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zeo toxion // User Search
zeo toxion // User Search
Feb 23, 2002, 1:16am
i may be wrong but your saying advertise for AW, in AW? That doesn't make
much sense to me as the only people who would see the signs in the worlds,
advertising for AW, are people who are already using the product and the
would have no use for that.
Clear this up if im wrong.
[View Quote]"pc hamster" <pchamster at email.msn.com> wrote in message
news:3c7700ec$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> Hi everyone:
>
> Dion, on paper (and in an ideal physical world), this would work, however,
> there is no such thing as an ideal physical world as it's been proven that
> Affiliate Programs aren't the gold mines everyone *thought* they were when
> the idea was first conceived. Add to the fact that many Dot Coms are
going
> out of business COMPLETELY and that just merely compunds things.
>
> But, I do agree with you to this end. Half a loaf is better than *no*
loaf
> at all. I think Aw *should* set up an Affiliates program as it would help
> defray at least *some* of their day to day costs. But I wouldn't stop at
> just 2D Homepages. I think AWcom should include an object yard full of
ads
> which can be easily created on 3D Homepages and AW builds alike. In fact,
> AWcom could stratigically sprinkle these signs along roadways in
AlphaWorld
> much like you would see an advertisement for "Joe's Garage" out on a
country
> road somewhere out in the middle of the open plains.
>
> Would it pay off??? If enough signs were there, yet it would. Would it
be
> a gold mine??? No. But it would help to pay some of the bills AWcom has
to
> pay on a daily basis though.
>
> Anyone else care to comment??/ Throw knives, darts and/or cast iron
> skillets??? Hurl flames??? Go right ahead. It's your turn. :-)
>
> Patrick
>
> "dion" <GovDion at subdimension.com> wrote in message
> news:3c76ba56$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
What
> is
> in
be
> off
ActiveWorlds,
> did
nearly
money
> the
they
>
>
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Feb 24, 2002, 12:11am
A-MEN!! aint that the truth....
[View Quote]"moff piett" <baronjutter at shaw.ca> wrote in message
news:3c782db9 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> Everything is terrible, awcom is evil, so and so is always complaining,
you
> can't tell me to shut up because freedom of speech. You don't understand
> freedom of speech because your not as mature as me. Yeah well I'm more
> mature than you because you said "your" instead of "you're" No, I'm more
> mature than you. You're spamming. No I'm not. I'm going to complain
about
> some super trivial harmless thing like it's a crime against humanity.
It's
> no crime, I hate you. I hate you more. Go to my website. You're website
is
> a copy of my website. I'm going to sue you. No you can't I'll sue you
> first. You don't know about the law because you're not as smart as me.
No
> way, I'm smarter than you. Yeah well my aw related service is the best.
No
> way, mine is better and I'm going to sue you for saying something I didn't
> like. No way you can't sue over that. Hey guys! We just had a
> conversation about sueing, you're a twit idiot for not remembering that.
> Yeah, well you suck.
>
> I say we just take down the NGs and any time anyone wants to visit they
just
> read the above a few times. I certainly couldn't tell the difference.
>
>
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Feb 24, 2002, 1:44am
Hes just trying to make a point. It has gotten pretty bad here latey. A year
ago it was much better then this, but then again there was really nothign to
complain about. I kind of agree with you that customers telling what they
dont like about a product helps improve it but like you said, to us it
doesnt really look like they give a damn or if they even read these posts.
Lately its just personal attacks and how everything is "illegal" or
"immoral".
Also it kind of surpised me how you repeated the misconceptions about some
of the posts. It wasnt a "Spy Bot". Yes it didn't announce itself but why
would it, its just doing its job. Cit # 1 isnt a "backdoor" it was made to
have CT in all worlds for a reason and in now way modified anything of the
worlds.
Yes i agree we should tell AWCorp what they don't like but the point is the
replies of personal attacks and so on are not ok. That's what moff's whole
point was about.
This is just my opinion and it does not need an insulting and attacking
response. Thank you.
~~~~~~~~~
-Zeo Toxion
~~~~~~~~~
[View Quote]"macb" <macb at yahoo.com> wrote in message news:3C78584D.10908 at yahoo.com...
>
> This newsgroups is mild compared to many of the advocacy newsgroups on
> the net. But maybe for people who feel like you there should be a group
> called niceynicey or something.
>
> I spent the first 3 or so years of my AW existence promoting it and
> defending it against almost all criticisms just like you are doing now.
> I didn't even get a T-shirt for my trouble. Maybe they pay you better.
>
> In any event, I'll go back to defending them when I think they deserve
> it. Frankly I don't expect that to happen. But there is always that
> chance.
>
> Why don't you just filter those you don't like to hear from, then you
> can pretend that everything is OK in AWland. Won't bother me any if
> you do that.
>
> I think customers of any product have an unwritten "duty" to complain to
> the company when things are not to their liking. Usually when one of
> these issues comes up I speak my mind once, then respond to anyone who
> addresses my post directly. What makes the threads irritating to me are
> the people who's names appear dozens of time and who's posts often
> consist of quoting someone else's post entirely and then adding: "Well
> said" or "That's baloney", or "Its JUST a bot". Those are true
> bandwidth, and time wasters.
>
> If someone thinks that spy bot is the greatest thing since sliced bread,
> then tell the rest of us why. Then while your at it, tell the rest of
> us why it could not have been announced in advance. Also add a list of
> other things that YOU think it would be OK for AWLD to do with the
> backdoor citizen 1 privileges. And if you have time, tell us of
> anything you think should be off limits for that backdoor.
>
> That's really what this debate is about, and I have heard precious
> little justification from the other side other than trite remarks like
> "What's the big deal?"
>
> Your post above, while amusing, won't convince one of us to stop
> complaining, so you better come up with some real arguments if you hope
> to do that. Otherwise, use the filter. AWLD filtered us a long time
ago.
>
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Feb 24, 2002, 5:17am
OMG he misspelled ONE word lets complain how bad teenagers SPELL!
Hey weren't you the one that put up signs all around my old town in AW with
warps to your builds and then deleted it. Aftwards placing walks over the
exact same area? Hmm I think your build was the only one that survived, but
nah it couldn't be you...
Seems to me the problem is people who think everyone is inferior little 12
year-olds with no actual knowledge of anything and think they are the
all-mighty god of what is right and have to criticize everyone and their
opinions. They have to make a come-back to everything to make sure that they
argue what the right answer is to the problem until they get the last say,
always trying to improve their images and how other people should act and
feel, always selfish and never thinking about anyone else's view of opinions
of things (I guess you could call it the "I don't CARE its going to be MY
WAY and that's FINAL!" attitude). These are the people that try to corrupt
everyone else's mind to make them think that whatever they think is right
and morally just.
Wouldn't you agree? Well, I guess your superiority would make me wrong no
matter what I say because you know-it-all. It's not all about knowledge or
age, it's mostly about stereo-types and biased opinions of age groups how
people automatically see each other as. *That* is how most people base there
opinions of other people and it's pretty sad it has to be that way but for
most people it's hard to look past things like that and judge each person
individually.
Let's see, right now I'm 15 years old, I work for my money, buy my own
things, and run a business-like service for extra money. I do not get an
allowance and I never have. I don't mention my services in the newsgroups or
to anyone I just happen to meet because of the fact it pisses me off that
most so-called mature adults do the opposite.
Now if I stopped after the years-old part you would instantly think in the
back of you mind that I'm some immature kid sitting on his computer that was
paid for by his parents who buy him everything (on a side note: what do you
expect? We have to get an education and a lot of kids can't work, where else
are they supposed to get their money? Oh wait, why didn't YOU think of
that...?) and who never does anything for himself except for spend his
parents money and cause trouble, listen to loud rap music, and hang out with
friends all the time. I'm not saying some kids aren't like that but most
people tend to only look at the bad examples of things and think that
everyone must be like that, yes adults do this just as much as kids but they
are WAY to OLD to EVER act like THAT.....
So to get to the point, since I'm guessing your an adult, although I
wouldn't normally guess this by looking at the way you act, I would expect
for you to blame things on the so-called immature teenagers to be the cause
of every known problem on these newsgroups. Adults act just as bad and
people on these newsgroups act exactly like I said above and its the exact
same people who attack other peoples posts while thinking they did absolutly
nothing wrong who cause problems here. Don't blame it on some little kid.
-Zeo Toxion
[View Quote]"bodhitah" <bodhitah at earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:3c788539 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> TrekkerX..the word is sense
>
> Seems to me the major problem on these newsgroups is with hormonal 14-17
> year old boys with the grammar and spelling skills of 4th graders.
> They may be somewhat computer literate, but socially inept and mostly
> incapable of an intelligent discussion of anything short of password
> stealing and world vandalism.
> They will expound on subjects of legal matters and business examples when
> most can't deal with making their allowances stretch from week to week,
> nevermind the fact that most live at home and benefit from the support of
> their parents. They will tell you how the real world works, just ask them.
> If this is the example of what will be running the world in 20 years, I'm
> glad I won't be around to see it.
>
>
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Feb 24, 2002, 3:34pm
Why the hell can't anyone chaneg their names around here without everyone
coming after them? I chnaged my name becuase i like this name better, are
you goign to call me a terrorist now?
[View Quote]"bodhitah" <bodhitah at earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:3c789ac2 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> My point proven beyond a doubt...thank you both
>
> A clarification...zeo, I have never vandalized anything in AW.
>
> and a question... silenced or Bowen ? Why can't you stick with one name?
> Running a scam on someone?
>
>
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Feb 24, 2002, 3:34pm
I wasn't exactly saying it was just the adults. I know it's everyone but I
was just trying to prove a point that bodhitah thinks its just some little
kids who are causing all the trouble all the time and it's not, its just as
much adults.
[View Quote]"nornny11" <Nornny1 at attbi.com> wrote in message
news:3c791cde$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> While we're on the subject (and this whole "problem with the newsgroup"
that
> everyone is imagining can't get any worse), should I give you a cookie for
> all that you've done?
>
> The way I see it, if age doesn't matter, why are you trying to prove it
> otherwise? Your ignorance towards adults is the same thing as their
> ignorance towards yourself. Don't like stereotypes, anymore, do you? Well,
> we all have to live with it. Here's a thought, let them think whatever
they
> want of you, you know how old you are, just leave it at that. Proving your
> age just turns out so bratty (as it did) and judgemental. You can't talk
for
> all the teenagers out there, I'm sorry to say, so get off the high horse.
> Adults too. Let them think you're only 12, if you don't like it, then grow
> up to their standards. If you don't want to, then who says you have to?
>
> Nornny
>
> "zeo toxion" <b.nolan2 at verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:3c789392 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> with
the
> but
12
> they
say,
and
> opinions
MY
corrupt
right
no
or
how
> there
for
person
newsgroups
> or
that
the
> was
> you
> else
> with
> they
expect
> cause
exact
> absolutly
kid.
>
>
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Feb 27, 2002, 8:48pm
wow its been a long time :) I remember in my newb days (year ago hehe) when
i used to love hanging out in that world (not saying its bad now its just
ive outgrown that sort of thing)
Is there anything new? Like updates or new features, etc?
-Zeo Toxion
[View Quote]"dm mercury" <dmmercury at telocity.com> wrote in message
news:3c7d5f4d$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> AD&DRPG will be reopening on March 1, 2002
>
>
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Feb 28, 2002, 6:01pm
IT wouldve made sense just to leave out the states part and call it
something like United Worlds and Towns Federation or whatever (i dont really
like the federation but whatever). But that name is good too :) What about
United AW Communities instead? kinda makes more sense but its your decision.
-Zeo
[View Quote]"lord fett" <lordfett at hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:3c7e3970$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> Yeah, we were thinking of a name change to something like AWUC. AW
United
> Communities This name would make more sense for the organization. What
do
> you all think on this name?
>
> "goober king" <rar1 at acsu.buffalo.edu> wrote in message
> news:3C7DDE15.2040204 at acsu.buffalo.edu...
variety?
>
>
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Mar 1, 2002, 8:14pm
do you really have to create so many new posts just to tell other people to
stop flaming you (or other people)? I'm not justifing flaming but seriusly,
you create just as much trash too, keep your arguments in the same posts.
[View Quote]"filmkr" <nospam at privacy.com> wrote in message
news:3C7FDE92.C9C0754F at privacy.com...
> Looking at this NG and seeing that once again a new comer enters and
> fills the posts with trash...
> Speaking rudely to a few of the people who have really contributed to
> the users...
> It would be nice to see civility return...
> Ananas simply made a suggestion of taking your fight off the NG so that
> all users were not abused by the flame war.
>
> Perhaps AW should limit the number of posts per month per citizen
> account. Personally I would hate to see it come to that but if it would
> help clean up the flaming trash I would vote for it!
>
> No need to flame this post... no need really to even reply to it... it's
> just a thought...
>
> Peace, health & healing to all...
>
> Filmkr & InSaNiTy
> http://worldhosting.heartfall.com
>
>
>
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Mar 2, 2002, 12:33am
as you can see, filmkr started the post and i was directly repling to him,
so the obvius asumption would be i was directing it at him.... he seems to
make a new post every time an argument breaks out, its going to happen
wether we like it or not, itd be ok if he did it once but he ddoesnt have to
do it every time an argument occurs.
[View Quote]"sunofsolaris" <thelonesoul at hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:3c7ffec1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> if that was directed at me, i suggest you take a look at who is starting
new
> "top level threads"(i think this is what you meant) I think you will
find
> that not one of them have i started.
>
> lots of love n kisses
>
> kris[SunOfSolaris]
>
> xxxxxxxxxxxx
> xxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
> "zeo toxion" <b.nolan2 at verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:3c7ffd46 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> to
> seriusly,
posts.
that
would
it's
>
>
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Mar 2, 2002, 11:07pm
who the hell cares if they welcomed you or not. People enter my world and i
completley ignore them sometimes that doesn't mean they go act childish and
spam, and sometimes they do and i tell them to shut the hell up and eject
them. Well, its my world....
Although i dont see how saying "im gonna make a bot" is a threat but really
you didnt have to take the useless comments to grams.
[View Quote]"sunofsolaris" <thelonesoul at hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:3c8172c6 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> now you say you didnt welcome me ?
> you said in your first post you did, is there anything else that you arent
> quite really got said or not ?
>
> lots of love and kisses
>
> kris[SunOfSolaris]
>
> xxxxxxxxxxx
> xxxxxxxxxxx
>
> "alphabit phalpha" <alphabit at swbell.net> wrote in message
> news:3c81711c at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> ask
>
>
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Mar 2, 2002, 11:08pm
this is the first time since I've been reading these ngs (a year) that I can
ever remember someone apologizing...seriusly.
[View Quote]"binarybud" <lmauk at traverse.net> wrote in message
news:3c81747e$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> Listen I'm sorry i have been so .......not me...lol swe i need to
> appologise to you for my "snot nosed brat" comment that was uncalled
> for....well maybe a little provoked.... but was totally not
right.....and
> for that i am sorry. I'm very impressed with the talents displayed by
most
> of the young citizens in here.... I'm sorry if I displayed a
contradicting
> attitude towards you.....:(
>
> and sorry to have started all this WordWars but hey i think the
cats
> outta the bag now...
> Lets all have a virtual fun time again.... hey about those
> Tigers......:)
>
> Leo
>
>
>
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Mar 3, 2002, 9:27pm
cant you just be mature enough to ignore him? If you know your right then
you are and should be able to accept that and stop so other people wont
start to hate you.
[View Quote]"sunofsolaris" <thelonesoul at hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:3c82a591 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> Or BinaryBud can
>
> A) admit his lies, in detail
> B) support his words
> C) be quiet
>
> there are another 3 options.
>
> one day mate, you will be in a similar situation, and when you are posting
> in defense and you get the same treatment as i, then i am going to send
you
> a very personal email from another account that you dont have filtered :)
>
> even tho he cant read it
> point made
>
> cheers
>
> SUN
>
>
>
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Mar 4, 2002, 8:03pm
I think the 50 posts in the last week from sun is getting way out of hand
and ill be glad to see him gone when flagg gets back. but ive decided to
block and delete posts from such spammers,etc becuase its getting sickening.
theres about 100+ posts every day! and about 75 from just him and the other
losers who have nothing better to do! come on guys, get a life.
[View Quote]"ihnk" <awihnk4 at yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:3c83edf0$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> dont feed the fire :-)
>
>
> yvan eht nioj
>
>
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Mar 5, 2002, 7:37pm
too late....due to the very recent update i think they already foudn out
hehe THANKS ALOT!!!!! j/k lol
[View Quote]"robbie" <robbie at oriox.com> wrote in message
news:3c853626 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> SHHHHHHHHHHHH
>
> -Robbie
>
> "brant" <awteen at shoemakervillage.org> wrote in message
> news:3c85087c$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> http://www.activeworlds.com/letter.html,
old
> 2002,
> be
still
>
>
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Mar 7, 2002, 6:30pm
what does olympicas have to do with anything
[View Quote]"dion" <GovDion at subdimension.com> wrote in message
news:3c87c730$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> Virtual Olympics Commitee?
> "ihnk" <awihnk4 at yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:3c87c35b$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
am
a
> as
participate.
VRT
> on
press
>
>
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Mar 10, 2002, 5:29pm
your exactly right but Boditah likes to create useless arguments either
way...
[View Quote]"bitmaster" <BitMaster00 at hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:3c8baa3c$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
>
> "dion" <GovDion at subdimension.com> wrote in message
news:3c8b9d2d$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> | You can't be serious! If I take any 5 random circle outlines and link
them
> | together and it just happens to look something like the Olympic symbol,
I'm
> | infringing on copyright laws? You can't be serious.
>
>
> You CAN use 5 circles and you CAN link them together. I do believe if
you link them together the way that the Olympics links
> them together and make them the exact colors they do and then you try to
label that LOGO as something else for profit for which it
> stands without proper authorization and recognition of source. Then you
might be infringing upon copyright laws.
> In my opinion, I really don't think anyone with REAL authority is
going to care if you use the Olymypic's logo for what your
> attempting here. It's not like your trying to make profit from it or
anything like that. :) It's not like your using a logo that
> isn't very well known either. ;)
>
> Bits
>
>
>
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Mar 10, 2002, 4:26pm
its a bug. It happened to me a few times but i just waited a few seconds and
tried again and it let me in my world (not 3dhp)
[View Quote]"pc hamster" <pchamster at email.msn.com> wrote in message
news:3c8b1edf$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> Hi everyone:
>
> I hope this is just a bug in the latest upgrade, but my current cit isn't
up
> until NEXT year, however while teleporting from my build on AlphaWorld to
my
> 3D Homepage, I got an Immigration Officer Greeting telling me I had to
> BECOME A CITIZEN to enter my 3D Homepage (pub102x). THEN it told me I had
> be a cit to enter AW!!!!
>
> Either it's just me or the new version isn't reading cit information like
it
> should because the *only* way I could teleport to my 3D Homepage from
(this
> time) Nowhere was if I reset my cit info (which I had to change the email
on
> anyways).
>
> Anyone else get snake bit by this gremlin or am I the only one???
>
> Cheers :-)
>
> Patrick Cook
> Mayor - Hamsterville
> pchamster at msn.com
> Denver, Colorado
> http://home.talkcity.com/MinivanAve/patrick32/
> Be sure to check out (what will be) the heart of town on AlphaWorld
starting
> at 5000N 280E (moved from 294E, though there's still signage there too)
>
>
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Mar 11, 2002, 6:33pm
next tiem please only keep it in the worldowners group since it DOES only
apply to worldowners not the entire community >:)
[View Quote]"bro" <bro at mail.yhti.net> wrote in message
news:3c8ce3b2$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> If you plan on closing down your world when your account comes due please
> let me know. I want to take pictures of all the fine worlds before
> they go. So that people who come here can know what they have
> missed. Thanks for your help.
>
>
>
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Mar 12, 2002, 5:49pm
my mistake....but usually if you own a world you also build in it.
[View Quote]"count dracula" <dracula at netsonic.fi> wrote in message
news:3c8d38f1$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> There is a group called worldowners now?
>
> Drac
> zeo toxion <cozmo at activeworlds.com> kirjoitti
> viestissä:3c8d1493$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
only
> please
before
>
>
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Mar 12, 2002, 6:00pm
actually a lot of the money is goign towards the families of the victims i
beleive. And reading your other posts, do you expect us to just go "oh well
another skyscraper blew up and another mass of people dead, too bad" and
turn our heads? We don't just let people kill us and ignore it. If someone
killed tons of inocent people in your country on purpose i don't think you'd
just sit there and not care. And i'm sorry about whatevers happening in
africa but thats something the government controls and i dont really have
any idea about how they do it. There are a LOT of things people could pour
money into so it can't all go to one thing no matter how bad it is. We have
to run a country here, nothings free. Not saying its not worth helping but
really, people do care abotu these sorts of things.
[View Quote]"swe" <m_swehli at hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:3c8e5b1c at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> m, no thas not what im saying, but instead of all that aid everyones
paying
> for the rebuilding of a skyscraper, they should try saving people, other
> then having there goverment making things worse...oh and by what u just
> wrote, think u where saing that people in libya are poor. well em, ther
not,
> especially since i have never seen a begger, or homeless person in the
> street. and also, the houses and cars i see....
> "carolann" <carolannh at charter.net> wrote in message
> news:3c8e4978$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> oil
> one
flows
> the
he
outside
> they
obviously
> and
> where
> oil,
there
that
>
>
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Mar 12, 2002, 11:28pm
Im not complaining you are...we dont just go bomb people for no reason ok.
If someone does something to start a war *ahem* then we arent going to sit
here and do nothing.
[View Quote]"swe" <m_swehli at hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:3c8e5f2b at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> by if u killed people in my country, u mean like the bombing in '89? or
how
> bought the yoguslavia bombing in '99? and the iraq one in '98 i think. and
> the afganistan one not so long ago? u saying innocent people didnt die in
> those? what im saying is all yall complain bought all this petty shit,
while
> ur doing things 15 times as bad to other countries...
>
> im not gonna bother to reply to any furthur posts, so dont bother....
>
> **END**
>
> "zeo toxion" <cozmo at activeworlds.com> wrote in message
> news:3c8e5e46 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
i
> well
someone
> you'd
have
pour
> have
but
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Mar 12, 2002, 11:32pm
So getting bombed is us doing something wrong?
[View Quote]"baro" <baronjutter at shaw.ca> wrote in message
news:3c8e9d80 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> Then maybe the states needs to see what Europe's doing right in that
> repsect?
>
>
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Mar 13, 2002, 10:24pm
look, dont expect us to not be sad and remember what happened. We're just
paying respects for those who died why do you have to turn this into a
verbal country-this country-that war? Its not very respectful when the post
was just to tell people of this event and you have to go complaining about
other thigns and how you don't care. We dont care that you dont care.
[View Quote]"swe" <m_swehli at hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:3c8f82c0 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> u can thank me for that :) just what pisses me off is that everyones
getting
> soo upset bought this little incident, and making it look like the end of
> the world, instead of the real issues...
> "gandalf" <Gandalf2000 at btinternet.com> wrote in message
> news:3c8f6610 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
nasty
>
>
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Mar 12, 2002, 12:12am
The only reason i didnt renew my world at the end of last month was becuase
i know i wont be here next year. I dont know about other people but to me if
i know im leaving in a year when prices go up for me (which i cant afford at
this time. so who knowx s i could stay and then get a new world if i do)
then i don't want to spend any effort on a world. So when next year comes
it'll just feel like a waist. But if i do get more money by then and AW
seems to smrten up a bit i might stay but theres no promises. The onyl
reason i'm staying know is becuase of the freinds ive met over the years and
this is the onyl way i can hang out with them.
-Zeo
[View Quote]"just in" <justefyde at hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:3c8d5a06 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> After seeing the huge 2800 worlds with the release of the "home page"
worlds
> I naturally assumed there would be a big drop once all the trial period
> expired. Sure enough they did drop very quickly. But the drop continued
> and after getting down into the 1400s I decided to keep notes. This was
the
> result:
>
> 30/01/2002: 1341
> 31/01/2002: 1319
> 01/02/2002: 1297
> 03/02/2002: 1277
> 07/02/2002: 1266
> 02/03/2002: 1247
> 10/03/2002: 1222
>
> My biggest problem with AW right now is the inablity of tourists to enter
> worlds without the world being enabled to do so. I wrote to AW by email
to
> arrange this for my world and got this response:
>
>
> Last time I checked the worlds that could take tourists are AWGate, A!!CT,
> America, Amigos3, Arisia, Ataco, AWSingle, Grimm, Hole, Horizon, Italcity,
> Leaves, Librarea, Olympe, Singles, Southbay, Whitewav, Storage, Spadtest,
> and most recently AWSchool. How tourists are suppose to know this is
beyond
> me, but even so AW Alpha World is NOT on that list. As far as I know, the
> only world on the list that is open to public building including tourists
is
> America (? or it was a while ago).
>
> I know its been said already, but I just cannot see how AW will grow, and
> going by AW Management's letters to us they have not given any comment on
> how they plan to achieve growth of users. They did talk about
profitabilty
> and longevity, but without a growing userbase I can't see how they will
> achieve either in the long term.
>
> I've also kept one eye open for the small communities that existed in
> privately owned worlds, and those communities are now missing. Worlds
like
> Castles, !Friends, Y2000, and BluPearl would always have nice little
> gatherings, but that is not the case anymore. Only the "cult" (mostly
> Gorian) worlds seem to be keeping their communities intact. I can only
> assume that loss of users and inabilty to attract new users, including
> tourists, is the cause.
>
> What to do? I don't know - I've already sent my emails to AWC. I
guess
> just sit back and wait. One thing is certain though: when my world comes
> up for renewal I won't pay $800 for a P80 that no-one uses.
>
> --
> Regards, Justin
>
>
>
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Mar 12, 2002, 5:55pm
Then what the heck are we supposed to call it wif we cant even use the world
olympics!?
[View Quote]"alphabit phalpha" <alphabit at swbell.net> wrote in message
news:3c8e4d65$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> Hi Everyone,
>
> Hate to be the bearer of bad news, but here is the reply I received
from
> the Olympics Committee;
> (maybe a logo and name contest is in order?:)
>
> Dear Ms. Tuttle:
>
> This will respond to your e-mail request for permission to use the Olympic
> Symbol for a "Virtual Olympics" as set forth below. You may not be aware
> that all Olympic imagery and terminology, including the Olympic Symbol and
> even the word OLYMPIC, are protected under the Ted Stevens Olympic and
> Amateur Sports Act, in which Congress granted the United States Olympic
> Committee ("USOC") the exclusive right to use and control the use of
> Olympic imagery and terminology in the United States. (A copy of the
> relevant portion of the Act is attached for your convenience.) Congress
> granted the USOC this right in order to allow it to license these marks
for
> the legitimate and exclusive use by our sponsors and licensees, who
provide
> the funding to feed, house and train U.S. Olympic athletes. Without
their
> support, we would not be able to fulfill these important responsibilities.
> Therefore, we reserve the right to use such imagery and terminology to
> those providing such support to our athletes and Olympic programs. Under
> the Act, the USOC has the right to file a civil action against any
> unauthorized use of Olympic-related marks. In order to protect the value
> of these marks, we try to carefully police all unauthorized uses.
> Therefore, the USOC cannot consent to the use of the Olympic Symbol
> (regardless of the color of the Rings) and requests that you do not use
the
> name "Virtual Olympics" for the event but select another name altogether.
>
> I hope that this addresses your concerns.
>
> Kelly Maynard
> Office of the General Counsel
> United States Olympic Committee
>
>
>
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Mar 18, 2002, 10:28am
I'm not trying to be mean here but what makes you think that not paying is
going to help them get past all of this? They wouldn't be going bankrupt if
everyone continued what the were doing but since everyone decides to just
stop paying as they usually do they keep making less and less money.
Although they might still end (no one knows but you can't just say it will)
I really don't think that deciding to pay less is actually helping AW to
stay alive I think it's just causing the end to come sooner.
Since I renewed in January which was the smart thing to do if you really
still like AW, although most people didn't do that, I'm just going to wait
until next year to see how it's going and if AW has smartened up by then
I'll renew and maybe buy another world who knows.
Well that's what i think...
-Zeo
[View Quote]"wings0nite" <Irene at ilschaft.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.16ff4509639e7e6a98969a at news.activeworlds.com...
> Hello all --
>
> I felt a post was necessary because today when I came into my world,
> Nova, I saw this: "Warning: this world expires in 25 days."
>
> Nova was established in 1998 and I have allowed the builds to remain from
> the beginning. I kept increasing my world. I went to 40 meters then 50
> and eventually got to the 90 meter point, where I am now. I did it for
> the builders there. I paid so people could build on Nova and express
> themselves. It was a fun thing for me as well, because I experimented in
> making things and helping my builders. Well I have a hard decision to
> make. Renewing Nova will cost me $860 which I have planned on and I have
> readily available. HOWEVER with the NEW AW, I am not feeling the warm
> fuzzies. I am seeing bankrupcy, and me in line with many others never to
> see my money again :( I have been alerting my builders since January what
> my decision is. My decision is to renew Nova but as a smallar world. My
> host is backing it up for me so if AW makes it, after these crazy
> decisions, I will bring Nova back to 90 meters.
>
> Am I the only one here with real concerns?
>
> And another thing comes to mind... I had 5 citizenships as well. These
> were not world related. I created these myself they were not world cits
> and obviously I will not be renewing them. I have given 2 away already to
> friends who were not going to renew. I have one left that I have a taker
> for already. So AW will not get the money for these and I have to wonder
> how many other people have extra cits they will not renew. I plan to
> renew 2 out of 5.
>
> Your comments are appreciated :)
>
> This sucks big time,
>
> Wings0nite
>
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Mar 18, 2002, 2:59pm
well it did because everyone was selling and no one was buying. But you
can't say the stock market will crash because of one company.
[View Quote]"swe" <m_swehli at hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:3c961405 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> i think this is how the walla street crash came about, no one was paying
no
> more, hence, everything went into a state of bankrupcy
> "zeo toxion" <cozmo at activeworlds.com> wrote in message
> news:3c95dd52 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
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> if
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> from
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to
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Mar 19, 2002, 7:15pm
who cares...?
[View Quote]"sw chris" <chrisw10 at nckcn.com> wrote in message
news:3c97aa36 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
Um.. wasn't this supposed to be personal correspondence?
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SW Chris
[View Quote] "subdelta" <daniel at att.net> wrote in message
news:3c9799bf at server1.Activeworlds.com...
Hello again boys and girls... guess what, E N Z O actually wrote back this
time! Well, isn't that a first!
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Here's what he had to say:
Hi Daniel,
While I am sorry to hear that you feel that JP and I are incompetent and
"have done more damage to AW than anyone ever has before", (*wondering
where
YOU were when Worlds was shutting it down*) I can agree with your feelings
about AW.
I am unsure as to where this rumor about AW started but please be assured
that it is untrue.
Don't believe everything you hear either about me or AW,
Rick Noll
CEO
Activeworlds Corp.
(978) 499 0222
Well, it is a relief to hear that, and I sure hope he's letting the truth,
but I really don't know what to think, seeing as they have LIED, LIED, and
LIED again so many times in the past. And I STILL stand by my opinion of
their incompetence and of their damage to AW. If they actually do go through
with the "rumor" after stating this is would be even worse than anything
they have done before. Now all we can really do is sit and wait until the
next time AW management decides they want to rape the citizens up AW up the
ass.
Oh, and by the way, Mr. Noll, if I'm not mistaken I WAS there when world
was shutting it down and I recall news that there was a competing bid (I
think it was Protag and Da5id), so much for you being the "saviors" of AW
you'd like to make yourself out to be.
I think I'll give him a call one of these days to clarify why I shouldn't
believe what I hear about him.
Tell me what you guys think....
subDelta
Mar 21, 2002, 8:16pm
thats still bad becuase people who have renewed since whenever aw started
the fees...if they expired now all their builds would be deleted too even if
they are 10 year old builds
[View Quote]"mauz" <mauz at my.activeworlds.com> wrote in message
news:3c9a59d3$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> "binarybud" <lmauk at traverse.net> wrote in message
news:3c9a3f83$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
he did state in that
signups.....
>
> Cryonics said that the deletion rule "only applies to existing and new
users",
> whereas the citizenships that have expired before this year wouldn't be
affected,
> because they couldn't have known that their buildings could be lost if
they left AW
> (pretty considerate from their part I think).
>
> However, that was back in February, so since E N Z O now said otherwise,
> I thought that they had reconsidered.
>
> --
> Mauz
> http://mauz.info
>
>
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