Hey, Youko here, and I suppose it’s time for an update on all things Show Me Your News! My semester is wrapping up and honestly, as I sit here completely disheveled, it couldn’t come soon enough. I’ve been writing academic papers like it’s my job – I mean, we’re talking about 50 pages worth in a little more than a week. But you didn’t come here to read those. So let’s cover some important points of business.
First of all, some of you may have noticed that parts of our site are on the fritz. We recently went through a server move to a much more secure location, mostly to get rid of those hacking attacks we were facing. While our forums are blazingly fast now and working like a dream, the move came at a bit of a cost. Before the move began, when loading the page for our podcast episodes, we essentially got a loading stall when the page was trying to call the content. After the server move, the problem still persists and we’re not seeing any indication why this would be the case. As such, the WordPress parts of our website are pretty vacant, but the content is backed up. If we have to, heaven forbid, restart our WordPress feed and the iTunes link is broken in the process, we will let you know as soon as possible. We thought this fix would occur sooner than later, which actually explains our next problem.
You probably have noticed that we have not uploaded Episode 99 from November 5th, as well as the Zeldacast from November 17th, and these problems are actually the reason why. See, when I returned from Youmacon, with the episode ready to go, we were hacked. For a second time. And after that, the WordPress content would not load. As such, I have not had an opportunity to reliably and safely upload these files for public distribution. I wanted their first release to be over our iTunes feed, but with the state we are in, at the moment, waiting for that seems foolish. So, I have uploaded both files on my public Dropbox folder and they will remain there until we fix our website issues. I apologize for any frustration felt in this process, but I hope it assures you that the annoyance regarding the technical difficulties has been tenfold on our part.
Episode 99 (11/05) – The Darkest Episode
SMYN Special (11/17) – Zeldacast
This means we don’t stop making content, though, and this is important because for these next couple projects, we need your help! Episode 100 of Show Me Your News is upon us and as it has previously been stated, it will act as a sort of primer for those who have never listened before. As a community, we are listening to old episodes, picking out classic moments that last about minute in length, and then I will assemble an episode that compiles all of those. It will be a sort of show history, if you will, and it’s amazing to consider what’s been done over these four and a half years. We have almost two gigabytes of audio left to listen to, so in order to help speed up the process, visit this link and help us coordinate efforts on our forums. I also have a Dropbox folder with each remaining episode, so if you want in on that for download purposes, let me know and I’ll add you to it. After all, no other episode is planned until we complete Episode 100, so let’s get moving on that.
Similarly, your assistance is also requested for the Show Me Your News Game of the Year 2011 awards! Yes, we did a full-blown production last year, and it’s only getting bigger this year. Currently, we are in the stages of deciding finalists, so you only have a couple more days to stop by this link and private message Master of Fossils which games should make the three finalists from each category. On December 9th, winner voting begins and you’ll message Master of Fossils again, this time with one winner from each category. If you have any questions, feel free to ask them in the thread. Also, the production of the show takes a lot of work, so we’re looking to involve your input. Send us a message if you have an idea for a comedic bit or if you’d like to see something return from last year. The more ideas, the merrier, as we try to craft an awards show that represents the fandom of Show Me Your News!
Of course, SwordHunter and I are still trucking away over at our bottomfive YouTube channel for WTF, Pokémon! It really is interesting to take a look at the Orange Islands episodes, that’s for sure. We’ve been doing livestreams of recordings on Thursday nights at 7:30 PM ET, at http://livestream.com/showmeyournews, but that time will actually be changing with the start of the new semester in January. Again, when we know the details, we’ll let you know as soon as possible.
And I think that just about does it. If you have any questions, please feel free to leave a comment and I’ll do my best to answer. Until next time, thanks for your time, and that’s all from me.
