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Joined: Thu Mar 15, 2007 6:14 pm Posts: 4250 Location: Digging around in the dusty archives, uncovering Uru history.
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This is just a discussion, not an event announcement which is why it is posted here and not there. I saw Janeerah asking around if anyone was planning an anniversary celebration and thought I'd just get the ball rolling with some historical information to consider.
[Reveal] Spoiler: "Significant dates in Uru History" Significant February dates in Uru HistoryFebruary 4, 2004 – Cyan announces the end of Prologue. February 9, 2004 – The cavern closes. February 15, 2006 – D’mala opens. February 5, 2007 – Until Uru ends. February 15, 2007 – Official launch of Myst Online: Uru Live. February 4, 2008 – GameTap announces the end of MOUL. February 4, 2010 – Activity in the Cavern? is posted by DRC member, Victor Laxman. February 8, 2010 – the MOUL Play page is updated. Rand is in the city waiting to greet the returning explorers, but thousands attempt to join all at once and crash the server. Fan donations make it possible to secure a better alternative and allow everyone to play for the next seven years. February 4, 2011 – RAWA commemorates the first anniversary by turning on the fireworks in the neighborhoods. while some celebrate Uru Phoenix DayFor more dates, see Korovev's OOC Chronology. Some like to celebrate February 8th as the anniversary of the current incarnation of the cavern and some celebrate February 4th as Uru Phoenix Day.
For me, February 4th is simply Uru Day. Twice on that date (2004 & 2008), ahrotahn publishers announced that the cavern would be closing. But explorers refused to go quietly and simply carry on with their surface lives. Whether it was in shards, other online worlds or on forums, explorers continued to gather and keep Uru alive. Then, on that date in 2010, a post was made to the DRC forums that began the final chapter of our story which continues to this day.
If you would like to organize an event and need some ideas, here are just a few links to past celebrations:
[Reveal] Spoiler: MOULa Past Celebrations Just a thought, but perhaps some might consider celebrating Uru Day on February 4th by hosting event(s) on other shards for newcomers who can't get an account on the Cyan MOULa shard.
Note: When making plans, keep in mind that Feb 4th falls on the first Saturday of the month, so the AGM will be held that day at 13:00 KI time.
There is always much to celebrate in early February. This year, we can also celebrate the success of Cyan's first Kickstarter, Obduction and more importantly, the on-going improvements to RAWA v2.0 - upgrade in progress which actually began at the end of the MOULa Fifth Anniversary celebrations. This week, he reported that things are "humdrum" and that is cause for celebration.
On, and don't forget to wish Rand & Ryan a happy birthday on January 17th. 
Last edited by Tai'lahr on Thu Jan 12, 2017 1:30 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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