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Condemnation of AW Citizens // Community.duo.Aug 22, 2003, 11:06pm
"I don't know anything about your AW life, since I haven't run into you in
the worlds yet. But from what I have read in the news groups, I am assumeing that you don't own a world. I sugest that if you buy a small world, and made it a non public build world, then learned to model, so you could fill your world with what ever makes you happy, you would have a much better time in AW. REALLY!!! You should try that. Right now it seems that in AW you are detached and are looking for attention. You should stop looking for attention and just settle down. And building your own world would be a perfict way to do that. I REALLY think you would be happy as the ruler of your own world." Btw, thanks for some of the help with the objects (-: Where do you get modeler? xelagAug 22, 2003, 11:07pm
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>This has gone on long enough...
Has it? When a few years ago you asked me to help you clear the mess 2 kids had done in AWTeen, I was willing to help. I never realised you were protecting kids who had taken and vandalised the equivalent of many universes worth of land (according to you, they had by mistake kept their fingers on the keyboard). Months later, it appeared the same kids has had a much vaster input. My first reaction was to ask the AWTeen team to take measures: freeze these peoples ability to vandalise, and ban the culprits for a limited numbervof weeks. Your reaction was histerical: you treated me as if I was chopping these kids hands etc, and refused even to talk about this case. Your neighbour kid maybe? I could not care less, kids need to be respected whether you know them or not. When months later I was called in by the caretaker of AWTeen to help determine more damage created by these same kids, you not only refused to help giving the appropriate data, but you actively boycotted the investigation. I sent an email to AW and the AWTean group with CC to you about this and declined to help ever again in this sort of investigation unless all parties agreed. In the meantime, I read in the AW newsgroups your active but behind the back boycott of alleged GOR citizens in world you were responsible for (AW sponsored worlds). When we worked together in Avatars 2001, I was responsible representing DigitalSpace Corporation. You took the liberty, in the name of our corporation, to insult ActiveWorlds officials on the matter of the participation of Peacekeapers (not through our official cannels, through yours). I rebuked that. You also kept information about sponsors hidden from us, and seemingly decided our event was yours? In avatars 2002, you were not invited to participate (my decision). You held a war behind my back, hasseling our workers, and even sending emails to my boss about how bad we were handeling the preparations to the event. None of your business, all of your spite. You are now propagating hate methods. Do you ever think I will keep my mouth shut about this? I find what you are doing, perverting youth (yes, you), despicable. Keep your own traumas to yourself! I have had enough of biggots like you, working behind the back of people but wearing an angel face. Hope you realise what you are doing. Alex > > [View Quote] lioness.Aug 23, 2003, 12:48am
OK. I sat here long enough trying not to reply to these posts because I know
deep in your heart, The Lady, you are trying to improve what you see as a problem. Many people have tried in vain to explain to you that they are satisfied with their virtual lives and don't want more political mental baggage than in their own real worlds. Like Imagine, I go to AW as a virtual escape. I made some really terrific friends there and I continue making friends. True, I spend more time socializing than creating, but at least I don't have to worry about anyone "supervising" me there. My friends in AW are a second family to me, but I enjoy NOT having to supervise anyone there or doing more paperwork. AW is mostly a creative outlet for those people who love to create virtual reality things and share them with others. The people who are not into the building scene are there for the socialization. Nobody is there to form more governments or committees. You seem to be the first and only person I've ever met who is interested in making our virtual life more complex. Why cant' we just keep it simple??? True there are some jerks there that could use a good swift kick now and then. But I ask you..... what did you mean by "mishandling of funds"??? There are so many volunteers in AW. I don't believe anyone's getting paid real money. You also said: "Either we, as a community, get with the program and support each other, free ourselves, or we remain under the hostility of a dictatorship that torments our citizens." Huh???? What _hostility_? I don't see gangs of people beating upon each other and turning faces into pulp. Its VIRTUAL reality!!!! What dictatorship??? Did Musselini return from the dead??? Or Idi Amin?? What Torment??? Sure there are disagreements among us regarding different matters, and some people get out of hand, but that has NOTHING to do with AWI. I AM a free person. I don't need any "freeing" thank you. I am able to explore anything I like within a public world. When I registered as a citizen, I read the rules. Nobody OWNS me or bosses me around. I do my own thing. I thought THAT was the object of belonging to a virtual community. I try to be polite to everyone, even if they offend me or annoy me. I may get a bit sarcastic at times, but it is meant in good humor. I try to help out as best I can in different situations and try to keep the peace whenever possible. Also, I for one am not tormented. The worlds are rated to show us what is allowed to be discussed in public. If someone feels the need to go beyond that, then they need to look for a higher rated world. We can't and _shouldn't_ be coerced into changing all the world ratings to G or PG to suit a small population. (THAT would be "dictatorship"!!!) The real world doesn't work that way and you have to realize AW has visitors and citizens from all over the world. You mentioned something in an earlier post about physical torture. Scuse me???? As far as _I_ knew, all those karate and kickboxing sequences were not programmed to injure the human user of the AW program. Or are some people having splinters forced under their nails as they type??? I have no objections to any "spirituality" groups that enjoy meeting or socializing within AW. I'm sure nobody would object to that. If they do, they're insensitive dolts. If you want to organize a spirituality group, please do so with my blessing. However please don't depend on me to join you. I don't plan my real life schedule around AW. Its the other way around. I fit in AW when I can, in my spare time like most other people there. Please also keep in mind that there are a LOT of spiritual "leaders" and wannabes online. I, personally, don't want to entrust my spirituality in someone who isnt' properly trained in the form of spirituality I want to persue. (does that make sense?) In other words, I already have a pastor in RL. I try to be a good Christian. I don't need an online "spirituality leader" or one who "claims" to be one or tries to be one. TYVM. ;-") Morality..... hmmmmmm. Speaking of "diverse". How can you POSSIBLY think you can lump all morals into one bunch of people to "dictate" to everyone else???????? That one really perplexes me. I believe most people that go to AW have good morals, even if some of them are perverts. Heh!! But who is to say "his" morals are better than "hers"??? Let me repeat, the AW population comes from different countries AROUND the world. Not just your little neck o the woods hon. Visiting AW is like visiting a big city like New York. Feel free to explore and become active and social. But beware the dangers. Be aware of your surroundings and the people you talk to. Not everywhere or everyone is safe. "What if" you recruited a person in your little "morality" group who claims to you to be a preacher of the highest standings???? "What if" that person you thought was one of the most moral people around was lying to you, or worse yet, perving on little kids online or in real life??? Is THAT the chance you want to take in your effort to organize groups online??? These days anyone can create a college degree looking form or certificate on their computer and there aren't too many people out there who are qualified to know whether it is a real degree or not. So without seeing their official and real "resume" and qualifications, you are putting others at risk. Hmmm..... the name Charles Manson comes to mind for some reason. (Heh!! so does Marilyn Manson. <shudders>) As far as physical health and mental health issues go..... how do you propose to do that???? Put a virtual bandaid on everyone who jumps off a cliff.rwx???? Lets face it hon, there will ALWAYS be people who are more sensitive than others. They are the ones who fly off the handle at the littlest things. They are the ones who get offended too easily. They are the ones who cry if they cuss and get booted from a world. There will ALWAYS be people who throw a tantrum and vandalize builds or display signs with offensive material on it just to make someone embarrassed. Do you plan on going around, polling people to see who is licensed (in the real world) to give out health and/or mental health advice??? And what if you DO find someone like that?? You gonna keep bugging them till they bend to your will and become the official AW Dr or Psychiatrist?? You planning on opening a virtual clinic??? Boy, talk about touchy issues there!! THAT would definately be an ethics problem and these days with the new HEPA law in effect in the USA, YOU could (and probably would) find YOURSELF in a huge lawsuit hon!! Not to mention the poor sap who dispenses that advice. AW would be shut down permentantly and also fined heavily. I know you don't want that to happen. Your "plan" and the description (or lack of it) is starting to sound to me and to a lot of other people here, like you are insisting on all these "changes" or we will all suffer something awful. Hmmmmm... aren't those lines also used by bureacrat wannabes and dictators??? From what I've read so far, you are not going to find many people willing to commit to all this. There are too many unanswered questions about your fantasy of how AW should be "run". And I wouldn't count on many people turning up at your meeting. Its nice that you want to improve some things, but if you want democracy like you CLAIM you do, you'll allow us to use our FREEDOM to choose our own paths and live our OWN virtual lives FREE of a big brother breathing down our virtual necks or having to vote on every little thing. But.... if you feel the need to be in control.... you should seriously take Imagine's advice and use AW as a creative tool, NOT a power tool. ;-") [View Quote] s t e f a nAug 23, 2003, 1:45am
i just wanted to have the biggest town in awteen , wich i did have :)
alexthemartianAug 23, 2003, 1:58am
im not directing this at you.. just it reminded me..
i hate people that cover so much land and say the town is the biggest.. i judge size by the ammount of actual building and not cover.. lol i can put 1 house and cover 500 coords (yeah im exagerating) and call it the biggest town.. in real life you cant put one building and make the city limits the size of half a state and call it the biggest city... again im not directing this at anyone.. just think that it should not happen anymore. [View Quote] elykAug 23, 2003, 3:30am
Do you like wait for her to post something just so you can pounce on her?
Honestly.....who gives a damn. Elyk [View Quote] ananasAug 23, 2003, 4:54am
It goes on as long as people open new hate branches in
those threads. The Lady does no harm so where's the freedom of speach? She does not attack individuals, doesn't use foul language doesn't attach huge files or use HTML so there is not any reason to delete her threads. Her opinions are quite extreme for AW of course - but if you dig in the history, you will find people who had extreme thoughts, have been killed or banned or laughed about and are heroes today. ActiveWorlds is maybe not the right place - but there is an Internet Parliament now for the online community and I bet that the first ones who asked for it has been laughed about. It has no power yet and only few privateers are members - but it is a start and would not exist if there were no ppl. with "strange" ideas. There's definitely _no_ reason to delete The Lady's threads. [View Quote] s t e f a nAug 23, 2003, 8:22am
i agree totally , i was a total noob at that time , its like 2 years ago
the ladyAug 23, 2003, 11:00am
You are one of the few I know of that don't allow more than one person to
talk through your citizen name (unless I am badly mistaken). You are one of the few that has kept the same citizen name since I've known you. I can think of only very few others, Binary Bud, Princess Leia. Why do other citizens, Pk's, and other leaders (supposedly people that should have integrity) put people in so much pain allowing no telling who to sign onto their citizen names. Especially when you think you are having a very private conversation with someone you think you know? It is probably one of the worst kinds of deceit that I can think of, and it does not help to build and maintain trust in the community. [View Quote] daphneAug 23, 2003, 11:17am
Alex...
Your memory sure leaves something to be desired... The teen leaders listened to me, thank heavens, and for good reason... I had proved myself to them in helping them get organized and growing again after the devastation of their whole Object Path having been deleted and their counsel falling apart... You, on the other hand, were only asked in because we thought you had a bot that could take care of the mess... Well, you did, but you weren't willing to do more than a few hour's worth of running it to help out... Still you thought that gave you the right to immerse yourself in the situation and try to dictate what should be done about it... Wasn't your place, Alex... Sorry about that... I wasn't hysterical in talking to you, I used an example in trying to explain to you why I didn't think the ONE kid who did the huge groundcover should be banned or kicked out of AW and you do nothing but dwell on that example... You memory of the timeing is off too... In fact your memory is off in most of what you've mentioned --- either that or you just like lying... Many of the "gorbean" pursuasion lied about what I did or didn't do concerning them in AW and the rest of the "gorbeans" swallowed the lies, hook, line and sinker... My favorite "line" to the ones that approached me on the subject was "be carful what you believe for you, too, can be lead around as if you, too, wore a collar"... Had to be a line they could relate to, after all... :o) Sounds like you swallowed the lies too... Flagg knew me well enough to know the truth... He allowed the meeting with the "gorbeans" because, as customer service representative, he had to try to calm ppl down... Do you think for one minute that if what the "gorbeans" had told him was true, that I'd still be running an AW owned world 2 years after the fact??? "Hope you realise what you are doing." The ppl that have already seen what you are, sit their shaking their heads saying "Yup, that's XelaG for you. Some things never change." I guess that's one thing we have in common though... I don't change much either and I believe that's what ppl count on... They know pretty much what I will do in a given situation and in many instances, they do count on me doing it... People count on you to make your bot even better and better because that's what you are good at... So why not stick to doing what you do best and stop trying to paint me black just because I responded to TheLady's first post in this thread??? If you had read my response like it was meant and not pushed it beyond my meaning then none of the following crap would have come out... How could you have missed the double quotes I put around "judged", "condemned" and "mentally" tortured??? The answer is that you just couldn't resist trying to find a way to put me down again even though I've left you alone for a couple of years now... tsk, tsk, tsk... I'm going to ignore your name-calling this time but if you deign to slander me with words like "pervert" again, you will hear about it ----- done in "my style", of course!!! LOL ..........and that's all I have to say to you, Mr. Alex "I think I am God" de Castro... (guess the last name says it) [View Quote] strike rapierAug 23, 2003, 11:51am
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So you were responcible for it coming back... you deserve to die!
> You, on the other hand, were only asked in > because we thought you had a bot that could take care of the mess... Egh yeah.. Xelagot is the most advanced general purpose bot in existance... Alex was one of the biggest assets to AWTeen and one of the most respected in the entire world... I can remember when everyone started getting nervous at talking when they saw Brant and XelaG together... > Well, > you did, but you weren't willing to do more than a few hour's worth of > running it to help out... Still you thought that gave you the right to > immerse yourself in the situation and try to dictate what should be done > about it... Wasn't your place, Alex... Sorry about that... Mmmmm, could it be someone who knows about solutions to a situation has a greater ability to dictate what should be done, than someone who, in all fairness, knows relativly squat about large scale vandalism prevention and AW counter-'terrorism'. > I wasn't hysterical in talking to you, I used an example in trying to > explain to you why I didn't think the ONE kid who did the huge groundcover > should be banned or kicked out of AW and you do nothing but dwell on that > example... You memory of the timeing is off too... > > In fact your memory is off in most of what you've mentioned --- either that > or you just like lying... > > Many of the "gorbean" pursuasion lied about what I did or didn't do > concerning them in AW and the rest of the "gorbeans" swallowed the lies, > hook, line and sinker... My favorite "line" to the ones that approached me > on the subject was "be carful what you believe for you, too, can be lead > around as if you, too, wore a collar"... Had to be a line they could relate > to, after all... :o) Sounds like you swallowed the lies too... > > Flagg knew me well enough to know the truth... He allowed the meeting with > the "gorbeans" because, as customer service representative, he had to try to > calm ppl down... Do you think for one minute that if what the "gorbeans" > had told him was true, that I'd still be running an AW owned world 2 years > after the fact??? > > "Hope you realise what you are doing." The ppl that have already seen > what you are, sit their shaking their heads saying "Yup, that's XelaG for > you. Some things never change." I guess that's one thing we have in > common though... I don't change much either and I believe that's what ppl > count on... They know pretty much what I will do in a given situation and > in many instances, they do count on me doing it... People count on you to > make your bot even better and better because that's what you are good at... > So why not stick to doing what you do best and stop trying to paint me black > just because I responded to TheLady's first post in this thread??? If you > had read my response like it was meant and not pushed it beyond my meaning > then none of the following crap would have come out... How could you have > missed the double quotes I put around "judged", "condemned" and "mentally" > tortured??? The answer is that you just couldn't resist trying to find a > way to put me down again even though I've left you alone for a couple of > years now... tsk, tsk, tsk... > > I'm going to ignore your name-calling this time but if you deign to slander > me with words like "pervert" again, you will hear about it ----- done in "my > style", of course!!! LOL > > .........and that's all I have to say to you, Mr. Alex "I think I am God" de > Castro... (guess the last name says it) > Must say Daphne.. I never liked you, despised you would be more apt... but who the hell do you think you are to go around getting at Alex like that, where do you get off!? We could always do a MrBruce and start a new thread, and have a vote who people would rather have here... I'll be damned if anyone decided that you were a greater asset to the community than Alex... - Mark Wisemens Committee kahAug 23, 2003, 12:38pm
"joeman" <john at fakeplastic.com> wrote in
news:3f469323$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com: > Has she killed anyone? Has she threatened anyone to death? Has she > tried to hack anyone? Has she stolen anything? No.......... All you > want to do is suppress her "new" and "radical" ideas... You know who > also did that... that na... er.... She's just annoying. Her posts are practically spam. Disrupts the normal flow of the groups, starts flamewars. She never seems to have anything usefull to say either, so why let her post? KAH daphneAug 23, 2003, 12:38pm
You could ask Alex the same thing, couldn't you??? :o) After all, he is
the one that attacked me first... For your information, I don't give a fig for what you think of me... You might like to think highly of yourself but you are definately not one of the ppl I think highly about... BTW.. have you managed to take over AWTeen yet or are you still busy spreading misinformation around at the Gate or blowing your own horn in the ngs every opportunity??? :o) [View Quote] kahAug 23, 2003, 12:47pm
"the lady" <thelady263414 at hotmail.com> wrote in
news:3f476567 at server1.Activeworlds.com: > You are one of the few I know of that don't allow more than one person > to talk through your citizen name (unless I am badly mistaken). You > are one of the few that has kept the same citizen name since I've > known you. I can think of only very few others, Binary Bud, Princess > Leia. > > Why do other citizens, Pk's, and other leaders (supposedly people that > should have integrity) put people in so much pain allowing no telling > who to sign onto their citizen names. Especially when you think you > are having a very private conversation with someone you think you > know? It is probably one of the worst kinds of deceit that I can > think of, and it does not help to build and maintain trust in the > community. I highly doubt that information is correct. Quite few people allow others to use their accounts (it's asking for trouble) in my experience. I doubt even more that PKs and leaders would allow anyone to use their cits (especially PKs, they really should know better). Correct me if I'm wrong. KAH strike rapierAug 23, 2003, 1:01pm
Oh, but appart from that... yes I've already taken over AWTeen and
missinformation spreads itself now.. just look at the GKs! - Mark the ladyAug 23, 2003, 1:03pm
> OK. I sat here long enough trying not to reply to these posts because I
know deep in your heart, The Lady, you are trying to improve what you see as a problem.< To be truthful, I am going further than that. I am voicing that AW needs to give the power to the citizens by allowing them fair free elections with absolutely no hint of fraud, coersion, voting twice, money laundering, money given to special interests, power corporations coming in and using funds to coerce our citizens for their own "special interests", etc. To be truthful, I feel gratuities granted for special favors should be "AW Illegal". I am also voicing the community needs to strengthen itself and one way to do that is in small or medium sized groups of like minded people with a common link that bonds them together. (Sometimes it isn't a common link, some like variety.) Within that group there needs to be a leader, a code of ethics, provisions that address the needs of the people. That leader needs to be able to have the ability to link with other group leaders without prejudice, indifference, counter-productive agenda, etc. They must have the gift of open mindedness to work for the good (and I emphasize good) for all of AW. >Nobody is there to form more governments or committees.< I'm glad you are enjoying your online AW experience. There is already an unauthorized by the people of AW, not voted for by the people of AW dictatorship in place. It persuades many people to do very cruel acts of punishment against citizens when they have done something wrong, immoral or what a few people might think is not right in their eyes. I am voicing quite clearly that this is not humane. I am seeking to relieve this situation for those who are experiencing problems. It is your right to not participate and continue with building and conversing with friends. I have heard a few voice their opinions that they want their freedom back. Some do want a democracy, I have seen it with my own eyes at gz. >You seem to be the first and only person I've ever met who is interested in making our virtual life more complex. Why cant' we just keep it simple???< I am asking people to understand that there are citizens here who have been treated inhumanely. I feel I have a moral obligation to try to help people that are not being treated fairly. To do so under a oppressive regime is like trying to swim against a tidal wave. In order for there to be total reform, it must start from the top and work its' way down in order for cruelties done to the citizens to cease. Enough is enough. [View Quote] daphneAug 23, 2003, 1:08pm
LOL... I would say you are right but then I'd hear from all the GKs that
are doing what you said.. :o) As far as you having taken over AWTeen ------ somehow I highly doubt that.. :o) [View Quote] orbAug 23, 2003, 1:42pm
Daphne you twist the truth. You gang up on others because you feel you have
power. But you're nothing but hot air to those that know you well. [View Quote] daphneAug 23, 2003, 1:47pm
Hello Kah...
You are not wrong, or at least as far as I know you aren't... If you share an account with someone, unless that someone else is implicitely trusted by the PK Core, you will not be considered for a PK position... At least that's the way it used to be.. I can't say with any certainty any more... FOR THELADY'S INFORMATION::: I can tell you that I have had this name almost since I began AW 6 years ago and I don't share it with anyone... Only 2 ppl have my priv pw and they are trusted implicitly by me and would never think to abuse the trust... If you are talking to "Daphne" in AW then it is ME and no one else as I have never shared my cit account password... I do have an account or 2 that I use to "disappear" in when I have some work that needs to be done and the telegrams won't stop coming but I use them only rarely... I do have another account that I keep to allow me to share building projects with others under... I have paid for quite a few more accounts than those 3 but have given them entirely to other ppl that needed accounts... [View Quote] daphneAug 23, 2003, 2:00pm
LOL Yeah.. I'm a one-person gang!!! WOW.. What an impact I must have!!!
*G* BTW.. have you gotten over my not having built a Veteran's Day "whatever" in the place you set up to honor your buddy, BRO's service in the armed forces??? Does it bother you that I spent time thinking about my own father and grandfathers that also fought for their country rather than spending the time helping you honor someone you wanted to honor and that I didn't really know??? If it does, then get over it, you bag of even hotter air!!! :o) Those that know me well have a much better opinion of me and much better knowledge of me that you will ever have.... Try to remember that.. :o) [View Quote] orbAug 23, 2003, 2:12pm
No Daphne it was fine that you didn't build. You see I know how you are
about being center stage and all you had to do was simply say ty for the invitation but I can't make time. You are rude and obnoxious. Here's your get will wish to a dying person... AW 9979N 11000E. To prove my point. No Daphne I'm not upset you didnt' build. I thank God you didn't because how insincere that build would have been. ORB [View Quote] daphneAug 23, 2003, 2:25pm
Excuse me, but are you saying I should have been a total hypocrit and
claimed she was one of my best friends??? That may be your style but it's not mine... There is nothing wrong with that sign and although you didn't know it (how could you), I kept in touch with Weebo during that time to keep track of how she was doing, and I was always hoping for the best for her... People knew that she and I had butted heads but they also knew that when a build needed to be made to thank Alpha Phalpha and AlphaPhalpha Bit for the many things they did in AW "before" cancer finally took Alpha Phalpha, she was the one I asked to do it and she readily agreed... Heck, even AlphaPhalpha Bit and I bump heads over some issues but we still talk together and know we can count on each other to do for AW... I even tried to explain some things to you when you were upset over something someone told you I had said but you'd have no part of it... Then that Veteran's Day thing came up and I explained to you again why I didn't build there... Since then you've had nothing good to say about me... Well, sobeit... Ask me if I care anymore what you think!!! :o) [View Quote] daphneAug 23, 2003, 2:46pm
I apologize... I didn't know it was that important to you that I make you
the center of my universe... :o) Eep quote: "drive through" :o) [View Quote] |