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  1. If you really want Forum response to this question (keeping in mind that very few of us are qualified to make a definitive reply) you could probably search on the terms AMD (or Radeon) and Nvidia. You'll find more threads than you can imagine.

    In my reading, I've seen at least ten posts praising Nvidia's performance in SL over Radeon's as I have seen posts that say the opposite, so I've just gone with the flow and used Nvidia right from the start. I will offer one piece of real advice: if you do decide to go with Nvidia, do the research and get the best performing card you can afford. Sometimes that means not buying something from the latest and greatest series.


  2. Drake1 Nightfire wrote:


     

    Wait, are you sayin you are from Bahstin or are you makin fun of my Bahstin accent? Cuz if you are from there thats wikkid pissah.. but if you are makin fun of me i will take it places you dont wanna go..

     

    Make fun? Me? How could you even think such a thing?

    I'm not from Boston, no. One of my ancestors lived there for few years, though, back in the early '70's. 1770's, that is. That was before the traffic got so bad.

  3. I mourn the passing of Terry Pratchett also.

    Interesting subject. I would guess a great many people have done things in SL that were inspired by their readings elsewhere, even if it was nothing more than wearing an avatar/outfit that was designed with a fictional character in mind. I like the way Second Life lets us do things like that.

    In a way quite a bit less creative than yours (as evidenced by that picture) I have done things in SL inspired by, in my case, mostly books. I once did, or started, a sort of photo-story thread on the Forum and drew most of my own contributions  from all the espionage fiction I'd devoured when I was younger. I think I managed to drag ideas or scenarios from every single author I'd ever read in there. I even used some television material, giving my character an attitude like this guy's: Straight ahead, all the time.

     

    KAR 120C.jpg

     

     

    Edited because I forgot to include the picture.

  4. I loved 'discovering' Terry Pratchett. I just happened to see one of his titles that intrigued me at the library (I don't remember which but it was one of the early ones about the Night Watch) and took it home. In the years since, I've read everything that showed up in the library as well as a few I've found in bookstores. I've never done a web search or anything to see everything he wrote, so there's a chance there is at least one work out there I haven't read yet. That at least gives me something to hope for.

    He was a wonderful writer. We readers fell in love with his characters, laughing the whole time.

    Even Cut-Me-Own-Throat Dibbler needs a hug tonight.

     


  5. CheriColette wrote:

    I had one (rejected)

     guess the topic  was unsuitable 

     

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    I hope everything's okay with Czari. I haven't seen her in a while. Maybe that hot new computer she bought (she was probably running the most ancient PC of anyone in SL at one time) got her feeling adventurous and she's gone back to EverQuest. I'm pretty sure she was a former EQ player.


  6. Madelaine McMasters wrote:


    wesleytron wrote:


    Madelaine McMasters wrote:
    Maddy, April

    That's an interesting bikini top you're about to try on there.

    Unfortunately, those are magnifying glasses.

    ;-).

     

    Archived, and thank you. :-)

    Just to voice my opinion to the OP: Mell, I'm another who, on arriving,  just started walking through SL alone. I learned about things by stumbling over them and trying to figure out how they worked. As it happens I was also the beneficiary of help from others and I did not mind that in the least, so I add my support to those who've said it's a good idea to IM or otherwise interact with someone who appears to be new and mystified.

    I liked reading your responses. I think you'll be staying, to SL's benefit (and in all probability yours as well).

  7. Nice work.  You do of course realize this will tempt all of us to write posts that include questionable material, just so we can have the pleasure of seeing same lost in that 'sargasso sea'. It's almost a challenge. My archive of posts waiting to be moderated was barren (sob) but I'm sure with a bit of creative writing I could get something in there. :-)

     


  8. irihapeti wrote:


    Madelaine McMasters wrote:


    ... I should think there are more important things to do than expend precious resources on the forums. Why not just shut them down?


    Snugs, you are such a sinner.  Maddy is so going to put you in the fire for this

    (:

     

    Maddy's never understood why LL even bothers with the Forum. I remember her saying much the same things in a post back in 2009 or 2010 in the Jive forum. Where she goes wrong is by being logical. Logic got nuttin' to do with it. There's an over-riding reason why the Forums should continue:

    I enjoy them.

    Wait, two reasons! You enjoy them too. :-)

  9. I am not really a fan of the badging system, to be quite honest. In Void's case I would have expected her level of contribution here to kind of a known fact among the moderators, and that alone should have entitled her to an explanation. Maybe I'm being unrealistic.

    Feedback in general is something that has been lacking; Void is just the extreme example of that.

    I love the new badge image. You are much more attractive without the fangs ;-).

    (Seriously, it's terrific that you're using your avatar image in your badge; it's amazing how much more personal that makes it.)


  10. Dresden Ceriano wrote:


    Dillon Levenque wrote:

    I'm glad you posted here.  I agree with Pussycat's comment a couple posts back about giving people whose posts have been deleted the courtesy of being told just what about their post violated whatever CS or TOS rule. I'll even take it a step further and suggest the poster should be allowed one reply—a sort of unofficial appeal—to try to defend himself: point out that he was misread, or that that's not what it meant, or whatever, and that that reply should be actually looked at, evaluated, and answered (the answer being the decision re: the unofficial appeal and not subject to further debate at that level). Yes that means more work for the mods and I know this isn't exactly an LL revenue center.

    This is pretty much exactly what I suggested when Xiola asked.  The fact that at least some people seem to believe it a worthy suggestion gives me hope that something might actually get done about it.

    ...Dres *crosses his fingers*

     

    It's called "feedback" in these word-trendy times. But in these times, that really is the best word. Just, for crying out loud, let me know you saw my message and you'll think about it and give me an answer. It's a basic. Little wonder that your suggestion is getting support from others of us. From a Forum perspective, lack of feedback has been one of the most constant laments. We do see better things, since Ebbe arrived. The fact  Xiola (She-Demon of the Arched Fangs) posted directly to this thread being a prime example of said better things.


  11. Pussycat Catnap wrote:


    Dillon Levenque wrote:

    I'm glad you posted here.  I agree with Pussycat's comment a couple posts back about giving people whose posts have been deleted the courtesy of being told just what about their post violated whatever CS or TOS rule. I'll even take it a step further and suggest the poster should be allowed one reply—a sort of unofficial appeal—to try to defend himself: point out that he was misread, or that that's not what it meant, or whatever, and that that reply should be actually looked at, evaluated, and answered (the answer being the decision re: the unofficial appeal and not subject to further debate at that level). Yes that means more work for the mods and I know this isn't exactly an LL revenue center.

    Having had the job of moderating a forum as one of my professional duties before - I would NOT agree to this part.

    If such a reply were public it would only serve to create a public fiasco.

    If it were private, it would only end up being a complaint medium and would result in boosting the sense of denial among those moderated.

    There are forums all over the internet and such levels of entitlement are not the norm. It bogs down resources, leads to a sense of being 'under attack', not among the mods, but among those who develop a sense that they are unfairly moderated.

    Adults need to just learn to move on to the next topic, or rephrase their point in a manner less troubled. Its one thing to just move on if a place is toxic or full of harrasment, but another to do so because one is not given special vindication.

     

     

     I did say it would lead to extra work, I was quite aware of that. I never even considered the idea that any such correspondence would be public. I also said that only one exchange should be allowed; if the poster in question was still unhappy with the decision she would have to pursue the complaint through other channels.

     My idea was to add a little 'burden of proof' to a RIC. If a post is deleted due to a RIC (as I think most deleted posts are), the poster should be told what the violation was, and she should be entitled to contest the violation once, directly, via email to the mod. Hopefully that might result in someone actually reading RIC'd posts, rather than just assuming that whoever reported them was correct about the supposed violation.

  12. I'm glad you posted here.  I agree with Pussycat's comment a couple posts back about giving people whose posts have been deleted the courtesy of being told just what about their post violated whatever CS or TOS rule. I'll even take it a step further and suggest the poster should be allowed one reply—a sort of unofficial appeal—to try to defend himself: point out that he was misread, or that that's not what it meant, or whatever, and that that reply should be actually looked at, evaluated, and answered (the answer being the decision re: the unofficial appeal and not subject to further debate at that level). Yes that means more work for the mods and I know this isn't exactly an LL revenue center.

    And speaking of Void, if I remember it correctly she never asked for nor expected an apology. A post she wrote was summarily deleted. It was a post that had to do with the Forum (though really the Answers Forum in particular) and suggested things that didn't sit well with some people at LL at the time. Her complaint was that when she attempted to communicate with the CS team to ask why the post was deleted she was rebuffed, completely. Not even a reply to say, "We're not going to tell you.".  She felt she was entitled to an answer and that her long and quite well documented history of being one of the most prolific helpers and explainers about SL should at least give her that privilege. When she didn't get a reply, she decided to leave. In effect, she was saying to the powers that be: "Fine. If you don't feel I'm contributing anything of value then I'll stop bothering to do so." It was a sure loss for the Forum, but she wasn't banned.

    I happen to think she was exactly right. I think people who really go out of their way—for years, and on a daily basis—to post information and ideas for SL users new and seasoned, should be given a little extra status for that. Not everyone agrees with me, but that's nothing new. As to whether she wants to come back here, I don't know but I tend to doubt it. She seems to be pretty comfortable across the street.

    Please though, could you pick some other avatar image? I just do NOT understand how so many people seem to gravitate to that angry female one. It must speak to some deep-seated being inside, waiting to be unleashed. ;-)

     

    ETA a little more about Void

    Edited once again because a paragraph was quoted and I saw I'd spelled 'privilege' wrong. Again.


  13. TDD123 wrote:


    irihapeti wrote:

    They are like legends to me. Inspirational even. I am aspire to be like them

    (:

     

    Maddy is absolutely a bad influence on you ... :robottongue:

     

    Maddy is a bad influence on everyone. That's her mission.

    As for the GD forum (this one), the last couple of months have been pretty quiet, to say the least. At first I blamed the holidays, but we're well past those now. I expect we'll get something interesting to poke at soon. And in the meantime we can always go over to Role Play and wonder why some people think having other people make up secret imaginary stuff about 'em is somehow a TOS violation.

    I like it here. I have from the start (for me), and that was in 2009. I've never liked the fights, although I know many people do. Jump into that flaming train wreck of a thread and start swinging. Or just read along and laugh. I've done my own unfair share of flaming posts, and I regret all of them. I don't mind at all that it's held to a minimum these days.

     

  14. Och. Whatever you do, dinna look up near Earth asteroids. It's already on the calender. September 25th or thereabouts.  The craziness is so deep you'd need an aqualung to get through it.

     

    [i apologize for the attempt at Scotch accent but I saw your post about the Highland RR in another thread (looked really nice, btw) and, as usual, could not resist.]


  15. Canoro Philipp wrote:

    if the owner of the shop agrees to sell in that area, under the condition that it would allow people to talk about the products just outside of the store, s/he shouldnt be looking for revenge against customers that have said something bad.

     

    Canoro, banning and muting someone isn't "looking for revenge". It is simply a way of stating, "I don't need the aggravation of dealing with you. I find you both rude and ignorant. Now please go away and leave me alone and we'll both be the better for it." It's not griefing or AR'ing or counter-reviewing or anything else. It's just, pffft. May or not be a good business practice—that's a matter of opinion (mine's with the merchant given the facts as so far presented)—but it is hardly "looking for revenge".


  16. Madelaine McMasters wrote:


    Dillon Levenque wrote:


    irihapeti wrote:


    what about people who are sinless already. say like umm! me for example ??

    like do the fire go: o.m.g !!! is a sinless person, i cant cleanse this person of anything. and then do it get mad bc it thinks that somehow the person is actual like really really evil but just faking it. and then like turns them into a crispie ??

     

     

    Nothing to worry about.  I, who am without sin as should be perfectly obvious to even the most casual observer, walked through the Fire. It did not get angry with my innocence. It just did its job, and had I been burdened with a sin or two, I'm sure it would have consumed them.

     

    Shall I quote from you, after your walk through my fire?

    Of course I shall...

    "
    I am purified. I have walked into the fire and I have bathed in it. Nothing will ever be the same.
    "

    Either you were pure and nothing changed, or you were purified and nothing will ever be the same.

     

    I may have been exaggerating.

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