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Many names were suggested, and a pool was formed that included options such as robolita, nyetnyet.net, chinmusic, saunternet, blagolith, stenoweb.net, and dahizzle.biz. After a few days of deliberation "oshaberi" was decided upon, with the intention of getting a | Many names were suggested, and a pool was formed that included options such as robolita, nyetnyet.net, chinmusic, saunternet, blagolith, stenoweb.net, and dahizzle.biz. After a few days of deliberation "oshaberi" was decided upon, with the intention of getting a [[wikipedia:domain name|domain name]] in the [[wikipedia:Japanese|Japanese]] [[wikipedia:tld|top level domain]]; soon many members pitched in, and [[tsundoku]] was more than happy to procure the goods. | ||
"oshaberi" was choosen due to it's meaning; "chattering, talk, or idle talk" aptly describes the purpose of this network. Discussion about technology, media, current events, the geoplitical state of the world, everday trivialities or chat among an already established community like the [[68kmla]]. The Kempei wish to replicate the feeling of what it is to "[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hang_out#English hang out]"; doing everything, yet nothing at all with a close group of associates. | |||
Revision as of 05:46, 22 December 2013
The Backstory
A group of friends had long socialized on the web through means of IRC, forums and mailing lists. United by common interests, this group formed a channel on FreeNode. FreeNode was the home of these friends for many years, serving their needs well; as time progressed, a need for finely-grained control arose as their knowlege of computing and familiarity with administration increased.
The Formation
In September of 2013 the seed of oshaberi was sown when the idea of running an IRC network was found to be appealing to the Kempei. Many issues were brought forth by the idea; the primary points of interest were: the name, the setup, the rules, and the -tan.
The Name
Many names were suggested, and a pool was formed that included options such as robolita, nyetnyet.net, chinmusic, saunternet, blagolith, stenoweb.net, and dahizzle.biz. After a few days of deliberation "oshaberi" was decided upon, with the intention of getting a domain name in the Japanese top level domain; soon many members pitched in, and tsundoku was more than happy to procure the goods.
"oshaberi" was choosen due to it's meaning; "chattering, talk, or idle talk" aptly describes the purpose of this network. Discussion about technology, media, current events, the geoplitical state of the world, everday trivialities or chat among an already established community like the 68kmla. The Kempei wish to replicate the feeling of what it is to "hang out"; doing everything, yet nothing at all with a close group of associates.