximately $30 million to $50 million dollars, due to many unseen engineering variables that left many gray areas for the architects involved.
There was both support and opposition for the design of the building. Support for the new design and building architecture which featured a "spiraled" rotating torso throughout the frame, dressed in a glass facade. Opposition partly due to the demolition that the site needed where historical buildings now stand.
Due to financing hurdles for the construction of the new building it was announced later that year that the project would not be completed because Garrett could not acquire enough capital investors and needed equity.
Construction costs were estimated to be approximately $30 million to $50 million dollars, due to many unseen engineering variables that left many gray areas for the architects involved.
There was both support and opposition for the design of the building. Support for the new design and building architecture which featured a "spiraled" rotating torso throughout the frame, dressed in a glass facade. Opposition partly due to the demolition that the site needed where historical buildings now stand.
Due to financing hurdles for the construction of the new building it was announced later that year that the project would not be completed because Garrett could not acquire enough capital investors and needed equity.