From: Alryssa Kelly Subject: ADRICS 2000: Most Personable IRC'er Date: Friday, 19 May 2000 8:30 [ALRYSSA stumbles out onto the remains of the stage, trying to catch her breath. Her blue velvet dress is in shreds. Most of the audience has left out of sheer boredom by now. A few stoic attendees remain, throwing popcorn idly at an effigy of SNARKY] Alryssa: *puff, pant* OK, I'm here, I made it! Would you believe, I was on my way here and I got intercepted by sixteen sentient jellyfish looking for a curryhouse? They *insisted* I show them the way, and well, we all know the best curryhouse is in Edinburgh, so... [A stony silence pervades the theatre] Alryssa: No? Well, OK, I had to try. The dress? Oh. Ur. Had a run-in with a paper shredder, you know how it is. [Coughing] Alryssa: Sigh. OK. Never mind. I won't prolong the torture... this is my first presentation, so be nice to me or I'll set Lola on you. Or something. The place: #drwhochat on DALnet. It's weird, but it's a family. A dysfunctional, chaotic family, but family nonetheless. A place where people can and do talk about anything. The only rules? Don't talk about politics, religion or Doctor Who! The Nominees for Most Personable IRC'er are: Jason Fraser (Jondar) -- Jason's possibly the nicest bloke you could want to meet. Hailing from Australia, Jason has a rep for being someone to turn to in a crisis. (speaking from personal experience!). Always ready for a laugh and is one of the most generous people I've ever met. Tom Beck (TomFODW) -- Tom is opinionated on a few things and isn't ashamed of it! But he's a great friend and will always be there to help out if he can. A person you definetly want in your corner. Alden Bates (Alden, AldenB) -- Alden's a Kiwi by name and a Kiwi by nature - soft and fuzzy. Quiet in Real Life (tm), but certainly less so once he's at a keyboard, it's hard to believe once you meet him for real that this is the sick little mind that came up with Mistress Mel. He's got a heart of gold and I love him to death. [Brandishes the envelope] It's so hard, but there must be a winner. In Runner-up place, tied, we have... [Drumroll] Jason Fraser and Tom Beck! So our winner, with no further ado, is..... ALDEN BATES! Woooo! [sporadic clapping. ALRYSSA, relieved it's all over, slides off the podium and falls into a coma to recover.] :-) Alryssa