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**Cristiano** · 12-09-2008, 12:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Malachi

I have reported you to the forum moderators.

Good, I hope they ban me.

Gigs · 12-09-2008, 12:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Poindexter

I've read the responses. They speak for themselves. If by "wiping the floor" you mean attempting snide, uninspired wisecracks, no argument here.

I can't compete in that arena.

How else are people supposed to respond to poorly spelled, rambling, incoherent rants, layered on top of the constant ad hominem backdrop of how much better you are than everyone else?

**Cristiano** · 12-09-2008, 12:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Gigs

How else are people supposed to respond to poorly spelled, rambling, incoherent rants, layered on top of the constant ad hominem backdrop of how much better you are than everyone else?

With LOLcats, duh!

Gigs · 12-09-2008, 12:30 AM

RandoymRandt · 12-09-2008, 12:38 AM

While I have nothing to do with this discussion, I do loves my LOLcats.

Gigs · 12-09-2008, 12:41 AM

RandoymRandt · 12-09-2008, 12:42 AM

Joshua Nightshade · 12-09-2008, 01:15 AM

Well I'm glad you guys have handled this adequately in the time it took me to purchase a new LCD monitor.

Arilynn · 12-09-2008, 02:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Circle Widdershins

Dunno why, but Poin's posts remind me of Poddy.

Hi Everybody! I'm Poddy!
http://www.sluniverse.com/php/vb/hel...-creators.html

Poim is more coherent and obviously older but the content is very similar.

Then again I guess a lot of people on the internetz talk about their expertness in every field/connection to experts in every field

My guess is that you are not quite right but are very close and that there is a reason for the similarity.

Or it could be a coincidence, and there is no explanation beyond "crackpot".

Joshua Nightshade · 12-09-2008, 02:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Circle Widdershins

Dunno why, but Poin's posts remind me of Poddy.

Hi Everybody! I'm Poddy!
http://www.sluniverse.com/php/vb/hel...-creators.html

Poim is more coherent and obviously older but the content is very similar.

Then again I guess a lot of people on the internetz talk about their expertness in every field/connection to experts in every field

Dear christ, the wall of text, it burns us.

Did it stop posting or what? Doesn't look banned. Cris has an 18+ rule for posting on SLU...

Chalice Yao · 12-09-2008, 03:10 AM

Goddamn, I gotta say it.

I love it when Cristiano comes out of the proverbial office, lays the utter smack down in a polite way, and wipes his hands.

He's like Sgt. Hartman, minus the yell.

Briar Bing · 12-09-2008, 05:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Poindexter

Most of what I have seen and heard of Open Grids from day one can be summed up in five words:

I can't log in.

That's four words.

You sure sound familiar, and I don't mean like Poddy.

Chalice Yao · 12-09-2008, 05:43 AM

Deeeeeeepends on how you look at it, given that can't = can not :> I guess. I'm nitpicking.

Briar Bing · 12-09-2008, 05:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Chalice Yao

Deeeeeeepends on how you look at it, given that can't = can not :> I guess. I'm nitpicking.

Let's make it even more confusing.

cannot vs. can not | the alexfiles

And Oxford says:

Both cannot and can not are acceptable spellings, but the first is much more usual. You would use can not when the 'not' forms part of another construction such as 'not only'.

Jahar Aabye · 12-09-2008, 11:43 AM

What's truly interesting is that nobody has actually critiqued the glaring omission from the entire original post regarding the most important thing for a grid to have:

Content permissions. Absent adequate IP protection (and yes, I know how easy it is to steal IP in SL, but still) you cannot have any sort of virtual marketplace, and absent that market, it will be difficult to convince residents to design content for free. Now, you can always go a different route and have all the content be company-designed, but then you get into the packaged, pre-fab look that turns a lot of users away.

What makes SL unique among virtual worlds is the ability for users to create their own content, and then to transfer or sell that content, with adequate (although not perfect) usage restrictions to another resident, and to even make a profit doing so. The economic incentives and competition serve to increase the quality of content as well.

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Chalice Yao The Purple Kinda at work. Somewhat. Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Somewhere purple, Germany Posts: 3,536 My Mood:	Goddamn, I gotta say it. I love it when Cristiano comes out of the proverbial office, lays the utter smack down in a polite way, and wipes his hands. He's like Sgt. Hartman, minus the yell.

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Chalice Yao The Purple Kinda at work. Somewhat. Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Somewhere purple, Germany Posts: 3,536 My Mood:	Deeeeeeepends on how you look at it, given that can't = can not :> I guess. I'm nitpicking.

12-09-2008, 11:43 AM	#40 (permalink)
Jahar Aabye Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 2,333	What's truly interesting is that nobody has actually critiqued the glaring omission from the entire original post regarding the most important thing for a grid to have: Content permissions. Absent adequate IP protection (and yes, I know how easy it is to steal IP in SL, but still) you cannot have any sort of virtual marketplace, and absent that market, it will be difficult to convince residents to design content for free. Now, you can always go a different route and have all the content be company-designed, but then you get into the packaged, pre-fab look that turns a lot of users away. What makes SL unique among virtual worlds is the ability for users to create their own content, and then to transfer or sell that content, with adequate (although not perfect) usage restrictions to another resident, and to even make a profit doing so. The economic incentives and competition serve to increase the quality of content as well.

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