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Dec 8, 2004, 8:46pm

It would be a great Christmas gift to allow tourist building in Alpha World
again (forever). This would be one positive change that would appeal to
everyone who is concerned about the preservation of Alpha World's history.

Dec 8, 2004, 11:06pm

Re: Christmas Gesture of Letting Tourists build in AlphaWord(permanently)

This is an excellent suggestion that would GREATLY enhance the active use of AW
world and also promote citizenship purchase. Previously, when tourists were
able to build in AW, I brought in friends to view my work, they tried building
and were inclined to stay, because they had left their 'mark' in AW. They soon
became citizens, to acquire the permanent build feature and other aspects of
citizenship.

Most people use AW for a few areas of interest:
1. Chat
2. Interaction (games, rpg, etc)
3. Creativity (exploring worlds, building, etc)

Both Chat and Interaction require a certain amount of people to make it viable.
Busy full chat areas make for interested prospective clients, and Worlds
filled with people promote registration by getting the tourist involved in
activities or building.

*But most of all, Registration Fee does affect citizen enrollment. Speaking
from my experience, when I first entered AW I signed on quickly because the fee
at $20yr was easily affordable. Unfortunately, this is not so for the current
price.

It would be wonderful if there was an Additional Gesture of discounting
Citizenship purchase or renewals during this Holiday Season. AWI did this in
the past and it was a great gesture of Good Will and Support of the AWCommunity
by AWI. Perhaps this would make it possible for some of our active, loyal
clients of AW, to return to citizen status, after slipping into Tourist mode,
due to the high price of citizenship renewals.

Activeworlds is a fun program and those of us that use it, would like the world
to join us! The more the merrier.

Pamela
CoLor

[View Quote] > It would be a great Christmas gift to allow tourist building in Alpha World
> again (forever). This would be one positive change that would appeal to
> everyone who is concerned about the preservation of Alpha World's history.

Dec 9, 2004, 4:49pm

No need for that, free protected tourist building is available in Tourist
World
Go to "tourist" or telegram/email me for more information or to request some
building space. Note: It would be a very nice christmas gesture if AW were
to look at my citizen project application again and accept it (or at least
talk about it properly rather than just rejecting it). I'm running out of
space!

-LtB-

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Dec 9, 2004, 9:23pm

Yes, there are many different tourist worlds in Active Worlds, with you
neglecting to name some more of them, hinting at merely advertising your own
world, but nothing will compare to Alpha World when it comes to the original
intent for which this program was made. Also, tourist builds are
unprotected in Alpha World, so they will still have the desire to register
as citizens to get protected builds. Your "tourist" world does nothing but
hurt the situation by giving tourists incentives to not subscribe. Not to
mention, you completely avoided the point Color made regarding how tourists,
intermingled with citizens, would make Active Worlds a funner experience for
everyone, tourists and citizens alike. Take your advertising elsewhere.

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Dec 9, 2004, 10:14pm

God only knows it might inspire some people to renew in hopes of starting a
city. That was pretty much the only reason I became a citizen - to build a
city. Alphaworld is like the best place to start a city due to its size,
but there's only several still alive now >_<



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Dec 10, 2004, 12:02pm

Sheesh guys, why are you so closed-minded? Do you not realise that some of
us cannot afford to register, and thus find themselves persecuted by other
tourists and/or citizens? I have no problem with tourist builds in other
worlds being unprotected. I do however have a problem with tourist builds
being VANDALISED just for the sake of vandalism. I wouldnt have so much of
a problem if builds were completely deleted to make way for new builds, but
I feel that tourists need protection for their builds. Gawd, I'm just
trying to provide a service. What is wrong with that? I am not in breach of
any AW regulations by advertising my world, so if you have a problem with
that, it's simple. Dont visit the world if you dont like it.
Remember - tourists are people as well as you. They're equal, so treat them
as equals please.
Brenton out.

-LtB-

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Dec 10, 2004, 12:05pm

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We never said we ever went to your world. It would be best for tourists
to be able to build in AlphaWorld where there is an unlimited amount of
land. That's the idea. Not to say, "Oh, no screw AlphaWorld, just come
to my world and let them build here!". You also even said you were
running out of space.

--

Signed,
TheMask

:: Owner of Delusional-Minds Hosting ::
Free world hosting.. Just a T-Gram will do it.

Dec 10, 2004, 12:41pm

I never said "screw alphaworld" I just said that if people wanted to build
and have their builds protected, they could come to Tourist. I've been here
for a while now, and ever since I started Tourist as a 3D homepage, I've met
nothing but opposition and people bent on destroying me. As a matter of
fact, I am seriously considering not renewing my cit/world when they run
out. Then you can just go and pick on someone else trying to help.
Brenton out.

-LtB-

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Dec 10, 2004, 3:39pm

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Dec 11, 2004, 10:26pm

No need. Just go to AWTeen instead, which has terrain and better
objects anyway. And don't tell me only teens go there - I'm almost 22
and still visit all the time.

-Brant

Dec 12, 2004, 1:10am

Yet again someone misses the point. Despite its size, AWTeen is still very
crowded, with ugly terrain spikes/walls all over the place. Plus, a citizen
can simply use a seeker bot (I've still seen them used even though they are
banned) and massively delete tourist buildings. It would be much harder in
Alpha World.

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Dec 12, 2004, 1:20am

there is no way to _really_ ban seeker bots, someone can just make their
own.

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Dec 12, 2004, 5:37am

[View Quote] I'm 55. My motives might be questioned.

Dec 12, 2004, 4:07pm

What about a bot to query the world for tourist property and delete it all?

Lol

John

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Dec 12, 2004, 4:09pm

I mean if somebody makes one that just spends all its time finding and
deleting property to get around bans?

John

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Dec 12, 2004, 4:26pm

no way to stop it O_Ounless you have another bot to check if the bot is
going around, deleting tourist builds. or if the bot is jumping around alot
(people seeking bots).


-SWE

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Dec 12, 2004, 4:48pm

any world with bots enabled and tourist building will have this problem,
even alphaworld if they enabled tourist building

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Dec 12, 2004, 10:42pm

See, the problem with the world is simply its name. If it didn't have
that word "Teen" in it, most likely teens would congregate there, but
others would also feel safe entering.

And Daphne (may she rest in peace) was in her fifties when she helped
organize a number of events, so you certainly would by no means be the
most chronologically gifted person there :)

Dec 12, 2004, 10:44pm

I remember this discussion from August 2000. At the time, a "discussion
area" was placed at 1300n 0e, and everyone posted signs there voting on
whether seekerbots should be allowed. Seekerbots won out by one vote.

It's interesting to see how, four and a half years later, time repeats :)

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