[MF3D.FORUM:1218] MF 3D Expo 2000 update

[Paul Talbot <ptww@xxxxxxxxx>]

Below is the current (9/17/00) status of MF 3D Expo 2000.

Submissions received from (in order received):
    Sam Smith    Don Lopp        Bill Glickman    David Clark
    David Lee    Brian Reynolds  Rod Sage

Submissions recently mailed, not yet received from:
    Greg Erker

View-only participants:
    Mike Davis       David Kesner    Mike Kersenbock    Lee Moore
    David Motz       Linda Nygren    Bll Rosenberg      Martin Simon
    George Themelis  Chauncey Walden

Submissions possibly on the way from:
    Dorothy Mladenka   Dale Walsh

Submissions in limbo from:
    Fritz Brown    Dave Huddle    Brenda Nowlan    Robert Thorpe

If you expected to be on the MF 3D Expo 2000 list but your name does
not appear above, please contact me at mailto:mfexpo@xxxxxxxxx

Dale just recently learned of the Expo and new MF 3D shooter Dorothy
just recently decided she could change from view-only to contributing
participant.  Fritz, Dave, Brenda, and Robert either haven't mentioned
anything to me recently, or have unresolved e-mail communications about
their status.   Would the six of you let me know your current status in
the next day or so?

Past expos/exchanges have been held up for long periods waiting for late
contributions.  I don't think that is fair to the contributors who have
kindly loaned their slides to the expo.  I therefore plan (hope!) to start
MF 3D EXPO 2000 on its way by the end of this week.

The progress of the expo can be monitored by visiting:
http://www.rmm3d.com/funlearn/mf3dexpo2000status.html
(with thanks to David Kesner for contributing the use of his Gamma folio
tracking page layout and HTML source)

Note that we will be monitoring compliance with the 1 week maximum turn
around time.  Total circuit elapsed time should be about 8 months.  That
is based on 25 folks viewing for one week each, and allowing 2 days for
mail between participants (1 week for 2 cross-border mailings).  You
might wonder "so what if I'm two days late?"  Well here's what: if each
person takes 2 extra days, return of the slides to the makers will be
delayed by almost 2 months!  Therefore, everyone is strongly advised
to observe the 1 week *maximum* for holding the expo.  Yes, you are
allowed to hold it *less* than 1 week.  Please don't leave it sitting
on a shelf untouched either before or after viewing the expo.  View the
images, show them to friends if you like, prepare feedback for the slide
makers who request it (if you want to do so), and promptly send the expo
to the next person.  Sam tells me he is prepared to storm down from Canada
to personally wreak havoc on the life of anyone who cannot meet their
obligation to forward the expo promptly!  (OK, a slight exaggeration.)

Just remember: by signing up to participate you are committing to comply
with the one week maximum.  If there is any reason you won't be able to
comply, you should refrain from participating. Let's make this a great
experience for all the participants!

Paul Talbot