🚀 go-pugleaf

Hello,

Many people know me from these newsgroups, notorius for asking questions 
that I should really be looking up in man pages or in a book.  But let me 
tell you something important.

I can see how technology can make the world a better place.  With help from 
other people, we have already created a place where people can feel better 
about themselves, meet other nice people, and feel a sense of being 
important and part of a community.  However, what we have online at 
CyberPark is only a very meager beginning.  It can be so much more...we're 
only about 10% where we can be.  But I cannot do it all alone (I can barely 
keep up with the 150+ email messages I receive every day).  I am looking 
for people who can share this vision with us.  I am looking for a few 
technical people who can take the ball and run with a project, small or 
large.  I have a list of things that I'd like to get done, which will 
immediately add value for other visitors of CyberPark.  Most of these 
needs, at the moment, require people who know perl and possibly C.  If 
you'd like to share some of your time and energy and make a contribution to 
the world, to make it a better place to live (even if it APPEARS to be a 
small contribution), please read on.  If this doesn't interest you, that's 
OK too, and you can just go on to the next newsgroup posting.  It really is 
OK.

Here are a few projects that I'd like to get started on:

(1)  A questionnaire/matching system.  This will start out a web-personals 
kind of thing, but will grow into something MUCH larger...I want a system 
where people can truly meet the person of their dreams (and not just in a 
sexual way darnit!)

(2) Better chat rooms.  I want completely real-time interaction with other 
people.  I don't want to hear that we can't do it with the current web 
technology.  I want someone who will FIND A WAY, please.

(3) I need a script which will allow people to edit their own home pages 
(Rockhouse Graphics donated a script which allows users to ADD web pages 
but they cannot edit them) -- I have to do it manually 
(aaaarrrrgggghhhhhh!!!!!!!!)

(4) I'd like to put up some kind of discussion system (WebForum or another 
script I've been graciously given...)...but all this takes so much time to 
investigate, install, test, etc.  

(5) I need various adhoc scripts which automate things behind the scenes.  
Many of these are probably very easy (if I was a perl expert) but would 
help a great deal.  I guess I need people I can just call on when I need 
quick and accurate help with technical issues (and not feel like I'm 
imposing on them).

(6) I am also looking for corporate, organizational and individual 
sponsors.  I'd really like to take the adult pictures offline -- they are 
truly not part of the overall mission and purpose of CyberPark (it's just a 
way to help pay for the $500/month connection fee, computer equipment, 
admin help, etc).  I want to provide the very best free service to the 
peoples of the world, a large part of which is connecting people with each 
other through various online tools.  But the CyberPark project is getting 
bigger and bigger all the time.  I need help from people who care, who are 
self sufficient and who understand what we're trying to do at Cyberpark.  

Please, please do not reply unless you are truly interested and committed 
(email replies only, please).  Also, if you do reply, I'll try to get back 
to you right away but please have patience because it might take me a few 
days.  I'm getting very tired; 100+ hours a week for 9-10 months is 
starting to wear me down.

If you'd like to find out more about CyberPark, please read the information 
at http://www.cyberpark.com/about.htm  Or just go browse the site and enjoy 
the rides!

Thank you for your time.  The world needs you, your thoughts, your time and 
your energy.  We only have four years ... but that's plenty of time if we 
ACT NOW.
  
Brent
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Brent N. Hunter
bhunter@cyberpark.com
http://www.cyberpark.com

"In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice, but in 
practice, there is."   - Author unknown

"If you can't say anything nice, come sit next to me." -Alice Roosevelt 
Longworth