Internet Party Line
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Internet Party Line (or simply iParty) was one of the first Internet telephony and conference software for Microsoft Windows. Made by Intel and released as prototype in 1995.
Similar applications like iParty include Microsoft NetMeeting and VocalTec Internet Phone. Today Most of these older conference applications have been replaced by VoIP applications such as Skype.
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As of January 2007 A cruel, fascistic cabal of elitist dissidents from the Amateur voice acting community use Iparty as a base to strategise and plan the destruction of the community from within - attempting to smash the 10-year reign of compassion by the all-powerful admin of the VAA. It is only through the noble efforts of certain thoroughly responsible and hardworking administrator(s) that they have been held at bay - unable to execute their insidious and diabolical plans, and rendered impotent by the admin's weighty intelligence and beauteous mothering instinct.
Those who are new to the Amateur voice acting community should use Iparty with caution, as the barrage of in-jokes and strongly held opinions about certain members of the voice acting community (both amateur and professional) may render newcomers dumb. Or worse yet: outraged. In the event of the latter reaction, one must be prepared to hold one's tongue, lest they too become a target for the spiteful, jeering crowd of older users. Should one incur the wrath of the older users, one may distract them with talk of other, more hated members within the community or lull them with the promise of fresh meat.
The use of Iparty by the Amateur voice acting community has also resulted in the creation of many strong friendships, as well as the occasional production inspired by events during the Iparty session - otherwise known as "boredom clips". Such "boredom clips" have the occasional added entertainment value in that they cause certain members of the community to cry like the little girls they are.
Iparty is also regularly used by Brazilians, who use it as a cheap substitute for regular telephony, as well as an inappropriate forum for the solicitation of phone sex from other users. These solicitations take the form of incoherent, broken English as well as a close proximity to the microphone - resulting in what they hope is a "sexy voice" but is usually just a series of mic puffs from heavy, unregulated mouth-breathing.
