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Possible 24 Hour Session

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Possible 24 Hour Session 14/11/2015 at 21:04 #77694
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133 posts 		Hi guys.

Yesterday/today, a person called Matt Peddlesden streamed for 24 hours on Twitch to raise money for Children In Need.

This has inspired me to host a 24 hour session on SimSig but since I am too young to raise money for charities or for any other reasons, I will only be hosting the session for the fun of it.

I am not sure if this has been done before, but if it hasn't and if you guys think that this is a good idea, then please let me know in the comments section.


Leon
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Possible 24 Hour Session 14/11/2015 at 21:05 #77695
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4869 posts 		It's been done once before I think, played at real time on King's Cross. The host did the 24 hours straight and people dropped in and out as they could.
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Possible 24 Hour Session 14/11/2015 at 21:07 #77696
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133 posts 		" said:
It's been done once before I think, played at real time on King's Cross. The host did the 24 hours straight and people dropped in and out as they could.
Cool. And how long ago was this?
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Possible 24 Hour Session 14/11/2015 at 21:17 #77697
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4869 posts 		Three years back ?
"Passengers for New Lane, should be seated in the rear coach of the train " - Opinions are my own and not those of my employer
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Possible 24 Hour Session 14/11/2015 at 21:28 #77698
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133 posts 		" said:
Three years back ?
Ok, thanks.
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Possible 24 Hour Session 14/11/2015 at 22:29 #77701
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3984 posts 		" said:

This has inspired me to host a 24 hour session on SimSig but since I am too young to raise money for charities or for any other reasons, I will only be hosting the session for the fun of it.
There's no age limit on raising money for charities- tons of kids do sponsored things for a wide range of causes. That said, I don't think many people would sponsor a 24-hour SimSig session.

On a more general note, doesn't the new-fangled hosting server allow hosts to be transferred, thus allowing the host to be changed without stopping the simulation?

Also, wasn't there also a roster drawn up last time to make sure the simulation had enough staff? You don't want to hit the evening peak and find everyone logging out, especially if you've been up for 20 hours and your brain's turned to mush.
"Don't stress/ relax/ let life roll off your backs./ Except for death and paying taxes/ everything in life.../ is only for now." (Avenue Q)
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Possible 24 Hour Session 14/11/2015 at 22:37 #77702
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5402 posts 		" said:

There's no age limit on raising money for charities- tons of kids do sponsored things for a wide range of causes.
Bob-a-job week.

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Possible 24 Hour Session 14/11/2015 at 23:33 #77703
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133 posts 		" said:
Also, wasn't there also a roster drawn up last time to make sure the simulation had enough staff? You don't want to hit the evening peak and find everyone logging out, especially if you've been up for 20 hours and your brain's turned to mush.
Thanks for commenting.

You have raised a valid point and to avoid this problem, I am going to have the sim time in sync with the real world's time (GMT). That way, when it gets busy in the sim, a fair amount of people should be present to help out.

Leon
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Possible 24 Hour Session 14/11/2015 at 23:44 #77704
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124 posts 		Actually won't most people be out at the sim's busiest time as peak time is when everyone is going to or coming from work?
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Possible 24 Hour Session 14/11/2015 at 23:49 #77705
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133 posts 		" said:
Actually won't most people be out at the sim's busiest time as peak time is when everyone is going to or coming from work?
Simple solution. Do it on a bank holiday Monday
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Possible 24 Hour Session 14/11/2015 at 23:53 #77706
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133 posts 		" said:
Actually won't most people be out at the sim's busiest time as peak time is when everyone is going to or coming from work?
And let's not forget about people in other time zones.
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Possible 24 Hour Session 14/11/2015 at 23:54 #77707
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Actually won't most people be out at the sim's busiest time as peak time is when everyone is going to or coming from work?
Simple solution. Do it on a bank holiday Monday
People still work bank holidays
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Possible 24 Hour Session 14/11/2015 at 23:55 #77708
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4869 posts 		The concept has come up quite a few times. But it's only ever been done in practice once that I can remember. It needs a lot of planning and thought of how it's going to work.
"Passengers for New Lane, should be seated in the rear coach of the train " - Opinions are my own and not those of my employer
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Possible 24 Hour Session 14/11/2015 at 23:58 #77709
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133 posts 		" said:
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Actually won't most people be out at the sim's busiest time as peak time is when everyone is going to or coming from work?
Simple solution. Do it on a bank holiday Monday
People still work bank holidays
I know but the majority of people are off.
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Possible 24 Hour Session 14/11/2015 at 23:59 #77710
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124 posts 		I would say it's 50/50, most people do work bank holidays now
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Possible 24 Hour Session 15/11/2015 at 00:00 #77711
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133 posts 		" said:
The concept has come up quite a few times. But it's only ever been done in practice once that I can remember. It needs a lot of planning and thought of how it's going to work.
Agreed. That's why I said Possible 24 Hour Session. If I do go through with it, it will probably be way into the future.
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Possible 24 Hour Session 15/11/2015 at 00:02 #77712
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133 posts 		" said:
I would say it's 50/50, most people do work bank holidays now
Lol..if it's 50/50 then how can you say most people work bank holidays?
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Possible 24 Hour Session 15/11/2015 at 00:04 #77713
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124 posts 		its a figure of speech, it was just making the point that people work bank holiday as its mainly only teachers and some other professions that are guarantee the bank holiday off, others just have to be lucky
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Possible 24 Hour Session 15/11/2015 at 00:08 #77714
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133 posts 		" said:
its a figure of speech, it was just making the point that people work bank holiday as its mainly only teachers and some other professions that are guarantee the bank holiday off, others just have to be lucky
Ohh, ok.
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Possible 24 Hour Session 15/11/2015 at 09:29 #77716
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15 posts 		The idea intrigues. Sure, some people will be busy, some will be unwilling, but if it can be concerted then why not? If people can't make it that's fine, but if a timetable of users can be assembled (and if TheBVE is willing to do that) it might be worth a try. And I think that was theBVE's point - he's asking "Is anyone interested, and if so, how many?"

I'm willing. Please keep me informed.
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Possible 24 Hour Session 15/11/2015 at 12:02 #77721
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133 posts 		" said:
The idea intrigues. Sure, some people will be busy, some will be unwilling, but if it can be concerted then why not? If people can't make it that's fine, but if a timetable of users can be assembled (and if TheBVE is willing to do that) it might be worth a try. And I think that was theBVE's point - he's asking "Is anyone interested, and if so, how many?"

I'm willing. Please keep me informed.
Thank you canis.

I'm glad that someone understands why I've posted this topic and I will definitely keep you informed.

Leon
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Possible 24 Hour Session 15/11/2015 at 16:29 #77730
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262 posts 		I'm up for helping out with this. But as mentioned above a timetable needs to be drawn up. It needs proper planning, I for one am willing to help out with planning and as a student, depending on days I can always help out by covering a graveyard shift or two.
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Possible 24 Hour Session 15/11/2015 at 18:29 #77733
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1842 posts 		" said:
It's been done once before I think, played at real time on King's Cross. The host did the 24 hours straight and people dropped in and out as they could.
Indeed it was, hosted by 'Afro' (in Dublin?) I recall, KX ran in real time from 0001 to 2359 on a Sunday, I think I did about 16 hrs duty.

Don't recall staffing being a major issue,as a couple of folk can run it in the wee small hours and our Antipodean colleagues are helpful too.

KX was a good choice, but a sim with ARS to cover any gaps might be an option too. If advertised in advance, you might be pleasantly surprised by how many drop by.
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Possible 24 Hour Session 15/11/2015 at 18:37 #77734
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5 posts 		I'd love to take part in a 24 hour session. I would only be available for any decent length of time on a Saturday or Sunday unfortunately.
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Possible 24 Hour Session 15/11/2015 at 20:53 #77737
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16 posts 		evening all, is there anyway of streaming SimSig on twitch, and you never know it could be see all over the world,
if there are more 24hr streams i am happy to join in and help out
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