On New Year's Eve this year (Saturday, December 31, 2016), EyeOdyssey and I will both host the final ABO Skype Meeting. If people are open to it, we may also host a second day on New Year's Day (Sunday, January 1, 2017).
Following Skype Meeting 10, we will be moving ABO meetings to Discord. The reason is because Discord has less technical issues than Skype, and it's easier to bring people together on Discord to voice chat. In the future, Skype will become a backup for Discord in case Discord is not working correctly.
While we realize this is early to be announcing this, we figured it would be good to announce it early so that people would be notified about it far in advance.
For those who aren't familiar with ABO Skype Meetings, we talk about Astro Boy and other topics while getting to know ABO members in a setting other than this forum.
There are a few regulars who usually attend, but anyone from the forum is allowed to join in. If you haven't already, send me and EyeOdyssey a contact request on Skype and you'll be good to go. The meetings are held through voice chat, but Skype IM conversation is allowed too in case you are a little shy. No video chatting during the meeting. Video chats kill bandwidth.
Voting will be a little different this time. We will only have two dates listed on the poll. Depending on which day is better for you, you can vote to attend one day, or you can vote to attend both! A New Year's Day voice chat will only happen if someone other than me and EyeOdyssey vote on that day.
The start time is tentative at this point, but we usually start at 3 PM Eastern Time and go until 6 PM or 7 PM Eastern Time. Those times will be the same for both days.
For anyone who has attended these Skype meetings over the years, it's been fun and a pleasure to get to talk to you all! Hard to believe that it's been over five years now since we began. Discord will give the ABO meetings a breath of fresh air. For one last time though, let's meet up on Skype to chat about our favorite robot hero...and some other topics as well!
There's also a message that I have to pass along:
The Number One Fan of Noh Uno wrote:What does the ultimate finale of Skype Meeting 10 and New Years Eve have in common? No, we wont cram some poor chump in a trash can and listen to him fight to escape, the answer is more obvious and pun-y than that. Wont even give it away now since you spoilt the fun.
Yes thats right folks, Skype Meeting 10 is the grand finale of the Skype Meeting series weve been keeping up for years now. Last time to get involved in an event like this, so be sure to get on your high-horses and gallop to the nearest computer to participate in Skype Meeting 10 (part I and II so we could be more official). Doesnt have to be your own computer, take your neighbors computer if you have to, hell surely understand. Cast your vote now before its too late!
EDIT: As a note for the other mods, I'll unstick this thread on January 1st. If Part II happens, I'll unstick it after we finish.