Comments on: We’re mad as hell, and we’re not going to take it anymore! http://alphavilleherald.com/2004/05/were_mad_as_hel.html Always Fairly Unbalanced Tue, 04 Oct 2016 13:18:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: humdog http://alphavilleherald.com/2004/05/were_mad_as_hel.html/comment-page-1#comment-50887 humdog Tue, 25 May 2004 22:28:57 +0000 http://localhost/wp_2/?p=2838#comment-50887 why not? challenge the TOS. those booted should sue for the loss of property (since sims goods & money have an offline value) why not?
challenge the TOS.
those booted should sue for the loss of property (since sims goods & money have an offline value)

]]> By: RB http://alphavilleherald.com/2004/05/were_mad_as_hel.html/comment-page-1#comment-50886 RB Tue, 25 May 2004 19:30:28 +0000 http://localhost/wp_2/?p=2838#comment-50886 Let's launch a class action suit against EA. lmao. For abuse and neglect. haha. :D - RB Let’s launch a class action suit against EA. lmao. For abuse and neglect. haha. :D

- RB

]]> By: humdog http://alphavilleherald.com/2004/05/were_mad_as_hel.html/comment-page-1#comment-50885 humdog Tue, 25 May 2004 16:20:29 +0000 http://localhost/wp_2/?p=2838#comment-50885 or maybe the koreans understand what we do not understand. maybe the korean gamers understand that when they make their avatars and environments they are engaged in the process of creating intellectual property either for themselves, or for the corporation that makes the game environment available. maybe the korean gamers understand that since they are making intellectual property(ies), in an environment that the gamers are paying a fee to access, perhaps the korean gamers feel that the corporation has a reciprocal responsibility towards the gamer to maintain an environment where innovation is possible. it seems to me that web-based applications have a certain arrogance: they seem to assume that the user has the right to pay a fee, but nonetheless has no rights to speak to the functionality or even the availability of the application. it's like the business community behind the application thinks that it has a license to print money, and that the end user is just another sub-routine or something. or maybe the koreans understand what we do not understand. maybe the korean gamers understand that when they make their avatars and environments they are engaged in the process of creating intellectual property either for themselves, or for the corporation that makes the game environment available. maybe the korean gamers understand that since they are making intellectual property(ies), in an environment that the gamers are paying a fee to access, perhaps the korean gamers feel that the corporation has a reciprocal responsibility towards the gamer to maintain an environment where innovation is possible.

it seems to me that web-based applications have a certain arrogance: they seem to assume that the user has the right to pay a fee, but nonetheless has no rights to speak to the
functionality or even the availability of the application. it’s like the business community behind the application thinks that it has a license to print money, and that the end user is
just another sub-routine or something.

]]> By: TBT http://alphavilleherald.com/2004/05/were_mad_as_hel.html/comment-page-1#comment-50884 TBT Tue, 25 May 2004 00:05:45 +0000 http://localhost/wp_2/?p=2838#comment-50884 " Or maybe we've become a nation of sheep. Maybe the Canadians and Australians will take the lead for us..." Yeah and the iceage will return too! ” Or maybe we’ve become a nation of sheep. Maybe the Canadians and Australians will take the lead for us…”

Yeah and the iceage will return too!

]]> By: Urizenus http://alphavilleherald.com/2004/05/were_mad_as_hel.html/comment-page-1#comment-50883 Urizenus Mon, 24 May 2004 21:53:14 +0000 http://localhost/wp_2/?p=2838#comment-50883 Or maybe we've become a nation of sheep. Maybe the Canadians and Australians will take the lead for us... Or maybe we’ve become a nation of sheep. Maybe the Canadians and Australians will take the lead for us…

]]> By: oknal http://alphavilleherald.com/2004/05/were_mad_as_hel.html/comment-page-1#comment-50882 oknal Mon, 24 May 2004 20:10:23 +0000 http://localhost/wp_2/?p=2838#comment-50882 It might be part of that renowned patriotism / governmentalism: it's not what your country can do for you ... blah blah. It seems players really don't make any difference between the actual and the virtual. :) It might also be players are simply afraid they'd be terminated, just like workers are afraid to lose their jobs if they'd go on strike. It might be part of that renowned patriotism / governmentalism: it’s not what your country can do for you … blah blah. It seems players really don’t make any difference between the actual and the virtual. :) It might also be players are simply afraid they’d be terminated, just like workers are afraid to lose their jobs if they’d go on strike.

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