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Jun 7, 2006, 9:57pm

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. :)

Jun 7, 2006, 10:09pm

Put simply Legion, I agree with you.
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Jun 7, 2006, 10:36pm

But could his post have been at most 1 or 2 paragraphs to make his point? :)
I got glossy eyed after the second paragraph ;)

Jun 7, 2006, 10:45pm

[View Quote] Well, I'd like to point out that although Hermes will censor the chat it
re-broadcasts to people who are *not* in range of the offender, anyone
who *is* in the normal chat range of the offender will not see the
censored version. (Hermes is only an extension of chat, not a complete
replacement.)

For worlds like AWGate it might be better to have a system that
completely takes over chat functionality so that the censor works for
everyone, regardless of distance.

Jun 7, 2006, 11:18pm

Aside from whether i'd agree or not agree ...

You're presenting statements and conclusions as if they were fact, when
infact they are assumption, unsubstantiated speculation, and personal bias.
You offer conclusions as if they are derived from your statements, when in
fact the conclusions are actually based on facts not yet entered into
evidence.

We already have a feature thats better than blank-a-word, its called Mute.
CA already ejects people that digress with individual undesired words, and
"volenteer" GK's/PK's to deal with disruptive behavour. The feature would
use up valuable resources, which are best used for visually enhansing AW.

..Scooter


imho: blank-a-word or similiar meerly reinforces the "see so evil, hear no
evil ...", (the "lets look away, not get envolved, pretend its not
happening; we're afraid to be confrontational, don't confront the Evil
Doers"), mentality. It does nothing positive, except allow you to become an
inhouse censor.




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Jun 7, 2006, 11:58pm

and with Voice....how would you propose cencoring that?....Censorship is
passée LOL.....what they cannot type they can say out loud....a mute feature
for separate voices might be nice, but possible? When you mute a person's
type, does it also mute their voice?

sweets

Jun 8, 2006, 11:59am

With the "plugin" server, the code can be written and implanted for direct
and lag-less results.

This will also allow everyone in the chat area to recieve a filtered
message.

The reason it is not done? I'm not sure.. There are a few reasons, but hell,
who knows what AWI thinks.

Jun 8, 2006, 12:52pm

[View Quote] Would be nice in AWGate, swearing and fighting really spoils the welcoming mood.
But I would like to see a bot that, instead of ejecting people for saying "Second Life"
(does CA still do that?), would replace that phrase in chat with "Inferior Chat Program" :p

--
Mauz
http://mauz.info

Jun 8, 2006, 1:44pm

YESSS!!!

I have been putting a "chat relay bot" on the Wishlist list for 2 years. I
gave up.


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Jun 8, 2006, 8:03pm

You can actually try the voice chat out on Mars.

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Jun 9, 2006, 6:07am

It happened.

ONCE.

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Jun 10, 2006, 2:10am

haha, right! I think he needs to take some effeciency seminars himself,
LOL

btw, Legion, j/k ok? no hard feelings ;)

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Jun 10, 2006, 2:25am

I, too, would like to see some of the worlds that have apparently been
abandoned because of book keeping oversights and etc. (in other words, the
company never investigates small expenses to see if they are profitable
investments or not) shut down and free up the resources for the active world
builders to enjoy. Of course, for all we know, AWI donated the worlds to
these mega billion dollar companies (as if they couldn't afford to pay for
the worlds *rolls eyes*) hoping to attract new users and they just left them
running for some odd reason.

I would much rather go to a world that has active developers and citizens
making the world a nice place to visit than an old ghost world that hasn't
been developed for years.

Besides, I suspect the high world server prices are due to this *possible*
mismanagement of resources. However, I suppose as long as people will pay
the prices, AWI can charge what they think they need to.


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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
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