Comments on: Alphaville Elections Break into the InfoSphere http://alphavilleherald.com/2004/03/alphaville_elec-2.html Always Fairly Unbalanced Tue, 04 Oct 2016 13:18:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Fans II http://alphavilleherald.com/2004/03/alphaville_elec-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-52860 Fans II Sun, 21 Mar 2004 01:33:56 +0000 http://localhost/wp_2/?p=2948#comment-52860 I never recalled AVG 'ruling'. Ha! Press...Pffttt. Never trusted them. WOW The AVG elections have gone international! Stand Tall, Mr-President, Stand Tall. I never recalled AVG ‘ruling’. Ha! Press…Pffttt. Never trusted them. WOW The AVG elections have gone international! Stand Tall, Mr-President, Stand Tall.

]]> By: urizenus http://alphavilleherald.com/2004/03/alphaville_elec-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-52859 urizenus Thu, 18 Mar 2004 11:12:31 +0000 http://localhost/wp_2/?p=2948#comment-52859 oops, try that again... <a href="http://www.bloguje.cz/blogy/semestr2003/10_tema.php" rel="nofollow">http://www.bloguje.cz/blogy/semestr2003/10_tema.php</a> oops, try that again…

http://www.bloguje.cz/blogy/semestr2003/10_tema.php

]]> By: urizenus http://alphavilleherald.com/2004/03/alphaville_elec-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-52858 urizenus Thu, 18 Mar 2004 11:10:58 +0000 http://localhost/wp_2/?p=2948#comment-52858 Here's your link, Mr-P... <a href="http://www.bloguje.cz/blogy/semestr2003/10_tema.php" rel="nofollow"></a> Here’s your link, Mr-P…

]]> By: Mr-President http://alphavilleherald.com/2004/03/alphaville_elec-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-52857 Mr-President Wed, 17 Mar 2004 23:42:53 +0000 http://localhost/wp_2/?p=2948#comment-52857 Czech Republic? lol.. Can I get a link? Czech Republic? lol..

Can I get a link?

]]> By: urizenus http://alphavilleherald.com/2004/03/alphaville_elec-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-52856 urizenus Wed, 17 Mar 2004 21:12:21 +0000 http://localhost/wp_2/?p=2948#comment-52856 Thanks for posting that Mr-P. The story is all over blogspace now too. I saw it was picked up by a blog in the Czech Repub. Thanks for posting that Mr-P. The story is all over blogspace now too. I saw it was picked up by a blog in the Czech Repub.

]]> By: Mr-President http://alphavilleherald.com/2004/03/alphaville_elec-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-52855 Mr-President Wed, 17 Mar 2004 20:00:07 +0000 http://localhost/wp_2/?p=2948#comment-52855 Article taken from tulareadvanceregister.com [begin] (Another) presidential election heating up The main issues are the role of government, the responsibility of law enforcement, and putting a stop to financial fraud affecting the citizens. The incumbent is popular, but a challenger is gaining ground with a hard line platform promising to be even tougher on crime. Sounds like it could be anywhere, but in this case, it's a race to be president of nowhere. Nowhere on earth, at least. The campaign is for the presidency of Alphaville, the largest community in a massive multiplayer computer game, The Sims Online. Now, if you think this is no big deal, you're just not a Sims player. The Sims Online is the most widely played game in the online world. Characters are created to lead virtual lives online, with most of the complications of real life programmed in. One of those, the problem of crime, led to a new development in the game more than a year ago. Experienced players were scamming "newbies" (people playing for the first time) out of their starting funds so often that many new players never returned. In a bid to educate new players, a government was formed, led by the appropriately-named Mr. President. The "government" set up helpful services, answering questions and spreading the word about the tricksters. In a primary last Saturday, a 16-year-old girl named Laura won the right to challenge Mr. President in the general election next month. That caught my attention, with the recent proposal to lower the voting age in California. I'm just a bit nervous about our legislators finding out there is a 16-year-old running for president, even if it is online. I hope that the thousands of regular TSO players who are old enough to vote come out of this simulated fun-fest long enough to help decide issues in the real world. Then again, looking at some election results, I guess virtual reality already has too much influence. [end] Some articles get a few things confused, but any publicity is good for TSO. Article taken from tulareadvanceregister.com

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(Another) presidential election heating up

The main issues are the role of government, the responsibility of law enforcement, and putting a stop to financial fraud affecting the citizens. The incumbent is popular, but a challenger is gaining ground with a hard line platform promising to be even tougher on crime.

Sounds like it could be anywhere, but in this case, it’s a race to be president of nowhere. Nowhere on earth, at least. The campaign is for the presidency of Alphaville, the largest community in a massive multiplayer computer game, The Sims Online.

Now, if you think this is no big deal, you’re just not a Sims player. The Sims Online is the most widely played game in the online world. Characters are created to lead virtual lives online, with most of the complications of real life programmed in.

One of those, the problem of crime, led to a new development in the game more than a year ago. Experienced players were scamming “newbies” (people playing for the first time) out of their starting funds so often that many new players never returned.

In a bid to educate new players, a government was formed, led by the appropriately-named Mr. President. The “government” set up helpful services, answering questions and spreading the word about the tricksters.

In a primary last Saturday, a 16-year-old girl named Laura won the right to challenge Mr. President in the general election next month.

That caught my attention, with the recent proposal to lower the voting age in California. I’m just a bit nervous about our legislators finding out there is a 16-year-old running for president, even if it is online.

I hope that the thousands of regular TSO players who are old enough to vote come out of this simulated fun-fest long enough to help decide issues in the real world. Then again, looking at some election results, I guess virtual reality already has too much influence.
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Some articles get a few things confused, but any publicity is good for TSO.

]]> By: Mr-President http://alphavilleherald.com/2004/03/alphaville_elec-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-52854 Mr-President Wed, 17 Mar 2004 08:11:02 +0000 http://localhost/wp_2/?p=2948#comment-52854 "..the controllers have decided to let the players run for office.." Where'd they come up with that? lol. “..the controllers have decided to let the players run for office..”

Where’d they come up with that? lol.

]]> By: urizenus http://alphavilleherald.com/2004/03/alphaville_elec-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-52853 urizenus Tue, 16 Mar 2004 11:39:24 +0000 http://localhost/wp_2/?p=2948#comment-52853 Too funny. I would have you send your friends to the alphaville herald to find out what is going on, but that might get you terminated! The election is just for The Alphaville Government, which you could think of as a neighborhood/guild that elects its leader and which has an open election for said leader. Too funny. I would have you send your friends to the alphaville herald to find out what is going on, but that might get you terminated!

The election is just for The Alphaville Government, which you could think of as a neighborhood/guild that elects its leader and which has an open election for said leader.

]]> By: Sal http://alphavilleherald.com/2004/03/alphaville_elec-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-52852 Sal Tue, 16 Mar 2004 10:10:51 +0000 http://localhost/wp_2/?p=2948#comment-52852 I have played Sims since the beginning, I'm a founder. I have NEVER heard about an election.. or where to vote. Do you register? The debates... ha! NEVER heard of any. What the heck is this?? Why doesn't the general population of Alpha know about it? I have asked.. ALOT of people. No one, and mean NO ONE even knows what I'm talking about. I have played Sims since the beginning, I’m a founder.
I have NEVER heard about an election.. or where to vote. Do you register? The debates… ha! NEVER heard of any. What the heck is this?? Why doesn’t the general population of Alpha know about it? I have asked.. ALOT of people. No one, and mean NO ONE even knows what I’m talking about.

]]> By: RB http://alphavilleherald.com/2004/03/alphaville_elec-2.html/comment-page-1#comment-52851 RB Tue, 16 Mar 2004 05:11:41 +0000 http://localhost/wp_2/?p=2948#comment-52851 The whole AVG thing isn't that big of a deal. lol. Don't see what all the fuss is about. not like it's major news. =P From independant: "the controllers have decided to let the players run for office against the current president, known simply as Mr President." Say what? EA (the worlds contorllers) had nothing to with this. They do and give jack shit to encourage any form of creativity. Your right Uri, how many things are the media getting wrong as usual?? - RB The whole AVG thing isn’t that big of a deal. lol.

Don’t see what all the fuss is about. not like it’s major news. =P

From independant:

“the controllers have decided to let the players run for office against the current president, known simply as Mr President.”

Say what? EA (the worlds contorllers) had nothing to with this. They do and give jack shit to encourage any form of creativity.

Your right Uri, how many things are the media getting wrong as usual??

- RB

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