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Get over it. // Communitysw chrisFeb 23, 2002, 1:35am
.... I erased my last sentence because it's rather blunt. *puts diplomatic
face on* When it comes to privacy, people are very touchy. When it comes to AWC, hell, let's try to put a few dents into it and bash the heck out of it. I could rant and rave about all these things for a whole day. In fact, my mood often shifts between sticking up for AWC and sticking up for its consumers because of some of the utterly ridiculous and stupid stuff people from _both_ the company and the users have said. And it's mainly the users of this program who cause most of this crap. We get offended at the tiniest thing. The whole freaking situation is entirely and royally screwed up. Good grief, I read some letter posted by Aine in a Yahoo discussion group. While I understand her frustrations, some of the things she said about AWC were simply and plainly false, whether she knew it or not. Come on folks... are you willing to degenerate into some mob mentality? The pricing plan isn't _that_ bad. 300 percent? If they kept the price five bucks you'd be complaining. It's over, it's done with. They compromised with you and went down half price. Half price! Get over it. And sticking a bot into a world isn't bad at all, especially since MrGrimm's bot didn't enter any private worlds. Notification of intentions? You've been living in a politically correct society for far too long. There is nothing worth notifying if there are no intentions to be had. How many of you would get seriously mad at someone bringing a bot into your world if they weren't an AWC staff member? What's your real problem, here? The fact that MrGrimm belongs to AWC or privacy? My God, what would the worlds be like if we had to ask permission to chat? It's about as stupid an issue as people getting offended at chatting out of turn. And yes... this really happened. Eep I believe was the offended party. :) I guess what I'm trying to say is, look at the facts and only the facts. Do not extrapolate on them. Do not assume. Take the facts for what they are, and nothing more or nothing less. But that won't happen any time soon. Why am I even typing something that will fall on deaf eyes? Welcome to the real world, Chris. SW Chris daphneFeb 23, 2002, 8:20am
You make lots of sense, SW... Well said... :o)
(I was going to say "common sense" but sense hasn't been all that common in the ngs lately... *G*) *hugs* Daphne [View Quote] agent1Feb 23, 2002, 3:27pm
Does everyone else need to know that? :) I'm sure he'll find out about it
when he next checks his mail. -Agent1 [View Quote] malkaFeb 23, 2002, 5:28pm
FYI folks.. I found this quite interesting... Aine did email Chris.. in
our discussion group.. asking what he felt was false in her original letter and asking why he had answered in this NG rather than in our discussion group where her original letter was posted... This was SW Chris' reply...... ----- Original Message ----- From: "DB Digital" <db at dbdigitalweb.com> To: <AW_Discussion_Group at yahoogroups.com> Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2002 10:31 AM Subject: Re: [AW_Discussion_Group] SW_Chris/from the heart > Hello Aine, > Well I should have posted this some days back but got behind in my mail. I > just wanted to say that your thoughts parallel mine. I have felt the same > way since about Jan 3rd. I was hoping that I would be proved wrong, however > AW has only proved me right. BUT what AW does not seem to realize is that > we will just leave. Yes it means leaving a lot behind, but sometimes you > need to take a step back to see the big picture and take a better route than > the current well tread path that one is on at the moment. The PEOPLE is > what makes AW special. Yes the tech is a part of it, but only a small part > in the grand scheme, and certainly not worth putting up with what AW is > dealing out. > > All they have done is succeeded in sealing the systems fate. The AW > universe will be gone, or at least VERY empty in less than a years time. I > have enjoyed my time in AW but it is time to move on. When my cit is up > that is it. I will not be joining another universe that runs AW software. > I do not trust them. They have WAY to much control to my way of thinking > (if they knew how to make good decisions PERHAPS then it would be good but > alas we all know that is not the case), but I will certainly be around via > email and other means. > > The only way AW can be saved, in my opion, is that legal ramifications cause > them to loose the company to someone who can actually run it properly, and > put the customers FIRST as it should always be. For without customers, you > don't have a business. But then they will probably just file chapter 11, as > they would probably rather see the software and all of us leave then someone > else run the show (and do it better.....as I can't imagine anyone doing it > worse). > > Ah well I will pass the podium to someone else......... > > -DB IMHO.. Chris.. it would appear that there is a need for you to pick an opinion and stick to it. [View Quote] sw chrisFeb 23, 2002, 5:39pm
Malka, it appears someone is posing as me, because I do not go by the name
DB Digital. :) In that newsgroup I am known as chrisw10 and I haven't posted any messages to that group yet. I sent Aine a personal reply back and I hope that she understands that I wasn't attacking her personally, only using her letter as a reference to this madness. I agree wholeheartedly with the intent of her letter, but several examples she used I did not agree with. SW Chris [View Quote] malkaFeb 23, 2002, 8:31pm
Why would someone do that? and with reference to the exact same issue? If
it were me.. and that were true.. I would be very interested to find out who... and put a stop to it.. cuz the contradictions there are pretty clear.. and discrediting... [View Quote] malkaFeb 23, 2002, 8:35pm
Yea? Well why don't you two take your own advise and get over it?!
Ever hear of freedom of speech? Ever think perhaps the lady was just being polite and leaving a message? I am so tired of you mud slinging little petty nit-pickers I could scream! GET A LIFE! [View Quote] grimbleFeb 23, 2002, 9:31pm
Well, since we're volunteering personal opinions on people we really have no
experience of, I think you have a lot more to be worried about than "mud-slinging little petty nit-pickers" as you put it! Personally, I am tired of this whole "AW are the Anti-Christ" crap, the complete and utter paranoia that is displayed in here over AW's intentions and the apparent view that everyone else knows better about how to run AW than those with substantial material vested interests in its success and those responsible for the operation of the company. I am tired all the free-loaders who want something for nothing and clearly view the AW products/services that they use and participate in with little or no value. I am tired of seeing people going off on bizarre crusades, concentrating on their own interests and being overly defensive when their views are questioned (and that includes impetuous accusations against people!). I am tired of seeing the same names throwing up endless "AW don't care about the users" threads and those same names flanning the flames with scaremongering. Basically I am tired of reading posts from people who are apparently totally unable to demonstrate that any form of level-headedness, common-sense and perspective. The should rename this newsgroup to "Nothing better to do than winge" ... because there's very little of the "Community" left because, in my view, of the type of people mentioned above. "Ever hear of freedom of speech?" - Geesh ... like that little concept isn't shoved down our throats on every contentious subject. If you feel the need, you just go and hide behind that ideal ... if there's any room left back there. Grims [View Quote] sw chrisFeb 23, 2002, 11:14pm
Honestly I don't think DBDigital meant anything malicious. Perhaps you've
misconstrued that I am DB Digital? Nothing to worry about though. Cases of mistaken identity happen all the time. My domain is skywalkeronline.net, not dbdigitalweb.com. To verify this, you can do a whois search and my name will be under the contact information for skywalkeronline.net, and not for dbdigitalweb.com. Cheers! SW Chris [View Quote] your hiroshiFeb 28, 2002, 3:59pm
Chris, I completely agree with you! I know that AW is not going to
dramatically improve, and I accept that. I know that AW needs to charge more for its services, and I accept that. And I have renewed. Honestly, most of my discussion here about AW The Software, and AW The Culture, and AW The Business, is a post mortem. I am very curious about the future of online VR. ActiveWorlds is a pioneering effort, and it's a fascinating fish bowl. I expect to see new and different online communities in the future, and they will all be compared to AW. db digitalMar 9, 2002, 10:22pm
Hello all,
I heard about this recently so I thought I would clear things up (and this is the first time I have posted in these newsgroups). The message below is indeed from me and shows my thoughts on the issue. And please note that the response was not directly just at Aine but at everyone on the AW mailgroup. I did not just send it to her but everyone and my response was in regards to Aine's "my thoughts letter". My posted response (the same that is listed below) was a few days after her original letter, as I was behind in my email (which I mentioned) Also please note that I signed it DB --NOT-- SW Chris. I never said I was Chris. I have been DB Digital since I came to AW over 2 years ago. And never changed my name. Many people can vouch that we are two separate individuals. Also note (as Chris points out later in this thread) that the email addresses are quite different. I hope that this clears up this misunderstanding. -DB P.S. Just a suggestion but I find it very useful: always read the signature and email to know where a email is from ;) [View Quote] |