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Azoundria has existed for a long time before it moved online, mainly because it was one of the few available domain names. Originally Azoundria referred to a phonetical writing system, designed to fix all the spelling and pronounciation variations and indescrepencies. In Azoundrian, each letter, instead of representing any number of sounds, represents just one sound. In English, the letter 'a' sometimes make a soft 'a' and sometimes a hard 'a' and, when combined with a 'w' as in 'thaw' it makes a soft 'o' sound. When you write in Azoundrian, there is one character, named 'az', which always makes the soft 'a' sound. There are a total of 40 characters, called phonetts, in the phonetta. In the earliest version of Azoundrian, each character was in a circle around the sound, and combining 'around' and 'sound' somehow created the original version of the writing system. Later, a better version was made by removing the circles, and again by using the ordinary english letters.
The first use of a circle character such as those in the first version of Azoundrian was originally proposed for a simple cypher in 2000 by one of my classmates. I wrote out a cypher of circle characters, before going phonettical. I did have a section to teach Azoundrian a while ago but it didn't get much popularity so i gave up on it. If there is interest to learn Azoundrian, I can easily be contacted. I might rebuild the section. The website existed as an offline collection of HTML files for a while, before I got free hosting. Names in Geocities are scarce, and finding good ones is an artform I have only started to get good at. Azoundria was the best name I found during registration. Geocities Every website starts somewhere, and for the first two years of this site, from 2003 to 2005, the URL was http://www.geocities.com/azoundria. I did not have much success in the first year. Almost all of my 400 visitors were friends and family, with approximately 200 of them being me. I took the obvious conclusion that I lacked content, and added some. I listed all the appropriate games not yet blocked at school for my classmates, and later added the jokes section. Things picked up a little, but not much. Looking back on the original site, I can conclude it was most likely my excessive use of frames that lowered my popularity. I started with just 4 frames, but, in adding more content, I expanded that frameset until there was only a tiny area for the main content. I even used the frameset to create 'gradients' out of pages with multiple background colours and no content. While this was my main problem, unreadable menu buttons and logo added to the mess. Broken images and links scattered the pages. I did not know how to advertise a site, or get other people's opinions of it on the web back then. With no input, the majority of monitors I saw high resolution(the main area was bigger in higher resolution), and non-measurable results, I concluded maybe the problem lied in the length of my URL, misspelled by many of my classmates. Improvements Since I got my first review from Ozzu, my site has never been the same. Although original results were very grim, I never really got discouraged. Originally I thought maybe by removing some of those extra gadgets on my pages I could shape things up, but soon it became apparent that I would have to scrap frames altogether. But how to have the menu easy to update was still a problem, and how to get a logo and consistent layout for every page that I could easily change when I wanted to. I learned basic PHP, and since I was lucky enough to have registered with a host that allowed it, I was able to easily include HTML pages storing my layout. So, the site was redone, and except for keeping the HTML of the games section and the original Derek's Jokes section, everything was changed. As of Late... Tracking my sites growth is something I do mostly because I am curious. Because my ratings bounce up and down so much, it's really very difficult to derive anything from it. I recieved a record amount of traffic for my Happyland Maps section, and am still recieving a large amount of traffic to it. It was linked on the front page of Free Lunch Design and still have a link in their Extra Maps section. Most recently Exploring Azoundria has achieved a status as the second most popular section with over 900 players! Old Updates This page has a listing of events related to Azoundria's founding. If you're looking for the most recent updates click here. This page is mostly just a large log I kept. I decided to put it online a long time ago and haven't removed it. You may notice that at the bottom it says I made files like "MPAAP or H1AAA or BJ007". These are files for the old exploring azoundria section I made. MARCH 22, 2005 Typed up the latest in the log and also typed up some members. MARCH 21, 2005 Typed out more members and tried to get my site to show up for review on ozzu. MARCH 20, 2005 Typed out more members and prepared another game to put for dowload in azoundria. MARCH 19, 2005 Finished it and started typing out members. I built a 'make room for member' command which moved all the members beside it over to make room for a new member. It malfunctioned and I lost all my typing. I finally made it work later and typed some members names up. Midway through the day I also worked on diamond terrain for games. MARCH 18, 2005 Worked on the members database again all afternoon. I got it almost ready to start typing members in. MARCH 17, 2005 Worked on the member's database for AZHQ all afternoon. Got it to create all the pages and be able to add quite a bit of stuff. MARCH 4, 2005 Added two new section to homework help and made sure everything worked in the homework help section. Got tons of new pictures for the links throughout my site. MARCH 3, 2005 Added a section on colour to the homework help and got half way through getting the site ready for upload. FEBRUARY 21, 2005 I made about 4 more Rows of War cards and also got Azoundria.com for the site. FEBRUARY 7, 2005 Added a game and a few maps to the sections. FEBRUARY 6, 2005 Added a downloabable games section as well as a happyland levels section. JANUARY 10, 2005 I added two new members to the database that I got today and I made it so it would also sort members alphabetically and fixed some spelling mistakes . JANUARY 9, 2005 I perfected the database and got all the members put into it and it on the website. I added a FAQ section and some questions for it. I also added a links to download a viewer some people need to see the chatroom. JANUARY 8, 2005 Azhq got two new members. I made a database program that would meake the database to put on the web. I was having a bit of trouble with it so I ended up with only 18 members on it. JANUARY 2, 2005 I completed the design of windows placement and size and created the icons for attributes, caht, censor, friends, ignore, research, researched, teach, memory, wounds, dirt, stomach, exit, and help. These icons will appear in the chatroom I am constructing. JANUARY 1, 2005 I played Rows of War with the new deck rule. I decided to include it as an official rule. DECEMBER 31, 2004 In an attempt to improve Rows of War gameplay, I readjusted the attack and height on some of the cards. Mostly I made them lower. They were too high. Although this helped some, what the game really needs is for me to finish making all the cards that were designed. DECEMBER 30, 2004 Designed a new Rows of War rule for having a deck. I played with this new rule and the game worked. DECEMBER 21, 2004 Today I added the products section and finished updating the rows of war rule book. DECEMBER 20, 2004 I worked some more on updating the Rows of war rule book. There is probably only one days work left on it. I made the logo you click on for rows of war, starships, and glare flashlights. DECEMBER 19, 2004 I made icons for the chat room section and products section although they will not be put up until the sections are ready. I also updated the rows of war cards and started updating the rows of war rulebook. I also started a runescape gang called the azoundrians. DECEMBER 18, 2004 I finished updating the welcome screen. I recieved a response from free lunch design. I will probably be able to manage happyland levels. DECEMBER 17, 2004 Today I finished showiung what will be updated in the homework help section and made and remade some of my chat room graphics. DECEMBER 16, 2004 Today I added two times tables to the homework help math section. One advanced one and one beginner one. I also added what should be arriving soon to the homework help sections for social, math, and science. I also started updating the welcome screen. DECEMBER 6, 2004 over the last week i have gotten ready the turtle mountain levels(which still don't work for some reason) and started doing work towards the chat room I have wanted to build since the beginning. The site was supposed to be all a chat room but that didn't quite work out. I also added brezeegerland to the science section of homework help and addedsome items to the chirstmas links section. NOVEMBER 22, 2004 Today I added a chat link section and made cool text pictures for the link section. NOVEMBER 21, 2004 I completed some Happyland levels Turtle Mountain 1-5, and am curently seeing if I can help free lunch design publish peoples levels. NOVEMBER 20, 2004 I finished the christmas links section but have yet to find sites to put on it and got the homework help section ready but nothing on it yet. NOVEMBER 18, 2004 I finished drafting NOR162, fixed a false URL to the homepafge section, and added to the history section. NOVEMBER 17, 2004 I drafted Clixploring files NOR155 through NOR 161 and startewd NOR162. NOVEMBER 16, 2004 I drafted clixploring files NOR146 through NOR 154. NOVEMBER 15, 2004 I drafted the files for Clixploring NOR136 to NOR 145. I also updated the history for the previous days and signed up for Runescape(for potential word-of-mouth advertisement and review for links section). NOVEMBER 14, 2004 I drafted NOR132 to NOR135. I also worked a bit on a platform game using Qbasic. I changed the name to Bricks.bas but it had previously been called Brikgame.bas. NOVEMBER 13, 2004 I drafted NOR116 to NOR 131. I started experimenting using grid paper to scale my maps. I abondoned it because athough very affective, it also took a great deal of time to do. I decided on the name 'Clixploring'. If you prefer Choiceland or have another suggestion for a name, be sure to let me know. NOVEMBER 12, 2004 I worked on the newly started section of my site to be called either Clixploring or Choiceland. I drafted NOR002 to NOR115. 114 possible scenarios you can encounter. I added to the first map and made some more(adjoining the first one). NOVEMBER 11, 2004 Today I made the first map(of main AzoundraTown) and made NOR001. NOVEMBER 7, 2004 I edited the first two TurtleLand levels. I hope to put them on my site for download. I also built another custom homepage but it isn't uploaded yet. NOVEMBER 6, 2004 I added comedy to the links section. I also added one game store. NOVEMBER 5, 2004 I mostly checked my email. I am linked to brezeegerland. I also gave free lunch design my bmp and my link info. NOVEMBER 4, 2004 I updated the history section NOVEMBER 2, 2004 I got some papers for the homework help section from school NOVEMBER 1, 2004 I updated the log with some history of the site I dug up from my archive files. OCTOBER 27, 2004 I am now in alliance with Breezegerland. I got their email of linkage today. OCTOBER 25, 2004 I updated the links section, introducing two new sections to it, pictures and inspirational. I also fixed the logo and title so that they load the new one instead of the old one and if you clicked on one of the items below them it would direct you to that section. I got the 'homework help' icon designed and linking to an 'under construction' page. I also got one homepage working and the images to all that it links to.(google, hotmail, freelunchdeign(already got image), and qbasic.com). OCTOBER 24, 2004 I made it so bonus.com's image worked and got many other site images. I also got change the scroll messages. The old ones were quite outdated. I made graphics for the next/previous message links. I created a link image for linking to my site also. OCTOBER 23, 2004 I added two icons to the game sites section, edited the welcome file, and made Free Lunch Design's logo look better. OCTOBER 11, 2004 Got homepage section to load and ask for input. I fixed the menu icons to work correctly. OCTOBER 10, 2004 Created new icons for the sections. Started working on the home page section. OCTOBER 9, 2004 Today I started the log. I made a new logo for the site . The old one sucked. SEPTEMBER 30, 2004 I have revised Brikgame.bas. I am hoping to give it to Qbasic.com and include copies on this site. The actual program was built a long time ago. SEPTEMBER 11, 2004 I made a text list of all the sites I have found for play right away games so far. SEPTEMBER 10, 2004 I made graphics for which site games were from and rating graphics for the games. I updated the main play right away games file. JULY 4, 2004 I updated rabbit catch and added a Rows of War section. JUNE 20, 2004 I updated the main games section. I think this is when I moved the play right away section to a different directory. JUNE 18, 2004 I got Rows of war graphics, added a instructions section(but did not fill it in), added a graphics for the joke border, and changed he main section or Derek's jokes. JUNE 17, 2004 I added all the rest of the jokes today. All the way to number 70. JUNE 7, 2004 I added jokes 1 through 20 to Derek's Jokes. JUNE 6, 2004 I started the Derek's Jokes section. I made graphics to click on for the jokes and the background. JUNE 3, 2004 I got a picture to use as the link icon for thinkmap. MAY 25, 2004 I added about 75 games to the games section from Kiddonet. Added 5 games from Family.ca. I added Derek's Jokes section. MAY 24, 2004 I added a miscellanious links part to the links section. MAY 23, 2004 I redid the contact section. MAY 21, 2004 I added a new population counter and the rows of war section main. MAY 20, 2004 I added the pictures for play right away games, downloadable games, game sites, and game stores. MAY 5, 2004 I accidentally overwrote the games section. I started to get it back. I have added titles due to visitor input. MAY 1, 2004 I designed the Rows of War icon for the new section. APRIL 15, 2004 I have a games section with games from many top sites. I also have rabbit catch and traffic, two of my own games built. I am hoping to have a homepage section and a Qbasic club. MARCH 29, 2004 I got a neat cursor emailed to me. I have no practical use for it though. FEBRUARY 28, 2004 I redesigned my website today. The old design was very dumb looking. FEBRUARY 27, 2004 I started redesigning my website. It looks quite dumb right now. OCTOBER 7, 2003 I added a map to the exploring Azoundria section. I added files MPAAG-MPAAP and the file to show the map when you get it. OCTOBER 6, 2003 I made the fight help file and the file that you come to when you first enter the section. I also added a welcome file. SEPTEMBER 8, 2003 I uploaded the files for Exploring Azoundria. BJ001-BJ026, MPAAA-MPAAB, and FP001-FP033. I also uploaded the first of the help files. SEPTEMBER 6, 2003 I uploaded CS001-CS009, H1AAA-H1AAF, HP001-HP003, LB001-LB008, MPAAC-MPAAF, and the second half of the help files. I also made the title html. JULY 22, 2003 I added the file BJ003. JUNE 16, 2003 I made the energy help file. JUNE 11, 2003 I made a blank file continingf the maintags that are required in every file. This saves me time in typing them. MARCH 22, 2003 Revised the contact and Azoundrian Money section. MARCH 14, 2003 Revised the main page. MARCH 10, 2003 Pieced together the first draft of the site. MARCH 9, 2003 More chatroom images made. Icon for site perfected. MARCH 8, 2003 Put icon on desktop for access to site. MARCH 7, 2003 Some images for chat room made. 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