aj

But it’s like has already been said, although the AVH does link to many things that we in SARP are against, it’s an opportunity to make ourselves known. We’re known in JP, we’re known on Stratics, but not here. It was, I believe, a welcome change from all the Evangeline stuff that has been reported, and for a change something POSITIVE! OK, some people still blame us – and in some cases me personally – for the removal of Maze, which was a lucrative second income earner for some, despite the facts indicating this was never the case. In fact, many people are in agreement of what we believe in, even if not enough to support us publicly. I’ve said my piece in the interview, you’ve all debated it, generally, in a respectable manner, and lots of people now at least know what SARP is.

Anyone wishing to know more about us is more than welcome to visit the Stratics board and look me up, and the various threads about payouts and whatever that started it all.

Payouts are declining. They’ve almost gone in JP. Not because of anything we have done, but because the source has dried up and players are realising that buying their way to popularity does not help in the long term. Easily verifiable fact, just look at the top tens and see for yourself.

aj

Anyone who plays TSO – in ANY city should get their news primarily from Maxis or Stratics. Those are the ONLY sources that aren’t going to MAKE THINGS UP because of their fame whoring. There are a few other fan sites that have so far proven themselfs to be reliable, but not very many.

Obviously you haven’t been following Urizenus very closely or reading the discrepancies in the newspaper articles. All of those things PROVE that this is not a trustworthy news source. You may get info that you wouldn’t have otherwise gotten, but to state and promote that this is your ONLY or primary news source for AV is the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard.

Do you get your RL news from the Weekly World News, primarily? Because that’s pretty much what you’re doing here.

TJ

coco

“Move sim to another city” is something that’s been tentatively announced by Maxis on the stratics message board, but we don’t know how it works or how much it’s gonna cost.

aj

This is my ONLY news source so if folks want to get a message out about something they’re involved in why not give interviews here? I don’t know where else to look so as it stands to me this is the only place I come for information.

On that note, what’s this about being able to move your SIM to a new city?? Huh? First I’ve heard of it!

-M

First, having one’s interview posted in a publication does not automatically imply endorsement of any advertisement or links within said publication, just as much as if you had an article published in a real magazine, it doesn’t imply that you endorse everything that’s advertised in that magazine. To think otherwise is just plain silly.

Secondly, TJ, at no point in time have we ever promoted ourselves as a “morally correct organization”, as you have put it. We are not “morally correct”, “morally superior”, or any other such labels that a few trolls have tried pinning on us. Nobody is on any sort of “moral high horse”… At least, nobody from SARP. We are a group of people united under a common belief and common principles, nothing more. Not once have I or any SARP Representative ever said that people who do visitor-payouts are bad people. What we do believe, however, is that visitor payouts are causing harm to the game, and that these payouts helped make the maze exploit so popular. My basis for that belief is that very shortly after maze was disabled, nearly all of the houses giving visitor-payouts either dropped their payouts dramatically or have stopped altogether. Coincidence? I think not. I also believe that it has created a whole culture of unbridled greed within the game. Don’t believe me? Go ahead and tell that houseful of visitors that you’re not going to pay them for being there, and see what kind of reaction you get.

TJ, your arguments would be amusing to me, if they weren’t so misleading. They are lacking in logic and substantive evidence to back up these egregious claims of yours. The USENET has a name for people who make groundless arguments just for the sake of arguing: Trolls.

Aj: Good interview! Now, just one word of advice: Please don’t feed the trolls.

Uri, I want to thank you for the interview, and for providing the space on your blog for us to express ourselves. SARP and its beliefs truly seems to be a very emotionally-charged hot-button issue for reasons I still don’t understand, and probably never will.

And to those who think we mis-stepped by “advertising” in the AVH because the Herald represents everything anti-SARP… Think about this for a moment: Which is going to get you noticed more – Making yourself known to people who already know you? Or making yourself known to people who don’t? Are we trying to get noticed? Of course we are! How else can anyone make informed decisions about anything if they never hear of the alternatives? We’re not here to tell anyone how to play the game. We’re only here to let people know that there is another way.