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Jan 17, 2002, 5:53pm

Yeah just like all those teens and students that can't play terrible games
like EQ and UO for 10+ a month. I mean look at online RPGs. They are
dominated only by the rich and adults, there are almost no kids on that
because as we know, kids can't get access to credit cards, and can't afford
10 bucks a month. Many people might play games like EQ, but there is no
"tourist" mode, you need a credit card to even TRY it. What a stupid
business move, that's why EQ gets no new players. Also 10 bucks a month is
insane, so games like EQ only have a small handful of players. Heck you
can't even build or freely explore in those games, it's just endless
tedious level gaining. In aw what you build is yours, but in EQ when you
die some of your items and EXP is taken from you by the company! What a rip
off!! That's why EQ has hardly any people, no new people, and only rich
adults.

So as we see from this example, 10 a month charges for programs on the
Internet is a terrible idea because no one will pay.



> Of course that all is just me, but I think many students or teens will
have to leave (or decide, if you prefer).

Jan 17, 2002, 8:10pm

You've also forgotten to mention that EQ is also over four years old. And
in video game language, that's a long time. :)

SW Chris

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Jan 17, 2002, 8:11pm

*blinks*

And here some people are complaining about Rick and JP not showing up in
world. =P

SW Chris


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Jan 18, 2002, 12:08am

heh actualy the entire thing was very sarcastic. It's in responce to so
many people saying that because it needs a credit card to try, and costs 10
bucks a month students and young people won't be able to use AW. Well just
look at online rpgs. Totaly dominated by students and kids, and it costs 10
bucks a month and needs a credit card.

Jan 18, 2002, 12:10am

Well when ever I invite Tom over, he's always "working" or something.
Jeesh. He treats this whole aw thing like it's his job or something.

Jan 18, 2002, 3:20am

Thank you all, again, for your comments.


Let's continue:

Financial information for ActiveWorlds can be found at:

http://finance.yahoo.com/l?m=US&s=activeworlds&t=
(Be sure to notice eep's comment in "msg" #237)

http://www.hoovers.com/co/capsule/7/0,2163,100417,00.html

http://www.marketguide.com/search.asp?badticker=1&stype=0&mxid=100096124&ticker=AWD/U&coname=ACTIVEWORLDS+CORP&target=%2Fstocks%2Fanalystresearch%2Fhome

note:

I find only eight citations mentioning "ActiveWorlds", in the general periodical
literature in the extensive (several thousand publications) "Proquest" and
"Ebsco" database collections for the 2-year period, 1999-2001. Only four of
these cites come from nationally circulated publications.

Back to you,

jcolbert

Jan 18, 2002, 3:29am

A final note:

The fact that I had to use another cit to continue this discussion thread, proves, I think, that my original claim is true.

jcolbert

Jan 18, 2002, 6:47am

Do you have any idea how tedious this is getting??

I don't even know what you're trying to say with this post, I really don't.

Bye.

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Jan 18, 2002, 9:59am

Yeah, according to the first two, AWC shares have been steady for their
quarters, although I'm not a stock man yet. 100% profit isn't anything bad
or good, looks fine actually. It's been this way since the turn of the
century, I believe, so it's nothing to fret over.

Nornny

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Jan 18, 2002, 10:36am

Hmmm "Turn of the century" still has that "silly bicycles with rediculously
odd sized wheels" sound to it ... wonder if that will ever go away?

A touch off topic, but then again, not sure what the topic was anymore

Grims


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Jan 18, 2002, 1:46pm

Hi Everyone,

I just wanted to note that we have only banned one NG account in the past
month. That account was banned for a vulgar attack on another user. The
"jcolbert" account was not banned and should be able to post just fine.

The rumor that we have banned any NG account, recently, for any reason other
than personal attacks in not true.


-Flagg

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Jan 18, 2002, 2:37pm

I'm glad to hear that. I think It would be nice to post a message when a user is banned so that we know...

Fox Mc Cloud

"flagg" <tom at activeworlds.com> a écrit dans le message news: 3c484341$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> Hi Everyone,
>
> I just wanted to note that we have only banned one NG account in the past
> month. That account was banned for a vulgar attack on another user. The
> "jcolbert" account was not banned and should be able to post just fine.
>
> The rumor that we have banned any NG account, recently, for any reason other
> than personal attacks in not true.
>
>
> -Flagg

Jan 18, 2002, 3:05pm

And gloat?? ;O)

Grims

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Jan 18, 2002, 9:26pm

List Manager:

Thanks for restoring my mail privileges to this list.

jcolbert

Jan 18, 2002, 10:01pm

according to flagg, he never removed them... LOL

Lil


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Jan 19, 2002, 9:26pm

Uh-Huh. LOL indeed.

I will no longer participate in any AWC sponsored NG.

My world goes red...now.

jcolbert

Jan 19, 2002, 10:11pm

Bye Bye!

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Jan 19, 2002, 11:20pm

Librarea is a great installation, I hope you will find
a good place to reopen it somewhere.

Volker

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Jan 19, 2002, 11:36pm

Geez pal. Has it ever dawned on you that your connection may be a little
flakey?

SW Chris

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Jan 20, 2002, 5:34am

Chris, just let him make his little protest is he feels the need. The first
post smacked of paranoia as it was, and now this thread can at least die.

On a related issue, since our dear friend brought it up, red-spotting your
world seems something of an empty protest to me - lacking the conviction to
actually up-and-move to pastures new and leave the evil beast that is
apparently AW behind. To a certain extent, "operation red dot", or whatever
it is, suits the reasons they are doing it (whether I agree with it or not),
but making your world private because you think that AW are the Anti-Christ?
Where's the logic in that?

"Oooooh ... look, a bandwagon! Hmmmm ... now what shall we do with that??"

Anyway, with a bit of luck, that was the last of the anti-AW posts for a few
weeks, until the new pricies for the existing cits are issued ... at which
point I'm sure it'll start up all over again.

Grims


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Jan 20, 2002, 7:42am

Or maybe he just changed his cit password which propagates pretty slowly to the news server.

TheLibrarian

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