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sir chaos // User SearchHelp needed.Apr 30, 2001, 5:07pm
I program in VB and C++ between two to eight hours a day, usually
closer to eight because I love my work and program for leisure as well. I saw this question when it came up, but I despise interrogating people for enough detail to help them - so I left it up to others to squeeze enough information before responding. Now I see this... > I give up, I will never ask for help again. Hope your happy. Quite, actually. > I have only asked for help once. Really, I have no qualms with helping people with code. I've done quite some amount of tutoring in VB and have pretty much seen it all. There are no stupid questions, if they are honest questions. > Don't say I never open myself to look at it, I did, I > found a small thing that was wrong, fixed it and knew that was the problem. There are, however, stupid people. I'm not really about flaming, but this last sentence below riled me. I've just got to say... > You would have never found it b/c no one here knows my programming ways, I > do things different than most people. I hate loops, they never work right > for me. "M a k a v e l i", you are a moron. Please, do not ever ask for programming "help" again. At least until you understand some fundamental aspects of programming, like -duh- LOOPS. What, do you copy/paste repetitive code every time you want to do something more than once? Get outta here. -Sir Chaos Visual Basic Bot ProgrammingApr 30, 2001, 5:13pm
I would suggest anyone attempting to learn any form of Visual Basic
programming to ignore this moron 'm a k a v e l i'; he doesn't understand loop structures, he isn't going to "help" you. One can only hope this fool has figured out that "subroutine" thing; I know it's hard. *smirk* -SC Hello and Two CentsMar 17, 2001, 7:29pm
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This color thing has been a thorn in my side for some while. I usually
use red text on a black background for _everything_, and have to switch color schemes every time I enter AW, just to know if anyone is talking. If that is too complex, how about just having the AW chat windows *NOT* use Windows colors? Then my/our schemes can stay put, and AW can stick with white all it wants. -SC A concernMar 7, 2002, 3:32am
This is sort of a complaint, and sort of a question, but it's mostly
top of my wishlist that something be done. I wish for the permanence of NAC builds. Not a lot of citizens may know this, but it's been on the cancel page at least since the price change: Thirty days after a Citizenship with AW is "terminated" (and I assume this counts for peaceful "termination" as well as forceful ones), _all_ property created by that Citizen is _permanently_ deleted. Now, I know that with a "trial period" and no tourists, we need some way to clear out garbage; but this... this is kinda scary. Personally, I feel as if my buildings is being held hostage. If I find I can't pay my bills for a couple of months, be it for some emergency or whatnot, this last year (for me, for others I am quite sure more) of work is at risk. Much of my own fascination with AlphaWorld is its history and ancient (if forgotten) builds, and a lot of my buildings are "portals" to explore these old places. With a rule like this in place, AlphaWorld has essentially ceased to accumulate them, and my portals are likely to lead to nowhere. And of course, if *I* lose credit or internet connection or whatnot for a couple of months (albeit the *right* months, as I intend pay yearly), or just leave for awhile, the biggest reason to ever return would be to see my stuff again, if not add to it. But what really concerns me is the long run. The concept of "Towns" and "Cities" is in danger with this policy in place as well, as user's buildings will vanish with their accounts - as well as the roads and landmarks that keep them. My first build, for instance, is in RiffTown - a considerably large area marked out by Riff (#275011) which has been being filled out for some years. What would happen to this neighborhood if Riff loses his credit or internet or something? Would the roads disappear? Would all those group projects written with Riff's Priv. Password way back when vanish as well? Even with a time differential this rule is a pain. AW History is at stake. What about the citizens that have *died*? Even some of the trivial junk can acquire great meaning as memoirs and monuments of Citizens past. There's just gotta be a different way. Maybe those "trial accounts" can build in what used to be "tourist mode" (to become "real" on payment?), or maybe have it possible for one citizen to "claim" NAC objects, or something. We need NAC builds to preserve inactive citizen's work, or the history and expansion (and subsequent explorations by future citizens) of AlphaWorld is _done_. -Sir Chaos A concernMar 7, 2002, 7:54pm
Use the map. It's easy, and you'll get some perspective on "available
space" in AlphaWorld. Really, we could double, even triple the space used right now and still not even cover half of AlphaWorld. As I said, with "temporary citizenship" there's got to be some way to clear out the junk from new users. And it's true that there is a lot of NAC garbage. But leaving only current citizen's builds extant is not the way to ensure any sort of permanent landscape or history, not as it has been before. I don't see anyone maintaining new towns (or cities) in the future while short term and passing citizenry vaporizes progress. The only way I can see of preserving a town is to propdump everyone's builds for them, and THAT will take up server time much more than a filled database will. -Sir Chaos blah im boredFeb 22, 2002, 4:41am
Well, you can always check out my not-so-famous BRP (Big Red Pyramid)
with its pseudo-secret underground base (down the center tube). Warning: My base (also my "home" where I appear whenever I log in) is an extended doodle in glass, quite pretty I've been told, but not entirely logical. If ya wander around in there long enough, there are portals to all over the place, including every build I've ever made (friendly, intrusive, and in the middle of nowhere) and all the weird places I like to hang out when chatting in GZ. My first maximum-height skyscraper is near there, as well, though not as exciting. 2186.3N 1461.8W -SC Hello and Two CentsMar 17, 2001, 7:29pm
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So what you are saying, m a r c u s, is that if I buy four Citizenships, I
should get a World for free (as $20 * 4 = $80 "deducted from my world")? What a novel concept. If I buy said Cits for friends, would it count? -SC |
