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Jan 12, 2001, 4:18pm

Well, I'm bored, I think it's time for a little experiment.
So, I have a small world, right? Well, I'm thinking, "Hey! Why don't I
backup my stuff, clear it out, and open it up for free building and see what
happens?" Then I'm thinking, "Hey! I won't bother to put in a registry
either!"

Then, I thought about that for a while, and I thought, "Hey! Why don't I
allow people to upload objects too?"

There's a couple catches, of course. First, I can't guarantee how long it'll
be around. Second, the current OP is rather limited - it includes mostly
AW's base objects (minus a few, since they never released a new ZIP with all
the new objects, and I've just been adding them as I need 'em) plus some
that I added quite some time ago, which mostly consist of new basic
structural building equipment, and a random hodge-podge of other objects
(I've just never really taken the time to invest that much effort into
object creation). Third, by sending me objects, you're pretty much giving
permission for them to be used by anyone, as this will use no password
protection. So, by adding objects to the OP, you are, in essence, making
them free public domain - so don't expect to be able to up anything you're
afraid someone might 'steal.' Third, the world is small, like I said. It's a
PS8XE, which means it goes out to 20 NSWE

At first, I'm just going to leave it completely free - that is to say, I
won't be doing much in the way of cleanup, unless it's really distracting or
damaging to the experience (like if someone comes in and fills the whole
place with thousands of random walls). We'll see how that goes. I'm assuming
that some version of moderation will be needed, though, so if things start
to look bad, I'll be looking for a couple people to help keep the place
clean.

Censorship will not be practiced - I do not believe in it. The only
enforcements made will be in the spirit of keeping the world from looking
like a trash heap (And, well, I suppose you could consider that a form of
censorship - but I hope you understand what I'm getting at).

So, here are the details:
-The world is called "proxima" (no, I don't know why - I didn't originally
start the world, it was sort of 'handed' to me).
-As we speak, I've just installed the 3.1 server, just so you know.
-At the moment, objects, textures, avatars, sounds can be sent in a couple
ways: you can e-mail them to objects at gamepants.com, you can put them on your
own webspace and email me that URL at the same address, or you can ICQ them
to me (which means you'll have to ask for UIN). Sorry, can't FTP them
yourself right now.
-Everyone has build rights, bot rights, special objects.
-I'm not planning on currently using an actual ground object
-I won't start playing with the lights, background, bg color, etc. until
people start to make suggestions
-If anyone could provide me with some ZIPs containing ALL of the objects,
textures, sounds, etc. from AW, I'd be very greatful. =)
-I'll be taking some object-making requests. I have the skills for the most
part, just never the motivation.
-I'll be setting up a message board for the project in a moment. The URL
will be posted in Proxima.

That's all I can think of. Let there be chaos.
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