Joint Announcement from ATCA/Clackhouse Regarding JNT2005 Clack Hosting

This announcement was posted this morning at the Clackhouse. AllThingsClayAiken.com is undergoing a number of changes so clack can be shared with the Clay nation as quickly as possible. ATCA is also in need of your monetary support, so if you use ATCA, please donate any amount you can to help offset the high costs of running a site like ATCA.

IMPORTANT CLACK INFO - JOYFUL NOISE 2005 TOUR

Many of you are aware of the site run by KCClaymate called All Things Clay Aiken (or simply ATCA) which hard to works provide clack to a significant portion of the fandom.

What you may not know is that, during the last few months, the tremendous influx of clack has made it extremely challenging for sites like ATCA, which don't have an on-site community and staff, to keep their content up-to-date.

The Clack House and gonzofan have always worked closely with other clack dealers to make certain that media files get out to both the private and public fan sites, and ATCA is an invaluable part of that network. After talking at length with KCClaymate about ATCA's needs, the CH and gonzofan have agreed to work more closely with that site, starting with the JNT2.

KCClaymate will be implementing the following minor changes, to ensure clack is made available to the fandom at large as quickly as possible:

1) KCClaymate has always had direct access to the CH Vault allowing her to retrieve and host files immediately, but the sheer volume of clack in recent months has made it challenging to keep ATCA updated with new clack in 'real time' as it becomes available.

To help ATCA host JNT2 clack as quickly as possible after processing, the CH admins will be given direct access to the ATCA server and will upload files directly to the online area. (That means, when files are finished being processed and are moved to the CH Vault, another copy will be online at ATCA.)

gonzofan will be doing the same with any clips that she processes.

The CH will post the availability of these files on its boards, as usual, with a footnote that the files are also available at ATCA, info which can then be passed along to other boards.


2) KCClaymate will be changing the interface of her site to a 'directory tree' listing (heirarchical folders), to avoid the bottle-neck that occurs when fans have to wait for links to be updated on html pages.

Funding ATCA: In order to provide access to a high volume of media at high speeds, KCClaymate has invested in many upgrades to her server and internet connection. If you use her site to download clack, please don't forget to donate, if possible, to help meet operating costs. Please note that ATCA provides high-speed access at all times -- not only when Clay is actively on tour -- and that donations are welcomed at all times.

To donate now, you can paypal
kcclaymate@allthingsclayaiken.com