Editorial

March 7, 2003

The Fourth Seaters!! Yes, we're doing a series on them - those people who show up on the american whose line taking that coveted final seat - the revolving personalities that join the powerhouse that is Colin, Ryan & Wayne on that stage! Whether it be Chip, Greg, Brad, Kathy, Denny, etc. etc. - they all have their own impact on the show!

What we're hoping to do is get a bit of opinion from as many people as we can on why they sit up and pay attention a little more for certain fourth seaters than others - or just what they like about them in comparison to the others who might take that chair. We ask for no out and out slagging/trashing of any of them, but otherwise you can give it as you want to!

If you'd like to contribute (and we hope you will!!) send your email with the subject heading of 'the fourth seaters' to us at webmistress@whosers.com. Make sure to make it nice and obvious what text is about what performer, and give us the name/nickname you'd like credited for your comments!

Hopefully this'll be a fun exercise for us all!

October 30, 2002

The 2003 WhoserCon Location has been chosen! The Con will be in Sunny Los Angeles, California!

Voting for the Convention Committee (aka the set of 5 people who will be the force behind the con & run the entire thing - a busy job!) is starting as well so continue to visit the WhoserCon section of the Whoser Board (click here to get straight there) to get in on the action on picking someone to run it so it works!! You can nominate yourself or nominate someone else you think would rock - instructions will be on the messageboard.

October 24, 2002

Voting for the WhoserCon Locations is now on!! People have a choice of the following locations:

• Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• Los Angeles, California, USA
• Spokane, Washington, USA
• New York City, New York, USA
• Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
• Bellingham, Washington, USA
• San Francisco, California, USA

Want to have your say?? Well, go to the WhoserCon section of the Whoser Board (or click here) & read the Location Voting Instructions!!

October 16, 2002

Nominations for the location of the next WhoserCon have begun - go to the WhoserCon section of the Whoser Board or click here to find out more! All whosers, from every board/community online, should have a say in this!!

We'd suggest keeping an eye out here for more information as this process goes on, as (per usual) members of our staff have gotten roped in to helping organize the whole voting process for location & for next year's Concom!

And we still recommend checking out the new greeting on our greetings page ... cause this would be a shame to miss!

October 11, 2002

Well, shouldn't you be reading and replying to those articles of ours??? First of all, the Paul Merton one. It rocks I tell you! Then the new one about the brits ... and the ones about online etiquette ... about how improv changes lives ... even on the history of the whosers. We're going for a little bit of stuff for everyone - something for every topic that relates to you whosers.

But then, of course, you are probably reading them ... so why don't you respond? I'm sure you've got an opinion on one or two of them - something said has got to stir your interest. Let us know by writing a letter to the editor in response - trust me, the authors will adore you for it (and we'll thank you too!)

And if you think you might have what it takes to go full steam ahead, forget just responding and write your own ...well, we're still on the lookout for a few good words & a few good contributing writers. Think you got what it takes?? Well, then contact us and we'll see ...

We're also taking input on who we should make the next graffiti boards for in the comments section. If you see someone you think has been left out, give us a yell!

October 2, 2002

Well, as some of you may have noticed, we've been going over our bandwidth limit a few times recently due to the traffic we're getting. Wild hmm? Well, for those we've been getting concerned comments from, etc, I would like to update you with this information. Plans have been/are in the works to get most of the site on a paid server, where this won't be a problem. It'll probably still be a redirect-type thing for the domain name www.whosers.com for the most part (as in not on it's own server - yet). But the majority of the stuff here will be on a paid server. However, we're not giving over whoser.tripod.com or anything - that'll remain to hold one very important part of the site - the contestant graffiti boards. Hope this helps clear stuff up, & make you patient to deal with the whole bandwidth issue until we get this sorted out.

WhoserAwards are finally done and over with - check out the winners on the WhoserAward page! They'll have graphics showing their winning luck in a few days for their own pages ...

September 30, 2002

New article for you to peruse. All about Paul Merton - the everyman who's everywhere. Dean is a top notch writer people, and the article is very informative - check it out!!

September 24, 2002

Just fyi - this section is slowly merging into a what's new/editorial section. This is happening to make way for a new section that will be coming soon that you're sure to find greatly useful!

What's new? Lots of fun! Check out the featured photo - we're starting a whole new gallery with not just photos you may have seen all over the net, but the stories behind those photos!

And if you are at all awed (or at least excited) by contributions from the improvisors themselves, well, check out the famous greetings page and see who has added their tongue-in-cheek comments to the rush!!

September 20, 2002

Welcome. You may have noticed that at our 'picks' we're starting to add links to Amazon.

Why you may ask? It's quite simple. There are two reasons. First, because the whole idea of these reviews/picks is to point out things that might be interesting to other whosers. And if we're pointing them out, we should really let you know where they are, right? Right.

Second is a matter of finances. This year's bill for the domain of this site came up last month and it was an ouchy. This domain supports not only this site, but quick links for the big Whoser Board, the Whose Line Links Portal, The Whoser Convention, & The Contact List. So it has to be paid, or all those people will end up out of their domain name stuff. This has been paid for in the past by one person. This will continue to be paid by one person as she doesn't have it in her to ask people for donations even if it's ouchy.

So there shall be no requests for donations at this time. However, if a book or a movie or something we post interests you, and you want to get it ... consider following the link to amazon and putting the item in your shopping cart then. You still get the item at a fair price (and they do include new or used copies in those links), and you help us keep running.

All in all a fair deal, right?

September 17, 2002

Check out our first letter to the editor, look under K for a new profile, check out a few more favourite memories, and even more ways that might show you're a whoser ...

August 2002

Welcome to the new-look whosers.com/the whosers page. Hopefully you'll like the new style, and the new focus of the site. This revamp has indeed been in the works for a year - and has been redone a few times during that time due to other people coming out with similar sites - but hopefully the final product will suit you all!

Now, onto this week's editorial q&a.

Q: What happened to the main links page that was at www.whosers.com? My site was listed there!

Don't worry! The site is still there. It's now one of our sister sites as it's grown big enough to deserve space of it's own. The WL Link Portal is available via http://links.whosers.com. I know right now it looks the same as it did when it was just www.whosers.com, but it's about to get revamped too!

Q: How can I email the contestants?

I'm afraid email addresses for the contestants are not readily available, and I'm sure you can understand why. The best thing to do, if you wish to contact them, is to check their official websites for contact information. Those who appear regularily on the american whose line you may also be able to contact by writing them c/o ABC.

Q: What's with the news-style site?

Coming up with a creative new way to address the changing needs of the Whoser population, which now contains both those new to the show and those who have been around for awhile, has always been a problem of this site's. Given that our concentration has always been on the whosers, and not the show, providing topical information seemed to be a good way to go at it, and that's where the news idea came from.

Q: When will there be more articles and information?

Soon, miguel, very soon. We had to get the new design up & kicking before the serious content work could be finished. Now we go onto getting new articles up, promise!

Q: Why can't you nominate one of last year's winners for a WhoserAward?

This rule of the contest came about last year, in order to be fair for new sites that have shown up since there. It is only the last year that can't compete (so if a site won two years ago, it's fair game). This one-year ban is just to make it fair to sites that are newer and deserve their own recognition, that's all!

That's it for this week - short but sweet. Hope you enjoy the new site - all comments and critique are welcome as usual. Signing off!

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