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Grout · Veteran Joined: 25 Jul 2004 Posts: 105

[META] Where are the Cloudmakers?

**Posted:** Sun Jul 25, 2004 2:10 pm

Dodgson · Boot Joined: 24 Jul 2004 Posts: 16 Location: Denver, CO

Yeah, CM has been alerted, it went out on email last week maybe Tuesday, or Wednesday. As far as the website, the suspicious activity of the site being down is that Dan Hon forgot to change his credit card number with the people who own the server, thus he forgot to pay for the month or whatever.

**Posted:** Sun Jul 25, 2004 2:13 pm

Danelope · Greenhorn Joined: 25 Jul 2004 Posts: 5

All signs point to "yes" as far as this being the next Beast. Damn my lack of free time, I'm an oldsk00l Cloudmaker coming out of the woodwork to play.

**Posted:** Sun Jul 25, 2004 2:19 pm

Grout · Veteran Joined: 25 Jul 2004 Posts: 105

Ok... though doesn't it seem an odd coincidence that Dan would happen to forget about his credit card right as this thing shows up? I think it could be possible that maybe he was convinced to take it down... a way for the PMs to essentially "scatter" us and make us have to reorganize. Though admittedly it may be a stretch to assume he is in league with the PMs.

Just piping up since I go no such email... I thought I was on the list anyway...

**Posted:** Sun Jul 25, 2004 2:21 pm

LilSerf · Guest

I found it fishy as well that cloudmakers.org would be down. At any rate I re-signed up onto the Cloudmakers Yahoo group, as I am an oldschool Cloudmakers lurker.

From what I've been able to find, this is about the largest meeting place of people working on this puzzle. This and #beekeepers.

**Posted:** Sun Jul 25, 2004 2:30 pm

QBKooky · Decorated Joined: 24 Jul 2004 Posts: 281

Although I don't count as an old Cloudmaker, I read the guide obsessively in an "AHH SO COOL" kind of way, although I entered the community almost right after the conclusion of the Beast. Umm... but I know enough to think that the Mayday texts remind me of Laia's Meditations... at least maybe in writing style a bit.

Does that help? Rolling Eyes

**Posted:** Sun Jul 25, 2004 2:40 pm

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illuminati · Greenhorn Joined: 25 Jul 2004 Posts: 9

Another Former Cloudmaker Reporting for Duty

**Posted:** Sun Jul 25, 2004 2:46 pm

aliendial

You'll find the occasional Hon hanging out (but usually not chatting) in one of the chat channels, and lots of other recognizable names passing through from CM.

**Posted:** Sun Jul 25, 2004 3:20 pm

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Medox

The Cloudmakers Yahoo group just sent a message annoucing this game(that's how I found it), but is there a way to have a central place to organize announced? Like the poster above said, this forum does seem to be the largest meeting place.

I've been waiting for something new to start. I wasn't the most useful Cloudmaker, but I loved every minute of it

**Posted:** Sun Jul 25, 2004 5:32 pm

aliendial

Unless the PMs hold a news conference, it's hard to be central about an ARG that's supposed to be "discovered" by players. In this case many who received the honey hint posted immediately here, and both CM and the jawbreakers crowd sent group notices. I'm sure other groups similarly notified their members (Halo, bungie, gaming sites etc etc), but I don't know how else you'd organize a "central" announcement. Anything central to the ARG community that might have set up in advance would have totally missed most of the Halo crowd. And vice versa.

On the other hand, getting slashdotted might be interpreted as such. And that's been done too. Smile

**Posted:** Sun Jul 25, 2004 6:18 pm

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vpisteve

Oh, and a little Off-Topic:

Here's a little something for all you cloudmakers for when you're bored.

Note: this was part of the ARGN Puzzle trail last month. Enjoy it for its nostalgia. Smile

**Posted:** Sun Jul 25, 2004 11:20 pm

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Swissben · Boot Joined: 23 Jul 2004 Posts: 16 Location: Switzerland

**Posted:** Sun Jul 25, 2004 11:31 pm

ardaniel

Danelope! and the old gang!

Yep, I'm back too. Couldn't stay away from a game with fireflies... ;)

Of course, now I've had to explain to my current SO "well, you see, three years ago, this game that a bunch of guys from Microsoft did ate my BRAIN and LIFE and I know we've only been dating for two and a half months, but... uh... I'll be over in the corner keeping it down to a dull roar, OK?" :)

Ardie

**Posted:** Mon Jul 26, 2004 2:04 am

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QBKooky · Decorated Joined: 24 Jul 2004 Posts: 281

**Posted:** Mon Jul 26, 2004 2:16 am

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Grout · Veteran Joined: 25 Jul 2004 Posts: 105

Man this is gonna be great.

**Posted:** Mon Jul 26, 2004 3:07 am