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kmissile583k // User SearchThe new universe welcome messageJul 13, 2001, 6:52pm
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------=_NextPart_000_0020_01C10BBB.7B21FF20 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The new universe welcome message -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ------- I heard about the new universe-wide welcome message that's going to be = introduced in 3.2. Won't this be a bad idea for everyone? Think about = it - you're holding an event and you're trying to get people to come = when AW posts a universe message telling people to leave your world and = go to AWBingo to play. Anyone else think about this? Hmmm - let's all take a bet. I bet Eep will be the first to be = completely and utterly without tact to a newbie, and wing will be a = close second :) I'd say there'll be about 10 flames. :) They could = just post a helpful reminder :) Just to show you how this newsgroup's = going downhill :) ------=_NextPart_000_0020_01C10BBB.7B21FF20 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.50.4134.100" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#ff0000 size=3D5><STRONG>The new = universe welcome=20 message</STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV> <HR> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I heard about the new = <STRONG>universe-wide welcome=20 message</STRONG> that's going to be introduced in 3.2. Won't this = be a bad=20 idea for everyone? Think about it - you're holding an event and = you're=20 trying to get people to come when <FONT color=3D#ff00ff>AW posts a = universe=20 message</FONT> telling people to leave your world and go to = <STRONG>AWBingo=20 </STRONG>to play. Anyone else think about this?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#ffffff size=3D2>Hmmm - let's all take a = bet. I=20 bet Eep will be the first to be completely and utterly without tact to a = newbie,=20 and wing will be a close second :) I'd say there'll be about 10 = flames.=20 :) They could just post a helpful reminder :) Just to show = you how=20 this newsgroup's going downhill :)</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0020_01C10BBB.7B21FF20-- The new universe welcome messageJul 14, 2001, 1:48am
Hey, my prediction was right!
Highlight and read the white text under my first message. The new universe welcome messageJul 14, 2001, 12:14pm
By the way - Brant purposely did that first message (in my name) to stir up
some controversey. The new universe welcome messageJul 14, 2001, 10:41pm
Brant wanted to write that message to prove that these newsgroups were going
downhill. After a debate with nornny (which you could prove), he did this. He didn't want to go through the whole process of re-setting up the newsgroups to his account, so he used mine. The new universe welcome messageJul 14, 2001, 11:20pm
Well, of course everything would remain the same if he logged onto my
account and posted with it. [View Quote] The new universe welcome messageJul 14, 2001, 11:40pm
We're brothers. We share the same IP.
[View Quote] Did you ever notice...Jul 14, 2001, 12:35am
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When people = complain about this, it just makes everyone have to download more posts. = Why not think of that the next time you complain about posting in html = or another pointless off-topic thing. -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ------- Kmissile583K AWTeen Head Builder Kmissile58 at hotmail.com ------=_NextPart_001_0188_01C10BEB.21B1B900 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.50.4134.100" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE>BODY { MARGIN-TOP: 25px; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 10px; COLOR: #0033cc; = FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica } </STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY = background=3Dcid:018201c10c0c$a8ba3140$6401a8c0 at wlgrv1.pa.home.com> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT><FONT color=3D#ff0000><FONT size=3D5>Did you = ever=20 notice...</DIV> <HR> <DIV></FONT></FONT><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D3>Did you ever notice = that the=20 people who have the most off-topic things to say waste the most space = and=20 downloading time? Notice Eep. He wastes 32kb of space and=20 downloading time to try to make a point of not posting in html. = Can't=20 everyone just stick to the topic of the post and stop complaining about=20 everything else. If people like Eep and Wing stopped complaining = about the=20 pointless things in everyone's posts it would save us a headache and a = lot of=20 downloading time. When people complain about this, it just makes = everyone=20 have to download more posts. Why not think of that the next time = you=20 complain about posting in html or another pointless off-topic=20 thing.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D3> <HR> </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000>Kmissile583K</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000>AWTeen Head Builder</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000><A=20 href=3D"mailto:Kmissile58 at hotmail.com">Kmissile58 at hotmail.com</A></FONT><= /DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000></FONT> </DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_001_0188_01C10BEB.21B1B900-- ------=_NextPart_000_0187_01C10BEB.21B1B900 Content-Type: image/jpeg; name="Clear Day Bkgrd.JPG" Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 Content-ID: <018201c10c0c$a8ba3140$6401a8c0 at wlgrv1.pa.home.com> /9j/4AAQSkZJRgABAgEASABIAAD/7QVoUGhvdG9zaG9wIDMuMAA4QklNA+0AAAAAABAASAAAAAEA AQBIAAAAAQABOEJJTQPzAAAAAAAIAAAAAAAAAAA4QklNBAoAAAAAAAEAADhCSU0nEAAAAAAACgAB AAAAAAAAAAI4QklNA/UAAAAAAEgAL2ZmAAEAbGZmAAYAAAAAAAEAL2ZmAAEAoZmaAAYAAAAAAAEA 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Did you ever notice...Jul 14, 2001, 1:04am
I'm just ending this post right now.
And by the way - at least I have intelligent questions and comments. To Whom It May Concern... [long!]Jul 18, 2001, 8:50pm
I agree with Brant's message on awnews.com more than this proposal.
Article by Brant (long post)Jul 18, 2001, 9:02pm
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------=_NextPart_000_00D2_01C10FBB.8F951E20 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I agree with all of Brant's article. -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ------- [View Quote] /Beardo -------------------------------------------------------------------------= Goober King presents many valid arguments in his July edition of = "Stirring the Virtual Melting Pot". While there are several = improvements to be made to the Activeworlds universe, his article = presents some serious flaws. Goober presents a list of mistakes that AW has made in the past. He = points out that gaining corporate sponsors is one of these "mistakes", = while charging for free citizenships is also a "mistake". Simply put, = Activeworlds has to make money somehow. If Goober wants AW to stop = seeking corporate sponsors, then AW has to charge for citizenships; if = citizenships were to be free, AW would have to rely on advertising and = corporate sponsorship. At least one of these steps has to be taken to = ensure that the bills are paid. Yet, there are those who believe that = AW can continue to exist as a company without a source of revenue. There seems to be a stigma that AW has poor customer service and does = not try to help the community. In contrast, all of the AW employees I = have met in my experience have been very experienced and helpful. = Lucrezia Borgia has never stopped trying to help people; Mountain Myst = has been visible in the community coordinating events and setting up = activities like AWCamp; Facter and Flagg have provided valuable = technical support; and even HamFon has participated in many = behind-the-scenes activities such as programming the BingoBot. Yet, = there are those who believe that AW employees are "out to get them." Some believe that the AW universe is "dead and dying". In contrast, I = remember a time just last September when the number of users logged into = the Universe rarely exceeded 500. Today, at the same time of day, the = number is regularly between 600 and 700. Yet, there are those who = believe that AW should by now have millions of users registered. If AW is not aiming to increase its userbase, then what is the purpose = of releasing its upcoming version 3.2? Take the corporate firewall = support that will be included, for instance. Many AW citizens would = like to use AW at work, and Activeworlds' management is giving them this = new option. Firewall support isn't just for Juno subscribers or for = NetTaxi readers or for other Universe owners, but for all citizens, as = is OpenGL support. Contrary to popular belief, AW is growing and is = taking steps to ensure that its growth continues, and its partnership = with Juno is supporting this growth. I remember a time when the = JunoDome world had in excess of 100 people occupying it during a Juno = advertising campaign, and I know many citizens who started out as Juno = users. Furthermore, one of the biggest problems that AW (and the = frustrated bot programmer) has faced, the discrepancy between versions = 2.2 and 3.1 of the AW browser, will be eliminated with the upcoming = software renderer. Yet, there are still thse who will complain that AW = is not taking steps to ensure its continued success. Looking below, you'll find that there is an article about a petition = in AW that is attempting to lower world prices. I would like to ask the = creators of this petition what lowering world prices would accomplish. = Would cutting the cost of worlds make the community closer? Would = charging less increase AW's revenue so that it can further its = development? Would eliminating the one-time signup fee bring more users = to the universe? Absolutely not. Instead, lowering world prices would = simply increase the number of dead worlds and reduce the number of = people who actively participate in the AW community. And yes, there are = also those who believe that lowering world prices would solve all of the = problems of the Universe.=20 However, despite all the positive things that AW has done for the = community, I find that there are many steps that AW can still take to = increase its userbase, and ultimately, its revenue. First, a stand = needs to be made against troublemakers and those who aim to destroy = worlds and to hack other users. Many worlds have been closed or = hindered because of this sort of cyber-crime. AW needs to enforce its = GZ behavior policies, Content Guidelines, and other various charters and = rules more strictly. In addition, AW employees need to take a more = active role in improving the Peacekeeping of AlphaWorld, as several of = the Peacekeepers with which I have dealt have not handled a situation in = a professional manner. In my experience, some Peacekeepers have been = downright rude when I have contacted them, and their superiors did = nothing to correct the problem. Most importantly, the company needs to = moderate its newsgroups. Many a user, myself included, has left the = newsgroups because of a select few citizens who continue to post = inappropriate content that serves only to demean fellow users, ruining = the atmosphere for legitimate debate. In fact, while I had been = aggravated by the arrogance of those citizens in the newsgroups for a = long time, I finally decided to leave the groups after Eep, instead of = debating in a calm manner, flamed my posts on the subject of this = article. In short, troublemakers both in-world and out-of-world destroy = the community feel which is so crucial to AW's success, and AW must take = swift and decisive action against them. What do I find wrong with Activeworlds' management? In short, very = little. Activeworlds has done what any company tries to do - make = money. While most Internet companies have floundered and become a = "passing fad", Activeworlds Corp. has stayed around for over six years, = during which a tremendous technological change has occurred. Through = this change, AW has secured its place in the 1% of startup companies who = survive past their first year, which in itself is quite a feat. While = there are a few areas that leave room for improvement, I feel that AW = has, in general, done a good job balancing appeasing its customers and = securing corporate deals. Besides, AW currently has many = community-friendly activities up its sleeve, such as new building = worlds, an object maker for the AW browser, and more events, for which = Goober King and the citizens who support his letter clamor ceaselessly. = If everyone would work to make the community better instead of = petitioning Activeworlds for what it is already attemping to do, then = perhaps the Universe would be a better place. ------=_NextPart_000_00D2_01C10FBB.8F951E20 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.50.4134.100" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I agree with all of Brant's = article.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <HR> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><EM>"beardo" <</EM></FONT><A=20 href=3D"mailto:beardo at home.se.nospam"><FONT face=3DArial=20 size=3D2><EM>beardo at home.se.nospam</EM></FONT></A><FONT face=3DArial = size=3D2><EM>>=20 [View Quote] face=3DArial size=3D2><EM>...</EM></FONT></DIV><FONT face=3DArial = size=3D2><EM>- I found=20 this article by Brant at awnews.com more exactly </EM></FONT><A=20 href=3D"http://awnews.com/article.php?s=3D169"><FONT face=3DArial=20 size=3D2><EM>http://awnews.com/article.php?s=3D169</EM></FONT></A><FONT = face=3DArial=20 size=3D2><EM> , so go there to argue with him since he doesn't read this = newgroup=20 anymore.<BR><BR>/Beardo<BR></EM><BR><EM>---------------------------------= ----------------------------------------<BR>Goober=20 King presents many valid arguments in his July edition of "Stirring the = Virtual=20 Melting Pot". While there are several improvements to be made to = the=20 Activeworlds universe, his article presents some serious = flaws.<BR><BR> =20 Goober presents a list of mistakes that AW has made in the past. = He points=20 out that gaining corporate sponsors is one of these "mistakes", while = charging=20 for free citizenships is also a "mistake". Simply put, = Activeworlds=20 has to make money somehow. If Goober wants AW to stop seeking = corporate=20 sponsors, then AW has to charge for citizenships; if citizenships were = to be=20 free, AW would have to rely on advertising and corporate = sponsorship. At=20 least one of these steps has to be taken to ensure that the bills are=20 paid. Yet, there are those who believe that AW can continue to = exist as a=20 company without a source of revenue.<BR><BR> There seems to be a = stigma=20 that AW has poor customer service and does not try to help the = community. =20 In contrast, all of the AW employees I have met in my experience have = been very=20 experienced and helpful. Lucrezia Borgia has never stopped trying = to help=20 people; Mountain Myst has been visible in the community coordinating = events and=20 setting up activities like AWCamp; Facter and Flagg have provided = valuable=20 technical support; and even HamFon has participated in many = behind-the-scenes=20 activities such as programming the BingoBot. Yet, there are those = who=20 believe that AW employees are "out to get them."<BR><BR> Some = believe that=20 the AW universe is "dead and dying". In contrast, I remember a = time just=20 last September when the number of users logged into the Universe rarely = exceeded=20 500. Today, at the same time of day, the number is regularly = between 600=20 and 700. Yet, there are those who believe that AW should by now have = millions of=20 users registered.<BR><BR> If AW is not aiming to increase its = userbase,=20 then what is the purpose of releasing its upcoming version 3.2? = Take the=20 corporate firewall support that will be included, for instance. = Many AW=20 citizens would like to use AW at work, and Activeworlds' management is = giving=20 them this new option. Firewall support isn't just for Juno = subscribers or=20 for NetTaxi readers or for other Universe owners, but for all citizens, = as is=20 OpenGL support. Contrary to popular belief, AW is growing and is = taking=20 steps to ensure that its growth continues, and its partnership with Juno = is=20 supporting this growth. I remember a time when the JunoDome world = had in=20 excess of 100 people occupying it during a Juno advertising campaign, = and I know=20 many citizens who started out as Juno users. Furthermore, one of = the=20 biggest problems that AW (and the frustrated bot programmer) has faced, = the=20 discrepancy between versions 2.2 and 3.1 of the AW browser, will be = eliminated=20 with the upcoming software renderer. Yet, there are still thse who = will=20 complain that AW is not taking steps to ensure its continued=20 success.<BR><BR> Looking below, you'll find that there is an = article about=20 a petition in AW that is attempting to lower world prices. I would = like to=20 ask the creators of this petition what lowering world prices would=20 accomplish. Would cutting the cost of worlds make the community=20 closer? Would charging less increase AW's revenue so that it can = further=20 its development? Would eliminating the one-time signup fee bring = more=20 users to the universe? Absolutely not. Instead, lowering = world=20 prices would simply increase the number of dead worlds and reduce the = number of=20 people who actively participate in the AW community. And yes, = there are=20 also those who believe that lowering world prices would solve all of the = problems of the Universe. <BR><BR> However, despite all the = positive=20 things that AW has done for the community, I find that there are many = steps that=20 AW can still take to increase its userbase, and ultimately, its = revenue. =20 First, a stand needs to be made against troublemakers and those who aim = to=20 destroy worlds and to hack other users. Many worlds have been = closed or=20 hindered because of this sort of cyber-crime. AW needs to enforce = its GZ=20 behavior policies, Content Guidelines, and other various charters and = rules more=20 strictly. In addition, AW employees need to take a more active = role in=20 improving the Peacekeeping of AlphaWorld, as several of the Peacekeepers = with=20 which I have dealt have not handled a situation in a professional = manner. =20 In my experience, some Peacekeepers have been downright rude when I have = contacted them, and their superiors did nothing to correct the = problem. =20 Most importantly, the company needs to moderate its newsgroups. = Many a=20 user, myself included, has left the newsgroups because of a select few = citizens=20 who continue to post inappropriate content that serves only to demean = fellow=20 users, ruining the atmosphere for legitimate debate. In fact, = while I had=20 been aggravated by the arrogance of those citizens in the newsgroups for = a long=20 time, I finally decided to leave the groups after Eep, instead of = debating in a=20 calm manner, flamed my posts on the subject of this article. In = short,=20 troublemakers both in-world and out-of-world destroy the community feel = which is=20 so crucial to AW's success, and AW must take swift and decisive action = against=20 them.<BR><BR> What do I find wrong with Activeworlds' = management? In=20 short, very little. Activeworlds has done what any company tries = to do -=20 make money. While most Internet companies have floundered and = become a=20 "passing fad", Activeworlds Corp. has stayed around for over six years, = during=20 which a tremendous technological change has occurred. Through this = change,=20 AW has secured its place in the 1% of startup companies who survive past = their=20 first year, which in itself is quite a feat. While there are a few = areas=20 that leave room for improvement, I feel that AW has, in general, done a = good job=20 balancing appeasing its customers and securing corporate deals. = Besides,=20 AW currently has many community-friendly activities up its sleeve, such = as new=20 building worlds, an object maker for the AW browser, and more events, = for which=20 Goober King and the citizens who support his letter clamor = ceaselessly. If=20 everyone would work to make the community better instead of petitioning=20 Activeworlds for what it is already attemping to do, then perhaps the = Universe=20 would be a better place.<BR></EM></FONT></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_00D2_01C10FBB.8F951E20-- |
