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maki // User Search
Apr 1, 2006, 4:46pm
Honestely, who's going to believe they're going to make us download a new
version from a link in AWGate?
It didn't say open beta or anything, it straight up said 4.1 with larger
pixels (hint). They have a better method of sending updates out. ;)
Maki
Support AW
[View Quote]"Rossyfox o" <rossyboy at vwtv.org> wrote in message
news:442e9cd2$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> Like many other loyal Active Worlds customers, I felt very disappointed
> and betrayed when I found that the announcement of 4.1 in AWGate today was
> just an April Fools prank. We have been waiting for 4.1 for months, and
> many of us have been very excited. I am sick and tired of being lied to by
> AWI, with continual broken promises about 4.1's release date. It was not
> funny and was very insensitive to use our anticipation against us like
> this.
>
> So to all those reading this newsgroup post, I have just one thing to say:
> April Fools. I happened to think the prank was funny, and if you were
> upset by it, I think you really need to reevaluate how much importance you
> place in AW. When I saw people getting mad at this, I could only think:
> "Get a life. A real one." Honestly, how sad is it to consider the joke
> "poor taste"? Jokes about the disabled are poor taste. Pranking people
> about a computer program is not. I am very glad that these people don't
> seem to represent the majority:
>
> Azraeleus: okay whoever is responsible for this needs to be hurt
>
> Gent: from what I can see, this is in VERY poor taste, given how long
> people have waited, and how many people have left AW for SL
>
> Veger o: OH FUNNY yual tell them its a joke but NOT ME
>
> shala PR: NOT freaking funny
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Apr 20, 2006, 6:55pm
Hello!
It's that time of the year again! AWNews is turning 6 and Support AW is 1!
Join us in Maya world, Saturday the 29th of April, to celebrate the
birthdays of AWNews and Support AW.
The following will be presented, beginning at 9PM VRT (open-world earlier):
-AWRADIO
-AWNEWS TRIVIA with prizes!
-SUPPORT AW AWARDS (An all new event!)
Support AW Awards?! That's right! We're trying a new event for the first
time, it's the first annual Support AW Awards!
For our first ceremony there are ten categories that cover a broad spectrum
of AW-related activities.
Think your AW-related creation is worthy of a SAW Award? A council will
choose the winners of the SAW Awards, and while we're aware of the most
popular things in AW we may miss some great builds and worlds. To ensure
your creation is considered, you can submit it on a form on the SAW Awards
web page, and learn more about the awards:
http://supportaw.com/s/awards_s.html
Don't forget, this whole event is the AWNews/Support AW Anniversary! Enjoy
AWRadio and a game of trivia before the Awards Ceremony begins.
This is a consolidated article for the AW newsgroups. You can view the full
article here:
http://awnews.org/html/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=592
See you there!
Remember!: Maya World, Saturday April 29th at 9PM VRT
Thank you!
Maki Kato
Support AW
Apr 28, 2006, 10:29pm
Hello!
Just a reminder that the AWNews 6th Anniversary begins tomorrow at 9PM VRT
in Maya.
The Support AW Awards will commence after the initial gathering and AWNews
Trivia game!
There should be a chance for winners of each SAW Award to say a word on
stage after they are revealed so be there and be ready!
Links:
SAW AWARDS: http://supportaw.com/s/awards_s.html
AWN ARTICLE:
http://awnews.org/html/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=592
Thanks and see ya there! :)
Maki Kato
Support AW
Apr 29, 2006, 11:41pm
Thanks to everyone who came for our AWNews Trivia and the first ever Support
AW Awards!
Congratulations to all of the amazing nominees and winners of SAW Awards, as
listed here: http://supportaw.com/s/awards_s_nom.html
We look forward to the next SAW Awards!
Maki Kato
Support AW
May 20, 2006, 11:07pm
It's been that way for a long time and I don't think it's a big deal. Just
ignore people, they'll move on.
It's not that way everywhere anyway - your choice to lurk in the Gate. :)
Maki
Support AW
[View Quote]"Scented Nectar" <me at scentednectar.com> wrote in message
news:446faebe$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> I'll keep on lurking. :) It was just a shock being outed like that, when
> I thought I was anonymous looking.
>
> "Lady NightHawk" <dmurtagh27 at hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:446f8003 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
>
>
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May 30, 2006, 9:46pm
[View Quote]"SWE" <swe at swehli.com> wrote in message
news:447cc479$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> oh, anyone have any mac tips? new to it :).
> and is it just me, or is everything so much prettier!
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Get in a delayed mindset. Things won't happen for a few seconds after you do
them. Although, I would hope the newer Macs don't have that delayed reaction
:)
And yes, everything is prettier.
Maki Kato
Support AW
May 31, 2006, 6:40pm
[View Quote]"SWE" <swe at swehli.com> wrote in message
news:447cdee8$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
^_^ thats why i love them, they thought of everything,
> like, how the hinge to lock the laptop when you fold it, doesn't come out
> until right at the end. helps that it makes it that much harder to break,
> and the magnetic charger ^_^ lol, love it.
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Well, my laptop doesn't have a latch at all. :P I do like those though as I
was always attracted to the Powerbook. Never got the motivation to switch
though. Maybe next laptop I'll go for a MacBook! :)
Maki Kato
Support AW
Jun 3, 2006, 5:38pm
- I have a problem with closing the panels - the last one, such as chat or
tabs, to be closed leaves a white space the size of the former panel instead
of filling the area with the video content (sometimes leaves the white space
on the side opposite to where the tab was).
- Sometimes when adjusting panels or maximizing the AW window, the video
area goes whack for a second, or it'll stay that way until I adjust
something again.
Before and after shots for the above two problems - I removed the chat and
then tabs panel and then un-maximized ("Restore Down") the window (shots
sized 50%):
http://awmaki.com/mv/41before.jpg
http://awmaki.com/mv/41after.jpg
- The program shortcuts such as Ctrl+F4 to turn the chat panel on and off
don't see to work. Should test this on my desktop, though.
- When in focus, AW pretty much consumes my processor as well (fluxuates
between 60-80% on aworld.exe but shows 100% usage total). This has happened
as long as I can remember though, and unlike some others who I've spoken to,
when I'm in a different window or minimized it stops using the processor at
full.
OS: XP SP2
1.7GHz Centrino
1GB RAM
ATI Mobility Radeon
Video Mode: Direct3D + T&L
IE 7
Maki Kato
Support AW
[View Quote]"goober king" <gooberking at gkstudios.net> wrote in message
news:4481BD81.5040706 at gkstudios.net...
> This thread will be for maintaining my running list of bugs that I find
> while using 4.1. Feel free to use this thread to post your own bugs. Don't
> forget to post your system specs! :)
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Jun 12, 2006, 7:37pm
Could a filter be built right into the browser? Add a world features option
"Filter profanity" - could have a field for specific words so world owners
could choose what in particular is blocked/replaced.
Maki Kato
Support AW
[View Quote]"Legion" <jonsavel at nospam.comcast.net> wrote in message
news:448767ec$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
>I would like to ask a question that has myself and perhaps few others
>baffled and that is: why is it that AWI simply wastes its resources (and
>our resources as some of us might put it...) in taking a rather greater
>measures than necessary to at least attempt to moderate the chat around the
>public area such as Active Worlds Gateway and many of its world's Ground
>Zero district through its Customs Aide bots and the Gatekeepers (for AWGate
>anyway) / Peacekeepers and all when it could've simply use the
>'blank-a-word' censorship feature now utilized by Hermes global chat in
>AWTeen and elsewhere?
>
> The real question is, though, how much efficient is AWI really in managing
> its resources and how much effort do they really put into conserving
> resources (without sacrificing things of course)? Customs Aide bots
> consumes as much as our bots (though more than our bots would normally
> anyway) the processing powers, electricities, and all of the kinds of
> energies that could've been used for something else rather than be wasted
> upon. Peacekeepers and ESPECIALLY Gatekeepers (as indicated how much
> busier and crowded that AWGate is... obviously) have been unnecessarily
> distracted by their required duties to eject those who simply utters
> offensive terms and whatnot when it could've been helping many others in
> needs such as settling property disputes and else.
>
> Basically "Blank-A-Word" feature as demostrated by Hermes could actually
> save AWI and those mentioned above so much resources that otherwise went
> to wastes. Also, when considering this issue, I am concerned as to what
> else that AWI might be less efficient at with managing resources and what
> could that be? Many of the worlds originally developed for many of its
> corporate customers are no longer used or even visited for a long period.
> Many of em' don't even generate revenues (public building worlds is
> different stories because it simply acts as an indirect revenue-generator
> with those new potential citizens having been attracted to or impressed by
> those worlds and several of them would later become world owners so they
> really have some importance in how citizens and world owners comes about
> in AWI universe. Even few of them later became universe owners too). So
> some of those worlds ought to be taken down, depending on how much
> frequently they are visited on annual basis (and also duration of those
> visitors because some of them may not stay for longer which can imply that
> they are not really impressed (i.e. how much outdated the world may be
> unless it is a rather interesting world such as The13th which, despite its
> antiquated nature, still attracts a fair number of hits (including myself,
> I'll admit :P) whereas some world don't do quite well on that matter) or
> that the world is not what they are looking for during their world-hopping
> experience).
>
> So.... in conclusion, I believe that AWI can do better than that when it
> comes to allocation of resources, its efficiency, and finally conservation
> that can pay off as a real big dividend when so much of resources are
> freed that can be used for more important things.
>
> Any comments or ideas, anyone? Just wanted to know what do ya think about
> this whole thing. :)
>
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Jun 12, 2006, 7:59pm
I rarely make use of these privacy features and I certainly hope others
don't have to much either. I've also never used that question mark and agree
with Starheart that it's annoying. I don't think the point of being in AW is
being a hermit. :)
Maki Kato
Support AW
[View Quote]"Elyk" <krfoerst at sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:448dd1aa$2 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> Yes, but while this feature is very handy, it also conflicts with the old
> blocking methods from 3.6 and has somehow also conflicted with the privacy
> settings. For example.. if someone chooses to block a user by way of
> right clicking their name on their list and selecting "hide status" or
> "block telegrams", all that the blocked user would have to do is turn on
> "confirm add" and select "block user" and drop their name from the
> person's contact list, then readd them to see their status and send
> telegrams again. (This is considering that the person who blocked does not
> have "confirm add" on)
>
> Also, with the privacy settings in options/settings/general if you
> checkmark "hide world" or "block telegrams", etc.. it only affects the
> users on your contact list. Anyone else that is not on your contacts will
> still be able to view your status, world, or send you telegrams.
>
> It's a nice feature, but still a few things that need to be fixed for
> those who like the old block system too.
>
>
> Starheart wrote:
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Jun 12, 2006, 9:52pm
Maybe you should mass telegram about your local holidays. :D
Maki Kato
Support AW
[View Quote]"baro" <baronjutter at shaw.ca> wrote in message
news:448df924 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> Wow, two totally reasonable reasons! You learn something new every day!
>
> The best is coming on to find like 12 holiday tele's for a holiday that
> isn't even heard of in your country, or celebrated on a totally different
> day.
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Jun 13, 2006, 12:40am
I don't believe privacy options have to do with getting older and suddenly
realizing you need to block yourself off from everyone.
Regardless though, if there are only a few mean people why not block them
only? You can set the same privacy options for individual users. Not to make
it personal but in your case Color I can tell you hide your status for
everyone as it's always been hidden for me and I don't think you have
anything against me, as far as I know. :)
Maki Kato
Support AW
[View Quote]"CoLor" <mensa at execpc.com> wrote in message
news:448E1EB5.351B86C9 at execpc.com...
> Privacy Features:
> As some of you will learn as you grow older in life, some people are
> wonderful, still others are nice, and some no matter how nice you are, are
> NOT nice. For these few mean people, blocking their ability to send you
> harrassing telegrams or see your online status is a good feature. Why
> would
> anyone care if someone wants to block their status or telegrams? Seems to
> me its a personal choice and a good feature.
> CoLor
>
> baro wrote:
>
>
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Jun 13, 2006, 3:41pm
Yes exactly - in 3.6 I had a terribly long contacts list and whenever I'd
scroll down to see who was online I'd always disregard the ?s as though they
were just offline. I guess if those people don't want anyone to speak with
them, that's their choice!
Maki Kato
Support AW
[View Quote]"Lady NightHawk" <dmurtagh27 at hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:448e4cb6 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> Personally I've had two people add me to their contacts with ? by their
> names, I don't know them well ... so why'd they request to be added to my
> contacts if they don't want me to know they're online ... sorta redundant
> now, since they don't have to have me on their contacts to begin with.
> I've deleted them both. I see no point in having them in my contacts if I
> can't tell if they're even online to chat with. I have no idea why they'd
> bother to add me if they don't want me to know they're online LOL
>
> LNH
>
>
>
>
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Jun 20, 2006, 3:31am
Support AW is proud to announce an indepedent web site for the SAW Awards!
You can view the new web site at: http://sawards.com
Contains all of the information found on the former supportaw.com awards
pages and much more.
Nomination suggestions are open year-round, but you'll notice on the
Nominate page the form only allows Building nominations at this time. This
is not an error as the other categories will open up as we get closer to the
next ceremony.
Comments, suggestions, support: inworld at supportaw.com
Thanks everyone :)
Maki Kato
Support AW
Jun 20, 2006, 10:59pm
Tested in IE and Mozilla but I tend to forget my IE7 is beta. :( Apparently
IE6 does not handle transparent PNG images - so all of the text header
images have been converted to GIF.
So if you use IE6 or earlier and noticed some unsightly gray backgrounds on
the headers, it's fixed now. :)
Regards,
Maki Kato
Support AW
[View Quote]"maki" <maki at awmaki.com> wrote in message
news:4497882a$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> Support AW is proud to announce an indepedent web site for the SAW Awards!
>
> You can view the new web site at: http://sawards.com
>
> Contains all of the information found on the former supportaw.com awards
> pages and much more.
>
> Nomination suggestions are open year-round, but you'll notice on the
> Nominate page the form only allows Building nominations at this time. This
> is not an error as the other categories will open up as we get closer to
> the next ceremony.
>
> Comments, suggestions, support: inworld at supportaw.com
>
> Thanks everyone :)
> Maki Kato
> Support AW
>
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Jun 21, 2006, 12:07am
[View Quote]"sweets" <stylecanin at hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:4498a315$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> Instead they come in....see 4 people on world list, cannot find
> anyone....and leave....and say...."damn AW is boring"
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I like your points sweets and I agree that there should be a setting to
enable global chat without the use of some extra features.
Now I know some people may wish to talk in private so maybe a privacy option
could be added to override global chat or have a switch to take you off
global in any desired world.
Maki Kato
Support AW
Jun 21, 2006, 3:24am
[View Quote]"sweets" <stylecanin at hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:4498d37b at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> Privacy, that is what whispers and teleys are for....
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Ah yes how could I forget about whispers?! Global chat for everyone! :)
Maki Kato
Support AW
Jun 21, 2006, 11:51pm
There are some people who have a beta 4.1 xel, but it apparently does not
recognize new 4.1 object types. I don't have much more info than that,
though.
Maki Kato
Support AW
[View Quote]"Just In" <anon at no.spam.com> wrote in message
news:4499c7d1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> Does anyone know if Alex is making bots for AW 4.1?
>
> ~ Justin
>
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Jun 22, 2006, 4:32am
The point is, Xel has made something for 4.1. :)
Maki Kato
Support AW
[View Quote]"Ciena" <nikona at comcast.net> wrote in message
news:4499feb6$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> that 4.1 bot we had in beta was only licensed for a short period of time.
> they dont work now
> "maki" <maki at awmaki.com> wrote in message
> news:4499f7b7$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
>
>
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Jun 25, 2006, 9:56pm
[View Quote]"AlphaBit Phalpha" <beverlytuttle at gmail.com> wrote in message
news:449eed35$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> 1. If an x rated world were nominated, how would you keep the under aged
> citizens from visiting your world?
>
> 3. What evidence could you produce that showed that no under aged citizens
> had attempted to visit an x rated world?
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What evidence can you produce that they don't visit them anyway? There's a
list of them in the Worlds tab.
Maki Kato
Support AW
Jun 25, 2006, 11:19pm
Just saying, if you mark the nominees as adult a person is just as likely to
visit it as if they see it marked adult on the world list.
Maki Kato
Support AW
[View Quote]"AlphaBit Phalpha" <beverlytuttle at gmail.com> wrote in message
news:449f2e0f$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> Hey Maki:)
>
> That isn't the point here now is it?:)
> If they visit them anyways, then the Cys are not responsible in any way
> are they?
> That question has nothing to do with my intent. So I won't even attempt to
> answer it.
>
> "maki" <maki at awmaki.com> wrote in message
> news:449f22b8$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
>
>
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Jul 2, 2006, 8:48pm
Hello everyone :)
We think it's time for a new look on AWNews. Our Cover has been completely
rebuilt from scratch for a cleaner look and more intuitive layout.
The basis of the redesign is to give focus to the things most important on
AWN. There are still a few details we're working on to finish the change.
Give us a visit! http://awnews.org
We'd also like to announce that we're looking for a few new writers as well.
If you're interested in writing 2 articles (or column editions) per month,
your citizenship is on us! So look for details on http://awnews.org/team
Thanks and we hope you enjoy the new look!
Maki Kato
Support AW
Jul 3, 2006, 1:44am
I certainly can't say I didn't intend for it to be simplistic. Thanks for
your comments Goob. :)
Maki Kato
Support AW
[View Quote]"goober king" <gooberking at gkstudios.net> wrote in message
news:44a88ed2 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> I'm probably a bit biased, seeing as I designed the previous home page,
> but the new design seems a tad... minimalistic. Maybe it just needs less
> white space, but it feels kinda empty. :-/
>
> Also, the date is very hard to read (gray on red hurts the eyes >_<).
>
> Still, I know I harp on you a lot, but you really are doing a great job
> with the site. Glad to see you continuing to carry the torch. :)
>
> maki wrote:
>
> --
> Goober King
> A backhanded compliment
> http://www.gkstudios.net
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Jul 14, 2006, 3:51pm
Here's an AWI response about this...
"This was a bug in the new version that was fixed last week. Basically,
whenever someone tried to purchase an account and their credit card failed
it created an ID and then deleted it. Once deleted the system went to the
next number. This has now been fixed to work the same way as in 3.6."
Maki Kato
Support AW
[View Quote]"Strike Rapier" <markyr at gmail.com> wrote in message
news:44ab174a$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> at Executive: Looking up citizen numbers of justme.
> at Resolver: User JustMe. is citizen 360000 (url: )
>
> Thanks to Young Phalpha for the tip!
>
> --
> - Mark Randall
> http://www.temporal-solutions.co.uk
>
> "We're Systems and Networks..."
> "It's our job to know..."
>
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Jul 7, 2006, 11:36pm
Random data going missing? Isn't it just an error? I've only seen it happen
the exact moment a person sends a gram, like a gram no one actually sent.
Maki Kato
Support AW
[View Quote]"Strike Rapier" <markyr at gmail.com> wrote in message
news:44af0082 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> "equin0x" <joshua.bush at gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:44aefdf7 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
>
> Random data going missing is a pretty huge bug IMO, any form of data
> corruption is dissasterous, what could be corrupted next - the credit card
> handling protocols?
>
> --
> - Mark Randall
> http://www.temporal-solutions.co.uk
>
> "We're Systems and Networks..."
> "It's our job to know..."
>
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Jul 7, 2006, 4:56pm
I'm fairly sure it's Aura Lily who owns that world. :)
Maki Kato
Support AW
[View Quote]"ladymerri" <ladymerri at charter.net> wrote in message
news:44ae9c69$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> Anyone know who owns Anuk-su?
> I went there on the reference of the Worlds To Watch....looked
> around........
> ........looked thru their avatars and they are pretty awsome! I know F
> aura
> SL used to have a part in it ( I got the Friar Tuck AV from her), but I
> have'nt seen in ages so I don't know if she's still involved with it or
> not,
> but I am interested in their AV's and their's nothing on thier world
> saying
> how to get in touch with whom ever owns it, altho there is a part of the
> AV
> list stating AV's We Sell.
> Any suggestions anyone?
>
> LadyMerri
>
>
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Jul 17, 2006, 10:22pm
I'm not sure about being in someone else's vehicle but I'm pretty sure if a
mover doesn't do anything or just flashes when you click on it that it's
setup incorrectly.
I know I had trouble getting movers to work for the first few weeks until I
started playing with all of the settings.
Maki Kato
Support AW
[View Quote]"SWE" <mahmoud at swehli.com> wrote in message
news:44bbf4ed at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> ok, is it just me, or in awgate do you sometimes end up riding random
> vehicles, with other people driving, or is it just me? usually happens
> when i focus back on the aw browser.
> oh, and sometimes, you click on riders, and nothing happens!
>
> -SWE
>
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