So you just got a big fat hard drive and you're now looking for episodes to download onto your computer. You've come to the right place.
These are my guidelines if you want to contact me for episodes:
1. I can be contacted on AIM and MSN.
AOL Instant Messenger: JoannaGray19
MSN Messenger: crmsdiego at hotmail dot com (typed this way since I already have enough spam)
(If you want faster transfer time, go with AIM. If you don't mind slow transfer times because you want to chat with me, go with MSN.)
If you're going to add me to your buddy lists, tell me that you're:
A. from The Not-So-Secret Hideaway if you post there
B. you're looking for episodes.
That way, there won't be any animosity coming from me.
2. My AIM username is strictly for transferring/trading ONLY. If you try to engage in casual talk, I will warn you, or ignore you. Either way can happen. Consider yourself warned. (This rule may or may not apply to my MSN username. That one is largely dependent on how I am feeling at the moment, and how high a priority my homework/housework is.)
3. Please note I do NOT have all the episodes from Yahooligans, only the ones they have/used to have online. Do NOT IM me with "do u have {episode that hasn't appeared on Yahooligans yet} available", nothing makes me angrier than people who don't read first.
All episodes are at 400x300 video size unless noted.
List of episodes that has appeared on Yahooligans (as of January 10, 2005):
The Stolen Smile (320x240)
A Higher Calling (320x240)
Dinosaur Delirium (320x240)
By a Whisker (320x240)
The Good Old Bad Old Days (320x240)
Rules of the Game (320x240)
Split Up
Moondreams (320x240)
The Play's The Thing
Music To My Ears
A Date With Carmen, Part One
A Date With Carmen, Part Two
Chapter and Verse (320x240)
Skull and Double-Cross Bones
Scavenger Hunt
Hot Ice
All For One
When It Rains
Deja Vu
Boyhood's End, Part One
Boyhood's End, Part Two
The Tigress
The Remnants
Labyrinth, Part One
Labyrinth, Part Three: When in Rome
Birds of a Feather
Shaman Spirits
Follow My Footprints
Curses, Foiled Again
Just Like Old Times
Retribution, Part One: The Unsinkable Carmen Sandiego
Retribution, Part Two: In Memoriam
Retribution, Part Three: Maelstrom's Revenge
Timing Is Everything
The Trial of Carmen Sandiego
Can You Ever Go Home Again? Part One
Can You Ever Go Home Again? Part Two
Cupid Sandiego
This list will be updated accordingly as new episodes become available online.
For some reason Yahooligans neglected to upload "Labyrinth, Part Two: Woman of the Year 2101," so I don't have it. PLEASE DO NOT IM ME FOR THIS EPISODE.
4. Because of college, the best time to catch me online for trading is usually Monday, around 5:40-ish Pacific. Each file takes anywhere from 1 hour 50 minutes to 2 hours 40 minutes to transfer, so you better find something to do while you're waiting. (On the rare exception that I'm not online Monday, you can try and see if I will be online Tuesday, around 3:30-4:00ish PM Pacific to make up for Monday.)
My cut-off time is 9 PM Pacific (that means once it's past 9 PM Pacific/12 AM East you cannot IM me for requests). This is because I have school in the morning, and I can't afford to stay up till the dead of night. You're still free to try and chat with me, though.
Although Mondays and Tuesdays are the best times to catch me on MSN Messenger/AIM, I do occasionally show up on other days of the week. As long as you don't act like a complete jerk and/or jump me the moment I log on, I'm usually more than happy to get you whatever episode you want. (What I mean by "jumping": you send an IM to me begging for episodes and/or starting conversation the instant I log on. Nothing makes me more angrier than jumpers because although I spend a lot of time online, I don't spend a lot of time online IMing/chatting with other people. If you're just dying to talk to me, wait thirty seconds before sending an IM.) If you just can't make it to the designated time slots (Mondays 5:30 PM PST), you can email me and we can try and work a deal out.
*SPECIAL DEAL*: I will be online on AIM and MSN Messenger all day the following dates: Jan. 17, Jan. 24, Jan. 31, and Feb. 7. This should please those East Coasters.
5. The area I live in is prone to frequent blackouts. A lot of times it's just temporary power loss for about a few seconds and I'm usually back on my PC. But sometimes it's a serious power loss for hours on end. If you ever get an incomplete transfer and I log off for reasons unknown, it's probably because there's a blackout in my area. I would never cut off an incomplete transfer with no reason whatsoever.
6. If you're under 13, please get your parents' permission first. This is because of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act.
7. Parents, if you're reading this and your kids want episodes, I'd restrict the instant-messaging options to the AIM one. That's the account where it's trading only, no casual chat allowed.
8. I will NOT go after you to send new episodes. You MUST send an IM to me asking for episodes. You want episodes? That's your responsibility.
Yes, I realize that's a lot of rules. Feel like being a jerk and not bother reading them? Here's my most basic rule: Be courteous. If you're being rude to me, I'll be rude to you in return. Simple as that.
Other than that, my guidelines shouldn't be too much of a hassle.