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May 29, 2003, 5:25am

Hi everyone:

[View Quote] Same with me. Sometimes it lags a little, but then too, so does my ISP's
USENET server when I read news from there.

Patrick

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May 29, 2003, 5:34am

Hi everyone:

[View Quote] This can often be caused by normal net lag too.

Patrick

Aug 25, 2003, 12:12am

Hi everyone:

this idea has been swirling in my head for the last several weeks. What if
we had the ability to teleport from one UNIVERSE to another. Here's how it
would work....

We know that if you click on the TELEPORT pull dowqn menu, it gives you a
dialog box asking you what world and the coords. you want to teleport to,
right?? Of course. MY idea would be to add a UNIVERSE field in that dialog
box. In other words, let's say I wanted to teleport from my location on
AlphaWorld in the AW Universe to a world on OuterWorlds. I would enter
something like the following information....

INIVERSE: owuniv
WORLD: owgate
COORDS: 0N OE

Using my present location on alphaWorld as an example, this information
would take me from 4925N 176E on AlphaWorld in the AW Universe to the Ground
Zero area of OWGate on the OuterWorlds Universe ALL WITHOUT SWITCHING
BROWSERS!!!!

Pretty cool, eh???

Comments anyone??

Cheers for now :-)

PC Hamster
Mayor - City Of Hamsterville
Hamster Ground Zero Area - AW 5000N 272E
NEW WEBSITE - http://hamsterville.tripod.com/
pchamster at comcast.net
Denver, Colorado (my REAL city :-))


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Aug 25, 2003, 1:43am

Hi everyone:

[View Quote] But they could put each universe in sub-directories when it comes to things
like the cache. contact list, etc. They could start by doing that. :-)

Patrick


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Dec 3, 2003, 1:57pm

Hi everyone:

[View Quote] Do you mean as in a list of people for IO to let automatically join you no
matter what and another list which must wait to have their join request
honored (as is the case now) or do you have something else?

The former *would* be a nice option to have....... :-)

How 'bout it AWI..... :-)

Cheers for now & Happy Holidays :-)

PC Hamster
Mayor - City Of Hamsterville
Hamster Ground Zero Area - AW 5000N 272E
NEW WEBSITE - http://hamsterville.tripod.com/
pchamster at comcast.net
Denver, Colorado (my REAL city :-))


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Mar 25, 2004, 1:37am

Hi everyone:

I'm sure this message had a purpose back in the day, but the "This Area Is
Too Crowded" error message from Building Inspector has outlived its
usefulness IMO.

Not only that, but it also hinders a builder's ability to be CRAFTY both
inside AND outside of their build. One doesn't need to go any further than
the immediate area surrounding AlphaWorld to see the SKELETON structures of
(now) run-down ghetto-looking buildings to see what I mean. Another example
of this is in Yeti City, which has HUGE buildings WITH NO FLOORS (let alone
anything else!) AT ALL in many cases.

PLEASE......PLEASE.....PLEASE AWI....._GET RID_ of the "This Area Is Too
Full" message in Building Inspector so that we can MAKE USE of some of that
furniture Lara GENEROUSLY put in her object yard (and do so on more than one
or two floors).

Just my opinion....

Cheers for now :-)

PC Hamster
Mayor - City Of Hamsterville
Hamster Ground Zero Area - AW 5000N 272E
NEW WEBSITE - http://hamsterville.tripod.com/
pchamster at comcast.net
Denver, Colorado (my REAL city :-))


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May 18, 2004, 8:37pm

Hi everyone:

[View Quote] Just add news.andras.net into your newsreader. Connection is standard for
all open access public news servers. Once there, just use your newsreader's
download newsgroups option to find Andras' AWTeen NG. :-)

> I know about 3.5, etc. I still prefer 3.3 which has no water, cpu
throttles,
> toolbar, etc.

I don't like the interface that 3.5 has either. I liked the ability to have
the contacts, teleports, and telegrams tabs off to the side like 3.3 and 3.4
did as opposed to having to open a popup window just to answer or send a
telegram.

Perhaps AWI could make this an OPTION in 3.6 when it's released?

And what is with having all those STUPID looking icons for the toolbar?
They're too big. Make 'em smaller.

I'm cross-posting this over to wishlist to ensure appropriate feedback and
exposure.

Aside from those things, I really can't complain about 3.5. I kinda like it
despite the aforementioned nuances. :-)

Hope this helps. :-)

Cheers for now :-)

PC Hamster
Mayor - City Of Hamsterville
pchamster at comcast.net
Denver, Colorado (my REAL city :-))
http://hamsterville.tripod.com/

Jun 13, 2004, 2:04pm

Hi everyone:

[View Quote] I guess there's not much point in building a hospital with all the rooms and
stuff that a hospital has huh?

> Why wouldn't this work?

I probably would work if they upgraded the renderware engine. :-)

Cheers for now :-)

PC Hamster
Mayor - City Of Hamsterville
pchamster at comcast.net
Denver, Colorado (my REAL city :-))
http://hamsterville.tripod.com/
>
>

Jun 15, 2004, 6:41am

Hi everyone:

[View Quote] Still though...How long has it been since they upgraded the engine? Might
help in improving the quality of the overall scene (especially in places
like AlphaWorld)..

Just a thought :-)

Jun 15, 2004, 8:46pm

Hi everyone:

[View Quote] But at least it would probably help to increase the cell limit, wouldn't it?
I would think it would...

Jun 13, 2004, 2:11pm

Hi everyone:

[View Quote] And make sure to make it a FRESH CLEAN install and NOT just an upgrade on
top of WinME.

Ever since I had to replace my HD and did a fresh clean install of XP on my
computer, it fixed MANY bugs and issues in many areas (including, to some
extent, AW). :-)

Cheers for now :-)

PC Hamster
Mayor - City Of Hamsterville
pchamster at comcast.net
Denver, Colorado (my REAL city :-))
http://hamsterville.tripod.com/

Sep 8, 2004, 9:30pm

Hi everyone:

[View Quote] Live365 has something like this. Only they have a Rewards Program as well.
To check 'em out, click on the appropriate URL below...

Live365 Affiliate Program - http://www.live365.com/affiliate/index.html

Live365 Rewards Program - http://www.live365.com/broadcast/rewards/

> The AW newsletter tries to make money using affiliate programs (go to
> http://www.activeworlds.com/newsletter/0704/ and look at the ads on the
> lower left).

Those are the ads from Goggle. I sure hope AWI doesn't really expect those
to be a gold mine.....

> Why doesn't AWI have their own affiliate program? Really, why don't
> they?

Care to explain this one ENZO???

> They are missing out on a boatload of money.

Let's be realistic here. A boatload would be stretching it.

BUT....

> What do current citizens get out of it? Well, they would be able to get
> their own special link or code and anytime they'd refer someone to AWI's
> Web site, they could make money -- either a one-time payment or a
> recurring (monthly) payment. So if you got someone to sign up under your
> affiliate link, you may earn $2.00 USD per month for every citizen you
> sign up (until that citizen cancels or doesn't renew).
>
> For example, let's say I tell my friend about AW. I give him a link such
> as http://www.activeworlds.com/affil.cgi?212482 or
> http://affil.activeworlds.com/?builderz and my friend clicks on the
> link. It redirects them to the main AWI site, but uses a cookie or some
> other identifier so AWI knows I sent them there.

At Hamsterville's new Ground Zero, I posted a pair of converted images (one
is a banner) that were GIFs and
put my special URL in the activate URL field in order to advertise my radio
station on Live365. Unless Live365 starts to say something, I plan to do
this ALL OVER TOWN in places where I can. This way it'd be VERY HARD to
miss my station while In Hamsterville. :-)

I may also use the station to start my own show that promotes and is
somewhat geared towards ActiveWorlds, but that's for another newsgroup (once
I work out the logistics of it, of course :-)). Been thinking about it for
quite sometime now....

> If my friend decides to buy a citizenship, world, 3D Homepage, universe,
> etc. (or download the AW browser and register as a cit) -- I'd get a cut
> or percentage of the price. Not only does AWI make money, but I make
> money for helping close the sale. AWI makes money, AWI didn't have to pay
> any advertising costs to acquire a new customer, AWI's userbase is
> increased (if buying a cit), and I make some money for helping AWI. It is
> a win-win situation.

Accumulate enough credit and you'd have your cit renewed WITHOUT having to
do a thing OR seeing the $$$ debited from your credit card. :-)

> People could put banners, graphics, or text links on their Web site, post
> to forums, write reviews, etc. to get the word out -- all they need is
> their special affiliate link. To be honest, I was thinking of starting my
> own affiliate program up with 3D Host, so if someone referred an
> interested prospect to the 3D Host site and they bought some hosting, that
> person would get a cut and I'd get a customer without having to advertise.

Add pict objects to your list Builderz. Those are just as effective as any
banner dude. :-)

Cheers for now everyone :-)

PC Hamster
Mayor - City Of Hamsterville
pchamster at comcast.net
Denver, Colorado (my REAL city :-))
http://hamsterville.tripod.com/
HAMSTERVILLE GROUND ZERO - AW 5029N 500E (NEW COORDINATES!!!)

Sep 8, 2004, 10:28pm

Hi everyone:

[View Quote] 200m MAX. dude. The MINUMUM distance is (I believe!) 20m. I say this
because you can't see ANYONE OR ANYTHING at AlphaWorld GZ if you're 21m away
in all directions.

I could be wrong on this though :-)

Cheers for now everyone :-)

PC Hamster
Mayor - City Of Hamsterville
pchamster at comcast.net
Denver, Colorado (my REAL city :-))
http://hamsterville.tripod.com/
HAMSTERVILLE GROUND ZERO - AW 5029N 500E (NEW COORDINATES!!!)

Sep 9, 2004, 12:33am

Hi everyone:

[View Quote] If ya want loneliness, go North from AW GZ about 30 miles (roughly 5000
meters). Then go East about another 10 miles (roughly 250 meters). If
you're lucky, you just might see me building - IN HAMSTERVILLE. :-)

WELCOME. :-)

PLENTY of space to build a house or whatnot. GREAT cure for boredom. Plus
(if I'm NOT around), YOU WILL BE ALL ALONE.

There are towns that are MUCH closer, but you get the idea.

> The tools are there to your disposal, you just have to change options
> around if you want to be a hermit.

I make it simple. If I don't want to hear from someone, I block EVERYTHING
(telegrams, join requests, invitations, etc....etc....etc.). This way, if I
see anything at all, it'll be their avatar with no name above it (saw this
with KoL the other night while I was building a highway. He didn't say a
word. He just went down my new highway as I built it. Didn't really think
much of it).

> By the way, I think everyone who tries to be a hermit in an online program
> with hundreds of users to be "DUMB!"

This is, however, a matter of opinion. :-)

Cheers for now :-)

PC Hamster
Mayor - City Of Hamsterville
pchamster at comcast.net
Denver, Colorado (my REAL city :-))
http://hamsterville.tripod.com/
HAMSTERVILLE GROUND ZERO - AW 5029N 500E (NEW COORDINATES!!!).

Sep 9, 2004, 12:55am

Hi everyone:

[View Quote] I've been known to chat (albeit via telegram) while racing down the highway
going from one town to another or simply while EXPLORING (Speaking of
exploring....Does ANYBODY do this on AlphaWorld anymore?).

> People who like to spend some of their online time building quietly
without announcing they are online at the moment are not necessarily people
who don't like other people, or who are trying to be hermits. Many people
simply don't like to offend others by making it obvious (via the yellow
question mark) that they have not added everyone to their contacts list.<

This fits me to a T Lara. :-)

Although I don't hide my online status simply out of fear of offending
someone, I usually don't mind if they drop by for a chat or send me a
telegram. Though if they're being a pest, I'll either ignore them or I'll
tell them outright to stop. If they don't, they're not only put on my
contacts list, but they're also SH*TLISTED as I mentioned in my last post.
If that means having a sh*tlist too, then so be it (mine isn't very long
anyway, not that I would *like* to add someone, mind you :-)).

There are only a small handful of times I don't like to be bothered.
Yesterday was one such time (Seiya Faye can attest to this). I told SF that
I was on my way to Clearfield to see some of the stuff Mr. E had been raving
about, but she wanted me to stop & chat (As most of you know, I like to
travel by road :-)). I told her I didn't want to chat right then & why.
She understood, although she did invite me to join her and her friends. I
declined. End of story.

She wasn't sh*tlisted. I just simply ended the conversation. She went back
to whatever she was doing before.

Long and short of it is this. Not everyone who likes to chat does so at GZ.
Afterall, why even have a GZ area if no one is going to move away from there
and go to other parts of the world?

Something to think about... :-)

Cheers for now everyone :-)

PC Hamster
Mayor - City Of Hamsterville
pchamster at comcast.net
Denver, Colorado (my REAL city :-))
http://hamsterville.tripod.com/
HAMSTERVILLE GROUND ZERO - AW 5029N 500E (NEW COORDINATES!!!)

Sep 9, 2004, 1:01am

Hi everyone:

[View Quote] I see the same thing LNH does Lara. JFYI. :-)

Cheers for now everyone :-)

PC

Oct 20, 2004, 5:50am

Hi everyone:

[View Quote] Umm....Shouldn't the above read.....

ROCKFORD TOWNSHIP, AW (VPA)

VPA would stand for Virtual Press Alliance.

Just a thought :-)

Cheers for now :-)

PC Hamster
Mayor - City Of Hamsterville
pchamster at comcast.net
Denver, Colorado (my REAL city :-))
http://hamsterville.tripod.com/
HAMSTERVILLE GROUND ZERO - AW 5029N 500E (NEW COORDINATES!!!)

Oct 20, 2004, 5:08am

Hi everyone:

[View Quote] I believe Christian did something similar for a show on FBSTV during a tour
of Broadway World. He used the roof of the Athlete's Foot building while
showing how tall the building were there before he JUMPED OFF the roof. :-)
*LOL!*

If that'd been RL, he'd have been DEAD as his corpse would've been a
decoration on the street to be removed by the coroner. :-} *Devilish
Grin!*

Anyhow...Is THAT what you were talking about John?

Cheers for now everyone :-)

PC Hamster
Mayor - City Of Hamsterville
pchamster at comcast.net
Denver, Colorado (my REAL city :-))
http://hamsterville.tripod.com/
HAMSTERVILLE GROUND ZERO - AW 5029N 500E (NEW COORDINATES!!!)

Oct 20, 2004, 5:12am

Hi everyone:

[View Quote] A better question would be why AWI doesn't store a backup of your contacts
list & teleports online along with certain other info.?

Would be nice if they could do this as something like this would DEFINATELY
come in handy in the event one needs to re-install AW after a reformat or
after replacing a Hard Drive. :-)

Thoughts anyone?

Cheers for now :-)

PC Hamster
Mayor - City Of Hamsterville
pchamster at comcast.net
Denver, Colorado (my REAL city :-))
http://hamsterville.tripod.com/
HAMSTERVILLE GROUND ZERO - AW 5029N 500E (NEW COORDINATES!!!)

Oct 20, 2004, 5:15am

Hi everyone:

[View Quote] You forgot the FBI. :-)

Cheers for now :-)

PC

Oct 20, 2004, 8:11pm

Hi everyone:

[View Quote] Ohh....Well in case, I think if they're gonna store the contacts list, they
may as well store the teleports list too. Don't really see any reason why
not.

Thoughts anyone?

Cheers for now :-)

PC Hamster
Mayor - City Of Hamsterville
pchamster at comcast.net
Denver, Colorado (my REAL city :-))
http://hamsterville.tripod.com/
HAMSTERVILLE GROUND ZERO - AW 5029N 500E (NEW COORDINATES!!!)

Oct 20, 2004, 5:19am

Hi everyone:

[View Quote] You moved YOUR HOUSE????

Why do I not wanna know how you managed to accomplish this? :-) *LOL!*

Cheers for now :-)

PC Hamster
Mayor - City Of Hamsterville
pchamster at comcast.net
Denver, Colorado (my REAL city :-))
http://hamsterville.tripod.com/
HAMSTERVILLE GROUND ZERO - AW 5029N 500E (NEW COORDINATES!!!)

Oct 20, 2004, 5:28am

Hi everyone:

[View Quote] We don't need anymore tabs (there's enough as it is). But placing contacts
in a folder in tiers (the first tier being people you like the most, the
second tier being people you'll sometimes chat with and so on with the final
tier being people you want nothing whatsoever to do with) would be a COOL &
NIFTY idea IMO. :-)

Thoughts anyone? :-)

Cheers for now :-)

PC Hamster
Mayor - City Of Hamsterville
pchamster at comcast.net
Denver, Colorado (my REAL city :-))
http://hamsterville.tripod.com/
HAMSTERVILLE GROUND ZERO - AW 5029N 500E (NEW COORDINATES!!!)

Oct 9, 2004, 7:49pm

Hi everyone:

I have a suggestion that I think is LONG overdue.

Since Tourist builds can be either duplicated by a cit simply by taking over
the land or outright deleted, does it really make much sense to have Cit.
No. <0> on BI's list of Protectable Property which can't be enchroached on?
If not, why have BI protect Tourist builds by treating them as though they
were cit builds?

I ask this because I'm in the process of duplicating such a build using the
very land it sits on (thus PRESERVING it) which will be my house (To keep
vandals away, I won't say where it is) and I'm having to fight BI almost
literally tooth & nail to get the job done.

Tourist builds were NEVER meant to be protected, yet BI is doing just that.
If Tourist builds are being treated this way, then why should NAC builds be
treated any differently?

I mean isn't the name <NOT A CITIZEN> *really* the same thing as <Tourist>
??? Be honest.

Just something to think about :-)

Cheers for now :-)

PC Hamster
Mayor - City Of Hamsterville
pchamster at comcast.net
Denver, Colorado (my REAL city :-))
http://hamsterville.tripod.com/
HAMSTERVILLE GROUND ZERO - AW 5029N 500E (NEW COORDINATES!!!)

Oct 20, 2004, 4:43am

Hi everyone:

[View Quote] Isn't there like a 21 object limit? If so, it would be difficult (if not
utterly impossible) to duplicate a fully furnished house (or even a
partially furnished one for that matter) originally built by a tourist, to
call your own.

Not to mention you also have to first remove any land cover there may be in
the direction you want to move the property (which is no big deal).
Otherwise you end up with a partially moved build (if that).

Such was the case with my house at 5089N 1000E. It was a toruist build with
LOADS of furniture and other interior objects as well as a swimming pool and
patio. I spent the better part of an entire weekend duplicating EACH &
EVERY object as well as adding some of my own stuff :-) (A bot could've
probably done it in minutes, but I like to "get my hands dirty" :-)).

> Registry works a slightly different way:
> Each time you try to add an object, it checks if the surrounding (within
> the 9 surrounding cells) objects' fingerprint is touching the newly added
> object.
> If any of them does - it has to belong to the same owner otherwise it
> complains about encroachment. If the owner is the same, the build is
> successful.
> Tourists are owners too in this system.
>
> In other words - objects are not registered but the actual collision is
> checked based on the registry file, which holds the enclosing box sizes.
> To keep it simple and fast, the objects' fingerprint is a rectangle only
> and the server only checks the neighboring cells (which is a big problem
> if your object's size exceeds that potential area or it is not centered).
> Of course this method doesn't check the move and rotate actions for
> encroaching - this is why you can have naughty vandalizing in AW world :(

However, there HAS to be a way in which BI could be configured whereas ANY
object created by Cit. No. 0 can be enchroached upon, isn't there? That
goes to the crux of the point I'm trying to make here. :-)

Cheers for now :-)

PC Hamster
Mayor - City Of Hamsterville
pchamster at comcast.net
Denver, Colorado (my REAL city :-))
http://hamsterville.tripod.com/
HAMSTERVILLE GROUND ZERO - AW 5029N 500E (NEW COORDINATES!!!)

P.S.: As per Rossyboy's comments - NAC Builds should be turned over to the
AWHS for ID and preservation (unless that cit returns) or otherwise they
should be considered the same as tourist builds IMO. :-)

Oct 21, 2004, 5:12am

Hi everyone:

[View Quote] Copying chunks is pretty much what I did. Room by room. I made sure I had
one piece of each piece of land cover and roofing used by the tourist that
could be duplicated. The walls were done one at a time (This is what took
the longest and was the hardest and MOST frustrating part, especially in
areas where the street on the OTHER side of some of the land cover was NOT
mine).

The furniture was done in chunks, depending on the number of items in a
particular area and what the items were. (It also depended on whether or
not I wanted to keep it).

The outside was rather easy. The swimming pool, front yard patio, and
flower bed were no sweat at all. The fencing was a little testy, but was
quickly mastered once I had a system going. :-)

Of course, as you can probably imagine, I've added a few things since the
completion of my house. Feel free to stop by and take a look at it. It's
at AW 5089N 1000E. Look for the one with the sign that says "PC Hamster's
Place" in front. Do note I may be "asleep" on the couch. If this turns out
to be the case, PLEASE DO NOT DISTURB but do feel free to have a look
around. :-)

Oct 22, 2004, 2:06am

Hi everyone:

[View Quote] Thanks. Coming from you, that means a lot. :-)

That said though, you're right. It IS better than the original tourist
build (mostly because it's better furnished?). But at least I got rid of
those signs saying PLEASE DON'T DELETE MY HOUSE that were out front (yes,
the idiot who built it originally DID put signs with those words on them).

Whoever built it orginally is DAMNED LUCKY some bot or care-free cit didn't
come along and delete it. If they did, I would've just found someplace else
to build my house. :-)

Cheers for now :-)

PC Hamster
Mayor - City Of Hamsterville
pchamster at comcast.net
Denver, Colorado (my REAL city :-))
http://hamsterville.tripod.com/
HAMSTERVILLE GROUND ZERO - AW 5029N 500E (NEW COORDINATES!!!)

Oct 20, 2004, 4:48am

Hi everyone:

[View Quote] Wouldn't even have to that much. Just simply moving the mouse pointer or
tapping the keyboard while ActiveWorlds is the active window would suffice.

Cheers for now :-)

PC Hamster
Mayor - City Of Hamsterville
pchamster at comcast.net
Denver, Colorado (my REAL city :-))
http://hamsterville.tripod.com/
HAMSTERVILLE GROUND ZERO - AW 5029N 500E (NEW COORDINATES!!!)

Oct 21, 2004, 10:05pm

Hi everyone:

Name THE ONE object that can be put into your pocket, but it's NOWHERE to be
found in ANY object yard. I'll give you a hint - IT RINGS.

Give up?

Answer - A TELEPHONE.

Telephones are EVERYWHERE (including our pockets!), but FOR THE LIFE OF ME,
I can't seem to find any in ANY object yard (Not even the JPG yards).

I know of custom made ones which are used on Broadway World (A scant few
places on AlphaWorld use similar objects), but those are all PAY PHONES.

What *I'm* looking for are telephones (or objects that can be used to create
a picture of one) that can be placed on on a desk, table or other suitable
object in a home (such as mine) or at a Receptionists desk in an office
building (I'm on the brink of completing such a structure as I type this).

Any ideas as to where I might start to find such an object (or line
thereof)???

Cheers for now :-)

PC Hamster
Mayor - City Of Hamsterville
pchamster at comcast.net
Denver, Colorado (my REAL city :-))
http://hamsterville.tripod.com/
HAMSTERVILLE GROUND ZERO - AW 5029N 500E (NEW COORDINATES!!!)

Oct 22, 2004, 3:20am

Hi everyone:

[View Quote] REALLY???

I'll try it. :-)

PC

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