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sw chris // User Search
Jul 10, 2002, 9:36pm
That excuse is really no excuse at all.
SW Chris
[View Quote]"goober king" <rar1 at acsu.buffalo.edu> wrote in message
news:3D2B7E16.5050606 at acsu.buffalo.edu...
> Yet you continue to read my posts....
>
> And how was that post "down"? I was just questioning why he posted it,
> given that the information was (for the most part) already known. He
> answered my question, and I was satisfied with his answer (hence my lack
> of response).
>
> Would you rather I drown my posts in smileys and emotes?
>
> linn wrote:
>
sick
>
>
> --
> Goober King
> There's another masochist on the loose!
> rar1 at acsu.buffalo.edu
>
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Jul 9, 2002, 2:38am
Bah. Comit is around, just not here. So we can make stupid jokes up about
him and he won't even know! ^_^
Chris
[View Quote]"goober king" <rar1 at acsu.buffalo.edu> wrote in message
news:3D2A29A1.2010801 at acsu.buffalo.edu...
> Talk to SW Comit about that (if you can find him). He started up a
> little organization a while back called the Community Linkage
> Commission, which was responsible for building roads and roadsigns
> between towns. (Of course, ever since phalaphe "took over", it has
> ground to a dead stop. :P) If you look at the GK Expressway south of
> Goobertown, you can see some of the mileage signs I put up for CLC. :)
>
> I believe the virtual math is 1 coordinate equals 10 meters. You'll have
> to convert that to miles, though, as I was never good at remembering
> conversions. :-/
>
> pc hamster wrote:
>
of
up
ordinary
statute
when
AW,
signs
>
>
> --
> Goober King
> He can put in subliminal messages about his town too...
> rar1 at acsu.buffalo.edu
>
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Jul 10, 2002, 12:11am
Is this the stupid road that goes around most of the entire buildable edge
of AW? I hate that road... I wanted to build a summer cottage out at the
ends of the world, but nooo INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT JUST HAD TO GO AND RUIN
PRIME REAL ESTATE!!!!!! ;P
SW Chris
[View Quote]"syntax" <syn at swcity.net> wrote in message
news:3d2b585c at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> Hmm...I think median way runs all around AW...doesn't it? I have
> encountered it so many times in AW...not just in the NE quadrant either.
(I
> think....)
>
> If you wanted to make signs, you'd have to get someone that was familiar
> with the quadrants...and...uh...I'm very familiar with the SE quadrant. I
> like "sprinking signs" too so if there is a portion of the Median way in
the
> SE quad, I'll do it. (Hmm...I think I even have some roads stretching
from
> SWC to Median way...)
> --
> - Syntax -
> So many roads, so little signs...>,<
> syn at swcity.net
>
> "pc hamster" <pchamster at email.msn.com> wrote in message
> news:3d2a28b3$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> AW,
> signs
>
>
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Jul 10, 2002, 12:08am
Well, it _was_ a pretty blunt statement. :)
SW Chris
[View Quote]"syntax" <syn at swcity.net> wrote in message
news:3d2b569b at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh at you calling Roland an idiot. Roland is
anything
> but an idiot and I think most of the community can agree with me on that
> one.
>
> ...and what "fast-turning feature" are you talking about anyway?
> --
> - Syntax -
> syn at swcity.net
>
> "slim smokey" <Smokey360j at ync.net> wrote in message
> news:3d2b4fb6 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> or
makes
> it
> AW.
>
>
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Jul 10, 2002, 12:09am
Well hopefully Rick will come to be seen that way in the eyes of many. :)
SW Chris
[View Quote]"robbie" <thetruth at awteen.org> wrote in message
news:3d2b5b95 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> Roland is NOT an idiot. He has contributed as much to this communit as
Rick
> Noll or Ron Britvich. (well maybe Rick isnt such a good example *wink*).
>
> Perhaps if you knew what you were talking about instead of making yet
> another useless post you wouldnt make yourself look like such an "idiot".
>
> -Robbie
>
> "slim smokey" <Smokey360j at ync.net> wrote in message
> news:3d2b4fb6 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> or
makes
> it
> AW.
>
>
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Jul 10, 2002, 9:34pm
*blink* Syntax that was uncalled for.
SW Chris
[View Quote]"slim smokey" <Smokey360j at ync.net> wrote in message
news:3d2b9cec at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> I'm sorry for hurting your feelings CarLBanks.All the bad stuff I said
about
> you...they were VERY UNtrue! So I am saying this to you now. I Slim
Smokey,
> am Sorry. :'(
>
>
>
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Jul 13, 2002, 2:26am
So does Active Worlds go with AWI or with X3d?
SW Chris
[View Quote]"eep" <eepNOSPAM at tnlc.com> wrote in message
news:3D2F9D23.886CF08E at tnlc.com...
> I think Circle of Fire (COF) was a Nevada company before Vanguard
Enterprises bought them and made it Activeworlds.com, Inc. (then just
Activeworlds Corporation), a Delaware company. Now it looks like there is
the Rick/JP-owned Activeworlds, Inc. (AWI, renamed from COF?) and the other
guys own Activeworlds Corporation (which no longer has anything to do with
Active Worlds). My bet is AWC will merge with X3D and probably just use X3D
as the name and drop the defunct AWC. AWI will revert to pre-public-company
status.
>
> So much for Rick and JP's attempt at managing a business. ;) Perhaps
they'll get a clue and focus on entertainment/gaming this time and do it
right like they should've done in the first place...
>
> goober king wrote:
>
http://old.edgarpro.com/edgar_conv_html/2002/07/12/0001116502-02-000961.html
http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1089531/000111650202000961/activeworl
d-8k.txt
vacation
opposing
quick)?
>
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Jul 13, 2002, 11:46pm
Decimalcomma? lol....
SW Chris
[View Quote]"ananas" <vha at oct31.de> wrote in message news:3D30D105.8A0F57D8 at oct31.de...
> Decimal points, American football, miles, ounzes, 12 hour clocks,
> hamburgers, microsoft ... really great improvements *g
>
> Oh, and of course the decimal separator is a "Dezimalkomma" here.
>
>
> eep wrote:
called "decimal commas"). Decimal points are PERIODS (.) used to separate
fractional amounts; commas are used to separate thousands ("1,000"). You
Europeans do it wrong. ;) Why don't you use commas instead of periods to end
sentences and periods to represent pauses, too while you're at it? <snicker>
Silly Europeans...
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Jul 14, 2002, 12:52am
Good old Eep.
SW Chris
[View Quote]"bowen" <thisguyisashimmyritzer at 7k2.4mg.com> wrote in message
news:3d30e608$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> Uh oh, better quit while we're ahead. ;) I smell a flame war in the
making.
>
> --Bowen--
>
> "eep" <eepNOSPAM at tnlc.com> wrote in message
> news:3D30E127.528B540C at tnlc.com...
> new subject when you reply. Duh. Silly newbie.
>
>
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Jul 13, 2002, 11:39pm
Sold out? Read my explaination of the events at awnews.com. They seem to
have saved AW from being thrown out by AWC's board of directors.
SW Chris
[View Quote]"synapticon alpha" <kether at synapticus.com> wrote in message
news:3d2ff349$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> ....Apparently sold out to Gardner (on paper). Gardner has agreed to put
> (the non-profitable company) AW up for sale. Should the transaction with
> Gardner not go through, (if he doesn't pay up..) McCormick & Noll retain
> their former ownership and salaries at AW.
>
> They're not gone yet, folks.
>
>
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Jul 13, 2002, 11:56pm
AWC, er.. AW_I_'s best market clearly lies in the MMORPG gaming industry. I
for one do think that it shouldn't be made entirely into a game, but it
should progress somewhere towards that direction.
Chris
[View Quote]"eep" <eepNOSPAM at tnlc.com> wrote in message
news:3D3007A2.D868DB4F at tnlc.com...
> Attract a REAL (game) developer to develop AW to its fullest potential.
http://tnlc.com/eep/aw/ for more info. Until then, AW will continue to
flounder as it has been since its inception.
>
> synapticon alpha wrote:
>
have
was
to
it)
whole
>
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Jul 14, 2002, 12:04am
CMM, Comit, and Syntax take note...
SW Chris
[View Quote]"jstone2004" <Joel at fourstonesexpressions.com> wrote in message
news:3d302276 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> actually, I have seen a lot of growth in AW during recent months, many
many
> many new citizens have been coming to AWTeen, immigrating from AW (I
wonder
> why, lol). So for myself and AWTeen, we have been seeing the opposite of
> major deterioration, we have been seeing major growth. Alpha World,
however,
> I've been noticing, has been getting fewer and fewer numbers, I think this
> is mainly due to people comming to AWTeen (it is not uncommon for AWTeen
to
> pass up AW in numbers), and partially due to most new citizens comming to
> awteen instead of Aw.
>
> J
>
> "synapticon alpha" <kether at synapticus.com> wrote in message
> news:3d2ffffd$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> have
> was
> to
> it)
whole
>
>
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Jul 14, 2002, 9:19pm
Well.... you know you can always get one of those Internet Archiving
companies to take it over after it shuts down if it ever does. I personally
don't think it will. There are a few tricks left. People wouldn't be able
to build, but you could still chat. :)
Chris
[View Quote]"fg" <citfg at hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:3d3197cf at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> Sounds good to bring in a gaming company. However, people have diverse
> interests here. Such as building and meeting people, new citizens as well
> as returning citizens. Also and interest in seeing Alpha World preserved
> and never closed down. Hopefully, it will become an asset and not
> negatively effect what already exists.
>
> "sw chris" <chrisw10 at nckcn.com> wrote in message
> news:3d30da4b$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
industry.
> I
potential.
Inc.,
commuity,
initiating
> a
> its
> membership
> more
> in
by
>
>
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Jul 16, 2002, 11:54pm
Bah. More crap on my hard drive. Need that, I do not. :) But it's really
a personal decision.
SW Chris
[View Quote]"goober king" <robrod at prism.net> wrote in message
news:3D321CB5.6070005 at prism.net...
> I would suggest *anything* else! XNews, Eudora, Netscape, Mulberry, etc,
> etc. Just do a search for newsreaders, and you'll find plenty to chose
from.
>
> maki wrote:
>
>
>
> --
> Goober King
> A little research goes a long way.
> robrod at prism.net
>
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Jul 17, 2002, 4:04pm
Well its nice to know that I lived in this guy's backyard...
SW Chris
[View Quote]"jcolbert" <colbertj at mail.spalding.public.lib.ga.us> wrote in message
news:3d345cb4 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> http://www.snopes.com/horrors/madmen/slavemas.htm
>
>
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Jul 18, 2002, 4:17pm
.....
Wow this is starting to get dirty...
Chris
[View Quote]"ambient spirit" <ambientspirit at home.com> wrote in message
news:3d36ae32 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> PS
> The Survivor!!!... you are a piece of chicken *you know what*!!!!!!
>
>
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Jul 28, 2002, 6:46pm
will you perhaps be rerunning the slideshow later in the day? Like at
around 10pm vrt? You know... for those of us in the continental united
states who have jobs and such. :)
Chris
[View Quote]"brant" <awteen at shoemakervillage.org> wrote in message
news:3d442794$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> I figured as much :)
>
> But seriously, I got a few telegrams about this post. Keep in mind that
> this slideshow isn't your run of the mill thing where there's a MIDI or
two
> and a few pictures. This slideshow has been put together by more than ten
> people, involves hundreds of pictures, is orchestrated (and synchronized
to)
> music, and involves custom programming. That's why the ZIP file is so
big -
> we had to make a sacrifice - so we figured that the best solution to the
> problem of using these kinds of media was to allow people to download it
> ahead of time so there would be no delay :)
>
> "maki" <maki at awmaki.com> wrote in message
> news:3d436740$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> people.
removing
> organizing
on
defend
younger
>
>
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Jul 31, 2002, 1:57am
Does respect have to be earned? I give it out freely until that person
manages to abuse it. Respect is a privelage and IMHO should be given freely
until someonedoes something to warrant losing it. Giving it freely enables
you to see people as they are and keeps others from having to feel that they
have to live up to your expectations of what earning respect is.
Chris
[View Quote]"goober king" <robrod at prism.net> wrote in message
news:3D46EF8D.2080601 at prism.net...
> I agree that we should all strive to treat everyone else as equals and
> with kindness, but no one has the "right" to be respected. In fact, part
> of the right of "free speech" means that we also have the right to *not*
> respect people if we so choose. Respect has to be earned, and while it's
> unfortunate that some punk managed to overhear your private conversation
> and spread it to the world, there's not much anyone else can do about
> it. You'll just have to be more careful in the future regarding private
> matters on the internet.
>
> And I'm not trying to sweep this under the rug and say that it never
> happens to other people, just that more caution is probably the only
> viable solution to such a problem.
>
> yanst wrote:
>
should
treated
company,
To
experience.
happen
>
>
> --
> Goober King
> It's rather hard to legislate respect...
> robrod at prism.net
>
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Aug 5, 2002, 4:16pm
Dude... for a mature adult you've gone way off the deep end. Straighten
up, will you? You're scaring me.
Chris
[View Quote]"ohhhmy" <OhhhMy at whatisthatemailaddy.org> wrote in message
news:Xns92618A2C010D4jfk2jfkmusiccom at 64.94.241.201...
> Nope... It is NOT JFKMUSIC.COM.... It is the one you now see. But if
> you feel you must send me any email.... Please do. In fact i'm urging
> everyone to send me 999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999 emails to my
> addy above.... What will that mean?
> 999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999 seperate BOUNCES.... lol
>
> If you really want to get me good in the email department....
>
> Try this one....
>
> LOL...
>
> Justefyde at .... Better not.... Nope... It's NOT who you think... YES i
> do have an email addy that starts that way. BUT NOPE... I won't put it
> in here.
>
> LOL!!!!!!!
>
> ==========================================
> "goober king" <gooberking at utn.cjb.net> wrote in
> news:3D4EADF6.6080401 at utn.cjb.net:
>
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Aug 5, 2002, 11:05pm
Yes well... it seems that he's really launched himself this time. He
didn't even respond to me, just kept yammering on about his "mission" and
some "Obi-Wan Kenobi".
Chris
There is no gravity in space.
[View Quote]"goober king" <gooberking at utn.cjb.net> wrote in message
news:3D4EFAFF.80506 at utn.cjb.net...
> Hate to break it to you, Chris, but technically speaking, he's not a
> mature adult. He has what's known as Klinefelter's Syndrome, which is a
> genetic abnormality that gives males an extra X chromosome. Besides
> causing all sorts of odd sexual abnormalities, it also can cause serious
> language impairment. Unfortunately, not a lot is known about XXY adults
> and how the more serious symptoms affect them.
>
> http://www.nichd.nih.gov/publications/pubs/klinefelter.htm for more info.
>
> Of course, language impairment alone doesn't explain some of his
> stranger habits. There are some studies which indicate that older XXY
> males have a history of psychological problems, possibly due to not
> getting the proper attention while growing up, but they were still able
> to overcome their pasts. Pity Kieffer can't seem to do the same...
>
> sw chris wrote:
>
Straighten
>
>
> --
> Goober King
> Maybe they can make JFK2 a KS test case! :P
> robrod at prism.net
>
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Aug 5, 2002, 11:06pm
I think he's realized the general hopelessness of it all...
Chris
[View Quote]"nornny11" <Nornny1 at attbi.com> wrote in message
news:3d4f185b$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> lol, don't jinx it.
>
> Is it just to torture and belittle us even more, or did Eep just not see
> this fuming hotbed of flames to contribute his kind words to?
>
>
> --
> From the Newbie's Guide to the AW NG:
>
> "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!"
>
> "bowen" <thisguyisashimmyritzer at 7k2.4mg.com> wrote in message
> news:3d4eef56$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
>
>
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Aug 8, 2002, 9:31pm
ok great. :) Just try to get rid of that stupid redirecting page.
Chris
[View Quote]"goober king" <gooberking at utn.cjb.net> wrote in message
news:3D52E11B.7000206 at utn.cjb.net...
> Ok, Me is stupid. :P
>
> Panic attack is over, as you can still get to the site by going to
> http://awnews.phpwebhosting.com. I'll let you know when we get the
> regular domain back up and running. :)
>
> goober king wrote:
>
>
>
> --
> Goober King
> Whew, that was close!
> robrod at prism.net
>
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Aug 25, 2002, 9:53pm
Well met.
Hope JFK2 gets better. He kept hinting that he was going to the "NUT PART"
of the hospital, which makes me think he's admitting himself into
psychological care. If this is really what he did, it is a brave and in
this care honorable thing to do. Best of luck to him in any case.
SW Chris
[View Quote]"kah" <kah at kahnews.cjb.net> wrote in message
news:Xns9276236D55kahatkahnewsdotcjbdo at 64.94.241.201...
> "ambivalent" <kersting at blast.net> wrote in news:3d67a2a4$1
> at server1.Activeworlds.com:
>
>
> He's still a(n ex-) community member though, and he was a big contributor
> to the NG, so we wish him a good recovery. That's how we AW folks are. We
> know that having his diabetes problem cured won't cure his psychological
> problem, but are we only allowed to wish "sane" people well?
>
> KAH
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Aug 25, 2002, 9:43pm
And have everyone jump down his throat for doing so? :D
Chris
[View Quote]"kah" <kah at kahnews.cjb.net> wrote in message
news:Xns92767EFBB60kahatkahnewsdotcjbdo at 64.94.241.201...
> "yanst" <ayansta at hotmail.com> wrote in
> news:3d692227$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com:
>
>
> Couldn't you have made a HTML version of this questionaire? Would've been
> easier to fill out (if you want one, I can create one for you freely)
:-)).
>
> KAH
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Aug 26, 2002, 3:53pm
I told you.... ;)
SW Chris
[View Quote]"kah" <kah at kahnews.cjb.net> wrote in message
news:Xns9276B3B3648DFkahatkahnewsdotcjbdo at 64.94.241.201...
> "eep" <eepNOSPAM at tnlc.com> wrote in news:3D6A0697.FCFE5E93 at tnlc.com:
>
>
> Yup, that's what I meant lol.
>
> KAH
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Aug 26, 2002, 3:52pm
How much space do you need Goob? And how much bandwidth do you use per
month? I can set you up a temporary subdomain on my server. Email me! :)
SW Chris
chrisw10 at skywalkeronline.net
[View Quote]"goober king" <gooberking at utn.cjb.net> wrote in message
news:3D6A4F2A.20104 at utn.cjb.net...
> For those of you who've been keeping score (all 5 of you), AWNews.com is
> officially down, and will be down for quite some time. For those who
> haven't been following along, here's the scoop:
>
> Cybor, the original founder of AWNews, decided he no longer had the time
> to maintain the site. So, both he and I agreed to transfer ownership of
> the site, including hosting and the awnews.com domain name, over to me.
> Initially, he gave me FTP access to the site and told me he would get
> the hosting and domain information.
>
> Over the next few months, I tried (unsuccessfully) to get the
> information from him. Then, Cybor decided that, rather than handing over
> the accounts to me, he would just let them expire and I would have to
> open my own accounts. And that's exactly what happened. On August 1st,
> the domain name account expired and several days later, the domain
> disappeared from the Internet.
>
> However, I couldn't register the domain under my own name because the
> domain registrar was still holding on to the domain even though it had
> expired. After emailing them, they said that it would take upwards of 2
> months before the domain would be released to the public and I could
> register it.
>
> Once the domain went down, I began a more frantic attempt to contact
> Cybor in order to either get the login information from him so I could
> renew it under my name, or get him to renew the domain and transfer it
> to me.
>
> After numerous emails and phone calls, I finally reached him last night,
> only to be told that he no longer has access to the domain account, and
> that the transfer of accounts, both for hosting and the domain name, is
> not a straightforward process. Furthermore, he had proceeded to ZIP up
> the entire AWNews directory tree and database, wipe it from the server,
> leaving only the two ZIP files for me to download, and change the FTP
> account so I couldn't log in.
>
> So that's the story, and I'm left holding the entire AWNews site on my
> own computer until I can find proper hosting for the site and get the
> domain under my own name. And AWNews, for all intents and purposes, is
> gone from the web, at least for now.
>
> But, rest assured, AWNews is not down and out just yet. While I'm
> waiting to get hosting and the domain, I'll be posting AWNews stories
> here to the newsgroups, unless someone can offer me a more viable
> temporary solution. Again, they will be prefaced with the [AWNews]
> Heading, so those of you who want to filter it out can do so.
>
> Sorry to those who actually care, but I will get AWNews back up and
> running eventually. Neither rain.rwx, nor sleet.rwx, nor snow.rwx, nor
> idiot founders, shall keep the virtual news from getting through! :P
>
> --
> Goober King
> AWNews Editor in Chief
> robrod at prism.net
>
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Aug 28, 2002, 4:46pm
Dude,
You don't post messages like this in a public newsgroup. It's a cardinal
law (the one you can't use to get around the system, not the other Law ;)).
Other people get offended by it.
SW Chris
[View Quote]"talisan" <wardaor at hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:3d6c90a1$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> Hi Folks, be very very careful when dealing with Shankahtus of Gor... he
is
> VERY easily offended. I was going to purchase up to 200 dollars worth of
his
> AVs... but I asked him if he could do something with the elbows of the
male
> avs, as his av arms remind me an awful lot of Pop Eye's arms. He was
> offended, and told me he could if I paid him to... et al... there was more
> to it. So I left his world and he grammed me the following:
>
> ShanKahtus, sent Tue Aug 27, 2002 10:55 PM:
> I am an Artist and you have criticized my Art for the last time and I
would
> not sell to you if you paid me double
>
> This fella already has a bad enough reputation. But he continues to want
to
> make it worse for some odd reason. This person has LOST sales. He doesn't
> deserve your business either. Be very careful when dealing with this
person.
> He really loves to throw the phrase "law suit" around as well. He swears
if
> you take even a pinkie off his av;s and use them in another av, he will
file
> a law suit against you for a ridiculous sum.
>
> -Talisan
>
>
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Aug 29, 2002, 11:39pm
good point..
But it's kinda iffy for me. :)
Chris
[View Quote]"poseidon" <doubleagentjsr at aol.com> wrote in message
news:3d6d520d at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> Why not post a message like this? It isn't really slander, because he is
> just telling us to watch out for the guy, if we go into business with
him...
> he isn't saying "every go out and hate Shankahtus"...
>
> Poseidon
>
> "sw chris" <chrisw10 at skywalkeronline.net> wrote in message
> news:3d6d1a80$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
cardinal
> ;)).
he
of
> more
want
> doesn't
swears
will
>
>
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Sep 3, 2002, 10:16pm
Yes, this letter would fare better being addressed to the Cy Committee. They
can help clear up any misunderstandings that seem to have been communicated.
Why post it here? :)
Chris
[View Quote]"garnet" <red.garnet at verizon.net> wrote in message
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> For the most part I agree with the "old timer" as there are a lot of
people
> who like to whine.. and just waste space. Unfortunately.. when you are
> treated unfairly.. it is easy for others to "see" you as just another
> whiner.. and not look any further. This was my first time nominating
anyone
> for a CY and it wasn't a pleasant experience. I am enclosing a copy of the
> letter I mailed to the Cy commitee and I also posted this in the forum at
> the Cy site. All I wanted for SGi, was a fair shake.. but apparently our
> names are not well known enough for any committee memeber to even come to
> our world. My suggestion would be to have the whole community vote for the
> 5, or is it now 3, finalists.. not rely on a selection committee that
> dosen't do their job. Anyway.. here is my letter:
> To Whom it may Concern,
> I am writing on behalf of cit's SGi and Garnet, to let you know we think
> your Cy Awards selections were not done in any kind of professional manner
> at all. Now while you may agrue that this is not a professional pagent of
> any kind, the way you advertize it all over the worlds in AW and Web pages
> boasts it up to be a great honor bestowed on people who earn this award.
> Apparently that is not what it actually is. Not only have you messed up
the
> nomination, SGi alone was nominated, not SGI and Garnet. How can the
avatars
> be judged when no one from the selection committee came to look at them?
We
> have bot records to back this up. Also it was my understanding that 5
would
> be chosen, yet I see only 3 finalists. You try to make it out to be such
an
> honor to be chosen to recieve a CY, yet the phoniness of it all is
amazing.
> I don't see why you even bother to go through any kind of nomination and
> selection processes, as it seems the final answer will inevitably be a
> friend to someone in the right position. The fact that our world is the
3rd
> I know of for certain that no one from the committee came to look at,
proves
> this. It will be interesting to see how many more world owners step
forward
> to say no committee member came to their world to see their avatars.
>
> "daphne" <Daphne at my.activeworlds.com> wrote in message
> news:3d73f1a5$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
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Sep 5, 2002, 11:09pm
I would like to say that I don't think the experiment was unsuccessful at
all. You can't please everyone anyways, of course. I and a lot of other
people think that next year a selection committee _should_ be created.
But in order to keep delays like this from happening again, you and some of
the more responsible members of the team need to screen the candidates
before the community votes on them. Screen them so that you can be sure
that they will go through the _entire_ list of nominees, and so they will be
fair as well, like Daphne here. Then I think that you will have a fair and
accurate way to determine the top five candidates for any awards. And a few
people might even change their tune, like Daphne here. She's a fair and
respectable person. Once she sees that you are again making an effort to
keep the awards from becoming a popularity contest, she'll turn right
around. :)
There are always going to be people who scream and shout, and they should
_always_ be ignored. They just want to cause a mess, because they see
conspiracy in everything.
Those who have valid concerns can contact the appropriate person on the team
via e-mail instead of making a public nuisance of themselves.
In keeping with my own advice, I have also e-mailed this message to the Cy
Awards team via the form on their website.
Chris
[View Quote]"weebo" <Weebo at my.activeworlds.com> wrote in message
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> Dear Cy Awards Selection Committee,
> We of the Cy Awards Team wish to extend our sincerest appreciation to the
> members of the Cy Nominations Selection Committee for their diligent
efforts
> during what has been a time of experimentation and conflict and trust that
> you all realize that no one is pointing fingers, nor placing blame, that
the
> experiment was unsuccessful.
> We thank you for helping us with the many hours spent in the testing of a
> new system and were glad that you were able to help.
> Sincerely,
> Executive Committee
> Cyberwitch, Tauntaun, Weebo
>
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