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ryan // User Search
ryan // User Search
Nov 30, 2003, 2:14am
I don't understand the full extent of what your problem with AW is (and
I do not want to hear it either) but you have made even me angry -- and
I usually do not respond to flames, etc. on these newsgroups.
I think perhaps some time away from AW will do you some good. I think if
AW's community makes you that angry then you would do better to leave
then to cause more problems with all of your postings.
Sometimes, people do need a break from AW. I have taken several breaks
myself. But nobody needs to resort to attacking others on these
newsgroups - however now it seems you are openly attacking EVERYONE.
I do not wish to get involved in a long meaningless debate - AW is only
a hobby - so you will not hear from me again. But please, for your own
sake, take your anger and turn it into something productive in RL.
Best of luck,
Ryan
Nov 30, 2003, 7:09pm
A!!CT was going to expire anyway. I recommend building in Alphaworld -
you can be assured that as long as AW is running Alphaworld will be up.
Ryan
[View Quote]kimdelee wrote:
> EVery important cit or someone that has SP can't get in. <Mayor Taz and M A
> T T have taken over....The world builds are all gone, what can we do?
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Nov 30, 2003, 7:35pm
Well we can't really do much ... can we? If I had universe privileges
it'd be different but I'm afraid I'm not an AWI employee...
Ryan
[View Quote]kimdelee wrote:
> I know, but thats no reason to let these asses run rampid until they get
> bored with this project and go do it to someone else
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> "r i c h a r d" <richard.lazenby1 at ntlworld.com> wrote in message
> news:3fca614f at server1.Activeworlds.com...
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Dec 7, 2003, 1:21am
It was an unusually warm winter.
Ryan
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> I wonder why they didn't do it last year :P
Dec 7, 2003, 1:00am
I couldn't let AWNewbie be mucked up like that lol
We've set up a christmas theme and stuff ..kinda nice :)
Ryan
Dec 7, 2003, 1:14am
AWGames was around when I first became a citizen..I remember it was one
of my favorite destinations ..glad to hear it's being revived :)
Ryan
[View Quote]
> Please join us for the grand reopening of AWGames, the popular world which
> launched gaming in AW and won 4 Cy Awards in the process.
>
> The event will feature:
> * Debut of our brand new world design
> * Debut of brand new games to add to our extensive collection
> * Game Tournament (TBA at opening)
> * Fun for all
>
> It will be held on Saturday, December 13th at 8 PM VRT in AWGames world.
>
> Games include:
> -Soccer
> -Checkers
> -Chess
> -Bingo
> -Bowling
> -Trivia
> -Othello/Reversi
> -CyPac/PacMan
> -WarShip/BattleShip
> -*Others which will be revealed at the reopening*
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> We'll look forward to seeing you there!
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> To contact us or organize an event, telegram Ima Genius.
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Dec 8, 2003, 2:25am
No keep it the way it is - I don't want to have to redo AWNewbie all
over again!
Ryan (frantic world caretaker)
[View Quote]rossyboy wrote:
> Changing AlphaWorld's ground is nice. But forcing a change on all
> worlds, especially when you don't do it right...
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Dec 17, 2003, 2:38am
It is rather sad that you must have a problem with all Gatekeepers, or
any Gatekeeper, and hold a grudge to the point where you feel the need
to disrupt things in order to make a point.
Hopefully in the future you will not repeat this mistake. Nobody, in any
world, deserves to have to sit there and listen while someone comes in
and just spouts off complaints.
Ryan
Dec 19, 2003, 1:16am
AWNewbie will be participating in the Hunt as well :)
Go tourists! lol
Ryan
[View Quote]onesummer wrote:
> BluPearl World will be participating in the Multi World Present Hunt! Good
> luck to everyone that will be attending!
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Dec 30, 2003, 7:30pm
The first time I saw Matt in AWSchool his IP address was from Pikeville,
KY. This has remained consistant when Matt does not use a proxy to
connect :)
Ryan
[View Quote]andras wrote:
> johnf wrote:
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> He was just lucky - such a kid is not able to pull any tricks :) he
> actually lives is Pikeville, Kentucky. I'll post more details later :)
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Jan 14, 2004, 8:49pm
As Matt has deeply hurt everyone in AWNewbie I intend to resend all of
our information on him to you immediately. Way to go!
Ryan
[View Quote]e n z o wrote:
> Massachusetts's law officials have informed Activeworlds Inc. that the
> alleged father of "M A T T" has been served by the District Attorney in
> Kentucky with a subpoena to appear before a Grand Jury on Thursday January
> 14th regarding the charges against his son's activities in Activeworlds.
> Currently there are many claims against M A T T, including but not limited
> to, credit card fraud, hacking, theft and various postal mail violations.
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> As many of you have lodged complaints against M A T T and many have recently
> been attacked by him please resend all complaints or post new complaints to
> ABUSE at ACTIVEWORLDS.COM Please include "ABUSE BY M A T T" in the subject
> line. Also, if you feel your complaint is about criminal activity or has
> resulted in monetary loss please include details or amounts. If you wish to
> file your own charges and need the contact info for the investigators or
> even M A T T please include this in your email.
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> This is the first part of an ongoing investigation regarding M A T T and his
> friends. If you are reading this and have been helping M A T T please be
> aware that you are likely already a part of this investigation. If this is
> the case it might get VERY expensive very quickly. Even if you are "just
> friends" with people like this we have probably already given your name to
> law enforcement agencies. Just to appear in court as a subpoenaed witness
> will cost you.
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> Activeworlds, Inc. will not tolerate any criminal activity or abuse of our
> clients if it is in our power to stop it. Activeworlds, Inc. will be
> pressing charges against any people involved. We will continue to assist
> investigators to locate anyone involved in this case or any others. If the
> individuals are minors these charges are filed against their parents who are
> never very happy to go before a Grand Jury to start their Thursday.
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> To all those who have helped in the investigation thank you.
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> Rick Noll
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> Activeworlds, Inc
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Jan 17, 2004, 1:26am
I am too. I hope AWI will keep us up-to-date on this as justice is
(hopefully) served.
Ryan
[View Quote]codewarrior wrote:
> Thanks for explaining the process. I had no idea if the docket listed
> everything that was going on but I do see that is says "JURY TRIAL"
> there. I'm not interested in anyones names really, but I am certainly
> interested in monitoring the outcome of any legal processes.
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Jan 21, 2004, 10:39am
Infinity + 1 = infinity
infinity + 932.53 = infinity
infinity * 62 = infinity
infinity - 100000 = infinity
infinity / 5 = infinity
Isn't that nifty? :)
Ryan
[View Quote]c p wrote:
> AS: Your obsessed with competition
> S: your more obsessed
> AS: fine I am more obsessed
> S" no im more obsessed
> AS: NU UH DOO DOO HEAD IM MORE OBSESSED
> S: nu uh times infinity!
> AS: nu uh times infinity and one
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Jan 22, 2004, 8:49pm
Please add me to the "do not spam" list...I am sick of seeing these
AWRadio ads over and over.
Ryan
[View Quote]1st wrote:
> DITTO sort of like watching a rerun over and over.I don't know witch is
> worse that message or people typing song lyrics at GZ ( yawn
> "elyk" <kfoerst at sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
> news:40103bfe$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
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Jan 27, 2004, 11:06pm
At first I wanted the ability to put the tabs back in it's old place
however I was able to quickly adapt to the new configuration and I've
found it useful to move the tabs around according to whatever mood I'm
in :)
Ryan
Jan 29, 2004, 11:06am
I've had people come into AWNewbie and started spamming the same message
over and over, then treat me very rudely when I've asked them to stop.
Just FYI - spamming is not appreciated at all in AWNewbie .. I don't
care if you're bringing salvation to the masses or trying to get people
to come to your world .. there are other ways to advertise that I've
made possible in AWNewbie.
Just thought I ought to say that :)
Ryan
Feb 24, 2004, 3:42pm
Why are you referring to yourself in third person?
Ryan
Casual Observer
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> pfft elyk why don't you go work on awu instead of pestering brock....
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Feb 24, 2004, 3:41pm
Respectfully, who are we to criticize AWI's business policy? They alone
know just how effective their policies are as they are the ones who have
to keep track of the dollar signs. I think we as a whole would like to
see tourists be more apart of the community, but this might not make
business sense. I would like to see tourist building in AlphaWorld again
but I don't know exactly what effect it would have on AW's ability to
remain as a profitable business...
In my opinion AW's pricing structure is much better than its competitors
which I have visited. Because I registered as a citizen after building
in AlphaWorld, I think that incentive to register might be enhanced by
AlphaWorld building but I'm not quite sure it would make too much of a
difference. I think most tourists simply are kids and can't afford to
register a cit, and AlphaWorld building won't change that either way.
Ryan
Amateur Entrepreneur :)
[View Quote]
> I am posting this in the community group because this is more than just a
> wish, it is something that would affect the community.
> One worry that AWI seems to have about enabling tourist building in
> alphaworld is how rapidly the disk space will increase, and how much load it
> would put on their servers. One idea could be a tourist build restriction
> radius, Say, tourists can build anywhere withen 20,000 coord distance from
> gz. It would allow tourists to build in alphaworld if they want, without
> making it easy for them to build there by accident in the first open space
> they come across, and without bringing back quite the volume of tourist
> building they had before removing tourist build privs. It could also reduce
> the load on the server, and greatly increase publicity for alphaworld by
> word of mouth, as tourists would be wanting to show other tourists their
> builds/towns.
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Feb 25, 2004, 10:37pm
Sorry Fer & Ross, but I'm not up to debating on the NGs ... if you wanna
start a posting in the SW city forums I'd be glad to continue discussion.
Ryan
[View Quote]ryan wrote:
> Respectfully, who are we to criticize AWI's business policy? They alone
> know just how effective their policies are as they are the ones who have
> to keep track of the dollar signs. I think we as a whole would like to
> see tourists be more apart of the community, but this might not make
> business sense. I would like to see tourist building in AlphaWorld again
> but I don't know exactly what effect it would have on AW's ability to
> remain as a profitable business...
>
> In my opinion AW's pricing structure is much better than its competitors
> which I have visited. Because I registered as a citizen after building
> in AlphaWorld, I think that incentive to register might be enhanced by
> AlphaWorld building but I'm not quite sure it would make too much of a
> difference. I think most tourists simply are kids and can't afford to
> register a cit, and AlphaWorld building won't change that either way.
>
> Ryan
> Amateur Entrepreneur :)
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> ferruccio wrote:
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Feb 25, 2004, 10:34pm
Seeing how this is targeted towards tourists I'd like to say that I've
added an advertisement board at AWNewbie GZ ... advertisements will be
added there on a first-come, first-serve basis. Sorry, but I don't
really feel like going arounding hunting for ads to put up :) However
I'll put the AWE ad on the list if you'd like?
Ryan
[View Quote]maki wrote:
> Active Worlds Experience is a new program hosted by AWNews offering one
> tourist per month to experience all of the features of Active Worlds through
> a thirty day citizenship they can have easily transferred into a full year
> account.
>
> Please help promote the Active Worlds Experience program in your world by
> using the ad http://awnews.org/ad/awe.jpg (about 25kb), pointing to
> http://awnews.org/AWE/. Thanks!
>
> Maki Kato
> http://awnews.org
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Feb 26, 2004, 8:27pm
As a general rule, I don't open any attachments I didn't ask for. I
haven't been infected with a virus yet though my anti-virus has busted
quite a few viruses that were in incoming emails.
Ryan
Feb 28, 2004, 3:47pm
Hi,
It has come to my attention that one of the viruses out there (the
W32.Netsky.B at mm virus) has picked up my email address at awnewbie.com
and has sent mail from other people's systems falsely using my address.
I have received a few bounced emails this way.
I have received 7 e-mails infected with this particular virus in my
mailbox, none of those attempts made it through.
If you receive a message from ryan at awnewbie dot com containing a
virus, please understand that it is not from me. Thank you :)
Ryan
Mar 6, 2004, 8:54pm
That's a suggestion I've made before ..there are possibilities for new
classes I think.
Ryan
Citizen #323279
[View Quote]alphabit phalpha wrote:
> Hey Elyk:)
>
> Here's an idea.....have an open house where folks experianced in these
> fields can all congregate and meet the current instructors. Sometimes
> something like that can spur recruitment.
> Also, it might be fun to have a monthly "learning event" where people are
> invited to come chat and meet people or ask questions?
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> "elyk" <kfoerst at sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
> news:40497a8c at server1.Activeworlds.com...
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Mar 10, 2004, 9:31pm
These are really good, would it be okay if I put these on a webpage (and
giving you credit, of course)? :)
Ryan
Citizen #323279
[View Quote]ciena wrote:
> TIPS FOR YOUR PROTECTION
>
>
> Hi everyone. Please read these tips, in case there is something here that
> you are not aware of. These are tips to help stop the spread of viruses and
> spam. Remember that you will not only be protecting yourself, but the
> people that you have in your address book.
>
> 1. PLEASE PUT ALL EMAIL ADDRESS IN THE BCC SECTION AND NOT THE "To:" or the
> "CC:" section. Using the Bcc: keeps all email addresses unknown to other
> mail recipients. Please keep in mind that when other people's email
> addresses are visible and accessible, they can easily be passed along from
> one forward to another, and may end up on someone's computer that could have
> a trojan (worm or virus) or spyware, and then these peoples addresses get
> collected and end up getting unwanted things sent to them. It's up to each
> individual to protect not only themself but any email friends.
>
> To use the BCC: if it is not activated yet in your email, go up to "VIEW"
> and click on "Show Bcc:", then that tab will appear in your email. Now you
> can use that and put as many names as you want in there, each person in the
> BCC will get the email, and it will not show any other names or addresses in
> the email. You will notice that when Bcc has been used, you may notice the
> words undisclosed recipients which is for the protection of each person
> emailed.
>
> 2. Refrain from using the greeting card sites and putting in friends and
> your own email addresses. If you want to send someone a birthday wish,
> etc., cut, copy and paste the card, etc., into an email. Please do not use
> their services by filling out the "send to" page. When you complete these
> pages with addresses, these sites are major spammers. They are usually
> affiliated with many other sites, and you will start to get spam from
> companies and web sites that you have never even visited. Believe me, I
> learned the hard way, and had to go shut down my email address, and get a
> new one. If it's a flash that you want to send, you can copy the flash file
> out of your temporary internet files folder (go to internet options, view
> files, then copy the file to your desktop).
>
> 3. FILE SHARING PROGRAMS LIKE KAZAA you should think very hard before
> using these programs. It's not just a decision, its a risk that if you are
> willing to take, you may have to deal with some consequences. I know many
> people that have received files that had viruses, files that were corrupt,
> etc. Even a corrupt file can cause havoc with your operating system.
> Remember that when you use these programs, you are downloading music and
> files from peoples computers. You don't know the person, and it may very
> well be someone who may not update their virus protection, they may not take
> care of their system period, and they may not even have virus protection
> period. You just don't know what you're getting. All it takes is one bad
> file to screw up your computer and cost you money trying to get it fixed.
>
> 4. Downloading Software for free: Keep in mind that when you normally have
> to pay for something, but you find it somewhere for free, you take your
> chances with these. There are many sites that you can obtain software from,
> and many times, there isn't a problem with any of it, other times, there is.
> I am just saying that you take your chances, so be careful. Personally, I
> have found that sites that contain any porn, you are best to stay away from
> them entirely. They tend to be full of viruses. When in doubt......do
> without.
>
> 5. When passing along an interesting email on to another, copy and paste
> the email into another,and remove all of the forward signs and forwarded
> addresses. Some people attach the email, and sometimes you have to open an
> attached email, then open another email, which personally, is not only a
> pain in the butt, but, it makes you weary if the attachment may contain any
> worms/viruses. Emails can leave your computer without one, and pick up a
> hitchhiker along the way. Personally, I do not open attached emails any
> more, so if it's something you want me to read or see, copy and paste the
> information into the main email. If I get an email, where the attachment is
> an envelope, I just delete it. You can make your own call on that one, I'm
> just telling you what I do.
>
> 6. Also as an added safety feature, even though Norton scans your email, if
> there are attachments, I find it best to save them, then scan them again.
>
> 7. Please check the addresses always of what you receive. Certain
> viruses/worms will mimic someone's address, but if you look close enough,
> you will see an error in the address, if it is coming from an unknown
> source. If you receive unexpected emails from what appears to be Microsoft,
> or any corporation like that, unless you were expecting it, don't open it.
> Some virus and worms that get emailed out will use popular names of
> companies in hopes that you will open them. Many times they even use your
> servers name.
>
> 8. There are a ton of hoaxes going around out there. These tend to come
> from spammers trying to get address lists. Please don't pass these along.
> You are only making the spammers methods of obtaining address lists more
> successful. There are several sites that you can check out whether its a
> hoax. When wanting to find this out, in your search engine, type part of
> the email. For example, the email regarding the baby needing the
> transplant, and stating that AOL will donate 5 cents for every email sent,
> well this is a hoax, and if you typed "......needing a transplant, aol etc.,
> you will get this turn up. Just be creative when doing your search and you
> will be successful. Put the main facts in the search engine. One hoax that
> I have seen more times than I could count, is regarding the budweiser frogs
> screensaver. This is also a hoax.
>
> 9. As for virus warnings, if you receive any from friends, check them out
> with Symantec or whichever virus protection site you trust and use. Hoaxes
> can be just as bad and annoying as an actual virus.
>
> 10. In addition to my Norton doing its daily scans, and live update, I do
> manual updates different times within each day. If it were to check in the
> morning, there just may be new definitions by that evening. I have seen
> that many times. It only takes a few seconds on high speed.
>
> 11. Make sure your windows operating system has all of its updates. Please
> check yourself manually in addition to its scheduled checks. Patches that
> are required can prevent you from being attacked.
>
> 12. In regards to some of the fun things you can install on your computer,
> be careful in the way that some of them cause conflicts with XP. You are
> suppose to try to avoid installing any unnecessary little things on your
> system.
>
> 13. THIS ONE IS IMPORTANT: STAY AWAY FROM GATOR AND THE BONZI BUDDY. Once
> you have these installed they are a bugger to remove. Even after
> uninstalling them, they leave behind files in the registry etc., that causes
> the program's spyware to reinstall itself if you visit any participating
> sponsors of these websites.
>
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Apr 10, 2004, 2:53am
It succeeded in its purpose. It got my attention and I actually backed
up my files! :D Good going AWI.
Ryan
Citizen #323279
[View Quote]r i c h a r d wrote:
> Anyone else read the warning?
>
> http://www.xeonsoft.co.uk/aw35.jpg
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> *Pets AW* there there..
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Apr 22, 2004, 10:34am
216 days 17 hours 25 minutes 4 seconds, according to citizen properties :)
Ryan
Citizen #323279
[View Quote]themask wrote:
> Mine is 188 days 7 hours 46 minutes as of 4/20/04 4:07:24am Eastern Time
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> TheMask
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> Free world hosting.. Just a T-Gram will do it.
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Apr 28, 2004, 10:11pm
I thought it was silly of them to raise the rating up to PG-13...
Ryan
Citizen #323279
[View Quote]ferruccio wrote:
> Many ignorant people don't understand why joining someone in Alpha World
> won't work, and they don't realize that it's because the world exceeds their
> maximum rating. Since Alpha World *is* the main world in Active Worlds, it
> would be logical that the default maximum rating in the browser upon
> installation should be set to "PG-13." That's the hard way, so I just
> suggest lowering Alpha World's rating back to PG. Do you agree?
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