by Aldus Marius on Wed Jun 30, 2004 12:55 am
Salvete amici...
I think we are asking the wrong question.
The thing that keeps us from getting together more often than we do is not Day but Time. I believe the bulk of the Societas is on Central European time, id est, same time as Roma, with the Brits an hour or two behind. Most of the remainder are scattered through two or three North American timezones, the closest of which is still a good several hours behind Rome. Thus, most successful chat attempts happen in an American's early afternoon, which is after dinner for the European contingent.
For myself (and perhaps this is just frustration speaking), I'd just as soon not have frequent chats. Chats we don't have are chats I won't chew nettles for missing. Because I access the SVR through the network at my local public library, I have never been able to access the SVR chats. The firewall doesn't like them. Shut out, I can only howl and gnash my teeth when I know my friends are meeting--quite possibly right under my nose!--even as I type and surf. I do not like to undergo this sensation very often; chat used to be a huge part of my 'Net.life, and I've never quite accepted the loss. Selfish, yes, but hopefully understandable.
If the Gods were to smile upon the Library and allow their computers to access the SVR Chat, I would most likely be found there on weekday evenings, 1800-2200 Eastern time (I'm actually in Central time, an hour earlier, but everyone knows Eastern so I'm using that); and Saturdays for shorter sessions between 1600 and 1800 Eastern. But I don't see that happening anytime soon, so I reckon I'll just have to wait until I have my own access again.
Sigh.
In fide,
Aldus Marius Peregrinus.