1  ...  28  29  30  31  32  33  ...  47  |   Order by default

Apr 3, 2002, 7:34pm

No you wouldn't... Trust me. *grin*

[View Quote] > nice shot, Chris
> i would like to watch Goobe King Live ...
>
> Dario
>
> "sw chris" <chrisw10 at nckcn.com> ha scritto nel messaggio
> news:3ca945f4 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
>
> a
>
>
>


--
Goober King
Would probably involve a dead fish and some thumbtacks...
rar1 at acsu.buffalo.edu

Apr 7, 2002, 5:36pm

If you need an indirect route, you can find the report at AWNews here:

>http://awnews.com/html/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=271&mode=flat&order=0

[View Quote] > Does anyone know a URL where you can read AWCs latest company report please?
>
> - Mark
>
>
>


--
Goober King
Shameless plug, ahoy!
rar1 at acsu.buffalo.edu

Apr 7, 2002, 10:23pm

No, that was just the company that they bought. Circle of Fire Studios
(as AWC was called back then) bought Vanguard Enterprises so that they
could become incorporated and changed their name to "ActiveWorlds.com, Inc."

[View Quote] > "Activeworlds Corp. ("Activeworlds" or the "Company" or "we") is a Delaware
> corporation which was incorporated on September 5, 1995 under the name
> Vanguard Enterprises, Inc."
>
> "The former business of Vanguard Enterprises, which was the marketing of
> hair care products on cable television, was discontinued in 1996."
>
> ROFLMAO....AWCorp used to sell Shampoo, that explains why they dont seem to
> have a clue about running an online chat product. Is your hair soft and
> shiny Jean Pierre? Does it get all the nutrients it needs to remain healthy?
> :o)
>
> -Robbie
>
[View Quote]
--
Goober King
Translating legalese isn't easy...
rar1 at acsu.buffalo.edu

Apr 10, 2002, 3:42am

Bleh. I knew one of them bought the other so COF could become
incorporated and that was the only purpose of that transaction. So I got
em backwards. :P

[View Quote] > Vanguard Enterprises, Inc. purchased Circle of Fire Studios in a stock-based
> transaction, and at the same time renamed itself. They didn't buy Vanguard
> but Vanguard did not have any current business transactions ongoing or a
> headquarters, thereby becoming a shell company that is designed to help
> other companies become incorporated. I'm surprised such an avid news
> reporter would be misinformed. If I have something wrong then do tell =)
>
> Shorah
> 115213
>
> On 07-04-2002 19:23, in article 3CB0D1D4.40609 at acsu.buffalo.edu, "goober
> king" <rar1 at acsu.buffalo.edu> communicated to the world:
>
>


--
Goober King
Thinks AWC could use some conditioner...
rar1 at acsu.buffalo.edu

Apr 17, 2002, 10:32pm

Brace for it, folks. It's gonna be sonofsolaris all over again! :P

[View Quote] > This is a public notice that citizen Cyclone citizen number 340396 has been
> banned from A!!CT World and all worlds owned by MrBruce.
> Reasons are as follows; has repeatedly used bots for purpose of obtaining
> rights not allowed or issued to him, has used bots for the purpose of
> deleting others property, has used bots to steal and obtain passwords and
> priv passwords.
> Has lied to and harrassed all members and builders of A!!CT world. He knows
> all the tricks to get around world ejections, ejections are useless on this
> kid.
> Uses another citizenship called Jim Raynor cit number 312953 to hinder
> detection and is owner of Crazybot world, where bot scripts are posted that
> contain hacker codes.
> This post is being issued as a public alert to the community and world
> owners about this 13 year old terror, He is banned from A!!!!!CT, A!!CT,
> A!!DISCO and A1CT, but he should be banned from AW's universe all together,
> as he is nothing but pure trouble!
> MrBruce A!!CT world owner.
>
>
>


--
Goober King
Or maybe it's *still* sonofsolaris...
rar1 at acsu.buffalo.edu

Apr 19, 2002, 11:24pm

[View Quote]
> It usta' just be Eep, but it seems more and more people have the same jaded
> view of AW these days...
>

And with good reason! :P

--
Goober King
One of AW's jaded since 1996...
rar1 at acsu.buffalo.edu

May 7, 2002, 5:38am

Let's put our thinking caps on, PC...

A1CTTourist5 has posted here in these newsgroups before.
Only citizens can post in these newsgroups.

Now, what conclusions can you draw?

[View Quote] > Hi everyone:
>
[View Quote]
--
Goober King
He knows it's hard, but do it anyway... for him!
rar1 at acsu.buffalo.edu

May 5, 2002, 9:34pm

Hold the phone.

I can understand ABN having exclusive rights to broadcast the event, but
exclusive *interviewing* rights as well?! How does that work? How can
you place restrictions on who does the interviewing, especially when ABN
isn't primarily a news organization. You also make it sound like the CY
committee will refuse to talk to anyone unless they're from ABN. Sounds
to me like you're selling yourself short, there...

[View Quote] > Hi Bowen:)
>
> Yes it's true that anyone can televise the Cys from thier pc and we
> wouldn't even know it....maybe:)
> However....other stations do not have sponsorship identification on the
> Cy web page nor inworld.
> And the best thing they don't have is stage and backstage access for the
> best pics possible.
> Oh...and I might add.....others also don't have the capability of
> interviewing inworld during Cy events, nor anyone on the Cy Committee.
> ABNtv has the exclusive rights because they are
> dependable...creative...and have very professional manners in dealing with
> the Cys and folks who attend them.
> I am not saying others don't show professionalism.
> We just promised ABNtv exclusive rights as the only way we could say
> thank you for the great job last round:)
>
>
>


--
Goober King
"Exclusive" doesn't necessarily mean *everything*!
rar1 at acsu.buffalo.edu

May 6, 2002, 5:03am

By restricting both the networks and news organizations, as well as the
CY Committee members and CY winners.

I see the CY Awards as being like the Academy Awards. Network TV
stations fight for the rights to broadcast the event, which creates a
ratings boost for whomever gets the event, and serves as an excellent
outlet for the event coordinators.

However, just because ABC wins the rights to broadcast the Oscars, that
doesn't mean that only ABCNews can talk to the winners. Not only is this
unfair to the other TV Networks and entertainment news shows (i.e.
Entertainment Tonight, Access Hollywood, etc), but its also unfair to
the winners, since they would only be allowed to talk to ABC news
outlets. This limits their exposure, and actually degrades the worth of
the award in the first place (after all, what good is it to win if you
can't show it off to the world?).

So what happens when one of the winners wants to talk to AWNews? Or what
about if the RWX Report wants to do a spoof on the organization of the
CY Awards event? They won't be able to do anything, thanks to your
"exclusive" contract. So not only are you selling yourselves short, your
also selling your precious AW community short as well by limiting
exposure. Is that really what you wanted?

[View Quote] > How would we be selling ourselves short?
>
[View Quote]
--
Goober King
Does the word "monopoly" mean anything to you?
rar1 at acsu.buffalo.edu

May 7, 2002, 5:44am

As far as I can tell, the only reason AW is merging with Aladdin is to
keep their stock value above $1/share so they won't get kicked off
Nasdaq. However, if the deal doesn't go down soon, Nasdaq might kick AWC
off the market anyway. If that happens, who knows what's going to happen
to the deal...

[View Quote] > Hi, I've been going without much AW for a while now (I let my world and
> citizens lapse several months ago, more due to other commitments than due to
> AWC status). Now I'm getting an itch to make objects again and I'm
> wondering if I should fork over the money to AWC to renew. I've been
> waiting for positive signs since the major changes in pricing, now I read
> that AWC is merging with the makers of Stuffit software. Huh? I'm more
> uncertain than ever as to the future of AW. New pricing scheme, apparent
> reduction in numbers of users, no more techtalks, no word on 3.3, and other
> negative signs have me worried. Can someone with some business knowledge
> please explain what AWC might be up to in this latest move. Better still,
> someone at AWC please send a word to enlighten all of us. (How I miss
> Rolands techtalk...at least it provided a glimpse of AWC and the feeling
> that someone at AWC was willing to endure contact with it's users)
>
> NoMad 1
>
>
>
>


--
Goober King
Even he knows a fast one when he sees one...
rar1 at acsu.buffalo.edu

May 9, 2002, 3:30am

Never underestimate stupidity. Doing so could easily come back to bite
you in the ass. Just look at AWC! :P

[View Quote] > Shouldn't be too much of a problem if the steps are explained accurately
> that only someone stupid could mess it up.
>
[View Quote]
--
Goober King
Underestimating stupidity since 1996
rar1 at acsu.buffalo.edu

May 10, 2002, 4:58am

The new features are great and all, but there's one thing you seem to be
forgetting:

These features were decided on *before* AWC raised their prices!

Remember that "Feature Vote" oh so long ago? The result of that was the
3.3 Feature List, which was posted as soon as development on AW 3.3
began... back in *November*! So this has been old news for some time
now, yet you seem to think AWC is finally "stepping in the right
direction". They had already taken that step long ago, only to take five
steps backwards immediately afterwards.

Frankly, if AWC had left it at the 3.3 Feature List, or at least didn't
turn their price hike into the debacle that it was, I would still have
all the faith in the world in AWC and would be singing their praises
right now. But instead, these features come as being too little, too
late to undo all the damage they have wraught. As far as I'm concerned,
it won't be until 3.4 rolls around (if it ever does) until I might be
able to have some faith in them again.

They always said 3.3 could be the last version of AW ever released...

[View Quote] > Back in January, when the prices were raised, I, like everyone else, took a
> "wait and see" attitude. Even though Roland didn't respond to my E-Mails
> about the negative number of objects in a world
> (http://www.shoemakervillage.org/serverbug.JPG), I assume this was because
> he's busy with 3.3 debugging. If you looked, you'll notice that a new beta
> version was even released between 6:00 and 9:00pm, which means that at least
> one person is working pretty hard (and late) on this one.
>
> The feature lists in this version would even impress Eep, if he was still
> around (which he fortunately isn't) - perhaps the price increases changed
> the emphasis in AW's development to the user instead of the "corporate
> partners." This release even includes improved security in ejections, which
> I feel has been by far the most lacking aspect of the browser - this will
> save AW (as well as myself, the peacekeepers, and every other world
> caretaker) a heck of a lot of trouble in dealing with pranksters.
>
> Did anyone else notice, however, that the feature list for 3.3 has been
> growing longer and longer immediately before its release? It's as if ENZO
> or Roland or someone else decided that everything important should be put in
> version 3.3 before it's released. Don't look at me - I'm not complaining -
> but it's a lot different than things have been before.
>
> Unlike Goober King, I never had any doubt that AW would be around at least
> for a while - my concern was what state the universe would be in after a few
> months. That still remains to be seen, but the features in 3.3 are a step
> in the right direction.
>
[View Quote]
--
Goober King
Amazing how quickly people forget...
rar1 at acsu.buffalo.edu

May 10, 2002, 5:10pm

The problem is, Brant, that at the rate AWC is going, the price hikes
won't make any difference! With their latest SEC filing and the fact
that their about to be kicked off Nasdaq, among other things, the future
doesn't look very bright for AWC.

And it's obvious that their little "PR move" did nothing to allay the
fears of the public, which only goes to show that they have no clue what
they're doing. Wake up and smell the coffee, Brant. AW's going down.

[View Quote] > You're missing two extremely important facts, Goober:
>
> First, you said that these features were decided on in November, but then
> again who says that the prices weren't decided on in November as well?
> Obviously, the price increase wasn't decided on on January 2, and the
> executives obviously took a long Christmas vacation, so that had to be in
> the wraps long before then - in the beginning of December, or even November.
> They announced the 3.3 feature list because it was good news, and held off
> the bad news until the day before it would take effect in hopes of
> minimizing the PR hit they would take and prevent the sort of riots that
> occurred from lasting for two months.
>
> Second, ENZO's statement about 3.3 being the last version was only included
> in the letter in an attempt to appeal to users in terms they can understand.
> As it is, the letter was bad enough with that justification - if they hadn't
> included that statement, people would have gone more nuts. There can't be a
> "last version" to AW unless the company folds - it's that simple. Any
> company in technology that ceases their R&D will soon become obsolete as
> technology changes. Thus, as long as the company's around and wants to
> support its 3D technology, Roland (or someone else) will have to be as well.
> If not, then ENZO knows very little about business or he plans to dump AW
> and move into netbroadcaster.com or one of AW's other acquisitions.
>
[View Quote]
--
Goober King
Wonders if Brant will ever wake up...
rar1 at acsu.buffalo.edu

May 11, 2002, 2:58am

I was anything *but* optimistic. I recognized that price hike as the
debacle it was and as the bell that tolled the end of AW.

As for Brant, I've been keeping myself busy as well. Even though I may
be the resident nay-sayer, I still plan on working for this community
until the day it ceases. After all, I'd rather the community die on its
feet, than wither away on its knees.

[View Quote] > You seemed so optimistic in January, I'm disappointed :(
>
> Shorah
>
[View Quote]
--
Goober King
But it may come sooner than you think...
rar1 at acsu.buffalo.edu

May 17, 2002, 3:04am

It's pretty simple, chief. You CTRL+Right click on the area you want to
delete, then you hit the delete key. If you want to wipe out multiple
areas, hold down SHIFT while you use CTRL+Right Click, then hit Delete
once you've selected all the areas. I find it hard to believe you never
tried this before...

[View Quote] > Hi everyone:
>
[View Quote]
--
Goober King
Guess it's not common sense after all...
rar1 at acsu.buffalo.edu

May 11, 2002, 1:01pm

I vehemently agree that AWC needs to have a better presence in the
community, but I honestly can't see that happening any time soon. Rick
and JP are *afraid* to use their own program, for fear of being
lambasted and ridiculed as soon as they set foot inside GZ (and I can't
say I blame them). Lucrezia's gone, and Mountain Myst's only function
seems to be the newsletter.

As for TechTalks, don't look for those to start up any time soon either.
Roland's leaving after 3.3 is finished, and his replacement, 9 9 9, will
most likely be so busy, being short one very excellent programmer, that
he won't have any time to mingle with the commoners.

[View Quote] > Everyone below has been discussing how the release of 3.3 will affect AW's
> user base, how many people will be willing to pay, and similar topics. I
> would like to venture the suggestion that the largest reason for the severe
> lack of community involvement recently hasn't been because of the price
> increases, the elimination of tourists, or one of AW's recent mergers. The
> real reason that nobody seems to care anymore is that Roland no longer holds
> TechTalks.
>
> When they were still being held, TechTalks provided a way for normal people
> who use Activeworlds to communicate with AW staff, though way of Roland.
> Granted, he didn't always have the best information to give everyone, but
> TechTalks were THE way that citizens could communicate to AW staff at least
> in a basic form. If you look back at posts from 2001 and 2000, you'll
> realize how many were prompted by TechTalk topics or by Roland's "hinting"
> at something or another.
>
> Now, there are zero events that allow people to discuss aspects of the AW
> browser and environment with a staff member. Furthermore, there are very
> few events held by AW staff in the first place. Sure, there's bingo, but
> generally the bots are just left to run and people play for prizes. Don't
> say that normal citizens should organize their own events, because that's
> not what I'm talking about. AW needs to have company representatives out in
> the community in a visible fashion interacting with people, finding out
> what's right and wrong, and creating an enjoyable environment for everyone.
>
> AW's downfall will most likely not be due to price fluctuations,
> technological obsolescence, or a poor investment, because it has survived
> these problems for the past seven years. AW will fail when its citizens
> don't care enough to renew their subscriptions because the sense of
> community that defined AW is now gone. People will pay any price, as long
> as there is a reason to do so, but right now, Activeworlds is doing an
> extremely poor job of maintaining community interest. Unless action is
> taken soon, there will be no reason for most citizens (myself included) to
> stick around.
>
> Reinstating weekly TechTalks, while not a complete solution, would be an
> excellent starting point in reviving community interest.
>
>
>


--
Goober King
T'will be a sad, sad day when 3.3 arrives...
rar1 at acsu.buffalo.edu

May 17, 2002, 3:15am

The new SDK is indeed a step in the right direction, though I suspect
Roland had more say in its development than anyone else. However,
browser and SDK improvements alone do not a strong community make. We
need to see a larger presence from AWC on the community side of things
as well as the technical. Ideas like restoring tourist access to all
worlds and a community liason would go a *LONG* way towards restoring
the faith of the community in its management. Unfortunately, given Rick
and JP's avid fear of their own customers, I don't see this happening
any time soon.

Still, perhaps this impending merger with Aladdin will shake things up
enough in the upper echelons of the management that we may see the
changes that will help bring this community back from the brink. One can
only hope...

[View Quote] > While I am not a beta tester for Activeworlds, nor do I have any desire to
> do so after seeing some of the bugs that are uncovered (especially the one
> that deleted property in the world server by accident), when I have a few
> spare minutes, I sometimes look over the beta newsgroups and bug lists to
> see the torture others' systems are encountering. I did so a few minutes
> ago, and was pleasantly surprised to find that the documentation for the new
> SDK was now available.
>
> Those who know the kind of bot work I've been doing over the past few years
> will attest that most of my time has been spent implementing features that
> should have been in the SDK in the first place through long-winded and
> inefficient use of existing methods. The new SDK includes a "Global mode,"
> which while making my work on the Activeworlds Utility
> (http://www.shoemakervillage.org/AWUtility.msi) obsolete, opens so many
> possibilities for bot development in such a simple addition that it's almost
> funny. These are the sort of features that should have been implemented
> years ago.
>
> Were tourists available throughout the universe at no extra charge, I would
> say that AW is finally listening to its citizens instead of "corporate
> partners." As of now, I'm becoming more and more convinced that perhaps the
> price increase (by itself) wasn't such a bad move for us "lowly citizens" as
> many feared. While I won't be completely satisfied until tourists return to
> the Universe, this SDK is yet another step in the right direction.
>
> Flames are welcome :)
>
>
>


--
Goober King
What he wouldn't give for a TechTalk...
rar1 at acsu.buffalo.edu

May 18, 2002, 8:12pm

Hate to break it to you, Baro, but after technical/bug fixing is
overwith, 3.3 is going straight to public release. There's never going
to be an open beta, much less a "feature testing" beta. You just better
hope enough people in the closed beta think that slow turning is a bad
idea (unless, of course, Rick and JP think it's a good idea, in which
case no amount of arguing will get it changed. :P).

[View Quote] > I look at it this way. In most cars the faster you go, the tighter your
> steering gets. When you're going 120kmph down a highway, you need faster
> response to turn and such. And so has been the way in AW for. well.. ever.
> When in AW you are walking, you turn at a very slow rate (about 4.5 seconds
> to turn around, totally frustrating, I and everyone I know holds down ctrl
> to turn), and when you're running you get to turn at a normal human speed of
> about 1.5-2 seconds just like IRL. But I'm thinking for some people with
> very poor co-ordination this turning speed was too much for their brains to
> react to. I ask ,"then why go fast if you can't handle it?" to the people
> that think you turn too fast... but no, rather this happened. Now when we
> are running, we will turn too slow to be able to avoid objects, and when
> building or standing around we will have to turn like some old cripple in a
> wheel chair with low batteries. Luckily 3.3 is in beta, but with a very
> small test group. Hopefully when the beta testing is expanded to a more
> useful number of people for feature testing rather than just technical/bug
> issues there will be a massive outcry against this. All we can do till then
> is just sit and wait to become beta testers and have a voice. Although as
> we are not beta testers, we have to right to bother Roland about this.
>
>
[View Quote]
--
Goober King
As if we ever have a say in anything that happens!
rar1 at acsu.buffalo.edu

May 18, 2002, 11:47pm

Maybe not to you...

But yes, 3.3 will be released before the end of this month. Let's just
hope they can get all the bugs fixed before then...

[View Quote] > Roland has never confirmed that rumour.
>
> -Agent1
>
[View Quote]
--
Goober King
All ya gotta do is ask...
rar1 at acsu.buffalo.edu

May 20, 2002, 12:12am

<plug>Look for the exclusive interview with Roland after May 31st on
AWNews.com!!</plug> :)

[View Quote] > Surely the question of "why?" was put to Roland at the time. Did he respond
> with an answer? Is he planning to leave because he is getting tired of
> working on AW and wishes to seek new horizons, or because he has problems
> with AWC management? I doubt he gave any answer, but any insight from those
> there at the time would be helpful.
>
> NoMad 1
>
[View Quote]
--
Goober King
Somebody's gotta do advertising! :P
rar1 at acsu.buffalo.edu

May 19, 2002, 5:16pm

Yeah, that video has been out there for a long time now (note how the
address has "2001" in it). Frankly, I didn't think that program painted
AW in the best of lights, making it seem like it was an elitist
community (which might not be far from the truth...), but it did help to
make the point about in crowds vs. out crowds.

[View Quote] > There has been a sudden influx of Aussie tourists at the Gate and I got
> curious about where all these folks were coming from. Lo and behold they
> had watched a television show about the internet called "The Future Just
> happened" which featured a 3 minute article about Active Worlds. Although
> not entirely positive about the "community" friendliness, it did come across
> as saying AW was a "cool" place to visit.
>
> You can watch the program in full direct from the net at
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/in_depth/programmes/2001/future/defa
> ult.stm
>
> Select Prog 3, and unless you want to watch the whole show from the start
> scroll through to about 30 minutes into the show (its live streaming so
> there is no wait).
>
> More interesting was that this article was able to attract so many people,
> and yet apart from mentioning "Active Worlds" once, there was no mention of
> where to get it!
>
> PS: To watch the show with decent frames per second I had to close all my
> other running applications.
>
> Regards, Justin
> --
> Regards, Justin


--
Goober King
Nice to see the old stuff still brings people in...
rar1 at acsu.buffalo.edu

May 29, 2002, 8:40pm

The difference is that, whether AWC wants to admit it or not, AW is a
community-based product. As such, the community itself, whether *they*
want to admit it or not, becomes the product. Without the community, AW
would simply be a fancy way to view RWX files in an environment.
Therefore, it behooves the owners of the product (AWC) to maintain and
develop their product (the community) in order to stay competitive. And
just as a programmer would look for bugs in a program and fix them, so
too must AWC look for what's "bugging" the community and resolve those
issues swiftly and efficiently.

After all, no one wants to invest in a defective product...

[View Quote] > None of our business, that's what I think. And I don't see any reason why it
> should be.
>
> I really don't get what makes people here think that they're anything more
> that the users of any other product. *boggle*
>
>
>
[View Quote]
--
Goober King
Proof that Goobers ARE as dumb as they look.
rar1 at acsu.buffalo.edu

May 30, 2002, 1:57am

Yes, seeing everyone leave can certainly discourage people, but if you
stop now, it'll be that much worse for the people who are still here.

As far as I'm concerned, AW and its community have reached the brink,
and there are only two options left for those of us who remain here:
contribute or die (leave). If you're not going to contribute or
participate, why bother sticking around?

[View Quote] > I hope that everyone agrees with me that Beardo will be sorely missed. His
> contributions to the Universe, most notably his website of backdrops and his
> private projects like the 77 scenes he created for AWTeen, are unique among
> the community. At this point, it's not just the lack of contributions to
> the community that's hurting AW, but also the demoralization effect of
> seeing so many friends leave the Universe, especially since they now can't
> return as tourists to check in from time to time.
>
> I'm seeing less and less reason to continue supporting this community that's
> falling apart one by one. Why should we be improving AW when, as far as I
> can see, its' creators care little about it?
>
> -Brant
>
[View Quote]
--
Goober King
So, what's it gonna be?
rar1 at acsu.buffalo.edu

May 31, 2002, 1:09am

Indeed, Roland's passing will leave a huge hole in the AW community, as
well as in the future development of AW (if there is any). While I don't
doubt MrGrimm's skills as a programmer, Roland's countless years of
service to this product and its inhabitants will forever be unmatched.
He was one of the many level-headed AWC staffers who have since departed
AW's halls and is now the last of his kind (with the possible exceptions
of Flagg and Gand). May he find even more success and enjoyment in his
future endeavors.

But hey, we can't let him get away without saying goodbye! Whoever's on
the beta team (*cough*Agent1*cough*), post Lara's idea on the beta NG so
Roland will see it! :)

[View Quote] > According to a chat log that I received two weeks ago, two things of
> importance are supposed to occur today. While the release of 3.3 is
> probably no longer on schedule, I doubt that the other event has changed.
> For those of you who are unaware, Roland Vilett, AW's lead programmer, will
> be reporting for his last day of work at Activeworlds this morning.
>
> For those of you who don't realize the impact of this event on the
> community, Roland has contributed too much to Activeworlds to recount. If
> anyone had a technical problem, Roland was THE source on AW - period.
> Having been around at least since the COF takeover of AW if not before (in
> other words, a LONG time), Roland single-handedly programmed almost all of
> the current browser, world, and universe software that we all use every day.
>
> Putting aside some minor disagreements some might have, Roland has been
> actively involved in the community since day one - holding TechTalks,
> visiting worlds, and talking to people using his software. At times, he was
> even moreso a representative of the company than his superiors. During the
> days when corporate partners set the development order, Roland was at the
> forefront, continually arguing to include more features aimed to improve
> normal citizens' experiences.
>
> I'm sure that everyone remembers an instance where Roland helped him or her
> solve a problem. For myself, I still remember Roland's nonstop commitment
> last Fall when AWTeen was continually being attacked by hackers and password
> stealers. He must have been asked to resolve these problems at least a
> half dozen times if not more, but he didn't complain once. Even when it was
> past 10:00pm and he had to be off the clock, he was still working late into
> the night restoring property, looking up world logs, and taking care of
> vandals.
>
> I titled this post "the end of an era" because Roland's leaving really is
> just that, and cross-posted it to all these newsgroups because if there's
> one topic that's of interest to all AW citizens, this is it. I hope that
> I'm not alone in saying that Roland has left MrGrimm some very large shoes
> to fill.
>
> If you're reading this, Roland, I wish you luck in your future endeavors :)
>
>
>


--
Goober King
The end of an era, and the beginning of the end...
rar1 at acsu.buffalo.edu

May 31, 2002, 1:40am

As far as I know, I still have PS and Eject rights in AWUniv, as does
kellee and anyone else connected with that world. Besides, the old
TechTalk pavilion would be *perfect* for this kind of thing, and we
don't exactly have a lot of time to plan this thing since he's leaving
*tomorrow*!

[View Quote] > Hey, why doesn't someone (or several people) E-Mail Roland asking him to
> attend? I would suggest, however, that the ceremony be held in a different
> world, because this should be a ceremony FOR Roland, right? Thus, the
> community should involve community members making speeches on his behalf,
> and that would require people to have PS and eject and other rights to keep
> order - after all, Roland shouldn't have to provide all the entertainment
> and do all the work at his going away ceremony.
>
> AWTeen has a limit of 128 (which I'm sure could be increased if necessary),
> and I'm sure that Mountain Myst wouldn't mind my providing a trusted
> community member like you with some form of Caretaker or world rights access
> (to add and remove speakers) for a few hours if you're interested in
> organizing some speakers and getting some PK's to keep order. I know of
> several stages in locations away from GZ perfect for the job if you can
> convince Roland to attend (or even if you can't). Let me know in the
> morning and we can talk about it :)
>
[View Quote]
--
Goober King
Time's A-wasting!
rar1 at acsu.buffalo.edu

Jun 6, 2002, 12:51am

Because that's what mute has always done. Whenever someone muted says
something, it displays "<muted>" instead of what they actually said. One
way to get rid of this is to turn off the "Display chat about avatars"
option (can't remember where it is in Settings). Not sure if that will
keep the name from appearing when they first speak, but at least you
won't see "<muted>"...

Oh, and for future reference, try and be a little more concise with your
Subject titles. You can expound on the Subject in the body of the
message (that's what it's for!).

[View Quote] > And by muting on sight I mean their muted before the convo.
>
[View Quote]
--
Goober King
Surprised he doesn't put his entire message in the Subject!
rar1 at acsu.buffalo.edu

Jun 9, 2002, 7:45pm

<plug>
The digest of that TechTalk session can be seen at AWNews! :)
</plug>

[View Quote] > You might want to read the techtalk log from yesterday. Shamus mentioned
> that 3.4 will come out in 'stages' and the first stage should be in a couple
> of weeks and will fix some of the known bugs like the seq one.
> Casay
> I think Mauz probably has the log on her site since she was there. :-)
>
>
[View Quote]
--
Goober King
Someone's gotta advertise for the press! :P
rar1 at acsu.buffalo.edu

Jun 8, 2002, 5:24am

Rosalie Kuta, aka Weebette, passed away at the Mercy Hospice Hospital in
Chicago at 9:40PM Central time, surrounded by loved ones. She was 44 yrs
old and is survived by her aunt and cousins.

Jun 9, 2002, 12:42am

It should also be noted that Weebo and friends have constructed a
memorial site for her at AW 829N 4199E.

[View Quote] > I really wanted to write something poetic and heartfelt here for Weebette's
> friends and family in AW. I found myself numb with thought and creativity.
> I would like to share Tauntaun's words (that he placed on the Cy forum pages
> for Weebo), with ya'll, as they seemed to be wonderful and full of
> everything I would like to say.
> They are as follows;
>
> I am very saddened to report that Weebette has fallen away from us. Like an
> angel sent to us from heaven, she is now returning back. Upon her years
> sharing with us she has brought much joy and happiness to fill our hearts.
> The CyAwards Commitee represents community, and this community was greatly
> taken care of by her passion to help. You can visit a house she once made,
> dedicated to friends at 4980n 32740e. At the entrance reads "Friendship
> House: Dedicated to Love, Laughter, Smiles, Hugs, Fun & Friends! All are
> welcome here!"... a remembrance not to her, but to those that she continues
> to love so very much... us.
>
> CommunitY... with one less member...
>
> -Tauntaun
>
> Date: Jun 08, 2002 on 04:19 a.m.
>
>
>
>


--
Goober King
Who never had the privilege of knowing her, unfortunately. :-/
rar1 at acsu.buffalo.edu

Jun 10, 2002, 11:55pm

That's right! It's time for another installment of the Newbie Guide to
the Newsgroups! *cheers wildly*

With AWC praying to every god, goddess, star, statue, Elvis poster, and
Jesus-shaped cinnamon bun in the hopes of having a massive influx of
rich citizens come save their dying company, you just KNOW there's going
to be a massive influx of newbies running around in the NGs soon. So I
figured I'd beat the rush and get this guide out to help them find their
way in this strange, not-so-brave new world.

As always, we start off the Guide with an introduction to some of the
characters you'll meet here in the NGs. Learn them well, so you won't
run afoul of them by accident.

------------------

A1CTTourist5 - As the name indicates, he's a new addition to the NG
roster. A small guy who likes to think big, if only he could get his
news reader to work...

Agent1 - Self-proclaimed "Official AWC Annoyance", he sticks to his guns
and can get under anyone's skin, AWC or not, if need be. Too bad he's
running out of targets...

AlphaBit Phalpha - In her hands, compulsive perkiness is like stupidity
and nuclear power: It can be used for both good and evil, and you don't
want to get any on you.

Ananas/Andras - This techie tag team is totally tensed to tackle the
toughest of technical troubles. Just don't ask them to design your
website for you...

Anduin - The resident Gorean, he at least has the common decency to not
try and recruit anyone. Just don't talk about his signature...

Barbarae - Another recent addition to the NG crowd, this one made an
impact by somehow managing to run into every single problem known to
man. And yet, she's still here...

Baro - He's what you could call a disgruntled world owner. Quick with
the sarcasm and irony, he still wonders why no one visits his world...

Bowen/Silenced - This one has some trouble deciding on who he should be,
but he's always willing to throw in his two cents. Maybe that's why he's
always asking if you have $3...

Brant - "That AWTeen Guy". If anyone even so much as whispers the word
"teen", Brant is all over it like mud on a pig, even though a good
portion of his charges hate him. No wonder he needed a vacation!

CarlBanks - Has trouble discerning the difference between the "Subject"
and the "Body" of a message. At least you know he'll always have a
future in the world of "spam"...

Dion - Another recent addition, this one seems like he's on the AWC
payroll. Next he'll be saying that AW's stock is just in a "temporary
slump"...

Glitter Bug - *sings* "Looking for heeeeelllllpp in aaaalllllll the
wrong places..." This one just can't seem to get any good help or
respect. Good thing she doesn't waste her time giving any either...

Goober King - Not sure whether he wants to portray himself as the
serious, brooding philosopher or the light-hearted, nutty joker. Lucky
for him, he wound up with both: He thinks he's serious and everyone else
thinks he's a joke.

Grimble - The closest thing you can find to the Voice of Reason in this
place. Just don't mention the AW 3.3 SDK, or he'll short-circuit his
keyboard with drool.

Jerme - Another resident nerd of the NGs, he's also a die-hard AW fan.
Just don't tell him he can design your website, or there could be some
confusion...

Johnny B - Yet another recent addition, this one seems to have trouble
getting his Quote button to work, but certainly seems to know the lay of
the land well enough. Hmmmmm....

KAH - Graduating from Eep's School of Hard Knocks, this one's at least
more civil when handing out advice. Just don't rile him up, or he'll
start flinging meaningless insults at you. "Go chew on a tree, you
weirdo troll gnome!" ...?! I guess "twit" was already taken...

Maki - This one seems to have been around for a while, and has also
managed to pick up some SW City lingo. The infection is spreading...

Nornny11 - The original wishy-washy man, this one can actually insult
you and compliment you in the same breath, and in the end say absolutely
nothing! What a talent!

PC Hamster - After a traumatic experience of vandalism in his town, this
one's been forced to put subliminal messages about his town into his
posts every chance he gets in order to advertise without attracting
trouble. Poor guy...

Ptolemy - Maker of maps. Now if he could just make for good conversation...

Robbie - One of the more "infamous" members of the AW community, he is
now paying penance by making tutorials and object servers. Welcome to
Virtual Rehab.

Strike Rapier - The paranoid one of the group. He just KNOWS that AW is
really a front for Rick and JP to try and take over the world. And they
would have gotten away with it too, if not for those pesky stocks...

Zeo Toxion - Another one that's quick with the comments, this one seems
content to simply add to a discussion... *any* discussion. Now it only
he'd start one...

And those are just some of the colorful people you'll meet here! And now
for something completely different...

Smiley Psychology
-----------------
Ever wonder what the person behind the text is really like? Well,
there's an easy way to tell: Just look at their smileys! Yes, those
little ASCII faces are really windows into our personalities, and while
some people may use a wide variety of smileys, if you know someone who
uses a specific one of these excessively, then you can now easily
pigeon-hole them! (yay!)

Hi :) - 'Normal'. This smiley is for people who either aren't really all
that "in" to the Internet, or who just aren't cool enough to think up
their own smiley.

Hi ;) - Excessive use of this smiley means you either have a tough time
finding the Shift key, or you like to swing in all kinds of directions...

Hi :D - Excessive use of this means you're either a 12 yr old who just
discovered the internet, or a nerdy guy who just discovered women...

Hi :P - You're a self-centered, sarcastic, bitter human being. (like me! :P)

Hi :-) - Old-School. These people are all about structure and
stability... you know, the kind of people who's idea of a "wild night"
is mixing the regular with the decaf.

Hi :o) - Generally considered to be the "female smiley", the owners of
this smiley like cuteness and anything associated with it. And while
they generally give off an air of friendliness and kindness, some can be
quite deceptive.

Hi :O) - These belong more to the joker types with a good sense of
humor. Might be why you don't see too many of them anymore...

Hi (: - You're from Australia, and you want to make sure EVERYONE knows it.

Hi:) - What's known as the "compulsive smiley". You're so innately
cheerful that you don't even take the time to separate your smileys from
the rest of the sentence. You've also had to replace your keyboard
several times due to worn out semi-colon and zero keys.

Hi ;-"D - You're a jungle cat. Rawr!

Saying hi, me ^_^ - You're SW Comit. (Can you really classify him? :P)

Hi O_O - You're one of SW Comit's many shadows.

This concludes this edition of the Newbie Guide to the Newsgroups! I
hope this has been educational and informative to all of you. And don't
forget to say "hi" (in your own special way) to the MASSIVE throngs of
newbies that will SURELY be pouring in here any day now! Yup... aaaanny
day now.......


--
Goober King
Just KNOWS he's going to get a "Used lingo, you!!! O_O" from someone! :P
rar1 at acsu.buffalo.edu

1  ...  28  29  30  31  32  33  ...  47  |   Order by default